26 September 2013

26 September 2013 Fall is here and with the fall comes a whole variety of activities at the Library. The Toddler and Baby times have been very well attended, much higher than we anticipated. The Teen programs began this week with popcorn and a movie. The tweens have made posters for Banned Book Week and they are on display at and near the circulation desk. Come in and view them and vote for your favorite poster. The Brown Bag Classics Club has had its first meeting. The next meeting will be on 21 October. For this meeting you have to read a book by Charles Dickens. Some books by Dickens in our collection are behind the circulation counter but we have a good selection in the fiction stacks for you to choose from. New display at the Library! On the south end of the circulation counter, we have a display of some of the favorite fiction books of the Library staff. If a title appeals to you pick it up and check it out. The staff has a lot of favorites to replace those that get checked out. Hope to see a lot of you at the Harvest Fest this coming Sunday. I will be manning the booth and Miss Kristy will be reading stories to the children. It is a great time and I encourage everyone to attend. Look for the details of a raffle coming up to help the South County pantry. We are putting together a prize basket and to enter you need to bring and item that is needed by South County pantry. You can enter as often as you want but you must bring in an item off the list to enter. The basket will contain some hot chocolate mix, some micorwave popcorn and two coffee mugs with the Library logo on it. There is on final item we are workig on to complete the basket and I will tell you what it is next week. We will start the raffle on Monday, 6 October and it run through Sunday, 17 November. There are many people in our area who need a little extra help and this is a great way for you to help your neighbor. We ask you bring in items from this list: Toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, shaving cream, disposable razors, shaving lotion, bar soap, shampoo, hair conditioner, hand soap, laundry detergent, dish soap, and other toiletries and household cleaners. Look for the library article in the South County News and remember to support our local merchants. John

18 September 2013

18 September 2013 Monday is our first meeting of the Brown Bag Classics Club. Our first book is "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank Gilbreth, Jr. We will meet in the Library meeting room in the basement at noon. Bring your lunch and we will supply the coffee and water. Next month you get to select a book by Charles Dickens and tell us about it. At the south end of the circulation counter we have a bookshelf with a display of Staff Favorite books. This month we are high-lighting favorite fiction. We encourage you to check out these books and read them. In the coming months we will feature Staff Favorite horror, non-fiction, holiday, craft, book to movie and other themed books. We are always available to reccommend a good book for you, just ask any staff member. Our new Wi-Fi room is seeing plenty of action from laptop users. In the past we have not been able to accomodate wireless users at the level of demand but we now have increased capacity to help ease the situation. The story times have started and we offer toddler time, baby time, tweens and teens programs as well as regular story time. Beth offers a walk-in computer help class every month. Don't forget to attend the Harvest Festival at the end of the month. Until next time. Stay safe. John

September 4,2013

Another month has begun and with it we begin our autumn schedule for programming and events. Next week the storytimes begin. Mom's please notice that baby time is now on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. This is before the regular opening time for the library and will be held in the basement meeting room. Teens and Tweens programs also begin next week after school. Copies of, Cheapr by the Dozen", are now available for anyone interested in attending the Brown Bag Classics Club. Our first meeting will be on Monday, September 23 at noon in the basement meeting room. Anyone who wishes to attend is welcome. The Community Tailgate Party is this Friday, plan to attend, Kristy and Beth will be manning a table at the event. This is the time of the year when children will be carrying books to school. September is also a rainy month. If you or your child should drop a book in a water puddle or accidently spill water or milk on a book take these steps to save the book. If it is a library book and it only has a few wet pages, place white paper towels between the wet pages and put a heavy weight on the book and let it sit for 15 minutes. Repeat this step once. The next two steps are similar to the first two except you let it set for a half hour. Step 5 & 6 extend the time to one hour and the last step is to place dry papertowels in the book and let it sit over night. The next morning the pages should be dry and the pages will be flat. As you use the paper towels, you can let them dry and reuse them. What if the book is soaked? If you do not feel that your can dry the book yourself, place the book in a clear plastic bag and freeze it. If it is a library book bring it back frozen and library staff will dry the book. If it is a school book contact the school and see what their policy is on damaged books. If it is your own book will will need to decide if you want to throw the book out and replace it or to dry it out. Books with glossy paper, as many children's books, need to be attended to before the pages dry on their own as the pages will dry together and cannot be repaired. Remember you can commemorate a retirement, anniversery, or remember a deceased loved one by making a donation to the library. At your direction the library will purchase books or equipment for the library to use. Or the donation may be given to use at the library's discretion. We will place a book plate commemorating the person on event for which the donation was made. If you have any questions about making a donation to the library, come in and talk with me or with our office manager, Terri. Until next week John