29 September 2014

29 September 2014 I know that this is not Wednesday when I usually write this blog but this is a special week for us at the Library. Rachel is leaving the library after nearly 18 years of service. She is retiring but will still be in the area. We will be having an open house for her on Thursday, 2 October, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Come in and say good-bye to Rachel. If you are unable to come to the open house, we have a memory book on the circulation desk for patrons to sign. She will be missed by the readers in the monthly book club and by staff as she was the head of circulation. You will be familiar with the lady taking over Rachel's position, Beth Dowson. Last year she was our reference/Young Adult librarian. Beth will be taking over the selection of fiction materials, take over head clerk duties and the book discussion group. She will be splitting here time between here and her position in Comstock Library. You will also see more of our weekend clerk Emily as she will be taking 14 of Rachel's hours. Emily has been here for two years and has worked as a circulation clerk and has also helped in the processing of new library materials.--------Remember that Storytimes have begun and Miss Kristy has got them working and learning. On Monday at 10:15 a.m. there is Toddler Time this is for the children from 2-4 years of age. Wednesday is a busy morning with Babytime starting at 9:30 a.m. This is for children under 2 years of age. Also on Wednesday morning starting at 10:30 a.m. we have Preschool/Family Storytime. This is for children from 4-5 years of age. Each program is geared to the age levels and includes singing, stories and other activities. These programs are free of charge and now sign-up is required. Andrea has begun her Teen Scene program for grades 8 through high school. Finally there is the Tween hangouts for the 5th through 8th grade students. There are crafts, games and group activities and they are held after school. The teens on Turesday at 3:00 p.m. and the Tweens on Thursday from 4:00 p.m. -------- The Brown Bag Classic club is reading Dracula for October. A good scary book for Halloween is the quintessential horror book. Second only the Sherlock Holmes as a character portrayed in film, Dracula still apppeals to public a 115 years after being published. Like other books made into movies, the book is better as it takes you into the thoughts of the main characters. Copies can are being held at the circulation desk. -------- Until next week, keep reading John Sheridan, Director

10 September 2014

10 September 2014-----------This is the kick-off week for our fall programs. Toddler Time is for 18 month olds to 3 year olds. This program is held Monday mornings and starts at 10:15 in the basement meeting room. The baby time is for babies from infants to 18 months old. It starts at 9:45 and runs on Wednesday mornings in the basement meeting room. Finally we have the Preschool/Family program for children 3 to 5 years of age. This is also on Wednesday mornings in the basement meeting starting at 10:30. Miss Kristy has the activites planned out and they include singing, dancing and crafts for the preschool children.----------Miss Andrea will also be starting her Teen and Tween programs on Thursday afternoons after school.----------This past Sunday was the first Sunday that we will be open for during the school year. The hours for Sunday are from 1:00 to 5:00.----------A reminder on the checkout time for movies. You can check them out for three days and you can renew them one time before they become overdue. The overdue fee for DVD's is $1.00 per day until the replacement cost of the DVD plus the processing charge is reached. This means that if you do not return a DVD on time and the DVD replacement costs $25 plus the processing charge of $5 a total fee of $30 is levied and your borrowing priviliges would be suspended until your fees are paid down below $5. This charge is for each DVD you have overdue. So if you have 2 DVD's more than 30 days overdue the charge to you would by $60, for three it would be $90 and so on. Remember to return you materials on time.----------The next offering for the Brown Bag Book Club will be Dracula, just in time for Halloween. We meet at noon on the third monday of the month in the basement meeting room.----------That is all for this week, remember to keep reading.