Planning time

8 August 2013

Looking at the Library calender, you would think that August is a quiet month for the Library but actually, it is one of the busier times for us.  This is the time of year when we sit down and plan out our programs for the next eight months.  We will be trying to better schedule older programs so they are more accessible for all patrons and we will also be looking at adding a few new programs.  The Library will offer two new programs for the adults this fall and I will go into it more in next week's posting.

The big news is that this month we are converting our audiobook room to accommodate at least four wi-fi users. With an older building like ours, there is a limited number of electrical outlets where patrons need them to plug-in their laptops, this has led us to create the wi-fi room.  There will also be some extra shelving in the adult fiction area which will allow us to shift the books so that they can be easily removed from the shelf. We should even have enough room to add to our collection.

I know a lot of people feel they should put a book back on the shelf after they have taken it to a table or chair and used it.  We are grateful for your concern but please put them on the carts at the ends of the aisles.  When we make our yearly report to the Library of Michigan, they want to know how many of our materials are being used, when the books are returned to the carts, we can take those books and scan the barcodes so we can get a count on the materials used in the library.  On the state-aid form there is a space for the number of materials used in the library so by returning the books to the carts, you are doing us a much greater service.

We will hold a reception for all the volunteers who have helped at the Library this past year.  It will be held on Tuesday, 20 August 2013, at 3:00 p.m.  If you have not received and invitation and you have volunteered and would like to attend, contact me at 649-1648 and let me know you will be attending.  Cake and punch will be served at the reception and it will last about an hour or a bit longer.

I want to thank everyone in the community for making our Summer Reading program one of the most successful ones that we have had.  The support of the local merchants was very high and people who donated to the support of the program.  Especially to all the students who did such a great job reading.

Until next week, keep on reading, John