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