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Thinking Library!
Carole Stanger
March 21, 2009

New Books Upstairs @ the library!
True Colors by Kristin Hannah
Max by James Patterson
Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
Pursuit by Karen Robards
Three Weeks to Say Goodbye by C. J. Box
Take One by Karen Kingsbury

Coming Events @ the Library!
Library Hours!
Monday – Friday 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Sundays—closed.

Preschool Library Story Time—Please send a backpack with your child!
Wednesdays or Thursdays 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – 3, 4 or 5 year olds
No registration—just show up! Parents may stay with child, but will be required to participate!
Apr. 1/2 Egg-citing!
Apr. 22/23 How Does Your Garden Grow?

National Library Week: April 12-18 “Worlds Connect@Your Library!

Cass Co. Conservation Program—“Composting”: Wednesday Apr. 22 6-8 pm Library Meeting Room


Did You Know…it’s about time to be thinking about the Spring Used Book Sale that the Friends of the Atlantic Public Library sponsor? It will be in May, so start sorting through those books on the shelves! We request that they be in good to excellent condition for resale. More information will be available in April as to the exact date.

Behind My Desk… Reports are a fact of life for libraries—for just about everyone, I suspect. I need all sorts of reports. This week I needed a report for the Atlantic City Council to show what the library does for the community and the tax payers. I needed another report for the county libraries so we could combine our information for the Cass County Board of Supervisors. The library board likes to see a report for the monthly meetings. Then, there is the State annual report. It’s a good thing I have learned the basics of Excel for spreadsheets.

The reports are one thing, but the setting up is quite another. It takes time—and patience—to put together an accurate report. I am in the process of trying to set up next fiscal year’s reports. I tend to go a bit overboard on this. I would rather give more information than not enough. As a result, I do reports of reports. Does this sound a bit obsessive/compulsive to you?

I think I have reached my saturation point for a little while. I’m not done, by any means, but it’s coming along better than last year at this time. When I start dreaming spreadsheets in my sleep, it’s time to back off.

In the mean time, enjoy the sights, smells and sounds of spring and…
Keep Thinking Libraries!