School's Back In!

Thinking Library!
Carole Stanger
August 22, 2009

New Books Upstairs @ the library!
Even Money by Dick Francis
Vanishing Act by Fern Michaels
Alex Cross Trial by James Patterson
Penny Pinchers Club by Sarah Strohmeyer
Smash Cut by Sandra Brown
Bike Repair and Maintenance for Dummies by Dennis Bailey
April and Oliver by Tess Callahan
Iowa’s Railroads by H. Roger Grant

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.
The library will be closed Monday, September 7 for Labor Day.


Did You Know… the Atlantic Public Library received from other libraries a total of 474 items from InterLibrary Loan and we sent 238 items to other libraries in the state for the past fiscal year?

Behind My Desk… Did you notice the library was closed a couple days not too long ago? Well, here’s another something that I didn’t learn in Graduate School…what to do when a section of ceiling falls down from too much moisture. Rather than have anyone hurt from falling debris, I just closed the library until we got things stabilized. I want to give my thanks to all who helped with calls, ideas, and fix-ups.

One of the tasks I do each month is to go through our patron list. I check to see who has used the library in the last 6 months to a year, and if there haven’t been any checkouts, I delete the patron from our records. I should mention that our library cards are only for three years…not forever. In this mobile society, people change addresses and phone numbers faster than anything. Most patrons do not notify us that they are moving or their telephone number is no longer accurate.

If I have deleted someone, it is no problem to give him/her a new library card number. At least I know it is accurate for a little while! Also, please don’t be offended if a staff member asks for some identification with your current address. There are people out there who use a bogus name and address to sign up for a library card and then checkout several new books, maybe a couple dvds or audios and are never seen again.

Yes, it is against the law, but when has that stopped some people? It’s one of the realities of a public library.

School has started once again. We had 312 youth registered for Summer Library Programs! That is fantastic!

Keep Thinking Libraries!