Taking Advantage of the Parent/Teacher Resources

Thinking Library!
Carole Stanger
September 5, 2009

New Books Upstairs @ the library!
Dying for Mercy by Mary Jane Clark
Hell’s Gate by Stephen Frey
Elephant Keeper by Christopher Nicholson
Song for the Missing by Stewart O’Nan
Watch the Skies by James Patterson
I Can See You by Karen Rose
Help by Kathryn Stockett
Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler

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.
Preschool Story Times start again the end of September. All 3,4, & 5 year olds are invited to either Wednesday or Thursday session from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. No registration is necessary. Care givers are welcome to attend and are required to participate!
Sept. 23/24: Preschool Story Time—Shapes!
Sept. 30/Oct. 1: Preschool Story Time—Babies!


Did You Know… the Atlantic Public Library has wifi (wireless Internet connection)? It’s available 24/7 and some people are able to connect in our parking lot after hours! It’s just one more service we can provide to the public.

Behind My Desk…How many parents or teachers are aware that the Atlantic Public Library has a Parent/Teacher Resource section downstairs in the Children’s Room? Some things such as the World Book Encyclopedia and middle school textbooks can only be used in the public library.
On the other hand, most of the resources can be checked out for twenty-eight days. Care givers, teachers, parents, homeschool teachers, and grandparents will find some new ideas to help with the education our younger population. Included in this section are the following:
101 Surefire Ways to Start the School Year (Grades K-3)
Busy Bees: Fall Fun for Two’s and Three’s
Apples, Pumpkins and Harvest: Ready-to-go activities, games, literature selections, poetry and everything you need for a complete theme unit (Grades K-1)
Smart Discipline for the Classroom: respect and cooperation restored.
Sanity Savers for Early Childhood Teachers: 200 quick fixes for everything from big messes to small budgets

The section is just before the video/dvd section or you can ask at the checkout desk downstairs. Our library staff will be happy to show you where these books can be found.

We will only have the Career Library for another three months, so I hope you will take advantage of this online service. You should be able to use this from your home Internet computer. The link is right in the middle of the library website: www.atlantic.lib.ia.us

Have a nice Labor Day Weekend and…Keep Thinking Libraries!