This New Fangled Stuff!

Thinking Library!
Carole Stanger
November 14, 2009

New Books Upstairs @ the library!
Merry, Merry Ghost by Carolyn Hart
Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving
Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
Wish for Christmas by Thomas Kinkade
Kindred in Death by J. D. Robb
Southern Lights by Danielle Steel
Earthway by Aimee Thurlo
Angel Time by Anne Rice

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 Story Times have started again. 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!
Nov. 18/19: Preschool Story Time—Fish!
Nov. 23/24: Preschool Story Time—Gorillas!!
The Semi-Annual Friends of the Atlantic Public Library Used Book Sale will be Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21 in the library meeting room!
The Library will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26, Friday, Nov. 27, and Saturday, Nov. 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday.



Did You Know… that reading is an active mental process? Unlike TV, books make you to use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter.

Behind My Desk… Well, ready or not, here come the holidays. Ok, I’m not ready. Be sure to stop by the Friends Used Book Sale next week on November 20 and 21. There will be quite a selection and even some really nice bargains!

I have started “tweeting.” For those of you who don’t quite understand, it simply means I now have an account on Twitter, an online social networking site. Now, don’t get me wrong, here. This is a way for me to get the library “word” out to a certain age group of library patrons. I must admit I haven’t figured out what makes Twitter so special, but then I never really understood my pet rock, either. The point is to tell what you are doing in 140 characters or less. I simply tweet once a day and promote something about the Atlantic Public Library. I’m slow with this stuff and I don’t have too many “following” my tweets, but I figure, that will grow.

Ever hear of “blogging?” Yep. I do one of those, too! Actually, you’re reading it! A blog is simply another way for that certain age group to write in a diary online. It’s the same premise. I just transfer my column on to my blog account when I send this in to the News Telegraph.

I also do instant messaging. Now, this could have some really cool uses for a librarian. Reference questions can be answered by chatting. So, if the telephone is too “old-fashioned” for you, you can just IM on Yahoo Instant Messaging to “travelinlibrarian”…that me!

Ok. Yes, I’m on Facebook, too. I mainly use it to keep in touch with relatives and my niece. I don’t use it for the library. But…I suppose I could, though! I’ll have to think about that.

That’s it for now! Ttyl (Talk to you later)…and Keep Thinking Libraries!