Thinking Library!
Carole Stanger
May 29, 2010
New Books Upstairs @ the library!
Burning Lamp by Amanda Quick
Lucid Intervals by Stuart Woods
Deliver Us from Evil by David Baldacci
Eight Days to Live by Iris Johansen
Edge of Apocalypse by Tim LaHaye
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
9th Judgment by James Patterson
Return to Sender by Fern Michaels
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.
Library will be closed on Monday, May 31 for Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 1st: Summer Reading Program begins for ages 3 years through 3rd Grade!
Week of June 14:
Monday—Super Splash Fun Stations, 10-12 noon Grades K-3
Tuesday—Wonders of Water, 10-11 a.m. Grades K-3
Wednesday—Pre-School Story Time, 10-11 a.m. 3-5 year olds
Wednesday—Movie Night, 7-8:30 p.m Grades 4 & 5 Pre-register
Thursday—Reading Buddies, 10-11 a.m. Grades 1-3
Friday—Movie Day, 1-3 p.m. Grades 1-3
Week of June 21:
Monday—Cold Springs Park Water Safety, 10-12 noon, Grades 4 & 5, Pre-register
Tuesday—Ocean of Fun, 10-11 a.m. Grades K-3
Wednesday—Pre-School Story Time, 10-11 a.m. 3-5 year olds
Thursday—Reading Buddies, 10-11 a.m. Grades 1-3
Friday—Movie Day, 1-3 p.m. Grades 1-3
Did You Know… that the library offers a fax service? Our fax number is 712-243-5011 and the cost is $1 per page incoming or outgoing.
Behind My Desk… First of all...I am so excited about a new project the library is starting! We will be digitizing our Atlantic newspapers! Thanks to a grant of $5000 from the Schildberg Foundation, funding from the state and the memorial money given in honor of Luther Gillet we are able to do $10,000 worth (or the first stage) of this project! Newspapers from 1876 through 1931 will be available for searching on the Internet. We will have a link on our library webpage to be able to search at home!
Our microfilm reader is getting older and parts are scarce. We’ve been considering how we wanted to continue—new reader or go to a new format. The library board decided on digitizing from our microfilm files. One of the aspects I find especially appealing is the fact that this database will be stored in another location. In case of a fire or other disaster, our newspaper collection would be safe for generations to come.
Now, let me say a special “Thank You!” to the Schildberg Foundation. The grant of $5,000 was the special push to get us going with this project. Thank you so much!
The board felt that this newspaper project was a perfect fit for the memorial money for Luther,too He loved this town and knew so much of the history. I think he would be pleased with the decision.
Second of all…we are creating a new collection this summer for our adult audio “readers.” We now have twenty new titles on “Playaways!” There are no cd’s to lose or scratch, no tapes to break, no downloads to mess with. For health reasons we are not including earbuds or earphones, but we do have $2 earbuds for purchase at the upstairs checkout desk. The Playaways will be checked out for four weeks just like a regular book. Also included is one AAA battery which needs to be installed when ready to play.
Finally…Have a great summer, and Keep Thinking Libraries!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
It's Graduation Time!
Thinking Library!
Carole Stanger
May 15, 2010
New Books Upstairs @ the library!
Paradise Road by Jay Atkinson
Wrecked by Carol Higgins Clark
Shadow of Your Smile by Mary Higgins Clark
Bride Collector by Ted Dekker
Her Mother’s Hope by Francine Rivers
Shameless by Karen Robards
This Body of Death by Elizabeth George
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.
Monday, May 17: You can start to donate used books in good to excellent condition for the Book Sale!
Tuesday/Wednesday, May 18/19, 6-8 p.m. Washington School Gym, One Stop registration summer library programs as well as a host of other summer activities for young people!
Wednesday, May 19: You can start to register for Summer Library Programs at the library!
Friday and Saturday, May 28 & 29: Friends of the Atlantic Public Library Used Book Sale!
Library will be closed on Monday, May 31 for Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 1st: Summer Reading Program begins for ages 3 years through 3rd Grade!
Did You Know… that from July 1, 2009 to April 30, 2010 patrons of the Atlantic Public Library have saved $1,085,155.22 by checking out library materials rather than purchasing those materials?
Behind My Desk… First of all, I want to thank the Kiwanis Club of Atlantic for donating some special books for our children’s collection and the summer library programs. I was invited to a special presentation last week of these books to the public library, and I got to meet the subject of the book—Josh the Baby Otter! Josh helps tell the importance of water safety for young children. As a result of this, Julie is hoping to bring Josh back for a summer library program.
Speaking of the Summer Library Programs, Julie has put together quite the busy calendar for our youth starting June 1st with the Reading Program. Every year I try to emphasize the importance of reading in the summer. It improves those skills learned the year before in school and aids the student for the next school year. It does not have to be War and Peace (not that I wouldn’t recommend that work to some interested people!), but reading anything that is enjoyable is good.
When I was in school, I LOVED my Summer Weekly Reader! #1: It was mail for me…not my parents, not my sister—me! I read that thing the minute the mail came from cover to cover. I learned about Sherlock Holmes by reading one of his cases. I always wanted to see the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago because I read they had a train “inside the building!”
I will admit that things were different then, but the world has a lot to offer our young ones and reading is a wonderful way to explore it.
To Katelyn and Jessica—Congratulations on your graduation from the Atlantic High School! These two girls have worked at the library for just about a year now. All of us at the Atlantic Public Library want to wish you the very best in your future endeavors. I know there were times you were not thrilled with tasks you were assigned, but you needed to have those experiences, too! Both of these young women plan on attending college in the fall. Jess has been accepted at Iowa State University in Ames and Katelyn will be attending Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Mo.
Congratulations to all graduates, and Keep Thinking Libraries!
Carole Stanger
May 15, 2010
New Books Upstairs @ the library!
Paradise Road by Jay Atkinson
Wrecked by Carol Higgins Clark
Shadow of Your Smile by Mary Higgins Clark
Bride Collector by Ted Dekker
Her Mother’s Hope by Francine Rivers
Shameless by Karen Robards
This Body of Death by Elizabeth George
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.
Monday, May 17: You can start to donate used books in good to excellent condition for the Book Sale!
Tuesday/Wednesday, May 18/19, 6-8 p.m. Washington School Gym, One Stop registration summer library programs as well as a host of other summer activities for young people!
Wednesday, May 19: You can start to register for Summer Library Programs at the library!
Friday and Saturday, May 28 & 29: Friends of the Atlantic Public Library Used Book Sale!
Library will be closed on Monday, May 31 for Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 1st: Summer Reading Program begins for ages 3 years through 3rd Grade!
Did You Know… that from July 1, 2009 to April 30, 2010 patrons of the Atlantic Public Library have saved $1,085,155.22 by checking out library materials rather than purchasing those materials?
Behind My Desk… First of all, I want to thank the Kiwanis Club of Atlantic for donating some special books for our children’s collection and the summer library programs. I was invited to a special presentation last week of these books to the public library, and I got to meet the subject of the book—Josh the Baby Otter! Josh helps tell the importance of water safety for young children. As a result of this, Julie is hoping to bring Josh back for a summer library program.
Speaking of the Summer Library Programs, Julie has put together quite the busy calendar for our youth starting June 1st with the Reading Program. Every year I try to emphasize the importance of reading in the summer. It improves those skills learned the year before in school and aids the student for the next school year. It does not have to be War and Peace (not that I wouldn’t recommend that work to some interested people!), but reading anything that is enjoyable is good.
When I was in school, I LOVED my Summer Weekly Reader! #1: It was mail for me…not my parents, not my sister—me! I read that thing the minute the mail came from cover to cover. I learned about Sherlock Holmes by reading one of his cases. I always wanted to see the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago because I read they had a train “inside the building!”
I will admit that things were different then, but the world has a lot to offer our young ones and reading is a wonderful way to explore it.
To Katelyn and Jessica—Congratulations on your graduation from the Atlantic High School! These two girls have worked at the library for just about a year now. All of us at the Atlantic Public Library want to wish you the very best in your future endeavors. I know there were times you were not thrilled with tasks you were assigned, but you needed to have those experiences, too! Both of these young women plan on attending college in the fall. Jess has been accepted at Iowa State University in Ames and Katelyn will be attending Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Mo.
Congratulations to all graduates, and Keep Thinking Libraries!
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