Thinking Library!
Carole Stanger
July 23, 2011
Iowa Goldfinch Award Winners for 2011-12 @ the library!
Benny and Penny in the Big No-No by Geoffrey Hayes
Bettina Valentino and the Picasso Club by Niki Daly
A Book by Mordicai Gerstien
The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library by Vicki Myron
Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson
The Case of the Lost Boy by Dori Hillestad
Chalk by Bill Thomson
My Forever Dress by Harriet Ziefert
Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis
Orange Peel’s Pocket by Rose Lewis
The Perfect Nest by Catherine Friend
Stars Above Us by Geoffrey Norman
Stick by Steve Breen
Testing the Ice by Sharon Robinson
Who Ate All the Cookie by Karon Beaumont
Dough Willoughby and the Lion by Greg Foley
On order: On Meadowview Street by Henry Cole
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel by Nikki Grimes
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
- Check out our website http://www.atlantic.lib.ia.us
- The Library Board regular meeting Monday, August 8, 5:30 p.m. upstairs
- Story Time Programs for 3, 4, & 5 year olds has ended for this school year. They will start back up on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 7 & 8 from 10-11 a.m.
- At Home Summer Reading goes until July 23! Reading Logs can be turned in by July 30. Prizes will be drawn every Friday!
- Wednesday, July 27 for all ages 9:30 a.m. show and 10:30 a.m. show for Dan Wardell!
Did You Know… as of July 1st the Atlantic Public Library has 41,506 items (not including downloadable titles) with an estimated value of $613,264.89 that can be checked out to our patrons?
Behind My Desk… As promised in my last column, I have the list of Iowa Goldfinch Award books for you this time.
Last week we received a new Sony ereader. Ereaders are tricky things. It’s a very personal item, and it can be daunting in how to use it. The giver was kind enough to include how-to-use instructions. As a result, we can send it to other homebound patrons to try out! This is a great opportunity for people who really enjoy reading to find out what one is like. One of the best things about an ereader, as I’ve noted before, is the capability to change the size of the print. (I love large print, AND the ereader is very light and easy to hold!) It can make a wonderful gift for someone for birthdays or Christmas or any special occasion.
The City Department Heads met for their monthly meeting last week. We were discussing various issues with the City Personnel Policy. I do enjoy meeting with this group. We all have such diverse backgrounds and experience, but as a whole we work very well together. We appreciate those differences and care very much about our work.
I want to remind our young people who are with the summer reading program that today is the last day to log books you have read for the summer and next week please turn in your log books to the downstairs checkout desk.
Don’t forget Dan Wardell’s show this coming Wednesday at 9:30 and then again at 10:30 a.m.!
It’s been a great summer, I hope you all enjoyed the various activities Julie organized. A special thank you to all the volunteers and staff who helped with the programs, too! Finally, to Julie, who works so hard every year to make the summer library programs the best ever…thank you. Great job!
I cannot believe we are wrapping up this summer, but dare I say it? School starts in less than a month!
Enjoy the fairs and good luck to all the entrants… and Keep Thinking Libraries!
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