Thinking Library!
Meredith Scherb
March 16, 2013
New Books
Upstairs @ the library!
Truth
Stained Lies (Moonlighters Series) by Terri Blackstock
The
Family Way (Molly Murphy Mysteries) by Rhys Bowen
The
Blue Ribbon Jalapeno Society Jubilee by Carolyn Brown
The
Take-Charge Patient: How You Can Get the Best Medical Care by Martine
Ehrenclou
Benediction
by
Kent Haruf
The
Obituary Writer by Ann Hood
Until
I Say Good-bye: My Year of Living with Joy by Susan Spencer-Wendel & Bret
Witter
Rapture:
a Novel of the Fallen Angels by J.R. Ward
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
- Library email: atlanticpubliclibrary@gmail.com
- Every Wednesday is Craft Day from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- The Library Board regular meeting will be held on Monday, April 8, 2013, 5:30 p.m. meeting room upstairs.
- Cass County Genealogical Society meeting, March 28, 2013, 1:00
- Pre-School Storytimes will be Tuesdays and Wednesdays this fall from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for 3-5 year olds.
- March 26 & 27 – Bunnies
- April 9 & 10 – Cows
- April 23 & 24 - Ducks
Did You
Know…
The library has an online auto repair
database? Chilton’s Library provides
authoritative automotive repair, maintenance and service information on seven
decades of vehicles, updated monthly.
Behind My
Desk…
March has certainly lived up to its reputation
as a weather roller coaster! A winter
storm, then temps in the 50’s, and now more snow is in the forecast. You’ve got to love living in Iowa!
Fortunately, the weather cooperated for Iowa
Legislative Day in Des Moines a couple of weeks ago. I, along with a couple of other Cass County
librarians, joined librarians from across the state who made the trek to the
State Capitol building to meet with local legislators and talk to them about
the importance of libraries to our communities and the importance of funding for
the State Library. Like many government
agencies, funding for the State Library has been cut in recent years. We, as librarians, hope that some of that
funding can be restored this year.
So how does our library benefit from these
funds that go to the State Library? Well,
if you’ve ever downloaded an e-book or audiobook from WILBOR, or borrowed a
book from another library through inter-library loan, or used a database like
Novelist or LearningExpress, you’ve utilized a service the State Library
supports. The Atlantic Library also
receives Direct State Aid which are additional funds we can use to provide
additional services through things like collection development, programming or
new technologies that we might not otherwise be able to do.
The reception was well-attended by both
librarians and legislators. The
legislators seemed receptive, and hopefully our being there will make an impact
and lead to an increase in funding for the State Library.
