Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving!



Thinking Library!

Meredith Scherb
November 23, 2013

New Books Upstairs @ the library!

Dust (A Scarpetta Novel) by Patricia Cornwell
Remote: Office Not Required by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
Stella Bain by Anita Shreve
The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom
King and Maxwell by David Baldacci
Takedown Twenty: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich
A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas
Sins of the Flesh: A Carmine Delmonico Novel by Colleen McCullough
A Christmas Hope by Anne Perry
Ghost Medicine (Ella Clah) by Aimee Thurlo

Upcoming Events @ the Library!    

  • Library Hours!
Monday – Friday 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday - 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday - 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Sunday – Closed
  • Check out our website http://www.atlantic.lib.ia.us
  • Library email: atlanticpubliclibrary@gmail.com
  • The Library Board regular meeting will be held on Monday, December 9, 2013, 5:30 p.m. meeting room upstairs.
  • Cass County Genealogical Society meeting, no meeting in December
  • Booked for Lunch, Tuesday, December 17, 12:30-1:30, meeting room.
  • Pre-School Story Time will be Mondays and Tuesdays this fall from 10:00-11:00 for 3-5 year olds.
    • Nov 25th & 26th – Let’s Give Thanks
    • Dec 16th & 17th – Christmas Party
  • The Library will be closing at 6:00 on Wednesday, November 27 and closed Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, November 28-30 for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Did You Know…

According to the American Library Association, there are more public libraries than McDonald’s in the U.S. – a total of 16,766 libraries including branches vs. 14,098 of the Golden Arches. (Quotable Facts about America’s Libraries 2012 Reference Book)

Behind My Desk…

Since it sounds like the weather will be turning cold and we might see some of the white stuff, I thought it was a good time to remind everyone of the Library’s policy for bad weather and programs.  Hopefully, we won’t have any significant snowfall for a while (or at all) but I think it’s best to be informed ahead of any event.

If the local Atlantic schools cancel school for the day, the library will cancel any programs they have on that day.

If the local Atlantic schools have a late start for school, the library will have their programs as scheduled.

Check the local radio stations for cancellations or call the library @ 243-5466, ext. 1.

If you’ve been downstairs in the children’s library, I hope you’ve noticed our new bookshelf.  Steve Livengood made the curvy, slightly topsy-turvy bookshelf for our Dr. Seuss corner.  It looks great!  If you haven’t seen it, I would encourage you to do so!

There was a wonderful turnout for the Turkey Day party on Wednesday, with 30 Kindergarten-3rd graders participating.  The kids made a craft (a turkey with “thankful for” feathers attached), read “Sometimes It’s Turkeys, Sometimes It’s Feathers” by Lorna Balian, decorated a turkey cookie, played Cornucopia and Bean/Corn Toss and watched “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”.  Whew!  A good time was had by all! 

And speaking of Thanksgiving, I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday with all the trimmings and be sure to … Keep thinking libraries!

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