December 'Doings' @ the Library

Thinking Library!

Carole Stanger

December 18, 2010

New Books Upstairs @ the library!

Damascus Way by Davis Bunn

Dear Mrs. Kennedy by Paul De Angelis

Christmas Cake by Lynne Hinton

Catacombs by Anne McCaffrey

Dead or Alive by Tom Clancy

Extraordinary Ordinary People by Condoleeza Rice

Dewey’s 9 Lives by Vicki Myron

Infinite Quest by John Edward

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 Board Regular Meeting Monday, Jan. 10 5:30 p.m. upstairs

• Story Time Programs for 3, 4, & 5 year olds! No registration necessary! Free!
• Wed./Thurs. Jan. 5/6 Preschool Story Time 10-10:45 a.m.
• Wed./Thurs. Jan.19/20 Preschool Story Time 10-10:45 a.m.
• The Library will be closed December 24, 25, and 26 for the Christmas holiday and Dec.31/Jan.1 & 2 for the New Year’s holiday.
  

Did You Know… the Atlantic Public Library is available to proctor tests? You just need to contact your instructor and the library to set up a time for you to take a test or a series of tests.

Behind My Desk… Oh boy. ‘Tis the season. I had to get older to appreciate my mother’s words that the holidays are a very hard time of the year. Yep, Mom, you got that right. Not everyone’s spirits are merry and light. It takes patience and understanding to work with the public throughout the year, but double that in December. Stress even finds its way into a library.

It’s been a busy week. The library board met on Monday. There always seem to be things to discuss. Tuesday was a City Department Head meeting. At this meeting I volunteered to do a quick report about the library for the City Council on Wednesday. On Thursday the library hosted the City employee Christmas lunch. The next thing I know, it’s Friday! Add a little blizzard, freezing rain or whatever, and then mix in the holidays and this month is going to go fast, and we will be in to a new year!

In my last column I mentioned about ebooks being available through the Atlantic Public Library. The Friends of the Library were kind enough to give enough money to purchase four ereaders for the library staff to use and learn about. We now have two Kindles and two Nooks! This will give the staff a chance to learn and hopefully help our patrons with these new fangled devices! Speaking of the Friends group, they were able to donate $2000 to the library this year! Julie will have money for her summer programming, and the staff will use the ereaders. Any extra money will go towards new security cameras for the outside and upper floor. Thank you!

At the end of this month our Library Aide Jean Miller will be retiring from the library. The library board and staff want to wish her the very best for the future and enjoy her retirement! She’s more than earned it! Thanks, Jean, for all your many hours of service!

Stay safe and warm this time of year and …Keep Thinking Libraries!