Fall into Books!

Thinking Library!

Carole Stanger

August 20, 2011

New Books Upstairs @ the library!

Accident by Linwood Barclay

Back of Beyond by C. J. Box

Acceptable Loss by Anne Perry

6S by Kate White

Bye Bye Baby by Max Allan Collins

Omen Machine by Terry Goodkind

Hypnotist by Lars Kepler

Mice by Gordon Reece

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, Sept. 12, 5:30 p.m. upstairs

• Story Time Programs for 3, 4, & 5 year olds will start back up on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 7 & 8 from 10-11 a.m.
• The Atlantic Public Library will be closed on Monday, September 5 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

Did You Know… that the Atlantic Public Library has WiFi 24/7? You can even pick it up in the parking lot after library hours!

Behind My Desk… First of all, I need to make a correction about the Anita Public Library’s “kick off” program for the All Cass County Reads Events. It will be on Tuesday, September 13 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Please note this.

Now, about a certain advertisement in our paper last week…Let me say first a tried and true saying: “You reap what you sow.” The bond issue in Carroll for the Carroll Public Library failed. It was a very high turnout. 78% of the voters marked NO on their ballot with 22% voting YES.

I could stop there, but I won’t. I’m going from my perspective as a library director. There is something to be said for community pride, but I would not have been happy to see something like that to promote a library issue. I have always felt that libraries were for everyone. All this did was to give off negative vibes and create hard feelings with neighboring communities. That one article may take years to recover from. (Some people may not care, but some will.)

I know that each community has its own “personality.” I also know that if you look for negative things in a community, you will find negative things-- Just as looking for positive things will find positive things.

The Pre-School Story Times will start back up in September with the theme: One World, Many Stories! Boys and girls ages 3 to 5 years are invited to attend either Wednesdays or Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. No need to pre-register, just show up! The 2011 dates are:

Sept. 7or 8

Sept. 21 or 22

Oct. 5 or 6

Oct. 19 or 20

Nov. 2 or 3

Nov. 16 or 17

Nov. 30 or Dec. 1

Dec. 14 or 15

Dec. 28 or 29

This theme is the same one that was used this summer, and I can see lots of possibilities for this fall and our pre-schoolers. By the way, these summer themes come from a consortium of librarians. They put together ideas for activities and programs and all sorts of clever things. More power to them!

It’s back to school… and Keep Thinking Libraries!