Lots of Library Programs in March!

Thinking Library!

Carole Stanger

March 3, 2012

New Books Upstairs @ the library!

Imperfect Justice by Jeff Ashton

Book of Dreams by Davis Bunn

Sonoma Rose by Jennifer Chiaverini

Down the Darkest Road by Tami Hoag

Wolf Gift by Anne Rice

Celebrity in Death by J. D. Robb

Restless in the Grave by Dana Stabenow

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

• Saturday, Mar. 3—Book Signing for Lori Hoflin, author of Heaven is Near When a Child Dies, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Sunday, Mar. 4—Carole presentation on ebooks to group at Presbyterian Church 7 pm
• Wednesdays, Mar. 7, 21, Apr. 4 and 18, Preschool Story Time for 3&4 year olds from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
• Thursdays, Mar. 8, 22, Apr. 5 and 19, Preschool Story Time for 4&5 year olds from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
• Friday, Mar. 9 approx. 10:30 a.m. Informational meeting with Congressman Boswell.
• Sunday, Mar. 11—Daylight Savings Time starts. “Spring Ahead!”
• Wednesday, Mar. 14, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Informational meeting with representative of Senator Harkin.
• Thursday, Mar. 15—PLOW Training for Librarians from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Monday, Mar. 19 – Carole presentation on ebooks to PEO group at 7:30 at the Library.
• Wednesday, Mar. 28 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Library meeting/program room All Cass County Reads Program by author Rosanne Bachman for her book Driving to Clarinda!

Did You Know… the Atlantic Public Library keeps a list of new adult books on Library Thing? That is located on the right hand side of the library main webpage. Nine book covers automatically are shown from that list.

Behind My Desk… Every month I go through our patron files and find out whose cards will be expiring in the next month. It may not be fair, but the best way I have of keeping up to date records is to see who from that list has not checked out any library material in the last year.

It’s not the end of the world, however. If we don’t find your name in our records, we simply ask you to fill out a new registration form and show a piece of identification with your current address. Quite often we are not aware that someone has changed addresses or phone numbers until we need to contact them about a reserve book someone needs to pick up or an overdue item that needs to come back. Try to let us know when you plan to move or change contact information. It makes it a whole lot easier for everyone!

Don’t forget that at the end of the month on the 28^th at 6:30 p.m., the Atlantic Public Library will be hosting a book discussion with Rosanne Bachman about her book Driving to Clarinda! If you haven’t had the opportunity to read this book, we have several copies for loan. This is the third in a series of programs sponsored by the Cass County Library Association.

I want to also mention that the library has a subscription to a special website for youngsters called TumbleBooks. Parents and grandparents who have Internet and a computer at home, this is a terrific place for young ones to “read” books and/or listen to books. It even has a section for foreign languages such as Spanish, French, Chinese and Russian. I highly recommend this site. The link is on the library main page. Just click on the Tumblebooks icon and away you go!

Spring is coming…and Keep Thinking Libraries!