New Things to Come @ Your Library!

Thinking Library!

Carole Stanger

June 30, 2012

New Books Upstairs @ the library!

          Honor  by  Janet Dailey

          Road to Grace  by Richard Evans

          Beautiful Disaster  by  Jamie McGuire

Place in the Country  by  Elizabeth Adler

Gone Missing by Linda Castillo

Wicked Business  by Janet Evanovich

Risk Agent  by Ridley Pearson

Serena  by Ron Rash

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

• The Atlantic Public Library will be closed Wednesday, July 4^th.
• Check out our website http://www.atlantic.lib.ia.us

• The Library Board regular meeting Monday, July 9, 2012, 5:30 p.m. meeting room upstairs.

• Summer Reading Programs start June 1^st and runs through July 21!  Themes are: “Dream Big—READ” for PreK thru 3^rd Grade and “Own the Night” for 4^th thru 8^th Grade.
• Reading Buddies has been cancelled for lack of registrations.
• Each Friday a Prize will be drawn from those participating in the Library Reading Program.
• Tuesday, July 3: Gr. 1-3, 1-3:30 p.m.—“Night Shivers!”
• Thursday, July 5: Gr. PreK-K, 10-11 a.m.—“Rhyming Day & Night!”
• Thursdays, July 5, 12, 19, & 26: Gr. K & Up, 2-3:30 p.m.—Movie Day!
• Tuesday, July 10: Gr. K-3, 1-2:30 p.m.—LEGO Program!
• Wednesdays, July 11, 18, & 25, 2:30-4:30 p.m.—Craft Day!!
• Friday, July 13, Gr. 6-8,  7 p.m. - ? –--Creature Feature Film Festival (Must Pre-Register)
• Tuesday, July 17, Gr.6-8, 7 p.m.- ? ---America’s Next Top Monster! (Must Pre-Register)
• Thursday, July 19, Gr. 4-5, 7 p.m. - ?---“Ga Hoole Jeopardy!”  Must Pre-Register
• Monday, July 23, Reading Logs Must be turned in.
• Tuesday, July 24, All Ages!, 3-6 p.m. –Library Carnival!

Did You Know… the Atlantic Public Library has 334 summer library readers signed up?

Behind My Desk… I’m starting to feel the pressure.  As of July 1, the library starts the new fiscal year.  There are so many loose ends I want to get taken care of before the next director comes on board.  Actually, it’s never-ending, but I keep trying to make things better for the library patrons in the long run.

This fiscal year that is now ending has been a very productive one.  The Genealogy/Local History Room has had a big upgrade on technology, telephone system, and other services.  Microfilming of our local newspaper will now be with a more secure company.  We should be able to make a little more progress on our digitization project, too.

We were able to repair some damaged walls and replace three metal doors this year.  That was another one of those “round tuit” projects.  Telephone system is new, too, and we replaced our downstairs laminator. 

We are still working on security cameras.  This summer should see an addition of an all-weather camera on the outside of the library building , and I still hope to replace our door counter at the front entrance.

By the end of this summer we will be adding a new segment to our downloadable ebooks and four new subscription databases for our patrons: Chilton Library (auto repair manuals online), Legal Forms, Power Speak (foreign language study), and Price It, Antiques & Collectibles.  I think these will be a nice bonus for our library patrons.

Now, if I can get the bat problem in the attic taken care of… sigh.

Have a safe and happy 4^th of July, and…Keep Thinking Libraries!