Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Fall Activities@Your Library



Thinking Library!

Carole Stanger
September 15, 2012

New Books Upstairs @ the library!
          Last to Die  by  Tess Gerritsen
          Bones Are Forever  by Kathy Reichs
          Return to Willow Lake  by  Susan Wiggs
Stranger in the Moonlight  by  Jude Deveraux
Tombs  by Clive Cussler
Time Keeper  by Mitch Albom
Tiger’s Claw  by Dale Brown
Zoo  by James Patterson

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 Library Board regular meeting Monday, October 8, 2012, 5:30
p.m. meeting room upstairs.
  • PreSchool Storytimes will be Tuesdays and Wednesdays this fall from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for 3-5 year olds.
Dates are: Sept.25/26; Oct.2/3; Oct.16/17 & Oct. 30/31.


Did You Know… the Atlantic Public Library had 754 downloads for ebooks and 634 downloads for audiobooks from our WILBOR collection from July 2011 through June 2012?

Behind My Desk…  I want to make sure that parents for preschoolers (ages 3-5) are aware that in less than two weeks we will be starting our Preschool Storytimes for the Fall.  This year Julie is trying Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  They are from 10 to 11 a.m.  The first sessions on Sept. 25/26 are about showing little ones that “Books Are Fun”!  “The Pumpkin Patch” will be for Oct.2/3.  By the middle of the month we are getting closer to Halloween, so Oct. 16/17 will be about “Fuzzy, Funny, and Adorable Monsters”!  The Halloween Party will be for Oct. 30/31.  No sign up is needed, and parents may run errands or just relax in the library during the programs. 

Ok.  I’m going to mention this…parents of preschoolers, we love having you bring your youngsters to the storytimes.  I would suggest that you chat with your friends somewhere in the library other than next to the programs.  Little ones have a very short attention span, and Julie is trying to teach these boys and girls to watch and listen.  Just scoot out to the entry or maybe upstairs.  That way you are close, but you can have a little private time with your friends.

Want a list of good children’s books?  The Iowa Goldfinch Award List for 2012-13 is out.  Here is the list:
Louder, Lili by Gennifer Choldenko
Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj
Bink and Gollie by Kate Dicamillo
Best Friends: The True Story of Owen and Mzee by Roberts Edwards
The Boss Baby by Maria Frazee
Owen and Mzee: A Little Story about Big Love by Michelle Glennon
Marley and the Kittens by John Grogan
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill
Purplicious by Victoria Kann
Monsters Eat Whiny Children by Bruce Eric Kaplan
Otis by Loren Long
Hot Rod Hamster by Cynthia Lord
Pearl Wagner: Four Eyes by Kate McMullan
Of Thee I Sing, A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama
Clementine: Friend of the Week by Sara Pennypaker
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich by Greg Trine
Watch Me Throw the Ball by Mo Williams
Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends by Wong Herbert Yee

The Atlantic Public Library has hired a new director starting Oct. 15!  Her name is Meredith Scherb.  I think she will be a great asset to the library.  I will be working until Nov. 16, so she will have a few weeks with me to begin to learn the “ropes” here.

One constant is change, and…Keep Thinking Libraries!

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