To the State Capital

Thinking Library!

Meredith Scherb

March 16, 2013

New Books Upstairs @ the library!

          Truth Stained Lies (Moonlighters Series) by Terri Blackstock

The Family Way (Molly Murphy Mysteries) by Rhys Bowen

The Blue Ribbon Jalapeno Society Jubilee by Carolyn Brown

The Take-Charge Patient: How You Can Get the Best Medical Care by Martine Ehrenclou

Benediction by Kent Haruf

The Obituary Writer by Ann Hood

Until I Say Good-bye: My Year of Living with Joy by Susan Spencer-Wendel & Bret Witter

Rapture: a Novel of the Fallen Angels by J.R. Ward

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 email: atlanticpubliclibrary@gmail.com
• Every Wednesday is Craft Day from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• The Library Board regular meeting will be held on Monday, April 8, 2013, 5:30 p.m. meeting room upstairs.
• Cass County Genealogical Society meeting, March 28, 2013, 1:00

• Pre-School Storytimes will be Tuesdays and Wednesdays this fall from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for 3-5 year olds.

• March 26 & 27 – Bunnies
• April 9 & 10 – Cows
• April 23 & 24 - Ducks

Did You Know…

The library has an online auto repair database?  Chilton’s Library provides authoritative automotive repair, maintenance and service information on seven decades of vehicles, updated monthly. 

Behind My Desk…

March has certainly lived up to its reputation as a weather roller coaster!  A winter storm, then temps in the 50’s, and now more snow is in the forecast.  You’ve got to love living in Iowa!

Fortunately, the weather cooperated for Iowa Legislative Day in Des Moines a couple of weeks ago.  I, along with a couple of other Cass County librarians, joined librarians from across the state who made the trek to the State Capitol building to meet with local legislators and talk to them about the importance of libraries to our communities and the importance of funding for the State Library.  Like many government agencies, funding for the State Library has been cut in recent years.  We, as librarians, hope that some of that funding can be restored this year.

So how does our library benefit from these funds that go to the State Library?  Well, if you’ve ever downloaded an e-book or audiobook from WILBOR, or borrowed a book from another library through inter-library loan, or used a database like Novelist or LearningExpress, you’ve utilized a service the State Library supports.  The Atlantic Library also receives Direct State Aid which are additional funds we can use to provide additional services through things like collection development, programming or new technologies that we might not otherwise be able to do.   

The reception was well-attended by both librarians and legislators.  The legislators seemed receptive, and hopefully our being there will make an impact and lead to an increase in funding for the State Library. 

Spring is coming (really) and Keep Thinking Libraries!