Statistics, Statistics

Thinking Library!

Meredith Scherb

August 31, 2013

New Books Upstairs @ the library!

          Let Me Go (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell) by Chelsea Cain

The Kill List by Frederick Forsyth

Rose Harbor in Bloom by Debbie Macomber

The Last Kiss Goodbye (Charlotte Stone) by Karen Robards

Compound Fractures (Dr. Alan Gregory) by Stephen White

The Third Kingdom by Terry Goodkind

Tamarack County by William Krueger

How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny

Night Film by Marisha Pessl

Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop and Café by Mary Simses

Upcoming Events @ the Library!    

• Library Hours!

Monday – Friday 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday - 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Saturday - 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Sunday – Closed

• Check out our website http://www.atlantic.lib.ia.us
• Library email: atlanticpubliclibrary@gmail.com
• The Library Board regular meeting will be held on Monday, September 9, 2013, 5:30 p.m. meeting room upstairs.

• Cass County Genealogical Society meeting, September 26, 1:00.
• The Atlantic Public Library will be closed on Monday, September 2 in honor of Labor Day.
• Booked for Lunch, Tuesday, September 24, Noon-1:00, meeting room.
• Pre-School Story Time will be Mondays and Tuesdays this fall from 10:00-11:00 for 3-5 year olds.
• Sept. 16^th & 17^th – Alphabet Soup
• Sept. 30^th & Oct 1^st
• Oct. 14^th & 15^th
• Oct. 28^th & 29^th (Halloween party, wear costume)
• Nov. 4^th & 5^th
• Nov 18^th & 19^th
• Dec. 2^nd & 3^rd
• Dec 16^th & 17^th (Christmas Party)

Did You Know…

The number of audiobooks and eBooks downloaded from WILBOR by Atlantic Library patrons increased 37% from FY 2012 to FY 2013?  To access WILBOR, go to our homepage and click on the “Download audiobooks and eBooks” icon.

Behind My Desk…

I hope everyone is staying cool on these hot days!  I guess it was too much to hope we could escape August without temperatures in the nineties.  If you need a cool place to be I hope you’ll think of the library.  Our AC is working!

I’ve been busy pulling reports and adding up figures for the 2013 Iowa Public Library General Information Survey.  Libraries all across Iowa complete the survey and send it to the state.  Some interesting numbers I’ve discovered so far:

Over 100,000 patrons visited the library.

Over 88,000 items were circulated.

Over 2,500 children attended library programs.

Residents from 33 different communities in Iowa checked out material from our library through the Open Access program.

I think it’s safe to say it’s been another busy year at your library!

Fans of Fancy Nancy will have the opportunity to download Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth by Jane O’Connor from September 16-30 through WILBOR as part of Overdrive’s Big Library Read.  This means any eligible patron will have simultaneous access to the book, no waiting lists.  Something to keep in mind, all you Fancy Nancy fans!

I’ll also give another plug to our new book club, “Booked for Lunch”, starting Tuesday, September 24, from noon to 1:00 and every fourth Tuesday after.  Bring your lunch and the titles of the books you’re currently reading and hopefully leave with some book suggestions!  I know I’m really looking forward to it (I can never get enough book recommendations) and I hope you’ll join us!

Stay cool, have a wonderful holiday weekend, and… Keep thinking libraries!