May 2013

Story Time 10:00 AM Thursdays

Mother’s Day May 9

At the Zoo May 16

Summer Fun May 23

NO STORY TIME   May 30 or Jun 6

We are getting ready for summer reading.  Busy preparing, decorating, selecting.  We work very hard on preparing for our summer reading program because we love it when children develop a joy for reading.  Remember whatever you “DIG” you can find out more at the library!

The Bookmark society will be meeting May 23rd at 6:30.  This month’s book is Jamaica Inn by  Daphne DuMaurier.  They have a great time and would love to see new faces.

Movie Night

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May 16 at 5:00

Arthur and the Invisibles

Popcorn & Drink

Director's notes: 

We had a great time at the library conference we attended on May 2.  We are hoping to incorporate some of the information we learned to help provide better service for you.

Looking at the gorgeous brick house for sale a block east — I went onto www.realtor.com.  My husband gets nervous, he doesn't want to move, but I love looking at the pictures of the charming old houses. 

Remembering those … May 27

Looking for images for Memorial Day, I found some that said “Happy Memorial Day”.  I think “Happy” is the wrong word.  I think we should wish each other a “Peaceful Memorial Day!”

Thank You

to Phil Hall for quickly fixing our front door the windy evening that a pane fell out.  And coming back later to secure the rest so it wouldn't happen again!

The Ashley Pool will have *free admission*

For the pre-season schedule May 25th –May 27th

Keep us in mind. We could use materials for ongoing projects:

Paint store gift cards painting  supplies

Small round café table &/or chairs

2 bags of potting soil

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.  John Adams  Read more ...

April 2013

IMPORTANT!The Wornstaff Library will be CLOSED on May 2

For staff training/conference

Google can bring you back 100,000 answers; 
a librarian can bring you back the right one.Neil Gaiman

Story Time 10:00 am Thursdays

                             Nursery Rhymes & Folk Tales    Apr 4

                             Library Week                                 Apr 11

                             Rainy Days & Ducks                         Apr 18

                             Trains                                          Apr 25

                             NO STORY TIME                           May 2

Movie Night

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April 18 at 5:00

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mine (NR)

We hope you are starting to use and enjoy our new catalog.  We love it.  There are some things that we haven’t quite figured out.  And there may be an easier way to do some things, but we are having a great time learning.

If you have internet access at home, you can search the catalog, renew materials you have checked out, and place hold requests, too.

We would love to have your email address.  The catalog will send a courtesy reminder that your materials are due back or inform you that you have holds waiting to be picked up.

The Bookmark society will be meeting April 25 at 6:30.  The book they will be reading and discussing is A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.  They have a great time and would love to see new faces.

If we lived in the world of Fahrenheit 451, 

what book would you memorize?

Pick up a form for the Village of Ashley Trout Fishing Tournament

Neuman Park, Ashley OH

April 27 8 am-12 pm

Free for kids up to age 12

National library week is April 14-20

April is National Poetry Month

Read  — Learn — Memorize a poem this month!

Keep a poem in your pocket Apr. 18

Assisting with a school assignment, Jane discovered a really fun website:  www.wordle.net. 
A easy way to create a word picture!

Keep us in mind. We could use materials for ongoing projects:

·         Paint store gift cards painting  supplies
·         Small round café table &/or chairs

March 2013

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.  

Henry Van Dyke Brainy Quotes

Story Time 10:00 am

Art Month Mar 7

Green Day Mar 14

It’s Spring! Mar 21

Easter         Mar 28

The Bookmark society will be meeting March 28 at 6:30 pm.  The book they will be reading and discussing is Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell.

To Jane, Vicky, Karen, Susan and Megan, we need to give a great big THANK YOU and to Liz Barker, Rachel Coffield, and Haley Leonard for helping re-barcode materials!

35,000 barcodes later!!  We finished putting barcodes (the numbers we scan so we know exactly what book you are checking out) on all our materials.  There are still some titles that must be lurking in a corner hidden somewhere that we couldn’t find, because there are still some that need to be done.  Thank you for 

being patient.  We hope you will enjoy the 

benefits of our new system!  

Celebrate Pi Day 3.14!

Preservation Parks of Delaware County
We have such a great resource here in Delaware County.  Check out their newsletter and try one of their programs this Spring.  Perhaps sighting some water fowl on a northern migration on March 10.

Enjoy the Village of Ashley  Easter Egg Hunt on 

March 30th 1:00 at Newman Park.

Movie Night

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March 21 5:00

Movie to be announced

Game Day

March 28

2:00—4:00 pm

Keep us in mind. We could use materials for ongoing projects:
Paint store gift cards painting  supplies
Small round café table &/or chairs

February 2013

StoryTime

Chinese New Year
Feb 7
Valentine’s Day
Feb 14
Hat’s Off to Books
Feb 21
Brush Your Teeth
Feb 28

The Bookmark society will be meeting February 28 at 6:30.  The book they will be reading and discussing is Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard.

Movie Night

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We are taking a break for the month of February.

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Keep us in mind. We could use materials for ongoing projects:

Digital camera   

Pallets for a Summer Reading project

Small clear containers 

Paint store gift cards & painting  supplies
                                            

Even though February is the shortest month,
it feels like the longest!

If you enjoy trivia quizzes try  Sporcle.com.  There are quizzes in literature, sports, history,  geography …. It can be fun and helps keep your brain active!,  but the time limits can sometimes be stressful.

In addition to Valentine’s Day, February 14 is also Ferris Wheel Day!

We are busy preparing to migrate to a new catalog.  Because we are joining a consortium, we will need to update patron barcodes.  So you should be getting a new barcode on your card soon.

You may have noticed someone new at the library.  Rachel C.offield  Works at the Community Library in Sunbury.  She is working toward Master’s degree in Library Science and needed to have practicum/intern experience.  We are so lucky to have her here to help us out during the last push.  As we only have about a month until we go live on our new catalog.

Magazines

Many patrons have asked about our annual magazine discard.  It will probably be in late February.  Between the extreme amount of books in our booksale and the desperation to finish putting new barcodes on everything, we might need to push it back a little later than usual this year.

Crafting

A scrapbooking group has begun meeting at the library.  They are anxious to get more folks involved. They are currently meeting every other Friday, but if there is a day that would suit you better let us know.  Children are welcome to come along, too.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.  Martin Luther King, Jr.
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