Story
time: (Thursday
morning at 10:00)
Grandparents & Families
Sept. 6
Bee My Honey Sept. 13
Elephant Day Sept. 20
Falling Leaves & Apples
Sept. 27
Pizza, Pasta & Popcorn
Oct. 4
Storytime is open to all
preschoolers and kindergartners. Programs last about 45 minutes and
include stories, finger plays or similar activities, a craft, and
(frequently) a related snack.
Movie
Night will
be Thursday September 20 at 5:00. The movie will be The
Hunger Games.
Free popcorn and drinks are available.
Scrapbooking
has
become a regular event at the library. The next get together is
scheduled for Tuesday September 11, from 10:00 until whenever.
The
Bookmark Society will
meet Thursday evening September 27 at 6:30. They are reading
Jonathan Foer’s Extremely
Loud and Incredibly Close. All
book lovers are welcome to join a friendly discussion with
refreshments. The library has the DVD available for loan.
A
FREE Grocery Coupon class,
Savings Nation, will be presented on at the library Tuesday evening,
September 26, 6:00 – 8:00. Sign up online at
ww.CleverlySimple.com/SavingsNation.
MyOhioVote.com
allows
Ohio voters to change their address online. The deadline for change
of address or registration is October 9. Potential first time voters
can register at the library or the Board of Elections. Those who are
unable to change their address can cast a provisional ballot at the
precinct of their voting day residence.

People magazine and Mother
Earth News September issues are here. We hope that’s the beginning
of uninterrupted yearlong subscriptions.
Audio
books revival. All
those donated CDs are sitting on the shelf waiting for listeners.
Enliven that daily trip to work, lawn mowing, or a variety of
household chores with entertaining stories.
The next phase will
purchasing children’s materials to replace the book and tape
cassette kits we have. These can be a follow along teaching tool for
beginning readers or just an introduction to the world of the printed
book.
Fall equinox arrives at
10:49 on September 22.
Display
case material
is artwork created by and on loan from Gena Wiley. Let us know if you
have a collection you’d be willing to share.
Delaware
County Fair
starts Saturday Sept. 15 and continues through the following week.
The All-Horse Parade will be Sunday Sept 8 at 3:00. Animals, rides,
fair food, live entertainment, and motorized competition – just in
case you’ve missed the National Lawn Mower races.
Quilts
– of
course there will be plenty of local displays at the fair and the
Ohio Wesleyan Alumni Center is featuring a display of art quilts
through Sept. 16. Crafty people might be interested in T-shirt
Quilts Made Easy. We
can only add so many to the collection and currently there are many
quilt books in the book sale. Take a look, find a book.
Ashley
Farmer’s Market: Set
up a table on the sidewalk and sell your fruit, veggies, flowers,
baked goods, candles, etc. Every Saturday 9 – 12, September and
October. What else is there in Ashley that we can share with each
other??
School
and homework doesn’t
rhyme with horse and carriage but seem to go together just as
certainly. Several years ago an Internet resource was frequently
added to requirements – to acquaint students with its value. Today
it might be worthwhile to require a book or magazine article just to
remind student’s that not everything is found on the Internet and
not everything there is reliable. A student recently confirmed the
benefits of using our print dictionary. On the other hand both
students and teachers need a little reminder that magazine articles
can be found either at the library or from our website at home and
these are magazine articles, NOT Internet resources. Coming soon –
Microsoft Office on our computers with Power point capabilities and,
perhaps, easier document transfer.
Johnny
Appleseed Day is Sept 28. Try a biography by Howard Means or the
DVD Botany
of Desire.
Elizabeth Barker will retire as director of the Wornstaff Library at
the end of September. The library board is hosting an Open House from 3
- 5 Saturday, September 29. Please stop by for refreshments, to say
thanks and to wish Elizabeth well. Her energy and passion for libraries
will be greatly missed.
I
remember saying (years ago) to long time Wornstaff Library board
trustee Dick Newman that being the director of the Ashley library was my
dream job. Eighteen years ago that dream became true. It might be
worthwhile to add that my mind has not changed during the time here.
Working
in a small public library has wonderful advantages to begin with. One
gets to do everything – those proverbial plumbing incidents, ordering
and cataloging books, etc., working with the people of all ages, and
trying to figure out how to make the most of space and money and other
resources. The library has gone from no computers to being in the
process of joining the local Cool-cat open source ILS consortium with a
server hosted by OhioNet with access to resources throughout the whole
state.
The
biggest plus though is the people – the patrons and the staff are the
most obvious. They make going to work everyday not just a job, but a
joy. It’s a helpful, friendly environment with interesting challenges
and a variety of interests to share. The library board has provided
bragging material at meetings. Our service area supported a levy to
compensate for state cuts – YEAH!! That’s so much to miss. Thank you
everyone. Elizabeth Barker
