Summer 2006 Library Newsletter

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Library Letter News from the St Marys Community Public Library

From Our Director: Long-Range Planning he Board of Trustees of the St. Marys Community Public Library voted at their May Meeting to undertake the process of Long Range Planning. The Board, the Public and the Staff will be working together to reshape library services to meet changing community needs. By developing a Long Range Plan the library will be able to provide quality services to the community for the next three to five years.

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Rebecca Felkner, Consultant, State Library of Ohio, will be the facilitator for the planning process. She has received training in The New Planning For Results program developed by Sandra Nelson and created in partnership with the Public Library Association. Mrs. Felkner will be meeting with both a Board Focus Group and a Staff Focus Group and taking their input into the planning process. A Planning Committee, composed primarily of twelve to fifteen community members, is an advisory committee to the library staff and board and is responsible for helping the library identify community needs. One Board member and one staff member will serve on the Planning Committee. This committee will meet two times at the beginning of the process once in August and again in September for a total of four hours. The committee will be invited back for a short final meeting at the end of the process. The planning committee is also responsible for helping the library select priorities that will most effectively meet the identified community needs. The Planning Committee’s recommended service priorities will be passed onto the people who will write the plan. This committee will be responsible for developing goals, objectives, and activities and for making the resource

Summer 2006 allocation decisions required to implement the plan. The committee is comprised of the Director, two staff members and a member of the Board. The entire process will take five to six months. It is our hope that through this process the library board members, managers, and staff will develop a plan that will cause us to use our energies and resources to provide the services that matter most to you – the people of the community. Susan Heckler Pittman Library Director

SPECIAL SUMMER DAYS @ YOUR LIBRARY! • JUNE 14-21: Baby Boomers Trivia Contest. C’mon, Boomers, you know the answers! Enter at the circulation desk; winner announced June 21 at 5 P.M. • JULY 13: Embrace Your Geekness. You know you’re a geek if…. Come to the Library and pick up your pair of geek sunglasses. So cool—NOT! • AUGUST 15: Paper Airplane Contest. Check for flying times at the Library & win a prize if your paper plane soars the farthest as we celebrate National Aviation Week, August 14-20.

-------Adult Calendar of Events-------“Let’s Talk About It” Summer Theme: Orphans Abounding The “Let’s Talk About It” adult book discussion program will read fiction that features orphans this summer. The theme, “Orphans Abounding” comes from an article in Library Journal, written by Nancy Pearl and Keddy Ann Outlaw. Each session begins in the Library meeting room at 7:00 PM. Books for the series may be checked out at the Library

circulation desk. Please call or visit the Library to register for the following sessions: • June 13 – The Ha-Ha: A Novel by Dave King. • July 11 – Heir to the Glimmering World by Cynthia Ozick. • August 8 – Crow Lake by Mary Lawson. Scholars for the discussions will be announced at a later date.

Tuesday Morning Book Group Dates Announced The Tuesday Morning Book Group will meet on June 6 and September 5 at 10:30 A.M. There will be no meetings in July or August. The June 6 book will be All He Ever Wanted by Anita Shreve, and it is available for checkout at the Library. On September 5 Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood will be discussed. Registration is requested for the Tuesday Morning Book Group. The St. Marys Community Public Library would like to invite local artists to pick up the 17th Annual St. Marys Summer Artfest prospectus, containing the entry form and rules, available at the Library circulation desk or online at www.stmarys.lib.oh.us (click on Library News). Interested artists may also call the Library and ask to receive a prospectus by mail. Adult and high school or college student artists residing in Auglaize, Allen, Mercer, Van Wert, Hardin, Darke, Shelby, and Logan counties are eligible to enter this juried art show. Prizes and awards include: Best of Show, $200, by Hunter Printing and Office Supply; 17th Annual Award, $150, by the Friends of the Library; Watercolor Award, $100, by Wright State University-Lake Campus; 3 Dimensional Award, $100, by Donald Glaser; Photography Award, $100, by Coldwell Banker-Plus One Professionals; Ohio Theme Award, $100, Doris Lawler; Pastel Award, $100, Carpenter Brothers Rides; Oil/Acrylic Award, $100, The Peoples Bank Co.; People’s Choice Award, $80, the Friends of the Library; First Place, $80, by the Friends of the Library; Second Place, $50, Wright State University-Lake Campus; and Third Place, $40, the Friends of the Library. Ribbons will be awarded to all winners and honorable mentions. Entries for Artfest are due at the Library: Thursday, July 20, 10am - 7pm; Friday, July 21, 10am - 5pm; Saturday, July 22, 10am - 2pm; and Monday, July 24, 10am - 7pm. Opening Day Reception & Awards Presentation is scheduled for August 6, 2pm - 4pm. Exhibition dates and times are as follows: August 7-10, 10am - 7pm; August 11, 10am - 5pm; August 12, 10am - 2pm; and August 13, 12noon - 4pm.

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Learn @ Your Library: Intermediate Crochet with Nikki Nikki Dietz returns to the Library with an intermediate-level crochet class for adults: Reading a Pattern. Class dates and times are June 14, 21, and 28 from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. each night. Participants should already know basic crochet. A list of supplies needed for the class

will be provided when participants register. To register, please call or visit the Library. Classes are free, but please sign up early.

MON JUNE 5 Craft Day: 11:00 A.M. Preschool and kindergarteners. 1:00 P.M. Grades 1-3 12 Craft Day: 11:00 A.M. Preschool and kindergarteners. 1:00 P.M. Grades 1-3 19

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6 Teen Program: 1:00 P.M. Matchmaking & Jeopardy games

7 Story Times: 11:00 A.M. PreK-Gr 3

13 Teen Program: 1:00 P.M. “Monster Trivia & Creations”

14 Story Times: 11:00 A.M. PreK-Gr 3

20 Teen Book Club 1:00 P.M.

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Gregor the Overlander 26 Craft Day: 11:00 A.M. Preschool and kindergarteners. 1:00 P.M. Grades 1-3 JULY 3

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8 T-shirt Craft: All day. PreK-Gr. 6 Iron-on transfers.

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15 Family Movie: 1:00 P.M.

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22 Program: Mark Wade, Ventriloquist 10:30 A.M. All Ages.

27 Teen Program: 1:00 P.M. Craft Day

28 StoryTimes: 11:00 A.M. PreK-Gr 6

29 Family Movie: 1:00 P.M.

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4 Holiday~ Fourth of July Library Closed

5 Stuffed Animal Contest: 11:00 A.M. PreK-Gr 3

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8 LAST DAY TO TURN IN READING LOGS.

13 Teen Afterhours Party 8:00 P.M. – Midnight. Must have invitation*

*To receive invitation to Teen Afterhours Party, Teens must have completed 15 hrs. of summer reading.

11 Teen Book Club 1:00 P.M.

Vampire High; decorate for Pets-tacular Carnival!

1:00 P.M. Grades 4-6 12 PetsStacular Carnival 11:00 A.M – 1:00 P.M. All Ages.

St. Marys Community Public Library 140 S. Chestnut Street St. Marys, OH 45885 (419)394-7471

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Whooo’s ready for Summer Reading? See the calendar of fun on page 3. “The library will provide creative and factual resources to meet the educational, informational, cultural and recreational needs of the community.” – SMCPL Mission statement

Donations Received Last Quarter February: Donations in memory of Thomas Southard given by Laura Post, Ken & Kim Strickland, Steven Neargarder, Margaret C. Laux, James & Kathy Lay, Bob & Kathy Lightle, Jim “Moses” Remaklus, Chick Stammen, and Dave & Joyce Hauenstein; a gift by The American Cancer Society Ohio Division, Inc.; a gift by Thomas R. Schiff. March: A gift by Brian Courtney, Publisher/President Too Far; donations in memory of Thomas Southard by Tom & Sandy Harrison and by AAP St. Marys Corp.; a gift by Donna Wildenhaus; a gift by Sally Dicke; a gift by David D. Anderson. April: A gift by Jim & Jan Heinrich; a gift by the Tri County Coin Club; a gift by Donna Wildenhaus; donation in memory of Josephine Music Nedderman by Joe and Ruth Oen; donation in memory of Don Baxter by Joyce and Neil Cook; a gift by Dan A. Bennett; a gift by The Stuttering Foundation; donation in memory of Elsie Schamp by Joe and Ruth Oen; and donation in memory of Gloria Sanford by Mr. & Mrs. Michael Palmer & Carol Palmer.

HOW TO REACH US ADDRESS: 140 S. Chestnut St. St. Marys, OH 45885 TELEPHONE: (419) 394-7471 FAX: (419) 394-7291 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.stmarys.lib.oh.us

INDEX Pg. 2, Adult Programs Pg. 3, Summer Reading for Youth Pg. 1, From Our Director