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Library Letter News from the St. Marys Community Public Library
From our director
Over 1 Million Served am pleased to announce that November 2006 marked the 85th Anniversary of the St. Marys Community Public Library. I am also pleased to note another Library milestone: we’ve served over one million customers since our 2002 expansion & renovation. We are attaining our goal of becoming a community center, and we’re thrilled about it. Part of the process of meeting our goals was the Long Range Planning that we’ve been undertaking. The Long Range Planning Committee finished its work, establishing Library service areas on which to focus for the next three years. These service areas include: Commons; Current Topics and Titles; Local Cultural Awareness & History; and Lifelong Learning. Library staff members Beth Keuneke, Jay Miley, Paula Drummond and I will write the actual plan. Kimberlee Pierce, Library Board Member, will assist us. To promote the Commons service response we are encouraging program participation and the public use of our meeting room, making the Library a gathering place for community residents of all ages. To that effect, we’ve created a roster of programs and special events for every age and background, including multi-generational events. The Current Topics and Titles service response lends itself to discovering new and high demand materials to meet the needs of all our patrons. The Library staff will focus especially on evaluating the audiovisual and reference collections, taking care to purchase top quality fiction and non-fiction in a variety of formats.
Winter 2007 Local Cultural Awareness & History service response promotes development of collection and programming to promote knowledge and understanding of cultural and community heritage. We are offering two programs after the first of the year to meet this service response. On January 25 the Library will show the movie Back Door to Heaven produced by local native William K. Howard. On February 22nd Buz Howard will discuss his book Roughrider Retrospective. The Lifelong Learning response focuses on providing residents of all ages with information resources in many formats, enabling and encouraging lifelong learning and personal growth. Our programming also meets this goal. In January you can make a fresh start with Lois Clark, OSU extension agent, as she presents a program on clutter control, and in February a Rotary sponsored program on Health & Fitness will fill the bill. Our Adaptive Toy Library for preschoolers will be unveiled early next year, too—the Library is truly for everyone!
Finally, I would like to thank those who served on the Long Range Planning Committee. It was good to discover through their comments how the Library already meets the needs of the community as well as to receive input on how we can do a good job even better. Susan Heckler Pittman Library Director
Holiday Closings at the Library The Library will be closed on the following days so that the staff can enjoy holidays with their friends and families: December 25 & 26, 2006; January 1, 2007; January 15, 2007; and February 19, 2007.
Calendar of Events for Adults Holiday Open House, Dec. 3 from 1-3 PM. Tuesday Morning Book Group Slated Adults are welcome to attend our Tuesday Morning Book Group on the following dates at 10:30 A.M.: • December 5. Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks; • January 2. Beach Music by Pat Conroy; • February 6. The Alphabet Sisters by Monica McInerney. Books are available for checking out at the Library circulation desk. Come & join our discussions.
“Control Your Clutter” Program by Lois Clark OSU Extension Agent, Lois Clark, will be at the Library on January 16 at 7 P.M. to share her tips on “Getting Control of Your Clutter.” January is National Get Organized Month, and Lois can help!
Gourmet Coffee & Hot Tea Month Celebrated January is Coffee Gourmet International Month as well as National Hot Tea Month. To celebrate, the Friends of the Library will be serving coffee and tea at the Library on Tuesday mornings. Warm up with a cup at the Library.
Program Features Movie & Discussion On January 25 at 7:00 P.M. the Library will show the movie, Back Door to Heaven produced by our native William K. Howard. Please join us as we view and discuss this classic film.
Biz Breakfast in Feb. The Library is hosting its 8th Annual Business Person’s Breakfast on Thursday, February 1 from 7-9 A.M. All local business people are welcome to attend. Please join us for a catered breakfast, networking with your colleagues, and an informational program. You’ll also discover what the Library can do for you & your business. Call the Library to register for this free annual event.
Bubble Gum Day National Bubble Gum Day is February 1 and the Librarians want to see who can blow the biggest bubble! Contests will occur randomly throughout the day. Everyone will get a piece of bubble gum when they check out.
‘Rider Writer To Talk Fans of the St. Marys Roughriders will enjoy meeting Buz Howard, author of Roughrider Retrospective, at the Library on Thursday, February 22 at 7 P.M. Howard has kept statistics for the Roughriders since the late 50s, and he continues to do so. With an amazing collection of photographs by Burton Andrews, Roughrider Retrospective is sure to become a cherished team keepsake. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Proceeds from the sale of Howard’s book benefit the Tom Howard Memorial Scholarship Fund, which has awarded 36 scholarships since its inception in 1991.
Health Program Slated The Library will be the scene of a Health & Fitness Program in February. Sponsors of the program are Rotary District 6600, the St. Marys Rotary Club and the St. Marys Community Public Library. Date & time are to be announced.
Winter Youth Activities Book Clubs: nd
K-2 Grade Book Bunch Club. 4:00 P.M. Children will read books together at the program: • January 29 How to Catch an Elephant by Amy Schwartz. • February 26 Pizza theme. Title to be announced. 3rd & 4th Grade “Jammin’ With Books,” 4:00 P.M. Children will read books together at the program: • January 11 Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad by P. Edwards. • February 8 My Ol’ Man by Patricia Polacco. 5th & 6th Tweens Book Club. 4:00 P.M. Books do not need to be read prior to the program. There will be an activity or craft with each session. • January 18 Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money by Christopher. • February 8 The Field Guide by DiTerlizzi. Registration is requested for all youth book clubs. Teen Programs are at 3:30 P.M. unless noted otherwise. Dec. 5 – Decorate a Gingerbread House! Dec. 19 – Teen Book Club. Kringle by Tony Abbott. Jan. 9 – Teen Program, to be announced. 4:00 P.M. Jan. 30 – Teen Book Club. Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin. Feb. 6 – Teen Program, to be announced. Feb. 20 & 21 – Chess Tournament. Brainiacs welcome! Feb. 27 – Teen Book Club. Mimus by Lilli Thal.
Teen Programs:
Family Programs: Family Programs are at 6:30 P.M. The whole family is invited to attend. Dec. 11 – Family Fun Night: Annual Gingerbread Decorating. All the supplies are provided. Jan. 22 –Fun Night for Boys: “Superheroes.” For boys in preschool through second grade and an adult. Super fun! Feb. 12 – Family Fun Night: Valentines. Make a valentine for someone you love!
Story Times: Family Story Time—Fun for the whole family: 6:30 P.M. January 8 & February 5. Preschool Story Time—for children ages 3-5 years old: 10:30 A.M. January 10, 17, 24 & 31; February 7, 14 & 21. Toddler Story Time—for 2-year-olds: 10:30 A.M. January 11, 18, & 25; February 1, 8, & 15. Baby Story Time—for parents and their babies newborn-13 months: 11:00 A.M. January 11, 18, & 25; February 1, 8, & 15.
Tween Boys Meet After Hours Tween boys in grades 5 & 6 are invited to come to the Library from 7 to 10 P.M. on Friday, February 2. The party theme is based on the book How to Eat Fried Worms. Tell all your friends to sign up at the Library for a disgustingly good time.
Caldecott Mock-Election Hosted at Library Evaluate the best picture books of 2006 at our Caldecott Mock-Election workshop on January 12 from 12:30 to 4:00 P.M. or January 13 from 8:30 A.M. to noon. Presenter: Floyd Dickman, member of the Caldecott committee in 1986, 1994 & 2002. A nominal charge will include materials packet and refreshments. A selection of books will be available for purchase at the workshop at a discount to participants. Continuing Education Units will be available upon completion of the program from the St. Marys City Schools. Preschool Certification CEU’s will be available at the end of the program from Mr. Dickman.
St. Marys Community Public Library 140 S. Chestnut Street St. Marys, OH 45885 (419)394-7471
Non-Profit Standard Mail U.S. Postage PD. Permit No. 12 St. Marys, OH
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“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 August. In memory of Harriet Colvin by Fern Johns & Family; gifts by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands; gift by Akira and Chieko Haga; gift by William E. Huber. September. In memory of Hal Miller by Beverly Miller; in memory of Dean E. Cook by Dot & Chuck Huwer; a gift by Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Early Intervention Services; a gift by the St. Marys Rotary Club; gift in memory of Skip Baughman by Dot and Chuck Huwer; a gift of Policy Matters Ohio. October. A gift by The Cure Foundation; in honor of Sue Thompson by the Memorial High School Class of 1956; in memory of Harriet Colvin by Mother’s Study Club; gift by Richard Miller; gift by the Annenberg Foundation at Sunnylands; and a gift by Ruth Ramsey.
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, Youth Calendar Pg. 1, From Our Director
Library Letter News from the St. Marys Community Public Library
From our director
Over 1 Million Served am pleased to announce that November 2006 marked the 85th Anniversary of the St. Marys Community Public Library. I am also pleased to note another Library milestone: we’ve served over one million customers since our 2002 expansion & renovation. We are attaining our goal of becoming a community center, and we’re thrilled about it. Part of the process of meeting our goals was the Long Range Planning that we’ve been undertaking. The Long Range Planning Committee finished its work, establishing Library service areas on which to focus for the next three years. These service areas include: Commons; Current Topics and Titles; Local Cultural Awareness & History; and Lifelong Learning. Library staff members Beth Keuneke, Jay Miley, Paula Drummond and I will write the actual plan. Kimberlee Pierce, Library Board Member, will assist us. To promote the Commons service response we are encouraging program participation and the public use of our meeting room, making the Library a gathering place for community residents of all ages. To that effect, we’ve created a roster of programs and special events for every age and background, including multi-generational events. The Current Topics and Titles service response lends itself to discovering new and high demand materials to meet the needs of all our patrons. The Library staff will focus especially on evaluating the audiovisual and reference collections, taking care to purchase top quality fiction and non-fiction in a variety of formats.
Winter 2007 Local Cultural Awareness & History service response promotes development of collection and programming to promote knowledge and understanding of cultural and community heritage. We are offering two programs after the first of the year to meet this service response. On January 25 the Library will show the movie Back Door to Heaven produced by local native William K. Howard. On February 22nd Buz Howard will discuss his book Roughrider Retrospective. The Lifelong Learning response focuses on providing residents of all ages with information resources in many formats, enabling and encouraging lifelong learning and personal growth. Our programming also meets this goal. In January you can make a fresh start with Lois Clark, OSU extension agent, as she presents a program on clutter control, and in February a Rotary sponsored program on Health & Fitness will fill the bill. Our Adaptive Toy Library for preschoolers will be unveiled early next year, too—the Library is truly for everyone!
Finally, I would like to thank those who served on the Long Range Planning Committee. It was good to discover through their comments how the Library already meets the needs of the community as well as to receive input on how we can do a good job even better. Susan Heckler Pittman Library Director
Holiday Closings at the Library The Library will be closed on the following days so that the staff can enjoy holidays with their friends and families: December 25 & 26, 2006; January 1, 2007; January 15, 2007; and February 19, 2007.
Calendar of Events for Adults Holiday Open House, Dec. 3 from 1-3 PM. Tuesday Morning Book Group Slated Adults are welcome to attend our Tuesday Morning Book Group on the following dates at 10:30 A.M.: • December 5. Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks; • January 2. Beach Music by Pat Conroy; • February 6. The Alphabet Sisters by Monica McInerney. Books are available for checking out at the Library circulation desk. Come & join our discussions.
“Control Your Clutter” Program by Lois Clark OSU Extension Agent, Lois Clark, will be at the Library on January 16 at 7 P.M. to share her tips on “Getting Control of Your Clutter.” January is National Get Organized Month, and Lois can help!
Gourmet Coffee & Hot Tea Month Celebrated January is Coffee Gourmet International Month as well as National Hot Tea Month. To celebrate, the Friends of the Library will be serving coffee and tea at the Library on Tuesday mornings. Warm up with a cup at the Library.
Program Features Movie & Discussion On January 25 at 7:00 P.M. the Library will show the movie, Back Door to Heaven produced by our native William K. Howard. Please join us as we view and discuss this classic film.
Biz Breakfast in Feb. The Library is hosting its 8th Annual Business Person’s Breakfast on Thursday, February 1 from 7-9 A.M. All local business people are welcome to attend. Please join us for a catered breakfast, networking with your colleagues, and an informational program. You’ll also discover what the Library can do for you & your business. Call the Library to register for this free annual event.
Bubble Gum Day National Bubble Gum Day is February 1 and the Librarians want to see who can blow the biggest bubble! Contests will occur randomly throughout the day. Everyone will get a piece of bubble gum when they check out.
‘Rider Writer To Talk Fans of the St. Marys Roughriders will enjoy meeting Buz Howard, author of Roughrider Retrospective, at the Library on Thursday, February 22 at 7 P.M. Howard has kept statistics for the Roughriders since the late 50s, and he continues to do so. With an amazing collection of photographs by Burton Andrews, Roughrider Retrospective is sure to become a cherished team keepsake. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Proceeds from the sale of Howard’s book benefit the Tom Howard Memorial Scholarship Fund, which has awarded 36 scholarships since its inception in 1991.
Health Program Slated The Library will be the scene of a Health & Fitness Program in February. Sponsors of the program are Rotary District 6600, the St. Marys Rotary Club and the St. Marys Community Public Library. Date & time are to be announced.
Winter Youth Activities Book Clubs: nd
K-2 Grade Book Bunch Club. 4:00 P.M. Children will read books together at the program: • January 29 How to Catch an Elephant by Amy Schwartz. • February 26 Pizza theme. Title to be announced. 3rd & 4th Grade “Jammin’ With Books,” 4:00 P.M. Children will read books together at the program: • January 11 Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad by P. Edwards. • February 8 My Ol’ Man by Patricia Polacco. 5th & 6th Tweens Book Club. 4:00 P.M. Books do not need to be read prior to the program. There will be an activity or craft with each session. • January 18 Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money by Christopher. • February 8 The Field Guide by DiTerlizzi. Registration is requested for all youth book clubs. Teen Programs are at 3:30 P.M. unless noted otherwise. Dec. 5 – Decorate a Gingerbread House! Dec. 19 – Teen Book Club. Kringle by Tony Abbott. Jan. 9 – Teen Program, to be announced. 4:00 P.M. Jan. 30 – Teen Book Club. Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin. Feb. 6 – Teen Program, to be announced. Feb. 20 & 21 – Chess Tournament. Brainiacs welcome! Feb. 27 – Teen Book Club. Mimus by Lilli Thal.
Teen Programs:
Family Programs: Family Programs are at 6:30 P.M. The whole family is invited to attend. Dec. 11 – Family Fun Night: Annual Gingerbread Decorating. All the supplies are provided. Jan. 22 –Fun Night for Boys: “Superheroes.” For boys in preschool through second grade and an adult. Super fun! Feb. 12 – Family Fun Night: Valentines. Make a valentine for someone you love!
Story Times: Family Story Time—Fun for the whole family: 6:30 P.M. January 8 & February 5. Preschool Story Time—for children ages 3-5 years old: 10:30 A.M. January 10, 17, 24 & 31; February 7, 14 & 21. Toddler Story Time—for 2-year-olds: 10:30 A.M. January 11, 18, & 25; February 1, 8, & 15. Baby Story Time—for parents and their babies newborn-13 months: 11:00 A.M. January 11, 18, & 25; February 1, 8, & 15.
Tween Boys Meet After Hours Tween boys in grades 5 & 6 are invited to come to the Library from 7 to 10 P.M. on Friday, February 2. The party theme is based on the book How to Eat Fried Worms. Tell all your friends to sign up at the Library for a disgustingly good time.
Caldecott Mock-Election Hosted at Library Evaluate the best picture books of 2006 at our Caldecott Mock-Election workshop on January 12 from 12:30 to 4:00 P.M. or January 13 from 8:30 A.M. to noon. Presenter: Floyd Dickman, member of the Caldecott committee in 1986, 1994 & 2002. A nominal charge will include materials packet and refreshments. A selection of books will be available for purchase at the workshop at a discount to participants. Continuing Education Units will be available upon completion of the program from the St. Marys City Schools. Preschool Certification CEU’s will be available at the end of the program from Mr. Dickman.
St. Marys Community Public Library 140 S. Chestnut Street St. Marys, OH 45885 (419)394-7471
Non-Profit Standard Mail U.S. Postage PD. Permit No. 12 St. Marys, OH
POSTAL PATRON
“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 August. In memory of Harriet Colvin by Fern Johns & Family; gifts by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands; gift by Akira and Chieko Haga; gift by William E. Huber. September. In memory of Hal Miller by Beverly Miller; in memory of Dean E. Cook by Dot & Chuck Huwer; a gift by Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Early Intervention Services; a gift by the St. Marys Rotary Club; gift in memory of Skip Baughman by Dot and Chuck Huwer; a gift of Policy Matters Ohio. October. A gift by The Cure Foundation; in honor of Sue Thompson by the Memorial High School Class of 1956; in memory of Harriet Colvin by Mother’s Study Club; gift by Richard Miller; gift by the Annenberg Foundation at Sunnylands; and a gift by Ruth Ramsey.
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, Youth Calendar Pg. 1, From Our Director
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