News for the Week of Sept.11-16
September 13, 2006
Preschool Story Time
On Friday, September 15th, 10:30 a.m., storytime for preschool children begins. Please note this change of day. Many mothers, caregivers, and centers requested this time for maximum attendance. We are looking forward to a special 30 minutes of stories, songs, crafts, and socializing. What a great way to begin the weekend, or end the week. No registration is necessary and we welcome children each Friday morning this fall.
Leadership Collection
A grant from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation allowed the “County Connections” Leadership Class of 2006 to obtain a leadership library. Each title had multiple copies and these books are ready for use through the JJPL. Title include “Whale Done!” by Ken Blanchard, “Fish!” and “Fish! Tales” by Stephen C. Lundin Ph.D., John Christensen and Harry Paul, “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson M.D., ” Good to Great” by Jim Collins, and “Leadership Challenge” by James Kouzes and Barry Posner.
Sustainable Living
John Gitchell was unable to travel to Quinter this past weekend. Our educational event had been rescheduled to October 21st.
Sharon the Librarian
jjpl@ruraltel.net
News for the Week of Aug. 23 – 29
August 23, 2006
Introduction to BPH
BPH? This is the affectionate name for the “National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.” Part of that service is Talking Books. Clarice Howard, Talking Books Consultant from the Northwest Kansas Library System will be in the JJPL Meeting Room on Thursday, August 24th, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. This is an informational meeting for families, patrons, and caregivers. Displays of equipment and explanations of services will be available. You are invited to explore this information in a come and go fashion.
Green Building
Saturday, September 9th, 12:00 p.m. meet John Gitchell from Fort Collins, Colorado in the JJPL meeting room. John is the grandson of Helen Tilton and works for a company called Sustainable Business Solutions Inc. The company web page says, “We provide environmental consulting services to businesses, produce environmental education events, and promote renewable, recycled and non-toxic products for the building, home and office.” We especially invite persons involved in the building business in our community, to gather information at this meeting in September. Mark your calendar now and we will provide more facts each week.
Next Steps
Good news, bad news, depends on your perspective. With grants from the Kansas State Library, Northwest Kansas Library System and the Friends of the Jay Johnson Public Library, the card catalogue is being converted to a web-based program that you can access from your own home or office. This process computerizes the circulation system too and you will hear more about this in the very near future. Hands-on training is being scheduled and we believe this will improve the services we offer to you.
Sharon the Librarian
jjpl@ruraltel.net
News for the Week of July 26 – Aug. 1
July 25, 2006
Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales
The number is 1853. Summer readers recorded 1853 books on their reading logs. From pictures books for family reading to chapter books for young adults, forty participants listed this many books for the eight weeks of the official reading program. Many other youngsters attended a program and read books, but were not able to record their accomplishments on the official log. The staff of the library, DesiRae, Stephanie, Brice, Jennifer and Sharon congratulate all the readers, thank the parents, and encourage you to keep going!
First Art Show
Greg Cooksey and his “Images of Kansas and other Selected Photographs” open at the library August 11th. This will be the first art show for our expanded library and we look forward to using our display areas in this way.
jjpl@ruraltel.net
Sharon the Librarian
Hello world!
July 25, 2006
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