September 2010 Library News

BUY A BRICK at the library; Music Mondays (banjo, mandolin, guitar, bass...); hot spot computer use; new books; Want to use the conference room or library outside open hours? Contact your library today!

Your library is open 6 days a week!

Weekdays 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.   Nights  M & W  7:00 – 9:00 p.m.    Saturdays 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 

Volunteers Needed
Gustavus Public Library
Where Volunteers are Our Foundation
 
Summer is over and some volunteers are heading elsewhere!
Needed:  Desk sitters:  Tuesday 1:30—4:30 (starting on September 28th), Thursday 1:30—4:30, Fridays 1:30-4:30 (starting in October) & Saturday 1:00—3:00.
Substitutes to give the desk sitters time off.  Come volunteer once a week OR once/twice/3 times a month — whichever fits your schedule!

GUSTAVUS PUBLIC LIBRARY BRICK FUNDRAISER

Purchase a brick to support your library, the hotspot of Gustavus! 

PERSONALIZED BRICKS WILL BE PERMANENTLY INSTALLED IN THE LIBRARY’S ENTRYWAY ALONG WITH THOSE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS and FRIENDS! 

·        1-2 lines                          $100.00

·        3 lines                             $125.00

·        Corporate/business with LOGO (up to 3 lines)         $250.00

18 spaces available per line including spaces and punctuation 

Leave a legacy for yourself or your family, a memorial for a loved one; inscribe your own words of wisdom; purchase a specialized brick for your business or company.  

For more information, or to order on the phone, Call 907-697-2350. 

NEW BOOKS on the shelves :

Journeys Through the Inside Passage by Upton

The Endurance Expedition by Shackleton

Raising Bookworms by Hamilton

Ecology of Commerce by Hawken

Workplace Rebel by Hansen

A Sketchbook of Birds by Tunnicliffe

A Klondike Christmas by Tempelman-Kluit

The Heritage of Klickitat Basketry

Great People of the 20th Century by Time Books

Zero Fighter by Yoshimura

Mockingjay (Book 3 of the Hunger Games trilogy) by Collins

Marlfox by Jacques

Salmon in the Trees by Gulick

The Primrose Way by Koller

Not Really An Alaskan Mountain Man by Fine

Executive Power by Flynn

Home by Robinson

Walking Towards Walden by Mitchell

Zulu VHS

 WANT TO DISPLAY a QUILT or other Art AT THE LIBRARY? 

Give us a call or stop by!

COMING SOON:  Glacier Bay End of the Year Slide Show to be shown at the Library - WATCH for ANNOUNCEMENT / Posters!

MUSIC:  Join us for BANJO every Monday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. (Beginners at 4:30) ; also for other instruments -- guitar, mandolin...

BEGINNING YOGA:  Monday and Wednesdays 5:30-6:30 p.m. taught by Heidi Herter.  Come stretch and be peaceful.

LEADon Youth Leadership Conference 2010 www.myspace.com/leadonalaska

What:  Youth lead workshops, Nationally recognized key note speakers, Hiking and major fun!

Why:  To promote peace and encourage youth leadership in Alaskan communities

Who:  Inspired youth ages 13-18, interested in peace and equality

When:  October 9-11th, 2010

Thanks to all of our FANTASTIC desk sitters and volunteers:  Charlene Morda, John Hawley, Dana Miller, Allison Banks, Heather Sellards, Lori Zimmer, Eileen Clark, Carole Baker, Rita Wilson,  Carolyn Elder, Adrianna Cahill, Aimee Youmans, Bonnie Harris, Robynn Jones, Celia Fortino, and Penny Woodall! Thanks to Library Board Members Eileen Clark, Artemis Bona Dea, Lynne Jensen, and George Jensen.  Thanks to our City liaison, Jim Mackovjak!

Help with Library "Weeding":  Every year the Library works a schedule of "weeding" out old, unread, broken books to make way for new donations and purchases.  This year, 2010, is a big year:  We are weeding all adult and juvenile books in the 000, 100, 200, 300, 500, 600, and 800's. It takes 2 people to agree to the letting go of any one book.  If you would like to volunteer to help with this project, let us know at the front desk.

SEPTEMBER LIBRARY STATISTICS:  During August, 2010, we had 1008 visits (adults, school children, preschoolers, jr/sr high, in-house computer users, library computer users), checked out 231 books, and 206 movies and CDs; for a total of 437 items.  Programs included; banjo, Bolivia Slide Show; city meetings; piano; internet use (inside the building and out!)

"Imagine all the people living life in peace.  You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.  I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will live as one."  --John Lennon