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. 

LISTSERVs, Wikis, Blogs & Websites: 

NEW DVDs:

Goldilocks, Gustavus School Play 22-26-10 -- CHECK THIS OUT!

NEW BOOKS:

Eggs by Spinelli (Junior Library Guild = JLG)

The Wolves Are Back by Jean Craighead George  JLG

Groundhog Weather School by Holub   JLG

Falling In by Dowell   JLG

Hip & Hop Don't Stop! by Czekaj   JLG

Speaking of Art by Raczka   JLG

McNaughtons:

Committed:  A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Gilbert

Other New Books:

GUSTAVUS EVENTS: 

MAY DAY ROW TO THE ISLAND FOR COMMUNITY PICNIC:  Saturday, May 1 leaving the dock beach at 11:00 a.m.  Row your boat or your kayak and bring something to share for lunch!  Sponsored by Gustavus Public Library and Gustavus Boy Scouts, who will be helping with the picnic fire for hotdogs and marshmellows! See you on the beach or in the water!

MUSIC : Join us for BANJO every Monday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. (Beginners at 4:30 -- check with Ellie Sharman at the school.)  Watch for posted notices for more banjo on first and third weekends in March.

Kate is here every first and third weekend:  May 1 and May 15.  May 1 is the ROW TO THE ISLAND event.  If you'd like a piano lesson on the newly-tuned repaired Library piano on May 15 or 16, please call Kate 697-2282 and leave a message.

Thanks to all of our FANTASTIC desk sitters and volunteers:  John Hawley, Allison Banks, Heather Sellards, Lori Zimmer, Eileen Clark, Carole Baker, Rita Wilson,  Carolyn Elder, Adrianna Cahill, Aimee Youmans, and Celia Fortino! Thanks to Library Board Members Eileen Clark, Artemis Bona Dea, Lynne Jensen, George Jensen, Jaenell Manchester.  Thanks to our City liason, Jim Mackovjak!

MARCH LIBRARY STATISTICS:  During March, 2010, we had 561 visits (adults, school children, preschoolers, jr/sr high, in-house computer users, library computer users), checked out 252 books, and 239 movies; for a total of 491  items.  Programs included:  Weekly K-2 library class; Grades 3-5 library class; daily after-school students; Presidents' Day Program with Ellie  and Jess; and lots of lively discussions!