BOOK SALE

We are having a BOOK SALE on Sat. Dec. 29 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Room 800 at the Smith Wellness Center. We paperbacks, hardbacks, books on tape, and magazines for sale.

My Library DVD

Introducing MyLibraryDV-a unique video-on-demand service created by Recorded Books and your library. Anywhere you have a broadband internet connection you can have access to hundreds of DVD-quality videos covering a wide range of interests.

You will find over 500 videos including award winning movies, foreign and independent films from Film Movement, and lifestyle programming such as Antiques Roadshow, America's Test Kitchen, Rick Steves' Europe, Today's Homeowner and more! MyLibraryDV is constantly adding entertaining and educational programming for you to enjoy. And since we offer simultaneous access there are never any holds on the videos you want to see!

All you need for this FREE service is a library account in good standing and high-speed Internet access.

Click the link below to get started.

http://mldv.permissiontv.com/channels/emmetsburg_ia/

Another baby girl

Nathan and Aimee Clark are the proud parents of Sydney Lora born on Thanksgiving day in Sioux Falls, SD. She weighed 5 LBS and 14 oz. and was 19 inches.


The proud Father

Good Bye Helen

We said Good Bye to Helen this weekend. She will be moving to Boston with her new husband, Beany. Good Luck and you will be missed.

What to read next??

Just found this site,, check it out let me know

http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/

POPCORN

Our theme for story hour this week is Popcorn. We borrowed a stir crazy and made popcorn for the kids. I was surprised at the number who had only had popcorn from the microwave. And did they eat! And with over 25 kids we made a mess of the room.

Empty Display Case

Do you have a small collection you would like to share? Our display case is empty!

New Library Aid

Beth has joined us here at the Emmetsburg Public Library

Blue River by Michael Frederick

Local author Mike Frederick has a new book, Blue River.

Book Signing

An author talk and book signing will be held at the Emmetsburg Public Library Sat. Oct. 27, 2007 at 1 PM for the book Wild About Minnesota Birds by Adele Porter.

Gossip Girls - tell your teen age girls

We have just purchased 9 of the Gossip Girls series.

THINK OF A NEW HOUSE?

CHECK OUT THIS NEW BOOK.

Tom Montag's new book

The Idea of the local and other essays

Amazon says:
The essays in The Idea of the Local continue Montag's exploration of place and places, of people in place and the ghosts on the landscape, as Montag pays patient attention to where he is and where we are, believing that however much we might shape a place we are also shaped by it, indelibly. Here he examines some of the ways our places make us who we are. ~ An Iowa-born poet and essayist who has resided in Fairwater, Wisconsin, for more than thirty years, Montag wonders how, in the face of the farmer's silence he knew in his youth, any farm-boy ever comes to speech, much less to writing. His sensibility was marked early on by the directness of experience in his farm childhood and by the longing which comes of watching the far horizon. ~ The Idea of the Local is divided into three sections. The first, "Riding with the Local Used Cow Dealer," gathers profiles of seven people in relation to the places they inhabit (or inhabited, as some are historical profiles). The second part, "Being Here," brings together moments and mementos from Montag's home ground in Fairwater. And the final section, "The Idea of the Local," reveals other places Montag has visited and seen deeply into. Altogether the essays illustrate the idea of the local and may help readers to understand their own places in new ways.

Addicted

67%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

Mingle² - Dating Site

How addicted are you? http://mingle2.com/blog-addiction

My favorite book

Hear my review here: http://media.odeo.com/files/8/0/6/774806.mp3

This makes a great book for a long car ride.

The work continues

Do you have any of our DVD's ?

To help you pick out your next book I have set aside some read alikes!

Work has begun

We are getting new title and carpet.

BIG NEWS

The big news at the library while I was going is Kari's baby arrived. Emma Claire Gramowski was born Sunday, July 29th at 2:43 a.m. She weighed 7 lbs. 7 ½ oz. and was 20 inches long.

VACTION

I will be gone on vacation from Friday July 27 to Aug. 4.

I will be attending the National Balloon Classic in Indianolia, Iowa. My brother-in law and nephew are both pilots. Keep updated on what is going on with me by checking the blog http://dmayballoons.blogspot.com.

Kids Kamp

The Wellness Center Kids Kamp have been coming to the library an hour each week and using our computers. They are teaching me all kinds of games that can be found online. A good time has been had by all!


To see more of the pictures go to www.flickr.com
and put kidskamp in the search field.

LIBRARY THING

Did you know that all of our new books are at one web site?

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/emmetsburglibrary

A link is also found on the right hand of this page.


So you go to Librarything, find a new book you like, go to our web site, http://www.emmetsburg.lib.ia.us/ click on catalog, up in the top left hand is a "search the catalog" button and you can reserve it from this spot. When this message appears - Please enter the following data for authentication purposes - that means your patron number. If you do not know that please give us a call and we can tell you or it is found on your yellow library card. Use the number only.

Inspector Iwannan

We held our Summer Reading special program today with over 50 kids in attendance.

Chris Collins message of "All books are magic if you open them and read." was delivered with magic, fun, jokes and volunteer help.

To see more of the pictures go to www.flickr.com and in the search field put in eburgmagic.

PRIZES, PRIZES, PRIZES

Our summer reading program gives out lots of prizes weekly just for reading.

DIGGING IN THE TREASURE BOX

SHE FOUND SOME CARDS, NOW SHE KNOWS WHAT BOX TO GET HER PRIZE FROM

New Events

Lots of things happening at the Library - We are still doing summer reading program for preschool to Fourth grade. The week of June 25th to the 30th we gave away over 100 prizes! That is a lot of reading. Our special program Inspector Iwannano and the case of the missing mom is Wed. July 18 at 10:00 AM in the Smith Center Wellness Center Gym.

We will also have an Open House and 10th Anniversary on Friday July 13, starts at 9:30 AM with Recognition Ceremony at 10:00.

On Sat. July 28th at 1 PM Verna Hanson will talk about her new book Snapshots Memories of an Iowa Farm Girl.

500000 BOOKS CHECKED OUT

ON JUNE 25, ABOUT 1 PM THE LIBRARY REACHED IT 500000 CHECK OUT, SEE THE SCREEN SHOT BELOW. VIRGINIA SCOTT WAS THE LUCKY PATRON.

LEARNING THE KEYBOARD

The following sites were used to teach the Kids Kamp about keyboarding and typing.

enter level: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/levels/level1.shtml
http://www.abcya.com/standard_keyboard.htm

GAMES
Beginner
http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/games/game_type_me.html
http://www.typingmaster.com/individuals/bubbles.asp
variety
http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp
advanced
http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=typershark


Typing Test: http://www.typeonline.co.uk/typingspeed.php

NEW MOVIES

Just Get to the Library

Our patrons do whatever it takes to get to the library!

Digitized newspapers

In 2007, with help from the Palo Alto County Gaming Development Corporation, the Emmetsburg Public Library had the entire extant collection of Emmetsburg's newspapers digitized from microfilm. The collection is on a website hosted by Heritage Microfilm. The site enables word-searching by using Optical Character Recognition technology. Additionally, browsing by title and issue is equally facilitated. This link will take you to a login page: http://emmetsburg.newspaperarchive.com/
You may either enter your login information or you may access the site at the library.

Author Visit - Martha McCarty

This Sat. June 9th at the library Martha McCarty (former local resident) will read parts of her new book "Five Island diaries: stories of love, lost and found" She will have books available for purchase.

SUMMER READING PROGRAM

We have had a busy day, one hundred and twenty-five kids have signed up for our program.

SUMMER READING PROGRAM

Sign up started today- as of 11:15 we have 58 kids signed up

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Even Hot Air Balloons Drop into the Library

Watch for this Balloon - Ambrosia

Hopefully it will fly over Emmetsburg this weekend. The pilot is my brother-in-law Max Harris, with my sister as the crew chief. Hot Air Balloons need very calm winds and so far the weather report has not said this is going to happen.
I have some pictures available at the front desk of the library if you would like a copy so if they do fly you can be sure and know which one is Ambrosia.

Kindergarten vist

The Emmetsburg Kindergarten class visited the library today. They learned about the rules of the library and heard about our summer reading program.

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SUMMER READING PROGRAM

GET A CLUE @ YOUR LIBRARY

Sign up for the summer reading program begins Friday, June 1st at 10:00 and continues throughout the program. The programs begin June 11 and run till July 20th.

Programs for Preschool: Monday 10:30 to 11:00
Programs for K thru 2nd: Tuesdays 10:30 to 11:30
Programs for 3rd and 4th: Thursdays 10:30 to 11:30

Check back for more information about this program and to learn about our performer.

RICE

The Library is in need of uncooked rice. We want to fill a treasurer chest to use in our summer reading program. We believe it will be cleaner than sand.

disc machine

The five libraries in Palo Alto County have purchased a disc repair machine to maintain their disc media collections and to offer disc repair as a public service. The machine will repair audio CDs, DVDs, CD-ROMs, and Sony Playstation Games. It will remove very extensive scratching. Bring your damaged discs to the library to be repaired for a fee of $1.00. This machine works GREAT, even on our discs that get so much use.

New Book

Have you updated to Vista and don't know what you are doing?? We have added the book Windows Vista for Dummies to our collection.

Two Books Same Name

Obsession by Jonathan Kellerman is another Alex Delaware book, he once again joined with his friend Milo Sturgis, an LAPD detective.

Obsession by Karen Robards adds psychological spice to a familiar lover-on-the run plot. Robards's 23rd novel again spins satisfaction out of appealing characters who fall in love and bad guys who get justice.

****05/03/07 I have read both books and liked the one by Karen Robards better. Kellerman's book had too many characters for me.

Last Spring Preschool Story Hour

We had our last Spring Preschool story hour today. We will start again for the summer session in mid to late June. We usually have over twenty kids.

Emmetsburg History Help

We have had a request for information about the photo studio: C.A. Deschenka, Cabinet Portrait here in Emmetsburg. What years were they in business, who may have the negatives of their pictures, the studio that took their place, etc.

Can anyone help? Contact Donna at the Library.

National Library Week

This is National Library Week did you know:

Iowa has 543 public libraries, 79 academic libraries, and over 1,400 school libraries.

There are 1.9 million registered borrowers in Iowa public libraries.

Nationally, Iowa public libraries rank 16th in library visits per capita.

Iowa ranks 3rd nationally in the number of public libraries per capita, and 15th in the number of books owned.

The average Iowa public library answers 3,469 reference questions a year.

The average number of public access Internet computers in Iowa public libraries is 5. (Emmetsburg has six)

Donations

The Martin-Mattice Funeral Home has donated over 45 new books to our library in memory of deceased Emmetsburg residents. Stop in the library to see the complete list.