As I said in my last blog post before the holidays, we've all got a lot to look forward to at the library in 2010, and some of those things are already happening.
New Books
The new books we've ordered over the past month or so have started to pour in. Since Christmas, we've received 139 new books, and there are many more to come. We've received most of the graphic novels we ordered (including two volumes of Mouse Guard, which Sharon ordered and I'd never heard of but looks really neat), some fantastic fiction (including Michael Crichton's first book published after his death, a compilation of Naomi Novik's first three Temeraire novels, the final novel in the Star Wars Darth Bane trilogy, and Stephen King's newest), and some compelling non-fiction (autobiographies by Theoren Fleury and Howie Mandel among other titles).
New Computers
The library's new public computers were installed between Christmas and New Year's. They're faster and more reliable than the old ones, and as an added benefit, have headphone jack in the front (no more reaching around to plug headphones into the rear jacks).
Children's Programs
The library's children's programs will resume starting next week (except for Wednesday Club, which will start the week after). Here's the breakdown:
Lapsit
- Starts January 14th
- Every Thursday at 10:30am
- Rhymes and songs for children 0-2 and their parents
- Drop-ins welcome
- Starts January 15th
- Every Friday at 10:30am
- Stories, songs, and crafts for children 3-5 years old
- Pre-registration is required
- Starts January 20th
- Every 2nd Wednesday at 3:00pm
- Stories and crafts for school-age children
- Drop-ins welcome
We haven't finalized the schedule yet, but the Itchy Feet season will begin before the end of January. We've got some great presentations lined up that will take us from Taiwan to Nigeria and many points in-between.
As you can see, there's lots of great stuff happening at the library so far in 2010, and there's much more to come. Stay tuned!
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