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October library
notes
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[October
15, 2009]
NoveList -- The library Web site,
www.lincolnpubliclibrary.org, has links to NoveList, an online
database of fiction titles for adults, and NoveList K-8,
specifically for elementary and middle school children. Logging in
with your Lincoln Public Library District card number will let you
search for books by author, title, series, or description of a plot.
Click on "Author Read-alikes" to help you find authors who write in
a similar genre that you enjoy reading. Also investigate "Award
Winners," "Book Discussion Guides" or "Feature Articles" for a
wealth of information. You can even establish a file to keep lists
of titles for future reading, as you are sure to find more titles
than you can read at one time.
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The Lincoln Public Library
is
located at 725 Pekin St., with adult nonfiction and
reference materials in the historic Carnegie Building. In
the Annex Building directly behind are adult fiction and the
Youth Services Department. All library events are free and
open to the public. On the Web, visit
www.lincolnpubliclibrary.org.
Hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesdays
and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Phone
217-732-8878 for adult services and 217-732-5732 for youth services.
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After-school homework helpers Tutors have returned to the
library to assist children with their studies. This "attend as
needed" service is offered Monday through Thursday from 3:15 to 4:45
p.m. in the Annex. Tutors are students from Lincoln Christian
University who provide this free service to ages 8 and up.
Child ID Day
Child ID Day is Oct. 15 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Annex. This free
event is sponsored by the Lincoln Public Library District and the
Lincoln Police Department. The service is recommended for ages 3 to
13. An officer will take a photo and digital fingerprints. A
completed packet is kept by the parents. Bring the child's date of
birth and Social Security number.
Teen event
Do you like to watch "CSI," "The First 48" and other crime shows?
Come to the After Hours Teen Event on Oct. 30 from 7 to 10 p.m. in
the Annex. Bring a friend and join a team for a mystery crime game,
followed by refreshments. This is sponsored by the Youth Advisory
Council, and you must be a teenager to attend this event.
Story time and craft classes
Fall story times have begun! The library offers Lapsit Story Time
for little ones ages 6 months through 2 years old and Beginning Book
Buddies for 3- and 4-year-olds on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Ready
Readers, for ages 5 to 7, meets on Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. Fall craft
classes, open to 8- to 12-year-olds, are offered on Mondays at 3:30
p.m. A list of the planned crafts is available in the youth services
department. Please call 732-5732 to register for any of these
classes.
Upcoming events
Readers Theatre for ages 8 to 12 will return this fall. Three
rehearsals will take place on Mondays: Nov. 2, 9 and 16 at 3:30 p.m.
The performance will be Nov. 19 at 5:30 p.m. at Family Reading
Night. Sign-up will begin on Oct. 19.
The library's annual Family Reading Night on Nov. 19 is from 5:30
to 6:30 pm. Following the Readers Theatre performance, there will be
stories from our "reader leaders."
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Miss Lou's blog
Louella Moreland, youth services librarian, has a blog that can
be found by linking through the library Web site. She discusses new
books, introduces library programs and takes polls. Tell her your
ideas and suggestions!
Holiday closings
The Lincoln Public Library District
will be closed the following dates:
Live Homework Help
Log on to
www.lincolnpubliclibrary.org to get help from a live tutor. The
one-on-one help is available to kindergarten through adult learners
in math, science, English, social studies and writing. Use your
Lincoln Public Library card number to log in.
[Text from file received from Marlene
Perry,
Lincoln Public Library]
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