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[December
02, 2013]
Tuesday With Santa
Santa Claus will visit the Lincoln Public
Library for Tuesday With Santa again this year. He will be at the
library from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10. Visitors can talk with Santa,
receive a candy cane, make a craft to take home and write a
follow-up letter to be mailed to the North Pole if you like.
Parents, please remember to bring your camera. Call 732-5732 to
register so the library can have adequate supplies on hand.
Upcoming events
Family Lego Day at the library will be on
Saturday, Jan. 18, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Bring your own Legos or use
the library's Legos. The whole family can build a creation and see
what ideas other families have for their masterpieces. It's always
fun and quite impressive. Please call 732-5732 by noon on Friday,
Jan. 17, to register, as table space is limited. |
The Lincoln Public Library
is
located at 725 Pekin St., with adult nonfiction and
reference materials in the historic Carnegie Building. The Annex directly behind
houses adult fiction and the
Youth Services Department.
All library events are free and
open to the public. Online, 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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Grab and go
The Youth Services Department has a convenient way for busy
people to select children's picture books. Look for the
rubber-banded groups of books, selected with a coordinating theme.
Each grouping contains four to five books, and the stories center
around a particular animal or activity. Just "grab and go" to the
circulation desk and you're on your way!
Miss Lou's blog
Louella Moreland, youth services librarian, has a
blog
that can be accessed by linking through the library
website. She
lists the library's new children's and young adult books and
introduces library programs. Tell her your ideas and suggestions.
You can also view videos and pictures of library programs.
Closing dates
The library will be closed the
following dates:
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Dec. 24 – Christmas
Eve
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Dec. 25 – Christmas
Day
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Jan. 1 – New Year's Day
Also, the library will be open on Dec. 31
but will close early at 5 p.m.
Circulation news
Zinio — Electronic magazines have arrived. The library has a
selection of over 95 titles, and more will be added. Create your
account with
Zinio from the library website and start reading. Stop by the
circulation desk for more information.
Emails and text messages — The library's new computer program
allows patrons to receive texts or emails for notification of
reserved items and overdue notices. If you are interested in this
service, talk to a member of the circulation staff.
PINs — Don't forget to take advantage of a PIN number
(password) for your account. With a PIN, you can search the entire
Polaris system, see what items you have out, and request and renew
books from home.
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Gift certificates — Need a gift idea? You can purchase a
one-year library card for an individual or family living outside the
library district. The library will provide a gift certificate for
presenting, and the recipient can bring it in, along with a photo ID
and proof of address, to receive their very own library card.
Book clubs — The circulation desk in the Annex collects reading
lists for all the book clubs in the area. So if you can't remember
what you read or what you are supposed to read, you're covered. Drop
off your lists at the circulation desk or email April Jensen,
circulation manager, at
apriljensen4@gmail.com.
Going on a trip? — The circulation
staff can put a hold on any outstanding requests you may have so you
will get them when you return. Just stop by and let the staff know
your travel dates.
Links on the library website
The library website has links to many free services, such as
Library on the Go, WorldCat, Khan Academy, the improved World Book
Web and the Ask a Librarian service, as well as various downloadable
forms. Check out what's new.
[Text from file received from Marlene
Perry,
Lincoln Public Library]
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