LOL Feb 12 Newsletter - Lake Odessa Community Library

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February • March • April 2012
Volume 8, Issue 1
Presented by the Friends of the Lake Odessa Library
Celebrate
Our
10th
Anniversary!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, February 1
Winter Read Program Kick Off
An
anniversary is a
time to honor the love
that you share and commemorate the original
commitment of a relationship. The Friends of
the Library invite you
to celebrate with us at
the 10th anniversary of
The Festival of Tables
on April 21, 2012.
In the past, the profits
from the Festival have
gone toward summer
reading programs for
children,
storytelling programs, winter
reading programs for
adults, teen reading
group events as well as
books and materials.
This year, the profits
from The Festival of
Tables will be going
toward the capital campaign “All Booked Up
and Ready to Grow”.
This capital campaign
project includes the
construction of an 8,100
square foot two-story
addition to the current
facility and remodeling the existing 4,300
square foot library.
”Branching out
to the Community”
Thursday, February 2
After School Program
Mystery Shadow
Saturday, February 4
“On the Same Page in Ionia
County” Kick Off
Thursday, February 9
Teen Program
“February Fondue”
Thursday, February 16
Home Schoolers Learn
About North America
Thursday, March 1
After School Program
The Friends of the Library are proud of the
milestones and commitment to the community that the Lake
Odessa
Community
Library has demonstrated. The library
has steadily increased
services, programs, and
resources to meet the
changing needs of our
community.
Here are the top TEN
milestones from the
past year:
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Are you a Facebook user? Social media is
always in the news and staying on top of
things is a priority for the library. You can
“friend” the library on Facebook with a
search for Lake Odessa Community Library.
Keep up with programs and events happening at the library and check out some fun
pictures. “Like” us now!
Thursday, March 8
Teen After School Program
Thursday, March 15
Home School Program
Laptime
Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
Storytime
Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
Storytime
Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m.
Storytime
Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
Open Knitting Group
Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m.
LIBRARY HOURS
Tues. & Thurs. 9 am–7 pm
Wed. & Fri.
9 am–5 pm
Saturday
9 am–12 pm
Closed Sunday & Monday
616-374-4591
http://lakeodessalibrary.org
The Library will be closed
on Sat., April 21st for the
Festival of Tables.
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Celebrate Our 10th Anniversary! cont. from p. 1
1. Total collection and circulation has increased by
33%.
2. Total patron visits to the
library have increased by
23%.
3. Attendance of library
programs is up 40%.
4. The number attending
programs is 300% higher
than other Michigan libraries with similar populations.
5. The Lake Odessa Community Library offers 250%
more educational programs
than other Michigan libraries with similar populations.
6. The library is heavily
utilized by all ages of the
community.
7. There is standing room
only during programs.
8. The computers are uti-
The Ionia
County
Library Association
is gearing
up for the
Battle
of
the Books coming in March.
This is a fun trivia competition that tests your book
knowledge. Teams of 4-5
kids read the five selected
books in the months prior
to the March 15th deadline.
Each library will bring up to
3 teams to the event and all
will compete to see which
teams knows the most about
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lized daily for Internet use
by all ages of the community.
9. The library has served
the community for 25 years
with continual increase of
programs, services and resources.
10. Our outstanding staff
has gone above and beyond
their regular duties to meet
the needs of our patrons and
make our library stand out
in spite of the space limitations.
The Friends of the Library
invite you to attend The Festival of Tables Anniversary
Celebration on April 21, 2012.
If you would like to host a
table or simply attend the
event, please call the library
at 616.374.4591 for more information.
the books. Lake Odessa Community Library is still looking
for some teams to compete
and it’s not too late! The five
books chosen for reading
are; Nerds by Michael Buckley; The 100 Year Old Secret
by Tracy Barret; The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall;
How to Train Your Dragon by
Cressida Cowell and Captain
Nobody by Dean Pitchford.
The “Battle” will take place
at the Ionia County ISD on
Harwood Road in Ionia on
March 15th at 6:30 pm. Call
the library at 616-374-4591 if
you would like to join a team.
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The Christmas concert put
on by the Lakewood Area
Choral Society was held on
Sunday December 18th. The
auditorium at Lakewood
High School was completely
filled with happy concert
goers. The freewill offering
taken up mid-way through
the concert benefited the
Lake Odessa Library building renovation with a check
for $1,850.
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over 300 members and
others interested in supporting our library. This
newsletter is now posted
on the library’s website
(lakeodessalib r a r y. org )
under the Friends of the
Library folder.
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when the latest newsletter is posted. Just provide
your name, along with your
email address to the Friends
at [email protected]
and we will remove you
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LibraryhasnewWeb-Page!
The Lake Odessa Library webpage has a new look thanks
to Plinkit. Check it out at ww
w.lakeodessalibrary.org and
see the changes. Plinkit is the
web authoring environment
that libraries in partner with
states/regional organizations
use to create smart, new web
sites for their patrons. Plinkit
is built using Plone, an opensource content management
system.
It was originally
intended for public libraries
only, but is now used by other
types of libraries. Library web
sites are created and edited
right through the web, using
built-in text editors and other
powerful features that make a
tough job simple and give patrons a clean, usable, web site
where the information delivery is the true and proper
focus. Staff member Jennifer
Salgat has put many hours
of work into the new site and
monitors it daily. Many parts
are still under construction
and will be available when
completed. Take a tour and
see what you think.
OntheSamePageinIoniaCounty
2012 marks the 7th year for
“On the Same Page in Ionia
County”. This is a countywide
reading program designed to
bring people together to discuss the same book. February
4th is the kick-off date for this
year’s title which is “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins. Bring a canned food item
into the Lake Odessa Community Library between 9:00 am
and 12:00 pm to receive a free
copy of the “Hunger Games”;
(one per family; 30 copies
available). Book discussions
The Magic Room
Illuminating the poignant aspects of a woman’s journey
to the altar and so goes this
trailer for the new book by
Jeffrey Zaslow. Becker’s bridal
in Fowler, Michigan has been
are planned at
each library in
Ionia County and
a special showing
of the movie, “The Hunger
Games” will premier sometime in late March at the Ionia
Theater. Patrons that read the
book or participate in a book
discussion qualify for a coupon good for $3 off the ticket
price at the Ionia Theater, date
to be announced. Multiple
copies of the book have been
purchased for checkout or try
listening to it on CD.
run by the same family for 4
generations. Thousands of
women have stepped inside of Becker’s Bridal to
shop for that special dress
and each one has a story
to tell. Jeffrey Zaslow is
a columnist for the Wall
PhotoBooks
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If you did not receive the
‘PURE LAKEWOOD’
photo book for Christmas,
there are still books available at the library, So Simply and The Heirloom Gallery in Lake Odessa. One
hundred copies were initially ordered at the close
of the Photo Contest. Sales
of the book sky rocketed
during the holiday season
and a few copies still remain if you were unable to
purchase one earlier. The
cost of the book is $40.
This book is a collection of
the fifty best photos chosen
from over three-hundred
photographs. Sixty-three
individuals from the Lakewood Area submitted photos for the contest. Help
support the library’s building and renovation project
by purchasing a pictorial
scrapbook of Lakewood’s
best ‘hometown’ scenes.
This would make an excellent birthday or anniversary gift as well.
Street Journal
and his skill as
a reporter and
father tie well
together for this
book. Check it
out!
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LAKE ODESSA COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Friends of the Library
Heidi Reed
Shirley McMillen
Myra Kauffman
Sharlene Goodemoot
Dawn Deardorff
Carolyn Mayhew
Jennifer Salgat
Co-Chair
Co-Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
Director
Director
Director
Meets 2/14, 3/13, 4/10 at 3 p.m.
Board of Trustees
President
Dr. Lola Haller
Vice President
Joel Pepper
Secretary
Tammy Pytlowany
Treasurer
Brenda Barrone
Trustee
Pam Swiler
Trustee
Kris Thelen
Trustee
Kim Deardorff
Trustee
Sue Ketchum
Meets 2/22, 3/28, 4/25 at 7 p.m.
Staff Members
Connie Teachworth, Library Director
Deb Morrison, Julie Stahl, Jennifer Salgat, Kecia Dillon, Max Barker
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Lake Odessa, MI 48849
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