2009 GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES COUPON BOOKS

2009 Golden Opportunities Coupon Books are now here and ready for sale! The price is $25. The order forms are under my desk in the box of coupon books. Please fill out the form, leave the money (DO NOT PUT IT INTO THE REGISTER!) in the envelope in the box and give the patron the book.

If you have any questions, please ask me!

Friends coupons

When a Friend of the Library redeems a coupon (copier or library buck), please don't enter it into the register at all. Place the coupon in the blue envelope next to the register; Carol M knows what to do with it.

Thanks

Voters Registration Update Info

Deadline is Oct. 7th
Two forms of ID: one with picture & one with current address. Bills & mortgages are great but need to be current.
If a person is moving, they can use their Closing Papers if the closing is before Oct. 7th.
BUT other information a person may need to bring in (or know) --
If they are naturalized citizens we need the Court, City and Date of naturalization.

IMPORTANT! - STAFF MEETING

There is a staff meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 1st at 10 a.m. immediately following Story Time. Light lunch will be provided afterwards. Please let Patti know if you will (or will not) be in attendance.
We will be installing content filters on all of the library computers the first week of October. Paul Mills will be at the staff meeting to discuss how the filtering works. It is important that everyone attend.
Don't forget to RSVP!

Will County Solid Waste Management Plan

The draft copy of Will County Solid Waste Management Plan is available at the Reference Desk. Patons are free to view this draft at the library or online at www.willcountylanduse.com.

Purchase Headphones

Headphones are available for purchase.
$1.50 per pair
They can still bring their own set too.

Homer Expo

Chamber members may be dropping items off items for the EXPO. Put the items in Sheree's office please.

PARKING LOT BANNERS

Folger's Flag will be out to change the parking lot banners. FYI: The banners that say Homer Twp Public Library (with a star) will stay up. The sun banner will be replaced with the Soar with books (geese) banner on the table in the staff workroom.

School Text Books

Hi Ladies,

School District 33-C has established a new reading program for grades K-4 this year. The reading text books that we have for those grades are no longer in use. They have implemented a new reading program called Story Town. Some of you may already be aware of this. This is an exciting new program that will have the text and work books available to the students on-line. We are presently working with the school to have this service available at the library for the students.

Also, District 92 has discontinued the math text books. We have packed them up in a box behind
Kathy and Julies desks. District 92 will be coming to collect them and replace them with new additions.

I will keep you posted about the new reading program and also when we acquire the new math books.
Thanks,
Kitty

Weather Emergency Box

There is a WEATHER EMERGENCY BOX located in the paper room. It is a gray box labeled WEATHER EMERGENCY SUPPLIES. It is located under the desk next to the die cut machine. Inside you will find spare batteries, a staff contact listing, 2 portable battery-operated lamps, a portable American Cross weather emergency radio, 2 battery-operated flashlights, and a crank flashlight. It is there for staff IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

Staff Computer Downloaded Games

While performing maintenance, our computer company noticed that there are downloaded games on staff computers. These games are infested with viruses and are crashing machines. Please do not download games or other outside content on your computer. The same is true of the iTunes as these are carrying viruses as well.

If you have any questions, please talk to me.

Patriot Day ~ Sept. 11th

In honor of Patriot Day on September 11th, staff is encouraged to wear red, white and blue. The blue can be jeans. Any questions, please ask me.

"Created Equal" Reading Program

The "Created Equal" reading program begins on September 8th and runs through November 25th. It consists of book reviews, a bookmark contest, and an essay contest (depending on grade level). Entry forms and "Created Equal" books are on a display at the Help Desk next to Bonnie.

Completed entries should go in the manila envelope on the corkboard, and participants who hand in an entry should be given an orange raffle ticket (located by the Friends raffle tickets).

I've taped a pamphlet to the whiteboard -- please read through this to familiarize yourself with the program. Thank you!

Intro to Computers Sign-Up

Sign-up for the Introduction to Computers class begins on the Monday before each Friday's class. Registration will be the same as other programs -- on the first day of sign up (which will be every Monday), we will take only in-house registration until 12pm, after which we will take phone registration as well.

New Displays!

There are two new book displays up:

"Get Crafty!" -- showcasing craft books, including Halloween crafts! This is where the "Going Green" display used to be, which is on the opposite side of the book club books.

"Missed Them the First Time Around? Picks from The New York Times Best-Seller List of 2007" -- adult fiction bestsellers from last year. This is on the corner of the Help Desk next to Heather. If a patron can't find a book on the shelf, please remember to check this display!

Picturing America

We've been awarded a set of Picturing America posters --- almost 1/2 of them are currently on display. We will be rotating them out during the next year or so.

There are brocures at the Circulation desk with more information on Picturing America.

Also, there is a teachers guide at the reference desk with more information on the program.

Created Equal starts Monday, Sept. 8th

The Created Equal reading, essay and bookmark program starts Monday, September 8th.
For more information about the program, please read the "Created Equal" section of the newsletter.

Thanks.

DVDs For Soldiers

We are going to continue to collect the DVDs for the troops in partnership with the Lockport American Legion. Remember we are collecting gently used (or new) DVD's (MOVIE DVD's ONLY). The collection will continue until October.

Computer Classes

Some things to note about the upcoming computer classes:

+ There is no fee for any of the classes -- they are free!

+ Intro to Computers will be held weekly. Class is on Fridays (beginning Sept. 19th) & registration begins the Monday of that week. Class size is 2 patrons per class.

+ Intro to Excel/Word/Powerpoint have a class size of 8 patrons per class. Registration is on the night of the class beginning at 6pm and is first come, first served. Dates are in the newsletter.

Please see the newsletter for further information. See the Reference Department with any questions!

I Spy on the Bookmobile prize winner

The winner of the Bookmobile I Spy raffle is Fiona. See whiteboard for full name.

Raffle prize is on the shelf above JodyO's desk and is lables with her name.

Please take a photo of our prize winner. Thank you!