Mary Poppins Tickets

We have received 4 tickets for Mary Poppins for Thursday, June 25.
Julie has made a display in the message kiosk as well as a can for the raffle tickets to be located at the check out desk. Please give each Adult 1 ticket to be put in the bucket. Please remind them that the tickets are for Thursday evening, June 25 at 8:00. There are no refunds or date exchanges.

The winner will be notified on Friday June 19.
Thanks,
Kitty

Tornado Guildlines

The library's tornado watch and warning guidelines are posted on the cabinet door above the sink in the workroom. If you have any questions, please ask me.

Newsletter to Public

The newsletter will be available to the public at the desk on Tuesday, May 26 and will be in the Homer Horizon on June 4.

Newsletter

The Summer Newsletter is on the website!
Go to the library homepage - click Read Our Newsletter in the upper right corner

CONES

When putting the cones out in the morning, will you place one of the cones on the sidewalk directly in front of the doors? There is a broken piece of concrete that you almost always step in when entering the building. One of the staff turned her ankle, not badly, but someone else may not be as fortunate. Thanks.

FRIENDS RAFFLE

Roscoe Rea won the Friends Raffle for an Olive Garden gift card. He has been called. The card is in the drawer below the cash register.

Safety Cones near Outside Benches

There are orange safety cones blocking the benches at the front of the building. The pavers are disintegrating which has produced a safety issue. Please bring the cones into the entry way each night at closing and put them back out in the morning. We are in the process of getting quotes to repair the pavers so until the situation is corrected the cones must be put out to prevent any injuries.
Thanks.

PR DISPLAY TOWER

A new PR display tower has been placed in front of Circulation. Upcoming program fliers should be posted here.

Round Table

There is a round table between the book display and CD case for patrons to sit down.

Databases

Please take a minute to look at 3 of our new databases.
EBSCO has provided us with free access for the Coin Career Library.
We also have access to resources in Salem Health and Salem History, a free service for owning print copies.

You can access the databases at http://homerlibrary.org/findit.asp.

Sheree elected to ILA

It’s now official!
I have been elected to the Illinois Library Association (ILA) Executive Board, with my first meeting in June. Exciting times ahead!

Sheree Kozel-La Ha

FYI - article about Barry Levine

There is an article about Barry in the Horizon at http://www.homerian.com/Articles-c-2009-05-13-195429.112113_Barry_Levine_19492009.html

OUTDOOR PLANTERS

New flowers were planted in the 2 planters in the front of the library. I am asking each department to take a turn watering them every day. There is a plastic jar you can use. Fill it to the top and use 1/2 on each planter. After watering, pass the watering jar to the next department on the list. (The list is on the watering jar).
Thank you for your cooperation!
P.S. In the event of rain, use your discretion if it needs to be watered or not.

33C SCHOOL LINKS

School District 33C has asked that we put three links on the computer lab desktops. The first is 33C's website; the second is "Think Central" which allows teachers to post the course syllabus, give assignments and much more.



The third is SchoolMAX which gives parents access their child's information. The last two sites require user id's and passwords which we DO NOT have nor are we able to get. Each parent and child was given those by the school. If anyone asks... we are NOT able to get this information from anyone. The school refuses to give us one because each child has a different user id.



Any questions please ask me.

Early sign up allowed for Bookmobile: Get Wild in the Wilderness

Girl Scout Troop 515 and the Bookmobile will be presenting "Get Wild In The Wilderness" on Wednesday, June 10th from 10-12 at Culver Park. Outdoor games, storytelling, and crafting will be part of the activities. Registration is recommended. Free.

A sign up sheet for the event has been added to the registration book under the BOOKMOBILE tab. A map and directions to Culver Park from the Library are stapled to the back.

Early registration will be allowed for this event due to the close proxemity of the newsletter publication. Other events will adhere to the June 15th sign up date established in the newsletter.

Collecting Stats again

We're collecting stats again! Sheets are located by the main computers.

COMPUTER ROOM

I am working on the Time Limit Manager problems and have tried something on computers 1-4.
Also, computers 1-4 have Icons for Homer 33c. Icons are in the top right corner.
Picture in email.
AND, computers 1-4 have had their Internet upgraded to Internet Explorer 8.

Notary Services

On April 27th the Library Board revised the notary public services that are offered to our patrons; due to the changes of the Illinois Law regarding the notaries, the library is no longer offering this service effective immediately.

Please explain to patrons that due to the new more stringent legal process the board has made the decision to stop this service.

BE PREPARED

We want to be proactive with the flu that is going around so please note:

• Every evening wipe ALL the computer keyboards and mice with antibacterial cloths
  o Circ will take care of the Computer Room and Circ Desk.
  o Adult Services will take care of the Card Catalogs and their own computers.
  o Children’s dept will take care of the AWE and their own computers
  If any department needs help accomplishing this each evening, then offer your help.

Take care of yourself! Wash your hands frequently &/or use the Purell products.
Plastic gloves will be available if you feel the need to use them.