Between Friends: New Book Store Brochure!

Friends of the Adams County Library System APRIL 2012
Between Friends is the newsletter of the Friends of the Adams County Library System. Friends of the Library PO Box 4792 Gettysburg, PA 17325 OFFICERS President Ila Verdirame Vice President Ralph Cavaliere Recording Secretary Linda Jorgensen Correspondence Secretary Michelle DeLacey Treasurer Virginia Ciliotta Historian Kathy Schneider COMMITTEES Bookstore Ellen Smith Book Sale Marian Benchoff Computer Systems Manager Clodius Willis Mail Coordinator Pat Thorson Membership Michele Orner Newsletter Editor Ruthe Craley Publicity Ruthe Craley Recycling Tom & Elaine Kennedy Volunteer Coordinators Book Sale Mary Beth Stamm Book Store Jane Brown WEB www.adamslibrary.org/fol EMAIL [email protected] CONTACT 717-2531157
Between Friends
NEW BOOK STORE BROCHURE!
The Friends of the Library has a new brochure with all necessary information about the Friends Used Bookstore located inside the Library. This will be distributed to tourist venues and community businesses. Please contact Jane Brown if you have a suggestion for additional distribution.
STEP UP.........FOR BOOKS !!!!

The Friends of the Library will hold a" Mini-Book Sale" from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 on the steps of the Adams County Library Building, Baltmore Street side. There will be many fine older books and magazines for sale, some of which may have been in the parlors of Gettysburg residents at the time of the Battle. Please come to browse and buy.
Library Update
By Rob Lesher
Library Director
Adams County Library System Launches New Web Site!

The Library System has a new website. It has been more than a year in development, but the new website went into operation on Monday, March 19th. The site was designed to be a cleaner look and to make navigating the offerings of the Library System a little more obvious. I would like to give you a little tour of the site so that you know what is there. When you enter the homepage you will find current news stories about the Library System. Every day or so a new event will be highlighted in the text and we can keep you up-to-date with any changes in the system.
Across the menu on the top, are a number of drop down menus. The most important for the library user will probably be the E-Library menu. Here you can access all of the electronic information which the library has available such as downloadable audio books and online databases which can answer your questions. Specific services are highlighted under the Childrens, Teens and Adult services menus. Under the About menu, you will find information about the Library System such as Board Members and Policies. Along the left hand column of the webpage are some menus with links to specific services and other community partners in the county. The first menu is search our catalog. This has all the links you will need to navigate your Adams County Library System search for materials. The second menu is library services. This includes a link to the libraries calendar of events which lists all the activities at all the libraries in the county. The third is library information which includes links to library news and to our community partners. The page also allows you make donations to the Adams County Library System using a credit card. You can find that under the donate menu on the page. You do have to have a Google Account to do this, but it is easy to register. Check out the new library webpage. You can also follow the library on Facebook, Twitter or Google+. Let us know what you think!
Like many mothers, Marcy approaches the coming summer vacation months with a mix of pleasure and dread. She looks forward to some fun kick-back time with her 7 year old twins, but worries they will forget everything they learned all year in school. Summer vacation is so long, she laments. I dont know how to maintain their reading levels through the summer. They just seem to backslide more and more each year. Thanks to the summer reading program at the Adams County Library, Marcy has one less thing to worry about. Aimed at all kidsfrom Pre-K to High Schoolthis program challenges children to read all summer and keep their brains engaged. Your membership contribution to Friends helps fund this essential summer activity for so many Adams County children. Kelly has been looking for work since she was laid off last year. Money is tight. Shes done everything she can think of to cut expenses, including cancelling her internet service and cable TV. Thanks to the librarywell furnished with computers-- Kelly has a place to search the internet, work on her resume and continue her job search. And as an added bonus, the library has free books and free DVDs that Kelly can check out whenever she wants. Your membership contribution to Friends helps fund the librarys computers and makes possible a marvelous collection of current books and DVDs for so many Adams County citizens. What do Legos and robots have in common? EVERYTHING--at the public library! Kyle and his Middle School buddies gather at the library for a four week course, where they learn how to build a robot using Legos. But these arent ordinary plastic rectangles and squares. These Legos have mechanical pieces. The young engineers start with a design and then use a special computer program to make their androids come alive. Your membership contribution to Friends helps fund fun activities like this that challenge the imaginations of Adams County preteens. Friends of the Library invite all citizens of Adams County to join today by filling out the recently mailed dues notice and returning your contribution in the prepaid envelope. Your gift to the Friends helps support an amazing array of programs and allows the library to purchase additional collections that promote lifelong learning and inspire minds of all ages.
Friend Your Library

My best friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read. Abraham Lincoln
I hope you will join The Friends. Membership letters will be mailed soon. Membership donations and contributions to the Friends of the Library (FOL) help to provide reading materials and digital access to information for all patrons using the Adams County Library System. Your membership also entitles you to a 20 percent discount on any purchase in our awesome store which is located on the first floor of the library. Our monthly meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 4 PM in the Eisenhower Room, and you are always invited to attend. Save the date Tuesday, November 6 for our annual meeting at 4 PM, where we thank all our volunteers, vote on officers, and celebrate the success of our fundraising: the Membership Drive, Annual Book Sale and our Book Store. Please help us to provide books and digital resources for everyone to read! Thank you so very much for your support! Ila Verdirame, President, Friends of the Library
TALKING ABOUT BOOKS

Book discussion groups are becoming very popular everywhere, according to a recent survey of leisure time activities. The Adams County Library System is offering a number of such groups and all are open to the public and all meet at the individual Libraries, where you are welcome to attend whether it is your home library or not, but a phone call ahead will help with the librarys arrangements.
Biglerville (677-6257) has an adult group discussing the Classics. They will meet Monday, April 16 at 1:30 pm to discuss Victor Hugos The Hunchback of Notre Dame . Please call the librarian for more information. Fairfield (642-6009) will meet at 7 pm on Thursday, April 26 to discuss Major Pettigrews Last Stand by Helen Simonson. Please call the library for more information. Gettysburg (334-5716) has a program called Bring-A-Book which meets every third Monday of the month at 10 a.m. This is a round-table presentation with each participant reading parts or discussing the book they are currently reading. Littlestown (359-0446) will be discussing The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson on Tuesday, April 17 at noon. The group meets the 3rd Tuesday at noon. New Oxford (624-2182) will meet Thursday, May 10 at 9 am to discuss The White by Deborah Larsen. East Berlin (259-9000) meets the 4th Tuesday at 7 p.m. They will be discussing Vintage Affair by Isabelle Wolf on Tuesday, April 24 at 7 pm.
Are you a member of the ACLFOL? It's the best bargain in town.
SUPPORT ADAMS COUNTY LIBRARIES Be a FRIEND

Membership Application/Renewal
Because I believe that the Adams County Library System is essential to our communities, I am enclosing my donation to become a member of the FRIENDS in support of the Library. Please return completed form with your tax-deductible donation to
Friends of the Library, PO Box 4792, Gettysburg, PA 17325 $ 20 $35 $50 $100 Other ____________
NAME________________________________________________ PHONE ______________________ ADDRESS_______________________________ CITY, ZIP __________________________________
I would like to help the FRIENDS and the Library by volunteering:

_____ Process used books _____ Process mailings _____ Staff the Book Store ____ Work at the Book Sale Bonanza
Gettysburg Fairfield Littlestown East Berlin Biglerville New Oxford
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Friends of the Library P.O Box 4792 Gettysburg, PA 17325-4792
Mon--Sat. 9:30AM-4:30PM Sunday-1:30PM-4:30PM
BOOK STORE HOURS

Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Gettysburg PA 17325 Permit No. 257

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Friends of the Adams County Library System APRIL 2012

STEP UP.........FOR BOOKS !!!!

Adams County Library System Launches New Web Site!

Friend Your Library

TALKING ABOUT BOOKS

SUPPORT ADAMS COUNTY LIBRARIES Be a FRIEND

I would like to help the FRIENDS and the Library by volunteering:

Gettysburg Fairfield Littlestown East Berlin Biglerville New Oxford

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Friends of the Library P.O Box 4792 Gettysburg, PA 17325-4792

Mon--Sat. 9:30AM-4:30PM Sunday-1:30PM-4:30PM

BOOK STORE HOURS

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