Tuesday, January 19, 2010

ADULT WINTER READING PROGRAM
The Pigeon District Library’s Adult Winter Reading Program has begun and will end March 15. Patrons who participated last year had a lot of fun, but participation is totally optional. Local businesses will be donating prizes for the weekly drawings and for the end-of-program party.

HURON AREA WRITERS GROUP (HAWG)
The Huron Area Writers Group will be having their monthly meeting on January 21, 2010 in the Community Room of the library at 7:00 PM. All writers, no matter what skill level, are invited to the HAWG meeting. David Vizard or Dennis Collins will be available to answer questions before the meeting begins at 6:30 PM.

COMPUTER WORKSHOPS COMING!
Led by Kim Gaeth, the following workshops will be provided free of charge to area residents:
Monday, January 25, 10:00 – 11:00 AM: Introduction to the Internet

Led by Michael Gaeth, the following workshops will be provided free of charge to area residents:
Tuesday, January 26, 4:00 – 5:30 PM : “Owning Your Own Free Online Store”
Thursday, January 28, 4:00-5:30 PM: “Owning Your Own Free Online Store”

Since class size is limited for the workshops, pre-registration is required and sign up sheets are on the table near the Circulation Desk. All workshops will be held in the library’s computer lab.

STORY HOUR
“Music” will be the theme for Tuesday, January 26, 2010. Usually one half-hour session is held for Lap-Sit Story Time each Tuesday at 10:00 AM with parent and child attending the Story Time and Pre-School Story Hour is held each Tuesday at 10:30 AM. In both sessions, children listen to stories and participate in finger plays, songs and crafts. There is no cost for this service and new families are always welcome. For more information, please call the library at 453-2341 and ask for Jane Himmel.

LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
The Pigeon District Library Board of Trustees will meet Thursday, January 28 at
4:30 PM in the library’s Community Room. The meeting is open to the public.

COFFEE TIME AT THE LIBRARY
Hot coffee, cocoa, and tea are available on Thursdays in the Reference Room of the library. Come and relax with a cup of coffee, cocoa, or tea while reading the newspaper or visiting with fellow readers.

INCLEMENT WEATHER
When the weather outside gets frightful, please call the library or listen to WLEW to make sure the library will be open for your reading needs.

BEGINNER QUILTING CLASS
Tuesdays-February 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Led by Lori Santos a Beginner Quilting Class called “Turning Twenty Quilt” will be provided free of charge to area residents. You will be instructed on how
to make a quilt from twenty fat quarters in your choice of colors. Participants will cut, sew, and piece together blocks to make this easy and fun quilt. Materials needed: 20 Fat Quarters, 2 yards of fabric for optional outside border and binding, sewing machine, scissors and thread. Since class size is limited for this quilting class, pre-registration is required and a sign-up sheet is located on the table in front of the Circulation Desk.

CIRCULATION
Circulation for the month of December 2009 was 3,006 items, including 1,306 Books, 7 Cameras and Toys, 1 Discovery Pack, 113 DVD Rentals, 313 Videos, 47 Non-Fiction Videos and DVDs, 142 Audio and CD, 58 Periodicals, 261 Internet Users, 14 Puzzles, and 485 New Material Check-Outs. Four Story Hours were held with 55 in attendance. Nineteen registrations for the month included: Caseville 6, Fairhaven 1, McKinley 1, Oliver 2, and Winsor 9.

LIBRARY SERVICE AREA
The Pigeon District Library serves the residents and property owners in Caseville, Chandler, Fairhaven, McKinley, Oliver, and Winsor Townships. Registration takes only a few minutes and children as young as three may get a library card with parent’s permission.

People who live outside our service area may purchase a non-resident card or may check out our materials as a “Visiting Patron” when they bring in the library card from their home library.

DON’T FORGET YOUR LIBRARY CARD
To prevent errors from occurring, library patrons are required to present their library card or driver’s license when checking out library materials. If you are having someone else pick up your library items, you must give that person your library card or call ahead of time to let us know who will be picking up your library materials.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

FAMILY MOVIE
Thursday, January 14 at 4:30 PM
“Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs”
Rated: PG
Time: 90 Minutes
“In a town where food drops from the sky like rain, a young inventor hopes to create something that will change everyone's life. However, when the weather takes a turn for the worse, the residents of the town of Chewandswallow will find their eating habits have drastically changed.”

ADULT WINTER READING PROGRAM
The Pigeon District Library’s Adult Winter Reading Program is scheduled to begin on January 15, 2010 and will end March 15. Patrons who participated last year had a lot of fun, but participation is totally optional. Local businesses will be donating prizes for the weekly drawings and for the end-of-program party.

COMPUTER WORKSHOPS COMING!
Led by Kim Gaeth, the following workshops will be provided free of charge to area residents:
Monday, January 18, 10:00 – 11:00 AM: Introduction to Word Processing
Monday, January 25, 10:00 – 11:00 AM: Introduction to the Internet

Led by Michael Gaeth, the following workshops will be provided free of charge to area residents:
Tuesday, January 26, 4:00 – 5:30 PM : “Owning Your Own Free Online Store”
Thursday, January 28, 4:00-5:30 PM: “Owning Your Own Free Online Store”

Since class size is limited for the workshops, pre-registration is required and sign up sheets are on the table near the Circulation Desk. All workshops will be held in the library’s computer lab.

HURON AREA WRITERS GROUP (HAWG)
The Huron Area Writers Group will be having their monthly meeting on January 21, 2010 in the Community Room of the library at 7:00 PM. All writers, no matter what skill level, are invited to the HAWG meeting. David Vizard or Dennis Collins will be available to answer questions before the meeting begins at 6:30 PM.

STORY HOUR
“Martin Luther King, Jr.” will be the theme for Tuesday, January 19, 2010. Usually one half-hour session is held for Lap-Sit Story Time each Tuesday at 10:00 AM with parent and child attending the Story Time and Pre-School Story Hour is held each Tuesday at 10:30 AM. In both sessions, children listen to stories and participate in finger plays, songs and crafts. There is no cost for this service and new families are always welcome. For more information, please call the library at 453-2341 and ask for Jane Himmel.

PLAYAWAYS ARE HERE!
Playaway is the “next generation of audiobooks!” Playaway is the simplest way to listen to an audio book on the go. Each Playaway holds an entire audiobook, regardless of length. You can easily navigate through the chapters, and with automatic bookmarking the story stops where you stopped listening. “No cassettes. No CDs. No downloads. Just play.” Patrons are responsible for obtaining an “AAA” battery, and earbuds to use with the playaways they check out from the library. An audio cable may be checked out to use the Playaway on your car stereo, home computer and home entertainment centers. The following titles are available for patrons to check-out from the library: The 13th Juror by John Lescroart, The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, Bungalow 2 by Danielle Steel, Burn by Linda Howard, The Cat Who Blew the Whistle by Lillian Jackson Braun, Chekhov: Eleven Stories by Anton Chekhov, Honorable Enemies by Joe Weber, Hot Stuff by Janet Evanovich, The Hunters by W.E.B. Griffin, and True Compass by Edward Kennedy.

LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
The Pigeon District Library Board of Trustees will meet Thursday, January 28 at
4:30 PM in the library’s Community Room. The meeting is open to the public.

COFFEE TIME AT THE LIBRARY
Hot coffee, cocoa, and tea are available on Thursdays in the Reference Room of the library. Come and relax with a cup of coffee, cocoa, or tea while reading the newspaper or visiting with fellow readers.

FOOD FOR FINES A SUCCESS!
Many patrons took advantage of the recent Food for Fines program. For every canned/boxed item that was brought in, book fines were reduced by $1.00. Patrons brought in a total of 104 items to reduce fines by $104.00. The non-perishable items will now be given to the local food pantry to replenish their shelves.

INCLEMENT WEATHER
When the weather outside gets frightful, please call the library or listen to WLEW to make sure the library will be open for your reading needs.

NEW DVDS
Angels and Demons Rated: PG-13
District 9 Rated: R
G-Force Rated: PG
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Rated: PG
Julie and Julia Rated: PG-13
My Sister’s Keeper Rated: PG-13
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Rated: PG
Public Enemies Rated: R
Star Trek Rated: PG-13
Teminator Salvation Rated: PG-13
UP Rated: G

Monday, January 4, 2010

STORY HOUR
“Manners” will be the theme for Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Usually one half-hour session is held for Lap-Sit Story Time each Tuesday at 10:00 AM with parent and child attending the Story Time and Pre-School Story Hour is held each Tuesday at 10:30 AM. In both sessions, children listen to stories and participate in finger plays, songs and crafts. There is no cost for this service and new families are always welcome. For more information, please call the library at 453-2341 and ask for Jane Himmel.

PLAYAWAYS ARE COMING!
Playaway is the “next generation of audiobooks!” Playaway is the simplest way to listen to an audio book on the go. Each Playaway holds an entire audiobook, regardless of length. You can easily navigate through the chapters, and with automatic bookmarking the story stops where you stopped listening. “No cassettes. No CDs. No downloads. Just play.” Patrons will be responsible for obtaining an “AAA” battery, and earbuds to use with the playaways they check out from the library. An audio cable may be checked out to use the Playaway on your car stereo, home computer and home entertainment centers. The following titles will be available in the near future for patrons to check-out from the library:
The 13th Juror by John Lescroart,
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton,
Bungalow 2 by Danielle Steel,
Burn by Linda Howard,
The Cat Who Blew the Whistle by Lillian Jackson Braun,
Chekhov: Eleven Stories by Anton Chekhov,
Honorable Enemies by Joe Weber,
Hot Stuff by Janet Evanovich,
The Hunters by W.E.B. Griffin,
and True Compass by Edward Kennedy,

ADULT WINTER READING PROGRAM
The Pigeon District Library’s Adult Winter Reading Program is scheduled to begin on January 15, 2010 and will end March 15. Patrons who participated last year had a lot of fun, but participation is totally optional. Local businesses will be donating prizes for the weekly drawings and for the end-of-program party.

HURON AREA WRITERS GROUP (HAWG)

The Huron Area Writers Group will be having their monthly meeting on January 21, 2010 in the Community Room of the library at 7:00 PM. All writers, no matter what skill level, are invited to the HAWG meeting. David Vizard or Dennis Collins will be available to answer questions before the meeting begins at 6:30 PM.

COMPUTER WORKSHOPS COMING!
Led by Kim Gaeth, the following workshops will be provided free of charge to area residents:
Monday, January 11, 10:00 – 11:00 AM: Introduction to Computers
Monday, January 18, 10:00 – 11:00 AM: Introduction to Word Processing
Monday, January 25, 10:00 – 11:00 AM: Introduction to the Internet

Led by Michael Gaeth, the following workshops will be provided free of charge to area residents:
Tuesday, January 26, 4:00 – 5:30 PM : “Owning Your Own Free Online Store”
Thursday, January 28, 4:00-5:30 PM: “Owning Your Own Free Online Store”

Since class size is limited for the worksops, pre-registration is required and sign up sheets are on the table near the Circulation Desk. All workshops will be held in the library’s computer lab.

LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
The Pigeon District Library Board of Trustees will meet Thursday, January 28 at
4:30 PM in the library’s Community Room. The meeting is open to the public.

COFFEE TIME AT THE LIBRARY
Hot coffee, cocoa, and tea are available on Thursdays in the Reference Room of the library. Come and relax with a cup of coffee, cocoa, or tea while reading the newspaper or visiting with fellow readers.

MEMORIALS
Memorials to the library are often done on the occasion of the passing of a loved one and are also an appropriate way of honoring and remembering friends and relatives on anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, notable achievements, retirements, and weddings.

A card is sent to the honored person acknowledging your memorials gift and a book plate honoring the person is placed in the item which the library has purchased with your donation.

The Pigeon District Library would like to thank the following individuals for their memorial gifts:

Joan Anderson, Faith Barrett, Jerry and Linda Beyer, Martin and Christine Caverly,
Pat Colorito, Dennis and Carol Diener, Mr. and Mrs. Todd Dutcher, Annie Eichler, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Elbing, Mr. and Mrs. Loren Elftman, Bill and Tricia Hamilton, Jason and Carrie Hamilton, Robert and Mary Hamilton, Ruth Hamilton, Denis and Clara Judge, Judy Kanary, John and Dianne Kohr, Pam La Beau, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Maust, Virginia Nicholl, Kay Niedrich, Mary Otto, Pigeon Telephone Company, Elaine Piorier, Linda Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ruby, John and JoAnn Schaefer, Harvey and Doris Schuette, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Swartzendruber, Mr and Mrs. Paul Swartzendruber, Bill and Mary Taylor, United Steel Workers, Cathy Wright, Ed and Anne Wrubel, and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Wurst.

DONATIONS
The Pigeon District Library wishes to thank the following individuals and organizations for their monetary contributions to the library:

William and Carol Bain, Paul and June Bush, Caseville Library Club, Robert and Mary Dast, Patrick and Julia Deer, Edwin and Wanda Eichler, Neal and Annie Eichler, Pigeon Area Women’s Club, Donald and Carolyn Stirrett, and Jane Yackle.