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

FREE CONSUMER INFORMATION CATALOG

The Winter 2008-09 Consumer Information catalog has arrived and can be found in the library’s Information Center which is located near the Nitz Street entrance. The sixteen-page catalog lists free and low-cost information on cars, computers, education, employment, family, federal programs, food, health, housing, money, small business, travel, and more.

BOOK PAGE

The January 2009 issue of BookPage has arrived and can be found in the library’s Information Center. “A monthly general interest book review, BookPage covers the best in new releases. BookPage typically reviews up to 100 of each month’s new fiction, nonfiction, business, children’s, spoken word audio and how-to books. The tome is upbeat and literate, focusing on bestsellers as well as new discoveries.” BookPage can also be accessed through the internet at www.bookpage.com.

LAP-SIT STORY TIME AND PRE-SCHOOL STORY HOUR

“Manners” will be the theme for Tuesday, January 13, 2009. 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.

FREE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

Come in from the cold and take advantage of our FREE classes and workshops which will be held in January and February. Classes include digital scrapbooking, knitting, developing intuition, rag quilting, social networking sites, digital photography, and classes on various health topics—healthy snacks, detox, and diabetics. Though the classes are free, class size is limited and registration is required. A complete list of classes, descriptions, meeting dates, and times is available at the library and will soon be available on our website at www.pigeondistrictlibrary.com. Look for the link near the bottom of our home page.

LAKER ACCELERATED READER LISTS

The Accelerated Reader lists from Lakers Elementary School website and Lakers Jr.
High website have been copied and put into spreadsheet files. Staff members at the Pigeon District Library have bolded the titles on each list that are in our library’s collection. For each school, one list of titles is in alphabetical order and another list is in book level order. Simply click on the file you wish to view and wait for the list to load.

ADULT WINTER READING PROGRAM

“Get Between the Covers and Read” is the theme of our first, adult winter reading program which is scheduled for January 15 – March 15. We think it will be a lot of fun for our adult readers, but participation is totally optional. Local businesses have donated prizes for our weekly drawings and for our end-of-program party.

NEW LIBRARY MATERIALS

Non-Fiction:
American Prince-A Memoir by Toni Curtis
Dewey the Small Town Cat…by Vicki Myron
Fodor’s 2009 England by Fodor
Fodor’s 2009 Germany by Fodor
Fodor’s 2009 Las Vegas by Fodor
Frommer’s Walt Disney and Orlando 2009 by Frommers

LIBRARY BOARD MEETING

The Pigeon District Library Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 4:30 PM in the library’s Community Room. The meeting is open to the public.

MEMORIALS

Memorials to the library are often done on the occasion of the passing of a loved on 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 memorial 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: Bob and Sue Battel, Jerry and Linda Beyer, Robert and Margo Bonnini and Katelyn, Caseville Painting Club, Velja Cullen, Ruth Damm, Bob and Mary Dast, Doris Eile, Ken and Betty Licht, Charles and Judith Morden, Virginia Nicholl, Pigeon Area Women’s Club, Walter and Dorothy Rummel, John and Joann Schaefer, and Thumb National Bank.

DONATION

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, James and Joanne Christner, Robert and Mary Dast, Shelley DeBeaubien, Neal and Anne Eichler, Ken and Betty Licht, Pigeon High School Class of 1953, and Orville and Hannah Jane Yackle.

GIVING TREE UPDATE

The Pigeon District Library received a thank you note from the Pigeon Community Food Pantry for the books donated by local area children. Enough books were donated so that thirty-five children received 2 books each, for a grand total of 70 books donated and wrapped for Christmas giving.

LAP-SIT STORY TIME AND PRE-SCHOOL STORY HOUR

There will be no Lap-Sit or Story Hour on December 30, 2008.

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.

HOLIDAY DVD RENTALS

From now until January 3, patrons can rent DVDs at half-price for the holiday season. Date of return for DVDs is still 2 days for a new DVD rental, and 3 days for DVDs that have been in our collection 90 days or more.

FOOD FOR FINES UNTIL JANUARY 3

Start the New Year free of fines. For every boxed item you bring to the library, we will reduce your fine by $1.00. These non-perishable items will then be given to the local food pantry to replenish their shelves.

BOOK CLUB

There will be no book club meeting in December due to the holiday season. Book Club will resume in the month of January 2009. The book chosen for the January reading is “Nineteen Minutes” by Jodi Picoult.

USED BOOK SALE

The Friends of the Pigeon District Library will be having its January Used Book Sale on Saturday, January 3, 2009, in the Reference Room of the library from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM. Prices range from $.25 to $3.00. Also, don’t forget the On-Going Book Used Paperback Sale. Paperback books are always available on the book shelf to the right of the aquarium in the Children’s Room.

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.

COFFEE TIME AT THE LIBRARY

The staff at the Pigeon District Library invites you to come to the library and enjoy a cup of coffee while you are reading the newspaper or a magazine or visiting with fellow readers. This little enjoyment in everyday life will take place on Thursdays in the Reference Room of the library. Come read and relax with a cup of coffee.

TAX BENEFITS OF GIVING TO PIGEON DISTRICT LIBRARY

Michigan Income Tax:
By donating to the Pigeon District Library you can receive up to half of your donation back on your Michigan Income Taxes. You receive a credit of 50% of the contribution directly off your income tax. (Maximum of $100 for single return or $200 for joint return)