Monthly Newletter - November 2009
Posted: Thursday, November 05, 2009
Getting ready for those long winter days? Need help finding information on those last projects to complete before the snow flies? Come to your Library ~ it’s all here!
Library Open - Remembrance Day
The Library will be OPEN regular hours (9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.) Wednesday November 11th.
The Great Annual Library Book Sale!
Thank you to all ~ shoppers, donors, and volunteers. The Library’s Great Annual Book Sale was the best yet! Funds received will purchase new Library books and be directed towards special projects.
Staff Changes
Congratulations to Christina Mollon as she transfers to the Adult Learning Services department as Learning Facilitator & Systems Support.
Welcome to Joanne Green as she joins the Library staff as Public Services Assistant for Overdues.
Georgian Bay Reads
The First Annual “Georgian Bay Reads”, held October 24th in Creemore, was a great success! Through the course of an evening of enthusiastic book debate, Owen Sound’s defender, Andrew Armitage, made a compelling case for Lawrence Hill’s The Book of Negroes, but the final winner, eloquently defended by Thornbury author and librarian Ken Haigh, was Fifth Business by Robertson Davies. “Thank you” to organizers, participants - and the Owen Sound Team that made such a good showing in Creemore.
Words Aloud Poetry Slam
Saturday November 7th, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Library Auditorium – pay what you can
Words Aloud and the Library presents an afternoon of slam poetry; competitive rhymes at their finest. Join us to experience some of the best poetry this side of the escarpment, featuring the Toronto Slam Team (Amanda Hiebert, Krystle Mullin, Mike Smith aka White Noise Machine, Valentino Assenza and Rahul Gupta aka That Brown Bastard) and the Grey/Bruce Slam Team, West Coast legend Barbara Adler, and open mic. Visit the Library’s website for more details, or contact Nadia Danyluk, Children & Youth Services Librarian at 519-376-6623 ext. 4 or ndanyluk@owensound.library.on.ca. For more information on Words Aloud visit www.wordsaloud.ca.
Guess the Giller – and Win!
The shortlist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize has been announced: The Disappeared by Kim Echlin, The Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon, The Bishop’s Man by Lynden MacIntyre, Fall by Colin McAdam and The Winter Vault by Anne Michaels!
Read the books, guess the winner online and you might win a fabulous 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize Gala package! One entrant from The Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library is guaranteed to win 1 of 60 secondary prizes of a set of autographed 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlisted books! It could be you! Contest ends November 10, 2009.
Coffee House
Saturday, December 5
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in the Auditorium
FREE
Check out the next Coffee House session hosted by the Library’s Teen Advisory Group. Interested performers are asked to register in advance by contacting Nadia Danyluk, Children and Youth Services Librarian at 519-376-6623 ext. 4, or emailing ndanyluk@gmail.com. Snacks and beverages will be offered for sale at the event.
Volunteers Needed
Can you imagine not being able to get to the Library? Volunteers are urgently needed for the Library’s Extension Services program ~ deliver books to those who are shut-in. Training and orientation provided. Please call Karen at 519-376-6623 Ext. 212.
Zehrs Receipts for the Adult Learning Centre
Help the Adult Learning Centre! Bring your Zehrs cash register receipts to the Library and deposit them in the box at the Circulation Desk. The Adult Learning Centre receives funds from Zehrs for all receipts collected. Thank you!
What’s New!
Book Reviews: You can read book reviews in the eLibrary online catalogue – and now you can write them too! To add your own review of a book, just register with Chilifresh. For details, please ask at the Reference Desk.
Overdrive eAudiobooks: With thanks to the Ministry of Culture, you can now access more eAudiobooks with your Library card. Go to the Library’s website and click on Online Resources, scroll down and click on Overdrive, and login. For details, please ask at the Reference Desk.
Read This and Our History!
Read This and Our History columns, written by Andrew Armitage, are published weekly in the Sun Times. With permission of the author and the Sun Times, past articles are now available on the Library’s website! Missed a week? Just go to the Library's website and click on Read This or Our History. Then click on the week you want to read. All books reviewed by Andrew are available at the Library.
Attention all researchers!
The Library is pleased to announce that the microform reader/printer/scanner is now available! Researchers may now scan from microfilm or microfiche to a memory stick or CD, or print right here at the Library. Ask at the reference desk for assistance.
Email Notification for Holds
The Library is now sending out an automated email notice to let you know your hold is available for pick up at the circulation desk! Do you want to receive notice of your available holds by email? Let us know by filling out the form available at the Library or email Beth Hall, Administrative & Public Services Manager at bhall@owensound.library.on.ca.
Garbage Bag Tags for sale at the Library
The Library has bag tags from the following municipalities for sale:
Georgian Bluffs: $2.00 per tag
Meaford: $10.00 per sheet of 5 or $2.00 per tag
Owen Sound: $10.00 per sheet of 5 or $2.00 per tag
Chatsworth: Bag tags for the Township of Chatsworth are available at the Municipal
Office.
Knowledge Ontario
Knowledge Ontario, funded by the Government of Ontario, gives all Library members
access to a wealth of online resources either from a Library PC or from the comfort
of your own computer. This year, the number of electronic databases has been increased
and now contains Canadian Points of View, Auto Repair Reference Centre, Health
& Wellness Resource Centre, National Newspaper Index, and for genealogists
Ancestry: Library Edition! Great for students, DIY and general research. All you
need is your Library Card and Internet access! For more information, please drop
by the Library or call the Reference Desk at 519-376-6623 Ext. 5.
Children & Youth Services
Preschool Story Times
Join us Tuesday and Wednesday mornings for stories, songs, and games followed by a fun craft activity! This is a drop-in program, no registration required.
Tuesday Mornings: All ages ~ 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday Mornings: All ages ~ 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Please note: There will not be a Story Time program on Remembrance Day (Wednesday, November 11). We encourage you to take the time to attend the cenotaph ceremonies at 11:00 a.m.
Pajama-Rama Story Times
Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. are Pajama-Rama story times—come with your favourite stuffed animal and your jammies for some sleepy time tales. This is a drop-in program. No registration required.
Game On
Friday, November 13
All Day in Children & Youth Services
On your visit to the Library this PA Day, why not try something a little different? Ask Children & Youth Services staff about playing one of the neat games in our collection like Rush Hour, Chocolate Fix or Zingo! The Library gratefully acknowledges this donation from the Rocking Horse Toy Store.
DIY Crafternoon – Make Your Own Magnets
Thursday, November 26
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. in the Auditorium
No registration is required for this FREE event. Ages 13+
Fireside Stories
Saturday, November 28
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. by the fireplace in Carnegie
Join us for some seasonal stories, songs and snacks by the fireplace in Carnegie as the Library celebrates the Festival of Northern Lights. To attend this event, please register with Children & Youth Services staff by visiting the department or phoning 519-376-6623 ext. 4.
Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library Teen Advisory Group
Get involved and have your say @ the Library! TAG, a volunteer program for youth from grade 7-12. Application forms available at the Library or to download from the Teen Buzz section of the Library’s website. For more information contact Nadia Danyluk, Children and Youth Services Librarian, Phone 519-376-6623 ext.4 or Email ndanyluk@owensound.library.on.ca
The Library presents…the First Owen Sound Youth Film Festival!
Are you a filmmaker between the ages of 13 and 18? Then the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library would like to invite you to submit your work for the first Owen Sound Youth Film Festival, screening to take place on February 4, 2010 at 7:00 pm. Films should be no more than 10 minutes in length and may be either live action or animated. Deadline for submissions is January 8th, 2010. Guidelines and applications can be picked up at the Library or downloaded from the Teen Buzz section of the Library’s website. For more details contact Nadia Danyluk, Children & Youth Services Librarian, at 519-376-6623 ext. 4 or email ndanyluk@gmail.com.
Donations
The Library gratefully accepts donations of support through the following programs:
Honour with Books
Adopt-a-Magazine
Library Makeover: Kids’ Edition
Pillars of the Community
Owen Sound Poet Laureate projects
Library Legacy Endowment Fund (direct or through the Community Foundation Grey-Bruce
www.communityfoundationgreybruce.com)
Donations may be made directly to the Library (824 First Avenue West, Owen Sound, ON N4K 4K4) via cheque, debit, credit card or cash or online through CanadaHelps.org.
Ask at the Reference Desk for details.
For more information: Call the Library 519-376-6623
