Library News for April 27, 2009

The Library Friends will be having their semi-annual yard sale on April 30- May 2 during library hours. If you have any items you would like to donate for this sale, you may drop them off at the library or call the library at 968-3239 for a pick up.
Preschool Story Time will meet at 10 am on Tuesday, May 5, here at the library.
The Library will continue its fine free period through April 30. If you have overdue items, you may return them at this time with no overdue fee. If you have outstanding overdue fines, you may request and have them cleared at this time also.
The Library Board will be meeting at the library on Thursday, May 7, at 5:30 pm.
The Henderson County Folk Festival is just around the corner. The date for this year’s event is Saturday, May 9, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. It will be held on Court Square, downtown Lexington. The Festival Committee (Harry Epperson, Dinah Harris, Judy Maness, Charlotte Moore, Judy Sanders, Hester Stich, Bobby Dean Williams, and Paul Williams) has been meeting regularly over the last year working on the arrangements. This year’s festival will feature live music, an antique and classic car show, and between 35-40 different booths. The booths feature demonstrators of traditional crafts, vendors of traditional foods, and various non-profits from the area. It promises to be a great day of community fellowship, and best of all it is free! Mark your calendar now, bring your lawn chair, and plan to spend the day with us!

Library News for April 20, 2009

The Library will continue to offer a fine free period throughout April 30. If you have overdue materials, now is the time to return them.
Also, if you owe fines for overdues, call the library at 968-3239 and have them forgiven.

Beech River Writers Group will meet at the library on Thursday, April 23, at 6:00 pm. If you are a writer or an aspiring writer from Henderson County, you are invited to attend this meeting. Representatives from Mainstreet Publishing are scheduled to attend to answer questions about their company. Please bring a selection of your work to the meeting.

The recent donation of computers from Computers4Kids brought the library up to a total of 25 public access computers. The children’s computers now are internet accessible. We can turn the internet off at your request. We have two new stations with shorter time limits for customers who only need a computer for a few minutes. We also have two computers in the genealogy department. Everyone working together has made this library one of the most technologically advanced in West Tennessee!

You may also join us now on Twitter. Go to www.twitter.com and sign up to be a follower of the library. You will receive real time updates on what is going on at the library. These can be sent straight to your cell phone.

The Library Friends are having an indoor yard sale at the library April 30-May 2. If you have any donations for this sale, you may drop them off at the library or call the library for a pick-up.

Library News

April 12-18 is National Library Week. We would like to send a special message to you this week: The Lexington-Henderson County Everett Horn Public Library is here to help, and we know how! During these tough economic times, library usage is increasing across the country. We are averaging approximately 10,000 uses per month. People are finding that their public libraries are the place to go when they need assistance with almost any type of informational need. The library is reaching out to the community and providing assistance in many non-traditional ways. People now come to the library to file for their unemployment benefits on the Internet. People come to receive assistance in filling out their Federal Income Tax forms. The library is constantly adding to its offerings as the needs of people are changing.
Here is a list of some of the materials and services (some old, some new) that your public library has to offer:
Books are available for all ages in many different genres. If a book is not in our collection, established patrons may request that we borrow it from another library. Audio books are also available on cassette and CD. The library still has a few hundred videos for borrowing, but we also have an ever growing collection of DVDs. The library receives three newspapers and over 40 magazines for the public’s viewing. With the recent addition of new computers (donated by Computers 4 Kids/ConnectedTN), the library now has 25 public access computers. The library offers wireless internet access which is available inside and outside the building. The library offers fax and copy service for a minimal charge. The library houses a very special collection of local history and genealogical material. The library offers special programming throughout the year. Preschool Story Time is held during the school year; awesome summer reading programs are held during the summer. Various adult programs are held during the year including computer classes and special workshops.
The library now has a web presence also. On the library’s web site (www.everetthornlibrary.org) you will find links to some great resources including the following: READS, a website where you can download e-books and audio books for free; Heritage Quest, a genealogy database; Learning Express, a web site that offers practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help you succeed on academic or licensing tests; and, Newsbank’s Tennessee Newspapers Collection, which provides full text copies of many of Tennessee’s major newspapers including the Commercial Appeal. The library’s catalog can also be searched from the web site. You can keep up with library events by reading the library blog. If you prefer, you can subscribe to the library’s calendar online at www.Google.com/calendar. Search for Everett Horn Library. The library has pictures on Flickr; search under people for ehlibrary. Our MySpace page is still under construction, but you may view it by searching for Everett Horn Public Library.
Give us a call if we can be of assistance to you!

Library News for April 6, 2009

The Library will be closed on Friday, April 10, for Good Friday.
The week of April 12-18 is National Library Week. The library has several activities scheduled for the week.
On Tuesday, April 14, the Pied Pipers from Freed Hardeman University will be at Preschool Story Time at 10 am.
On Thursday, April 16, the Library Book Club will meet at 1 pm. Members were asked to read any book by Barbara Taylor Bradford. At 5:00 pm, the Library Friends will meet for their monthly meeting. A very special event is scheduled for Friday, April 17, at 3:00 pm. There will be a special presentation of new computers for the library from ConnectedTN.
On April 21, Preschool Story Time will be taking a trip to the West Tennessee Safari Park. The admission is $10 for adults and $7 for children. Everyone must provide their own transportation, but all who wish may travel with a caravan that will be leaving the library at 9:00 am. If you plan to go with the group, you need to call the library at 968-3239 and sign up.
The Library Friends are planning an indoor yard sale for the end of April, first of May, and need your help. If you have any items you would like to donate for this sale, please drop them off at the library or call the library to arrange a pick up.

Memorials given to the library during March are as follows:
In Memory of James A. Stowe
by Jeff, Patty, and Martha Johnson
In Memory of Glenn Stone
by Gleeman and Jane Rhodes and family
In Memory of Hunter Mills
by Peggy and Tommy Gilbert