Audio outreach

Today I'm visiting Outlook Pointe, one of the local assisted living facilities, to deliver audiobooks for the residents! I'm very excited about this new service the library is able to offer! The collection is made up of donations the library has received but cannot use, and that are in good shape. The residents are looking forward to these books on cassette and CD, since reading has become difficult for some of them, and some can't make it to the library. After they've had a chance to borrow some, the collection will be rotated to another facility.

Do you have some audiobooks laying around that you're finished with? Donate them to the library!!! As long as they are in good shape (no scratches on the CDs, etc.), the library can use them, either for our collection or to loan to assisted living residents! No matter where they end up, you'll make someone's day!

Children's Book Awards

The winners of the Newbery and Caldecott Medals and the Printz Award were announced last week by the American Library Association. These are like the Oscars of the children's book world and we librarians eagerly await the winners every year!

The Newbery is awarded to the author of a children's book and this year's winner is The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron. (Click on the links below to go to each award's official site)
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberymedal.htm

The Caldecott is awarded to the illustrator of a picture book. The 2007 winner is Flotsam by David Wiesner.
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.htm

The Printz award is given to a book for teens and this year the winner was a graphic novel, American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang.
www.ala.org/yalsa/printz

Flotsam and American Born Chinese are currently in the library and The Higher Power of Lucky is on its way, look for it soon!

New books

The new James Patterson will be published February 6th! Step on a crack is the first in a new series by Patterson...you'd better get on the reserve list for this one today!

High Profile by Robert B. Parker is also being published February 6th! It's a "sequel of sorts" to Blue Screen.

Other new arrivals: By slanderous tongues by Mercedes Lackey (the third book in the Scepter'd Isle series) , Deliverer by C.J. Cherryh (#9 in the Foreigner series), and Patriot hearts: A novel of the founding mothers by Barbara Hambly. Enjoy!

Book Sale

The Library is currently having a Book Sale in the community room! The sale kicked off on Thursday and continues through Saturday - 8:30 am - 5 pm.

Saturday Prices will be Slashed in Half plus Quantity Discounts... that means all 10 cent paperbacks will be 5 cents, hardbacks will be sold for only a quarter and if that isn't good enough you can get a whole box or bag of books for $5! It's An Unbelievable Savings!

Here our library volunteer keeps track of sales.

Teen Paperback Exchange

In the Teen section there is a NEW book shelf called “The TEEN Paperback Exchange”!!! (see photo)
Teens are encouraged to: Take them! Read them! And don’t worry about bringing them back until you’re finished! (This shelf only please!)

Then… Bring us your used paperbacks to exchange with other teens. You can place them directly on the shelf or drop them off at the circulation desk. Remember you still need a library card to borrow bar-coded books.

Let's Talk About Loooooove.

February 14th is almost here and love is in the air @ the library. Be sure to check out our Hot Picks display that has been transformed into a tribute to LOOOOOOVE. Hearts and teddy bears abound.

Late-night burning questions

Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night with a question that just can't wait til morning? Or are you working on homework until 3AM and need a librarian's help? Check out Ask Here PA! This is a statewide, 24/7 reference service available through the library's website. Go to www.lclibs.org/lebanon and click on the Ask Here PA icon. You'll be connected to a real live librarian who will help you with your question! During the day, you might even get one of your friendly local librarians!

Babies Learn to Rock & Roll

Candace Martzall is The Lebanon County Library District's Coordinator of Community Outreach & Early Childhood Services. Candace loves the District's NEW Smart Start Story Time which is a free library program for parents, grandparents & their babies up to 23 months features books, songs, & nursery rhymes.

Here she is preparing for Monday's meeting. If you might be interested in future Smart Start Storytime activities visit or call the library 717-273-7624 because advanced registration is required. This program is sponsored by The United Way of Lebanon County & The Lebanon County Libraries.

Tales of the Library Director

Meet our fearless leader, Jayne Tremaine! Jayne has been the library director for 14 years. She loves her new vest from Coloratura and her good friend Mother Goose. She is also Lebanon County District Library Center Administrator.

New Bestsellers!

It's always exciting to open up the box of new books and discover what's inside! Today we just got in Fern Michaels' Free Fall, Jayne Ann Krentz's White Lies, and Bernard Cornwell's Lords of the North. Look for them on the shelves soon!

Big Books R Almost Ready 4 U!

So the first blog post is an empty shelf? No our books weren't stolen! This is the future home of the library's newest addition... Big Books!!!

Large format storybooks (15"x18") which are great for teachers and childcare providers when they read to a group of children. The collection will start out with approximately 20 new books - they are in cataloging now and should be on the shelves in one week!!!