Nominate Your Librarian via The I Love My Librarian Awards!

This award invites library users to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of people in their community. Nominations will run through October 9 and are being accepted online at www.ilovelibraries.org/ilovemylibrarian.

Up to 10 librarians will be selected. Each will receive a $5,000 cash award, a plaque and a $500 travel stipend to attend an awards ceremony and reception in New York, hosted by The New York Times in December. In addition, a plaque will be given to each award winner's library.

Each nominee must be a librarian with a master's degree from a program accredited by the ALA in library and information studies or a master's degree with a specialty in school library media from an educational unit accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. Nominees must be currently working in the United States in a public library, a library at an accredited two- or four-year college or university or at an accredited K-12 school.

Nominees will be judged by a selection committee based on quality of service to library users, demonstrated knowledge of the library and its resources and commitment shown in helping library users.

Library Program featured in the Lebanon Daily News

Lebanon County Libraries Books To Go program featured in today's Lebanon Daily News. Check it out! http://www.ldnews.com/lebanonnews/ci_13409191

Another Way to Donate!

Check out our Amazon.com Wish List!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/registry.html?ie=UTF8&type=wishlist&id=299F42GAC03QV

Maybe you can't afford to give the library your usual donation this year, but perhaps you could afford to purchase one of these in-demand books for the library from amazon. Check it out!

Since we are new to this please try to include your contact info in the purchase info that is sent to the library so we may thank you for your purchase.

In Memory of Alice Eck

We lost another dedicated volunteer last week. Another woman who influenced library service and quality of life within our community, her name was Alice Eck.

Alice was our dedicated paperback department coordinator – volunteering @ the library since 1989. Over the years, she gave over 5,000 hours of service to the library, coming in almost everyday of the week. In addition, she recruited other volunteers to keep the paperback section well stocked and orderly.

She loved new paperback donations (of course), but also had a passion for flowers and gardening. She would often bring in some of her “favorites” to brighten up the library. Her dedication and spirit are greatly missed. To read more about Alice’s life please visit this link.http://www.legacy.com/ldnews/Obituaries.asp?Page=Notice&PersonID=132840195

Goodbye Summer

It's Fall and time to take down all the fabulous art created by the children who participated in the Summer Reading Program this year. They definitely fit the theme of "Be Creative."

Check out the pics on our Flickr page.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lebanonlibrary

Watch this space next Spring for information on Summer Reading 2010 when we'll "Make a Splash!"

New Books at the Library !

Thank you, Waldenbooks!

Using donations raised during the recent

Waldenbooks fundraiser at the Lebanon Valley Mall,

the Lebanon Community Library was able

to purchase 17 new bestsellers.

Due to recent budgetary limitations

our library has been unable to purchase the newest titles.

Thanks to this fabulous fundraiser

we have been able to move forward with some of the most requested titles.

Three cheers for Waldenbooks!

Come visit the library

to learn about the latest additions.

Lebanon County Libraries Books to Go Program Grabs the Spotlight!

Lebanon County Libraries are featured in this month's Pennsylvania Library Association publication, The Bulletin. Follow the link below to read the article written by Lebanon County Libraries District Library Consultant, Linda Nicholson. Featured in the picture are Lions Club volunteer Melissa Brower and a Books to Go participant.

http://www.lclibs.org/lebanon/bulletin_article.pdf

Summer Reading by the Numbers

Number of children signed up for the Kids' SRP: 468.
Number of books given away for their hard work: 975.
Number of Summer Reading Programs: 15.
Number of people who attended SRP Programs: 1850.

Number of teens & adults signed up for the SRP: 277.
Number of teen raffle tickets entered: 140.
Number of adult raffle tickets entered: 341.

So, at three books read per raffle ticket, that means that the teens read 420 books, and adults read 1023 books!

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Summer Reading Program!