First Day Results from Book Sale

Thank you to everyone who shopped the first day of our Fall Book Sale yesterday. The total sales from Day 1 were $30,782!

More details from the sale as the week goes on!

Harvest Book Sale Begins Monday!

The library's main fall book sale, the Harvest Sale, begins on Monday morning, September 25th, at 9:00 a.m. at the Overlook Activity Center, 2042 Lititz Pike!

Hours for the sale are 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, and 9:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, the 27th.

Hundreds of great bargains are available, all waiting to be discovered by you!

Important Toy Recall for Parents

Parents who are readers of this blog, this link is for your information, about a recall of a Playskool product:

http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/22/news/companies/toy_recall/index.htm?cnn=yes

New tool from Yahoo!

Yahoo has been a leader for a while in resources to help kids with their homework after school (great to use in tandem with the Homework Help database sponsored by the Library System).

Recently, Yahoo partnered with American Heritage to make available online a comprehensive Spanish/English dictionary.

Give it a try out at http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dict_en_es/;_ylt=AgW74bsUVmvBAJiB3twv0uXak7MF

International Award with Lancaster Connection!

In one of our first posts at the beginning of this blog, we talked about the American Library Association's annual special prizes for children's books, the Caldecott and Newbery Awards.

Today's Lancaster Online has an amazing story of how an author of children's books and a local doctor in Lancaster have a connection through a very special award given worldwide. We invite you to take a look at the story.

http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/25921

Word of the Week Defined

Onomastics, our word of the week, is the actual study of names, name history, and naming things.

If you can find an interesting or unique word that you think we should define for others, or have one you need defined, let us know, and it may just become part of the blog.

Our 50th Post: The World Gets Warmer

It's our 50th post in this blog. And, it is another cool and damp day outside our window here at the library, but according to this article we found today, the world is getting warmer, and it's having an impact on wildlife and animals:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060915/sc_nm/enviroment_arctic_dc

Word of the Week

Another new feature on this blog, a word of the week. Definition for this one comes on Monday, but before that, can you figure out what it is?

Word of the Week: Onomastics

Poll of the Week: Newest Service?

Starting today, once a week, we will try to ask a poll question here, and we'll welcome your responses either by clicking on the "comment" option at the bottom of the post, or by emailing us.

Today's question: What one service, not presently being offered at the library, would you like to see us add in the immediate future?

Bookmark for Harry News!

For fans of Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling's web site has been the home for small tidbits of information as she continues working on the 7th (and what she says is the final) book in the series. And today, for the first time in a while, her site has been updated. There's not much news, but for die-hard series fans, they'll take every morsel they can get!

www.jkrowling.com

"Eragon" makes news

Lately, Christopher Paolini's "Eragon" and it's sequel, "Eldest," have been two of the most popular titles in our Young Adult section. Today, there was a behind-the-scenes look at both the movie and the companion video game posted at the Business Week web site at:

http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/sep2006/id20060912_923334.htm?chan=tc&campaign_id=rss_tech

Do You Pay your fines?

If you have library materials that are returned late, our fines are 10 cents a day on books and audiobooks, etc. and up to 50 cents per day on VHS and DVD items. Have you ever had a fine like this one, though? Click the link for a story about a library fine from upstate New York.

http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=5394770&nav=menu183_2

Another book buying opportunity...

If you can't make it downtown tomorrow (or even if you can) for our hometown days book sale, the FRIENDS of the Mountville Branch of the library will be holding a fall book sale from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 16th. Baked goods will be available for purchase too, and all proceeds will benefit the Mountville branch.

Frog & Toad Visit

As part of your visit to the library on Saturday for Hometown Day, stick around and visit with Arnold Lobel's famous storybook characters, Frog and Toad, who will be moving throughout the library starting at 1:30 p.m.

Enjoy the weekend!

Book Bargains This Weekend!

As part of the celebration of "Hometown Days" here in Lancaster on Saturday, the FRIENDS of Lancaster Public Library will be holding a book sale in the Bates Auditorium on Saturday, the 9th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come shop and get a look at some great book bargains for the holiday season (can you believe it's around the corner again?)

The Staff of the library will have a white elephant and bake sale as well.

Visit Russia tonight...

From our Reference Librarian, Sue Bowser, about a special program tonight:


Unique Russian Travelogue

Mark Gallagher will give a special multi-media presentation on the culture of Russia on Thursday, September 7, at 7:00 p.m. in the Bates Auditorium of the Lancaster Public Library. Famous Russian attractions such as the Hermitage, Peter the Great’s Summer Palace, the Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral will be represented, but Gallagher will also touch on less known sites and the people of Russia.

A veteran Manheim Central teacher and owner of Unique Global Tours, Mark Gallagher has traveled extensively in Russia and spent a year long sabbatical in the country. He is particularly interested in the homeless problem resulting from Russia’s break from communism.

Shifting Around Series...

The Youth Services Department has shifted around our paperback materials, and has expanded our offerings of series books (such as Boxcar Children, Hardy Boys, etc.). Since locations of several titles may have moved since your last visit, we invite you to ask a librarian for help in finding what you're looking for.

Reference help...anytime, anywhere!

Beginning next Wednesday, September 6, Lancaster Public Library is proud to be part of a new statewide program that allows library users to get their questions answered, anytime, anywhere, 24 hours a day, seven days a week!

For an outline of the program, visit it's web site at http://www.askherepa.org/.

Here's hoping you have a good long holiday weekend, and we'll see you on Tuesday.