Welcome to the Caestecker Public Library Website

January 26 Newspaper Column

Posted January 25, 2012 - 8:37pm by denell

It’s awards season, and the library is here to help you get caught up on all the winners!

The American Library Association announced its children’s literature awards on Monday morning, and I’m pleased that we have copies of them all available for you to check out. They are currently on display at the checkout desk.

The Academy Award nominees were announced Tuesday morning, and we are featuring one nominee each week in our Road to the Oscars film series. Please join us Thursday evenings from now through February 23rd at 6:30 p.m. to see what the buzz is all about. We’ll provide the popcorn. The first screening is of Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" - January 26 at 6:30.

The library is also set to participate in Digital Learning Day by offering our first “class” on downloading eBooks onto a personal e-reading device. Bring your Kindle or iPad or Nook (or whatever you own) and I will show you how to download library books onto it. The best thing? They’re free! This inaugural eBook class will be Wednesday, February 1 beginning at 2:00 p.m. It shouldn’t last more than an hour. Need more information? Give us a call at 294-3572.

January 19 Newspaper Column

Posted January 23, 2012 - 4:30pm by denell

If you’re like the library staff and suddenly find yourself with unexpectedly free weekends (darn those Giants!), may we suggest some books or movies to help take your mind off football?

Visiting the library’s web site – www.greenlakelibrary.org – is the best place to start. If you like paper copies of new books, you will find a list of our latest acquisitions under the “What’s New” button near the top of the page. (You will also find our latest DVDs there). If you prefer to download titles to your e-reader, the place to start is under our “Research” button. (Yes, we’re working on making that more logical, but that’s where you need to start for now.) There you will find a link to e-books and downloadable audio books.

For those who have an e-reader but would like some help getting library books onto it, we invite you to either come in for one-on-one help or to attend one of our upcoming e-reader classes. You will find the latest schedule of those on (you guessed it) the library web site, under “Library Events.” While there, you can see other events of potential interest – like our upcoming “Road to the Oscars” film screenings and the winter weekend concert series.

See you soon, whether online or in person!

January 12 Newspaper Column

Posted January 11, 2012 - 1:00pm by denell

Happy 2012 to you and yours!

Did you make some new year’s resolutions? I find I’m able to stick to mine for the first week, and then I need some help. If you’re in similar circumstances, the library is here to help! Whether your goal is to learn something new, get in better shape, eat healthier, save money, or a myriad of other good causes, we have books and DVDs that can up the motivation factor. I promise I haven’t checked them all out.

January also brings thoughts of taxes (and financial aid forms for those of us with kids in college). We have IRS forms available now, and expect the state forms to begin arriving in a couple of weeks. We are also happy to help folks locate and download forms and instructions from the various tax web sites.

December 22 Newspaper Column

Posted December 21, 2011 - 12:32pm by denell

Happy Christmas!

We hope you stop by the library during the holidays so we can give you our warmest holiday greetings in person, but in case you will be traveling or otherwise busy, please know that we appreciate your visits and support all throughout the year.

We will be closed several days this weekend to allow staff and volunteers time with their loved ones. We are open Friday, December 23 as usual (9:00 – 6:00), then closed Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. We reopen Tuesday morning at 9:00 for all your post-holiday reading, listening, and viewing pleasure.

 

December 15 Newspaper Column

Posted December 16, 2011 - 4:16pm by denell

We’ve had a number of people ask us why they did not receive a letter asking for donations this fall. The Caestecker Library Foundation decided that given the economic climate and the number of other local fundraising campaigns running that they would skip this year.

That’s not to say that the library doesn’t need or want donations – in fact the board of trustees is putting together a fundraising committee next month.  We are always grateful for the time and treasure given by community members to keep this library a vibrant part of the greater Green Lake community. And if you wish to make a monetary donation to the library during this season of giving, we welcome you to do so. Checks to either the Friends or Foundation are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law, as each organization is a registered non-profit.

We’re hosting an artist’s reception on Monday, Dec. 19th from 4-5:45 p.m. for Michelle Smick, our December Artist of the Month. If you haven’t yet, please stop in to see her work. I am constantly impressed by the talented folks we have here in Green Lake. Michelle’s animal portraits are not to be missed.