Library Bookworm for December, 2009



Holiday Greetings from the Library. At this busy time of the year make sure you find time to visit the library and browse the new books we are receiving daily. With all of the hustle and bustle, sometimes it’s nice to sit back and relax with a new book. Discover our Christmas Victorian Village Display in our display cabinet at the front of the library. This collection is presented by Jennifer Arnold and contains different Victorian houses decked out for the Holiday season. We even have a Victorian library!

On December 19, don’t forget to stop by and enjoy our annual open house. We will have punch and cookies for all patrons that visit us on that day. We will also have a special story time with Santa and Mrs. Claus from 10:00-11:00 am.

During these tough financial times, the Library’s mission remains the same; “To enrich the lives of the citizens of the greater Waynesboro area by providing free access to materials, information, programs and services through well-maintained collections, qualified staff, up-to-date technology, and partnerships with other libraries.” Our annual campaign continues this month and we would like to thank everyone who has donated to the library. We appreciate all donations. These donations help us continue our library mission. Unfortunately with the cuts in the state library support we will have to make some changes at the library. Starting in 2010, the library will be closed on Mondays each week. We have also made some additional changes to our hours. The new schedule for the library will be:

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 9:00-5:00
Wednesday: 9:00-7:00
Thursday: 9:00-5:00
Friday: 9:00-5:00
Saturday: 9:00-3:00

We hope this will be a temporary situation and look forward to increasing our hours as Library funding increases from the State of Pennsylvania.

This year we have completed many projects at the library including replacing the roof on the historic part of the library, updating the bathrooms and refurbishing the meeting room. We have also had many programs for children and adults including expanding our summer reading program to include adults and teens.


New Books at the Library this month include:

Fiction
I, Alex Cross, by James Patterson
The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown
Under the Dome, by Stephen King
Ford Country, by John Grisham
The Lucuna, by Barbara Kingsolver
Non-Fiction
Going Rogue, by Sarah Palin
Have a Little Faith, by Mitch Albom
Superfreakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt
Arguing with Idiots, by Glenn Beck
What the Dog Saw, by Malcolm Gladwell