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Bangor Public Library Newsletter

         Volume 2, Issue 4 July/August 1999           

CalendarEvents

Monday, July 5
Closed in observance of Independence Day

Speaker Up
Wednesdays at 3:30 PM in the Board Room. Call Darlene Hawkins at Bangor Savings Bank, 942-5211 x 1132, for more information.

Summer, Authors, & You!
A Brown Bag Lunch Series held every Wednesday at noon during July in the Lecture Hall. A complete schedule is inside.

1999 Summer Music Series Look inside for a complete schedule of the Library's musical offerings this summer. Each concert is free and held in the Third Floor Lecture Hall. The Library is proud to offer its patrons such a diverse group of acts this year. Enjoy!

From the Library Director   
Barbara McDade                                     
   Our Library Cards have a new look. Starting August 1, the Library will be issuing newly designed Library Cards to new patrons and patrons whose cards have expired. Our new Borrower's Card is designed to fit on your key ring. The Library's logo and address are on one side and your bar code on the other. To protect your privacy, there is no room for a name, but the Library will guarantee postage for anyone finding the card (and maybe your keys, too). If the card is returned to the Library we will contact you so that you may pick it up.
    I remember getting my first Library card as a child. It was the first recognition from someone outside my family that I was a separate person and that I could accept responsibility. I got a card as soon as I could print my name. I never lost that card. It opened many doors for me as I discovered the world through books. I hope the children in Bangor will feel the same way about their new Borrower's Card. For the first time in memory, we are going to issue children their own cards as soon as they can write (or print) their names. We hope that they will take responsibility for not losing the card, for bringing it to the Library when they want to check out books, and that they will value the card as a key that can open many doors. Our new look:

                                

   On another note, the Library is pleased with contributions to our first annual Fundraising Letter. With those funds, we are still investigating the possibility of air conditioning at least part of the Library. We will soon be purchasing more audio books for those that contributed to that fund, and the Children's Department is using its contributions for a knock-out, wicked-good fun summer program. Our thanks to all our donors and volunteers for helping the Library get things done.

 

    Summer Hours

Please remember that the Library is observing its summer hour schedule until after Labor Day. The hours are as follows:

Mon. - Thurs.: 9 AM to 7 PM.
Friday: 9 AM to 5 PM.
Closed Saturday and Sunday.

The Library will resume its winter hours on Tuesday, September 7.

"The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries."

Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
French Philosopher

O Canada!
1999 Summer Reading Program
by Anne Mundy, Head of Children's Services
    With the summer reading program calendar and all its fixin's set, we're ready to let the good times roll. I'm grateful that so many Canadian guests agreed to make the trek here and hope that you will come to meet and hear them as they share their stories. Everyone is welcome. If your nephew or grandchild is visiting and you want to come for a single program, you are all most welcome. Spread the word.
    You may think your child can't join the summer program because they are going to be away at camp. Really, all that's required for participation is that your children sign up and set a goal of books they will read by August 5. The programs, storytime, and activities are optional fun (we plan those to help everyone learn about our theme and visit the Library frequently). So, children can sign up, take books with them (any books count toward their goals, they don't even have to be library books) and read through the summer.
    Summer reading can be the best kind of reading for kids, free from the pressures of classroom and formal teaching. Here's hoping that everyone meets memorable characters, finds involving plots and stores up words to savor through the winter months.

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