Blogging LPL

Visit Lester Public Library to determine if your taste in reading is reflected in the American Library Association (ALA) list of notable books.

We have on display ALA Notables that are in our very own collection here in Two Rivers!

 Please follow this link to view the entire list of ALA Notables: http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaprotools/rusanotable/thelists/notablebooks.htm

The Two Rivers Historical Society features local and Packer football memorabilia in their display case at the Library.

Come on in and take a look!

The American Library Association created a list of books that received the most challenges (asked to be removed from library collections) from across the country.

Stop in and view the list and our display; many of the titles will surprise you!

  
  
Click on this link to view the ten most challenged books of 2006: http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=News&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=151926

Lester Public Library is a partner in this digital collection available online at:

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/WI/subcollections/HomeFrontAbout.shtml

From the website: "The Home Front: Manitowoc County in World War II is a digital collection of photographic images, oral histories, published sources and documents, artifacts, and other resources which help to document and explain the history of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin during the period from 1939 to 1947—both the more universally shared home front experiences and activities as they played out in this specific county, and those more unique activities which especially defined the area during the War."

"The Home Front: Manitowoc County in World War II is a joint project of the Manitowoc County Historical Society, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, the Manitowoc Public Library, and the Lester Public Library in Two Rivers. These institutions began planning the project in 2003, with the goal of preserving and improving access to images of life in Manitowoc County during the war years. The actual work of gathering, identifying, and publishing the items to the "State of Wisconsin Collection" site began in the summer of 2004 and will continue through the summer of 2006. To date, funding and in-kind contributions for the project have been provided by the four participating institutions along with the Manitowoc and Lester Public Library Foundations and the Ruth St. John & John Dunham West Foundation, Inc. The Two Rivers Historical Society is underwriting the cost of digitizing The Sojourner.

The "Home Front" does not exist as a distinct physical collection of materials. Rather, the documents, photographs, newspapers, and other resources being digitized for the "Home Front" collection have been drawn from the general holdings of libraries, museums, historical societies, and other agencies and organizations in Manitowoc County, or borrowed from private individuals. Organizations providing special assistance to this project include Kiel Public Library, Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter, and the Two Rivers Historical Society. The digital collection is a work in progress that will be added to over the next year."

October is Wisconsin Archives Month.

LPL is featuring books on genealogy; learn how to trace your family tree!

 
Madeleine L'Engle
 
Luciano Pavarotti

A quick note to thank Pirates for Literacy who showed support
at the Lester Public Library on International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Visit the library for a day of piracy!

Visit this "official" Web page:

Saturday's Ethnic Festival featured good music, food, exhibits, and
shopping in downtown Two Rivers.

 
Great crowds filled downtown!

 
Cashel Dennehy School of Irish Dancing - from
Milwaukee

 
Omo-Ana Children of the Spirit of the Drum

 
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band - Jewish Celebration of
Music.

 

 
Brule - Native American Rock Opera

Please follow the link below for more photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lesterpubliclibrary/

Plenty of baseball action left for the 2007 season!

We have a display featuring several of the many baseball books we have available at the Lester Public Library.

The Brewers and Cubs are taking it down to the wire. This Central Division race is not for the faint of heart!

Stop by the Lester Public Library to see the September installment of the Lester Bentley Display.

While enjoying the painting take time to discover the many newspapers LPL has for your viewing pleasure as well!

Be sure to stop by the library and check out the Caricature Display by our very own Dean Konop. His work will be displayed through September.

For more information click on the link below:

http://www.dkcaricatures.com/

Take a look at our newest resources. These subscription databases are available for our Two Rivers library patrons from home, office, anywhere you can connect to the Internet. Simply type in the barcode from your library card and away you go!

These same databases are available for anyone to use from our computers in the Library.

Lester Public Library, putting information in your lap (and laptop)!

Check out our new Databases

Please enter your Two Rivers library card number for access.
Just want to use the databases while visiting the library?  Ask the reference staff for help.

Chilton Auto Repair Database
Need repair information for your car?  Check this out!



Legal Forms Database
Need Wisconsin legal forms?  Look here first.

Testing and Education Reference Center
Want to take a practice test before the big exam?  Do that and more here.

What an awesome Labor Day weekend in Two Rivers!

Kites Over Lake Michigan brought crowds to the beach and colorful kites stretched for a mile along Two River's friendly shores. Now we understand why Two Rivers is rated the best place in Wisconsin to fly a kite!

For more pictures follow this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lesterpubliclibrary/