Library News

Book discussions are a popular thing. There are people that like to talk about what they are reading.

Elizabethtown Public Library hosts many informal groups, one of which is a monthly Book Discussion Group. This fine group is led by Sue Bowser, former Director of Elizabethtown Public Library and current Manager of Adult Services at the Lancaster Public Library (Duke Street, Lancaster).

Here are some upcoming titles for the Book Discussion Group that meets on the third Saturday of each month at 9AM in the lovely Turret Room of Elizabethtown Public Library. Come in, have a cup of our delicious coffee and chat about books.

June 19               Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
July 17                 Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
August 12           The Help by Kathryn Stockett

For more titles, please see http://www.etownpubliclibrary.org/bookdiscussion

Elizabethtown Public Library is a Community Library. People from the Greater Elizabethtown Area community meet here.

The Library provides vital services to help the community including public use computers for downloading and completing job applications,
school projects and applications.

People come together at the Library to help one another. On any given day people are tutoring or being tutored, picking out books and reading together in families.

Elizabethtown Public Library depends on its community for support.
The majority of the funding for this Community Library comes not from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, nor any other
government entity, but from the people of the Great State of Pennsylvania.

Thank you for your support. Thanks to the Women of the Moose Chapter #701 for their recent gift.

Do you like to know what is out there - what is  new? Do you want to always have something good in hand to read or a good movie to watch?

You can reserve it! And, it is easy.
 

1. When you are on the Library's website, just click on "Catalog" in the left navigation list.
2. Search for the book or other material of your choice.
3. Once you find the item you are interested in, click on the title to go to the item's record.
4. Then, click the button at the top of the page that says "Request".
5. You can choose the Library at which you would like to pick up your item, too!

If all this seems a little confusing, just ask at the Circulation Desk the next time you're at Elizabethtown Public Library, and we'll be happy to give you a short demonstration.

One of the benefits of working at Elizabethtown Public Library is being in a Library regularly. Even walking by the new books, I am drawn into the ideas presented in both fiction and non-fiction works. What are writing about? Is it someone or something I know anything about? Or is it a new idea or person for my brain to learn about?

The other day I was taking my break in the Library's Coffee Company, the part of the Library that also tastes good. I took a few moments to browse through a couple of magazines and I learned something in those few minutes that really helped me.

www.gethuman.com is a website to use to find a direct phone number to use when you want to avoid those pesky phone prompts at so many businesses. I tried it the next day and it worked. I got a phone number to call for Amazon.com that took me right to a person instead of their usual host of prompts and was so happy.

Take a moment and browse through the magazines or look at the new book (or music, movie, etc.) shelf and see what you learn to make your life a little better.

If you want an easy way to find

• another book to read by the same author
• a list of an author's books
• another author with a similar style
• what's coming soon
• who's the most popular

Over 25,000 authors and 300,000 titles to search

try Fantastic Fiction - Go to http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk

Due to a lack of funding, EPL must discontinue its Tell Me More software, the online language learning program that has been available through the www.etownpubliclibrary.org website. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, our customer.

We appreciate your support and your input. Thank you for your understanding.

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 On Thursday, October 29, at 7PM, Elizabethtown author Melanie G. Snyder will talk about restorative justice and her new book, Grace Goes to Prison, at the Elizabethtown Public Library, 10 South Market St, Elizabethtown.

See also http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/243547#

 Starting your own business or wanting to make your business GROW?

Business Start-up Kits may be just what you need. Elizabethtown Public Library now offers business start up kits for loan. Check them out like books for 2 weeks.

Each kit contains four books including:

1. Start Your Own Business

2. Legal Guide For Small Businesses

 

We are to announce Library News, a new way for us to talk and listen to our users. Watch this space for the latest news and events at your library, then tell us what you think!