Stone Memorial Library
CONNEAUTVILLE - Happy New Year from Stone Memorial Library, where all are welcome to visit, read, study, participate, and chat! We provide access to books, audiobooks, DVDs, access to computers and the internet as well as WiFi, board games and puzzles, magazines, and more. We also have quite a few programs that are open and FREE for all those willing to participate.
We recently added some new technology to our collection! Our newest item type available to borrow is a hot spot, which uses the T-Mobile cell network to create a WiFi signal that you can use to access the internet wherever you are. Please contact the library for more details.
Bring the kids every Tuesday morning for Story Time. Come in around 10 am for a bit of socializing, playtime, crafting, interactive storytelling, and snacks, all put together by Julie Klingler. Each week we explore early learning and literacy with a new theme.
Our weekly Stitch Club meets weekly on Thursdays at 10 am. All skill levels and types of stitchery are welcome to join, from crocheting and knitting to embroidery.
We will also be introducing our weekly Saturday Crafternoons series to the mix this month! Each week we will explore a new 1 hour crafting related activity. On Saturday, January 18, at 2 pm we did the popular Doodle Pens program, where you draw and create 3-D objects in the air.
You can join us the following week, on Saturday, January 25, for a Cardboard Makedo program, where we will be repurposing cardboard to create fun costumes to play with. Both programs are family oriented, and all are welcome to come craft along.
Thank you to all of those who continue to show support for our library. Without such strong support from our community, we would be unable to properly serve our community. It is because of you that we can continue to serve you by providing all that we can.
If there is a book or a program that you would like to see in our library, be sure to let our director Lauren Lowery know!
The Stone Memorial Library is located at 1101 Main St. Conneautville PA, 16406. We are open Monday & Friday, 1 – 6pm, Tuesday & Thursday, 9am – 6pm, and Saturdays 9am – 4pm. Feel free to also contact us via phone / fax at 814-587-2142.
Springboro Library happenings
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SPRINGBORO - Did you know that the typical American adult reads 4 books per year? According to the American Library Association, 65% of American adults read a print book last year. And 20% of American adults listened to an audio book. Either way, we have you covered!
Although the weather has been fairly nice for January, we have stocked up more good stuff to cure cabin fever. We try to keep the most recent and popular authors and titles in print and audio form. Audio books are at the front of the library with new books. Some new fiction and non-fiction books on display this week are: Nicci French “ The Lying Room”, John Grisham “The Guardians”, Olivia Hawker “One for the Blackbird, one for the Crow”, Linda Green “The Last Thing She Told Me” and Gregg Olsen’s “If You Tell”.
This month we are purging the shelves! Just like the Chinese New Year tradition of clearing out to make room for good thing to come in the new year, we are getting rid of unread books to make room for new ones. We will have a great big book sale in the spring! Hard back books will be priced at .50 and paperbacks will be 25 cents. Make room on your shelves now!
On January 16th, we had a winter craft workshop. Our group made icicle hangings for the wall, window or door. Our workshops continue on the third Thursday of each month. Most of our workshops are free. And we typically have a craft for kids under 12 as well. We are currently planning an additional Valentines workshop for February 6th. Local artist, Tammy Clement, will be here to coach us making gingerbread hearts for Valentines Day.
Public libraries are a great asset to any community. We are continually upgrading our system and adding more services for our patrons. In addition to a first rate pre-school story time and popular craft workshops we have had senior cafe’s, community chat evenings, game and puzzle nights, book clubs and more. Most recently, we are adding hotspots. Hotspots operate on the T-mobile network and grant internet access to the patron. The library does not track your usage. But they can turn off usage if not returned on time. The new hotspots are available to check out for 14 days at all Crawford County libraries. Check out our website or Facebook page to see more.
Interested in extra college credits? Check out our website’s Universal classes. All you need is a library card. All classes are free!
Remember, it is free to get a library card for kids and adults. There are many benefits. Take advantage of all your library has to offer. We aim to provide the most current educational materials as well as entertainment media and crafts for our community.
Kids can also do crafts on Saturdays at 11 am when we hold “Kids Create” for kids from pre-school age to age 11. This workshop follows our pre-school story time. Kids Create and story time are led by an experienced Pre- K teacher. We welcome parents to stay and read or get on the internet or check out our CD selection or check out a movie, etc.
Our New Book” shelves are still at the front of the library. We try to keep the most recent and popular authors and titles from many different catagories. Some new fiction and non-fiction books on display this week are: Nora Robert’s” Rise of the Magicks”, Allen Eskens “Nothing More Dangerous”, Lauraine Snelling’s “A Song of Joy”, Robin Cook’s “Genesis” and Jack Fairweather’s “The Volunteer”.
Remember, we continually update our magazine, music and movie selections as well. Come in and check out all the new kid’s and adult movies for January. We have some television series on DVD also.
We have collection #4 of the rotating Playaways in. If you have never tried “playaways”, they are a nice alternative to books . Just plug in your head phones and settle in somewhere comfortable to listen. They are for all ages and include fiction and non-fiction.
Library hours are: Monday through Thursday, 12 pm. - 7:30 pm, Fridays, 12 pm - 4 pm and Saturday 9 am - 4 pm.
Are you interested in furthering your education? Check out “Universal Class” which has over 500 subjects for career preparation or favorite hobbies! You can earn free CE credits with “Universal Class”. There is even a course in Genealogy. All you need is a library card. And you can get one for free!
For more information on any events or activities, please call the library at 814-587-3901 or visit us on Facebook or our website www.ccfls.org/springboro.
The library is located at 110 South Main Street in Springboro, PA.