This Week at the Library: Winter Information

The holiday season has begun. Hopefully everyone enjoyed a wonderful time with family and friends the past week! After an atypical week last week, we’re ready to get back to business the last month or so of 2012!

Before I get into this week’s activities, I want to give some general “winter season” information, since there’s already talk of some snow this week. First, any delayed openings, early closings or full day closings will be communicated on our website, Facebook page and WFMZ, so make sure you check one of those places before making a trek in when it snows. Second, we make our own decision independent of East Penn School District, although their decision will impact any children’s programs occurring that day. Any morning program would be cancelled should East Penn have a delay, afternoon or evening programs would be cancelled if they have an early dismissal, and all programs would be cancelled should they be closed all day. Third, should we close for winter weather, or any other unexpected reason, no items would be due that day and no fines will accrue for the day(s) we’re closed. You can stay home safe with a day’s extension for your materials. Please note, we cannot change that day in our system to “closed” until we return so if you check your account online prior to our re-opening, it may still look like your items are overdue or have additional fines.

Now, on to this week!

This week at the library:

Monday: Intro to Excel; 6pm-8pm. Learn the basics of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Topics covered include: uses of Excel, formatting of spreadsheets, & simple formulas. Advanced registration and a $5 fee is required.

Tuesday: Storytime for Adults & Open Mic. 6pm. We will have a storyteller entertaining the audience with some great stories for grownups!  There will be an open mic opportunity for the audience to tell their own stories, as well. Contact the library for registration information.

Wednesday: Winter Drop-by Storytimes, 10:30am and 12:30pm, children 2-5 years old as of 9/12/12. As we all get a little busy during the holiday season, we take a break from our normal school year sessions of storytimes. We still want to give you an opportunity to bring your child in for stories, though, so join us for drop-bys whenever it fits into your schedule! Come as often as possible to keep your child in the routine for the new cycle starting in January! No signup required.

Thursday: Genealogy Basics, 11am-1pm. Learn the basics of researching your family history using library databases and other online resources. Advanced registration and a $5 is required.

Library Board Meeting: 5pm; library program room. This monthly meeting of the LML Board is open to the public.

Friday: Job Searching and Resume Basics, 11am-1pm. T his class will explore a variety of online employment resources (from skill assessments to popular job search sites), introduce the print career resources available at the library, and cover resume and cover letter writing basics. Advanced registration and a $5 fee required.

Saturday: Coffee Saturdays with the Lower Macungie Library Board of Directors, 9-11am. If you stop in on Saturday between 9-11am, now through December 15^th, the LML Board is offering coffee as a way to thank you for your support of the library over the years! Come in and grab a cup!

In case you hadn’t heard what happened with the Fall Book Sale, we made a whopping $4,506.61!! A huge congratulations and thank you go out to our tireless Friends group who organized and ran the whole event, and thank you to everyone who came out and made purchases to support the library! Finally, looking ahead a bit, our Santa Visit will be on Saturday, December 8^th, so mark your calendars for Santa’s arrival, when he’ll bring some small presents for the kids! And on December 18th, the Macungie Minstrelaires will give a concert for us in the community center. As always, please contact the library for details on any programs.