Booker - the mascot

Do you like Booker the mascot?

If you could make any improvements to him - what would it be?


Everyone who comments - wins a prize!

Thanksgiving Coloring Sheets (link to download at bottom of page)

http://lilluna.com/free-thanksgiving-coloring-pages/

Read to Me calendars - QUESTION

Good morning everyone,
I have a question from all of you?
How many of you would you be interested in the 2014 Read To Me Calendars published by the Family Reading Partnership in Ithaca, NY.
Price would be $3.50 EACH.  They could NOT be resold they MUST be given away, and they would not arrive to you until mid to late December.

Before we go with a group order, I would need to know if anyone is interested in them.

Thanks,

MCLS & PLS Awarded Harold Hacker Grant for Teen Training Initiative

I am very pleased to announce that the Teen Librarian Training Initiative is the recipient of a Harold Hacker grant for professional development in 2014.

The grant will help fund a series of ten Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) webinars ending with a conference where all participants will share what they have learned and showcase what programs and services they plan to provide to teens in their libraries.

The training initiative is designed to provide professional development and networking opportunities for public library staff serving teens in the Monroe and Pioneer library systems. Workshops will take place throughout 2014 in locations within both systems. More details to come!

Now comes the exciting part: help the TLTI team choose the ten topics for the training. I've created a short Google Form survey HERE. Please take a few minutes to choose the ten topics that will benefit you, your library, and your staff the most. 

Questions? Please feel free to contact me, and thank you.

Kelley Blue, Teen Services Librarian @ Wood Library &

PLS Representative for the Teen Librarian Training Initiative

Ellison/AccuCut dies

I'm just curious -  How many of you use Ellison and/or AccuCut dies?
and Do you order new ones for the summer reading program?

Meeting in Palmyra at the Library

We will be having a meeting on Wednesday, October 30th at 11am to discuss "Take Your Child to the Library Day".  This event is being held in February but we want to start planning now.
Hope to see LOTS of you in Palmyra!

Program Ideas for November

The month of November has some unique Holidays.  

Did you know the following are Holidays during the month of November?

• Aviation History Month
• Child Safety Protection Month
• International Drum Month
• National Model Railroad Month
• Native American Heritage Month
• Peanut Butter Lovers Month
• Real Jewelry Month
• National Novel Writing Month
• And the all important  -  Thanksgiving!

What are you planning for programs in your library during the month of November?

We LOVE to hear programs that your library is having.  
Share your program ideas and you could win a prize!   
First 5 responses win a prize!

Fall is fun!

Fall is a Fun time of year!

How many of you use Pinterest to find ideas for your Fall programs?

I just posted a CUTE idea from Pinterest for kiddies with small feet!
Check it out!

http://www.pinterest.com/pioneerlibrary/


First person to find it and post back wins a prize!