[Riponlibraryevents] News from the Ripon Public Library-February 2007

Tue Jan 23 07:41:30 CST 2007

NEWS FROM THE RIPON PUBLIC LIBRARY
February 2007

Magazine Update

Be sure to check out our great selection of new magazines!  
Featured new magazine of February: "Self".

"Self"is aimed at contemporary women who are looking for an upbeat lifestyle magazine that emphasizes fitness and health along with fashion and beauty advice.  Despite some changes in the past, it is now a broadly focused lifestyle magazine while also covering issues of importance to women such as abortion, body image, and bioengineering in foods.  Coverage balances health, beauty, style, and diet while remaining strong in its treatment of fitness with workout routines and other exercise advice offered.

Book Delivery Service for the Homebound

The Ripon Public Library is offering book delivery service for the homebound in the community.  Books can be delivered on a once monthly schedule to patrons living within the city limits.  The Library has a great selection of fiction, nonfiction, audiovisual, and largeprint materials.  To sign up yourself or someone you know, please stop by the Library Circulation Desk or call the Library at 920-748-6160.

Spotlight on Library Services-World Cat and Electronic Databases

Are you looking for something special, rare, or hard to find?  If you are looking for materials that are not available at the Ripon Public Library or in the Winnefox system, there's a good chance they are available from another library. 

If you're not sure if an item is available through interlibrary loan, a good place to check is the library catalog known as WorldCat.  WorldCat is a catalog of materials owned by more than 9,000 worldwide member libraries. This electronic catalog is available for use at the Library or via the Internet (you can access it from our website-www.riponlibrary.org). It contains millions of records from libraries throughout the country and the world. You cannot request items directly through WorldCat, but you can verify the author and title and find out what library owns them. By giving this information to library staff, you will help the interlibrary loan process work more effectively. (ILL request forms are available at the circulation desk.) 

Accessing the Ripon Public Library website will also give you links to electronic databases, subject guides, and recommended websites.  These databases include ERIC, Academic Search Elite, Proquest Newspapers, and various other subject guides. With these tools, a patron can have access to a wealth of print (newspaper and journal) articles, as well as Internet resources.  To access some of these research tools from outside of the Library you may need to have your library card number and PIN handy. If you don't know your library card number or PIN, please contact the Circulation Desk.  Stop by the Circulation Desk if you have any questions on these great tools.

Speak Up For Your Library

Sign up to receive a monthly email update on library issues and occasional alerts about legislation affecting libraries. You'll be provided with information and perspective about those issues and will be urged to call, write or email lawmakers on significant issues of interest. 

Your comments to elected officials can make a difference. Legislators have commented that most issues draw few comments and that as few as a half-dozen calls, letters, or emails from constituents can influence their decision-making. 

By signing up, you'll provide us the opportunity to quickly notify you about issues that develop so you can take action if you choose. This effective form of communication also helps hold down expenses. 

So make your voice heard. Sign up to participate today!  You can sign up online at http://www.winnefox.org/email.asp.

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UPCOMING EVENTS 

Computer Assistance Course
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 6:00 p.m.

The second course will cover Internet basics.  Registration is required and will begin February 1st.  Please contact the Circulation Desk for more details.

Individual Computer Assistance
Wednesdays in February and March
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
	or
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Registration is required.  Contact the Circulation Desk for more details.

Y.A.P.
Yarn Addicts @ Play, comprised of anyone who has a yearning to yarn, continues to meet at the Ripon Public Library on Thursday evenings from 6:30-7:45 p.m.
Anyone and everyone is invited to join in. There is no registration; no fee; no stress and no commitment. No experience is necessary. There IS, camaraderie; instruction; laughter and freely flowing creative juices. 
For more information contact Linda Decramer (748-6160).
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UPCOMING EVENTS FOR CHILDREN

New & Improved Storytime Offerings 

Lapsit

Never-before-offered, Lapsit, will take place on Tuesdays at 9:45 a.m. beginning January 16 and ending March 6. This session is designed for 18-30 month old toddlers and will last about 20 minutes. Focus will be on music, movement, books, language and pre-literacy skills. Ideally, caregivers attend with one child, that child sitting in their lap, encouraging that they jointly participate in the program. For those with younger or older siblings in tow, special considerations and arrangements will be made available. Contact Linda DeCramer for details.

Toddler Time

Toddler Time will take place on Wednesdays at 9:45 a.m. beginning January 17 and ending March 7. This session is designed for 2 ½ - 4 year olds and will last from 30-45 minutes. Focus will be on music, movement, books, language, crafts and developing pre-literacy skills.

Storytime is a lively and fun way for caregivers to interact with their children while learning a love of language and books. Registration is required and begins Monday, January 8. To register, contact the Ripon Public Library by phone 748-6160, or email decramer at riponlibrary.org.

School's Out! Film Series at Ripon Public Library

·	Monday, January 22 - "How to Eat Fried Worms"
·	Friday, February 23 - "Zathura"
·	Monday, April 2 - "Hoot"

All showings are at 2:00 p.m. Popcorn and refreshments will be served. Included in each event will be the chance to win a prize or prizes. Hint- read the book first!

These showings are free. An adult should accompany children under the age of 8. For more information contact Linda DeCramer by calling the library, 748-6160, or email decramer at riponlibrary.org

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FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY INFORMATION

Friends of the Library Used Book Sale

This month's sale will be held February 1.  If you are interested in donating items for the book sale, please bring the items in during the Library's open hours. Items accepted include books of all kinds, magazines, musical recordings, videos and computer software. You may leave the items in the entryway near the elevator.

Book Discussion Group
The Friends of the Ripon Public Library book discussion group meets once a month in the library's Nash Room. Books are selected by members of the group, and the library borrows copies from other libraries for everyone who is interested. Books are usually by American or English authors, but may include some by authors writing in a foreign language.  The next meeting will be February 26, 2007 and the book discussed will be My Antonia by Willa Cather.
The Friends of the Library sponsor activities in support of The Ripon Public Library. Looking for a great gift?  How about a Friends of the Library gift membership?  New members are always welcome!! Please contact the library for more information. 

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LIBRARY HOURS
Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday 1-4 p.m.

INFORMATION
For more information about these events or for other questions about the library's programs, services or collections, please call the Ripon Public Library at 920-748-6160.   Or, visit us on the web at www.riponlibrary.org. 

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