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18 Furlough Fridays
have begun - The
library will be closed and staff furloughed every Friday from Sept. through
Dec. due budget cuts necessitated by the shortfall in Fair Lawn Boro revenue.
Make a Splash!
Read! 2010 Summer Reading Club
The
2010 kids summer reading club focused on the New Jersey Shore and was a
great success. There were movies, concerts, crafts, learning activities,
live entertainment and, of course, reading. Over 700 kids registered
and more than 350 completed their reading and celebrated at the end of
summer parties. Stay tuned for fall program activities. Fall story
times and program will begin late September and early October
Readers Roundtable
Book Group, Thursday, Sept. 2 at 2:00 p.m. or
Tues, Sept. 7, 7:00 p.m. For Adults
"Let the Northern Lights
Erase Your Name" by Vendela Vida is the next title the library's book
group will discuss on Thurs, Sept. 2 at 2:00 p.m and again on Tues, Sept.
7, at 7:00 p.m. Booklist describes this novel as "a taut, darkly
witty, and galvanizing tale of one woman's search for the truth about her
parentage." Click
for more
Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk. New members
are always welcomed.
Salute to Women
in the Arts Member Show: Reflections
Sept. 11 - Oct. 29
in the Library Gallery. Reception on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2:30-4:40
p.m. All invited to see an exciting exhbition of art in a variety
of styles.
Friends of the
Library will meet Tues, Sept. 14, 7:30
p.m. in the Director's Office.
The Friends meet at 7:30 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the library.
Please consider joining and attending.Click
to read more and for a membership form.
Stress Relief
Seminar - Tues, Sept. 21, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
A
free informational program will be presented by the Art
of Living Foundation. The workshop will include an introduction
on the nature of the mind and how it perceives stress, a few breathing
techniques to help calm the mind, and a 20 minute guided mediation.
The Library Board
will meet Weds, Sept. 29, 8:00 p.m.
in the Director's Office. Meetings are open to the public.
Thanks for your
help - The Mayor and Council have allocated some money for Sundays in the
Fall
Mayor
Tedeschi and council members unanimously allocated $8,000 to the library
for the purpose of restoring some Sunday hours in the fall. Plans
are to offer 3 hours of Sunday afternoon service from October through December.
Thanks to everyone who expressed how important libraries, and especially
Sunday service, are to them.
Cuts
to Our Library Funding
Due
to the crisis in municipal funding, the Fair Lawn Borough Council has asked
the library to contribute to the solution by cutting the library 2010 budget
request by $376,812. It is impossible to achieve this without a reduction
in library service, hours and materials. The following steps will be taken:
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Effective
July 1, 2010 the library will close on Thursday at 5:00 p.m.
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Effective September 1, 2010, on Fridays the entire library staff will be
on unpaid furlough and the library will be closed every Friday until the
end of the calendar year.
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Regrettably our materials budget will also be severely cut. This
will mean the purchase of books, DVDs, CDs and other material will be reduced
greatly for the remainder of 2010.
The
Trustees and Administration regret having to make such reductions in our
services. It is our plan to resume Friday service in 2011.
We hope some or all of the other reductions may be restored then as well,
but with the current uncertainty in funding it is impossible to predict
the future.
We
deeply regret the inconvenience this will cause.
FAQ
- What about delivery? - Delivery is funded with state monies.
The 2010-11 NJ budget was approved with some funding for public libraries
restored, thanks to lots of people advocating. So delivery should
continue unchanged through the end of the year.
Some NJ Public
Library funding restored! Learn more... visit Save
My NJ Library
Gov.
Christie signed the modified 2010-2011 budget. This budget includes restoration
of the NJ Network funding of $ 4.299 million and funding for the state
library at last year's level. While we have lost significant funding this
year, this restoration is clearly the result of the advocacy efforts of
the library community and the residents of New Jersey who communicated
their need for the services libraries provide. We thank all
of our library champions from across the state who worked tirelessly on
this issue.
Book Sale raises
$1,695 for Library
The Friends Book sale on
April 17 and 18 raised $1,695 for the Children's Room summer reading program
this year. Thanks to all our wonderful friends and volunteers who
staffed the sale, and the community for donating and purchasing the books.
We couldn't have done it without you!
eBooks now available on ListenNJNW
The Highlands digital partnership
is pleased to announce that eBooks are now available at ListenNJNW
or through the BCCLS website
. At present these eBooks are compatible with the Sony Reader or
the Nook. The starter eBook collection contains 116 titles. You can choose
a loan period of 10, 14 or 21 days AND eBooks can be returned before the
due date!!! Please view the demo and read the help screens for instructions.
And the ListenNJNW site now has links to Social networking sites Facebook
and Twitter so you can share your reading pleasures.
ESL Tutoring Program
at the Library
The
library is offering English language conversation classes for Fair Lawn
residents who would like to improve their speaking skills. Students
will work with an individual tutor and meet at the library at a time arranged
by the student and teacher. If you are interested in being a student
or tutor, come to the Reference Desk at the library to fill our a form.
Please call Leslie Kruegel at (201) 796-3400, ex. 5. for further information.
Easy English News
for new readers of English
The Friends of the Library
have purchased a subscription to Easy English News. If you or someone
you know is learning English please come to the Reference/Information Desk
on Level D for a copy. The purpose of the paper is to help ESL students
learn about the language, culture, customs, laws and government of the
U.S.
Meet our new
Teen webpage and blog - libraryteenz
Click
over and visit our new Teen webpage and blog designed by Mary Kirsch, library
staff member and MLS student. She included lots of opportunity to
participate and great reading selections, as well as information on teen
activities here at the library.
We Celebrated
the Library's 75th Anniversary with an Open House on May 4, 2:00 to 4:00
p.m.
75
years ago a spirited group headed by Dr. Maurice M. Pine started the library
with a small collection of books in a room next to his office. The
following year the Mayor and Council provided a room in the Municipal Building
and, in 1944, the library came under municipal control. Since then
the library has grown, supported by Fair Lawn citizens, to become one of
the best in the county.
On
Sunday, May 4, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. we had a wonderful celebration with
entertainment, refreshments, presentations about the library, chances to
win gift baskets, and children's activities. The library was mobbed and
everyone had a great time. We couldn't have a better community!
Thanks to all who volunteered, staff members, Friends of the Library, members
of the press, and everyone who came to share our celebration. Click
to see lots of photos on a remote site.
Please
visit
the library's 75th
Anniversary website
designed by staff member Mary Kirsch. You'll find lots of
interesting facts and pictures about our library's history.
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