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September is Library Card Month!Yes it is Library Card Sign up month. Haven’t been in a library for awhile. Well now is the time. It is not your mother’s library anymore. They offer more than just books.Cost of a card, $0.00!(If you live in a library district your library is being support by property taxes. So in reality since you are all ready paying for the benefit why not take advantage of it.

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It has been awhile since I updated my Blog. I apologize for that. Our staff was very busy with the summer reading program “Get in the Game and Read” for 6 weeks in June and the first part of July. (see web page). With the end of Fiscal Year reports come due and I lost all track of time.A lot of changes have been happening in our library. Good changes. We hired a new staff person who is computer

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Plains Bookies read “Devil in the White City” by Eric Larson, copyright February 2004, ISBN 9780375725609.This one the club rate 4.5 out of a possible 5. It lost a few points for some of us because of the format in which it was written. We all found it very fascinating regarding the historical information. They accomplished alot in just a short period of time. It really was like two books in one.

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Lucky Ladies Book ReviewThe Lucky Ladies read the book “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood” by Rebecca Wells, copywright May 1996, ISBN # 9780060173289. On a scale of 1- 10 they rated it at an 8. For the most part they seemed to really enjoy the story line but found the format difficult to follow at times. Only through the reading of the Ya-Ya’s journal does the daughter really gain an

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Bookies Book for January!The book the Bookies read for January Book club was “Them Bones” by Carolyn Haines. ISBN 0553581716 c1999.This is the first book in the series with Sarah Booth Delaney. Currently there are seven books in this series with the eight one due out soon. (We rate our books on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest rating. There is no logic to our rating system. We vote on

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“The Chase” by Clive CusslerWell he has done it again. I don’t know if you are a Cussler fan or not but if you haven’t read any of his books this is a must read. Clive is pure entertainment from start to finish. The book opens in the year 1950 with the raising of a locomotive up out of the depths of the Montana Lake. Inside are the remains of 3 people who died 44 years before.To begin at the

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Things get a little crazy around this time a year at the library but it is all good. First let me say I just had a very good time at the ILA conference which was in Springfield, IL. I gained a lot of useful information that I plan on implementing at our library.One of the things I learned is that it is more important to get the latest library news and happenings out rather than wait around to

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Our Harry Potter book club’s predictions for the book seven, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows” is as follows.Our book club met on June 19th and after much debate came up with the following possible scenarios. These of course are all just our guesses and are in no way factual in any sense as everything is such a highly guarded secret.Dumbledore is going to come back in some form.Some think he

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So many exciting things have been happening at the library this summer. Our summer reading programs have been very successful. We have been averaging between 89 and 101 at the Ashland location and between 62 and 69 at the Plains location. (This number doesn’t include the adults who also came.) Have you been missing out? Don’t fret there are 3 more left. There is still time to get those book logs

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HB1727 INTERNET SCREENING IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES ACTThis is a very controversial issue. Upon first glance it seems like a great idea. “We are out to stop the pedophiles.” I am sad to report it will not do what it is intended to do. Why because proper filters have not been invented yet to do the job we want them to.What will happen?First lets address the over 21 rule. This rule states that if a child

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April 19, 2007 was Illinois Library Day.Several Hundred Library Professionals descended upon the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. On this day, my self included.My day started at 7:30 am in the morning for “breakfast with your legislator”. Sad to say none of the legislatures that represent our library attended. Our district is located in Cass, Morgan, Menard and Sangamon County. Later

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An Owl Post is coming your way. Are you a Harry Potter fan? Maybe you are just curious about what all the hype is about. Either way I think you might enjoy our Harry Potter Book club. We meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. On Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 7pm at our Plains branch we will be discussion book 2 in the series, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”. Is Professor Snipe really

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Lots of new things have been happening at the library lately.Have you noticed our new website? Check it out at prairieskieslibrary.com. This has been a long time coming. We are trying to make it more user friendly for you and easier for staff to work on. Click around on it and see all that we have. Don’t forget to check out the Library Ladies journal, it contains the newest book list.You will

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Went to your favorite book store and spotted one you really wanted to read, but it was too expensive to buy. Well check it out from your local library.We offer 26,801 books in print.Maybe you are tired of listening to the radio going to and from work. Try listening to a book! We have several fiction and non-fiction titles on both CD and Audio Tape. Because we belong to a leasing program the

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It is official! The Voting has ended!519 votes were cast either on-line or by ballot.Pick the new name for Ashland Public Library1. John Cheetham Public Library District 154 (30%)2. Prairie Skies Public Library District 189 (36%)3. PAGES Public Library District 176 (34%)Total Votes: 519

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Cheerleaders: Barb (Ratliff) Willis, Barb (Buker) Kozma, Victor Pearn, Sharon (Forman) Clark, & Janet (Buker) Hergenrother"1957 Basketball players": Back row: Gerry Farmer, Coach Ernie Hoff, Jack Lynn, Don Fields & Author Victor Pearn younger brother of Gary.Front Row: Wally Wheeler, Robert Savage, Denny Bast, Glenn Savage, Edgar Birch & Graham Rieken May 17 we had a book signing of Point Guard

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