Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Spring Cleaning!
The library has been receiving a lot of donations this spring as everyone undertakes the fun task of spring cleaning at home. One type of item that would greatly enhance our current collection of materials are children’s DVD’s that your kids no longer watch! We are slowly trying to replace our worn out and often damaged VHS copies of children’s classics with the DVD format but cost is a large factor that inhibits our progress. We try to obtain as many new releases as possible for our patrons and often that leaves little funding left for replacing older classics.

Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library is selling Daffin’s Candy Bars!!! We have Milk Chocolate, Rice Crisp, Peanut Butter, Almond, and Caramel available for one dollar a bar to help support the library. Pick up a few to go along with the movies you can rent from us for 50 cents a piece, or to go along with a book you can borrow for free! Chocolate goes great with everything!

Rimersburg Parking Permits are available here at Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library. Cost is $25 for one year. Just ask at the Circulation Desk.

Don’t forget to take a chance on our 50/50 Raffle happening now through April 24th where you could be the lucky winner of some cold hard cash! The library, as well as our Friends of the Library group, is selling tickets for a dollar a ticket or 6 tickets for $5 to help raise money to support the library! We are avidly attempting to do what we can to offset the budget cuts the library has received this year from the State. Even if you do not win the Raffle you still help make a big difference in your community by donating to a great cause: free access to information and resources for all.

Don’t forget to stop in this Thursday, Friday or Saturday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to load up on materials at our Spring Fling Book Sale! We have hundreds of plastic grocery bags available that can be filled up with materials and we are only charging $1 per bag! We’ll have Bake Sale items provided by local library supporters as well on Thursday and Friday, and if any baked goods make it to Saturday we’ll have them for sale then too! Don’t miss this event!

Pennsylvania Author Returns for another Book Talk and Discussion!
C. William Davis III, author of Tail of the Scorpion, Forever Man, and Forever Man II, will be returning for his second visit to Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library on Thursday, May 20th, 2010 at 7 p.m. The focus of the discussion will be on his novel, Forever Man, but other works will be discussed as well. Copies of Forever Man are available at the library for $10. Come grab a copy and join us in May for this free program open to all ages! You can learn more about Mr. Davis and his work by visiting his web site at http://www.cwdavis3.com/

Also happening in May: Teen Game Night! Teens ages 13-17 are welcome to start signing up for an evening of games and fun scheduled for Friday, May 7th, 2010, beginning at 5 p.m. and ending at 8 p.m. We will have XBox games available, the computer lab for online gaming, board games, card games and more! This program is free but we are limited on space so pick up a permission slip and get it filled out fast to save your spot!

Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library would like to take a moment to thank all individuals, businesses, and organizations who have contributed to our Memorial Book and Memorial Brick programs over the first quarter of 2010. Your generosity helps promote literacy, creativity, awareness, and so much more! While many choose to provide the library with a monetary donation and instructions on what subject matter to choose for each memorial, the library also accepts items donated in memory of individuals at no charge. So if you have a book that we do not currently have in our collection that you would like us to add, feel free to bring it in! Thanks again and please continue to help support your local libraries!

2010 First Quarter Memorials

In Memory Of: Jennie Swartz
Given By: Lee Miller & Sally Myers
Beyond the Picket Fence By Lori Wick

In Memory Of: Ann Reed
Given By: Bernice Conner
We Have This Moment By Diann Hunt

In Memory Of: Ann Reed
Given By: Kathy & David Hoffman
Sew Liberated: 20 Stylish Projects for the Modern Sewist By Meg McElwee

In Memory Of: Mary Stewart
Given By: Tom & Darlene Aaron
The Woman’s Guide to Running By Liz Yelling

In Memory Of: Elsie Blanche Summerville
Given By: Tom & Darlene Aaron
Nature’s Ways: Lore, Legend, Fact & Fiction By Ruth Binney

In Memory Of: Mary F. Stewart
Given By: Ella Mae & Ardell Stewart
Soul Matters for Women Edited by Jessica Inman

In Memory Of: Mary Stewart
Given By: Claude Stewart & Marjorie Armstrong
The Divine Visitor By Jack Hayford

In Memory Of: John Stitt
Given By: Donald & Roberta Fink, Mike & Vicki Curry & Family
The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth through Music By Victor L. Wooten

In Memory Of: Mary (Flick) Stewart
Given By: Jim Slattery
Living Stones By Philip Patterson

In Honor Of: Gregory Mortimer
Given By: Barbara E. Songer
Muslim Mafia By P. David Gaubatz & Paul Sperry

In Memory Of: Lloyd Slaugenhaupt
Given By: Class of 1955
Candle in the Darkness By Lynn Austin

In Memory Of: Fred King
Given By: Up On The Hill Camp
Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History By David Aaronotich




Monetary Donations

Rimersburg Rod and Gun Club

Margaret Conner

Robert and Karen Luderer in Memory Of Mary F. Stewart

Janet S. Kerr in Memory Of Mary F. Stewart

Rimersburg Chamber of Commerce