MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY
126 S. 2nd St. Maquoketa, Iowa 52060
(563) 652-3874
March, 2015, Volume 3, Issue 9
www.maquoketa.lib.ia.us
From the Director:
LIBRARY HOURS
Monday: 10AM-8PM
Tuesday: 10AM-8PM
Wednesday: 10AM-6PM
Thursday: 10AM-8PM
Friday: 10AM-6PM
Saturday: 9AM-4PM
Sunday: CLOSED
This Spring there is something for everyone. There will be 3 authors to meet and
a craft for adults to do. There will be a talk about Grant Wood and a Reader’s
Theater event. Our Children’s Library renovation is nearly done, and we expect
the new workstations for the Public Access Computers to be delivered at the end
of this month. This is also the month of next Book Sale.
This is my third anniversary as your librarian. I am so grateful for your support and
your patience as I learn how to better meet the needs of this community.
Donations towards furnishings for our children’s library continue to come in and
as we receive enough to purchase something we buy another item. All donors will
be acknowledged individually and as a group. Thank you all so much for your kind
New At the Library!
Books:
Top Dog: The Story of Marine Hero
Lucca-Goodavage
Rainbow in the Cloud: The Spirit
and Wisdom of Maya Angelou
Just Mercy-Stevenson
Neil Armstrong: -Barbree
Haunted-White
Trails and Targets-Hake
A Spool of Blue Thread- Taylor
Paris Letters-Maclead
Twelve Days-Berenson
Red Queen-Aveyard
DVDs:
generosity to the children of Maquoketa.
Did you know??
Getting audio and e-books downloaded to your reader or
tablet is as easy as 1-2-3?
#1: Go to the website of NEIBORS.lib.overdrive.com or click
on the icon when you are at the library’s website and install
Overdrive or Adobe Digitals software.
#2: Add title to your cart.
#3: Check out the title with your valid library card number
and download.
Spring Book Sale!
Charles De Gaulle
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
20 Feet from Stardom
John Wick
Star Wars-Phantom Menace
Elsa and Fred
March 19, 20, 21, 23,24
Friends Preview Sale: March 18
Colleen’s Kids Corner
I hope you have had a chance to see our transformed Children’s Room; with new paint and fun printed carpet
tiles. The updates have enhanced the room and we will continue to change some items to better serve the public.
Thanks go out to all the wonderful helpers that moved furniture or helped to re-shelve books. It was a huge
undertaking preparing and moving books, but the end results made it all worth the effort.
We continue to have Story Time each Monday at 10:30 am, and we would love to have you and your child or
grandchild stop in the children’s room to join us. We use the Very Ready Reading program for our sessions.
Some new books we have added to our collection include the following: Just One More by Rolli, Shackleton’s
Journey by Grill, Let’s Sign, Baby! by Ault, 5 Minute Marvel Stories, the Newbery Honor Award books- Doll
Bones by Black and El Deafo by Bell. We also added a new copy of the classic story Chitty Chitty, Bang Bang
by Fleming and some more books in the I Survived series.
Library Staff:
Library Board of Trustees
Elena Lanz, Director
Mike Nickeson, President
Colleen Miller, Children’s Librarian
Jenna Nims, Library Technician
Jim Deutmeyer, Vice President
Kendra Beck, Secretary
Lynn Bopes
Ruth O’Rourke, Library Assistant
Tom Breuch
Kathy Geronzin , Librarian
Jane Bentrott, Library Assistant
Mary Pat Burns
Jeanne Jorgensen
Susan Risinger, Library Assistant
Sheri Melvold
Evie Redling, Library Technician
Dean Nelson
***From the Friends of the Library***
Cozy in for the rest of the winter season or, get ready for Spring and Summer with a good book! The Friends
of the Library are hosting their spring book sale, March 18 – 23. Also included in our sale are video’s,
CD’s and audio books. Something is here for all ages-the best deal in town. For our Friends of the Library
members we have a preview showing on March 18, 5:00 – 7:00. To show our appreciation to our Friends
of the Library, snacks will be available. More information will be coming to you soon. Just mark that date on
your calendar now so you can join in the fun with other members of the Friends of the Library.
The Friends of the Library invite you to attend our presentation on Grant Wood Saturday, March 28th ~
Community Room at 2 pm. This speaker is made possible through the Iowa Humanities Council.
The Friends of the Library Spring Bling Fundraiser Sale will be coming! So, save those purses, jewelry,
and fashion scarves when you are doing your spring cleaning/reorganizing! The Friends of the Library are
going to offer these gently used items that you may have grown tired of but will delight the next person.
Stay tuned for more details on the what, when, where information!!