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Discover What’s New at Your Library Vol. 13 ◊ Issue 2 Mar / Apr 2012 Courtesy Notices From Your Library! The free course is geared toward first-me computer and Internet users. Learn to set up and use email,Your pay library bills or now offers courtesy email alerts to help you avoid over due items on file taxes online, search for career opportunies,your libraryshop card! online, increase educaon, get health care informa on, and keep in touch with family and friends usingVisit soc anyial PCDL branch and give us your email address and we will begin sending media. you courtesy reminders about items checked out on your card that are about to “The Every Cizen Online class is most beneficialbecome for due. adults who are new to computers and the Internet,” said Herb Stachler, Sinclair’s Program Manager. “Many The pa nocerci- me for 3 week loans is 7 days prior to the due date. pants already have computers and Internet connecvi The nocety, me for 3 or 7 day loans is 1 day prior to the due date. but they’reCourtesy not being Emails!used to their full potenal. Others plan to get a computer in the near future. InOnly either patrons case, who supply their email address to the library will receive the class really helpsEasy the computer novice, providicourtesyng nocesa , so if you are interested in receiving these friendly reminders, jump-start for their Internet experiences.” please be sure to give us your email address the next me you visit! Classes are beingConvenient offered at the Preble County District Library Administraon Office at 450 S. BarronAnother St. (located reason to give the library your email address: It is very helpful when on the south sideHelpful of Eaton), and the West Alexandripatrons agive the library their email address. With it, we can send you three Branch located at 16 N. Main St., Town Hall,noces West A iflexan- you have over due items on your account. With snail mail, patrons dria. Any adult, 18 years or older, is eligible receivefor free onlytrain- one noce. Note: We never share your email address. ing. FREE Adult Computer Training List of free Connect Ohio Classes in Preble County (class sizeThe is Preble limited): County District Library and not being used to their full poten- Register at the West Alexandria Library, · Sinclair Preble Community County District College Library (partners Administra al.on Others Office plan to get a computer or by phone at 937-839-4915 in Connect(2-day class) Ohio’s statewide Every in the near future. In either case, Cizen Online (ECO) broadband train- the class really helps the computer About Connect Ohio: Connect Ohio, a ing project) March are 27happy & 28, to 2012: announce 9 AM – 12 PMnovice,. providing a jump-start for division of Connected Naon, is a non- thatRegister they will at be the providing Library Administraon FREE basic Office,their orInternet by experiences.” profit, technology-neutral public- computer training to adults throughout private partnership that works with Classes are being offered at the Preble Preblephone County. at 937-456-4250 telecommunicaons providers, busi- County District Library Administraon ness and community leaders, infor- The free course is geared toward first- Office at 450 S. Barron St. (located on maon technology companies, re- · me West computer Alexandria and Internet Branch users.(3-day class) the south side of Eaton), and the West searchers, public agencies, libraries and Learn to set up and use email, pay bills Alexandria Branch located at 16 N. April 16, 18, & 20, 2012: 9 AM – 11 AM. universies in an effort to help extend or file taxes online, search for career Main St., Town Hall, West Alexandria. affordable high-speed Internet service Registeropportunies, at the West shop Alexandria online, increase library, or byAny phon adult,e at 18 years or older, is eligible to every Ohio household. For more educaon, get health care informaon, for free training. 937-839-4915 informaon about what Connect Ohio and keep in touch with family and List of free Connect Ohio Classes in is doing to accelerate technology in Aboutfriends Connect using social Ohio: media. Connect Ohio, a division of Con- Preble County (class size is limited): Ohio's communies, visit nected Naon, is a nonprofit, technology-neutral public- “The Every Cizen Online class is hp://www.connectohio.org PCDL Administraon Office(2-day class) privatemost partnership beneficial forthat adults works whowith aretelecommunicao ns March 27 & 28, 2012: 9 AM – 12 PM. providers,new to business computers and andcommunity the Inter- leaders, informaon Register at the Library Administraon technologynet,” said companies, Herb Stachler, researchers, Sinclair’s public agencies, li- Office, or by phone at 937-456-4250 brariesProgram and universiesManager. in“Many an effort parci- to help extend afford- ablepants high-speed already Internet have computers service to everyand OhioWest hous Alexandriae- Branch (3-day class) Internet connecvity, but they’re April 16, 18, & 20, 2012: 9 AM – 11 AM. Library Admin. Office 450 S. Barron St. Eaton, OH 45320 (937) 456-4250 www.pcdl.lib.oh.us 2 Library Inklings: Director’s Column Abby Noland, Library Director The Eaton Branch hosted a Willie Wonka Family Fun Night in February. Ninety-five children and adults Welcome to our new Library Board Trustee aended. There was candy trees, a chocolate foun- We would like to welcome Anne Grim as our new Trustee tain, games and cra s for everyone to try. Many from Eaton. Mrs. Grim is an acve community member. She who came commented that it was the best library also serves on the Pork Fesval Board. She brings years of banking and financial savvy to her posion as well as a program they had ever aended! wonderful sense of humor. Trends There are a few trends in libraries that are becoming very noceable in libraries across the country. One trend is the huge increase and demand for e-Books. This month the circulaon for our e-Books in Preble County exceeded the physical checkouts of three of our branches. We only expect this trend to grow. Fortunate- ly, your library is in a state consorum which shares all the e-book purchases. This gives us more variety. About a dozen more Ohio Libraries joined the consorum this month. This is a good state-wide sharing trend. A not so good naonal trend is the increase of the in regards to library materials. And our Preble County District Libraries The kids LOVED the chocolate fountain! are no excepon. About three years ago, we lost over $10,000 in "lost assumed" materials. Last year, we lost over $20,000. These are materials that some patrons have checked out and never returned. Our library has had a collecon agency in place for quite some me. This is how we recover about half of the money or materials. However, the of library materials has increased so dramacally that, in order to protect the investment you made in your library by passing the levy, we have found it necessary to limit the amount of materials that are most o en not returned to us, such as DVDs and video games. We are very disheartened to take this step, but we realize that to do nothing is to invite further abuse. The amount of items per card will remain 50 at a me, however the number of types of items within that 50 will be limited as follows: When each limit is DVDs - 15 Books - 50 Eaton Teens, dressed as oompa loompas, helped reached, items must be during the program. Children’s Librarian, Teresa Video Games - 2 Audio Books - 50 Play Away audio books - 5 Magazines - 50 returned before more Deaton, dressed up as Willie Wonka! Play Away Views - 5 CDs - 50 can be checked out. Let's hope this trend changes soon. Eaton Teens take advantage of the programs offered by the Preble County District Library’s Teen Services Department! Chrisna Jones, the Teen Librarian offers Karole Moore, former Children’s Library Assistant, weekly clubs and programs created the Oompa Loompa display using paper for them to enjoy! mâché. The sucker was created using a balloon. 3 Mobile Library Catalog PCDL is pleased to announce the introduc- on of BookMyne , a smartphone app to allow on-the-go access to the library cata- log. BookMyne, available for both iPhone/ iPad and Android -based smart-phones, allows patrons to use their smartphone to Preble County Room Event: access their library accounts, renew mate- Genealogy 101 Workshop QR (Quick Response) Code rials, place holds, and search the catalog. Patrons can also use it to scan a book's ISBN barcode (e.g., when they're at a store) to see if PCDL owns Learn genealogy basics through Sinclair’s College for Lifelong Learn- the book, and then to even place a hold on it if we do! ing program! Joyce Young of the Preble County Genealogy Society will present “Genealogy 101: Do You Know Where Your ‘Genes’ Came To install BookMyne for Android: hps://play.google.com/store/apps/details? From?” The workshop will be offered on two separate dates: Satur- id=sirsidynix.bookmyne day, March 17 from 9:30am - 12 Noon and on Wednesday, March 21 from 9:30am to 12 Noon. Both workshops will be held at the Preble To install BookMyne for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: County District Library Admin. Office located at 450 S. Barron St., hp://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bookmyne/id350625461?mt=8 Eaton. The fee for each class is $5. A er the BookMyne app is downloaded to the smartphone, Registraon is required and is open unl the day of the class.