The

Library Letter
News from the St Marys Community Public Library Summer 2006

From Our Director: allocation decisions required to implement the

plan. The committee is comprised of the
Long-Range Planning Director, two staff members and a member of
he Board of Trustees of the St. Marys the Board. The entire process will take five to
T Community Public Library voted at their
May Meeting to undertake the process of
six months.

Long Range Planning. The Board, the Public It is our hope that through this process the
and the Staff will be working together to library board members, managers, and staff
reshape library services to meet changing will develop a plan that will cause us to use our
community needs. By developing a Long energies and resources to provide the services
Range Plan the library will be able to provide that matter most to you – the people of the
quality services to the community for the next community.
three to five years.
Susan Heckler Pittman
Rebecca Felkner, Consultant, State Library of Library Director
Ohio, will be the facilitator for the planning
process. She has received training in The New
Planning For Results program developed by
Sandra Nelson and created in partnership with
the Public Library Association. Mrs. Felkner
will be meeting with both a Board Focus Group
and a Staff Focus Group and taking their input
into the planning process.

A Planning Committee, composed primarily of

twelve to fifteen community members, is an
advisory committee to the library staff and
board and is responsible for helping the library
identify community needs. One Board member
and one staff member will serve on the
Planning Committee. This committee will meet SPECIAL SUMMER DAYS
two times at the beginning of the process once @ YOUR LIBRARY!
in August and again in September for a total of • JUNE 14-21: Baby Boomers Trivia
four hours. The committee will be invited back Contest. C’mon, Boomers, you know the
for a short final meeting at the end of the answers! Enter at the circulation desk;
process. The planning committee is also winner announced June 21 at 5 P.M.
responsible for helping the library select • JULY 13: Embrace Your Geekness.
priorities that will most effectively meet the You know you’re a geek if…. Come to the
identified community needs. Library and pick up your pair of geek
sunglasses. So cool—NOT!
The Planning Committee’s recommended • AUGUST 15: Paper Airplane Contest.
service priorities will be passed onto the people Check for flying times at the Library & win
who will write the plan. This committee will be a prize if your paper plane soars the
responsible for developing goals, objectives, farthest as we celebrate
and activities and for making the resource National Aviation Week, August 14-20.
 -------Adult Calendar of Events--------
“Let’s Talk About It” Summer Theme: Orphans Abounding
The “Let’s Talk About It” adult book circulation desk. Please call or visit the Library
discussion program will read fiction that to register for the following sessions:
features orphans this summer. The theme, • June 13 – The Ha-Ha: A Novel
“Orphans Abounding” comes from an article in by Dave King.
Library Journal, written by Nancy Pearl and • July 11 – Heir to the Glimmering World
Keddy Ann Outlaw. Each session begins in the by Cynthia Ozick.
Library meeting room at 7:00 PM. Books for • August 8 – Crow Lake by Mary Lawson.
the series may be checked out at the Library Scholars for the discussions will be announced
at a later date.
Tuesday Morning Book Group Dates Announced
The Tuesday Morning Book Group will meet on June 6 and September 5 at 10:30 A.M. There will be
no meetings in July or August. The June 6 book will be All He Ever Wanted by Anita Shreve, and it is
available for checkout at the Library. On September 5 Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood will be
discussed. Registration is requested for the Tuesday Morning Book Group.

The St. Marys Community

Artfest Public Library would like to

invite local artists to pick up
the 17th Annual St. Marys Summer Artfest prospectus, containing the entry form and rules, available
at the Library circulation desk or online at www.stmarys.lib.oh.us (click on Library News). Interested
artists may also call the Library and ask to receive a prospectus by mail. Adult and high school or
college student artists residing in Auglaize, Allen, Mercer, Van Wert, Hardin, Darke, Shelby, and
Logan counties are eligible to enter this juried art show.
Prizes and awards include: Best of Show, $200, by Hunter Printing and Office Supply; 17th
Annual Award, $150, by the Friends of the Library; Watercolor Award, $100, by Wright State
University-Lake Campus; 3 Dimensional Award, $100, by Donald Glaser; Photography Award, $100,
by Coldwell Banker-Plus One Professionals; Ohio Theme Award, $100, Doris Lawler; Pastel Award,
$100, Carpenter Brothers Rides; Oil/Acrylic Award, $100, The Peoples Bank Co.; People’s Choice
Award, $80, the Friends of the Library; First Place, $80, by the Friends of the Library; Second Place,
$50, Wright State University-Lake Campus; and Third Place, $40, the Friends of the Library. Ribbons
will be awarded to all winners and honorable mentions.
Entries for Artfest are due at the Library: Thursday, July 20, 10am - 7pm; Friday, July 21,
10am - 5pm; Saturday, July 22, 10am - 2pm; and Monday, July 24, 10am - 7pm. Opening Day
Reception & Awards Presentation is scheduled for August 6, 2pm - 4pm. Exhibition dates and
times are as follows: August 7-10, 10am - 7pm; August 11, 10am - 5pm; August 12, 10am - 2pm;
and August 13, 12noon - 4pm.

Learn @ Your Library:

Intermediate Crochet with Nikki
Nikki Dietz returns to the Library with an
intermediate-level crochet class for adults:
Reading a Pattern. Class dates and times are
June 14, 21, and 28 from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M.
each night. will be provided when participants register. To
Participants should already know basic register, please call or visit the Library.
crochet. A list of supplies needed for the class Classes are free, but please sign up early.
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
JUNE 5 6 Teen 7 Story 8 T-shirt 9 10
Craft Day: Program: Times: Craft:
11:00 A.M. 1:00 P.M. 11:00 A.M. All day.
Preschool and Matchmaking & PreK-Gr 3 PreK-Gr. 6
kindergarteners. Jeopardy Iron-on
1:00 P.M.
games transfers.
1:00 P.M. Grades 4-6
Grades 1-3
12 Craft Day: 13 Teen 14 Story 15 16 17
11:00 A.M. Program: Times: Family
Preschool and 1:00 P.M. 11:00 A.M. Movie:
kindergarteners. “Monster Trivia PreK-Gr 3 1:00 P.M.
& Creations”
1:00 P.M. 1:00 P.M.
Grades 1-3 Grades 4-6
19 20 Teen 21 22 Program:
Book Club Mark Wade,
1:00 P.M. Ventriloquist
Gregor the 10:30 A.M.
Overlander All Ages.

26 Craft Day: 27 Teen 28 29 30 July 1

11:00 A.M. Program: StoryTimes: Family
Preschool and 1:00 P.M. 11:00 A.M. Movie:
kindergarteners. Craft Day PreK-Gr 6 1:00 P.M.

1:00 P.M.
Grades 1-3
JULY 3 4 Holiday~ 5 Stuffed 6 7 8 LAST
Fourth of July Animal DAY TO
Library Closed Contest: TURN IN
11:00 A.M. READING
PreK-Gr 3 LOGS.

1:00 P.M.
Grades 4-6
10 11 Teen 12 13 Teen *To receive invitation to
Book Club Pets- Afterhours Teen Afterhours Party,
1:00 P.M. Stacular Party Teens must have
Vampire High; Carnival 8:00 P.M. – completed 15 hrs. of
decorate for 11:00 A.M – Midnight. summer reading.
Pets-tacular 1:00 P.M. Must have
Carnival! All Ages. invitation*
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Whooo’s ready for Summer Reading?

See the calendar of fun on page 3.

“The library will provide creative and factual resources to meet the educational,
informational, cultural and recreational needs of the community.”
– SMCPL Mission statement

Donations Received Last Quarter HOW TO REACH US

February: Donations in memory of Thomas Southard given by ADDRESS:
Laura Post, Ken & Kim Strickland, Steven Neargarder, Margaret 140 S. Chestnut St.
C. Laux, James & Kathy Lay, Bob & Kathy Lightle, Jim “Moses”
St. Marys, OH 45885
Remaklus, Chick Stammen, and Dave & Joyce Hauenstein; a
gift by The American Cancer Society Ohio Division, Inc.; a gift by TELEPHONE:
Thomas R. Schiff. (419) 394-7471
FAX:
March: A gift by Brian Courtney,
Publisher/President Too Far; donations in (419) 394-7291
memory of Thomas Southard by Tom & Sandy E-MAIL:
Harrison and by AAP St. Marys Corp.; a gift by [email protected]
Donna Wildenhaus; a gift by Sally Dicke; a gift by WEBSITE:
David D. Anderson. www.stmarys.lib.oh.us
April: A gift by Jim & Jan Heinrich; a gift by the Tri County Coin
Club; a gift by Donna Wildenhaus; donation in memory of
Josephine Music Nedderman by Joe and Ruth Oen; donation in INDEX
memory of Don Baxter by Joyce and Neil Cook; a gift by Dan A. Pg. 2, Adult Programs
Bennett; a gift by The Stuttering Foundation; donation in memory Pg. 3, Summer Reading for Youth
of Elsie Schamp by Joe and Ruth Oen; and donation in memory Pg. 1, From Our Director
of Gloria Sanford by Mr. & Mrs. Michael Palmer & Carol Palmer.