The Library has acquired a small collection of playaways.  Playaway is the name of a solid-state prerecorded audio player.  About the size of a deck of playing cards and weighing 2 ounces, it can store up to 80 hours of audio. As of March 2010, the audiobooks are all produced in high definition audio. The digital content (audiobook) is preloaded at the factory and cannot be changed or copied by the end user. A 3.5 mm stereo jack provides output to earphones or an external amplifier. Power is provided by a changeable battery provided by library.

Stop @ the Library and try one out today!

Join the Book Club in May for the discussion of the book “The Language of Flowers” by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.
The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it’s been more useful in communicating mistrust and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster-care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings. Now eighteen and emancipated from the system with nowhere to go, Victoria realizes she has a gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But an unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger has her questioning what’s been missing in her life. And when she’s forced to confront a painful secret from her past, she must decide whether it’s worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness. Pick up a copy today at the Lane County Library.

Computer class will be held on April 25th at 6 p.m. Evernote will be the topic. Note taking in the cloud! Capture everything from nearly any device.

The Library  will host two computer classes during January:

•  Saturday, January 12^th @ 4 p.m.  on “Fix Yourself: How To Repair a Slooooow  Computer.”

• Thursday, January 24^th @ 6 p.m. on “Computer Basics-You know how to use the mouse and keyboard now what?”

Both classes will be broadcasted via video conferencing. If interested or needing more information please contact the Library @ 397-2808 or e-mail at director@lanecolibrary.info.  

Please bring your wireless laptop for hands on training.  If no one signs up for the classes they will not be held.

We would like to start an afternoon storytime for children ages 3-5 on Tuesday from 2:45-3:15. If there is enough interest we will begin this on November 6th.

This will be a repeat program from the one held in the morning. Call the library @ 397-2808 for more information.

Enrollment begins May 21-May 31 for children ages  3 through 4 th grade (current year). If you are unable to come to the library during this time we will have an on-line enrollment form on our web page at lanecolibrary.org. Fill out all questions and submit the form. Reading charts will be handed out at the first program. The Lane County Summer Reading Program officially begins on June 5th and will end on July 10th. Children must be enrolled to participate in the activities. If you have any questions, call 620-397-2808.

On-line form

Lane County Library will broadcast via video conferencing in the Lane County Community Room. For more information please click on the following link:

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The library will be closed from November 24-27 for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Please be aware that on December 5th the State Library’s contract with Overdrive will be at an end, and the digital books will be moving to a new service. To learn why this switch is happening, and receive more information visit the Kansas EZ Library page: http://www.kslib.info/digitalbooks. If more information is needed don’t hesitate to call the Lane County Library @ 397-2808.

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