Phoenixville Library News & Job Openings

April 8-14 is National Library Week, and Phoenixville Public Library is celebrating by giving our customers 2-for-1 media rentals all week and waiving fines for overdue materials returned this week (unless your account is in Collection).  Stop in and pick up a free bookmark, too.

There will be a special meeting of the Phoenixville Public Library Board of Trustees on Thursday, March 1 at 6:00 PM in the Community Room.  The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss last week’s Phoenixville Area School District School Board Ad Hoc Committee meeting regarding strategic positioning of the Library, and to discuss applications for the Library Board vacancy.

The Friends of the Phoenixville Library are  selling Reading Phillies ticket books as a fundraiser for the Library.  The ticket books cost $27 (valued at $48) for six general admission tickets good for any home game in the 2012 season.  Sign up at the Circulation Desks in the Adult or Children’s Library.   Ticket sales will run through the month of February.  Call the Library for further information:  610-933-3013 x21.

January 23-27 — No limit, first come, first served.

Located behind Children’s Library.

Visit your local Chester County library and be one of the first to check out a NOOK preloaded with popular eBooks titles.  Each local library has seven different genre based NOOKs. You can choose from a NOOK with mystery, romance, science fiction, thrillers, non-fiction or biography titles.  You may search the library catalog and see the titles available on each themed NOOK. They can be checked out for three weeks.

The Chester County Library System received a $30,000 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Innovative Projects Grant to expand and enhance library service by adding eReaders to its collection. LSTA Grants provide libraries an opportunity to transform service for their customers. They play an important role in helping libraries embrace technology, establish new services and engage the public.  The Office of Commonwealth Libraries administers the Federal LSTA funds for Commonwealth Libraries.

 As part of the grant each of the 18 member libraries also received a Nook Simple Touch, Kindle and Sony e-reader for a “petting zoo” to encourage you to become familiar with the devices.

The purchase of eBook titles for the NOOKs was made possible through an $18,000 grant from the Chester County Library Trust.

Be sure to shop Friends Books between January 14 and 21 for special $1.00 Bag Sale pricing.  All the books you can fit in one of our paper bags for $1.00!

The Library is raffling off a fabulous iPad2 for the holidays. You could win this for a gift or treat yourself! Tickets are available at the Circulation Desks — 1 for $10.00; 10 for $50.00; 20 for $100.00. Drawing is December 16. All proceeds benefit the Library.

Due to upcoming renovations, donations of books or other library materials (DVDs, music CDs, etc.) will not be accepted at Phoenixville Public Library after November 30, 2011, until further notice.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

The 11th annual Phoenixville Candlelight Holiday Tour will take place Saturday, December 3, from 3:00 to 7:00 PM.  The tour features beautifully decorated homes and houses of worship, adaptive re-use, music, and refreshments.  $20.00 advance tickets are available at Phoenixville Public Library.  Day of tour tickets will be available for $25.00 at the Phoenixville Senior Center, 153 Church St.  Tour programs will be available at the Senior Center after 2:30 PM on the day of the tour.

All proceeds benefit Phoenixville Public Library and The Clinic.

Phoenixville Public Library is now collecting empty inkjet printer cartridges for recycling.  The Library receives up to $4.00 for each cartridge recycled.  Cartridges can be deposited in our collection box near the Adult Library Checkout Desk.  Please place your old cartridge in a plastic sandwich bag before depositing it in the collection box.  Sorry, laser printer cartridges are not accepted.  Questions about the program can be directed to our Business Office at 610-933-3013 x26.