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Voice: 740-852-9543
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Friends Gift Case Sale (9/22/2011)
The Friends of the London Public Library would like to announce that select gifts from their fundraising gift case at the London Public Library are now half off. Assorted stationary and notepads as well as other gifts are discounted in the gift case to make room for new items for the upcoming holiday season. Money raised through the selling of these items goes to benefit the Friends’ fundraising efforts events at the London Public Library.
The Friends are also responsible for the Book Nook sales and invite you to come to the annex, on Logan Avenue, behind the library for their last book sale October 1st from 10am to 2pm.
E-Readers Program at the Library (9/13/2011)
Do you have an E-Reader? Do you want an E-Reader but you’re not sure which one to purchase? Would you like to learn how to borrow items from your library with your E-Reader?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions the London Public Library has a way to answer them. A Best Buy E-Reader Specialist will be on-hand September 28th with various devices to show their functionalities and differences while Library Support Specialist, Jack Phoenix, will be there showing participants how to borrow an e-book from the library. Bring your questions about the various E-Reader devices as well as the library’s e-book collection and they will be answered during this informational program beginning at 6:30pm on Wednesday, September 28th in the Library’s Hartley Room.
Fun at the Library (9/9/2011)
The London Public Library invites students from Kindergarten through 8th grade to our Early Dismissal programs in September and October. Programs begin at 2:30 PM on both Tuesday, September 13th and Tuesday, October 11th. On September 13th students will have a chance to create their own Pet Rocks with rocks, paint and other supplies provided by the library and their creativity will be needed again on October 11th when we will be using old puzzle pieces to create recycled art. We hope that you will take advantage of your Early Dismissal to come do something fun at the library!
Story Times Resume (9/6/2011)
Weekly Story Times and Play Dates will resume at the London Public Library beginning September 13th. Toddler Time, which is geared to ages 18 months to three years of age, will be every Tuesday at 10am and will feature stories, music, puppets, and finger-plays to enrich your child. Preschool Story Time will be Tuesdays at 11am and is geared toward children ages 3 to 6 years of age. Children will not only have music and dancing with their stories but also a weekly craft activity. Finally, all children age six and under are invited to the London Public Library’s weekly Play Dates beginning on Thursday, September 22nd at 10:30am. Play Dates allow the young ones to meet and interact with other library lovers with parents and caregivers close-by.