LIBRARY SERVICES IN AUGUST
The library will be open with regular hours during the renovations. There will be limited services for adults in the Raytheon Room but full service in the Youth Services Department as that department will operate as usual. Although there will be no physical access to the upper floor library collections during the renovation, users will still be able to pick up reserved books and DVDs, reserve and pick up museum passes, return books to the library, read daily newspapers in the downstairs hallway, ask reference questions, and use the photocopier. We anticipate that the repair work will be complete by the beginning of September.
NEEDLEWORK GROUP
We expect that our needlework group will resume meeting on Thursday, October 13, at 10:00 a.m. It’s a group for quilters, decorative sewers, and knitters to socialize, work on hand projects (no machines), share ideas, and explore resources.
FARMER’S MARKET STORYTIMES
Wednesdays in August from 2:30-3 p.m. kids can join Youth Services Librarian April Mazza for songs and stories at Russell’s Farmer’s Market. All ages welcome.
ART EXHIBIT SPACE AVAILABLE
Calling all visual artists! The library has two nice wall spaces available for art exhibits: the upstairs foyer and the Raytheon Room. If you are a visual artist of any kind who has work that can be hung against a wall, contact Jim Zebrowski (508-358-2311) at the library to book one of our spaces.
FUN LIBRARY FACTS
Perhaps you didn’t know that…
• There are more public libraries than McDonald’s in the U.S.
• Two out of three Americans have a library card.
• Libraries have more cardholders than Visa.
• Americans go to school, public, and academic libraries nearly 3 times more often than they go to the movies.
• There were 1.4 billion library visits last year as compared to 1.3 billion movie attendance and 218 million U.S sporting event attendance.
• Every day, Americans borrow 2.1 million DVDs from libraries (usually at no cost). That’s more than RedBox, but less than Netflix.
• 12,000 U.S. public libraries offer free WiFi. That’s more than Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, and Borders combined.
• Every day 300,000 Americans get job-seeking assistance at their public library.
• 10,800 public libraries offer meeting rooms and every day 225,000 people use them.
• U.S. public libraries circulate as many materials each day as FedEx ships worldwide in packages.
