Frankfort Community Public Library

This is the week for the next great barbecue holiday -- Independence Day -- so come check out the new display in the library's Reference Department, where you can find all manner of books on the art of grilling, outdoor entertaining and picnicking. Give this year's holiday party a new flavor as you grill with panache, and out-decorate Martha Stewart!

If you crave a life in the tropics, come to the Brown Bag Lunch at noon on July 7th in Harry's Bar, where you can munch away on your sack lunch as you listen to Terry Rothenberger talk about her life in the U. S. Virgin Islands, illustrated with her personal photographs.

If you like clothing and design, be sure to come see "Nancy Fullerton: Inspiration for Life", the current exhibit in the Anna & Harlan Hubbard Gallery. It features a wide variety of textile art created by Ms. Fullerton over the past 25 years. The exhibit continues through June 20.

Adults and teens can sign up now for "Express Yourself @ Your Library," this year's summer reading club. There are games and puzzles to do, books to read and prizes to be won. Don't miss out! The program runs from June 1 - July 3.

Children can join the "Be Creative @ Your Library" book club, which runs from June 1 - August 1. For more information go to http://fcpl.accs.net/summer.htm.

Dog lovers will be happy to know that this year's Clinton County Reads book is "Marley and Me," the book on which the popular film was based. Be sure to read it and join in the events scheduled for CCR this year.

Come to the library and pick up scads of great books and audiobooks in our annual Friends of the Library Book Sale. Today (Friday, May 15), tomorrow (Saturday, May 16) and *Monday (May 18) from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Come to Harry's Bar Down Under for great book and AV bargains, and grab a cup of coffee while you're browsing!

*Monday the bargains are even greater, with $1-per-bag prices.

Those of you interested in researching your family histories probably already know about the Frankfort Community Public Library Genealogy Department and its great resources. Included among those resources are a number of history/genealogy magazines. They are "Family Chronicle," "Indiana Magazine of History," "Indiana Preservationist," "INPerspective" and "Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History."

What you may NOT know is that all of the back issues of these magazines are available to be checked out on your library card! To get full information on how to check them out, please talk to the Genealogy Department staff anytime during library hours.

Interested in checking the branches and leaves on your family tree? Come to our Genealogy Department, where the knowledgeable staff can help you research your family's past, using a variety of resources. The department has cemetary and obituary indexes, many old Clinton County newspapers on microfilm, local and state history and genealogy texts and primary source documents from Clinton County's court archives. It also subscribes to Ancestry.com, and can do online searches for patrons.

Stop in and see what you can find out about your family's past.

Do you like to rummage through used bookstores, searching for that special old book, or just want to see what turns up? Be sure to check out the book sale room at FCPL. You'll find a wide variety of hardcover, paperback and children's books on sale at rock-bottom prices. Also available are audio books and sometimes music CD's. The book sale room is located on the Lower Level, just off Harry's Coffee Bar, and is open when the coffee bar is. Be sure to check it out.

April 12 - 18 is National Library Week.  FCPL is presenting several interesting programs to highlight the week.  Come and enjoy Abe:  the Boy He Used to Be, a dramatic presentation by storyteller Doyne Carson at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, in Harry's Coffee Bar. 

If you're into crafts, you'll want to hear Diane Fitzgerald speak on Fads and Trends in Beadwork:  A Walk Down Memory Lane on Friday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m. 

Children can register for The Fantabulous Frogs and Other Amazing Amphibians of Wetland Wendell, on Saturday, April 18.  The 9 a.m. program is for children in grades 1 & 2 and the 10:30 a.m. program is for those in grades 3 or higher.

Don't forget to check out the booksale room, just off Harry's Coffee Bar when you're in the library.  There are great bargains to be had, and lots of interesting books to browse through.
 

Need help in where to look online?  Try the Frankfort Library delicious bookmark site at http://delicious.com/frankfortlibrary 

Tired of not being able to use a public computer because you have Microsoft Works and you need Microsoft Word - try this free online file conversion site http://www.zamzar.com - you can convert image, movie, sound, word processing, & more!

Tired of having to email a document in order to work with someone else?  Try ZOHO (http://www.zoho.com) where you can work on a word processing, presentation or spreadsheet document where multiple users can have access.  This is great for groups working on presentations, or for busy professionals that don't have time to meet during the day. 

If you're looking for a good way to run a quality search, try Chunk It! (http://www.tigerlogic.com/ChunkIt/).  This program runs simultaneously with your favorite search engine but gives you a more in-depth description of the site from the initial search and even gives a more in-depth look at the links within the site.  With 1 click you can tell if the link is a good, quality link or a waste of your time.

Be sure to check out our digital media sight - Indiana Digital Media.  You can access it from the right-hand column of our homepage by clicking on this logo: 

From this webpage you can browse through over 1100 audiobook and ebook titles to be checked out and downloaded to your computer.  You can then transfer them to a variety of portable devices; some can even be burned to CDs.  All the software you need to use the site is free, and the "Help" section gives detailed instructions on what to do.

Formats include WMA audiobooks, Adobe PDF ebooks and MP3 audiobooks compatible to Apple devices.Be sure to check out and enjoy!!

Are there any romance fans among our FCPL patrons?  If you're always looking for that next great romance or romantic suspense novel, or urban fantasy title, we can help!  FCPL now subscribes to Romantic Times Book Reviews, so you can read the reviews of new titles and check the publishers' forecast to see what will be coming up in the future.  This is a great way to help budget your reading time. 

For you crafters, FCPL has a number of crafts magazines in our collection.  Here are just a few of the titles available:  American Craft, Bead & Button, Beadwork, Crafts 'n Things, Paper Crafts Magazine, Step by step Wire Jewelry and several more.

If gardening is your thing, we have that covered, too.  Come look over such magazines as the classic Better Homes & Gardens, Country Gardens, Fine Gardening, Garden Design or Horticulture Magazine.

Come join us at the Frankfort Community Public Library (Frankfort, Indiana) for a Lincoln celebration.  On Thursday, February 12th, we will be hosting a day-long birthday party for our 16th president.  Enjoy a piece of birthday cake and films about "Honest Abe" in Harry's Bar Down Under.  The events will be ongoing during business hours : 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., although we can't promise the cake will hold out that long!  While your're here, also browse the through the many books on President Lincoln in our collection.  They are currently on display in the Reference Department.

Coming in March is our second annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre, sponsored by the Friends of the Frankfort Public Library.  This year's puzzzler is entitled "Murder, Maestro, Please!"  Tickets are $15.00 per person for a tasy dinner AND and play -- a real bargain.  The dinner menu is:  mixed spring green salad with vinaigrette dressing, roast pork loin au jus, baked potatoes with chive butter & sour cream. broccoli gratin, croissants with butter and a dessert (as yet unnamed).  Tickerts are now on sale at the Circulation Desk at the Frankfort Library for both the Friday, March 13th and Friday, March 20th dates.   The dinner begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. both nights.  Order you tickets now -- only a limited number can be accommodated!!

February brings us the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth.  To help celebrate, join us in Harry's Coffee Bar for a Brown Bag Lunch on February 3, 2009 at 12 p.m. 

Local historian Leroy Good will be our special guest.  His topic is President Abraham Lincoln and his connections to Clinton County and Indiana.  An informative and entertaining speaker, Leroy speaks at the February Brown Bag Lunch each year, and presents one of the library's most popular programs.  Be sure to put it on your calendar.  Everyone is welcome to bring a sack lunch or try one of Harry's delicious soups.  The Brown Bag Lunch programs are free and open to the public.  Advance registration is appreciated and can be made at the library circulation desk or by calling 765-654-8746 or at www.accs.net/fcpl.


If you have internet access at home, be sure to try our latest online innovation -- downloadable digital media.  FCPL is proud to offer audio books and eBooks, accessible 24/7 through your home computer.  With hundreds of popular and classic titles, our digital collection is sure to have something for everyone, spanning many genres, both fiction and non-fiction.  You can download best-selling novels, self-help books and more!  Visit our website, http://www.accs.net/fcpl, install the free software, browse the collection, and add titles to your cart.  Check out with a valid library card and download titles to a personal computer or laptop.  When the download process is complete, you can enjoy titles on your PC or transfer to supported mobile devices.  Many audio titles can be burned to CD to listen to in the car.   There are never any late fees, because your titles are automatically returned at the end of the lending period.  See the link for "Digital Media Downloads" in the right-hand column of the library's homepage.  Happy reading/listening!

Are you a television fan?  The Frankfort Public Library has a wide variety of television shows, both old and new, on VHS and DVD, all available for checkout.  We have action series like 24  and Alias, as well as such science fiction series as Battlestar Galactica, Stargate SG-1 and  Star Trek Enterprise.  If you're a fan of British comedy, check out the antics of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet) in the Keeping Up Appearances series, the upper classes in To the Manor Born or the wacky eccentrics of Fawlty Towers.

Current TV series include Desperate Housewives, Rome and Smallville -- something for everyone's taste.  If you like contemporary American comedy, try Entourage, Ugly Betty, Samantha Who? or Two and a Half Men.  Our mystery series feature Prime Suspect, Rosemary & Thyme, Bones, The Closer and Rumpole of the Bailey.

Great drama can be found in The Forsyte Saga, Nip/Tuck, The Sopranos, Bramwell and The House of Eliott.

These titles, and many more can found at your local library, just waiting for the right person to check them out and enjoy them.  Visit today and make your choices.

Frankfort Community Public Library has a variety of databases available for our patrons.  The newest addition to our system is The Home Improvement Reference Center, where you can search both print and video in a wide range of areas -- home decorating, home repair and home improvement.  You can print out instructions or even watch a how-to video.  All you need to do is to log on to the library website (http://www.accs.net/fcpl/), click on the icon on the right-hand side of the page and then enter your library card number.

Also available from our website are the Small Engine Repair Reference Center , which has instructions on repairing everything from small generators to tractor engines; while the Auto Repair Reference Center lists car models as old as 1945.  NoveList, Learning Express and Inspire are academic databases.  Inspire is found by clicking on "Databases" in the "I Want To" column on the left-hand side of the webpage.  The others are there, as well, but are also in the right-hand column.

NoveList is a great place to look for more fiction "like that book I just read."  Here you can describe a plot and find similar titles, get reading lists, look for award-winning titles, find book discussion guides and read articles about fiction topics.  NoveList includes books for all ages -- from the youngest children through adult.

Learning Express is a great tool for students needing extra help with a variety of subjects, or those wanting to brush up before taking the SAT's, etc.  It includes practice tests and tutorials for topics ranging from elementary school skills through college entrance exams to civil service exams.  It even has material on U.S. citizenship and job search and success skills.  It truly has something for everyone.

Inspire is the virtual library for the State of Indiana.  You must be a state resident and apply for a personal password.  You will have access to thousand of books, magazines, newspapers, primary source documents and a wide variety of other material -- much of which is full-text and available for printing.  There are several different areas of Inspire -- Kids Search, Student Research Center, Indiana Memory, Indiana State Library and NetLibrary. 

We are cleaning up our Science Section, so come in and check it out.  We have ordered new books on Ocean life, and on Mammals.  We have a GREAT encyclopedia on the weather.  Interested in Fossils?--come get a guide.  Gemstones your thing?--we have several books on how to tell quality from junk.

the less we seem to post on the blog.  I guess it should be the other way around.  We should tell you all the cool stuff that's happening here at the library in the midst of our being busy!

If you haven't visited the computers in the lower level recently, you haven't met Cassie!  Cassie is our new computer automated sign in system.  Gone are the clip boards that previously cluttered the reference desk and brought great stress to us, the reference staff, whenever all the computers were full and someone needed to use a computer.  Everyone seems to enjoy being able to walk right in and sign in at the computer of their choice.

We also have 3 new databases available for use in the library or remote access from your home.  Novelist, Small Engine Repair, and Auto Repair.   All 3 can be accessed from our main webpage.  

Coming in January...downloadable audio books! 

Just because there is a lack of blog entries, it doesn't mean we're not busy here at the library.  In fact, a lack of blog entries usually means we are very busy!

Encompassing a great amount of our time is the upcoming Big Read:  Clinton County Reads...Bless Me Ultima.   Check out all the events and information at www.fcplbigread.blogspot.com.  There are events for everyone, so be sure to come and be a part of this great event!

September 8 - October 6, 2007

Don't miss the kickoff Fiesta at TPA Park, Shelter # 4.  Live music by JVM, free ice cream provided by Glover's, and other fun!

Hey y'all!  You've done it...you've found our blog.  Unfortunately, we haven't been very dedicated to keeping it up to date lately....the reference staff stays very busy :)

 We're excited that you're participating in our Teen Summer Reading Program.  Thanks to all of you who have not only signed up, but are also stopping by the ref desk to chat and update your Bingo form.  We've been handing out DQ and Pizza Hut coupons, entries for grand prizes, and even books for those of you who have completed 3 bingos.

Now about the blog entry:  we'd like you to post your blog entry as a response to this one.  Just click on the Leave a Comment button under this to begin.  When you finish, click on Post Comment.  (Your comment may not immediately show up...it will be screened first!) 

We'd love to hear about your ideas of what you'd like to see and read about on the FCPL blog.  If you'd rather talk about something cool you've read or learned while participating in the Teen Summer Reading Program, that would be great too.

Can't wait to read your entries!

Sherry

Hey teens, stop by the reference desk and pick up a summer reading club bingo sheet.  Fill in bingo squares by listening to music CDs, cooking, watching a movie, blogging, and of course...reading!  What's in it for you? Cool stuff like Dairy Queen & Pizza Hut coupons, free books, and entries for the grand prize.   SRC begins May 29.