Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Help the Library Plan -- Take our Survey!
The Library Board has contracted with Kimberly Bolan and Associates to facilitate the strategic planning process as the Library works on creating a new plan for 2016 and beyond. Part of this process includes public input via completion of a survey, online or printed. Please help us plan our services, collections and spaces to meet the needs of our community by letting us know what you think! Take the survey online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HusseyMayfield or you can pick up a paper version at any public desk at the Library. Thank you for helping us plan our future!
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
What’s Cooler than Being Cool?
What’s Cooler than
Being Cool? Having
a Library Card! Get Yours Today!
Already have a Library Card? Find a friend who does not have one and
suggest they get one during September. The
new card holder fills out a raffle chance for you and them and both of you will
be entered into a raffle to win a $25 AMC Movie gift card! Maybe you can head to see the new Peanuts
Movie coming out in November! Who
doesn’t love Peanuts and all of Charles Schulz’s wonderful characters?
New
library card holders and all customers are welcome to attend our interesting
and fun programs and activities for youth, teens and adults. The Library gives
you access to computers and wireless, free computer classes, e-books, book
clubs, prizes for reading during the summer and winter reading programs, and
places in which you may study, read, and chat with your neighbors.
Stop in
during September and be Cooler than Cool! Our COOL Library Staff is ready for you!
Monday, August 24, 2015
Adult September Programs
Adult Programs in September:
There's lots to learn in September. We once again will have an impressive list of basic
See you at the Library!
computer classes,including a course on iPhone photography. Amy Mullen returns to talk about gardening in the shade, and if you've ever wanted to learn cross-stich, we have a program for that too.
Also, should you have an old vase or painting you've always been curious about, we have an antiques appraisal
event planned. And If your head is already full of knowledge, Trivia Night at Greek's Pizzeria will return on Monday Sept.21.
Monday, August 17, 2015
So You Think Your Child Is Too Boisterous for Storytime? Think Again!
A librarian was recently introduced to a young mom who had two-year-old twins. Their conversation started like this:
Librarian: "Have you taken your girls to the library for storytime?"
Mom: "Goodness, no! They won't sit for anything. They would never be able to sit through a storytime. They are definitely not ready for THAT!"
Announcement: Storytime at the library rarely involves sitting for long periods time. Children are NOT expected to be perfect students, quietly sitting criss-cross applesauce with hands in their laps and patiently waiting their turn.
Here is what you CAN expect with the various ages (and their classes):
Infants through 11 Months (Books 'n Babies): There is a great deal of singing, lap bounces, and short activities. Children generally lie on the floor in front of you, sit in your lap, or are just beginning to crawl and walk. No craft.
Ones and Twos (Tales for Tots): Expect tons of movement and very little sitting still. Key activities involve body parts, animal sounds, playing with scarves, shakers, puppets, and bubbles. We might even squeeze in a few very short books. A simple craft (gluing, stickers, coloring).
Threes through Sixes (Preschool Pals): The stories get a wee bit longer and oftentimes have a plot line; however, we intentionally sprinkle large motor activities including music and dancing in between the stories so as to help the kids channel their energy. Puppets, scarves, and a variety of props continue to be used. Usually, there is a slightly more involved craft at the end.
Storytime at the library is one of the best things you can do with your child, no matter the age. For a detailed list of how storytimes benefit your child, check out this great blog.
To sign up for a storytime, here is our Events Calendar. Go to September 2015. In the week starting September 14, simply click the storytime underlined in blue you want to sign up for and register your child. (Please sign up for only one storytime per child.)
Librarian: "Have you taken your girls to the library for storytime?"
Mom: "Goodness, no! They won't sit for anything. They would never be able to sit through a storytime. They are definitely not ready for THAT!"
Announcement: Storytime at the library rarely involves sitting for long periods time. Children are NOT expected to be perfect students, quietly sitting criss-cross applesauce with hands in their laps and patiently waiting their turn.
Here is what you CAN expect with the various ages (and their classes):
Infants through 11 Months (Books 'n Babies): There is a great deal of singing, lap bounces, and short activities. Children generally lie on the floor in front of you, sit in your lap, or are just beginning to crawl and walk. No craft.
Ones and Twos (Tales for Tots): Expect tons of movement and very little sitting still. Key activities involve body parts, animal sounds, playing with scarves, shakers, puppets, and bubbles. We might even squeeze in a few very short books. A simple craft (gluing, stickers, coloring).
Threes through Sixes (Preschool Pals): The stories get a wee bit longer and oftentimes have a plot line; however, we intentionally sprinkle large motor activities including music and dancing in between the stories so as to help the kids channel their energy. Puppets, scarves, and a variety of props continue to be used. Usually, there is a slightly more involved craft at the end.
Storytime at the library is one of the best things you can do with your child, no matter the age. For a detailed list of how storytimes benefit your child, check out this great blog.
To sign up for a storytime, here is our Events Calendar. Go to September 2015. In the week starting September 14, simply click the storytime underlined in blue you want to sign up for and register your child. (Please sign up for only one storytime per child.)
Friday, July 17, 2015
53rd Annual Birthday Party Carnival
Friday, July 31 from 5:30-7:30 PM the library will be hosting the 53rd annual Birthday Party Carnival, complete with bounce houses (weather permitting), free carnival games, face painting, and food.
Whole Foods Market is donating goodies for
the kids, and they are donating Whole Foods Market Gift Cards to raffle off for the parents-it's truly fun for everyone!
Join us rain or shine…hopefully not rain! Register your family today.
Monday, July 13, 2015
Lunch Bunch Summer Book Club
Kids ages 9-12 can enjoy pizza while discussing the book, I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011. Book club books are available for checkout at the Youth Services Reference Desk, please read the book before we meet on Thursday, July 16 at 1:00PM. This is a quick read, so there is still time to read it!
A big thanks goes to the Friends of the Library for providing lunch!
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Drop Off Backpack Attack Donations at the Library
Backpack Attack
is here again! Along with the other two Boone County Public Libraries in
Thorntown and Lebanon, and among 25+ locations, the
Hussey-Mayfield Library is again a drop-off site for school supplies for
the United Way of Central Indiana’s Backpack Attack. Collection boxes are located near
the main entrance on both public floors and school supplies may be
dropped off between Thursday, June 18th and Monday, July 13th. Students from all 10
elementary schools and 7 middle / high schools in Boone County will
receive backpacks filled with school supplies to help them begin
school this fall with some of the school supplies they need to be
successful.
Backpacks have already been donated and it’s the fun stuff to put inside them that is needed now. Priority items include:
• Loose-leaf notebook paper
• Spiral notebooks (no college-rule)
• 1” 3-ring binders
• Dry-erase markers (black & blue)
• #2 pencils
• Scissors
• Yellow highlighters
Also needed:
• Colored pencils (12-count)
• Crayons (24-count)
• Washable markers
• Glue sticks
• 2-pocket folders
• Plastic pencil boxes
• Index cards
There are several opportunities to volunteer with the Boone County Backpack Attack in July and August. Call Katie Hedge at (765) 894-1686 for more information or use the mysignupgenius website to sign up.
So, while you’re out shopping in the next few weeks, pick up some extra school supplies as outlined above and drop them off at the Hussey-Mayfield Library to be put in backpacks for kids who need them. If you have questions about Backpack Attack, please contact Boone County Backpack Intern Katie Hedge at (765) 894-1686 or Katie.Hedge@uwci.org.
Backpacks have already been donated and it’s the fun stuff to put inside them that is needed now. Priority items include:
• Loose-leaf notebook paper
• Spiral notebooks (no college-rule)
• 1” 3-ring binders
• Dry-erase markers (black & blue)
• #2 pencils
• Scissors
• Yellow highlighters
Also needed:
• Colored pencils (12-count)
• Crayons (24-count)
• Washable markers
• Glue sticks
• 2-pocket folders
• Plastic pencil boxes
• Index cards
There are several opportunities to volunteer with the Boone County Backpack Attack in July and August. Call Katie Hedge at (765) 894-1686 for more information or use the mysignupgenius website to sign up.
So, while you’re out shopping in the next few weeks, pick up some extra school supplies as outlined above and drop them off at the Hussey-Mayfield Library to be put in backpacks for kids who need them. If you have questions about Backpack Attack, please contact Boone County Backpack Intern Katie Hedge at (765) 894-1686 or Katie.Hedge@uwci.org.
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