Hello again to our beloved patrons, and if I haven't seen you yet, happy new year!
We're most of the way through January already. 2023 already feels like a long time ago, doesn't it? And yet I swear it was just 2010...
At any rate, while things have been quiet on this blog, they have been quite busy behind the scenes here at PDL! Patrons and staff have both been enjoying the Winter Reading Program - we've given out plenty of warm beanie-style hats (with our iconic PDL logo!) to adults who have finished their reading, and the Youth Department has been having fun with their weekly prize drawings. There's still one left, being drawn on January 29th, so you still have time to get the kids' tickets in!
Of course, as will all good things, the program must come to an end. We will no longer accept tracking tickets after 2:00 pm on Saturday, February 3rd. We still have a bit over a week until then, so get reading if you want your chance to win a grand prize drawing!
We've also been hard at work deciding and designing programs for our upcoming Spring calendar, which will be made available on March 1st. (That's a day later than usual because of Leap Year - I hope we can all wait that long!) I, for one, am very excited to see what our creative staff has come up with for our patrons to enjoy. Maybe I'll even try and sneak a peak at the schedule and share what I find out...
And as always, our book collection has been receiving some much needed attention. I'm sure many patrons have noticed our shelves in the adult fiction collection - some of them stuffed full to bursting, while others have been emptied considerably. What's that all about?
Well, our intrepid director Cory has been hard at work weeding our collection to make sure there is ample room for everyone to find exactly what they need. It's a bit of a tough process, but a necessary one - as I learn more, I plan to take all our readers on a tour of this aspect of caring for our collection!
Of course, we might end up removing some favorites from the shelves, but never fear - those that are still in good shape will make their way into our used book room, which our resident Bookworm has been toiling to make better than ever. If you haven't been down there recently, I encourage you to check it out. There are plenty of old favorites and hidden gems down there that would love a spot in your own home library!
I think that's all I have time to report on at the moment. I'll keep an ear to the ground and my eyes between the stacks to bring you even more behind-the-scenes glimpses into our library and the services we offer!
What would you like to know more about our library? Is there anything coming up or that we've done in the past that you'd like to share?
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