March, April, & May Events
March
Tuesday,
March 25: Preschool Story Time at
Tuesday, March 25:
Wednesday,
March 26: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
March 27: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
March 27: After School Story Time from
April
Tuesday,
April 1: Preschool Story Time at
Wednesday, April
2: Jubilee Mornings
at 10:00 am in the Library Community Room
Wednesday,
April 2: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
April 3: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
April 3: After School Story Time from
Thursday, April 3: Library Board of Trustees Meeting (Executive Meeting Today) at
Thursday, April 3: Library Craft & Social Club @
Monday,
April 7: Friends of the
Tuesday,
April 8: Preschool Story Time at
Tuesday, April 8: Teen Advisory Board Meeting from
Wednesday,
April 9: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
April 10: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
April 10: After School Story Time from
Sunday, April 13 – Saturday, April 19:
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
Monday, April 14:
Spanish Preschool Story Time at
Tuesday,
April 15: Preschool Story Time at
Wednesday, April 16: Jubilee Book Club at
Wednesday,
April 16: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
April 17: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
April 17: After School Story Time from
Tuesday,
April 22: Preschool Story Time at
Tuesday, April 22:
Spanish After School Story Time from
Wednesday, April 23: Jubilee Book Club at 10:00 am in the Library Board Room
Wednesday,
April 23: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
April 24: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
April 24: After School Story Time from
Tuesday,
April 29: Preschool Story Time at
Wednesday,
April 30: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
May 1: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
May 1: After School Story Time from
Thursday, May 1: Library Board of Trustees Meeting (Executive Meeting Today) at
Thursday, May 1: Library Craft & Social Club @
Tuesday, May
6: Preschool Story Time at
Wednesday, May 7:
Jubilee
Mornings at
10:00 am in the Library Community Room
Wednesday,
May 7: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
May 8: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
May 8: After School Story Time from
Friday, May 9: Library Closed for Countywide Staff
Development Day
Monday, May 12: Spanish
Preschool Story Time at
Monday, May
12: Friends of the
Tuesday, May
13: Preschool Story Time at
Tuesday, May 13: Teen Advisory Board Meeting from
Wednesday,
May 14: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
May 15: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
May 15: After School Story Time from
Saturday, May 17: Library Activities for Zydeco
Community Day from 11:00 am until
Tuesday, May
20: Preschool Story Time at
Wednesday, May 21: Jubilee Book Club at
Wednesday,
May 21: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
May 22: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
May 22: After School Story Time from
Tuesday, May
27: Preschool Story Time at
Tuesday, May 27:
Spanish After School Story Time from
Wednesday,
May 28: Preschool Story Time at
Thursday,
May 29 Preschool
Story Time at
Thursday,
May 29: After School Story Time from
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Jubilee Mornings
Join us the
first Wednesday morning of each month
(August - May) for local authors,
booksignings, noted speakers, refreshments, and more. Programs start at
April 6 Melissa Applegate, of the Alabama Coastal
Foundation, will speak about 2008, this important organization and its
work for the improvement of our area coastlines. Since 1993, the
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Jubilee Book Club
Join us the third Wednesday morning of each month
(year-round) for book discussions and refreshments.
Discussion begins at
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Quarterly
“Road Scholars” – A Program of the
State Affiliate of the National
Endowment for the Humanities
Upcoming
- To Be
ANNOUNCED
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Library Craft & Social Club
Enjoy a traditional ritual of fellowship and crafting together! Share stories, learn or teach crafts, and
make progress on your latest project!
Get to know some of the Daphne Librarians as you relax and refresh in
the library. Be sure to see the craft
ideas and patterns in the library collection!
The Library Craft and Social Club will hold their
meeting in the Library Community Room.
Bring your favorite craft to share with the group. Join us for fun and sharing on the first
Thursday of each month at 5:00 pm.
Meeting
Dates:
April 3, 2008
May 1, 2008
June 5, 2008
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Library Board Meetings (Open to the public)
Library Director: Tonja Young
621-2818, ext. 201
Library Board Chair: Ronald Allen
Library Board Vice
Chair: Gayle Robinson
Library Board Treasurer:
Library Board Member: Cassandra Day
Library Board Member: Jan Blankenhorn
City Council Liaison: August Palumbo
City Council Liaison:
Friends of the
Library Foundation Committee
Representative: Jan Blankenhorn
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Teen Advisory Board
Meetings, second Tuesday of each
month from
Plan and participate in
activities!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Help choose
books that you want to read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Join any time with an “A” or “AB”
school average. YOU can make a
difference!
Young Adult (YA) Librarian:
621-2818, ext.
211
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Story Time
No Regularly Scheduled Story Times
during June & July to make way for the Summer Reading Program!
Regular Story Times resume in August
when public school begins! See you then!
Children's Story Times:
Preschool
Tuesday 10:30 AM
Wednesday 2:00 PM
Thursday 10:30 AM
Junior Story Times:
After-School Stories & Crafts.
Ages 5 – 12 years
Thursday 3:45 PM to 4:45 PM
Children’s Librarian:
621-2818, ext. 203
Children’s Librarian Assistant:
621-2818, ext. 209
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Spanish Story Time
Preschool Spanish
2nd Monday of Every Month @
After-School Spanish
4th Tuesday of Every Month @
Hosted by Veronica Scarbrough
For families preserving their
heritage and others who want to learn a second language!
Join us for fun, music, and more!
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Daphne Public
Library
HeritageQuest
HeritageQuest,
a Salt Lake City-based genealogical information company, with holdings of more
than 250,000 publications and titles, is the largest genealogical information
Provider in the
The complete
historical
Rosetta Stone
The Daphne Public
library is also now offering the Online Library Edition of Rosetta Stone designed
to give beginners a taste of how easy it is to learn a language online. Patrons can access approximately 90 hours of
instruction in each of nine languages including English (US), English (UK),
Spanish (LA), Spanish (
Rosetta Stone is the ideal choice for the community’s needs for language
learning, providing self-paced foreign language instruction and literacy
training. Patrons will have unlimited
access to programs useful for travelors, homeschoolers,
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Friends
of the
Come see our huge collection of used
books, videos, puzzles, and more!
Hours: Monday 10 am - 6 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday 10 am - 2 pm
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Friends
of the Daphne Public Library Offer Computer Courses
Sign Up in person in the Library (no
telephone sign-ups)
Open to Everyone!
Course
Descriptions
All courses
require a $20 fee for materials
Basic or Introduction to Computer
This class meets twice, two 2 1/2
hours sessions. It covers a basic understanding
of Windows. It includes what to look for
when buying a new computer, how to start a program, creating a shortcut, using
a word processor, using a graphic program such as Paint and how to get online. You must be able to use a mouse to take this
course. Mouse class available on
request.
Using your Digital Camera with your Computer
This 2 1/2 hour class is designed to
teach you how to easily transfer pictures from your digital camera to your
computer using Kodak EasyShare software.
You learn how to organize pictures, Edit pictures , print multiple
pictures on a page and send pictures via e-mail. This class includes what to look for when
buying a digital camera.
Everything You Need to Know to Shop on eBay
This 2 1/2 hour course is designed to
get you up and running as a shopper on eBay.
Registering, signing up for Pay Pal, doing research on the item you are
buying, researching the seller, looking up shipping costs and how to give
feedback. Take this class and start
saving on all your purchases!
Internet Class One 2 1/2 hour session. Learn how to use the Internet for research
for: airline reservations; travel arrangements; maps and directions; and
whitepages searches. Learn about Internet security; spyware; anti-virus
protection; firewall and how to delete temporary Internet files to keep your
computer running well.
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The Daphne
Public Library proudly announces that it has installed a new automated library
management system in association with the Baldwin County Library Cooperative.
Residents of Daphne are now able to use
their
For further information please
contact:
The Daphne Public Library
2607 U.S. Hwy 98
P.O. Box 1225
Daphne, AL 36526
(251) 621-2818
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Library
Tuesday, Jan. 1 – Closed (New
Year's Day - City
Monday, Jan. 21 – Closed (
Tuesday, Feb. 5 – Closed (Mardi Gras
Day - City
May 9 - Closed
(Countywide Staff
Development Day)
Saturday, May 24 -
Closed
Monday, May 26 – Closed (Memorial Day
- City
Friday, July 4 – Closed (Independence
Day – City
Saturday, July 5 -
Closed
Saturday, Aug. 30 -
Closed
Monday, Sept. 1 – Closed (Labor Day -
City
Tuesday, Nov. 11 – Closed (Veteran's
Day – City
Wednesday, Nov. 26 - Library Closed
at
Thursday, Nov. 27 - Closed
(Thanksgiving Day - City
Friday, Nov. 28 - Closed (Day after
Thanksgiving - City
Saturday, Nov. 29 -
Closed
Wednesday, April 24 – Closed
(Christmas
Thursday, April 25 – Closed
(Christmas
2009