On May 1st, the Wabash Carnegie Public Library hosted a Library Conference. We hosted about 100 people from other counties in Indiana. It was a great success and the participants were quite impressed with the Library and the our community of Wabash. Many of the participants also enjoyed visiting the Dr. James Ford Historical Home and the Wabash County Historical Museum. There are countless people and organizations I want to thank.
First, I want to thank the Library staff and the Library's Board of Trustees for their help and assistance leading up to and at the conference. I also want to thank the Committee that helped me and provided invaluable advice in the planning of the Conference.
I want to thank some special people who gave up a Friday to help the Library out. They are Ginny Gaston, Chris Lehman, Rebecca Barker, Darlene Hunt, and Gladys Harvey. Without these special people, the conference would not of gone so well.
There are number of businesses and organizations I want to thank. These organizations and business provided need services and door prizes for our conference and to the participants. Modocs provided refreshments (particularly coffee) throughout the day. All Occasions (Market Street Grill) provided a wonderful lunch and Honeywell Center Catering provided breakfast items. The Wabash County Chamber of Commerce, Wabash County Tourist and Convention Center, and Charley Creek Foundation provided countless information packets about what all Wabash County has to offer. Ron Moore (The Woodshed), Wabash County Chamber of Commerce, and Beauchamp & McSpadden Insurance provided giveaways to each conference attendee and door prize. As the Director, it was wonderful and rewarding to see all of this come together and I can not thank these organizations and businesses enough.
Finally, I want to thank our patrons and the community of Wabash. We would not be able to host a conference such as the one on Friday and showcase our town without your help and support!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Post Clock in honor of Elizabeth Pearson
If you have driven by the Library since Tuesday, April 28th, you might have noticed something new at the Library. A Post Clock in honor of Elizabeth Pearson has been added to the building. The funds for the Post Clock and from the Elizabeth Pearson Gift Fund are NON-TAX money.
Elizabeth Pearson was a native of Wabash and graduated from Wabash High School. After High School, she moved to New York and established a a career there that involved travel to many places, including Africa. Later in her live, she returned to live in Wabash. She was a frequent user of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library. The Library's services was something she treasured. After living in Wabash for many decades, she retired to Kansas City before passing away in 1991.
A Elizabeth Pearson Gift Fund was established for the Library by The Elizabeth Pearson Trust through her Estate in the 1990s. With interest from this fund the Library has been able to do special projects and programs such as celebrating its 100th anniversary, bringing an author to Wabash for the 2008 Community Read, and beautification projects for the Library property.
We thank Ms. Pearson for her gift and lasting assistance in providing services to the community of Wabash!
Elizabeth Pearson was a native of Wabash and graduated from Wabash High School. After High School, she moved to New York and established a a career there that involved travel to many places, including Africa. Later in her live, she returned to live in Wabash. She was a frequent user of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library. The Library's services was something she treasured. After living in Wabash for many decades, she retired to Kansas City before passing away in 1991.
A Elizabeth Pearson Gift Fund was established for the Library by The Elizabeth Pearson Trust through her Estate in the 1990s. With interest from this fund the Library has been able to do special projects and programs such as celebrating its 100th anniversary, bringing an author to Wabash for the 2008 Community Read, and beautification projects for the Library property.
We thank Ms. Pearson for her gift and lasting assistance in providing services to the community of Wabash!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Fine Free Week and a Thank You
Do you have overdue fines on your library card that are preventing you from checking out materials? For $1.00, one has the opportunity to have all overdue fines waived and start anew in borrowing library material. From April 13th to April 18th, the Library is celebrating National Library Week by waiving overdue fines for $1.00 and having a drawing for a free book. The Library hopes regardless of owning fines to see you this week in the Library and that you enter your name in our drawing.
I want to take a moment and thank the Wabash Plain Dealer for their support and words in the Monday, April 13th, issue under the "Viewpoint" section. The Plain Dealer in "Our Take" highlighted National Library Week and was complementary of the Library Districts in Wabash County. The Plain Dealer has included articles by the Directors of various Libraries and I greatly appreciate the opportunity to communicate what is going on at the Wabash Carnegie Public Library. So, thank you Wabash Plain Dealer!
I want to take a moment and thank the Wabash Plain Dealer for their support and words in the Monday, April 13th, issue under the "Viewpoint" section. The Plain Dealer in "Our Take" highlighted National Library Week and was complementary of the Library Districts in Wabash County. The Plain Dealer has included articles by the Directors of various Libraries and I greatly appreciate the opportunity to communicate what is going on at the Wabash Carnegie Public Library. So, thank you Wabash Plain Dealer!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Legislative update/Spring Book Discussion/May 1st
As discussed in the previous blog entry, the Indiana Senate recently passed a bill that could possibly change the structure and organization of public libraries in the State of Indiana including Wabash County. As of April 5th, the bill referred to as Senate Bill 348 was not heard in the Indiana House of Representatives. It appears (although things can change quickly in the legislative sessions) that the bill will not be passed by the House and thus is considered politically "dead". Public Libraries as part of the overall discussion of streamlining local government will most likely continue to discussed in future Indiana legislative sessions past 2009.
Lottie Waggoner is currently leading the Spring Book Discussion. The theme for the Book Discussion is "War on the Home Front". The three books in the series are Life Class by Pat Parker (March 19th), Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (April 16th), and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (May 14th). All book discussions are on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. here at the Library. We had a great first book discussion and encourage you to attend the one in April and May. We thank Lottie again for her leadership and expertise!
We are looking forward to showcasing the Library for over 100 librarians and support staff from various communities in Indiana on May 1st. In order to use the Library for this event, we will be closed to the general public on that day which is a Friday. Due to the limited space in the library, the staff can not hold a conference and provide library services simultaneously. Due to this unique opportunity to showcase Wabash and bring tourist dollars to Wabash, we are thanking the public in advance for its understanding. If you have any questions, you may call me at 563-2972.
Finally, I just want to thank the community and patrons. It is a honor to serve this community.
Lottie Waggoner is currently leading the Spring Book Discussion. The theme for the Book Discussion is "War on the Home Front". The three books in the series are Life Class by Pat Parker (March 19th), Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (April 16th), and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (May 14th). All book discussions are on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. here at the Library. We had a great first book discussion and encourage you to attend the one in April and May. We thank Lottie again for her leadership and expertise!
We are looking forward to showcasing the Library for over 100 librarians and support staff from various communities in Indiana on May 1st. In order to use the Library for this event, we will be closed to the general public on that day which is a Friday. Due to the limited space in the library, the staff can not hold a conference and provide library services simultaneously. Due to this unique opportunity to showcase Wabash and bring tourist dollars to Wabash, we are thanking the public in advance for its understanding. If you have any questions, you may call me at 563-2972.
Finally, I just want to thank the community and patrons. It is a honor to serve this community.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Possible state legislation would affect current public library districts
The Indiana Senate just recently passed legislation that if it becomes law could change the organization of public libraries in Indiana. The legislation currently called Senate Bill 348 outlines a process where a local government body called a Library Planning Committee will look at the current districts in its county and make recommendations on whether to change the current districts including possibly merging the present Library Districts. If this legislation becomes law, the Library Planning Committee final recommendation would have to involved all of the county being covered by library districts (whether in the form of one or more districts). In the current language of the bill, there is an option for areas to opt out of becoming part of a library district through referendum.
Wabash County currently has three public library districts. Two of the library districts are city library districts (Wabash and North Manchester) and thus do not go beyond the town/city limits. The third district is Roann Paw-Paw Township Public Library and covers all of Paw-Paw township. The rest of the county is not covered by a public library district. Thus the possible implementation of Senate Bill 348 could have a dramatic impact on our county's current organization of public libraries.
The link to Senate Bill 348 is:
http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2009&session=1&request=getBill&docno=348
If you have questions, please feel welcome to contact me by phone (260) 563-2972 or e-mail (warew@wabash.lib.in.us) and I will share what I can about this legislation.
Thank you for your continued support,
Ware W. Wimberly III, Director
Wabash County currently has three public library districts. Two of the library districts are city library districts (Wabash and North Manchester) and thus do not go beyond the town/city limits. The third district is Roann Paw-Paw Township Public Library and covers all of Paw-Paw township. The rest of the county is not covered by a public library district. Thus the possible implementation of Senate Bill 348 could have a dramatic impact on our county's current organization of public libraries.
The link to Senate Bill 348 is:
http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2009&session=1&request=getBill&docno=348
If you have questions, please feel welcome to contact me by phone (260) 563-2972 or e-mail (warew@wabash.lib.in.us) and I will share what I can about this legislation.
Thank you for your continued support,
Ware W. Wimberly III, Director
Friday, February 6, 2009
Your Library and the Community
On February 18, 2009 at 6:30 pm, I will be giving a presentation at the Dr. James Ford Historic Home on the Library and serving the community here in Wabash. In an open forum, I want to discuss with you what we as a Library are doing well and what can the Library do better. My hope is that is this an opportunity to me to learn from the community what it wants from its Library in term of services.
I want to thank the Dr. James Ford Historic Home for this opportunity and the rich programming it provides to our community! I also want to thank Richard Ford and the Charley Creek Foundation for the Treasure called the Dr. James Ford Historic Home! One of the benefits of working at the Wabash Carnegie Public Library is that one gets to look at the Home on a daily basis.
If one in interested in attending this presentation, one can all (260) 563-8686 (seating is limited; reservations are requited). Hope to see you on the 18th.
I want to thank the Dr. James Ford Historic Home for this opportunity and the rich programming it provides to our community! I also want to thank Richard Ford and the Charley Creek Foundation for the Treasure called the Dr. James Ford Historic Home! One of the benefits of working at the Wabash Carnegie Public Library is that one gets to look at the Home on a daily basis.
If one in interested in attending this presentation, one can all (260) 563-8686 (seating is limited; reservations are requited). Hope to see you on the 18th.
Monday, January 19, 2009
New Year; New opportunities
2009 is upon us and we are planning an exciting year at the Wabash Carnegie Public Library. Before discussing 2009, I want to take a moment to thank the Wabash Carnegie Public Library staff and Board of Trustees for their support and work in 2008. Their dedication and hard work were reflected in increase in both items circulated and computer use from 2007. Hopefully, the Library will reach new heights in 2009.
There are a couple of items I want to highlight in this blog entry. Lottie Waggoner is leading the Spring Book Discussion starting in March. The theme for the Book Discussion is "War on the Home Front". The three books in the series are Life Class by Pat Parker (March 19th), Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (April 16th), and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (May 14th). All book discussions are on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. here at the Library. We are in the process of ordering copies to sell. We thank Lottie again for her leadership and expertise!
We are looking forward to showcasing the Library for close to 130 librarians and support staff from various communities in Indiana on May 1st. In order to use the Library for this event, we will be closed to the general public on that day which is a Friday. Due to the limited space in the library, the staff can not hold a conference and provide library services simultaneously. Due to this unique opportunity to showcase Wabash and bring tourist dollars to Wabash, we are thanking the public in advance for its understanding. If you have any questions, you may call me at 563-2972.
As in 2008, we hope you are a frequent visitor to the Library. 2009 brings new challenges and the Library looks forward to meeting those challenges and provide you excellent library service.
Thank you for letting us serve you,
Ware W Wimberly III, Director
There are a couple of items I want to highlight in this blog entry. Lottie Waggoner is leading the Spring Book Discussion starting in March. The theme for the Book Discussion is "War on the Home Front". The three books in the series are Life Class by Pat Parker (March 19th), Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (April 16th), and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (May 14th). All book discussions are on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. here at the Library. We are in the process of ordering copies to sell. We thank Lottie again for her leadership and expertise!
We are looking forward to showcasing the Library for close to 130 librarians and support staff from various communities in Indiana on May 1st. In order to use the Library for this event, we will be closed to the general public on that day which is a Friday. Due to the limited space in the library, the staff can not hold a conference and provide library services simultaneously. Due to this unique opportunity to showcase Wabash and bring tourist dollars to Wabash, we are thanking the public in advance for its understanding. If you have any questions, you may call me at 563-2972.
As in 2008, we hope you are a frequent visitor to the Library. 2009 brings new challenges and the Library looks forward to meeting those challenges and provide you excellent library service.
Thank you for letting us serve you,
Ware W Wimberly III, Director
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