ANNOUNCEMENTS
Library to offer instruction on
downloading ebooks and audiobooks, January 31 at 10 am.
The Livingston County Library is
offering training on downloading ebooks and audiobooks from the
Library’s collection of titles available through the Missouri Libraries
2 Go consortium. The class will be held Tuesday, January 31 at 10am in
the Courtroom on the second floor of the Livingston County Library.
“If you received an ereader or tablet for Christmas and want to learn
how to download books, I encourage you to come to this class,” Library
Director Robin Westphal stated.
No registration is required and participants are asked to bring their
device, cords for the device and their library card. “Participants can
also bring a laptop if they wish, but we will have some laptops
available for use,” Westphal explained.
Some compatible devices include the Barnes and Noble Nook, Amazon Kindle
and Kindle Fire, Sony eReader, Apple Ipad and Iphone. Additional devices
are listed on the Missouri Libraries 2 Go link on the Library’s website,
www.livingstoncountylibrary.org.
The Livingston County Library is part of a 37 library consortium that is
sharing a collection of ebooks and downloadable audiobooks. There is no
charge for the service for library patrons and books can be checked out
for 7 or 14 days.
For additional information, please call Robin at the Library, 646-0547
Children's Music CD Collection
The Friends of Livingston County
Public Library have awarded the Children’s Department $250 to begin
a music CD collection. There are several available now for checkout. The
first purchases include Raffi songs, choices by Sandra Boynton, Baby
Einstein collections, Mozart Effect titles and general childhood
favorites. The Best of Schoolhouse Rock has been available prior to this
in the DVD format. Now with a CD everybody can drive down the road and
join in on “Unpack Your Adjectives” and “Conjunction Junction”. Check
some out and have the whole family sing-along!
The set of 2012 World Book Encyclopedias arrived in the Children’s
Library on Thursday, January 5 and have been placed on the shelves ready
for use. These books are part of the reference collection. The 2010 set
has been designated for checkout.
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Missouri Humanities
Council exhibit comes to Livingston County Library
The Livingston County Library has partnered with the Livingston County
Cultural Fair and the Grand River Historical Museum to bring a
traveling exhibit to Chillicothe. The Exhibit titled,
Homeland: Northeast Missouri and The Sac and Fox Journey Home
will be on display at the Livingston County Library until the end of
January. The 8 foot high by 10 foot wide paneled exhibit focuses on
one Sac and Fox legend that explains their sacred relationship to
all of creation. It tells the legend of twelve boys who traveled out
of their village to look for ways to enrich and strengthen their
tribe. The legend tells how each of these boys sacrificed themselves
for things that would eternally benefit the Sac and Fox people for
generations to come. The exhibit focuses on this legend because it
shows the links modern Sac and Fox people with beliefs established
hundreds of years ago.
The Sac and Fox tribes were prevalent in northeast Missouri and
western Illinois. This exhibit is “part of a larger project
undertaken by the Missouri Humanities Council to increase knowledge
of Missouri’s Native American History,” states Council
representatives.
The exhibit is housed on the main floor of the Livingston County
Library and visitors are invited to view the exhibit during normal
Library hours, Monday-Thursday, 9am-7pm, Friday, 9am-5pm and
Saturday, 9am-4pm.
The Library has on display
handmade Native American artifacts created by 4th grades from
Central Elementary School. These artifacts include a replica
headdress, medicine pouch and miniature teepee.
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Teen Read Week
Bookmark Design Contest Winners Announced
******Check out the 2011 First PlaceBookmark
Winners on the "Teen"
page********
180 entries received during Teen Read Week! The Livingston County
Library is pleased to announce the winners of the Teen Read Week
Bookmark Design Contest. The first place winner in the 16-19 year old
category is Jessica Scordel and the winner in the 12-15 year old
category is Brittany Stanfield. Following are the 2nd and 3rd place
winners as well those receiving Honorable Mention. Prizes, provided by
the Friends of the Livingston County Library, were presented to all of
the winners.
2nd Place (16-19) Alicia Gardner
2nd Place (12-15) Anna Allred
3rd Place (16-19) Caroline Reeter
3rd Place (12-15) Shauna Hurst
Honorable Mention
Brooke Doss
Emma Rademacher
Haylee Neptune
Jackson Williams
Kelsey Boley
Libby Rule
Mallory Fainter
Remy Cox
Robbie Gillilan
Skye Cashatt
Every year during October, the Livingston County Library seeks art work
from area teens during Teen Read Week. This year the theme was “Picture
it @ your library.” The two winning designs will be laminated and
distributed to Library patrons, while supplies last. Entrants were
received from students at Livingston County RIII (Chula), Chillicothe
High School, Chillicothe Middle School, Bishop Hogan and Southwest
Livingston County RI. All of the submitted bookmarks will be on display
at the Livingston County Library.
Teen Read Week is a national initiative aimed at encouraging teens to
read for pleasure. Libraries around the country celebrate the week in a
variety of ways. In addition to the annual bookmark design contest,
teens are encouraged to read books from the Teens’ Top Ten List, a list
compiled from teens across the country listing their favorite books of
2011. A display of staff favorites is also available at the Library.
The Library wishes to thank the Friends of the Livingston County
Library, Community Press and Judges Sondra Gaunt, Salina Skipper, Mary
Underwood and Frances Crouch. Art teachers at the area schools also help
make this a successful program every year by encouraging the students
who entered the contest.
