tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163946362008-04-25T10:42:51.268-05:00Library Service in the MetroEastBarbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-75844179871280534862008-04-25T10:17:00.006-05:002008-04-25T10:42:51.555-05:00Ebay Selling class next week
Are you interested in becoming an eBay seller?
Tuesday, April 29th
5:30pm to 8:00pm
Collinsville Library community room
Free but space is limited so please sign up at the Collinsville Post Office or the Collinsville Library.
Each participant will receive a coupon for 3 free listings on eBay.
2 1/2 hour presentation that gives eBay Basics, Do's and Don'ts of the online community, CreatingBarbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-62229873155295040302008-04-16T15:19:00.004-05:002008-04-16T16:48:49.368-05:00Work beginning on Pan Fountain
As the Walrus said, "The time has come..." and so it has.
After an excellent effort by a group of dedicated individuals and through the wonderful response of the Collinsville community, the Pan Fountain Fund is over $70,000!
With the coming of Spring has come the time to move toward renovating the Fountain in front of the Collinsville Memorial Library Center. Plans have been drawn, machinery Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-91998102435179400892008-03-14T16:39:00.002-05:002008-03-14T16:48:28.577-05:00Events at the Library from Telephone Bills to Your Health to Free FinesPaying too much for phone service?
Bring in your phone bill
to the Collinsville Memorial Public Library Center
anytime between 4 and 7 pm
on Wednesday, March 19th
for a free analysis by the Citizens Utility Board.
Most people pay too much for phone service because their bills are filled with pricey plans and services they just don't need. That's why the Citizens Utility Board (CUB), a Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-25085696605845943112008-02-28T14:37:00.004-06:002008-02-28T14:42:04.727-06:00Storytelling at the Library this weekend
Storytelling at the Collinsville Library Center
Featuring internationally-known storytellers:
Connie Regan-Blake, Barbara Freeman
And…
The Riverwind Storytellers, Co
WHEN: Sunday, March 2, 2008
2:00-4:00 pm
WHERE: Collinsville Library Center Community Room,
408 West Main Street, Collinsville, IL
WHY: Two hours of free, family fun with stories near and far
Refreshments!
For more informationBarbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-50303731387544235592008-01-31T16:22:00.000-06:002008-01-31T16:31:43.274-06:00Inclement WeatherReminder for closure of the Collinsville Library Center
During these months of uncertain weather conditions, we advise on days that inclement weather happens that you call the Library at 344-1112 to be sure that we are open before you come to our building.
If you have items that have a due date on a day when we close unexpectedly and, therefore, cannot return it on time, please remind the Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-90906102100058364772008-01-25T11:47:00.000-06:002008-01-25T12:10:32.135-06:00Tax Databases and more!It is tax time again and I have updated our Website,s main page (Collinsville Library Center) with the links to the Federal and State income tax sites including Illinois and Missouri. I have also added the link for the Circuit Breaker form for the elderly that gives aid in Illinois for heating, license plates and more.
On the web (I am not endorsing this site nor have I used it) there is a "freeBarbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-37634588511512097082008-01-23T08:55:00.000-06:002008-01-23T09:07:06.084-06:00White Elephant Sale on SaturdayThis Saturday, January 26th the Collinsville Library Center is hosting a White Elephant Sale in the Community Room from 10am to 4pm.
This first attempt at a mid-winter sale will feature 20 vendors with a variety of things to sell such as Pampered Chef, Avon, 33 LPs, jewelry, crafts, dolls, and various household, children's and miscellaneous items.
This sale will continue on the last Saturday ofBarbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-35585144373455061212007-11-14T14:04:00.000-06:002007-11-14T14:16:56.777-06:00Telebration! Storytelling at its Best!Telebration with the Riverwind Storytellers A night of adult storytelling and friendship at The Blum House 414 West Main St.Collinsville(adjacent to the Collinsville Library)
this Saturday, November 17th
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Bring a friend and enjoy…
Refreshments will be served
Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-73401356849403755672007-11-12T16:48:00.000-06:002007-11-12T16:56:39.893-06:00Free Computer ClassesHave you taken advantage of your library’s Free Computer Classes yet? Anyone of any age who is interested in learning more about using their computer is invited to attend! They are absolutely free of charge, and you are invited to take as many – as often – as you would like. (Feel free to repeat classes as needed until you are comfortable!)
Don’t have a computer to practice what you’re Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-74500278100576566232007-10-19T13:34:00.000-05:002007-10-19T14:21:29.931-05:00Your opinions are like gold to us ... Continue to send in those surveys!We recently sent out a newsletter to hopefully every home in our District and in that newsletter is a survey that we would love for you to return. Your opinions are important but we do not know them unless you give them to us.
If you did not get a newsletter, please stop by the Library and pick one up or call (344-1112) and we will mail you one.
I accumulated all of the online survey results Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-59968330106488627712007-10-05T16:24:00.000-05:002007-10-05T16:27:44.296-05:00Important information to take note of....Library will be closed on Columbus Day, October 8th,
on the 8th the City will begin removing the sidewalks and curbs along the street in front of the library for the new Streetscape - please be careful while walking and driving in these areas
and finally
the library will open at 1:00pm on Friday, October 12th due to Staff Training.Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-47897202996393168242007-09-24T17:03:00.000-05:002007-09-24T17:27:33.446-05:00Board and Staff Awards for 2007During our Annual Staff Picnic on September 16th, multiple awards were given to Board and Staff members and your vote determined some of them. Years of Service, Director's Choice, Staff member of the Year and People's Choice awards were all given.
The People's Choice awards were determined by the recent online survey answers that many of you sent in and by notes that are in the Suggestion Box Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-4205536897948675672007-09-20T15:43:00.000-05:002007-09-21T13:03:46.383-05:00Updated InformationItalianfest is this weekend and I have updated our main webpage to indicate things that you may be interested in.
Just in brief to save you a click -
**Our Library will be closing at 3:30 Saturday, September 22nd so that the staff can walk in the Italianfest parade with Bookabella, the Children's Library mascot (quite an impressive guy...come out and meet him!!!)
**The Library will be Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-67432476574062969342007-09-13T16:44:00.000-05:002007-09-13T17:10:59.211-05:00Italian Film at the Library during the ItalianfestThe Italian film Alla luce del sole (Come Into the Light) will be presented during Collinsville’s Italian Fest Friday, September 21, 2007at 7 p.m. in the Collinsville Library Community Room408 West Main Street, Collinsville
The award-winning Italian film ALLA LUCE DEL SOLE (Come Into the Light), sponsored by he Collinsville Memorial Public Library and the Italian Film Festival of St. Louis, isBarbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-71329070925385237702007-08-20T17:27:00.000-05:002007-08-20T17:47:35.274-05:00Mississippi Valley Library's "Return of Investment" to our CommunityReturn on Investment (abbreviated ROI) is a measure of a company's ability (Mississippi Valley Library District) to use its assets to generate additional value for shareholders (You - our Community).
The Mississippi Valley Library's return on investment to our Community for our Fiscal Year 2006/2007 ending on June 30, 2007 was
$6,393,718.00
Breakdown:
$3,335,150.00
Adult Books
133,406 @ Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-88804361786790987852007-07-17T15:32:00.000-05:002007-07-17T15:45:13.347-05:00Online Survey to help us with our planning Your opinions are important to us!
Click on the clipboard and take our short survey. You can also reach this survey by going to our Website at www.collinsvillelibrary.org .
As a 'thank you' please print the final page that comes up after you have answered the questions, bring it to the Library and we will give you a small appreciation gift.Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-2474595160212838632007-07-17T12:10:00.000-05:002007-07-17T13:25:16.106-05:00Fountain Update from the Library Board meetingThe Board of Trustees at their July 16th meeting heard from an interested group of citizens about the possible renovation of the Pan Fountain. A discussion was held about the past problems and possible fixes that could happen if the interest from the community to help with those renovations was there.
The Board also read all of the emails, phone messages and other forms of communication that we Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-54595027945682214102007-07-06T11:17:00.000-05:002007-07-06T12:13:52.525-05:00Friends of the Library Book Sale next weekThe Friends of the Library sustain the extras that the Collinsville Library offers to its members and the community.
This year they have given money to support the Summer Reading Program with 645 children enrolled and the Harry Potter sleepover on July 20th with 100 children spending the night in the Library. Our Community Room kitchen has also been the beneficiary of their attention also. Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-90441779640093767082007-06-29T11:24:00.000-05:002007-06-29T11:56:25.320-05:00Library Fountain in peril Since 1940 the Pan Fountain in front of the Collinsville Library donated by the children of the schools in Collinsville has been a quiet retreat. The children from the schools collected money and had the fountain installed in the memory of Charles H. Dorris, Superintendent of Schools from 1900-1937 .
For the last three years the fountain has remained dormant due to mechanical problems with Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-68197967091770490442007-05-30T15:42:00.000-05:002007-05-30T15:44:43.582-05:002006 Real Estate TaxesLast night I received my mail and opened my 2006 Real Estate Taxes.
On my tax statement I noticed that the Mississippi Valley Library rate went up .0051 over the 2005 taxes adding probably another $5 to $15 dollars on average to your taxes this year. I am in Madison County so I am assuming that St. Clair homes are similar.
I would like to take this opportunity to explain why this happened and Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-66845679295649542122007-05-23T09:35:00.000-05:002007-05-23T09:46:01.948-05:00Harry Potter at the Library Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by
J.K.Rowlings
Presale at the Library
Regular $34.99 book
selling for $25.00
Your copy must be ordered and paid for in advance
by July 1, 2007
at the Main Deskof the
Collinsville Library Center.
You will be able to pick the book up
on
July 21, 2007
at
Midnight until 1:00am
or anytime after that time during regular library hours.
Proceeds of Sale to Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-76365313258897250202007-05-22T13:53:00.000-05:002007-05-22T13:54:59.202-05:00Pro Financial Advisors find libraries a great bargainMore than Books - The Many Ways Your Library Can Save You Money
"If you have not visited your local library in awhile, you might want to make a trip there to check out all the activities and services they offer these days. The library now offers a whole lot more than just books and it’s a perfect place to save yourself a bundle of money each year. Here are a number of ways that your local Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-8992431316768639572007-03-14T14:12:00.000-05:002007-03-14T14:19:47.166-05:00MISSION READ: To the Library and Beyond
In cooperation with the Library Summer Reading Programs in the area, Dr. Sandra Magnus, NASA astronaut, has confirmed the date of her visits to the libraries this Spring!
Dr. Magnus was born in Belleville and graduated from Belleville West. She received her bachelor degree in physics and a master degree in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla and a doctorate from the Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-5748785683235108222007-03-09T13:02:00.000-06:002007-03-09T13:14:19.921-06:00New online databases3 new online databases are displayed on the Main Page of our website.
Check them out!
Gale Reference Library with over 300 reference sources from subject areas of Art through Social Studies.
Street.com Ratings giving you information on HMOs, Insurance Companies and Stocks.
Encyclopedia Britannica returning with an updated version of a complete new look and reference set for your use.
To seeBarbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394636.post-47045740883388092972007-03-05T13:11:00.000-06:002007-03-05T13:12:50.930-06:00March events at the libraryUpcoming programs in March that may interest you.
Fiber Guild
Thursday, March 8th starting at 5:30pm in the Blum House, 414 West Main, adjacent to the Collinsville Public Library Center.
Beginners through advanced people with the interests of knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, basket weaving, etc. can share their interests and get help with projects.
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
Sunday, Barbara Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414086035452154424noreply@blogger.com