From the desk of Susan Knight, FC Public Library District director
Retirement: This week marks the first time in 19 years that our patrons and staff operate without Melody Gault’s input. Having begun her career here in August of 2001, she now enters retirement looking forward to having additional time for family, friends, and church activities. We wish her well.
Current Hours: Monday through Friday 1 to 6; Saturday, 1 to 4.
Expanded Services: The Libraries are open for “Grab-&-Go: services. Patrons who want to enter the buildings to select books, movies, magazines, etc. may do so. Computers will be available by appointment. Brookville’s study rooms will also be available by appointment. Meeting rooms remain available for use by local governmental agencies. Cushioned seating, toys, and video gaming systems will NOT be available. Social distancing, sanitizing procedures, and mask usage are in effect. Call-Ahead services remain in place for those choosing curbside delivery
Contact us: fclibraries.org; Brookville—765.647.4031; Laurel—765.698.2582
Printing, copying, and faxing: We now offer printing services through the Princh app. Download and install the app on your mobile device to send documents to our printers. Payments may be made electronically through the app. Alternately, email documents to documents.fclibraries@gmail.com or drop them off in our dropboxes. Copies are 10 cents per page for black-and-white and 25 cents per page for color copies. Call to schedule a pick-up time.
24/7 WIFI: Please feel free to utilize the WIFI provided 24/7 in our parking lots in Brookville and Laurel. Just drive in and work from your car.
Library Catalog App: Evergreen Indiana, of which the Franklin County Public Library District is a part, recently announced the release of a dedicated mobile app for both Android and iOS devices. Library cardholders may search the Evergreen Indiana catalog and manage their accounts from their phone or tablet.
Plein Air Artists: Plein Artists will return Oct. 16-18 for their annual paint-out. Due to COVID concerns, the typical evening programs have been canceled but the Art Show will be held at the Brookville Town Park’s Playground Shelter on Sunday, 10/18.
StoryWalks®: The StoryWalks® are ending for the season. We hope to revisit this program in the spring. The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT, and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-HubbardLibrary. StoryWalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.
World Book’s Online Resources: Visit worldbookonline.com, use “fcwildcats” as your id and password, and unlock a wealth of resources. Select a nonfiction Ebook to explore a topic of interest. Create new skills or brush up on old ones with Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallozgos. Use the encyclopedia for school assignments.
History Scouts: As the fall and winter months come upon us, and the leaves fall, and the brush subsides, our cultural landscape is easier to see. The History Department is still in need of History Scouts to help document through photos, old barns, abandoned houses or cultural oddities that might not make it through another year. If you see a structure or thing that you want preserved through images, please take a couple snapshots for us and make sure we get digital images or paper copies to add to the library’s ever-growing study collection.
Donating to the Local Department: As a reminder, the Local History Department is always ready, willing, and able, to take donations of family genealogies, photos, advertising memorabilia, or just about anything Franklin County related. Keep in mind that if you aren’t quite ready to give up your prized possessions, that you can always share and educate others by simply letting us scan your paper items or take photos of your three-dimensional objects. This documentation can then be placed in files that researchers will be able access. Your one-of-a-kind object may be just that – the only one that still survives! So make sure you donate, or more importantly, share, your Franklin County history today.
Digital Books, Audiobooks, & eMagaziness: Want free access? Download Overdrive’s new app, Libby, to your Android, iOS, or Windows 10 device, enter your library card account info, and access any of these formats. If you need assistance, please contact either library.