Hello and good tidings to all! October has fallen upon us, and we re happy to follow suit with this frighteningly good newsletter! We have a lot of great festivities planned this month, including an escape room, the Apple Fest Art & Photography Show, Halloween comic books, pumpkin decorating, and more! So please dive into and enjoy the October edition of the Greene Gab! As business comes first, we d like to let everyone know about our new parking policy. We love promoting the use of downtown Bloomfield, and allow the community to use our lots for short orders of business; however, leaving a vehicle in our lots for an extended time period (greater than one hour) while not conducting library business can lead to the vehicle being towed at the owner s expense. After hours loitering should not occur either, but the community may use our 24-hour wifi from the lot. We encourage you all to contact us if there are any questions or concerns about this.
Halloween comes from a Celtic festival for the dead called Samhain. The Celts believed the ghosts of the dead would walk the Earth on this day, and left treats on their doorstep to appease the wandering spirits.
Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
Teen Tuesdays Tuesday, October 2 3:30-4:30 Chat about your favorite books and movies, play awesome games, create cool crafts, and enjoy snacks! Share ideas and help plan library events that you want to attend! Grades 7 12 Teen Movie Night Monday, October 15 5:00-7:30 Spend an evening watching the movie Solo: A Star Wars Story. Rated PG-13. Snacks and soda will be provided. Grades 7 12 A Gathering of Gamers Thursday, October 25 3:30-4:45 Spend an evening playing your favorite games including board games, card games, and Wii games. Snacks and soda will be provided. Grades 7 12
October 03 GREEN October 02 Apples & Pumpkins October 10 RED October 09 Piles of Leaves October 17 YELLOW October 16 Gathering of Nuts October 24 ORANGE October 23 October 31 BROWN October 30 A Little Bit Scary
New Fiction Titles A Spark of Light Jodi Picoult Ambush Patterson, James Elevation King, Stephen Every Breath Sparks, Nicholas The Reckoning Grisham, John Children s / Teen Echo Room Alex London Not Even the Bones Rebecca Schaeffer New Non-Fiction Titles Killing the SS Bill O Reilly Illinois State Parks Lee Mandrell Brief Answers to the Big Questions Stephen Hawking Reagan Bob Spitz My Love Story Tina Turner Audiobooks / Movies / TV The First Love Beverly Lewis Hidden Peril Irene Hannon House of a Thousand Eyes Michelle Barker Dead Drift Dani Pettrey Deepest Roots Miranda Asebedo Love to Everyone Hilary McKay Hotel Transylvania 3 DVD Three Identical Strangers DVD
Friends of the Library Corporate/Business Membership Help us Offer More Online Databases! Did you know that the Friends of the Library offers a corporate/business membership for area businesses and organizations at a price of just $300/year? Enjoy the perks of being a Friends member year-round for all employees/officials, such as $2 bags of items in our book sale year-round and early access to special sales at the library. Corporate/business memberships can help the library add to the online databases that we are able to provide to those we serve. Thanks to a donation from Cook Group, Inc. the library went live with World Book Online in August 2017! Membership cards will be given to any business or organization that joins the Friends of the Library to be distributed as needed. Interested in helping grow what we can offer here at the library? Fill out the membership application inside the newsletter or print and fill out an online form on our website: http://bloomfield.lib.in.us/ friends-of-the-library.html Austin Stroud, Library Director Wendee Francis, FoL President Friends of the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library Our goal is to promote awareness and use of the library by: providing volunteer services, building on the community s financial support, and sponsoring cultural programs for the community. To join Friends of the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library, please complete the membership form below, and return it along with your dues to any circulation desk OR send it to Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library, Attention Friends Treasurer, 125 S. Franklin St., Bloomfield, IN 47424. Please call the library at 812-384-4125 for any questions regarding Friend s memberships. Individual: $10.00 Family: $15.00 Supporting: $25.00 Donor: $100.00 Membership Dues: Corporate/Business: $300.00 Life: $500.00 New Membership: Total Amount Paid: Renewal: Cash: Check: Date: Please make checks payable to Friends of Bloomfield Public Library. Contributions in excess of dues are always welcome and appreciated! Remember, all dues and contributions are tax deductible. Name(s) Email Address Address City State Zip Phone Number I would like to receive my monthly Greene Gab/Friends of the Library newsletter by: Mail Email Pick Up in Library I am available to work during the day to help Friends. YES NO (sort books for book sale, take patron count, etc.) I am available to help provide snacks for library programs. YES NO
ITEMS WE ACCEPT FOR DONATION President - Wendee Francis 1 st Vice President - Priscilla Leibacher Secretary - Judy Branstetter Treasurer - Lillie Mae Baird Books for Babies - Ingrid Fitch Art Show - Wade Wallace Library Decorator - Jane Lueking Book Sale - Janet Hubler Please feel free to contact any board member by leaving us a message with a librarian and we will return your call as soon as possible! New and gently used books Audiobooks DVDs VHS tapes Puzzles with ALL pieces Music CDs Games in good condition We request that if your item is damaged, in poor physical condition, or musty or moldy, that you take these items to the Recycling Center. We DO NOT accept Reader s Digests, textbooks, or encyclopedia sets. ~Thank you! CONTACT US! B l o o m fi e l d - E a s t e r n G r e e n e C o u n t y P u b l i c L i b r a r y MAIN BRANCH 125 S. Franklin St. Bloomfield, IN Phone: (812) 384-4125 Fax: (812) 384-0820 EASTERN BRANCH 11453 E. Hwy 54 Little Cincinnati, IN Phone: (812) 825-2677 Email: bloomfield@bloomfield.lib.in.us Web: bloomfield.lib.in.us