Lincoln Carnegie Library

Book A Day

2012-02-28T16:29:00.001-06:00

Runestone by Don Coldsmith

Inspired by mysterious runestones found near Heavener, Oklahoma, Coldsmith offers a rousing tale that shows how the runestones could have ended up in America. Following the lead of Leif Ericson, young Nils Thorsson crosses the Atlantic to Vinland in search of fortune and glory. When the Norsemen attempt to explore the interior, disaster strikes. Nils is left to survive the wilderness with another Norseman and an enigmatic, one-eyed native, jestingly nicknamed Odin.

March Book Club

2012-02-28T16:27:00.002-06:00

The March Book Club discussion will feature A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron.

A Dog’s Purpose: This is the remarkable story of one endearing dog's search for his purpose over the course of several lives. More than just another charming dog story, this touches on the universal quest for an answer to life's most basic question: Why are we here? Surprised to find himself reborn as a rambunctious golden haired puppy after a tragically short life as a stray mutt, Bailey's search for his new life's meaning leads him into the loving arms of 8 year old Ethan. During their countless adventures Bailey joyously discovers how to be a good dog. But this life as a beloved family pet is not the end of Bailey's journey. Reborn as a puppy yet again, Bailey wonders, will he ever find his purpose? Heartwarming, insightful, and often laugh out loud funny, this book is not only the emotional and hilarious story of a dog's many lives, but also a dog's eye commentary on human relationships and the unbreakable bonds between man and man's best friend. This story teaches us that love never dies, that our true friends are always with us, and that every creature on earth is born with a purpose.

Please stop by the Library to pick up a copy of this book. Even if you don’t wish to join in the discussion, you can get a copy for your own enjoyment.

Book A Day

2012-02-28T10:17:00.002-06:00

Traffic: Why We Drive The Way We Do by Tom Vanderbilt

Analyzes the complex social, physical, psychological, and technical factors that dictate how traffic works, why we drive the way we do, and what our driving reveals about us, discussing the unintended consequences of attempts to engineer safety. A fascinating look at the whys and hows of the traffic we confront on a daily basis.

Story Time

2012-02-28T10:14:00.000-06:00

STORYTIME SCHEDULE

Story Time will be held:

February 22nd, 29th

March 7th, 14th, 21st*, 28th

*Program provided by Leslie Brown, Family Nutrition Program Assistant,

K-State Research and Extension

Book A Day

2012-02-24T14:13:00.002-06:00

The Right Hand of Evil by John Saul

A family discover that a house they inherited in Louisiana is haunted. The house, which they are refurbishing to turn into a hotel, was left by an aunt and it is rumored that she smothered her baby. The author clearly succeeds in giving readers a serious cases of the willies

Cake Pans Available for Check Out

2012-02-22T17:13:00.003-06:00

The Library now has a variety of cake pans that can be checked out. The cake pans were donated by the Lincoln County Extension Service.

Listed below are the pans we have available.

We are also looking for donations of good used cake pans, so please consider donating cake pans you are no longer using.

Cake Pans:

Balloon

Ballerina Bear

Blues Clues

Book

Bunny

Butterfly

Clown

Cross

Dinosaur

Dora

Elmo

Football

Gingerbread Boy

Golf Bag

Heart

Horse

Horseshoe

Pumpkin

Mario Bros

Mickey Mouse

Minnie Mouse

Pooh

Race Car

Umbrella

Spiderman

Sponge Bob

Train

Christmas Tree

Truck

Book A Day

2012-02-22T17:12:00.001-06:00

The Race by Richard North Patterson

Corey Grace, a Republican senator from Ohio noted for voting his own conscience rather than the party line, becomes locked in a no-holds-barred presidential primary campaign with his rival, a member of the party establishment and leader of the Christian right. For anyone fascinated by how American politics works, this is a gripping read.

Book A Day

2012-02-21T13:55:00.001-06:00

To The Last Man by Jeff Shaara

Shaara delivers an epic account of the American experience in WWI. As usual, he narrates from the perspective of actual historical figures, moving from the complexity of high-level politics and diplomacy to the romance of the air fight and the horrors of trench warfare.

Book A Day

2012-02-20T18:01:00.002-06:00

Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande

Drawing from compelling true accounts of patients and doctors, a provocative examination of the power and limits of modern medicine reveals a world where science is uncertain, information is limited, and deadly mistakes occur.

Book A Day

2012-02-20T10:25:00.002-06:00

The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan

Over the course of one fog-shrouded year, mother and daughter find what they share in their bones through heredity, history, and inexpressible qualities of love.

Ross & Marianna Beach Foundation Grant

2012-02-15T15:36:00.002-06:00

In 2007 the Lincoln Carnegie Library received a grant from the Ross & Marianna Beach Foundation for the purchase of nonfiction books. With this generous grant the Library has purchased 633 books. Listed below are the books purchased in the last 6 months.

Adult Books

The Last Gunfighter 17.28

Working the Land 24.95

Reach for the Skies 17.79

Every Day of the Civil War 91.49

Painting and Wallpapering Secrets 12.98

Ridiculously Simple Furniture Projects 13.57

Turn Right at Machu Picchu 13.47

Sex on the Moon 14.82

102 Minutes 11.44

What We Say 21.89

Remembering September 11 21.94

Coping With Post-Traumatic Stress 39.95

Teen Cuisine 17.90

A Stolen Life 14.59

Crash Course in Genealogy 35.00

Slow Cooker Revolution 16.53

The Handy Science Answer Book 14.26

The Girl Among Thorns 6.54

The Last Boy 17.06

Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight 10.71

In the Blink of an Eye 10.00

For the Love of Physics 10.40

The Liars’ Club 9.19

Great Paintings 19.40

Timelines of History 30.14

Rin Tin Tin 16.19

Jacqueline Kennedy 29.99

Boomerang 14.10

West by West 15.39

Steve Jobs 35.99

If You Ask Me 29.36

Twinkie Chan’s Crochet Goodies 10.08

Judy 17.50

The Perfection Point 10.80

My Indian Kitchen 18.38

Martha Stewart’s Handmade Holiday Crafts 16.01

The Ultimate Financial Plan 16.89

A Natural History of the Piano 19.20

Battlefield Angels 16.47

Atlas of the Great Plains 26.37

Our Bodies Ourselves 16.20

The Nation’s Hangar 21.86

Do It Yourself Kitchens 14.29

Gabby 29.69

Total 888.05

Children’s Books

My Big Girl Potty 6.99

My Big Boy Potty 6.99

Potty 6.99

Total 20.97

Book A Day

2012-02-15T15:34:00.002-06:00

Away by Amy Bloom

Arriving in America alone after her family is destroyed in a Russian pogrom, Lillian Leyb receives word that her daughter Sophie might still be alive and embarks on a risky odyssey that takes her from New York's Lower East Side to Siberia to find the missing girl.

New YA Books

2012-02-14T17:01:00.002-06:00

We now have the Ranger's Apprentice series, a series of fantasy novels written by Australian author John Flanagan. The series follows the adventures of Will, an orphan who is taken as an apprentice Ranger, as he strives to keep the Kingdom of Araluen safe from invaders, traitors, and threats. He is joined on his adventures by his mentor Halt and his best friend Horace.

Book A Day

2012-02-14T12:52:00.002-06:00

Northern Lights by Nora Roberts

Seeking to rebuild his life, ex-Baltimore cop Nate Burke takes a job as Chief of Police in the tiny, remote Alaskan town of Lunacy, where he comes face to face with the independent Meg Galloway and an unsolved fifteen-year-old-crime.

Book A Day

2012-02-13T14:09:00.002-06:00

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

Identifies the qualities of successful people, posing theories about the cultural, family, and idiosyncratic factors that shape high achievers, in a resource that covers such topics as the secrets of software billionaires and why the Beatles earned their fame.

Book A Day

2012-02-09T09:52:00.002-06:00

The Man from Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller

Arizona Ranger Sam O'Ballivan, posing as a schoolmaster to control the rough ranchers' children who attend the school, finds himself distracted by Maddie, the lovely sister of one of his worst students, who runs the local mercantile.

January 18, 2012 Library Board Meeting Minutes

2012-02-08T14:27:00.000-06:00

Lincoln Carnegie Library Board of Trustees

January 18, 2012

Members Present: Kathy Moss, Deb Breneman, Deb Beckmeyer, Anne Grace, Lynne Metz, Nancy Jensen

Anne called the meeting to order in the absence of president, Pat Florence. Deb Beckmeyer moved to accept the December 6, 2011 minutes, seconded by Kathy. Motion carried.

Report of Librarian:

Nancy presented the monthly report and the annual report for 2011. Number of books borrowed from other libraries increased from 120 in 2010 to 826 in 2011. Our ability to provide books more quickly resulted in the increase of patrons from 9787 to 10349. The remainder of the city funds should be distributed this month.

Nancy presented the annual report to the city council. She distributed a completely updated Policy Handbook and information on “buying an e-reader” to each trustee.

She reported completing the annual reports to CKLS, the State and KPERS. She will be going on vacation January 24-February 6. Crystal will work an extra afternoon a week and Lynnette Gross will work Nancy’s hours at $7.25/hour.

Old Business:

Anne reported speaking with John Baetz regarding newspaper articles concerning the library. He okayed information articles, not advertising articles. More discussion on topics will be held later. Deb Breneman reported that Jyll Phillips is planning a feature article on the new children’s librarian, Crystal Wanker.

New Business:

The AT&T Telephone Contract: eRate solutions negotiated a new contract with AT&T which changes our basic line from $35/month to $28/month, our long distance from $20/month for unlimited minutes to $15/month for 200 minutes (we average less than 20 minutes/month). The contract is for 3 years. Lynne moved to accept the contract, Deb Beckmeyer seconded. Motion passed.

Kathy moved to accept the Annual Report to the City Council. Deb Breneman seconded. Motion carried.

The safety deposit box at Citizens State Bank for depositing original rolls of microfilm requires two names on the signature card. Lynne moved that librarian Nancy and president Pat sign the signature card. Kathy seconded. Motion carried.

The Lincoln County Extension office would like to donate their cake pans for the library patrons use. Deb Beckmeyer suggested filming and identifying the pans so that patrons could choose them from an album. She volunteered her husband and herself to make up the catalog. Lynne moved to accept the pans from the extension office and have Beckmeyers do the catalogue. Deb Breneman seconded. Motion carried.

The 2012 budget was reviewed. The KPERS amount was adjusted from $1200 to $1600 (new employees may now be part of KPERS from the first day of work) To replace the $400, Adult books budget is changed from $1750 to $1650, children’s books budget is changed from $1750 to $1650, DVD&CD budget is changed from $1000 to $800.

The copier service contract will be paid from money collected from use of the copy machine, so no money need be budgeted for that category. Lynne moved to accept the 2012 budget with changes. Deb Breneman seconded. Motion carried.

Kathy Moss moved to approve the monthly bills, Deb Beckmeyer seconded. Motion carried.

Executive session called at 5:45 pm for 10 minutes. Regular session resumed at 5:55 pm. Kathy Moss moved to allow salary increase for Nancy Jensen, librarian, from $10 to $10.25. Lynne seconded. Motion carried.

Kathy moved to adjourn, Deb Breneman seconded. Motion carried.

The next meeting will be February 8, 2012 at 5pm.

December 6, 2011 Library Board Meeting

2012-02-08T14:26:00.000-06:00

Lincoln Carnegie Library Board of Trustees

December 6, 2011

Members Present: Pat Florence, Jerry Philbrick, Kathy Moss, Deb Breneman,

Deb Beckmeyer, Anne Grace, Lynne Metz, Nancy Jensen, Crystal Wanker

Pat called the meeting to order. Kathy moved to accept the November 7 minutes, seconded by Anne. Motion carried.

New children’s librarian, Crystal Wanker, was welcomed.

Report of Librarians:

Nancy presented the technology plan for 2012-2013. CKLS will provide a new computer to each library to replace one of our public access computers. The monitor and software will not be included. See attached plan.

Seven reels of microfilm have been received from Norton. Each reel holds 1 ½-2 years of newspaper history. The final cost was $1045 which was paid by FLCL. Lynne will send a thank you.

Nancy requested to move 25 hours (one week) of vacation time into 2012.

Of the $1,000 CKLS Continuing Education, we have $86.27 left. We can either return the money to CKLS or use that money toward the purchase of ereaders and ebooks according to the CKLS guidelines.

The Policy Handbook Appendices need to be examined.

Nancy asked that the January 3 meeting be moved to January 10 in order that the bank statements have time to come in before the 2011 year end reports.

New children’s librarian, Crystal Wanker, reported she was disappointed that no children came to storytime.

Old Business:

Nancy contacted the patron in regard to the damaged book and she paid for the book.

A committee of library board members including Anne Grace, Deb Breneman, Kathy Moss and Lynne Metz met November 10, 2011, to interview applicants for the children’s librarian position. Crystal Wanker was hired at $7.25/hour. Jerry met with the board following the interviews. Nancy requested to talk to the committee about the proposed library hours and asked to establish better communication between the librarians and the board members. All agreed that we can work together in a more efficient and inclusive manner.

New Business:

Deb Breneman moved to approve the bills. Kathy seconded. Motion carried.

Jerry moved to approve the new tech plan. Anne seconded. Motion carried.

Anne moved to store the microfilm originals at the Citizens State Bank for $25/year. Deb Beckmeyer seconded. Motion carried.

Deb Breneman moved to use the CKLS Continuing Education money ($86.27)

toward the purchase of ereader/ebooks. Anne seconded. Motion carried.

Kathy and Anne reported on the Trustee Workshop they attended in Belleville. Many interesting ideas were presented to get more people involved in activities at the library. Publicity through the local newspaper was suggested. Anne will call Jyll Phillips to ask for a story introducing Crystal as the children’s librarian.

Kathy moved to extend Nancy’s 25 hours of vacation time to 2012. Deb Beckmeyer seconded. Motion carried. The vacation time policy is unclear as written and will be addressed at a later meeting.

A review of the Appendices to the Policy Handbook removed outdated materials.

Deb Breneman moved to move the January 3^rd meeting to January 10^th. Anne seconded. Motion carried.

Jerry moved to adjourn. Kathy seconded. Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted

Lynne Metz

Secretary

Book A Day

2012-02-08T14:25:00.002-06:00

Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

After her "stand-in mother," a bold black woman named Rosaleen, insults the three biggest racists in town, Lily joins Rosaleen on a journey to Tiburon, South Carolina, where they are taken in by three black, bee-keeping sisters.

Book A Day

2012-02-07T13:48:00.001-06:00

The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz

Izzy Spellman launches her career as a private investigator while working for the firm of her outlandishly dysfunctional family. This is your next Stephanie Plum (with just a dash of Tony Soprano).

Book A Day

2012-01-23T13:50:00.001-06:00

So Brave Young and Handsome by Leif Enger

The story of an aging train robber on a quest to reconcile the claims of love and judgment on his life, and the failed writer who goes with him. A rip-roaring western of grit and adventure.

Book A Day

2012-01-19T09:53:00.002-06:00

Moneyball by Michael Lewis

Explains how Billy Beene, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, is using a new kind of thinking to build a successful and winning baseball team without spending enormous sums of money. The movie Moneyball was based on this book.