READS, Events, & Staff News!

 Reads

The READS program is proving popular!  In less than a year, from July 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012 there were over 8000 checkouts from Bristol and over 400 from Avoca. Remember, when a patron gets a card it will be 24-72 hours before the card will be active in READS.  If the card is an older one and the number still doesn't work, please let Christian know.

  Movie Weekend

The BPL Movie & Discussion series will continue on Saturday, May 12 at 2:00 pm in the J. Henry Kegley Meeting Room.  This month's feature is "Throne of Blood," the Akira Kurosawa adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth.  Spread the word!

Bristol Makes Column

Our recent guest, Sharon Randall, has mentioned Bristol twice in recent columns! You can read them online at Sharon Randall.  Click on the headings for the April 24 and May 1.

Caterpillar Crawl

Saturday, May 12 is also the Caterpillar Crawl Carnival sponsored by the Junior League!  It will run from 10:00 am until noon, and will be held in the library's Piedmont parking lot.  They will be using some of our tables which will be waiting for the Junior League members in the hall outside the large meeting room.  They will return the tables to the same spot.  If you have further questions, please see Michelle.  It should be a fun event! 

  
Bristol Historical Society Meeting

FYI: Joe Tennis will be the featured speaker at the next meeting of the Bristol Historical Society.  This will be on Monday, May 14, in the J.Henry Kegley Meeting Room at 6:30 pm. He'll be speaking about George Washington and Benjamin Franklin.

Staff News

Last Saturday, the local Civitan Clubs organized folks to gather on State Street to try to set a world record for the most people in two states and two cities at the same time.  They had everyone line up down the center line.  There was at least one familiar face in the crowd:

Moira McKenzie

It will be about two months before the Guinness World Record folk will respond, so we don't know yet if the attempt will be an official record or not.

Please keep Susie and her family in your thoughts and prayers as they continue to go through a very difficult time.

Be sure and turn in all sick leave and annual leave slips to Brenda!

Go Ahead, Make My Day!

There's a card of appreciation from Barbara Neimczak on the staff bulletin board. She's writing on behalf of Art in Public Places to thank Doris and the staff of the library for helping to make the Artistic Excellence exhibit such a success.

Doris made someone's day this past week:  a patron stopped at the Reference Desk to say how much she and her son appreciated all the help Doris had given her and her son with his project, including scanning photos and emailing them.  The patron indicated that another library had not been so accommodating.  Kudos to Doris for making us look good!

Janice H. had a message on her answering machine from another patron who wanted to praise the good folks at the Literacy Academy for helping him to find a job.  He said he just wanted someone else to know what a fine job they were doing and how much he appreciated it.  A round of applause, please, for Karen, Linda, & Randall!

Joyce got a thumbs up for her hard work in getting the Frances Kegley Conference Room ready after after a group had left a difficult clean-up job.  As the patron said, "Joyce, you rock!" 

Do you know of a staff member who has made someone's day?  Let Jeanne know!