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Library Director's Corner Access to ANCESTRY.COM and HERITAGE QUEST ONLINE is available for access on eight of the public computers. This service is provided free to library patrons. The initial subscriptions are provided by a generous 'Friend' of the library. Family Tree Maker Cd's (all 80 of them!) are available for research. This software has its own computer dedicated to Family Tree Maker. There will be a small charge for printing. |
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Welcome to our SiteLake City Public Library
226 North Main Street
Lake City TN 37769
Hours of Service:
Monday and Tuesday 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday - Saturday 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
PHONE: 865-426-6762
E-MAIL: lakecitylibrary@comcast.net
Click on the Events button on the left to read the April newsletter and the 2007 Accomplishments.
ATTENTION: Summer Reading Program is happening every Friday 1:30-2:30 through July 18 (except July 4). Lots of activities, games, storytelling, and special guests among which are Todd Howell from Channel 10, Jasper the TVA&I Fair mascot. Of course, there is lots of reading. You'll be able to spend your Moon Beam Bucks at the Pluto Outlet Mall on July 18.
Congratulations to our 'Friends'!!!
Friends of the Lake City Library was awarded a Community Enhancement Grant of $1500 by Rep. Les Winningham at Lake City Hall on June 11. Attending the presentation were Friends Chair, the Vice Chair, the Library Director, and the Children's Summer Reading Director along with her daughter. Rep. Wittingham remained for conversation and picture taking (several other groups also were awarded grants at that time). We talked about significance of the grant to our group. We also gave him a new library brochure, information on the library, and our April newsletter. As he reads those documents, he will understand the value of our library to the community and the Friends continuing support of the library.
There are several petitions circulating throughout the county sponsored by library advocates/supporters. Those petitions are affirming to Anderson County Commission and other funding bodies that libraries are valuable to our communities and must be supported for the good work that they perform, especially when it comes to adequate salaries. If you would like to sign the petition from Lake City, please put your name, address, and any comments on the petition at the circulation desk. If you would prefer to contact commission individually, just click on the link to Anderson County Government on the bottom left of this screen and then select commission. You will find a list of commissioners and how to contact them.
In the display case were Handmade baskets from Pennsylvania. They were part of the National Library Week display denoting baskets of knowledge and baskets of community. Those baskets have been auctioned by the Friends of the Library. Total bids for the three baskets was $100.
The Lake City Public Library is located on North Main Street in Lake City Tennessee just off Interstate 75 twenty miles north of Knoxville. Our 3700 square foot building is just over ten years old and houses more than 40,000 volumes. These volumes provide a variety to suit any reader's taste and fancy including large print books, magazines, books on cassette, DVD's, CD's, videos, and separate children's area.
In addition to a collection of children's materials, there are three computers specifically for children's learning software as well as educational games. The library is a recent receipent of a number of Caldecott & Newberry Award winning books in children's literature. They were donated by the Langston Hughes Library at the Children's Defense Fund. The collection gifted contained an assortment of easy readers, juvenile and young adult books that were in excellent condition and were ready for shelving.
The library has received a gift of more than 60 books to be added to the genealogy section. The books are from surrounding counties. Dave and Stephanie Hill presented the collection at the February Friends meeting in honor of their parents. Such a generous gift! Thank you, Dave and Stephanie!
The library has eight computers available for public use. The first public computers were provided by the Gates Foundation. Technology grants and Pettway grant dollars provided additional computers and upgrades.
FROM OUR BOOKSALE! There are several remaining books on a cart at the front of the library. $1 donation per book. Check them out, you might have mised your favorite author at the fall booksale.
Be sure to click on the Events button to keep up with 'What's happening with the Friends'.
Memorials for a Hero
One of our own, Sgt 1st Class James David Connell Jr was killed in Iraq on May 11, 2007. His family has been library patrons for a long while. Already there have been contributions in his name to the library. If you would like to join others in remembering 'Tiger' as he was known to local friends and family, you may send your contribution to P O Box 157, Lake City TN 37769. A special section of the library will be created as a memorial to this hero.
Our genealogy section continues to receive numerous visitors. It now has even more research books and programs so you can trace your family back to the earliest members. If you have not visited this area be sure to treat yourself soon! New genealogy books (65) have been added to our collection. They are back from the bindery and are on the shelves. Some small publications were bound together since some of the books are of short length. Binding the books to hardback is an excellent way to lengthen the life of the limited editions.
Saturday's (Nov 4) genealogy workshop went well. Lots of instructional material, hands-on demos and a bit of history thrown in. Thanks to Vallerie and Stephanie for their hard work. We so appreciate it.
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Downloadable E-books and Audio books are now available to Lake City Library Patrons. Just access www.overdrive.com and follow the instructions. The books are funded by the State of Tennessee and comes to us via the Clinch-Powell Regional Library. There are over 1300 books to download (for a two week period). More are added all the while. If you can't get the book you want to read immediately, just drop down and look over the 50 audio books that are always available.
Boating Safety exams for teens ages 12-18 are proctored at the library. Candidates will be able to access the exams via the public computer. Exams will be monitored by appointment. Every person for age 12 thru 18 will need a license to legally operate any watercraft. That includes wave runners, etc.
Our volunteer researcher will search for a specific record, such as a deed or marriage record, on a specific individual at either Court House. You must know the specific record you are looking for and in which county it is located. There is no charge for our volunteer's time, but there is a cost for printing or copying and mailing. Contact the Library Director for more information.
Check out the Tennessee Electronic Library link at the left of this screen. There are more than 56 million documents available. Ask the library staff for the password.
Marshall McGhee, Gene White, Stephanie Hill, Bonnie Page, Katherine Hoskins, Gloria Fay Burris, John Rice Irwin are some of the local authors whose books are found in the genealogy section. Mrs. Burris has more than 30 volumes available of genealogy of local famiy names.
Just received - More genealogy materials is being donated to the library by Stephanie Hill. She is organizing her personal files and they will become available to researchers at the library. Thanks, Stephanie!
Linda Slover Lindsey presented the library with her volume of Slover family genealogy. She also gave a notebook of pictures and her research on Medford School. Later, we expect that there will be a collections of pictures on disk from Medford students and teachers. We're looking forward to seeing them.
The library has asked for local high school annuals for the genealogy section. Some have already been donated. If you have an annual, please notify the Library Director.
Don't forget to renew your Friends of the Library membership. Annual memberships begin October of each year, so keep your membership up-to-date. There are advantages to being a "Friend of the Library", one of which is the book sale preview. Buy the book before the sale is open to the public.
Membership dues:
Individual $10.00
Family $15.00
Senior $ 5.00
Benefactors:
Bronze $25.00
Silver $35.00
Gold $50.00
Check out 'What do I read next' collection on the Tennessee Electronic Library. Just click on our link and enter the password. 117,000 books and more than 63,700 plots. Then check other collection groups on TEL.
The Oak Grove FCE's dream of a military memorial site on the north lawn of the library is a reality. Our library presented the group with a Tennessee State flag that will fly along with the US flag. New landscaping by the group is a pretty site as one looks from the library terrace.
The group has published a book about the memorial and the 'heroes' listed there. There are pictures and biographical information of the servicemen listed on the monument, dedication program, newspaper clippings, a story of the sinking of a Japanese prisoner of war ship with 1805 Americans aboard, a War Department letter to Clifford R. Sharp, pictures of the dedication as well as other anecdotes. Copies are available at the library for $12.
Friends of the Lake City Library
The 'Friends' group is involved with several library projects. In past years, the Friends had a booth at the Coal Creek Miner's Festival. Handmade crafts were sold, including a commerative of the Miner's Memorial at the Leach Cemetery where many of the miners killed in the Fraterville Mine disaster (1902) are buried. Marshall McGhee, a local author, sold one of his books, "Coal Mining Towns" from the booth donating a portion of the sales to the Friends. We gave away (or sometimes for just a little money) children's books. We distributed flyers for the Children's Summer Reading Program. We talked to parents of young children to be sure the children were registered for the Birth to 5 books project sponsored by Dollywood's Imagination Station, the State of Tennesse and locally (Anderson County) by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. We also had posters announcing coming projects in the genealogy section of the library. Children who stopped by the booth had fun creating a Curious George toy from construction paper.
The Friends have purchased furniture for the patio, a computer table to be used during tax season, paid binding cost for several volumes in the genealogy section, paid for 'Monkey Shines' event for the Children's Reading program, supplied breakfast for the Chamber of Commerce meeting at the library, held the annual books sale, hosted the annual chili supper, AND the largest effort, funded the Ancestry.com/HeritageQuest.com for the coming year. Plans for 2008 have included hosting Chamber of Commerce meeting at the library, hosting an Open House on Lake City Library Day, holding a book sale, sponsoring Children's Summer Reading Program sessions, additional landscaping, fall book sale, chili supper and, of course, participating in the December Christmas parade.
The Friends of the Lake City Library was organized in May 2004 and has grown to more than 80 members. Membership falls into several catagories, single, family, seniors, and other levels of benefactors. (See membership form.)The group meets bi-monthly at the library. Newcomers are most welcome!
