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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 were provided by a generous 'Friend' of the library. GOOD NEWS! The Tennessee Electronic Library, which is funded by the State Library and Archives, is making access to HeritageQuest available to library patrons from their home computer. Just click on the link below to access TEL. Check with the library staff for username and password information for HeritageQuest. 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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Monday Feb 15
• PRESIDENT'S DAY
Happy President's Day. "God Bless America our Home Sweet Home!"
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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 and Friday 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Closed Feb. 15th for President's Day
PHONE: 865-426-6762
E-MAIL: lakecitylibrary@comcast.net
The Lake City library is very honored to be one of the featured libraries from across the United States on the Association for Rural and Small Libraries website. The Association for Rural and Small Libraries is a network of persons throughout the country dedicated to the positive growth and development of libraries. Please take a moment and look at the website
http://www.arsl.info/
It's Tax season again!
The library and volunteers will be helping those who need assistance with taxes this year. We will begin taking appointments January 25th. Please call or visit the library to make your appointment. We also have free tax forms available to the public in the front of the Library next to our magazines.
NEW @ YOUR LIBRARY
Find out what is available at your library by searching the card catalog via the web site. To begin your search click on the link (AGENT)on the left side of the page under LINKS to begin searching.
Now On display: 1920's Train Set, Cowboys and Indians from the 1950's, and rare Marvel comics! Thanks to the patron that was kind enough to share these treasures.
Coming in January: Two new classes.
The next Adult Computer Class will be held January 26th, 2010 at 11AM-12PM, and an Introduction to Social Networking for Teens will begin Friday Jan. 8th 4-5PM. Sign up at the front desk at the library. The Class is free and open to the public.
Tax season is almost here.The Library offers help to those in need of assistance. Keep checking our website for updates. We will post when the VITA site is open. You may then call the library to see if you qualify for free tax assistance and schedule your appointment at that time. We also have free income tax forms for our patrons to pick up inside the library.
The Lake City Public Library
Come Read with Us!
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.
Be sure to click on the Events Link to keep up with "What's happening at the Library".
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.
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.
On the Shelf - More genealogy materials have been 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.
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.
