Holiday MailingsPosted: December 1st, 2011

Just in time for the holidays! Learn to use the mail merge function in Microsoft Word to create labels, envelopes and letters with data from an Excel spreadsheet Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 6:30 p.m.  Bring your address book and make address labels. Also bring a flash drive so you can take your project home. Call 967-3798 to sign up or use the online calendar. Hover over the class name to bring up the registration screen.

Posted: November 28th, 2011

We’re working hard to add to our collection of digital material. Ritter subscribes to Overdrive Advantage, which makes copies of certain titles available exclusively to Ritter cardholders.

Here are just some of the titles we’ve purchased: “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak; “Chosen” by Ted Dekker; “The Confident Woman” and “How to Hear from God” by Joyce Meyer; “The Lightkeeper’s Daughter” by Colleen Coble; “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell; “Five Scarpetta Novels” by Patricia Cornwell; “A Single Thread”, “A Thread of Truth” and “A Thread So Thin” by Marie Bostwick; “Bad Blood” by John Sandford; “Birthright”, “Carolina Moon” and “Chasing Fire” by Nora Roberts and lots more!

eMediaPosted: November 22nd, 2011

Ready to purchase a digital book reader? This chart compares the features of various devices on the market now. Go to the Clevnet Emedia page and click on the “My Help” box on the left side for step-by-step directions to download the free software you’ll need in order to borrow digital books from the library.  We appreciate your patience while we work to expand our collection.

Which eReader Are You?Posted: November 17th, 2011

Before you shop this holiday season, find out more about digital book readers and downloading free books from the library at a special program Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. Our expert will talk about e-readers, e-books, tablets and more so you can shop smart.  If you already own an e-reader, bring your questions and learn how to best use your device with library downloads.  Call to reserve a seat or sign up online.

Book ClubPosted: November 16th, 2011

Our afternoon book club meets Thursday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. to talk about Sue Miller’s “While I Was Gone”. The group meets every third Thursday and next month, they’ll be reading “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand” by Helen Simonson. Call the library today at 967-3798 to order a copy, or browse the catalog and place your order yourself, then join the group for a lively conversation.