On Tuesday, April 21, Southeast Regional Library held a Volunteers Appreciation event for the branch volunteers. Light snacks were served and each volunteer was presented with a volunteer t-shirt and notebook/pen set. Volunteers are indispensable members of the Branch family, helping to provide assistance with a variety of tasks necessary for the efficient operation of the library. Southeast greatly appreciates the hard and valuable work our volunteers perform for the Branch each day. Pictured are a few of the volunteers and employees who participated in the event. Shown from left to right are Neeraja Jampani (Volunteer), Joyce Myllykangas (Clerical Service Aid II), Tiffany Losco (Volunteer), Annah Bowser (Volunteer), Anthony Martin (Volunteer), Marie Boyer (Librarian - Volunteer Coordinator), Bill Richer (Volunteer), Arlene Wilson (PT Shelver), and Lauren Banks (PT Shelver).
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Southeast Branch Honors Its Volunteers
On Tuesday, April 21, Southeast Regional Library held a Volunteers Appreciation event for the branch volunteers. Light snacks were served and each volunteer was presented with a volunteer t-shirt and notebook/pen set. Volunteers are indispensable members of the Branch family, helping to provide assistance with a variety of tasks necessary for the efficient operation of the library. Southeast greatly appreciates the hard and valuable work our volunteers perform for the Branch each day. Pictured are a few of the volunteers and employees who participated in the event. Shown from left to right are Neeraja Jampani (Volunteer), Joyce Myllykangas (Clerical Service Aid II), Tiffany Losco (Volunteer), Annah Bowser (Volunteer), Anthony Martin (Volunteer), Marie Boyer (Librarian - Volunteer Coordinator), Bill Richer (Volunteer), Arlene Wilson (PT Shelver), and Lauren Banks (PT Shelver).
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Take the Genealogy Collection Virtual Tour
Last week, the Genealogy Collection placed their new virtual tour of the collection on the JPL website and debuted the tour in front of a large audience at the Spring Seminar & Genealogy Fair. The virtual tour highlights the resources of the Genealogy Collection. David White, David Fuller and Kate Holmes worked together to create the tour. David Fuller wrote the script; David White provided all the photography and narration and Kate Holmes edited the tour with the Training Department’s Adobe Captivate software.
This is a narrated tour, so headphones or speakers are recommended. You can view the virtual tour at http://www.jaxpubliclibrary.org/training/narrated-tour-all.htm
This is a narrated tour, so headphones or speakers are recommended. You can view the virtual tour at http://www.jaxpubliclibrary.org/training/narrated-tour-all.htm
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Interlibrary Loan Employees Celebrate Service
On April 1, Special Services invited the JPL staff to help them celebrate the 5th anniversary of ILLiad at JPL, the 30th anniversary of OCLC's online ILL service, and the debut of Lyrasis--created from the merger of SOLINET and PALINET-- and to thank them for their contributions to the success of Interlibrary Loan at JPL.
Notes from Collection Development
The Pulitzer Prize winners were announced on April 20, 2009.
The Pulitzer Prize is an U.S. award for achievements in newspaper journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City. Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories.
JPL owns copies of each of the winning titles below.
The 2009 winners for literature are!
Fiction - Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (Random House)
Booklist Reviews
*Starred Review* Hell. We’re always alone. Born alone. Die alone, says Olive Kitteridge, redoubtable seventh-grade math teacher in Crosby, Maine. Anyone who gets in Olive’s way had better watch out, for she crashes unapologetically through life like an emotional storm trooper. She forces her husband, Henry, the town pharmacist, into tactical retreat; and she drives her beloved son, Christopher, across the country and into therapy. But appalling though Olive can be, Strout manages to make her deeply human and even sympathetic, as are all of the characters in this novel in stories. Covering a period of 30-odd years, most of the stories (several of which were previously published in the New Yorker and other magazines) feature Olive as their focus, but in some she is bit player or even a footnote while other characters take center stage to sort through their own fears and insecurities. Though loneliness and loss haunt these pages, Strout also supplies gentle humor and a nourishing dose of hope. People are sustained by the rhythms of ordinary life and the natural wonders of coastal Maine, and even Olive is sometimes caught off guard by life’s baffling beauty. Strout is also the author of the well-received Amy and Isabelle (1999) and Abide with Me (2006). Copyright 2008 Booklist Reviews.
History - The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed (W.W. Norton & Company)
Booklist Reviews
*Starred Review* In the long-awaited sequel to Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy (1997), Gordon-Reed delivers a powerful composite portrait of the African American family whose labors helped make Jefferson's Virginia residence a fountainhead of American culture. Primary interest naturally attaches to Sally Hemings, the gifted black woman who chose?at age 16?to live as Jefferson's enslaved mistress in America rather than as a free woman in France. But Gordon-Reed highlights the family role of Sally's mother, Elizabeth Hemings, whose experience in bearing children to both black and white fathers schooled her in the racial dynamics of early America. Biracial relationships immensely complicated life at Monticello, where the Virginia planter famous for declaring the equality of all men counted among his slaves four of his own children, fathered in a union he never publicly acknowledged. Gordon-Reed teases out telling clues from correspondence and journals of the Hemingses' struggle for dignity despite the cruel constraints of slavery. That Jefferson finally freed his children by Sally does not obscure those restraints, nor does it hide the tragedy visited upon other Monticello slaves when Jefferson's posthumous debts licensed the auctioneer to break up black families to increase their market value. A must-have acquisition for every American history collection. Copyright 2006 Booklist Reviews.
Biography - American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham (Random House)
Booklist Reviews
There are numerous books on the seventh president, but this one is distinguished by its particularly fluid presentation. As the subtitle indicates, it has special appeal for those readers who may be uninterested in a complete cradle-to-grave treatment but are looking for a particular focus on the Jackson presidency. The “evolution of presidential power” is the basic theme around which Meacham constructs his riveting account of the freshness Jackson brought to the White House—meaning, before his advent into the chief executive office, political power was considered to be best left in the hands of the landed elite, but Jackson believed in the “primacy of the will of the common people,” and during his administration, “democracy was making its stand.” This was a difficult time for the American republic; the issue of slavery was developing into a major political issue, and with that, the rise of southern questioning of just how strong the union of states was and what rights individual states possessed to safeguard regional interests. But Jackson administered the ship of state with good instincts and wisdom. Copyright 2008 Booklist Reviews.
Poetry - The Shadow of Sirius by W.S. Merwin (Copper Canyon Press)
Booklist Reviews
With no punctuation and a solitary launching capital letter, Merwin's elegant poems are built to the measure of breath and sweep the page like palm fronds. Yet each word is old, lustrous, and solid. Only a poet as seasoned as Merwin can wrest so much meaning from dark, moon, wake, river, and song. The questions he poses are as old as night, and the answers are forever elusive. The contrast between airiness and earthiness is intrinsic to master poet Merwin's newest poems, lithe works steely in their testing of the mesh of memory and sensuousness; the coil of time, our continuing fiction; and the ripple of shadows attendant upon the brightest star, the most radiant life. Childhood reminiscences summon the dead and recall the now obsolete; the underworld masquerades as a coal mine or a shadow without form or the darkness that is the mind of day. And Merwin contemplates the earth's verdant singularity in the vault of darkness, our entreaties straying far out past the orbits and webs. Copyright 2008 Booklist Reviews.
General Nonfiction - Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas A. Blackmon (Doubleday)
PW Reviews
Wall Street Journal bureau chief Blackmon gives a groundbreaking and disturbing account of a sordid chapter in American history—the lease (essentially the sale) of convicts to “commercial interests” between the end of the 19th century and well into the 20th. Usually, the criminal offense was loosely defined vagrancy or even “changing employers without permission.” The initial sentence was brutal enough; the actual penalty, “reserved almost exclusively for black men,” was a form of slavery in one of “hundreds of forced labor camps” operated “by state and county governments, large corporations, small time entrepreneurs and provincial farmers.” Into this history, Blackmon weaves the story of Green Cottenham, who was “charged with riding a freight train without a ticket,” in 1908 and was sentenced to “three months of hard labor for Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad,” a subsidiary of U.S. Steel. Cottenham's sentence was extended an additional three months and six days because he was unable to pay fines then leveraged on criminals. Blackmon's book reveals in devastating detail the legal and commercial forces that created this neoslavery along with deeply moving and totally appalling personal testimonies of survivors. “Every incident in this book is true,” he writes; one wishes it were not so. (Mar.)
The Pulitzer Prize is an U.S. award for achievements in newspaper journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City. Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories.
JPL owns copies of each of the winning titles below.
The 2009 winners for literature are!
Fiction - Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (Random House)
Booklist Reviews
*Starred Review* Hell. We’re always alone. Born alone. Die alone, says Olive Kitteridge, redoubtable seventh-grade math teacher in Crosby, Maine. Anyone who gets in Olive’s way had better watch out, for she crashes unapologetically through life like an emotional storm trooper. She forces her husband, Henry, the town pharmacist, into tactical retreat; and she drives her beloved son, Christopher, across the country and into therapy. But appalling though Olive can be, Strout manages to make her deeply human and even sympathetic, as are all of the characters in this novel in stories. Covering a period of 30-odd years, most of the stories (several of which were previously published in the New Yorker and other magazines) feature Olive as their focus, but in some she is bit player or even a footnote while other characters take center stage to sort through their own fears and insecurities. Though loneliness and loss haunt these pages, Strout also supplies gentle humor and a nourishing dose of hope. People are sustained by the rhythms of ordinary life and the natural wonders of coastal Maine, and even Olive is sometimes caught off guard by life’s baffling beauty. Strout is also the author of the well-received Amy and Isabelle (1999) and Abide with Me (2006). Copyright 2008 Booklist Reviews.
History - The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed (W.W. Norton & Company)
Booklist Reviews
*Starred Review* In the long-awaited sequel to Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy (1997), Gordon-Reed delivers a powerful composite portrait of the African American family whose labors helped make Jefferson's Virginia residence a fountainhead of American culture. Primary interest naturally attaches to Sally Hemings, the gifted black woman who chose?at age 16?to live as Jefferson's enslaved mistress in America rather than as a free woman in France. But Gordon-Reed highlights the family role of Sally's mother, Elizabeth Hemings, whose experience in bearing children to both black and white fathers schooled her in the racial dynamics of early America. Biracial relationships immensely complicated life at Monticello, where the Virginia planter famous for declaring the equality of all men counted among his slaves four of his own children, fathered in a union he never publicly acknowledged. Gordon-Reed teases out telling clues from correspondence and journals of the Hemingses' struggle for dignity despite the cruel constraints of slavery. That Jefferson finally freed his children by Sally does not obscure those restraints, nor does it hide the tragedy visited upon other Monticello slaves when Jefferson's posthumous debts licensed the auctioneer to break up black families to increase their market value. A must-have acquisition for every American history collection. Copyright 2006 Booklist Reviews.
Biography - American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham (Random House)
Booklist Reviews
There are numerous books on the seventh president, but this one is distinguished by its particularly fluid presentation. As the subtitle indicates, it has special appeal for those readers who may be uninterested in a complete cradle-to-grave treatment but are looking for a particular focus on the Jackson presidency. The “evolution of presidential power” is the basic theme around which Meacham constructs his riveting account of the freshness Jackson brought to the White House—meaning, before his advent into the chief executive office, political power was considered to be best left in the hands of the landed elite, but Jackson believed in the “primacy of the will of the common people,” and during his administration, “democracy was making its stand.” This was a difficult time for the American republic; the issue of slavery was developing into a major political issue, and with that, the rise of southern questioning of just how strong the union of states was and what rights individual states possessed to safeguard regional interests. But Jackson administered the ship of state with good instincts and wisdom. Copyright 2008 Booklist Reviews.
Poetry - The Shadow of Sirius by W.S. Merwin (Copper Canyon Press)
Booklist Reviews
With no punctuation and a solitary launching capital letter, Merwin's elegant poems are built to the measure of breath and sweep the page like palm fronds. Yet each word is old, lustrous, and solid. Only a poet as seasoned as Merwin can wrest so much meaning from dark, moon, wake, river, and song. The questions he poses are as old as night, and the answers are forever elusive. The contrast between airiness and earthiness is intrinsic to master poet Merwin's newest poems, lithe works steely in their testing of the mesh of memory and sensuousness; the coil of time, our continuing fiction; and the ripple of shadows attendant upon the brightest star, the most radiant life. Childhood reminiscences summon the dead and recall the now obsolete; the underworld masquerades as a coal mine or a shadow without form or the darkness that is the mind of day. And Merwin contemplates the earth's verdant singularity in the vault of darkness, our entreaties straying far out past the orbits and webs. Copyright 2008 Booklist Reviews.
General Nonfiction - Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas A. Blackmon (Doubleday)
PW Reviews
Wall Street Journal bureau chief Blackmon gives a groundbreaking and disturbing account of a sordid chapter in American history—the lease (essentially the sale) of convicts to “commercial interests” between the end of the 19th century and well into the 20th. Usually, the criminal offense was loosely defined vagrancy or even “changing employers without permission.” The initial sentence was brutal enough; the actual penalty, “reserved almost exclusively for black men,” was a form of slavery in one of “hundreds of forced labor camps” operated “by state and county governments, large corporations, small time entrepreneurs and provincial farmers.” Into this history, Blackmon weaves the story of Green Cottenham, who was “charged with riding a freight train without a ticket,” in 1908 and was sentenced to “three months of hard labor for Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad,” a subsidiary of U.S. Steel. Cottenham's sentence was extended an additional three months and six days because he was unable to pay fines then leveraged on criminals. Blackmon's book reveals in devastating detail the legal and commercial forces that created this neoslavery along with deeply moving and totally appalling personal testimonies of survivors. “Every incident in this book is true,” he writes; one wishes it were not so. (Mar.)
Mandarin Branch Honors Its Volunteers
The Mandarin Branch Library has many dedicated and loyal volunteers. Many have volunteered there for years, starting when the library opened in 1986! In appreciation of their service, the staff of the library hosted a Volunteer Appreciation Day on Wednesday, April 22. Volunteers enjoyed a wonderful luncheon with a Honey Baked ham and plenty of delicious sides. Featured are (clockwise from lower left) Arthur Martin, Kathy Reiff, Barbara Permenter, Dorothy Hill, Leslie Smith, and Dot Gray.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Kudos from Customers
Argyle - My son loves the family art. We never miss a week. Ms. DeLon (Rowan) always has great projects planned and she does a great job with the kids.
Main - Florida Collection & Remote Reference - I got exactly the information I required (online) from Catherine L. Currier and I received another email from Michael Shell checking that I had in fact received the information that had been sent. Very good service & thanks.
San Marco - I would like to comment about Erica Brown. She was by far the most helpful and pleasant librarian I've spoken with at the San Marco Branch and has given me a new Grade A opinion here.
University Park - Your staff is like family. Mina Figuerrez is always helpful.
Webb Wesconnett - The Children's Department is great--Jackie Bartha, Jack Betancourt, and Tenesha Anderson.
Main - Florida Collection & Remote Reference - I got exactly the information I required (online) from Catherine L. Currier and I received another email from Michael Shell checking that I had in fact received the information that had been sent. Very good service & thanks.
San Marco - I would like to comment about Erica Brown. She was by far the most helpful and pleasant librarian I've spoken with at the San Marco Branch and has given me a new Grade A opinion here.
University Park - Your staff is like family. Mina Figuerrez is always helpful.
Webb Wesconnett - The Children's Department is great--Jackie Bartha, Jack Betancourt, and Tenesha Anderson.
Friday, April 17, 2009
A Unique "Mini Museum" at Southeast Branch
Have you ever heard of the rock band Paramore? No! That’s ok, nobody else has either. Paul Schaffner, Library Assistant of Southeast Regional Children’s Department, remembers asking people about the band years ago and always getting an “I never heard of them” response. Paul has an interest in all things musical. He recently organized a children’s program for two to five year olds making 100 guitars out of empty tissue paper boxes, paper towel rolls and rubber bands. As Paramore’s number one fan in Jacksonville, or the southeastern United States for that matter, Paul has decorated his cubicle with a montage of items and posters of the band. Surprisingly, according to Alternative Press magazine, the band recently won band of the year. Pictured is Paul with his tribute cubicle to Paramore. So, if you have an opportunity to visit Southeast Library, you are welcome to take the tour of probably the only Paramore museum in North America.Friday, April 10, 2009
Staff Development Day Banners in LIVING COLOR
If you didn't get a chance to view all the creative SDD banners, or look as long as you would have liked, we have added a slide show to the right for your viewing pleasure. (You can click on the picture on the screen and it will bring up an enlarged version, and then click the right arrow above the picture shown to proceed and see enlargements of each banner.)
Thursday, April 09, 2009
The Great Job Hunt at Mandarin Branch Library
The Mandarin Library offers a variety of job resources, including a good selection of resume and cover letter books, as well as job research books. At left, librarian Elizabeth Garnett is shown next to Mandarin's job resource area. This area is designed to highlight the many job resources found at this branch.Southeast Regional Branch Holds Its First Annual Employee Easter Egg Hunt
The first annual Southeast Regional Library Employee Easter Egg Hunt was held before the library opened on April 8th and 9th. Participants included full-time and part-time employees as well as volunteers. Pictured to the right is the starting line for the second day hunting event. (L to R, first row: Deborah Wainwright, Josh Riffe, Tiffany Losco, Bob Silkett; back, L to R: Nelly Harnisch, Crystal Kadkhodaie, Arlene Wilson, Cathy Smith & Mike Dubnick. If you double click on the picture, you can see the frog in the back jumping for joy as they start.) One hundred eggs were hidden in the Children’s Department on each day of the two day event. First day winners were Lauren Banks and Anthony Martin. The two determined fortune hunters located a total of 21 eggs each. When he found the fabled "golden" egg, Anthony Martin also won the supreme prize, a large chocolate bunny.
Contestants and Easter Egg Hunt fanatics were eagerly on hand for the second and final day of this prestigious sporting event. The winners of the second day were Deborah Wainwright, who found the “golden” egg, and Crystal Kadkhodaie, who found the winning total of 23 eggs. Each of them won prizes commensurate with their achievements and the previous day’s prizes. Pictured around the table are contestants, L to R: Arlene Wilson, Nelly Harnisch, Crystal Kadkhodaie, and Cathy Smith, during the final egg count on the second day.Many thanks to Joyce Myllykangas and Carisia Rooney for organizing and officiating this event.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Calling All JPL Staff to Read "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
Looking for a good read? Something that tugs at the heart perhaps or leaves you wanting more? The Call of the Wild has all that and more! This book is an exciting story about Buck, a once beloved pet that is torn from his home and comfortable lifestyle only to be thrown in the trenches of a dangerous and brutal pursuit of riches and power.
This is a short and fast read that you can enjoy on your lunch hour or at home with your family.
We invite you to take the poll over in the right column (just under "Labels" and "Subscribe to JPL Staff News"), if you have read, re-read or plan to read The Call of the Wild before The Big Read finale, May 6, 2009--and let us know your thoughts.
This is a short and fast read that you can enjoy on your lunch hour or at home with your family.
We invite you to take the poll over in the right column (just under "Labels" and "Subscribe to JPL Staff News"), if you have read, re-read or plan to read The Call of the Wild before The Big Read finale, May 6, 2009--and let us know your thoughts.
Staff Profile
Alfreda Whitfield is a Clerical Support Aide II at Bradham Brooks Northwest Branch Library, who obviously enjoys serving library customers.
Q: As a native of Jacksonville, you lived several years in Alaska. Where in Alaska did you live, how long, and what did you find most interesting there?
A: I lived five years in the heart of Alaska, which is Fairbanks. What I found most interesting while I was there was that at any given time, you might find a moose in your yard gnawing at a tree. You could also find them walking down the street as a little family or just roaming through the neighborhoods. The caribou were so cute; you could be driving along a long stretch of mountainside road, and it seemed they would stand and actually pose for a picture. The mountains were absolutely breathtaking and I miss the snow dearly.
Q: What do you think is the most important contribution you make to good customer service?
A: I feel I serve my purpose while working at the circulation desk. When a customer comes in and says, “There’s that smile,” and some look for me as if I were that important, or just because they really appreciate my service to them, that’s my contribution, my personality, and spirit.
Q: Tell us a little about your family.
A. I am one of eleven brothers and sisters. I’m at the bottom: number nine. I’m a wife and mother. Between my husband and me, we have three girls, five granddaughters, and one grandson. I’m married to someone I’ve known since fourth grade, who has always had a crush on me. We had both been married and divorced when we ran into each other back in 1998. After my daughter and I came home on vacation in July 2001, Gartrell and I were married, and my husband followed us back to Alaska; the rest is history.
Q: What is your favorite book and why?
A. I don’t really have a favorite book. I love books period--mostly inspirational books. I love that pick-me-up feeling they give me, and Chicken Soup for the Soul is one of my favorites, the stories are touching, and get right to the heart. I guess you can tell I’m one of those sentimental persons.
Q: What is something most people do not know about you?
A: I’ve often heard that I don’t look my age, but something most people don’t know about me is that I’m a great grandmother of a beautiful boy and girl.
Q: As a native of Jacksonville, you lived several years in Alaska. Where in Alaska did you live, how long, and what did you find most interesting there?
A: I lived five years in the heart of Alaska, which is Fairbanks. What I found most interesting while I was there was that at any given time, you might find a moose in your yard gnawing at a tree. You could also find them walking down the street as a little family or just roaming through the neighborhoods. The caribou were so cute; you could be driving along a long stretch of mountainside road, and it seemed they would stand and actually pose for a picture. The mountains were absolutely breathtaking and I miss the snow dearly.
Q: What do you think is the most important contribution you make to good customer service?
A: I feel I serve my purpose while working at the circulation desk. When a customer comes in and says, “There’s that smile,” and some look for me as if I were that important, or just because they really appreciate my service to them, that’s my contribution, my personality, and spirit.
Q: Tell us a little about your family.
A. I am one of eleven brothers and sisters. I’m at the bottom: number nine. I’m a wife and mother. Between my husband and me, we have three girls, five granddaughters, and one grandson. I’m married to someone I’ve known since fourth grade, who has always had a crush on me. We had both been married and divorced when we ran into each other back in 1998. After my daughter and I came home on vacation in July 2001, Gartrell and I were married, and my husband followed us back to Alaska; the rest is history.
Q: What is your favorite book and why?
A. I don’t really have a favorite book. I love books period--mostly inspirational books. I love that pick-me-up feeling they give me, and Chicken Soup for the Soul is one of my favorites, the stories are touching, and get right to the heart. I guess you can tell I’m one of those sentimental persons.
Q: What is something most people do not know about you?
A: I’ve often heard that I don’t look my age, but something most people don’t know about me is that I’m a great grandmother of a beautiful boy and girl.
Monday, April 06, 2009
April Town Hall Meetings
What are Town Hall meetings? Town Hall meetings are scheduled periodically by the Library Director to give all staff members an opportunity to learn more about the Library, get to know senior staff and to ask questions. They also give the Director and her staff an opportunity to know about issues that are important to you!
How do I participate? Let you manager know if you are interested in attending and he/she will accomodate attendance by as many people as possible. Even if you aren't able to attend, you'll be able to read notes from the meetings on the blog. Remember, you can submit your questions ahead of time by clicking on the "comments" button below. (Comments can be anonymous.)
April Meeting Schedule:
4/21/09 - Main, MP1, 2:30-4:00 and, remote to South Mandarin
4/22/09 - Main, MP1, 2:30-4:00 and, remote to West
4/23/09 - Pablo Creek, meeting room, 2:30-4:00
How do I participate? Let you manager know if you are interested in attending and he/she will accomodate attendance by as many people as possible. Even if you aren't able to attend, you'll be able to read notes from the meetings on the blog. Remember, you can submit your questions ahead of time by clicking on the "comments" button below. (Comments can be anonymous.)
April Meeting Schedule:
4/21/09 - Main, MP1, 2:30-4:00 and, remote to South Mandarin
4/22/09 - Main, MP1, 2:30-4:00 and, remote to West
4/23/09 - Pablo Creek, meeting room, 2:30-4:00
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Mandarin Branch Library Celebrates with Spring Break Programs
The Mandarin Library is the place to be for fun Spring Break programs! Tuesday and Thursday, March 31 and April 1, the Teen Department held a Video Game Gala, featuring Wii sports. Staff tried out the Wii to check for “quality assurance”. Jeff Geiger, Librarian, demonstrated his proficiency at the game of tennis while members of the staff cheered him on.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
One Millionth Customer at University Park Branch Library!
On March 30, the one millionth customer walked through the doors of the University Park Branch of the Jacksonville Public Library. Anjill Herron and her son, Kaleb Herron, were presented with a gift basket provided by the Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library and an anonymous donor. The gifts included a membership in the Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library. 
Located in a remodeled K-Mart building near the intersection of University Boulevard North and Fort Caroline Road, the University Park Library opened in October 2004. During the four and a half years it took to reach the milestone of serving one million customers, this library branch has become a community hub in the Arlington area providing free meeting space for meetings and programs of nonprofit community and government organizations. Some of the groups that have provided programs include AARP income tax preparation, Greater Arlington and Beaches Vision Plan, U.S. Census employment recruitment, Jacksonville Human Rights Commission Study Circles and numerous homeowners and neighborhood associations.The library itself provides a wide variety of its own children’s and teen programming. These programs have included storytimes, summer reading programs, Hispanic heritage festivals, Native American heritage festivals, Black History, movie nights, teen art contests, Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, Mother and Daughter Self-Defense, Stocks to Study and many more.
Free computer access to the Internet and to word processing programs are also available. Customers can bring their laptop computers to the library to use wireless Internet access. The branch offers free checkout of not only print materials but also books on CD, CD music, DVD movies, DVD documentaries and DVD nonfiction. Reference and children’s librarians are always on hand to assist customers in finding the materials they need for recreation, education or information purposes.
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