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August 2016
Volume 18 Issue 08
416 James Street
Ozark, Alabama 36360
Phone (334) 774-5480
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Board of Directors
Earl Hyers
Marie Black
Marian Jenkins
Imogene Mixson
Beverly Raley
Library Staff
Full Time Staff
Director
Part Time Staff
Genealogy/Reference Librarian
Head Circulation Clerk
Admin. Assist/ILL Librarian
Processor
Circulation Clerk
Childrens Librarian
Cataloger
Bookkeeper
IT/WebMaster
IT
Custodian
Sandra J. Holmes
Jocelyn Rayford
Holly Burns
Elaine Land
Karen Speck
Darnell Johnson
Ruth Rosentrater
Lou Harry
Donna Snell
Michael Walden
Jeff Devine
Victoria Spellman
Statistics for June 2016
Circulation
Attendance
New Materials
Site Visits
Borrowers on Roll
Employment Searches
Internet Users
Genealogy Users
E-Books
7,756
11,270
154
217,136
9,301
1,074
2,570
491
742
Quote of the Month
Just the knowledge that a good book is
awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that
day happier.
---Kathleen Norris
Dale County Genealogical/ Historical Society
The Society will meet Monday, August 1st in the Alice
Doughtie Wing of the Library at 6:00. Everyone is invited
to attend.
LIBRARY HOURS
Tuesday through Thursday
10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday
10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Closed on Sunday & Monday
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FROM THE DIRECTOR
Its back to school in Dale County on August
5 . To get ready for school, many students have already
begun to get a head start on their required reading
assignments. The Library has those books if the teacher
has notified us. The books are in and ready to be checked
out, except for Jackaroo, which is on back order. Please
call to confirm that we do have the materials in stock.
This month we received a huge donation from the
estate of the late Judge Val McGee. It was given by his
son, John, and we will be forever grateful that we have
been entrusted with Judge McGees valuable research and
many great books. We are still in the process of
cataloging the materials.
Plan to come on Saturday, August 6 from 9 a.m. to 12
noon for the Friends of the Library Book Sale. It will be
a Buy One/ Get One Free event. Please join us for some
great buys. Our Friends will also host a special program
on Medical Equipment Covered by MEDICARE for the
Disabled and the Elderly on Tuesday, August 16 from
noon until 1:30. A light lunch will be served.
In September we will begin our first Dialogues on the
Experience of War series. This event is made possible by
a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
and Auburn University. Our two facilitators will be
retired Colonel Earl Hyers, who will lead us into a
discussion of World War I, and retired Major General
Lou Hennies who will lead our discussion on Vietnam in
January. We will focus our attention on veterans, and we
are now looking for volunteers who are willing to
participate in our series. If this is for you, please call the
Library at (334) 774-5480. It is a great opportunity for
our city and our Library to bring you this informative
series. We are especially proud that we were one of six
libraries in the State chosen.
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Do We Still Need Libraries?
By Jocelyn Horlacher Ross-Rayford
Some taxpayers believe libraries are a bridge
between the haves and haves-nots.. Perhaps that is
why it is often claimed that libraries help improve the
literacy and computer skills of those who have limited
access. We all need access to the information libraries
provide, but Senior Citizens, those who are poor, and
those newly arrived to our country, especially need
access to this information to meet the requirements of
life in the Twenty-First Century.
Teachers now give assignments to students via
Do We Still Need Libraries? (Continued)
computer messages to parents. Some employers send
business information to their employees computers at
home, expecting to receive information back from their
employees computers. This saves the employer time and
money for the business.
For some employers, computers are now the primary
way they provide and accept job applications. Home or
library computers are becoming a necessity for workers
as well as employers. Public as well as private computers
now keep the wheels of progress running smoothly in
small towns as well as large towns, in small businesses as
well as large businesses. So, when businesses look for a
home, they want to know if there is a library located
nearby. According to Infotoday.com, Businesses have
rated libraries higher than other public services in
professionally conducted polls.
Businesses know that Only a tiny fraction of the
worlds information is available for free on the internet.
But all of it is available through libraries, according to
Why Are Libraries Essential? That is why so many
essential services are listed on the Library Information
sheets being handed out at the Ozark-Dale County Public
Library.
This is a list of free services to residents of Dale
County; they benefit local schools and businesses as well
as patrons. Some of these free services are: Career
Information, College Information, Exams Proctored,
Smart Phone classes, Interlibrary Loans, Notary Services,
Resume Help, High Speed Internet access, Test Prep,
Childrens Programs, Alabama Virtual Library,
Pokmon, and Meeting Rooms for Civic organizations.
Because many families cannot afford to watch Cable
TV shows that are watched at home by many such as
Election Information, educational programs such as
Discovery Channel, or the History Channel can be
watched at the library on computers. Thus, this brings
those of differing economic groups together. They can
share the same knowledge and the same experiences. In
essence, they can share the same culture---the well-to-do
at home, and the less well-to-do at the library are able
to learn and enjoy the same programs, and the same
culture.
Without your library, what will happen to your
town? to your school and your business? What would
happen to your culture?
Today, We are one, thanks to public libraries and
Benjamin Franklin.
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NEW MATERIALS
BEST SELLER--FICTION
Cross Kill by James Patterson
Dreaming Spies by Laurie R. King
End of Watch by Stephen King
Good Killing by Allison Leotta
Likely Story by Jenn McKinlay
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King
Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson
Rubv by Cyntha Bond
Third Target by Joel C. Rosenberg
Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman
BESTSELLER NONFICTION
German War (BS 940.54 STA)
BEST SELLERLARGE PRINT
Dandelion Moon by Hannah Alexander
Daughters Dream by Shelley Shepard Gray
Her Final Breath by Robert Dugoni
Her Outlaw Heart by Samantha Harte
Island House by Nancy Thayer
Kill Devil by Mike Dellosso
Lawyer for the Cat by Lee Robinson
Mint Juleps and Justice by Nancy Naigle
Murder Comes by Mail by A.H. Gabhart
Prayers the Devil Answers by Sharyn McCrumb
Rejected Writers Book Club by Suzanne Kelman
Revolving Door of Life by Alexander McCall Smith
Sea Rose Lane by Irene Hannon
Someone like You by Victoria Bylin
NONFICTION
As She Lay Sleeping (364.15 PRY)
Brothers Bulger (364.1 CAR)
Burglary (363.25 MED)
Catechism of the Catholic Church (238.2 CAT)
Cheese Course (641.37 FLE)
Complete Book of Baking (641.81 BET)
Deadly Vows (364.15 WRI)
Enemy Within (355.34 CRO)
Genius of Robert E. Lee (973.73 KAL)
Ghosts of Cape May (398.2 MCM)
Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King (133.43
LID)
Grace of Monaco (944.94 ROB)
Great War, America and the Remaking of the Global
Order, 1916-1931 (940.31 TOO)
In the Kitchen with Kris (641.59 JEN)
Jodi Arias Story: Picture Perfect (364.16 HOG)
Kabbalah: the Way of the Jewish Mystic (296.16 BES)
Last Lion (973.92 CAN)
MEMORIAL/HONORARIUM GIFTS
In Memory of
Whigham Mixson
Donor
Imogene Mixson
In Honor of
Col. Earl & Roberta Hyers
Wiregrass United Way
Friends of the Library
Ozark Literary Club
Chuck Auman
Sue Switzer
April Moore
S.E. Allred
Autism Society of Alabama
Barbara L. Bradley
Mary E. Garrett
Donor
Dr. Robert Crosby
Donors
Jack Cumbie
George Wright
Mrs. Young
Bill Brooks
Elizabeth Arnold
Marjorie Reagan
Charles Holman
Valerie Biggers
Peni Andrews
Donations for Building Improvement Fund
Imogene Mixson
Bette Byrd
Joan Dickey
Read Off Your Fines
Read Off Your Fines is a program for any patron
who wishes to remove his/her Library fines without
paying for them. Just read in the Library!
Call 774-5480 for more information.
Memorials
The Ozark-Dale County Public Library gratefully accepts
donations for memorials. You may bring in your book or
you may give us a suggested subject and well make the
selection. Your donation is tax deductible and a tax letter
is mailed to each donor, along with a memorial card to the
families of the designated person. Bookplates are placed in
all books to commemorate your gift.
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From the Friends of the Library
by Chris Wisham
August brings about two very highly anticipated events to the library. The first event occurs August
6 from 9 am till 12 noon and it is our FOL book sale. This is a BOGO book sale, which will allow you to get
double the books at half of the cost. Some of the members of the Friends of the Library will have book sale
signs in their yards as they drive around town this week. Take advantage of this book sale as the school year is
just starting.
The second big event, that is open to the public, with a light lunch offering is a presentation by Bob Harry
on Medical Equipment Covered by MEDICARE for the Disabled and the Elderly. The Friends of the Library
provide a complete light lunch for all those who attend. Have you wondered about where to go or what to look
for when shopping for medical equipment? Will it be covered by my insurance and/or MEDICARE? Bob
Harry has provided medical equipment in Ozark for the last 20 years and can give you reliable information that
you can depend upon. Make plans to attend our community event that will be held on Tuesday, August 16th at 12
noon.
The next meeting of the FOL will be held on Wednesday, August 10th at 10:30 am in the small meeting
room at the library. We invite our members and all others to come join us at our meeting and we hope that our
visitors will decide to join the FOL. As a service organization for the good of the Ozark Dale County Public
library we accept our youth as junior members for a membership fee of just $7, while an individual adult can
join for $10 and a family for just $15. Each membership receives an FOL shirt. We have high levels of
membership beyond these entry level membership fees.
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NoonAA
4Color Therapy
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10:30Story Time
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10Book Work Day
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