Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Join us for an entertaining evening with author Michael Perry.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
With the end of the year fast approaching and everyone busy trying to get ready for the holidays, remember to take time for yourself at the library. We have programs for all ages
- Toddlertime every Tuesday @ 9 am
- Storytime every Wednesday @ 10 am
- Game Zone every Wednesday @ 2:00 pm (2nd – 5th Grade)
- Game Night every Wednesday @ 6:30 pm (6th – 12th Grade)
- Genealogy Work Night every Monday @ 5:00 pm
If you are just looking for something to do, we have plenty of new books, magazines, DVDS, CDs, & ideas of all kinds for the holidays.
The library will be closed December 24, 25, 25, 31 and January 1 & 2, so the staff may enjoy time with their families.
Have a Safe and Happy Holiday
Monday, April 20, 2009
Terry Swails & Carolyn Wettstone
The presentation and book signing was a great success. Terry and Carolyn were very informative. The program was about weather, but they went into detail about the tornado that hit Parkersburg and the floods that destroyed many areas in Iowa last year.
If you missed the presentation, the library has both books that they have written. Un-Natural Disasters and Superstorms.
Dont’s forget to check out Terry’s website: http://www.terryswails.com/
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Terry Swails & Carolyn Wettstone Book Signing & Presentation
Well known area weather forecaster Terry Swails and wife Carolyn Wettstone will be in Clinton, April 16th presenting their new book, “Un-Natural Disasters”.
April 16 at 6:30 pm
Ericksen Community Center
1401 11th Ave N.
Clinton, IA 52732
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Sponsored by the Clinton Public Library in Celebration of National Library Week
For more information about Terry and Carolyn’s work visit their website www.terryswails.com.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Teen Events
The Clinton Public Library is now offering programs weekly for the teens in the community:
Anime Afternoons
Tuesdays
3:30 – 4:30 pm
Main – 2nd Floor
All Ages
Join us to watch great TV Anime Shows like:
Samurai Jack, Ah! Goddess….
Tell us about your favorites and we will try to get them to watch
Game Time
Wednesdays
1:15 – 3:00 pm
Main – 2nd Floor
2nd – 5th Graders
Come in and play Playstation 2 games.
Game Night
Thursdays
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Main – 2nd Floor
6th – 12th Graders
Join us for games such as: Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero III, Singster…..
Unplugged games such as: Twister, UNO, Apples to Apples…..
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Happy Holidays from the Staff of the Clinton Public Library
The Library will be Closed:
December 24th
December 25th
December 31st
January 1st
We hope to see everyone in the New Year!!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
We would like to thank everyone who made our Summer Reading Program a huge success.
Now it is only a short time and the summer is over. The kids are already back in school and soon the library will be back to winter hours
(open until 6:00 pm on Friday and Saturday at Main and Friday at Lyons).
Don’t forget that Lyons is now open all day on Fridays.
The Library (Main and Lyons) will be closed the following times:
All Day September 1, 2008 for the Labor Day Holiday
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9:00 am to noon September 10, 2008
for an In-Service MorningMain Library will open at Noon
Lyons will open at 1:00
Monday, March 17, 2008
Summer Reading Program
Catch the Reading Bug!
The Summer Reading Program will be June 9th – August 2nd.
There will planned events for Preschool thru 12th Grade,
please call the library for details.
Special Storytimes
Every Wednesday and Thursdays @ 10:00 am
Movies Every Wednesday Afternoon @ 1:00 pm
Tween Crafts in the Root Cellar (3rd – 5th Grades)
Every Wednesday & Thursday during storytimes
@ 10:00 am
For the 6th to 12th Grade
Metamorphosis: Change
Friday, June 13th 1:30-3:00 pm
Metamorphosis: Thriller
Tuesday, July 8th 6-8:30 pm
Metamorphosis: Challenge
Friday, August 1st 5-9:30 pm
Clinton County Association of Public Libraries
Summer Events For all Ages:
“The Bee, the Tree, the Sea? and Thee”
Sky Schultz, Professor Oops
Ericksen Center, June 13th @ 10:00 am
“Bugging Out for Books”
Chris McBrien, the Magic Storyteller
Ericksen Center, June 20th @ 10:00 am
“Scurry to the Insect Zoo”
Insect zoo of the Iowa State University’s Department of Entomology
Ericksen Center, July 18th @ 10:00 am
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Butterfly Program @ the Arboretum
July 23rd @ 10:00 am
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Snow! Snow! Snow!
We have been wondering when it is going to stop snowing. We haven’t seen this much snow in years. Since we have so much I thought it would be nice to know a little bit more about snow.
Interesting Snow Facts
- Guess what, it can get cold enough that it doesn’t snow! Because snow is frozen water, if there are not enough water droplets in the air it can’t snow.
- You probably know that it snows when water is lifted into the sky from rivers, lakes, and oceans as water vapor. You can not see water vapor but it is there. There is enough in the air to cover the earth with 3 feet of water. The warmer the air the more water vapor there is.
- You can make your own cloud by breathing in cold weather. Or, try breathing on a mirror; there will be a clear gray cloud on it!
- For it to snow the tops of the clouds must be below 0 degrees Celsius, or 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Snow can come from any cloud that is layered.
- Sometimes the snow can be feet deep in one place while it is bare in another because the wind has blown all the snow off that spot.
- As snow falls snowflakes connect to make bigger snowflakes.
- Snow at the North and South Pole reflect heat into space!! That happens because the ice acts like a mirror with the heat of the sun, and the heat bounces off the ice and into space.
Places I would rather be instead of here with all the beautiful snow.
Chippewa Flowage in Hayward, WI (left), Kaanapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii (right)
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
The Library Board has been working with an architect to create plans about each of the proposed library sites. They have created plans for each site.
These are the plans for the current Carnegie Library with a new addition.
This is the plan for the Harding School site.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
We have a talented patron, who transformed the Children’s Department drop box into a beautiful dog house with Booker the dog. Come in and see what a great job she did.
Monday, June 4, 2007
We are getting ready to start the Summer Reading Program. This year we will have a program for all ages. There is a Family Reading Group, a Young Adult/Tween Reading Group and the Children’s Reading Group.
The programs will be from June 11th – July 27th.
Thanks to Lanie, one of our talented staff, we have character stand ups for the children to get their picture taken with. They are great.
Some of our staff have already tried them.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Notes on the Margin
There are a few very well crafted books recently added to the library collection.
COBRA II by Gordon, Michael is available in both print and audiobook formats. It is the inside story of the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Very solid material and discussion of the battle plan and what went wrong.
STATE OF WAR by Risen, James is a dramatic account of the political events behind the Iraq invasion and occupation. It also is available in print and audiobook formats. Just the subtitle alone ought to entice you to head down to the library — “SECRET HISTORY OF THE CIA” Wow, ’nuff said.
Then there are 2 I probably won’t get many takers on — but, are these well crafted and fun!
You could actually learn to write by studying these two titles. Written by pros . . .
GAUDEAMUS by Barnes, John is only in text. It is science fiction written like the campy late 1950s Black and White films. Barnes is a Professor of Theater Arts in Colorado and uses himself in the first person throughout the text. Characters are very well drawn. As I read I could see it both film,stage play and even musical in the “Little Shop of Horrors” vein.
The final entry is also science fiction OLD MAN’S WAR by Scalzi, John is a further extetion of the 50’s style swashbuckling adventure.Again, it is an object lesson in writing a well crafted work.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Invitation
Happy Tuesday!! Something worked.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
New Year
We are starting a new year at the library. Our staff is going to have a “Cabin Fever” get-together February 16th. We hope to have some fun and a good dinner (Pizza Ranch)
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Learning to Blog
Today I am learning how to blog for the first time. This is going to be a blog for the library staff to use.
Blogging
We are almost finished with our class and I have learned alot. There are many ways we will be able to use this when I get back to the library.