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« on: December 23, 2010, 09:12:32 AM »
College students home on break? If you need a free wi-fi connection, or use of a public computer, head on into the Fairfax Community Library.
Open this week::
12/23 8-8
closed 12/24 & 12/25
Open next week:
Monday 12/27 8 - 3:15
Tuesday 12/28 8-8
Wed. 12/29 8 - 3:15
Th 12/30 8-8
Fr 12/31 9-12 noon
closed Sat. 1/1/11
857
« on: December 16, 2010, 04:18:57 PM »
The Fairfax Library's ebook service, available free to patrons through the Green Mountain Library consortium, now has free ereader apps for the iphone and android phone along with many other devices. For more info visit www.listenupvermont.org or call the library at 849-2420.
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« on: December 14, 2010, 12:19:43 PM »
Holiday hours: The library will be closed Fri. Dec. 24, Sat. Dec 25, and Sat. Jan. 1. On New Year's Eve DAY - 12/31, we will be open only 9:00 am to noon. Other than that we will be open our regular hours. Happy Holidays!
860
« on: December 12, 2010, 09:38:23 AM »
Here's a brief but informative article from www.gizmodo.com about the variety of ereaders available and what their features and file type mean. If you are considering buying one for yourself or someone on your gift list this season but need some clarity on how to choose among ereaders, this is a good place to start. http://gizmodo.com/5708528/what-you-need-to-know-when-buying-an-e+book-readerDebbie Landauer, Town Librarian, Fairfax
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« on: December 11, 2010, 04:54:27 PM »
Also, any programs or events scheduled for days on which school is canceled will be postponed or canceled.
Debbie Landauer, Town Librarian
862
« on: December 11, 2010, 04:51:23 PM »
Sony Reader and Nook etc. accept a wider variety of file types such as EPUB. Kindle uses a proprietary file type and so you can only use the e-books purchased from Amazon. This is unfortunate for the user. Another advantage of Nook is you can share books with other users for 14 days.
The Fairfax Community Library now offers FREE ebook downloads at www.listenupvermont.org to our patrons. (There is also a link there to Project Guttenberg which has many titles that are out-of-copy write and so available to all, free.) There is a list of compatible devices at listenupvermont.org. They include the Nook and Sony but NOT Kindle of course.
Hope that's helpful info for your Christmas gift decisions!
Debbie Landauer, Town Librarian
863
« on: December 07, 2010, 11:20:17 AM »
SNOW DAYS AT THE LIBRARY
We will try to have the library OPEN for you when school is cancelled due to weather, with the following exceptions:
• We will open at 9:00 a.m.
(Rather than 8:00)
• If a snow day falls on a Friday the library will be CLOSED. (On Fridays there is no town employee at the library.)
It’s never a bad idea to call ahead and check if we are open if the weather is awful! Call 849-2420 or the school office at 849-6711.
864
« on: December 07, 2010, 11:18:57 AM »
SNOW DAYS AT THE LIBRARY
We will try to have the library OPEN for you when school is cancelled due to weather, with the following exceptions:
• We will open at 9:00 a.m.
(Rather than 8:00)
• If a snow day falls on a Friday the library will be CLOSED. (On Fridays there is no town employee at the library.)
It’s never a bad idea to call ahead and check if we are open if the weather is awful! Call 849-2420 or the school office at 849-6711.
865
« on: December 04, 2010, 03:40:44 PM »
Is there a date set for this project or are you waiting to set one until you hear who is helping?
866
« on: December 02, 2010, 12:15:25 PM »
Volunteer Needed for 2 Hours per week!
Help Co-Facilitate Preschool Story Time every Tuesday from 9:30-10:30am at the Fairfax Community Library. Please respond by email at fairfaxsx6@hotmail.com or call Erica at 527.1941.
We are a fun bunch to work with!
Thanks!
867
« on: November 23, 2010, 02:36:30 PM »
We want to get the word out to everyone that the Fairfax Community Library now has free wi-fi access.
College student? Taking on-line classes? Internet down? Still have dial up?
Come in and use our computers or our wi-fi. Stop at the desk for the wi-fi password, which changes periodically.
868
« on: November 23, 2010, 02:29:25 PM »
The next Library Board of Trustees meeting will be held in the Fairfax Room at the library on Tuesday, November 30th at 6:00 p.m.
This is a "special" meeting to prepare the 2011 library budget. Other agenda items include annual policy review, VT Open Meeting Law review, and other business. The public is welcome.
The board's next quarterly meeting is set for Tuesday, Jan. 18th at 6:30 pm at the library.
869
« on: November 20, 2010, 04:58:04 PM »
If you haven't been in to the library lately, stop by and take a look at all our new titles. Bestsellers, Indie picks, adventure non-fiction, cookbooks, mysteries, and more. We also have about a half dozen new audio books on CD - great for those long car, plane or train trips! Several new titles for adults are in on Playaway too. (Playaways are small, self contained audio players with one complete book that run on the included batteries and come with a set of ear buds.) For a complete list of the titles you can also check our webpage - http://www.bfafairfax.com/pages/communitylibrarynews.htmClick on "New Books Coming in November" - most have arrived. For the week of Thanksgiving we will be open our usual hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. Closed Thursday and Friday.So, open hours for the week of Nov. 22-27 are: Monday 8:00 - 3:15 Tuesday 8:00 - 8:00 Wednesday 8:00 - 3:15 Saturday 9:00 - 12:00 noon Happy Holiday everyone! Debbie Landauer, Town Librarian
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« on: November 03, 2010, 08:37:56 AM »
Hello from your new town librarian and sorry about the confusion. The question we are asking is only about changing the distribution of our open hours when school is not in session. There are no proposed cuts to the hours the library is open. This is not related in any way to the school budget cuts being proposed.
Many public libraries open at 9 or 10 in the morning and offer more afternoon/evening hours than we currently do. Our history as a combined library is no doubt the reason for our current schedule. My goal with this mini-survey is to try and find out if a majority of people would prefer to keep our current hours or have the library open later in the morning and later in the afternoon on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday WHEN SCHOOL IS CLOSED. We are already open 8:00 am to 8:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursday and that will not change.
Again, this change would not impact our budget or the number of staff hours the town pays for.
So, would you prefer:
M, W, F 8:00-3:15 or
M, W, F 10:00-5:15
with T, Th & SAT remaining unchanged.
Would you like the hours changed during school vacations, summer or both? Or are you happy with the current schedule year round?
Our current hours are:
M, W, F 8:00 - 3:15
T, TH 8:00 - 8:00
Sat. 9:00 -12:00
You can call 849-2420, email to fairfaxlibrarian@gmail.com or stop by with your response, or any questions.
Thanks for your input!
Debbie Landauer, Town Librarian
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