Filger Public Library

Summer Reading 2011

filgerlibrary — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:08:54 +0000

Summer Reading is quickly approaching!! Sign up is June 2nd – June 11 with the programs starting on the 13th of June! The theme this year is “A Midsummer’s Knights Read” and we have activities for all ages! Come on in and we will get you all signed up and ready to go!!

January Storytime

filgerlibrary — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:14:26 +0000

Filger Library will be having pre-school storytime on Thursday, January 20th from 10:00 to 11:00 am. We will be reading stories that have to do with snow/winter. Hopefully, there will still be enough white stuff on the ground that we can bring some inside and have some hands on fun! Younger siblings are more than welcome to join in the fun!

Shoutbomb service now available

filgerlibrary — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:09:01 +0000

With the library’s new Shoutbomb text messaging service, partons can use their cell phones to recieve text notices abot overdue items, holds that are available, fines, or items that are due soon. The library does not charge for this service, but a cell phone plan’s regulare text messaging rates do apply.

Ask our library staff for a copy of a brochure which provides directions for setting up this service.

December/January New Releases

filgerlibrary — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:01:44 +0000

ADULT FICTION

Tom Clancy- Dead or Alive

Colleen McCullough- Naked Cruelty

Mary Starns Clark – Under the Cajun Moon

Karen Kingsbury- Just Beyond the Clouds

Dean Koontz- What the Night Knows

Jayne Ann Krentz- In Too Deep

Fern Michaels- Home Free

James Patterson- The Gift

John Grisham- The Confession

ADULT FICTION- AUDIO BOOKS

John Grisham- The Confession

James Patterson- Cross Fire

David Baldacci- Hell’s Corner

Clive Cussler- Crescent Dawn

Lee Child- Worth Dying For

ADULT NON-FICTION

Ken Gross- The Allure of the Automobile

Jean Leinhauser- Crochet Master Class

CHILDREN’S FICTION

Mary Ann Hoberman – You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You

Elisa Kleaven- Welcome Home, Mouse

Gingerbread House Workshop

filgerlibrary — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:44:44 +0000

Filger Library will be hosting it’s annual gingerbread house workshop on Dec. 9, 2010 from 4:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Children ages preschool through 5th grade are welcome to participate. Please register at the library, spaces are limited. We are asking for a $2 donation for supplies.

New Releases for September

filgerlibrary — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:33:43 +0000

These are just some of the new books we’ve gotten this month.

Adult Fiction

“Body Work” by Sara Paretsky

“Lost Empire” by Clive Cusler

“The Thorn” by Beverly Lewis

“Ice Cold” by Tess Gerritsen (Also in Large Print)

“Queen of the Night” by J.A. Jance

“Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out” by Lee Goldberg

“Safe Haven” by Nicholas Sparks (Also in Large Print)

“Wicked Appetite” by Janet Evanovich

Easy Fiction and YJ/J Fiction

“A Ghost Tale for Christmas” by Mary Pope Osborne

“Bink and Gollie” by Kate DiCamillo

“The Movie Star Mystery” by Karl Sturk

“Scooby Doo and the Witching Hour” by Sonia Sander

“The Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt” by Megan McDonald

“The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader” by Ryder Windham

Come in and check it out! We get in new books everyday!!

October Storytime!

filgerlibrary — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:01:52 +0000

October storytime is on Thursday October 21st from 10-11. The theme this month will be Fall. All preschoolers and their younger siblings are welcome to come.

Storytime is almost here!!

filgerlibrary — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:12:54 +0000

Pre-school storytime is about to kick off again! Our first storytime will be on Thursday. Sept. 16th at 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. This month’s theme is bugs/insects! Hope to see you there!

Thank You to the Kemp Family!

filgerlibrary — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:42:01 +0000

Filger Library wants to give a big “Thank You” to Jerry and Janet Kemp for donating a t.v. to our children’s department! You can not believe how excited we are that we no longer have to watch “fuzzy purple people” during our summer reading program! Thanks again and we really appreciate your generosity.

Filger Library is looking for board games

filgerlibrary — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:04:28 +0000

Filger Library is looking for new or gently used board games and puzzles for our children’s department. Please make sure that all the pieces are there. Our goal is it have a fun, safe place for children to come with their friends. Eventually, we would like to have enough to do a monthly game night. Please leave donated games on the downstairs desk. Thank you!