December 20, 2011 Trustee Meeting
December 20, 2011 Minutes
Chair’s Report
Director’s Report
Treasurer Report
Click on the links below for lists of new materials that have been purchased by the library this month. You can subscribe to these lists and they will automatically be emailed to you when they are published. Other categories will be added as the month goes on. The lists will also be posted to the new materials link on our web page.
Children’s Materials January 13, 2012
Fiction January 13, 2012
Mysteries January 13, 2012
Non-Fiction January 13, 2012
DVDs January 13, 2012
Fiction January 20, 2012
Adult Audio Books January 20, 2012
Children’s Materials January 27, 2012
Large Print January 27, 2012
DVDs January 27, 2012
Please take a moment to view a brief video presentation of local residents discussing how libraries have impacted their lives.
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The “Taste of Sunapee” Cookbook is now available for purchase. The sale of the cookbook will benefit the Friends of the Abbott Library. The cookbook contains over 550 favorite recipes from friends around Lake Sunapee. The cookbooks are selling for $20 and are available for sale at the following locations: Abbott Library, Morgan Hill Bookstore-New London, Banks Gallery-New London and Art of Nature-New London.
Cook books can also be ordered by mail. Please print out the order form for more information about mail order. |
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The Abbott Library is pleased to announce that e-books for Kindles are now available through the NH Downloadable Consortium from Overdrive. If you own a Kindle you can visit the downloadable site and check out a library e-book for a 14 day loan period using your Abbott library card.
Click Here to access the NH Downloadable Website.
An instructional video from Overdrive on how to download a e-book for Kindle is also available on You Tube- click here to view the video
Please contact the library if you have any questions.
In early August the library mailed a brochure detailing the plans for the new library. The brochure contained illustrations that show the site location, architects renderings and the floor plan. The mailer also contained a response card for comments and we received a number of them, some favorable and some unfavorable. We have tabulated these comments and we have attempted to respond to them in the following, Questions and Answers about the New Abbott Library.
Economy-The economy is bad. Why should we build a new library in these difficult times?
These are tough times but builders will bid lower than in times when they have much more work. Building material prices will also be lower. Also, interest rates are at an all time low, so it is an excellent time to get a bank loan. As a result, this is actually a good time to build the new library.
No Need-We don’t need a new library, the current building is adequate because library usage is declining.
The Abbott library was built in 1926 and has served the community well for the past 80 years but it can no longer handle the demand for materials and services in just 3,200 sq.ft of space. Since 2005 the number of items lent by the library has increased by 26%, library visits have increased by 20% and Internet usage in the library has increased 100%. In 2010, 1700 cardholders or 53% of registered users borrowed from the library. Our popular after school program was expanded from 2 to 3 days in 2006 to accommodate a growing demand. The program had 41 students attend each week in 2005 and this year 70 students are participating, an increase of 70%. The summer of 2011 was the busiest summer ever for the library with a 44% increase in the number of materials circulated including e-content as compared to the summer of 2005. Many of the library programs for children and adults have to be held off site due to lack of space. The library desperately needs additional space. Each new book added requires an old one be taken away. Over 2,000 overflow volumes are in temporary storage at the Safety Services Building.
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The Sunapee Historical Society has loaned the library an exhibit of photographs that are examples of how people lived, worked and played in Sunapee over the years. The photographs are just one example of how the Historical Society helps to document the history of our town. The exhibit is displayed throughout the library so please stop in and enjoy some Sunapee History.
To learn more about the Sunapee Historical Society visit:
www.sunpaeehistoricalsociety.org
November 15, 2011 Trustee Meeting
November 15, 2011 Minutes
Chair’s Report
Director’s Report
Treasurer Report
