Transcript What’s New at Your Library?

What’s New at the Haddonfield
Library?
• A Presentation on “What’s New at the
Haddonfield Public Library” presented
and developed by Susan Briant, Director
of Haddonfield Public Library, on February
28, 2009
Mission of the Public Library : to
serve the public
• The purpose of the HPL is to serve the
people of Haddonfield by providing ready
access to information and ideas. Building
on a tradition begun in 1803, the Library is
a center for lifelong learning, welcoming
people of all ages, backgrounds and
interests. The library’s collections and
services are dynamic and designed to
meet the informational, educational and
cultural needs of the community.
What’s at the HPL?
• Extensive print collections + 85,000
• Databases available from home
• Children’s Programs – Reading Activities
• DVDs – CDs -Videos
• Downloadable Audiobooks / Playaways
What’s at the HPL?
• Newsletters announcing new books via
email
• Virtual reference 24/7
• Adult & Teen Programs
• Computer classes & demonstrations
Serving Special Needs
• Equipment for those with disabilities
(Reading magnification machines)
• Large Print books for those with vision
difficulties
• Large collections of Audio books for
commuters, others with listening
preference
• Access to NJ Library for the Blind and
Handicapped for additional materials
Serving those with Special Needs
• Home delivery service via Interfaith Care
Givers
• Librarian helps you to choose a profile
• Librarian assists with book selection
• IFC volunteer picks up and returns books,
CDs or DVDs
Your library card
• A gateway to information online, even from
home
• Search the library catalog online to find the
books that you want to read in a timely
fashion – place requests electronically
from the library’s homepage
• Place requests electronically for items the
library does not own
• Specialized collections – autism, parenting
www.haddonfieldlibrary.org
• Library webpage gives access to
databases from home, work or anywhere
• Maintain your library account, register for a
new library card online
• Renew books, place reserves, and see
collections
• Check on library activities and programs
• View your reading history
Computer classes
• Learn about your family tree on Heritage
Quest and Ancestry.com
• Learn how to use a PC
• Learn basic Internet searching
• Learn how to send an email
• Learn how to get benefit from library card
• Patient teacher – professional librarian
Databases from home- go to
www.jerseyclicks.org
RefUSA allows you to research a wealth
of corporate information for marketing
and business research. Data can be
exported to Excel. Use your library bar
code number for access to JerseyClicks.
Virtual Reference / Librarian
available 24/7
• www.qandanj.org for your information
needs 24/7 Chat with a librarian.
Borrow books from other libraries
• Interlibrary Loan from more than 800 NJ
and national libraries – opens the world of
books
• www.jerseycat.org
Thousands of magazines and
newspapers in print and online
• Go to www.haddonfieldlibrary.org/online
• More than 200 magazines and
newspapers – many circulate for one
week
Philadelphia Inquirer
• Text of the Philadelphia Inquirer from
1981- present
• Text of Courier Post from 1999- now
• All available at www.haddonfieldlibrary.org
Summer Reading Activities for Kids
• Fun, reading,crafts, and special
performances for kids during the summer
• Promotes reading and social interaction in
a fun environment
Children at Summer Reading Club
activities
Cub Scouts visit the library
Electronic and Print Business
Resources
• Libraries contribute to economic
development in a community
• The New York Times in full text
• Facts.com – current events back to 1980
• RefUSA – via www.JerseyClicks.org
• Wall Street Journal (Print)
• Value Line / Morningstar
What’s new in the last year?
• New adult book clubthird Monday of most
months at 7 pm at the
library
• Downloadable videos to
your computer
• Rockabye Readers for
babies & parents
• 364 new electronic books
for students and
researchers
Downloadable Audio books to IPod
What’s new in the past year?
• Electronic newsletter – every monthsubscribe by email
• Author programs – Glenn Hurricane
Schwartz, Monica Yant Kinney
• Cultural events – author program on 150th
anniversary of Haddy – January 2009
• Coffee and tea at the library
Teen Movie Nights / Teen Corner
• New area in library for teens age 15 and
above
• Monthly movie nights for teens at the
library or high school
• Teen Advisory Board (TAB) – teens
advising the library
• Creating a constructive space for teens to
learn and relax
What’s ahead for your library?
• Much needed space for people to use books,
dvds, and for recreational reading
• A facility that can serve the handicapped
• A Library that offers adult, teen and children’s
programs, a community gathering place
• A place to properly house historical collections
• A technology center providing special
collections online and from remote access
What has happened recently?
• Consultants’ report unveiled with Building
Program for facility with purpose and
function (at www.haddonfieldlibrary.org)
• HF Foundation serving as fiduciary agent
for library
• Professional fundraiser has been hired to
gauge if significant private funds can be
raised
• Possible capital campaign to raise funds
What has happened recently?
What’s coming?
• Selection of an Architect to do Preliminary
Design Preliminary work
• Sprucing up the building – paint and roof
repairs
• Shared services with BOE and Borough of
Haddonfield to save $$$$
• Library web site will get a face lift
• Library referendum in future to vote on the
cost of new or larger library
How can you help? Support your
local library
• Join the Friends of the Library group,
which provides the library with
supplemental support beyond tax $$$
• Write a letter supporting your library to the
local newspaper
• Tell your elected officials of the value of
the library and thank them for their support
• The public library supports the entire
community- all ages and stages of life
• Thank you for your attention
• For more information, contact Susan
Briant, Library Director at
[email protected] or call 4291304