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Holiday Hours.

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Our hours are going to be slightly different between now and the end of the year. These are our hours during the holiday season:

Monday, Dec. 23

10 AM – 7 PM

 

Tuesday, Dec. 24 – Thursday, Dec. 26

CLOSED

 

Friday, Dec. 27

12 PM Noon – 4 PM

 

Saturday, Dec. 28

12 PM Noon – 5 PM

 

Monday, Dec. 30

10 AM – 7 PM

 

Tuesday, Dec. 31

10 AM – 3 PM

 

Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014

CLOSED

 

Thursday, Jan. 2

10 AM – 7 PM

 

Friday, Jan. 3 & Saturday, Jan. 4

12 PM Noon – 5 PM

After that we shall resume our normal hours. We hope you have a very safe and wonderful holiday season and a really great New Year’s.

The Library will be closed on Labor Day weekend.

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We just wanted to remind you that the Library will be closed for the Labor Day weekend.

Happy Labor Day!

The Library will be closed from Friday, Aug. 30th through Monday, Sept. 2nd, and will open again on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd at our normal time. We hope that you have a fun and safe weekend!

The Library will be closed from July 4 to 7 for Independence Day:

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Just wanted to remind everyone that we will be closed next weekend for the Independence Day holiday weekend.

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We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause anyone, and we will reopen on Monday, July 8 at our normal time. We hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday weekend.

The Library will be closed from May 24 to 27 for Memorial Day weekend:

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Just wanted to remind everyone that we will be closed this weekend for the Memorial Day holiday.

Happy Memorial Day everybody!

We will be closed on Friday for the AFMC Family Day, and on Monday for Memorial Day itself, and we will be closed on the weekend in between the two.

We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause anyone, and we will reopen on Tuesday, May 28 at our normal time.

Holiday Hours.

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Have a great holiday season and stay safe.

Our hours are going to be slightly different between now and the end of the year. These are our hours during the holiday season:

Wednesday, Dec. 19 – Thursday, Dec. 20

10 AM – 6 PM

Friday, Dec. 21

12 PM Noon – 5 PM

Saturday, Dec. 22 – Tuesday, Dec. 25

CLOSED

Wednesday, Dec. 26 – Thursday, Dec. 27

10 AM – 6 PM

Friday, Dec. 28

12 PM Noon – 5 PM

Saturday, Dec. 29 – Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013

CLOSED

We will reopen Wednesday, Jan. 2 at 10 AM and resume our normal hours. We hope you have a very safe and wonderful holiday season and a really great New Year’s.

Thanksgiving Hours.

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The Library will be closing at 6 PM on Wednesday, Nov. 21 and will be closed from Thursday, Nov. 22 to Sunday, Nov. 25 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen on Monday, Nov. 26 at 10 AM.

We hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. Be safe.

New and Featured Books for Kids/Juvenile Readers for 10/18/2012:

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Come and check out these and some of the other new books and materials (or at least new to us) for younger and juvenile readers added to our library collection…

EASY READING:

The Insomniacs by Karina Wolf and illustrated by The Brothers Hilts

Cat’s Cradle, Book 1: The Golden Twine by Jo Rioux

Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody by Ludworst Bemonster (and Rick Walton and Nathan Hale).

Benjamin Franklinstein Meets Thomas Deadison by Matthew McElligott and Larry Tuxbury

Underground Train by Mary Quattlebaum and illustrated by Cat Bowman Smith

The Gospel Cinderella by Joyce Carol Thomas and illustrated by David Diaz

This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

The Perfect Pumpkin Hunt by Gail Herman and illustrated by Adrienne Brown, Loren Vasquez, and Manuela Razzi

Bad Apple: A Tale Of Friendship by Edward Hemingway

Snowmen At Work by Caralyn Buehner and illustrated by Mark Buehner

Ready For Pumpkins by Kate Duke

Mystery Ride! by Scott Magoon

Pluto Visits Earth! by Steve Metzger and illustrated by Jared Lee

My Friend Isabelle by Eliza Woloson and illustraed by Bryan Gough

Katy Duck Is A Caterpillar by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and illustrated by Henry Cole

Working Mummies by Joan Horton and illustrated by Drazen Kozjan

The Fox Maiden by Elsa Marston and illustrated by Tatsuro Kiuchi

Amelia Rules: Her Permanent Record, written and illustrated by Jimmy Gownley

My First Ghost by Maggie Miller & Michael Leviton and illustrated by Stephanie Buscema

Halloween Forest by Marion Dane Bauer and illustrated by John Shelley

Nightsong by Ari Berk and illustrated by Loren Long

The BOO! Book by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer and illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli

Vampirina Ballerina by Anne Marie Pace and ilustrated by LeUyen Pham

FICTION:

Uh-Oh, Cleo: Underpants On My Head by Jessica Harper and illustrated by Jon Berkeley

Parrot In The Oven: Mi Vida by Victor Martinez

Gran, You’ve Got Mail! by Jo Hoestlandt and illustrated by Aurélie Abolivier, and translated from the French by Y. Maudet

Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart

Calvin Coconut: Man Trip by Graham Salisbury and illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers

Ramona’s World by Beverly Cleary

Deenie by Judy Blume

Princess Posey And The Monster Stew by Stephanie Greene and illustrated by Stephanie Roth Sisson

Invisible Inkling: Dangerous Pumpkins by Emily Jenkins and illustrated by Harry Bliss

NON-FICTION:

Seas And Oceans by Andy Owen and Miranda Ashwell

Unlikely Pairs: Fun With Famous Works Of Art by Bob Raczka

Halloween by Laura Marsh

5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything), edited by Becky Baines

A President From Hawai’i by Terry Carolan and Joanna Carolan and illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon

Help Me Learn Subtraction by Jean Marzollo, with photographs by Chad Phillips

Halloween Drawing Book by Ralph Masiello

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Please note that books mentioned here could be checked out between the time they end up on the blog and when you come to check them out. If you don’t see the items you’re looking for then please come up to the front desk, OR call us, OR send us an email at robinsbaselibrary@gmail.com and  we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.

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Previous New/Featured books for Adults:

10/16/12.

10/12/12.

10/11/12.

09/21/12.

09/06/12.

And for Young Adults:

08/17/12.

07/10/12.

04/12/12.

04/03/12.

And for Kids/Juvenile Readers:

08/07/12.

07/25/12.

07/13/12.

06/26/12.

Teen Read Week 2012.

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Teen Read Week starts in a few weeks, and this year it’s got a very cool theme…

Just perfect for the season, right? We hope you’ll join us for some scary good times.

The Library will be closed on Sundays.

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Starting in October the Library will now be closed on Sundays. The rest of the operating hours will remain unchanged. And as a reminder, our hours of operation are:

Monday – Thurs 10 AM – 8 PM

Friday – Saturday 12 PM noon – 5 PM

Closed Sunday and Federal Holidays.

And please remember that if you’re using our computers, we shut them down 15 minutes prior to closing.

This change will allow the Library staff to better serve our customers with new programs, more one-on-one attention, and better marketing of all the great sections and selections in our collection.

We appreciate all of our customers and know this change will allow us to refocus on them. We’ve been listening to you and want to offer you not only an excellent Base Library, but to continue to be the best library in the area.

The Library will be closed on Labor Day weekend.

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We just wanted to remind you that the Library will be closed for the Labor Day weekend.

We’re going to close at 4 PM on August 31st, and we will be closed September 1st through the 3rd, and reopen at 10 AM on Tuesday, September 4, as usual. We hope that you have a fun and safe weekend.

And just a heads up: Starting in October the Library will be closed on Sundays. But we will still be open our normal hours Monday through Saturday.

Don’t forget: Beginning Genealogy.

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Don’t forget that today is the last day to register to be a part of our Beginning Genealogy discussion, which will be this coming Thursday (two days from now), from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM.

Registration is required to join us, and it is incredibly simple: Just send us an email to robinsbaselibrary@gmail.com and put “Beginning Genealogy” in the subject line.

Drop us a line if you have any questions, or check out our previous post about our Beginning Genealogy discussion this Thursday.