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The greatest gift is
the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it
gives you a knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind.
Elizabeth Hardwick
Click on the links below for articles of interest.
Buy Papa Murphy's Pizza -- Support the Libraries
Time to Renew Your Friends Membership
Snow Falling on Cedars Benefit Performance - Friday, March 26th
Friends of the Library Book Club's 2010 Schedule
Citizens’ Oversight Committee of the Nevada County Library
The Truffle Project
Library Literacy Service Received Accreditation
Nevada County Library's JOB CENTER
Nevada County Library - part of NorthNet Library System
Branch and Satellite Briefs
Here is another chance to help out our Libraries. The Papa Murphy's location on Nevada City
Highway, near SaveMart, is helping our Nevada County Libraries by donating a portion of their
Tuesday Sales to the Friends of the Nevada County Libraries.
On Tuesdays, starting on March 2nd, you can bring in a coupon, buy a pizza at the regular price
and Papa Murphy's will donate 20% of those sales to the Friends. This is an easy way to help
out County Libraries and have a great meal. Click here for printable coupons.
For more information contact Papa Murphy's at 274-8900.
February 2010
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If you haven't renewed your Friends membership - now's the time. Annual dues are only $10 for individuals or families and $45 for
businesses. As a Friend of the Nevada County Libraries, you can help support one of our most versatile, community friendly, and enduring
institutions. Your membership will help make meaningful difference in the lives of children and adults through book and storytelling
programs, author talks, multicultural presentations, and a wealth of literary resources available to patrons through books, media, computer
programs, and more.
Send your check today to Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, 980 Helling Avenue Nevada City, CA 95959. Donations are always welcome.
January 2010
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There will be a benefit performance for the Friends of the Nevada County Libraries of
Snow Falling on Cedars.Tickets are now available at the Western Nevada County Library Branches and the Friends
of the Library monthly book sale February 6th and March 6th at the Doris Foley Library.
| When | March 26, 2010 |
| Time | 8:00 p.m. |
| Place | Nevada Theater Nevada City |
| General Admission | $20 - Advance $25 at the door |
| Students | $15 - Advance $20 at the door |
For more information or questions, contact the Friends at (530) 265-1407 or at friends@ncfol.org
January 2010
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Are you looking for a good book and a place to discuss it? Consider joining the Friends Book Club. The group meets the last Wednesday of the
month from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon in the Community Room at the Helling Library. Here are the books the group will read and discuss in 2010:
| 1/27 | The Path Between the Seas by David McCullough |
| 2/24 | The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester |
| 3/31 | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows |
| 4/28 | The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt |
| 5/26 | The Dive from Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer |
| 6/30 | The Soloist by Steve Lopez |
| 7/28 | Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugunides |
| 8/25 | The Cave by Jose Saramego |
| 9/29 | The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers |
| 10/27 | One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez |
The group takes a break in November and December. For more information, call (530) 273-5854.
January 2010
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The Citizens’ Oversight Committee (COC) was established by the language of Measure C, the November 2002 ballot measure that established a
1/8 cent sales tax surcharge for supporting the county’s public library system.
The first meeting was held in March, 2003, and the committee has met nearly every month since then. The original resolution, #03-104, of
the Nevada County Board of Supervisors describes the goals of the committee, including making sure the library receives all library tax
monies due to it, ensures that the county continues to support the library with annual Maintenance of Effort funds, i.e. the amount the
county was supporting the library with at the time of the election ($565,902), ensures that all libraries in the system receive an equitable
amount of the Nevada County Library Fund, advise the County Librarian on planning and budgeting, and, most importantly, “facilitate the free
flow of regular communication between the Committee and all interested library patrons and organizations”.
The COC is strictly an advisory body and does not have the power to make policy. We do watch the ups and downs of the revenue flow and work
with the County Librarian in making the best decisions for the good of the library system and the library users of Nevada County.
January 2010
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Shocked at our public library’s financial crisis and the threat of imminent privatization, Marianna Greenberg decided to get involved.
In an effort to raise both money and awareness, she chose her favorite activity: making chocolate truffles. What is the library connection
to truffles? A borrowed book. Earlier this year, Marianna went through a chocolate obsession. When she wants to learn more about a topic,
she starts with the library. For months, her night stand was covered with library books on dessert and chocolate. After plenty of experimenting,
she settled on the truffles she would offer to help out our libraries.
Enlisting friends and family, Marianna made and sold 1000 truffles, raising $1000 as a donation for the library. On November 16th, Marianna
presented a check to Mary Ann Trygg for $1000 and sold some more truffles (flavored with pumpkin spice in honor of Thanksgiving), raising at
least another $90. In addition to the monetary donation, Marianna wanted to tell our librarians that the community is horrified that the library
system might be outsourced or its services decimated.
According to Marianna, “A public library has a soul that no private company can replace. In tough economic times, we may have to cut back, but
not outsource our libraries. When the economy revives, we’ll still have our beloved system in place and we can expand again.”
December 2009
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Read Up, the literacy service of Nevada County Library, has been granted accreditation by ProLiteracy America, a division of ProLiteracy Worldwide,
the largest nongovernmental organization of adult basic education and literacy programs in the world.
Achieving accreditation involved three stages: An assessment of strengths and weaknesses, developing and implementing a plan to attain the 16
standards, and documenting compliance with the standards. An on-site audit was conducted by a representative of ProLiteracy America’s New York
based organization in July.
The literacy team instrumental in the accreditation are Linnea Kosbab, Literacy Assistant; Rolann Aronson, Literacy Specialist – Truckee;
and Maryann Florine, AmeriCorps Volunteer, led by Alan Archer, Literacy Coordinator. Read Up was sponsored in the accreditation program by
the California Library Literacy Service, a division of the California State Library.
December 2009
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Because of the difficult times being experienced by so many Nevada County citizens, the Nevada County Library has created what we call “Job Centers”.
Located at both the Madelyn Helling Library in Nevada City, and the Grass Valley Library-Royce Branch, the Job Centers have centralized materials to
assist job seekers in:
- Resume Writing
- Interviewing Skills
- Job Search Techniques
- Training Opportunities
- Comuter Links to Job Listings
Truckee Library also has job search materials available. These materials can be requested at any branch library for pick up.
To strengthen the effectiveness of assistance to those citizens who have lost jobs, Nevada County Library is collaborating
with other key organizations in the community:
- One-Stop Business and Career Center
- Nevada County Economic Resource Center
- Gold Country Computer Learning Center
The Madelyn Helling Library is hosting One-Stop Business & Career Center classes in the library’s Community Room covering interviewing
skills, resume building and customer service. Please see Community Room schedule for dates.
October 2009
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On July 1,2009 the Mountain Valley Library System, of which Nevada County is a part, came together with two other Systems, North Bay and North State
Cooperative Library Systems to form the new NorthNet Library System. Eight library consortiums within the State providing ground transport of library
materials to meet the interlibrary loan needs of library users. Nevada County’s member share for belonging to the System is $2,500 for F/Y 2009/2010.
Benefits include receiving over $1,200 in staff training dollars to increase skills in modern library best practices, presenting cooperative library
programs such as the annual Summer Reading Program for children and their families and making available reference resources. This year, member libraries
have acquired Chilton Library.com, an online auto repair database. Last year we acquired the Gale Virtual Reference Library
(go to:http://mynevadacounty.com/databases).
Within NorthNet, librarians will administer a plan of service that betters the lives of residents living within the System by providing quality
library services and programs. NorthNet geographically covers almost the whole of Northern California.
October 2009
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