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Winslow Public Library
Phone: (207) 872-1978 Fax: (207) 872-1979
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Library Closed Monday February 15th President's Day
Winslow Public Library Winter Reading Club
Please sign up for on our "Read in the New Year" poster on the bulletin board at the front of the library. Receive a special bookmark and sticker. Listeners through 8th grade only are invited to join! Listeners need to listen to 10 books. Readers need to read 5 books. After listening or reading the required amount of books each child will receive a free book. For every book you read put your name in for a chance to win 2 tickets to the Maine Red Claws game on March 21, 2010. The drawing will be on March 6th.
We will also have Red Claw merchandise to give away at the end of the Winter Reading Club program.
For more information call the library @ 872-1978
The Winter Reading Club is sponsored by the Winslow Police Association.
Join Us For Book Discussion
Endurance Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
By Alfred Lansing
6:30 p.m. Tuesday Mar. 2, 2010 @ Winslow Public Library
The astonishing saga of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's survival for over a year on the ice-bound Antarctic seas, a "Time" magazine put it, "defined heroism". Alfred Lansing's scrupulously researched and brilliantly narrated book--with over 200,000 copies sold--has long been acknowledged as the definitive account of the "Endurance's" fateful trip of photos and maps. (Amazon)
Light refreshments will be served.
If you would like to be an Artist of the Month, call the library at 872-1978.
Scrabble Night the Third Friday of every month 6 to 8 p.m. all Welcomed February 19th
~Book Delivery Program~ (Winslow residents only)
General Information Winslow Public Library Phone: (207) 872-1978 Hours
Staff Information Judy Larson, Library Director Circulation Policies Books/Audio-books - two (2) weeks. Library Cards All Winslow residents, town employees and taxpayers are eligible for a library card. Children may apply for a card when they reach the age of five (5) years old. No fee is charged for library cards issued to Winslow residents, taxpayers, or town employees. A fee of $1 is charged for replacing lost cards.
Non-resident Fees Non-residents will be charged $30 for their first year’s membership and $25 for renewals. A nonresident card will allow the holder's family to borrow if the family member's name is listed on the back of the card. We also have a part-year resident card for $10 for 4 months.
Borrowing Privileges New card holders are limited to: · two (2) items the first time they borrow, and · only two (2) videos or DVDs each time they borrow for the first six (6) weeks of their membership.
Audio-books & Movies The library has a collection of audio-books, videotapes, DVDs, music cassettes, CDs and CD-ROM programs which may be borrowed. The policy for borrowing these items is available at the circulation desk. Only four (4) videos, DVDs or CDs total per household may be checked out at one time. Videos and DVDs are nonrenewable.
Circulation Limits Eight items may be checked out at one time to individual patrons unless special permission is granted by the director. The latest issue of each magazine does not circulate until the next arrives. Patrons may photocopy from magazines as needed. Books may be renewed over the phone once for an additional two week loan period but then items must be returned to the library.
Overdue Materials Overdue books are charged a fee of $ .05 per day, up to a maximum of $3.00 per book. Books that are on loan for only 7 days have a $ .25 per day fine, up to a maximum of $3.00 per book. Overdue videos/DVDs can not be renewed and are charged a fine of $1.00 per day up to a maximum fine of $3.00 per item. Patrons with extremely overdue materials may be subject to legal action and lose their library privileges. Patrons with fines in excess of $15 will have their borrowing privileges suspended until fines are paid or arrangements are made to pay them.
Reserves Patrons may request to have a book placed on reserve. The item will be held for 2 days after the patron has been contacted. After that, the patron's name moves to the bottom of the list and the next person is notified. If there are two or more patrons waiting for the book, it will be placed on Special Reserve and checked out for only 7 days.
Interlibrary Loans Interlibrary loan is available for a flat fee of $1 per item borrowed to defray the cost of postage and/or delivery. Books, fiction and nonfiction, as well as magazine articles may be requested. InfoNet and URSUS may be used to help find books. Fines of $.25 per day are charged for Interlibrary Loan materials which are overdue. Interlibrary loans can also be ordered using wplill@winslow.lib.me.us.
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