Shrewsbury Library to Aid Hurricane Relief Effort

October 6 , 2005

SHREWSBURY - During the week of October 24 – 30, Massachusetts libraries and their users will help make a difference to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Joining this statewide effort, Shrewsbury Public Library will suspend collection of overdue fines that week and instead accept monetary contributions towards hurricane relief.

Shrewsbury Library will send these funds directly to the American Library Association Hurricane Katrina Library Relief Fund. Libraries serve as a cornerstone for a community, providing support and resources for everyone. Since libraries in the Gulf Coast region have been damaged and destroyed, this fund was established to help rebuild these vital cornerstones of community. All funds will go to supporting the library relief efforts in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Please consider making a contribution to this important cause.

This project is sponsored by the Shrewsbury Public Library in collaboration with the Massachusetts Library Association and the Massachusetts School Library Media Association. For further information, please call the Library at 508-842-0081.

Young Adult Basket Raffle

Our Young Adult Basket Raffle is still going strong! We had lots of fun at the kickoff during Spirit of Shrewsbury. Enter to win a Cape Cod bracelet donated by Sach’s Jewelers and a handmade Nantucket Basket. Or a Boston Red Sox basket, filled with limited edition memorabilia, including a watch and team roster posters. And we have a GIANT XBOX basket filled with games and accessories. The baskets are on display in the library and tickets are $0.50 each or $5.00 for 12 tickets. All proceeds support Young Adult Programming at the Shrewsbury Public Library. We’ll draw the winners on Friday, November 25. Special thanks to all of our sponsors without whom this raffle would not have been possible:

• Sach’s Jewlers, Shrewsbury
• Ski Market/Underground, Shrewsbury
• Black Diamond Coffee, Shrewsbury
• That’s Entertainment, Worcester
• Boston Red Sox, Boston
• EVA Subscription Services, Shrewsbury
• Staples, Marlborough
• Blockbuster Video, Shrewsbury
• Heidi Rook, Creative Memories Consultant, Shrewsbury
• The Sokolowski Family, Shrewsbury
• Michael Sokolowski, Springfield
• The Sogigian Family, Shrewsbury
• The Shrewsbury Public Library Staff
• The Friends of the Shrewsbury Public Library
  

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SELCO has provided the equipment and Internet connection free of charge to the Library for the use of library patrons with wireless-equipped laptops and portable devices. “We are very excited to be able to offer this service to our patrons. We are grateful for the support of SELCO in this endeavor to provide our patrons with an increased level of service,” says Betsy Rajotte, Electronic Resources Librarian at the Library.

SELCO is also partnering with the Library in a series of computer classes held at the Library this fall. Library Director Ellen Dolan adds: “We appreciate that SELCO has stepped in to provide support for improving technology resources at the library once again. I know library patrons will be happy to hear of the new ‘hot spot’ access and the additional computer classes. It’s great to see that a cooperative effort will provide improved resources for our community.”

GREAT NEWS ABOUT SUNDAY HOURS AT THE LIBRARY

Due to budget cuts this fiscal, the number of Sundays we would have been able to open to the public was greatly reduced. Local tax dollars funded six Sundays, and the Board of Trustees approved use of Library Trust funds to cover the expenses of an additional nine Sundays. This would have allowed the library to be open Sundays from October 2, 2005 through January 22, 2006. Hoping to extend the schedule of Sunday service, the Board of Trustees appealed to area businesses for sponsorship of additional Sundays. The response has been excellent. Below is a list business sponsors who will host additional Sundays this season

THANK YOU TO OUR MANY DONORS FOR RESTORING A FULL SEASON OF SUNDAY HOURS

BUSINESS SPONSOR SUNDAY FUNDED

• Shrewsbury Rotary Club January 15, 2006
• Little Beginnings Children’s Center January 22, 2006
• Little Beginnings Children’s Center February 5, 2006
• Polito Development Corporation January 29, 2006
• Brian Smith/Spectros Associates February 12, 2006
• Shrewsbury Federal Credit Union February 19, 2006
• Shrewsbury Federal Credit Union February 26, 2006
• Dunkin Donuts & Baskin Robbins March 5, 2006
• Dunkin Donuts & Baskin Robbins March 12, 2006
• Dunkin Donuts & Baskin Robbins March 19, 2006
• Dunkin Donuts & Baskin Robbins March 26, 2006
• Dunkin Donuts & Baskin Robbins April 2, 2006
• Dunkin Donuts & Baskin Robbins April 9, 2006
• Central One Federal Credit Union April 23, 2006
• Central One Federal Credit Union April 30, 2006
• Child Health Associates, PC May 7, 2006
• Green Dragon Bindery May 14, 2006
• EVA Subscription Services Inc. May 21, 2006

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