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• On the article Lower Mac Library Closed for 'Bug Issue'

  

  Erin Stephens

  4:11 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012

  Hi Mary, I just wanted to give you and anyone else worried a little bit more information. The but issue just arose yesterday morning. There is no cause for alarm for anyone who bought items at the book sale or checked materials out last week or prior.
  To update from Mariella's post, we have an inspection of the entire community center building going on tonight and assuming we get the all-clear, which we expect, we will re-open tomorrow. We're just doing due diligence. We will, however, be closed Thursday and Friday for the holidays. Please check our website and Facebook page for when we will re-open. But no cause for alarm for anything bought at the book sale! Have a great Thanksgiving!

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• On the article Recession-Proof Library Funding? We’ll Drink to That

  

  Erin Stephens

  12:11 pm on Thursday, November 10, 2011

  Margie, thanks for the support of libraries. At Lower Macungie Library last week, we went from a normal people count of 400 or so a day to over 800 on Monday. If you consider that many "powerless" people stayed for the majority of the day, that's quite a lot of people in here! If you walked around our library that morning through the afternoon, complete strangers were sitting next to each other, as every seat in the place was occupied. Every outlet was charging a cell phone, laptop, tablet or some other device, with some people even camping out on the floor near the outlet to work. People using our wifi, taking advantage of the warmth, using our public computers (which we had to limit time... something we normally only have to in the summer) and of course... reading. During Irene, we had a mom without power use our break room in order to puree food for her baby. These are the "un-sung" qualities of a library... the open to all, regardless of your resources. Libraries give, give... and then give some more.
  I write a Patch blog for our library and posted an article a few weeks back called "Libraries are NOT Dead" that talked about how libraries are adapting, and we are. The traditional services like lending, readers advisory, reference, and storytimes are of course used frequently. I have full preschool and baby storytimes that people often just "show up for" trying to get in if the signup's filled.. but it's situations like this that show a different level of value.

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• On the Blog Post Loose Ends and Fall Starts!

  

  Erin Stephens

  9:40 am on Wednesday, August 31, 2011

  As an update to this post, the Pennsylvania German class is now FULL. Sorry to anyone hoping to sign up, but we'll try to do another class sometime. Good luck to all participants!

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• On the event Paloozival

  

  Erin Stephens

  8:26 am on Saturday, June 18, 2011

  Just to clarify, LML is sponsoring Paloozival, but we hope to see you at SWAIN!

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• On the Blog Post Welcome to the Library Fore Words!

  

  

  Erin Stephens

  8:55 am on Friday, May 6, 2011

  Thanks, Jenae! I've been the one doing updates to our page, but now it's "official"! :)