Dr. Nathan Porter Library Jan. Newsletter

by Kathy Watson

Special to the Enterprise

This month’s Greenfield Book Jackets will be held on Tuesday, January 9th at 10 a.m. at the library. The group will be discussing The Gift by Danielle Steel. This meeting will mark the group’s 16th anniversary. We welcome new members anytime.

Don’t forget we continue to offer the TN Boating Exam with no appointment necessary. We do not offer this testing after 4 pm.

As a reminder; we are getting our library programs up and going again. We have our Monthly Book Club second Wednesday of the month at 10 am. Also on Wednesdays, we have our Twisted Stitchers at 1 pm, Game Day from 3:30 pm-4:30 pm, Thursday Storytime at 10 am, Bridge Club at 1 pm, and Legos at Friday 3:30 pm-4:30 pm. We also have a new in-library game for the teens, stop by and check out our Virtual Reality Headset.

We still offer wireless printing, faxing, and copying and ILL (Interlibrary Loan) services to our patrons. Don’t forget about using R.E.A.D.S. Overdrive (Libby App) for thousands of books and check out all the current magazines they offer online. Please check out the Libby App, there have been some changes made to help better serve our patrons. Remember we do issue “eCards” for people who only wish to access online books, call the library for more information.

Dr. Nathan Porter Library is lending Chromebooks and hot spots to cardholders ages 18 years old and up who have accounts in good standing (no fines overdue items and no history of delinquency). Since access to a Chromebook or hot spot benefits the whole household, ALL members of a household must have accounts in good standing (no fines or overdue items and no history of delinquency) to be eligible to check out a Chromebook or hot spot. Borrowers must provide a government or state-issued photo identification at check out. Please contact the library for more information.

Stop by and pick up a monthly newsletter for more information and a list of our new materials. We also offer Book Page magazine for our patrons, stop by and get the latest copy.