News from the Kendallville Public Library:
Mascot Design Contest for 2018
In October, children up through grade 5 are invited to submit a design for the Kendallville Public Library Children's Department 2018 mascot.
The winning mascot will be turned into a stuffed animal! The child who designed it will get a stuffed animal for themselves, plus one will be kept at the Kendallville Public Library, while another lives at its Limberlost Branch in Rome City.
'Tis the Season for Gift Giving!
If you haven't started your Christmas shopping yet, chances are you will soon. Amazon.com shoppers can get their shopping done and help out the library at the same time. Simply go to www.smile.amazon.com. It's the same Amazon site, except you'll choose to support the Foundation for the Kendallville Public Library.
Special Projects? Try Our New Printer.
The Cortex is now home to a Canon Pixma inkjet printer, perfect for some unique projects. Not only does it print great photos, but it can also be used to print on cardstock, magnets, fabric transfers and more.
Certification is not required, but users are encouraged to read the instruction manual before printing.
Talking Books Available at No Cost
Visual or physical impairments don’t need to prevent anyone from reading a good book. That’s why the Indiana State Library provides the Talking Book Library initiative. It’s available for anyone with a visual or physical impairment, such as blindness, Parkinson’s Disease, a reading disability, arthritis, etc.
Once you are signed up (the library can assist with that), you’ll receive an audio player and rechargeable batteries in the mail. The large buttons on the audio player, combined with braille on the buttons, make it easy to use. You can select the genres you’d like to listen to, choose specific authors, or pick individual books. All are sent through the mail directly to your home. There are no late fees, and there is no cost for this service.
Video Games Now Available at KPL
The 2017 Summer Adventure Community Prize is now available at the Kendallville Public Library and its Limberlost Branch.
Video games for Xbox One and Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Playstation 4, and Nintendo Wii are now on the shelves at both locations and ready for check out. You can check out up to two video games at one time for a seven day loan period. Video games may be renewed once if no one else has a hold on the item.
Cortex Kit Update
We've just added a Canon Rebel T6 DSLR to our Cortex Kits! See the complete list of kits and unique collections here.
Artists, Authors, Family Project Announced for Fair
Meet, greet and learn from local artists and authors at the Kendallville Public Library's Art and Author Fair. Featured guests will sell and sign their products, and everyone can participate in a family paint project!
The Art and Author Fair will be held at the Kendallville Public Library on Friday, September 15 from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. This event will be held in conjunction with the Kendallville Chamber of Commerce Showcase Kendallville and Job Fair.
Ask Alexa About Our Events
We now have another way for you to stay up-to-date with events going on at the library. Use Burbio! With it, you can simply Ask Alexa (via your Amazon Echo) to tell you what’s going on at the Kendallville Public Library, or its Limberlost Branch Library.
KPL Mobile is Now Live!
Want quick and convenient? Just download the Kendallville Public Library's new app.
KPL Mobile makes it easier than ever for you to use the library's online services. Through this app, you can access your account, place holds, use OverDrive, see what books are popular, search the catalog, view upcoming events, browse online resources, connect with the library on social media and check our locations and hours. It doesn't replace the library's website, but makes some of the site's most popular features available in a simplified format.
Library Pours Hearts and Funds into Events
The Kendallville Public Library and its Limberlost Branch are places to not just check out books, but to gain experiences. Numerous events each month are planned for children, teens and adults that are more than just reading a quick story or making a simple project.
Each year, the department managers earmark a significant amount of their budgets for programming. Programming expenses include purchasing supplies, hiring speakers and performers, picking up snacks and more. The library is funded through tax dollars – your property taxes, primarily, and we work hard to be good stewards of those funds.
Experience the Eiteljorg Museum for free!
The Kendallville Public Library has purchased two passes to the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis. Each pass is good for admission of up to four adults (at least two must have the same address) and all children age 17 and under. One pass will be available at the Kendallville Public Library, while the second pass will be kept at the Limberlost Branch in Rome City.
Library Combating Circulation Slide
Library usage overall is up at the Kendallville Public Library. So does that mean more people checking out more books? Not necessarily.
Books take on a lot more forms now: print, CD audio, Playaways, eBooks. It's easier than ever to take a book on the go, but circulation is still declining at many libraries.
"I think it's a sign of the times," said Kendallville Public Library Director Katie Mullins.
Rambling Rocks Takes Over Noble County
The Kendallville Public Library began a Rambling Rocks project in April, and since that
time, this initiative to "Plant Joy" has grown to epic proportions - even traveling to Florida and South Carolina!
The idea is simple: paint and hide rocks throughout the community. Once rocks are painted and sealed to protect them from the weather, they are hidden...everywhere. Rocks have been located on nature trails, at downtown stores, around lakes, and even hidden on shelves in Kroger and Rural King.
Faster Evergreen Deliveries Start in July
Starting this month, the Kendallville Public Library will begin receiving an Evergreen Indiana delivery every day of the week! This means that you should receive any books, audio books or DVDs that you’ve placed on hold even faster.
If you’re new to placing items on hold, we can help! We’ve created a series of brief Evergreen Indiana tutorial videos, including one specifically for requesting an item through the online catalog. Find the tutorials at our website (www.kendallvillelibrary.org) under Online Resources.
KPL Celebrates 10 Years at Bixler Lake
The Kendallville Public Library's been around more than a hundred years; just ten of them at its location on Bixler Lake. But in that decade, we've seen a lot of change – most of it for the better.
Buildings tell a story, and our library has lived in three of them. Each one had its own significance, its own chapter, and its own tale to tell.
The Carnegie building on East Rush Street was an icon of its time, and is still easily recognizable today for the library it used to be. The stone façade of the building on West Rush Street filled the need for a larger library with more space for a growing number of people, new items like computers, and expanded programming.
The building at Bixler Lake came at a time when people said libraries were dying.
We're Done with Dewey
Overheard in the library: "I don't know who Dewey was, but he's never done anything for me!" We agree, and that's why we're doing away with the Dewey Decimal System. It's really an antiquated method for librarians - back when the books were kept behind closed doors - to find the books their patrons were looking for. Now, there's really no need for it.
Donations Accepted for READ Program
If you haven't been to the Kendallville Public Library lately, you may be surprised at what you'll find.
You'll still see the basics of books, DVDs, CDs and magazines, but now there's more. In addition to being a "traditional" library, we're also a library of "things" (see more of our unique collections here: www.kendallvillelibrary.org/library-services/unique-collections). Want to take a GoPro on your ski trip? Check one out at KPL.
Read for Kindergarten Readiness!
The Kendallville Public Library's 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten initiative has helped dozens of families read to get ready for school. We have 100 themed book bags filled with 10 books each, plus activities to help your kids grow and learn.
If you're already part of the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten initiative, then you've probably noticed the whole new look to the activity sheets.
DVDs Now Circulating in Evergreen Indiana
Dozens of libraries, including the Kendallville Public Library, are now circulating DVDs through Evergreen Indiana.
To this point, patrons have only had the ability to request books, audio books and magazines from the more than 100 libraries in Evergreen Indiana. Now, more than 40 libraries have agreed to circulate some or all of their DVD collections, adding nearly 100,000 more items that can be requested from another library and sent to a patron's home library.
State Park Passes Are Back for 2017
Due to its success in 2016, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources has extended its Annual Parks Pass partnership with Indiana libraries for one more year!
The DNR has donated a pass to the Kendallville Public Library, and we have purchased an additional pass for the Limberlost Branch in Rome City. Both passes are available now.
Keep up with us on Facebook
Many of our events fill fast - some even weeks in advance! Keep up with the latest events happening at the Kendallville Public Library by taking advantage of some special features that Facebook offers to give you more control over your newsfeed.
Implementing these changes to your newsfeed will allow you to see the latest events from the Kendallville Public LIbrary.
Here are the step-by-step instructions:
- Go to the Kendallville Public Library Facebook page
- Click the "Following" button
- Click "See First" from the drop down menu.
- Then click on the pencil to the right of "In Your News Feed."
- Then click on "Notifications."
- Select "All posts"
You can also click over to our page when you're on Facebook, to see everything we've posted recently.
Features Added to Your Online Account
Evergreen Indiana's upgrade over the New Year's holiday brought some changes to your account. You can take advantage of these new features by accessing your account at www.kendallvillelibrary.org. Need some help learning about your online account? Click here to access KPL Connect tutorials.
Time to Renew Your Kroger Community Rewards
If you shop at Kroger or Owen's, it may be time to renew your Community Rewards selection so you can continue to donate to the Kendallville Public Library when you use your Kroger Plus Card.
If you have a Kroger Plus Card, you can simply go online to www.kroger.com/communityrewards, and sign in or create an account. Then you will be able to link your Plus Card to the Kendallville Public Library (can be searched by name or found by entering code 59848). Each January, you will need to renew this selection.
Out with the Old, In with the New
Why thinning out the library's collection actually improves it
When you want your garden to grow lush, green and healthy, you weed it. The same is true of libraries who want their collection to grow and flourish.
Maintaining a library's collection isn't an easy task. Tens of thousands of books fill the shelves, and librarians are always purchasing more to keep current on non-fiction topics, or keep the most popular fiction stories in stock. In fact, since 2014 the Kendallville Public Library has added around 17,500 items to its collection.
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