Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Chambers County
Library System – March, 2017
March is prime time for the library to plan and finalize our
busiest and most successful event of the year, the Summer Reading Program. We already have over 150 sponsors, our
programs and details lined out, and we’re very excited about the fun activities
planned for the kids, teens, and adults this summer. Be on the lookout soon for details!
The Chambers County Library in Anahuac held a week of Spring
Break events. Throughout the week, there
were family game nights, book themed parties, painting classes, movies, and
more.
Spring Break fun at Anahuac
The Sam and Carmena Goss Memorial Branch in Mont Belvieu is
the last of our branches to start offering GED prep classes. Registration began on the 20th, and
classes officially started on Monday, March 27th. Classes are funded and organized by the
College of the Mainland’s adult education division.
On March 27th, our newest digital download
service began. Hoopla Digital allows cardholders
to check out 3 items per month. Movies,
music, eBooks, audiobooks, and comics are all on hand 24/7 with Hoopla. You never have to wait, items area always
available for checkout. Check out www.hoopladigital.com for more details
and sign up today!
On the 30th, County Librarian Valerie Jensen and
Assistant County Librarian Annie Vass worked the library booth at the county’s
annual Health and Wellness Fair. We had
the opportunity to showcase the library’s resources on cooking, exercise,
stress relief, and more. We also passed
out oranges and bananas to those in attendance.
Storytime fun continued at the libraries in March. Each month, the Children’s Librarians turn in
themes for their weekly programs. March
included fun activities such as Music & Rhythm, St. Patrick’s Day, Opposite
Day, Down on the Farm, and more!
Music & Rhythm at Anahuac
St. Patrick’s Day at Winnie
Silly socks at Anahuac
In March we welcomed two new staff members to the library
system. Katilin Hooper started on the 1st
at the Juanita Hargraves Memorial Branch in Winnie. Kaitlin will be working part-time as front
desk help. On the 6th, we
welcomed Liz Cabrera at the Sam and Carmena Goss Memorial Branch in Mont
Belvieu. Liz is the new full-time
Children’s Librarian. She will be
responsible for Storytime, Babygarten, and other programs for the 11 &
under crowd.
The library system’s annual report to the state was due this
month. Each month we collect statistics from the
three county libraries on program attendance, print and electronic circulation,
reference questions, and more. These
numbers are compiled at the end of the year and submitted to the State
Library. As long as the county meets the
local funding requirements for our assigned population, and our collection is
the appropriate size per capita, we are certified as an “Accredited” library for
another year. Currently, all Chambers
County taxpayers pay $22 per year for library services. That’s quite the bargain!
# posted by Valerie @ Wednesday, April 19, 2017 
