See More Books
at
Oakville Green
and
Take Part In
Giant Community
Garage Sale!
The Friends of the Oakville Public Library
will be selling used and nearly new books
at the Oakville Green Giant Garage Sale on
Saturday, May 29
from 8 a.m. to Noon
Oakville Town Hall parking lot,
1225 Trafalgar Road
Vendors will be setting up from 7 to 7:45 a.m.
and sales to the public will begin at 8 a.m. and wrap-up by noon.
Take Part In
Giant Community
Garage Sale!
And raise money for Oakville Green
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Used Book Sales
Oakville Literacy Council
We are pleased to be able to announce
the Oakville Literacy Council’s
popular used book sale
to raise funds to advance literacy in our community.
Next sale!
Thursday, May 27 to Saturday, May 29, 2010!
Thursday and Friday 9:30 to 9, and Saturday 9:30 to 6
Hopedale Mall Centre Court, Third Line and Rebecca
Thousands of good quality books at bargain prices!
Children’s books and adult fiction pocketbooks are $1 each,
and all other soft and hardcover books are $3.
(Some specially priced books as well.)
Get details at
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Wednesday: April 14 
6 – 9 pm
Members Only - $10 membership available at the door, or get your annual membership by subscription.
Thursday: April 15
9 – 11 am
(Library Staff Only)
Thursday: April 15
12 noon – 9 pm
Friday: April 16
9:30 am – 5 pm
Saturday: April 17
9:30 am – 5 pm
Sunday: April 18
1 – 4 pm (All books are half-priced)
Where: Oakville Central Library Auditorium
When: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 7:00 p.m.
BRIEF MEETING FOLLOWED BY
PRESENTATION FROM
BRIAN BELL, ELECTRONIC
ONLINE SERVICES DIRECTOR
“The future is NOW at the Oakville Public Library”
Snacks and refreshments will be available.
Chance to try out electronic book readers that the library will be putting into use later this year
Please RSVP to:
Library Switchboard
(905) 815-2042
by January 16, 2010
Free parking is available (after 5 p.m.) at the rear of the library and also on Water St.
THE FUTURE IS NOW
AT OAKVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
COME TO
THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND
TRY OUT THE KINDLE
The Oakville Library Electronic Online Services Director, Brian Bell will be looking at the library’s newest electronic advances at the Friends of the Library’s Annual General Meeting on January 20th, 2010. The title of Mr. Bell’s presentation is “The Future is Now” and he will look at ways that the library is adopting new technologies. Mr. Bell, a leader in the field of library electronic services, points out that the Oakville Library has been very proactive in making changes. As an example of the new directions taken, electronic book readers just like this Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device
Some believe that these e-books will change the way novels, textbooks, and reference books may be accessed. And authors, who have struggled with slumping sales, may now have an exciting new revenue stream to exploit. The current e-books may have handled some of the earlier objections to their use. The screens read like “real paper” even in bright sunlight and they can hold up to 1,500 books.
The library’s e-books will be available for lending out at each branch of the library where the readers will be loaded with digital books titles that will be provided for selection through the Oakville Library.
The questions that inevitably rise once again are; How the printed word and publishing is going to change? Does this spell the end of books? Will this put a serious crimp in the Friends book sales? Many questions. Mr. Bell may not have all the answers, but we are certain he will be able to share his expert observations.
FRIENDS OF THE OAKVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Mr. Bell’s presentation will follow Friends Annual General Meeting on January 20, 2010 in the second floor auditorium at the Central Library at Lakeshore Road and Navy Street. Parking is available IN lots on Water and Church Streets. There will be refreshments and snacks, a roundup of the year’s activities and installation of officers followed by Brian Bell’s presentation. Acting chair: Carlie Oreskovich
The Library and Friends of the Library wish to thank you for helping to make our Fall 2009 sale and for making it a success. We hope to see you for the spring sale: April 14-18, 2010. In the interim please attend the AGM on January 20th so we may properly acknowledge and thank you.
Acting chair Carlie Oreskovich
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Winners of the Write2Xpress Competition for which Friends provided funds to organize and pay guest writer and judges, were announced at an awards night at Iroquois Ridge Secondary School on Monday, December 7th. The students were all to write a story using the following photograph as a prompt.
Grade 7/8
1st place: Jane Jacobs for “Finding Rose”
2nd place: Samuel P. Doyle for “The Curious Incident of the Man in the Batman Suit”
3rd place: Lauryn Farrell for “Down”
Grade 9/10
1st place: Kati Tomkins for “Iron and Tears”
2nd place: Holly Koponen for “The Darkness Beyond the Doorway”
3rd place: Katrina Blandfor “Labyrinth”
Grade 11/12
1st place: Tommy Nicholls for “The Bottom Rung”
2nd place: Lauren P. MacLellan for “Concrete Elephants”
3rd place: James Applewhaite for “What is the Blood Content of My Liquor?”
Judges for the event were: Jodi Sanderson, writer, editor, former councilor, and Sheridan College teacher, Oakville Beaver managing editor Rod Jerred, and Pick of the Crop, children’s book store, owner Lynne Scott. The fifth year of the event drew more than 60 entries and the judges all indicated that they were impressed with the creativity of the submissions.
We would like to thank our members for their continuing support and all the volunteers who put in a great deal of time and effort in once again helping to make our book sales so successful this year. Together we have helped support and maintain the Oakville Library’s special services and programs, such as the Summer Reading Program and Battle of Books.
We would like to invite you to come out to our Annual General Meeting on January 20, 2010 in the Auditorium at Central Library at Lakeshore Road and Navy Street. Parking is available at lots on Water and Church Streets. There will be refreshments, a roundup of the year’s activities, installation of officers and presentation by Brian Bell on the Future of the Library Today.
Remember, if you want to volunteer for the board or help in the upcoming events and sales, contact us at 905.815.2042 ext 5900 or through our website www.friendsofthelibrary.ca
Sincerely, acting chair: Carlie Oreskovich
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Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale – November 11-15, 2009
Members Only Sale: Wednesday, November 11th – 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Public Sale:
Thursday, November 12th – 12:00 (noon) – 9:00pm
Friday, November 13th – 9:30am – 5:00pm
Saturday, November 14th – 9:30am – 5:00pm
Sunday, November 15th – 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Books are still only $1.25 per pound! On Sunday, all books are half-price!