Holiday Items of Note!

**The library will be the place for fun and games during the Christmas break!On Monday, December 29 and Wednesday 31 we will be playing a variety of games from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm. On Tuesday, December 30 at 1:30 pm we will be showing Prince Caspian (bring your blanket or pillow for sitting on the floor). All of our programs are free and open to all.

**Our hours will be 9:30 am until 5:30 pm during the break. We will be closed December 23-28 and on New Years Day.

**Still Shopping? We have Texas Capitol ornaments in stock and they make great gifts!! And for the person that has everything, what better way to recognize them than giving a gift to the library in their honor? We will give you a pretty card to give them or mail the card to them for you.

**Have a Merry Christmas and a great New Year!!!

Year end report

COLLINGSWORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY
REPORT FOR 2007 – 2008

Times people checked out items
Adult 17,931
Student 9,722

2,149 registered patrons

36,175 Visits to the Library

1,070 Attended Library Programs
# of Video Conferences and Classes held in the Library 220

# 4,894 library computer users

3,469 ITEMS USED IN THE LIBRARY

30,425 Items checked out

12,295 AUDIO/VIDEO MATERIALS CHECKED OUT

Our webpage
www.collingsworthpubliclibrary.info
Available online:
Downloadable audio books, children’s interactive online books, test preparation and skills building, World Book, online medical, scientific, history, financial resources, and many more

This year we:
Updated furniture in YA section
Reupholstered seating in lounge areas
added Wireless access and
added Coffee bar

Current library board members:
Lynn Bartlett, Mary Johnson, Barbara Bartlett, Allie Haacke,
Karen Caison, Joline Wilson, Mary Waters

Holiday Cheer!!

It is that time of year again!! Time for visiting friends, eating lots of good food and giving back to our community.

Our Holiday Open House will be Wednesday, December 3 from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm. Come by and say hello, we'd love to see you!

December Storytime will be Wednesday, December 10 at 10:00 am. All pre school children are invited.

Our Texas Capitol Ornaments are available again this year and they are soooo pretty! The ornaments make great gifts and look very pretty on your own tree.

Speaking of gifts what better way to honor someone special in your life than giving a gift to the library in their honor. We will give you a pretty card to give them or mail the card to them for you.