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Library "Good" NewsSeptember 24, 2004 Did you know that you can now check out music CDs at your public library? Public libraries were named the distribution point for compensating American consumers in a national class action lawsuit brought against three of the United States’ largest music retailers last year. The CDs are going to public libraries as compensation for CD suppliers overpricing their stock which was seen as infringing on consumer rights. As a result, Kiowa County Public Library District received approximately 350 CDs that range from opera to country/western. Several CDs were duplicates so the collection will house about 100 titles for check-out. The duplicate CDs will be shared with the schools in the county. Check-out period will be one week with a 50 cent per day fine for over dues. Come in and sample some blues, jazz, or maybe some Latin music. This would be a great opportunity to sample a new genre of music. Broaden your horizons a bit! The library received a nice surprise phone call from Senator Ken Kester of Las Animas in August. The Senator wanted to let us know that he had applied to the El Pomar Foundation for grant money for libraries in his district for the 2005 year and that he had received notification that his request had been granted. Although we aren’t in his district, we are in his area of southeastern Colorado so he also applied for a grant for our library as well. He said that he was aware that the State of Colorado had been unkind to libraries over the past few years and he wanted to do what he could to help. Now, wasn’t that nice of him? We can’t even vote for him. We haven’t received official notification that we will be recipients of a $1000 El Pomar Foundation Grant in the 2005 year yet. But, even if we don’t receive the grant, it is reassuring to know that at least one of our state leaders is aware of the plight of libraries statewide and is willing to attempt to do something to help.
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STORYTIME at the LIBRARY will be on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. beginning in October. All children are invited to attend STORYTIME at the LIBRARY. Open your child’s imagination and introduce him to the world of books by attending STORYTIME at the LIBRARY on Tuesday mornings. The library’s extended hours will resume in October. We will be open until 5:30 p.m. on Monday evenings for your convenience. The extended hours will continue through April of 2005.
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