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Adult Services News
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1st Annual Red Cross Blood Drive
September 1 2-6 pm
The Library is hosting its first annual Red Cross Blood Drive on September 1. This drive is particularly special to Library staff because one of our co-workers, Niki Smith, is an honoree. Blood donated on Niki's behalf is credited toward the blood she has used while undergoing treatment for leukemia. Roll up your sleeves and give -- for Niki and all others who are in need of blood.
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Second Thursday – Power of Attorney
Thursday, September 9 at 2 pm
Mike Cramer and James Gilchrist will discuss the who, what, where, why and how of Powers of Attorney. |
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Caesar Carrino
Wednesday, September 22, 6 pm
Local author and historian Caesar Carrino will talk about his new book, Legendary Folk of Wadsworth, Ohio. Books will be available for purchase and signature. |
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Email Basics
Wednesday, September 29, 3 – 5 pm
A hands-on introduction to using email. Learn the basics of Email by learning how to create and use an email account. Call the Reference Desk at (330) 335-1294 to register. |
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Wednesday, September 29 at 6:30 pm
The Cuyahoga Valley National Park's inspirational stories include the transformation of a river that once burned into one now healthy enough to support American Bald Eagles, a reclaimed auto salvage yard that beavers made into a marsh for themselves, nixing the original plan to make the area a parking lot....and many, many more. Using just a few of the many stories this land has witnessed, this discussion will cover the CVNP's past and present and explain what we all can do to ensure its future. |
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Cinema Circle – Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho
Saturday, October 2, 1 pm
Alfred Hitchcock is considered by most movie buffs to be the master of suspense. Indeed, he is the creator of many of the cinematic techniques and narrative devices used by directors who wish to thrill or terrify their audiences. The Cinema Circle celebrates the 50th anniversary of one of his most famous films, Psycho, with showings this fall of three of the master's classics: Psycho, Vertigo & The Birds. Join us to watch and discuss these masterpieces. |
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Genealogy Club
A weekly gathering of local genealogists led by Todd Yarbrough. Discover helpful (free) websites, ask questions specific to your research and share resources with other genealogists. Dates and times below. No registration required. Beginners and experts welcome!
All meetings take place from 3:00 – 5:00 pm. Dates: Tuesday, August 17 Tuesday, August 24 Tuesday, August 31 Tuesday, September 7 Tuesday, September 14 Tuesday, September 21 Tuesday, September 28 |
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Gaming at the Library
Interested in learning new games? Want to test your skills against other gamers? Come on in to the library for some friendly competition. Beginners and experts welcome. Games, systems, and times below.
The Simpsons Game (Xbox 360) Monday, September 13, 6 pm Need for Speed Underground 2 (Playstation 2) Wednesday, October 27, 6 pm Call of Duty (Xbox 360) Monday, November 22, 6:30 pm For more information contact Brett at 330-331-8612 or brett.neff@wadsworthlibrary.com. All programs in Meeting Room A. No registration required. |
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Adult Computer Classes for Beginners
Fall 2010
These classes are designed for beginners. Each session lasts approximately 2 hours, including a 30 minute learning lab at the end. Dates, times, and subjects covered are listed below.
Mousing Skills I Monday, September 13, 3 pm – 5 pm Mousing Skills II Monday, September 20, 3 pm – 5 pm Keyboarding I Monday, October 11, 3 pm – 5 pm Keyboarding II Monday, October 18, 3 pm – 5 pm Basic Computers I Monday, November 8, 3 pm – 5 pm Basic Computers II Monday, November 15, 3 pm – 5 pm *Registration required. Call (330) 335-1294 to register. NOTE: There will be a open computer labs throughout the summer for those registered in the computer classes. Practice, review, or ask questions about any of the classes you attended. Registration is not necessary for these learning labs. Dates and times are below. Wednesday, October 6, 3 pm – 5 pm Wednesday, November 3, 3pm – 5 pm Monday, November 30, 3 pm – 5 pm |
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Computer Class for Experienced Users – OpenOffice Impress
Thursday, September 30, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday, October 27, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Saturday, November 13, 12:30 – 2:30 pm This class is for experienced users interested in learning how to create & edit presentations using a PowerPoint-style program called OpenOffice Impress. It will last 1½ hours with a 30-minute learning lab at the end. *Registration is required. Call (330) 335-1294 to register. NOTE: There will be a open computer labs throughout the summer for those registered in the computer classes. Practice, review, or ask questions about any of the classes you attended. Registration is not necessary for these learning labs. Dates and times are below. Wednesday, October 6, 3 pm – 5 pm Wednesday, November 3, 3pm – 5 pm Monday, November 30, 3 pm – 5 pm |
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Computer Class for Experienced Users – Open Office Writer
Saturday, September 18, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Tuesday, October 12, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm (Meeting Room B) Monday, November 8, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm A class for experienced users interested in learning how to create and edit documents using the Open Office word processing program, Writer. Open Office Writer is very similar to Microsoft Word. Each hands-on class will last 2 hours, including a 30 minute learning lab at the end. *Registration required. Call (330) 331-8612 or email brett.neff@wadsworthlibrary.com to register. NOTE: There will be a open computer labs throughout the summer for those registered in the computer classes. Practice, review, or ask questions about any of the classes you attended. Registration is not necessary for these learning labs. Dates and times are below. Wednesday, October 6, 3 pm – 5 pm Wednesday, November 3, 3pm – 5 pm Monday, November 30, 3 pm – 5 pm |
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Computer Class for Experienced Users – OpenOffice Calc
Thursday, September 16, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm (Meeting Room B)
Saturday, October 16, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm (Meeting Room B) Monday, November 15, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm (Meeting Room B) This class is for experienced users interested in learning how to create & edit spreadsheets using an Excel-style program called OpenOffice Calc. The session will last 1½ hours with a 30-minute learning lab at the end. *Registration required. Call the Reference Desk at (330) 335-1294 to register. NOTE: There will be a open computer labs throughout the summer for those registered in the computer classes. Practice, review, or ask questions about any of the classes you attended. Registration is not necessary for these learning labs. Dates and times are below. Wednesday, October 6, 3 pm – 5 pm Wednesday, November 3, 3pm – 5 pm Monday, November 30, 3 pm – 5 pm |
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Bring us your used ink cartridges!
Looking for a great way to recycle & do a bit of good for the Library? Bring us your empty ink cartridges! We can accept any HP, Dell, or Lexmark cartridges, whether from your home or business printers. Look for the green recycle box near the public computers on the first floor.
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Laptops now for home use --
Thanks, Westfield Group! The recent donation of used laptops from the Westfield Insurance Group has not only allowed the Library to offer more openings in its computer classes, but also means that the older laptops we used to use for those classes are now available to be checked out and taken home. You may borrow a laptop for one week, provided that you are at least 18 years old and that your library account has no outstanding fines or fees.
The laptops come with a wide variety of software applications including the Microsoft Office suite, Picasa (photo management), Open Office, instant messaging applications, and several Internet browsers.
Those wishing to borrow a laptop for home use should fill out an application at the Customer Service Desk.
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Wadsworth Library board adds layoffs to list of cuts
At its September 21 meeting, the Wadsworth Public Library Board of Trustees approved the latest in a round of cost-cutting actions designed to deal with the loss of over $300,000 in state funding in 2009. The measure passed included the layoff of seven employees plus a reduction in hours for numerous other staff. Combined with those who took the board’s voluntary retirement incentive, plus the loss of other personnel through attrition, the Wadsworth Library staff has been reduced by almost 30 percent in the past 18 months.
The personnel reductions come after a series of other cuts that included the elimination of staff raises; a decrease in hours of operation by 14 hours per week; a decrease in the number of Sundays that the Library is open during the school year; curtailment of materials purchases; and elimination of bookmobile service to Grades 2 and up as well as neighborhood stops and visits to area senior housing. In addition, the Library ceased the printing and mailing of its quarterly newsletter and ended all programming featuring paid presenters, including the 21-year-old Sunday Syncopations concert series.
In light of the cuts to the purchasing budget and in an effort to keep more library materials in active circulation, the Library has also contracted with Unique National Collections, a collection agency that specializes in assisting libraries to recover missing items and outstanding fines and fees.
While the Wadsworth Library receives $1,018,539 from a local operating levy approved by voters, state funding accounts for 46 percent of the annual budget. By state law, Ohio’s public libraries are funded by a set percentage of general revenue. In the new biennium budget, that percentage has been temporarily reduced from 2.22 percent to 1.97 percent, representing an estimated loss of $84.3 million. This reduction comes on top of a decline of approximately 20 percent already realized as the economy has faltered.
“The Wadsworth Library board is committed to providing service to our community which has supported the Library through the local operating levy,” said Wadsworth Public Library Director C. Allen Nichols. “However, the economic reality is that we can’t continue as we have in the past. The Library is going to be a very different place.”
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Take the Library with you...
...anywhere on the web!
Keep the Wadsworth Library catalog close at hand with the new LibX Browser Toolbar, now available for downloading to your computer. Available for both Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, the LibX Toolbar lets you search our catalog from any location on the Internet. The real "wow" feature is that any time you visit a website like Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble, a small icon of the Library's logo will appear next to book titles -- click on the icon and be instantly connected to the catalog where you can check availability and place a request.
 The Toolbar comes with no spyware or advertisements and is easy to remove if you decide you don't want it anymore. Give it a try! |
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Have you heard about Pelican Post?
Pelican Post is a free materials-by-mail service designed for those who are not able to make independent visits to the Library. Just about anything from the collection -- including items from the teen and children's departments -- may be borrowed. We'll be happy to send you books, videos, DVDs, books on tape or CD, music CDs, or magazines -- just let us know what you need! Receive your selection in your regular mail & return them to your mail carrier in the pre-paid vinyl pouch.
For more information about Pelican Post, contact the Outreach Services Department at 330-335-1296 or outreach@wadsworthlibrary.com. (Please note that this service is only available to those living within the Wadsworth City School District.) |
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Loanable laptops are now available!
Ever drop in at the Library to use the Internet and find all of the public computers in use? Now you can borrow a laptop to use anywhere in the building! You need to be 18 or older, have a valid Ohio driver's license or other state-issued ID, and a Wadsworth Library account in good standing. Laptops may be borrowed for up to two hours per day and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information and to fill out a laptop loan application, see a staff member at the Customer Service Desk. |
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eBooks (and other great things) are here!
Now you can download electronic books, audio books, videos, and music free of charge from the Ohio eBook Project, from home or office or from a special computer station at the Wadsworth Library. Browse and search hundreds of great titles and download them to computers, transfer them to portable devices, or burn them onto CDs for reading, listening, and viewing anywhere, anytime.
To start exploring, click on the link labeled "Download Books, Music & Movies" from the menu at the right side of this page. The OverDrive Download Station at the Library is located in the AV room. Bring along your MP3 player and USB cable or blank CD/DVD disks for burning right from Download Station. Blank disks are also available for sale in the Friends of the Library gift shop, Books & Baubles. |
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Digital newsletter subscriptions now available
While the LIbrary's newsletter will no longer be printed and mailed to area households, it will still be available in digital form on our webpage. So that you won't miss a single issue, we invite you to subscribe to our e-mail notification system that will generate a notice each time a new issue is posted. Your address will ONLY be used for library communications. Click here to subscribe.
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Now you can text, too!
Have a quick question? Text us! The Library's Reference Desk can now accept brief questions sent to us from your mobile phone. Our text address is wplreftext@gmail.com.
What kinds of questions can I ask via texting? Simple, quick questions of 160 characters in length that can be answered in 160 characters. If your question requires a more detailed reply, please use Live Chat or call us at 330-335-1294. While there is no charge from the Library for text messaging, you may see a charge for incoming text messages at the standard rate applied by your cell phone carrier, depending on your plan or package. Texting and Live Chat are available during regular business hours. |
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Take us with you anywhere --
We're mobile!
We've designed a new mobile website optimized for viewing on your mobile phone or any web-enabled mobile device. The new site features Wadsworth Library tools you'll find most useful when you're on the go:
Access our mobile website at http://m.wadsworthlibrary.com. Your phone will redirect you to the appropriate-sized page. If it doesn't, choose the small screen for older, 128-pixel width phones or large screen for iPhone, Blackberry, Palm Pre, etc. If you have any questions, give our Technology Department a call at 330-335-2600. |
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