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DINOvember at the Library

DinosaursThroughout the month of November at the Library, we will be celebrating all things dinosaurs! The month-long celebration known as DINOvember will be full of events for adults and kids alike focused around these prehistoric marvels. Each library location will participate. Hear from a real paleontologist. Check out bone replicas. Enjoy life-size dino puppets. Create your own fossils. Crack open a dino egg.

PACKED--New Library Subscription Service

PACKED Library Subscription Service

Readers—if you love personalization, convenience, and the element of surprise, have we got news for you! Auglaize County Libraries is introducing PACKED, a new free library subscription service, in all six of our library locations. PACKED will expand your shelf and cut down on time spent hunting for your next great read.

If you ever heard or tried StitchFix, Blue Apron, BirchBox, or any of the other vastly popular subscription services on the market today, the concept may sound familiar. Simply, fill out a fun survey (think BuzzFeed) to tell us a bit about your reading preferences—what are you in the mood to read, what do you avoid, etc. A human librarian then selects 3 books based on your answers. Your selections are then placed in a custom PACKED bag with your name on it, ready to be picked up at your convenience. And since half the fun is unwrapping, we’ll keep your selections a secret until you pick it up! PACKED bags can be scheduled on a monthly, quarterly, or a one-time basis. Click the button below to get started for free. Brought to you by the staff at Auglaize County Libraries.

Treat your shelf to a free PACKED Book Subscription today!


 

HIRING

The Auglaize County Public District Library System is hiring for the position of
Youth Services Assistant 

Do you enjoy working with the public? We invite you to apply for a chance to join our library services team.

Under general direction, the Youth Services Assistant works with the Library Services Manager to help, organize, and direct the library’s system-wide youth programs and develops and administers the youth programs, classes, and events at the Central Library in Wapakoneta. The Youth Services Assistant will work at the Central Library in Wapakoneta and will serve as one of the public relations representatives for the library to include but not limited to manning the Youth Services desk, story time, children’s programs, speaking engagements about library services and more. In coordination with the Library Services Manager, the Youth Services Assistant is part of the programing team. This position works alongside the Adult & Teen Services Assistant and the Library Services Manager when developing and administering services. They prepare advertising and promotional materials for library services, oversee distribution of the materials and assist with collection development including acquisitions of library materials and collection maintenance.  The Youth Services Assistant will have the knowledge and ability to provide assistance to library patrons, charge and discharge library materials and process materials.

For more information please visit the Employment page of our website.

Job Posting - Youth Services Assistant

 

Publishers are limiting your use of eBooks and eAudiobooks through the Auglaize County Libraries

 

You know that book that’s at the top of your “Must Read” list? Imagine grabbing your tablet and searching the library’s catalog only to find that the eBook you wanted is unavailable. That’s what will happen under the new policies the major publishers have for public libraries. The new terms restrict how libraries can purchase and circulate eBooks and eAudiobooks. Here’s the situation:

 

·        None of the big publishers are selling or licensing eBooks and eAudiobooks to public libraries in the same way they do print copies.

 

·        Libraries are limited on the number of copies they can purchase, as well as when and how long they can be active in the library’s catalog.

 

·        In some cases libraries are being denied access to the electronic new releases.

 

·        These changes will make it impossible for libraries to provide equal access to information and hurt Ohioans who depend on the library the most.

 

Auglaize County Libraries has promoted eBooks and eAudiobooks usage for more than 12 years, long before it was as popular as it is today. In fact, over 31,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks were borrowed from the Auglaize County Libraries last year.

 

The costs associated with eBooks and eAudiobooks are rising as well. Libraries are often required to pay several times the retail price and now may be forced to re-purchase popular titles every two years. Auglaize County Libraries spent over $17,000 in 2018 on eBooks and eAudiobooks.

 

We hope to reverse or modify these new policy changes by working with the publishers and authors, as well as library consortia, our state and national library associations, and other stakeholders. We will keep you updated on the situation.

 

Thank you for your loyalty and your valuable time.

 

Sincerely,

 

Beth Steiner

Director

Auglaize County Public District Library System

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