Butler Public Library

MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010 UPGRADE

Coming soon.......the library will be upgrading all computers to Microsoft Office 2010. In anticipation of this upgrade we are providing a link to a Microsoft Office 2010 Tutorial so that you may become familiar with the new software. Click here to take the tutorial.

CASH FOR GOLD AND SILVER

The Library Friends group in conjunction with the library held a Cash for Gold fundraiser on Saturday, April 28. A total of 8 people participated in the event. Proceeds from Cash for Gold will go towards buying updated computers for the library. We will be holding the Cash for Gold fundraiser again on Saturday, September 15, in the Book Sale Room.

LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

Thursday, June 7 at 8:00 pm

The Library Board of Trustees will meet at the Library at 8:00 pm. Board meetings are in an open forum to the public and we encourage the public to attend. The Board of Trustees meets the first Thursday evening of every month. For more information about the Library Board of Trustees, click here.

SPRING STORY TIME

Spring Story Time will begin on Monday, April 16, and will continue through Thursday, June 7. Please check the CHILDRENS page for more information about all of our Children's Programs. Sign up for all Children's Programs at any time by calling the library at 973-838-3262, or ask at the Circulation Desk.

APRIL READING CHALLENGE

Winners from the April Reading Challenge held April 1 - 30, for the Adult age group are a tie with a total of 16 books read by Rhoda Haeberle and Selma Krinick. The winner for the Children's age group is Paige Caputo with an impressive total of 41 books read in the month of April. An honorable mention goes to Olivia Boone and Ryan Khieu who each read a total of 26 books. Congratulations to all of the winners!

GIFT-A-BOOK SALE

Thank you to everyone who donated to the Children's Collection during our Gift-A-Book Sale for the month of April. A total of 36 Children's Books were donated to the Children's Collection. Thank you for you support.

INCOME TAX FORMS 2011

The following links may be used to access forms for income tax returns. The IRS website for Federal can be reached here: http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html and the New Jersey State Division of Taxation website can be reached here: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/prntgit.shtml.

THANK YOU FOR DONATING BOOKS

The Butler Public Library would like to thank the public for donating used books for our Book Sale Room. The library is no longer accepting book donations until further notice.

WHAT'S MY LINE ANSWER FROM APRIL

Thank you to everyone who submitted guesses for April. Opening line: “In the corner of a first-class smoking carriage, Mr. Justice Wargrave, lately retired from the bench, puffed at a cigar and ran an interested eye through the political news in the Times.”? The last sentence: “And they will find ten dead bodies and an unsolved problem on Indian Island.” The correct answer, ‘And Then There Were None’ (also published as ‘Ten Little Indians’) by Agatha Christie, was submitted by Eileen Gelenter and Samantha Cartagena. The book is on display by the New Fiction area and is available for borrowing.

The library has available copies of the 2012 New Jersey Travel Guide. Explore the restaurants, accommodations, and attractions the Garden State has to offer – birding, boardwalks, ballet, and Butler!

The library's latest electronic resource is HealthyNJ. HealthyNJ is a product of the University Libraries at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to meet the healthcare information needs of consumers, NJ-based policy makers, and healthcare professionals. From the Home Page, go to Resources and scroll down to Health and Well Being.

From the library's online catalog, http://catalog.mainlib.org/, click on Search Databases and then MAIN Online Databases. Scroll down to Business and click on ReferenceUSA. Enter your library card number and you will see just some of the resources available to help you. Career Transitions is a complete, self-paced application that walks job-seekers through the entire job-seeking process from assessing strengths and interests, to exploring new opportunities, to ultimately improving the chances of landing a job.

Are you a distance learner? The Butler Public Library is available to proctor your midterms and finals. Proctoring takes place during normal library hours; call or stop by the library to arrange.

Need help with your resume and its cover letter? Interviewing tips? Contemplating going into business for yourself or re-entering the job market? The library's new display, The Career Cart, helps answer these and other questions. The books on The Career Cart circulate for three weeks. Titles include: "Resources for Re-entering the Job Market", "How to Write a Business Plan", "Retire - And Start Your Own Business", and "Cover Letter Magic; Trade Secrets of Professional Resume Writers." Come check them out.

BestNursingDegree.com focuses on nursing education, listing programs from over 2,300 schools around the country. The American Nurses Association and American Hospital Association both list it as a web resource, and the New York Times highlighted it in November 2010 as a nursing career/education resource. Go to Resources and scroll down to Education to learn about LPN, LVN, and RN programs, from vocational schools to master's programs.

Who doesn't need help with the college financial aid process? The Butler Public Library is here to assist. Go to the Resources Page and scroll down to U.S. Government. Check Student Guide/Financial Aid and Federal Student Aid to learn FAFSA how to's.

Sign up at www.goodreads.com for book recommendations based on your ratings of other books you have read. Keep track of all the books you have read, are reading and want to read. Write book reviews and read other members book reviews to find out what to read next. Goodreads is free so sign up today and start reading!

The library now has a preloaded Nook available for circulation! Click NOOK TITLES for the list of available titles.

Click www.DigitalLibraryNJ.com to download and listen to free audiobooks and eBooks from home. All you need is your Library card number and your PIN number to login to www.DigitalLibraryNJ.com and check out these free downloadable audiobooks & eBooks.