Butler Public Library

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

FROM THE BUTLER PUBLIC LIBRARY

LIBRARY CLOSINGS

The Butler Public Library will be closed on Monday, February 20, in honor of Presidents' Day.

LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

Thursday, February 2 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.

WINTER STORY TIME

Winter Story Time is currently in session. 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.

THANK YOU FOR DONATING BOOKS

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

WHAT'S MY LINE ANSWER FOR JANUARY

Thank you to everyone who correctly answered January's What's My Line? Opening line - 'He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff on the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.' Answer: Ernest Hemmingway's The Old Man and the Sea. Correct answers were submitted by: Karen Bartole, Maureen Burdick, Sam Cartagena, Min Chen, Kevin Chen, Carmella Germinario, Kathie Grotto, Carolyn Inga, Mary Maurer, Shalyn McCabe, Russell Schuler and Ray Whitehead.

ERIC CARLE INSPIRED PAINTINGS ON DISPLAY

Recently, local art teachers, Tracey Salvatore and Alyssa Grosso from Aaron Decker Elementary School in Butler went to a book signing of wee-known author/illustrator Eric Carle. Mr. Carle just released his latest book called, The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse! Both teachers were excited to bring the new book back to share with their students because the story is based on the real artist Marc Franz. According to Mrs. Salvatore, "We love using children's literature in the art room to create a link between art and language. Eric Carle's books are among our favorites. We just couldn't wait to share this new story with our Kindergarteners!" After hearing the story and being inspired by carle's beautiful collaged illustrations, the Kindergarteners worked together to paint large replicas of the animals in the story. Miss Grosso then had a second grade class complete the paintings by addingtextural paint techniques in the style of Mr. Carle. The colorful animals were created to be exhibited at Butler Library. As a gift to the Butler Library, Mrs. Salvatore and Miss Grosso donated a signed copy of Eric Carle's book for all to enjoy!

The Butler Public Library has been mailing a Quarterly Newsletter to all Butler residents since January 2007. We decided to Go Green & make the Newsletter available at the library where you can pick up a copy at the Circulation Desk. Or go to our website at www.butlerlibrary.org where you can view the Newsletter on any computer &/or print from anywhere. There is a link on the left side of the Home Page under the link for the Community page titled Butler Library Newsletter. There you will always be able to view the Newsletter online and print it out from any computer. You will also be able to pick up a copy at the Circulation desk if you do not have a computer/printer. The Newsletter contains information for a 3 month period on all of the events and programs at the Butler Public Library. The 1st Quarter 2012 Newsletter will be available for pick up at the library and on our website on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Future Quarterly Newsletters will be available online and at the library on April 1, July 1, and October 1. We hope you will support us in our initiative to reduce, reuse and recycle. We also hope you will come to the library for a copy of each Quarter’s Newsletter.

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.

TAre you a distance learner? The Butler Public Library is available to proctor your paper or computer-based midterms and finals. Proctoring is during normal library hours; call or stop by the library to arrange.

Surveys are still being collected as part of the library's Strategic Plan initiative. Stop by the library or Borough Hall to pick up a survey, complete it at your convenience, and drop it off at either location. From teens and tweens or seniors, to heavy users or non-users, make sure your opinion and voice are heard.

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.

We have added in September under our Resources Page, links to Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues & Magill's Medical Guide. Under Databases, the Encyclopedia is an easy-to-use & current reference that has assembled information from fields of knowledge such as biology, geology, anthropology, demographics, genetics, & engineering. It explains their interrelationships in terms that are easily understood by non-specialists. Magill's Medical Guide covers topics from A to Z: Abdomen to Zoonoses. It is geared for patients, caregivers, the healthy but worried population - offering straightforward, authoritative information that is more detailed & nuanced than what is generally presented in the popular press or in self-help guides. Please take advantage of these resources using your Butler Library Card Number.

Sign up at 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!

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.