When does Daylight Saving Time 2012 start and do you turn the clocks ahead or back? I never get this right. Daylight Savings Time,or DST, starts on Sunday, March 11 at 2:00 a.m. so turn your clock one hour forward before you go to sleep Saturday night. The one advantage to losing an hour of sleep this weekend -- it won't get dark as early as we get ready to say goodbye winter and head into spring. This year spring starts on Tuesday, March 20. Today it feels like spring has already arrived.
I'm glad for more evening light. The library has lots of programs coming up and we don't want the weather to prevent anyone from coming out for all the fun.
Tomorrow there will be a family story time at Holy Cross branch from 10:00-11:00. Join Jill for stories, songs, and games.
Movie night at Peosta is Thursday, March 15th from 6:30-8:00. Danielle will be showing the award-winning, family movie, Hugo. Popcorn is provided.
Friday morning, March 16th at 10:00 AM. Elisha will be presenting Literacy Fun Centers at the Asbury Eagles Club. There will be stations with literacy activities such as alphabet stamps and shaving cream letters. If you are a parent and would like some valuable strategies to help your child, please plan to attend with your little ones. Parents will have the opportunity to ask questions regarding early literacy and hear about the specific things they can do to increase their child's success in reading. This program will be repeated at
Holy Cross - March 16, 6-7 PM; Drexler/Farley- March 30, 1-2 PM; and NICC/Peosta April 10, 1-2 PM.
In the afternoon on Friday, March 16th is our big Laura Ingalls Wilder program. What’s My Story? (Reflections on the Life and Writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder) will be presented by Sarah Uthoff, Humanities Iowa Scholar at 1:45 p.m. at the NICC/Peosta Branch Library. Sarah Uthoff is an expert on Laura Ingalls Wilder. Ms. Uthoff will share stories of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life and times. And audience members will be invited to pick one of Sarah’s artifacts and hear its story. There will be lots of opportunities for everyone to take part. All area families are welcome to attend this free program. Please call any of the Dubuque County Library branches and reserve your spot for this exciting opportunity to learn about one of America’s most beloved authors.
On March 29th we will hold our first library book club meeting. Undaunted by our low attendance at our All Iowa Reads book discussion, Jenny and I are moving forward with plans for a library book club. Come to NICC/Peosta branch at 6:30 p.m. that Thursday evening and help us decide how to organize the club. Bring ideas for what you like to read, when you would like to meet, where, and how often. We are excited to get this program off the ground!
Our March program calendars are available at all our branches. Be sure to stop by and take one home to put on your refrigerator so you won't miss out on a single program. For more details the Friends newsletter will be arriving at the branches next week.
A special thank you to the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors. Last Monday they approved the county budget with a generous allocation for the Dubuque County Library. The budget has more for materials and for programming so that we can provide quality library service to the residents of Dubuque County. That means more programs, more speakers, and more books, DVDs, books on CD, and online services. Thank you so much for your support!!
We want to be your library. Tell us how we can serve you better. Contact me at dawnh@dubcolib.lib.ia.us or 563-582-0008. Enjoy the weather and have a great weekend.
Dawn
I'm glad for more evening light. The library has lots of programs coming up and we don't want the weather to prevent anyone from coming out for all the fun.
Tomorrow there will be a family story time at Holy Cross branch from 10:00-11:00. Join Jill for stories, songs, and games.
Movie night at Peosta is Thursday, March 15th from 6:30-8:00. Danielle will be showing the award-winning, family movie, Hugo. Popcorn is provided.
Friday morning, March 16th at 10:00 AM. Elisha will be presenting Literacy Fun Centers at the Asbury Eagles Club. There will be stations with literacy activities such as alphabet stamps and shaving cream letters. If you are a parent and would like some valuable strategies to help your child, please plan to attend with your little ones. Parents will have the opportunity to ask questions regarding early literacy and hear about the specific things they can do to increase their child's success in reading. This program will be repeated at
Holy Cross - March 16, 6-7 PM; Drexler/Farley- March 30, 1-2 PM; and NICC/Peosta April 10, 1-2 PM.
In the afternoon on Friday, March 16th is our big Laura Ingalls Wilder program. What’s My Story? (Reflections on the Life and Writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder) will be presented by Sarah Uthoff, Humanities Iowa Scholar at 1:45 p.m. at the NICC/Peosta Branch Library. Sarah Uthoff is an expert on Laura Ingalls Wilder. Ms. Uthoff will share stories of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life and times. And audience members will be invited to pick one of Sarah’s artifacts and hear its story. There will be lots of opportunities for everyone to take part. All area families are welcome to attend this free program. Please call any of the Dubuque County Library branches and reserve your spot for this exciting opportunity to learn about one of America’s most beloved authors.
On March 29th we will hold our first library book club meeting. Undaunted by our low attendance at our All Iowa Reads book discussion, Jenny and I are moving forward with plans for a library book club. Come to NICC/Peosta branch at 6:30 p.m. that Thursday evening and help us decide how to organize the club. Bring ideas for what you like to read, when you would like to meet, where, and how often. We are excited to get this program off the ground!
Our March program calendars are available at all our branches. Be sure to stop by and take one home to put on your refrigerator so you won't miss out on a single program. For more details the Friends newsletter will be arriving at the branches next week.
A special thank you to the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors. Last Monday they approved the county budget with a generous allocation for the Dubuque County Library. The budget has more for materials and for programming so that we can provide quality library service to the residents of Dubuque County. That means more programs, more speakers, and more books, DVDs, books on CD, and online services. Thank you so much for your support!!
We want to be your library. Tell us how we can serve you better. Contact me at dawnh@dubcolib.lib.ia.us or 563-582-0008. Enjoy the weather and have a great weekend.
Dawn
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