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     * NEWS! NEWS! NEWS!* - THE KINDLE e-reader IS NOW COMPATABLE WITH SOUTHERN ILLINOIS "LIBRARIES ON THE GO" OVERDRIVE.

P.S. CHECK OUT DISNEY DIGITAL BOOKS THAT CAN ALSO BE DOWNLOADED TO YOUR COMPUTER!!

           CLICK ON THE ICON ABOVE FOR MORE INFO!

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THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY MAY 28 IN OBSERVANCE OF THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY. NORMAL HOURS WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY MAY 29.

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Summer Story Time is Coming!!

Summer Story Time will be held at the Mascoutah Public Library from June 19-July 27. Parents will need to sign up their children from May 1 - June 15 at the Public Library. Ages 3-8 will meet on Tuesdays @ 10:15 am and ages 9-14 will meet on Thursdays @ 12:45 pm.  Your son or daughter should be bringing home a flyer from school in the next few days with more details.

           DON'T FORGET!!                 

 PARENT SIGN-UP AT THE LIBRARY IS A MUST!!

CHECK OUT THE SUMMER READING VIDEO AT

www.ireadprogram.org

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MASCOUTAH 175TH ANNIVERSARY

MASCOUTAH 175TH ANNIVERSARY COINS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY FOR ONLY $10. ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF COINS WERE MINTED, SO BE SURE TO GET YOURS BEFORE THE SUPPLY RUNS OUT!!

ARE YOU MAKING PLANS FOR ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE THIS YEAR IN HONOR OF "MASCOUTAH 175"? CHECK OUT THE LINK BELOW FOR A LIST OF ALL THE COMING ACTIVITIES!

 http://www.mascoutah.com

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THE NEW STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT MAPS ARE AVAILABLE AND YOU CAN ACCESS THEM ON THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WEBSITE.

http://www.elections.il.gov/gis.aspx

 THIS LINK WILL GIVE YOU AN INTERACTIVE GIs MAP OF THE NEW DISTRICTS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE NEW DISTRICT  BOUNDARIES WILL NOT APPLY UNTIL THE NOV. 2012 ELECTIONS AND NO ONE WILL REPRESENT THESE NEW AREAS UNTIL JAN. 2013.

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINSTRATION GRANT

The following Equipment, DVD's, and Books are available at the Mascouah Publilc Library through a grant from the SBA through the Illinois State Library. Call the Library at 566-2562 to reserve your equipment or stop in and check out the items. Equipment is loaned for one week while other item checkout periods vary from one to three weeks.

* HP ProBook Laptop loaded with Business Plan Pro and Sales and Marketing Pro (500+ sample bisiness plans / 20+ essential tolls and resources

* BenQ digital Projector and portable viewing screen

* Pro Series 59" Tripod for camera and camcorder

*Headphones with attached microphone

* Kodak Playsport water proof video camera

* Business for Beginners - Book

* Adobe Acrobat 9 HOW-TO'S 125 Essential Techniques - Book

* Total Training for Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Essentials - DVD

* Preventing Workplace Violence (DVD plus Binder) Training program (English and Spanish)

* Safety Orientation Training Video - DVD

* Workplace Blood Borne Pathogens for Healthcare - DVD (English & Spanish)

* Preventing Sexual Harassment for Employees - DVD

* Preventing Sexual Harassment for Mangers - DVD

Workplace Blood Borne Pathogens - DVD

(All three of the above are available in English or Spanish)

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 Keep up to date with events and news around Mascoutah! Look under our News & Events folder for the new Local News & Events

Library Resources

Resources - Work and research from the office or from home, anytime:

• Materials Online: books, articles, research databases, and more
• Selected Sites: what's good on the Web
• Good Reads: book reviews, top sellers, author interviews, and news headlines

     GREAT, NEW WEB SITE BELOW!!

                                        Online Audiobooks:  Check out E-books, Audiobooks and music online through the Southern Illinois Libraries On the Go!

Whats going on? - Check out the calendar anytime.