By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette
The library is so much more than books. We have a new addition to the library that we are calling the Memory Lab, a collection of equipment that can be used for converting different kinds of recordings, videos, and pictures to digital files that can be stored on a USB drive or SD card. The Memory Lab is available for use during library hours.
The Memory Lab equipment includes an Eyesen 8 mm and Super 8 Reels, Elgato Video Capture, and Kodak Slide N Scan, as well as various peripherals and software programs for digitizing video from DVD, VHS and 8mm film formats. Materials that are copyrighted may not be duplicated.
September is Library Card Sign Up Month. If you don’t already have one, this is an excellent time to stop by or go online and apply for a library card. It costs nothing and requires only a photo ID with a current address. A library card opens a whole new world. Besides books, a library card gives you access to Libby online books, the Iowa Adventure Pass, the Memory Lab, telescope check out, and many online and digital resources. Stop in the library to get a card and see what we have to offer. One card, endless possibilities.
We have a number of youth programs coming up. Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. Creation Corner will be making butterfly suncatchers. LEGO Mania Day will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Both of these events request preregistration. Remember that each Friday at 10 a.m., we have Preschool Story Hour. The theme of the next story hour will be tractors.
Friends of the Library will be meeting on Monday, Oct. 6 at 6:15 p.m. If you want to support the library, this is a great opportunity.
Mark your calendars for our annual Boo Bash on Oct. 31, which is Guthrie Center’s Trick or Treat night at 5-7:15 p.m. We will have family-friendly activities and special treats for trick-or-treaters.
It’s time to think of signing up to participate in the library’s annual Festival of Trees. This year’s theme is Silver and Gold.
Devin Wicks reads up on using the library’s telescope. Devin Wicks awaits moonrise. Young astronomer Devin Wicks focuses on the full moon. The telescope is available for check out at the MJB Library.
