Staffing Changes

I would like to pass along two changes that the public will notice starting in mid-December.

Cherie Cowan has been promoted to Assistant Librarian from her current position as Part-Time Reference Assistant.

O'donna Dean will move down to the Children's Department and be the Part-Time Children's Assistant.

We will be opening a job position for a Part-Time Reference Assistant soon.

Holiday Season

We hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving. We would like to thank the Friends of the Library for decorating the library for Christmas. The Library is on this year's Christmas Tour of Homes, and we invite everyone to join us at the library on December 9th.

Oklahoma Statehood Day

We would like to encourage everyone to attend the Oklahoma Statehood Day events this Friday, November 16th. The two closest to Perry are probably the Guthrie Centennial celebration and the Oklahoma Centennial Spectacular in Oklahoma City. The OKC event will be broadcast statewide on OETA, so you can watch it there if you can't make it to Oklahoma City.

PCL In The News

The library made yesterday's Perry Daily Journal not once, but twice. The first was a story about the first RIF distribution that was held on October 25-26th. Our local Friends group gave the Library a check for $250 toward our costs, and that award is pictured in the article. We appreciate the Friends of the Library and all they do.

The second library related appearance concerned my attendance at "Breakfast With Main Street" on Tuesday. Once a quarter, local businesspeople and community leaders gather to discuss important issues and participate in a program arranged by Main Street. This Breakfast featured Wayne Speer, former Pawnee County Assessor, who travels North America as an Oklahoma Centennial Ambassador portraying Gordon "Pawnee Bill" Lillie. All attendees had a great time walking through Oklahoma History with Mr. Speer.

Upcoming Holidays

Perry Carnegie Library will be closed the following dates in November:

November 12, 2007 - Veteran's Day (Observed)

November 16, 2007 - Oklahoma Statehood Day

November 22 - 25, 2007 - Thanksgiving

This schedule means we will have three "long weekends" in November. Also, please remember that even though we do not make items due on closed dates, you can still drop your materials into the book drop.

Halloween Redux

We had an absolute blast at Perry's Halloween celebration. I and four members of the Friends of the Library handed out candy and goodies to area children. It is great to know that the City is so generous in providing our children safe, respectable, and wholesome avenues to have fun. Children always look forward to trick-or-treating on the Square. We also hear that the various events held by local places of worship had large numbers of children.

Now, we start to look forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas.