Thanksgiving

We will be closed Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009 @5pm and Nov.26-28, 2009 all day.
Have a great Thanksgiving holiday.

Family Reading Week

Jerome Public Library celebrates Family Reading Week with Fine Forgiveness and Trail Mix



During the week of Nov 15-21, every library item returned to the Jerome Public Library (JPL) will have its fine forgiven, regardless of amount owed for that item. The staff and board are hoping this incentive will not only get “lost” materials retuned but also reinstate the privileges of those patrons whose accounts have been suspended due to large fines.
To celebrate family reading activities new children’s programmer, Ralyn Nelson has put together a kick-off event to take place at the library on Monday, November 16 at 6:00p.m. The theme for the week is “Idaho is WILD about Reading.” The food, fun, and games will be centered around outdoor recreation and Idaho wildlife with a special presentation given by Idaho Fish and Game featuring Hides and Skulls. Families who attend the kick-off event will be given a reading passport to be completed throughout the week. An outdoor recreation gift basket will be raffled on Friday, November 20th. All participating families who return their passports by 3:00p.m on Friday will be eligible for the raffle.
Come celebrate the sharing of books and stories as a family and take advantage of all that your library has to offer by returning overdue materials during this special week. Jerome Public Library is located at 100 1st Ave East. Jerome, Idaho. For more information, please contact library staff at 208-324-5427 or via the library website www.jerome.lili.org

Library will be closed

In observance of Veterans Day 2009 the library will be closed Wednesday November 11, 2009.

Go vote!

Remember to Vote!

Today is Election Day, please remember to vote. For residents living north of Main Street, the polling place is at the Jerome Public Library. For residents living south of Main Street, the polling place is the City Council Chambers. Polls will be open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. All residents age 18 and older are allowed to vote. Same day registration at the polls is available.

CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR:

John Andoe
Mike Dahmer
John Shine

CANDIDATES FOR CITY COUNCIL:

Chris Barber
Robert W. Culver
Senate Dale Eskridge
Dale S. Ross
Larry H. Webb

Ask a Librarian

Jerome Loves Books on the Go
The patrons have spoken and your library board has listened. Over the past year, the Idaho Commission for Libraries funded a free audio book subscription making books in this format available to all Idaho public library card holders. When the program was rolled out in Jerome in the fall of 2008, many book lovers asked Santa for an MP3 device to checkout books in this format. During 2009, Apple allowed their devices to be used for audio book downloads and the number of users grew even more.

When cuts had to be made at the state level, one of the programs on the chopping block was the audio book subscription for FY2010. This left the decision to our library board to determine if our patrons use warranted funding for this format of book at the local level. The numbers spoke for themselves...over the course of one year, approx. 3,000 audio books had been downloaded by JPL card holders. With this kind of usage and due to the fact that audio books are gaining in popularity and accessibility, the board voted to continue the subscription and make audio books available on our online catalog.

If you haven't tried an audio book, check out our catalog and see the many titles and subjects that are available for your listening pleasure. Go to http://www.librisystem.org/ to get started. Contact us at the library if you need assistance 324-5427.

Idaho Career Information System

The Idaho Department of Labor and the Idaho Commission for Libraries are pleased to bring you Idaho Career Information System (CIS). Here, you can examine jobs and careers, see how much schooling you need, compare wages, and so much more.

user name: library62

password: usecis1

Every Child Ready to Read

Every Child Ready to Read began Oct 14, 2009 and will continue for 6 weeks through the fall at Jerome Public Library. Susan Reid a Elementary Reading teacher walks through 6 basic priciples of early childhood literacy. This course provides building blocks for parents to begin teaching reading at birth. Feel free to call and see if there is space avaliable for you and your children.