Events!

Busy days at Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library. We recently celebrated Banned Books Week, an annual observation of books which have been challenged or banned over the years, as a reminder of the needed diligence for intellectual freedom and access. Our thanks to WAGM-TV for visiting the display in our multi-purpose room.

Today some of our staff had the exciting opportunity to speak with some librarians live from Bogota, Colombia, through Second Life, who are interested in learning more from us about virtual librarianship. This wonderful opportunity was made possible by the US Embassy.

The library will be having a booth at a couple of upcoming events at the University of Maine in Presque Isle: The first will be on Friday, October 10, from 10-5 for the Tech Fair; the second will be on Saturday, October 25, from 8-12 for the Health Fair, and we will be joined by TAMC. The Presque Isle Elks Club has made several VERY generous donations for prizes and giveaways - especially for young people - with a health and wellness theme. We thank them deeply and hope that you will come along and visit Miss Sue and Lisa Shaw at the booth.

The Senior Club will be meeting on Wednesday, October 15th, from 12-2. As usual, lunch will be provided, and we are awaiting final confirmation on a very exciting musical performance!

We thank you all for your continued membership at the library. There is much going on behind the scenes to make this a valuable and exciting place to be. Check our website for upcoming events, and please do let us know when there is something that YOU would like to see!

TAMC Healthfair 2007 a Success

If you were able to attend the Health Fair on Saturday you saw for yourself what a great success it was this year. The theme of "Around the World" was beautifully captured at all the booths and it was fun to see people dressed up in traditional costumes from around the world. We hope you stopped by the library booth to pick up the many booklets and handouts we provided on various health topics. Many people signed up for our raffle and winners will be picked and notifed on Monday, November 5th.

Whenever you need to locate health information you can always contact the library and we will be happy to assist you. A great place to start your own online search is: MedlinePlus
Of course, any and all health information you find on your own should be reviewed and discussed with your healthcare provider should you have questions or concerns.

A special thank you to all who provided support and donations:

• To the MSAD1 School Farm for providing their delicious apples to hand out
• To The Silver Basket for donating a beautiful gift basket to raffle
• To the Presque Isle Historical Society for donating one of their wonderful calendars to raffle
• To the Maine Potato Board for booklets and handouts
• To Crown Travel for travel posters, brochures, and maps to decorate booth
  
• To the National Network of Libraries of Medicine--New England Region (Michele and Javier) for supplying us with MedlinePlus literature and giveaways.
• Thanks to Nicholas for helping to staff our booth!