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LIBRARY & MUSEUM Ate,
<br /> LIBRARY HOLDS & RENEWALS • What's the best book you've read lately?Hands down,
<br /> the best book I read in 2018 was
<br /> The Louisville Public Library, Happiness by Aminatta Forna.A
<br /> as part of the Flatirons Library difficult,beautiful book.
<br /> Consortium (FLC),is introduc-
<br /> ing a couple new features that. • What did you love about it?I
<br /> will make managing your library LOUISVILLE PUBLIC loved the language,the themes,
<br /> account much easier.First,you the characters.Forna writes
<br /> will be able to have holds on 25 LIBRARY about violence,trauma and what
<br /> items,up from the 10 we have GO ANYWHERE FROM HERE it means to be human. I know it
<br /> allowed in the past.We've seen sounds heavy,but Forna's writ-
<br /> demand increase now that our ing lifts the story up.As we follow
<br /> patrons have access to the collections at six FLC libraries. Jean,the urban wildlife biologist
<br /> We serve a community of voracious readers and 10 holds is in London to study foxes,and Attila,the trauma psychia-
<br /> simply no longer enough for many of you. trist in town for a conference,we learn about their worlds
<br /> and can't help but wonder who is more evolved,us or
<br /> In addition,all FLC libraries are implementing auto-renewal the foxes? I can't recommend it strongly enough!
<br /> of library materials.Items on your account that are eligible
<br /> to renew will be automatically renewed by the library on • What's on your list to read next?Oh,so many books...
<br /> their due date.Some items won't be renewable,such as HITS right now I'm listening to An American Marriage by
<br /> titles,items that have holds or items that have reached their Tayari Jones.What's next?The Distance Home by Paula
<br /> renewal limit.All others will renew and you will be notified of Saunders,The Blue Guitar by John Banville,Bowlaway
<br /> the new due dates.We hope these new services,coming in by Elizabeth McCracken and Educated:A Memoir by Tara
<br /> early March,will enhance your library experience! Westover.
<br /> TESTING & EDUCATION RESOURCES RECENT SUCCESSES AT THE LOUISVILLE HISTORICAL
<br /> MUSEUM
<br /> Did you know that the library has online services that can
<br /> help you apply for graduate school,help your student The Louisville Historical Museum rounded out the end of
<br /> prepare for the ACT or SAT or help you practices for a career- 2018 with a number of successes.The Museum saw over 500
<br /> related exam,all FREE with your library card?The Testing visitors during the First Friday Art Walk and Parade of Lights
<br /> &Education Reference Center is available on the Library's in December!Overall,the Museum drew 4,177 visitors to its
<br /> website under Learning&Research and can give you an campus on Main Street in 2018. Programs and outreach at-
<br /> extra edge to get that job,get into your top school or get tendance reached 2,089,and the number of historic photos
<br /> a scholarship!Visit the Library's website at www.Louisville- from the collection that are viewable and searchable online
<br /> Library.org or stop by the Library(951 Spruce St.)for more now exceeds 4,200!Also memberships reached new levels in
<br /> information. 2018.The membership program,which is a collaboration of
<br /> the Historical Museum and the Louisville History Foundation,
<br /> A UNIVERSE OF STORIES: SUMMER READING AT THE included 116 new paying memberships and a total of 863
<br /> LIBRARY paying memberships at the end of the year.
<br /> Summer will be here before you know it and the library staff The informal survey of the Museum's services that was done
<br /> is preparing for another exciting Summer Reading Program! last fall yielded results that speak to the special place that
<br /> This year's program,A Universe of Stories,will start with our the Historical Museum holds in theO heart of the community.
<br /> 2nd Annual Kick Off Day on Friday,May 24th from 10 am-4 Based on 78 survey questions,94/o of respondents gave a
<br /> pm in the library's meeting room. It's a fun-filled day with positive rating
<br /> Oof"excellent"or"good"to Museum programs
<br /> activities and entertainment while you register the whole and events;95/o gave a positive rating on The Louisville
<br /> Historian quarterly publication that is sent to members;
<br /> family.This summer we will bring back the crowd favorite, 98%gave a positive rating to visitor tours;and 61%gave a
<br /> Big Bubble Circus,and introduce you to dogs that wear capes positive rating to the Museum campus with respect to such
<br /> and do tricks,challenge your culinary skills with a teen cook considerations as ADA accessiiblity,work and meeting space
<br /> ing class and much more! and exhibits.Lastly,96%of respondents gave a positive rat-
<br /> ing of"excellent"or"good"to the overall performance of the
<br /> LOCAL LEADER READERS Historical Museum.
<br /> Our community is full of avid readers,and there are so many Thank you to Museum members,supporters,volunteers and
<br /> great books out there that it can be hard to pick your next visitors and to all of the members of the public who re-
<br /> great read.We asked Sharon Nemechek,Director of Li- sponded to the informal survey!We look forward to another
<br /> brary&Museum Services to tell us a little about what she's successful year of serving the Louisville community and
<br /> reading. exploring its history together in 2019.
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