Friends
of
the
Library
Street
Fair
Draws
Large
Crowd
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A
large
crowd
attended
the
Friends
of
Library
annual
Street
Fair
which
featured
the
musical
group
"Wildheart."
This
family
group
has
performed
at
Silver
Dollar
City,
the
St.
Louis
Arch,
the
Missouri
Botanical
Gardens
and
is
popular
with
school
and
library
groups
across
the
midwest.
Mom
and
Dad,
Jan
and
George
Syrigos,
are
both
graduates
of
the
University
of
Missouri
with
degrees
in
Forestry
and
Fish
&
Wildlife
Management
respectively.
Their
14-year-old
daughter
Sophia
is
the
vocalist
for
the
group.
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Scenes from the 2014 Friends of the Li brary Street Fair
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Library
Board
Seeks
New
Bids
Reflecting
Prevailing
Wage
In
preparation
for
the
Howard
County
Library’s
100th
birthday
on
April
1,
2015,
the
library
board
is
taking
new
sealed
bids
for
replacing,
painting
and
installing 53
library
windows
and
four
exterior
doors
(excluding
front
door).
The
new
bids
must
reflect
the
prevailing
wage.
Because
of
the
historic
nature
of
the
library
as a
Carnegie
Library,
Board
members
insist
that
the
new
windows
closely
resemble
the
old
windows.
However,
they
must
be
energy
efficient.
New
doors
and
windows
should
reduce
the
cost
of
heating
and
cooling
the
library
and
should
make
the
library
more
attractive.
New
windows
should
also
help
protect
the
books
in
the
library.
For
more
information
about
the
bid
process
and
requirements,
contact
Peggy
Guest
or
the
library.
The
deadline
for
turning
in
sealed
bids has
been
extended
to
4:00
p.m.,
Aug.
12,
2014. Late
bids
will
not
be
considered.
Bids
will
be
opened
at
the
board
meeting
on
Aug.
13.
The
board
reserves
the
right
to
reject
any
and
all
bids.
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 Notes
from the HOCO Bookworm
Gifts The Library was given a book in memory of
Dianna Shallenburger by her husband. The book was from Dianna's
personal collection. The library has also received monetary gifts
from the Book Club, the Golden Study Club and Joe Ohman. This
money has been used to purchase children's books and materials.
Large Print Books The library has
received 40 large print books from the Kansas City Library. Some
of these books will replace books already in the library's collection
and others will increase the number of titles in the library's large
print holdings. If you or a friend have trouble reading regular
print books, check out the libraries large collection or large print
books.
Students from Frank Flashpohler’s Government class at Central
Methodist University
recently held a public workshop at the library. Their Power
Point demonstration which focused on using the resources of the Missouri Libraries-2-Go to access e-books and audio books
is available by clicking here.
New Time Library Board members
voted to change the time of the meetings from 4:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The board meets on the second Wednesday of each month in the
Board Room in the basement of the library.
Meetings are open to the public.
Come read our periodicals, newspapers.
The Howard County Public Library presently
subscribes to the following periodicals and newspapers:
Consumers Reports with Buying Guide, Ebony, Entertainment Weekly,
Missouri Life, National Geographic, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Taste
of Home, Time Magazine, The Fayette Advertiser and the Fayette
Democrat Leader, the Columbia Tribune and The Glasgow
Missourian. In addition, the library has other periodicals
which have been donated by some of our patrons.
New Books - Click
here to see the most recent purchases.
Thank you
to those who donated books recently: Click
here to see a list of recent
contributors.
E-books, Audio Books, Videos Now Available to HOCO Library
Patrons
 E-books
and audio books are now available to patrons of the Howard County Public
Library. Beginning on Sept.
1 patrons with a valid Howard County Library card may go to the Howard County
website
to download electronic material to a computer and a variety of other
electronic devices.
The Howard County Public Library has joined the
Missouri Libraries 2 Go Consortium which uses OverDrive, a global
distributor of electronic materials, to offer electronic material to its
members. Howard County
library card holders may access e-books, audio books, music and videos
from the consortium’s collection by clicking on the Missouri Library 2
Go link on the library’s website.
Each of the member libraries will be expected to purchase
material for the consortium’s collection.
Library card holders may browse and search the consortium’s website,
check out titles and download them to a PC or Mac®.
All titles can be transferred to portable devices – including
iPod®, Sony®ReaderTM, NookTM,
KindleTM, and more.
Most of the audio books can be burned to a CD.
 HOCO
Public
Library
Joins
Missouri
Evergreen
Consortium |
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Your local library has joined the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. This
consortium
was
specifically
formed
to
help
libraries
like
Ho
Co
Public
Library
deliver
services
at a
reasonable
cost.
As a
result
of
this
change,
our
holdings
records,
patron
records
and
circulation
records
are
stored
on a
computer
off
site.
You
may
use
the
same
library
card
and
PIN
to
access
the
new
system.
Only
the
link
and
interface
has
changed.
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Once
you
have
logged
in
you
may
search
the
catalog,
renew
your
checkouts
and
place
holds
on
items
you
desire.
In
addition,
you
may
also
view
all
the
library
items
available
from
other
consortium
members.
You
may
place
holds
on
those
items
and
they
will
be
delivered
to
your
local
library
free
of
charge.
The
consortium
has
been
adding
one
new
library
per
month
for
ten
months
and
anticipates
continuing
to
do
this
for
another
year.
We
encourage
you
to
log
into
the
new
system
and
explore
its
features.
We
ask
that
you
bring
your
profile
up-to-date
by
providing
an
email
address
and
a
text
messaging
phone
number.
The
new
system
is
capable
of
texting
(or
emailing
or
calling)
you
when
an
item
on
hold
becomes
available.
Creating
a
wish
list
and
keeping
track
of
the
items
you
have
read
are
all
part
of
the
new
system.
Stop
by
the
library
and
get
acquainted
with
the
new
system.
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