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| How
to Take a Better Photograph |
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Adults
18-up are invited to "How to Take a Better Photograph"
on Saturday, January 28, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Oxford Lane
Library. Donna Benkin Danoff will share her expertise on how to
capture great photographs. She will instruct participants on how
to apply picture composition rules that will increase the expressiveness
of digital pictures. Registration
is required. Call 523-7531.
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| Making
Cake for Love's Sake at the Fairfield Lane Library |
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 Adults
18 - up are invited to join us on Saturday, February 4, 2:00
- 3:00 p.m. at the Fairfield Lane Library for Making Cake for
Love's Sake. Experienced baker, Lori Horn, will give a step-by-step
demonstration of how to make valentine cake pops. Registration is
required. Call 858-3238, ext. 358.
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| American
Library Association announces 2012 Youth Media Award winners |
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The
American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, video
and audiobooks for children and young adults – including the
Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards –
at its Midwinter Meeting in Dallas. Check out the list
of winners and reserve copies of these outstanding items
from our catalog.
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| Income
Tax Help at the Lane Libraries |
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The
Lane Libraries and AARP are offering free income tax preparation
for senior citizens and residents designated as disabled or low-income
February 6 - April 11. Volunteers from AARP will be available for
sessions at the Hamilton and Fairfield Lane Libraries on specific
dates. Appointments are required. To make an appointment, call 894-6557
on weekdays beginning Monday, January 2. The schedule of appointments
is as follows:
- Fairfield
Lane Library, 1485 Corydale Dr.
Mondays and Wednesdays: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Hamilton
Lane Library, 300 N. Third St.
Wednesdays: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Winter
Calendar of Events |
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let winter weather get in your way of enjoying all that the Lane Libraries
have to offer! Be entertained by story times and special performances
for kids, learn all about eBooks and eReaders, or join one of our
many book clubs for all ages. Check out the winter
Fast Lane for a full calendar of events happening December
- February. |
| Positively
Paranormal: The Book Club with Bite at the Fairfield Lane Library |
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 Vampires
and shifters and seers, oh my! Adults 18 and up are invited to Positively
Paranormal: The Book Club with Bite at the Fairfield Lane Library.
Join us for a spirited discussion of Kitty's Greatest Hits
by Carrie Vaughn on Wednesday, February 8, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Registration is required. Copies of the book can be picked up at
the Reference Desk after registering. For more details, call 858-3238,
ext. 358.
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| Fellowship
of the Book at the Fairfield Lane Library |
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 Fellowship
of the Book, a new book club for teens ages 13 - 18, continues on
Saturday, February 11, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. at the Fairfield
Lane Library. Join us to read and discuss The Absolutely True
Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Registration
is required. Copies of the book can be picked up at the Reference
Desk after registering. To register, call 858-3238, ext. 358.
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| Second
Tuesday Night Book Club at the Hamilton Lane Library |
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 Join
in the discussion at Second Tuesday Night Book Club on Tuesday,
February 14, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Hamilton Lane Library.
Adults 18 and up are invited to take part in a lively discussion
of The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall. Registration
is required. Copies of the book will be available at the Reference
Desk after registration. To register, call 894-7158.
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Amazon Kindle eBooks now available from
Ohio eBook Project |
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We are excited to announce that our eBook collection is now compatible with the world's bestselling eBook reader, the Amazon® Kindle.
Patrons can now download
popular and classic eBooks to a Kindle device or any mobile device running the free Kindle app, such as iPhone®, iPad®, Android™, and more.
Download titles for your eReader through the Ohio eBook Project, our library consortium offering thousands of free eBooks and audiobooks. Lane patrons also have access to the SEO Library Consortium collection of eBooks.
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Free
mobile app for foreign language learning |
 The
Mango Languages Library Edition mobile app offers free access to
more than 34 foreign language courses and 14 English as a second
language courses through your Lane Mango Languages account. Mango
makes learning a new language fast, easy, and incredibly effective. Download
the app from iTunes here.
Requirements:
Compatible with Apple iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires Apple
iOS 4.0 or later. You must setup a Lane Mango account to use the Library Edition App. |
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| Jim
Blount Local History Resources |
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 The
Lane Libraries provide a
regular column about the history of Butler County by local
historian Jim Blount. Readers may subscribe to this column
via email. Scroll to the bottom of the column to subscribe. A searchable
archive of these columns, as well as Mr. Blount’s columns from
the Journal-News dating back to 1988, is available at www.lanepl.org/blount.htm.
We also offer Mr. Blount's Index
of Butler County Place Names.
Visit Lane's History and Genealogy page
for these and other resources of interest to researchers, genealogists
and students.
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Cummins Photographs |
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Click
here for easy access to Lane's collection of over 3000 Cummins
Photographs from the mid-19th to early 20th century.
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