All ages are invited to the "Dig Into Reading" Children's Summer Reading Kick-Off with the Space Painter on Saturday, May 18 at the Lane Libraries. Comedy juggler and storyteller Tom Sparough will excite and entertain kids of all ages. After the show, get registered for the "Dig Into Reading" Summer Reading Program.

11:00 a.m. at the Oxford Lane Library
2:00 p.m. at the Hamilton Lane Library
4:00 p.m. at the Fairfield Lane Library

The Lane Libraries announce the 2013 Summer Reading Challenge for children, teens and adults. Read for your chance to win great prizes May 18 - August 3. Learn more.

Check out the summer Fast Lane newsletter and events calendar (June - August) to find out what's happening at the Lane Libraries and to see a full listing of adult summer programs. Enjoy book reviews, discussion groups and musical performances or take some time to learn how to use library eBooks on your eReader. Find out more in the Fast Lane!"

Adults 18 - up are invited to Third Monday Book Club on Monday, May 20, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Fairfield Lane Library. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion of both current and classic literature.

May 20 - Hemingway's Girl by Erika Robuck [register]

Registration is required. Copies of the books can be picked up at the Reference Desk after registering. For more details, call 858-3238, ext. 358.

Children ages 8 - 11 are invited to join the hottest book club in town, The Book Buzz on Saturdays, June 1 & July 13, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the Fairfield Lane Library. We'll learn what books readers are buzzing about. Copies of the books are available at the Children's Reference Desk.

June 1 - Judy Moody and Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt by Megan McDonald [register]
July 13 - Hoot by Carl Hiaasen [register]

Registration is required. Call 858-3238, ext. 360 to register or register online.

Adults 18 - up are invited to Mystery Mondays, a Mystery Thriller book club on Mondays, June 3, July 1 & August 5, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Fairfield Lane Library. Do you have a case of the Mondays? Grab your magnifying glass and help us crack the case in this exciting book club discussion.

June 3 - Naked in Death by J.D. Robb [register]
July 1 - Suspect by Robert Crais [register]
August 5 - Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath [register]

Registration is required. Copies of the books can be picked up at the Reference Desk after registering. For more details, call 858-3238, ext. 358.

June welcomes the beginning of the 17th annual Reading & All That Jazz program at the Hamilton Lane Library. This popular series of alternating weekly book reviews and jazz performances will entertain you all summer long, June through August. All programs, free and open to the public, are on Tuesdays at noon at the Hamilton Lane Library, 300 N. Third St.

June 4 - Shouting Won't Help: Why I - and 50 Million Other Americans - Can't Hear You by Katherine Bouton; reviewed by Lori Rehm

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion during First Tuesday Night Book Club on Tuesday, June 4, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Hamilton Lane Library. Adults 18 and up are invited to discuss The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin.

Registration is required. Copies of the book will be available at the Reference Desk after registration. To register, call 894-7158 or register online.

Teens ages 12 - 18 are invited to Teen Lunch 'n' Movie: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" on Thursday, June 6, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Hamilton Lane Library. Join us for pizza, snacks and drinks while we celebrate the start of summer vacation by watching and discussing "The Hobbit." You may bring your own lunch if you don't want pizza.

Registration is required. Call 894-1409 to register or register online.

The Lane Libraries now offer free e-versions of nearly 150 popular magazines to all library cardholders, available for unlimited download through a new service called Zinio. Given the success of Lane's dedicated eBook and eAudiobook collection, offering you the option to view magazines from your computer, tablet or smartphone makes perfect sense. It's one more way the Lane Libraries are evolving with technology while assuring that anyone with a library card has free access to materials.

Click here to get started. If you need set up assistance, view this brief video.

The Freegal Mobile Application is a completely free and legal way to access a collection of almost 3 million MP3 songs using your library card. Freegal includes many of today’s top artists, a fantastic retrospective collection and music from around the world.

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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.

Lane's Library Anywhere Mobile App

Visit www.lanepl.org/mobile for details

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.

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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