On May 4 the Stow-Munroe

Public Library levy passed with a

vote of 3,556 to 2,801. Thank

you Stow and Munroe Falls

voters! Immediately, library

employees worked into the night

to eliminate the 7 day check-

outs on new items and return

them to 14 days. When the

Board of Trustees met on May

17, the following changes were

made:

Immediately increase new

materials budget by $50,000

to supplement until levy

money arrives in 2011.

Eliminate the $3 charge for

Inter-Library Loans.

No more Friday closings (with

the exceptions of holidays.)

Patrons can once again

place holds on DVDs.

The popular database

Reference USA has been

restored.

Restore book bin delivery to

Day Care centers.

The passage of this levy was a

group effort. Thank you to

everyone who supported us. We

look forward to serving you!

L I B R A R Y S E R V I C E S H E A T S U P A S L E V Y P A S S E S

A D U L T S U M M E R R E A D I N G B E G I N S O N J U N E 9

“Make Waves at Your Library” is the theme for the Adult Summer Reading Program this year, which runs from June 9 through August 6.

There are two ways to participate. Fill out an entry form for every book you read or listen to on CD, tape or Playaway. Place the form in the entry box at the front desk. Winners will be chosen each week to win great prizes. There will be one grand prize winner who will win a $100 prepaid Visa card courtesy of

the Friends of the Library.

You can also play the “Make Waves at Your Library” Game. Pick up your game sheet at

the Information Desk beginning June 9. Displayed in the library are posters of staff members vacationing at different exotic locations. Your job is to figure out where they are. Each week stop by the Information Desk and get a clue card. Each clue has something to do with the locations. If you miss a week, just ask to see last week’s card. Submit your

completed form at the end. A winner will be drawn from all entries with eight correct vacation locations.

For more info, contact the Adult Information Desk at 330-688-3295.

Teen and Children’s Summer Reading Programs begin June 9 as well! See www.smfpl.org for all the details!

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F I N E P R I N T

F I N E P R I N T

S T O W - M U N R O E F A L L S P U B L I C L I B R A R Y

T H A N K Y O U !

Signs like this one

were seen throughout

the Stow and Munroe Falls

area before the May 4 election.

There are two great ways to

Participate in

Summer Reading.

Last year, the Adult

Information Desk answered

98,749 questions. What

types of things are asked?

Here is a sampling of

questions from May provided

from Barbara Nelson,

assistant head of reference

services.

Question: I am new to the area

and don’t know any people.

What does the library have to

offer to help me meet new

people?

Answer: We have 3 Adult

Book Discussion groups, a

Friends of the Library group,

a writer’s group, a Family

Folklore group, a Bridge

group, Quilter’s Group and a

Whittler’s group that meet at

the library. I think we have

something for everyone .

Question: Do you have to live

in Stow or Munroe Falls to

get a library Card?

Answer: No. The only

residency requirement is that

you live in the state of Ohio.

In fact, any citizen of Ohio is

eligible to go to any library in

the whole state and apply for

a library card.

Question: I have a neighbor

from Guatemala who has

difficulty with English. Does

the library teach English as a

Second Language?.

Answer: Project Learn of

Summit County does teach

English classes in our Library.

They can be reached at 330-

643-9195 or

info@projectlearnsummit.org.

Although the library staff

does not teach English

classes we do have an ESL

(English as a Second

Language) collection of

materials that can be

borrowed.

“ A S K A L I B R A R I A N ” B Y B A R B A R A N E L S O N —

H E A D O F R E F E R E N C E S E R V I C E S

P R I D E I N L I B R A R Y D A Y I S J U N E 3 0 ,

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Pride in Library Day Events:

11:30—12:00—Jazz Concert

12:00—3:00—Family

Treasure Hunt

2:00—3:00—Juggler*

7:00—8:30—Pet Show**

*Spike Passes given out 1/2 hour

before program.

**Prior pet registration is required.

No registration is needed to attend.

Get ready for Pride in Library

Day on June 30! What’s so

special about Pride in Library

Day? Well we always start

out with a great concert by

our Community Jazz Band. If

it’s nice we have it out on the

lawn where people can bring

a picnic lunch. We are also

going to have a scavenger

hunt, an award winning

juggling show and then we

will wrap things up with our

annual pet show. It’s a full

day of fun! Here’s the

schedule:

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Barbara Nelson is Assistant Head

of Reference Services. She

answers many questions at the

Information Desk every week. In

this monthly column we give you a

sample of some of them.

N E W D V D S P U R C H A S E D

Looking for some

entertainment on a

Friday or Saturday night?

Any other night of the

week? The following

movies are being

purchased by our library

for the month of June.

Remember… holds can

now be placed on these

items if they are already

in the catalog.

June

The Wolfman 6/1

Alice in Wonderland 6/1

From Paris with Love 6/8

Shutter Island 6/8

When in Rome 6/15

The Book of Eli 6/15

Youth in Revolt 6/15

The Last Station 6/22

Percy Jackson and the Last

Olympians 6/22

Remember Me 6/22

She’s Out of My League 6/22

The White Ribbon 6/29

The Crazies 6/29

Green Zone 6/29

The Community Jazz Band plays

at 11:30 on Pride in Library Day.

The Pet Show has become a

tradition at our library, and it’s

not just for cats and dogs.

Rich Brandon is a very

valuable part of our

Circulation Department.

Rich processes books, DVDs

and other material when they

are returned to the library.

It’s also possible you may

have received a call from him

if you have placed a book on

hold. Here’s some more

information on this month’s

“Fine Print Employee of the

Month.”

What is your current job?

Public Services Assistant in

Circulation

What other jobs have you

had ? I worked in the

Children’s Department for a

short time.

How would you describe

SMFPL? It is a great place to

work. The employees I work

with are super and the

patrons are very nice.

What book would you

recommend? Anything by

Terry Pluto, former sports

writer for The Akron Beacon

Journal.

What is your favorite vacation

spot? The Caribbean Islands

What would people be

surprised to know about you?

I am very shy when I first

meet somebody, but not

once I get to know them.

How about any hobbies? I

love all kinds of sports,

traveling, photography and

surfing the internet. I also

love to play computer games.

Do you have any pets? I

have a 1-1/2 year old rescue

dog. She is a lhasa apso and

her name is Piper.

We dodged the raindrops

on Saturday, May 1 be-

tween 10:00 and noon to

pull off another successful

Touch-a Truck event in

the parking lot of our li-

brary! Nearly 500 kids

and adults came to see a

mail truck, UPS truck, po-

lice car, tow truck, library

vehicle and the Stow fire

truck with its ladder ex-

tended high into the air.

R I C H B R A N D O N I S T H E “ F I N E P R I N T E M P L O Y E E O F T H E M O N T H ”

T O U C H - A - T R U C K W A S T E R R I F I C O N M A Y 1 !

Kids of all ages were able

to run around in the back

of the UPS truck, sit in the

front seats of all the

vehicles (and honk the

horns!), and talk to the

firefighters. The mailman

was there and the UPS

driver and tow truck

driver, too! The UPS driver

even brought his dog

named “Brown.” It was a

great day!

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Meet Rich Brandon who

works in our Circulation

Department.

A young and very happy

customer at the UPS truck.

A curious youngster in the back

of the Stow fire truck.

Visit us on the web at

www.smfpl.org

Fine Print is a publication of the

Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library

Copyright 2009

Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library

3512 Darrow Road

Stow, Ohio 44224 330-688-3295

The Friends of the Library is a citizen support group for Library

services and activities. They sponsor book sales as well as the

annual Needlework Show and other programming. Friends meet

the third Tuesday of every month (except December and July) at

2:00 p.m. in the Stow Room.

Friends officers for 2010 are (left to right):

Peg Niemeyer, Vice President; Hermine Meyer, Treasurer;

Diane Brown, Corresponding Secretary; Nicole Welsh, President;

Peggy Shaffer, Secretary.

F R I E N D S O F T H E L I B R A R Y

The Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library Foundation was incorpo-

rated in 1994 as a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.

The Foundation is dedicated to ensuring a great library system by

raising, managing and allocating funds to expand and improve the

library. Interested in giving to the Foundation? Go to

www.smfpl.org

F O U N D A T I O N

Due to the passage of the levy, the library will be open on all Fridays (with the exception of holidays).

There will be no more furloughs. Thank you Stow and Munroe Falls voters!

G O O D N E W S !

H O M E - B A S E D B U S I N E S S J O B F A I R

Many people are working for themselves or supplementing their

income these days with a home-based business. The library is

sponsoring a Home-Based Business Job Fair on June 16 from

1:00—4:00 p.m. where you can learn how to start a home

business. Meet with representatives from:

Have you considered starting a home based busi-

ness? Come explore your options at our Home-

Based Business Job Fair on June 16 at 1:00 pm.

For more information on the Fine Print Newsletter,

email Ann Malthaner at : a_malthaner@yahoo.com

Front Row: Linda Trevorrow, Treasurer; Kelley Cerroni, Vice President; Julie

Gedeon, President; Ann Lucco, Secretary. Back Row: Jane Mead, David

Renninger, Ruth Reedy, Cindy Pribonic, Thomas Houlihan, Ann Malthaner,

Doug Dotterer. Not pictured: Pamela Anderson, Nadine Chapman, Carolyn

Radcliff

Avon

Beauticontrol

Creative Illusions

Mary Kay

Pampered Chef

Partiality

Slipped Jewelry

Tastefully Simple

Tupperware Sign-up is not required.