Bodman Memorial Library

Bodman Memorial Library will be closed on Monday May 27, 2013 in observance of Memorial Day.

As we stand here looking
At the flags upon these graves
Know these flags represent
A few of the true American brave

They fought for their Country
As man has through all of time
Except that these soldiers lying here
Fought for your country and mine

As we all are gathered here
To pay them our respect
Let's pass this word to others
It's what they would expect

I'm sure that they would do it
If it were me or you
To show we did not die in vein
But for the red, white and blue.

Let's pass on to our children
And to those who never knew
What these soldiers died for
It's the least we can do

Let's not forget their families
Great pain they had to bear
Losing a son, father or husband
They need to know we still care

No matter which war was fought
On the day that they died
I stand here looking at these flags
Filled with American pride.

So as the bugler plays out Taps
With its sweet and eerie sound
Pray for these soldiers lying here
In this sacred, hallowed ground.

Take home with you a sense of pride
You were here Memorial Day.
Celebrating the way Americans should
On this solemnest of days

Do you often ask yourself "Have I read this before?"  or maybe even asked library staff "Can you see if I've checked this out before?" 

Great news!  Patrons now have the option to see a list of items they have checked out in the past.  When you log in to Enterprise (the online catalog) you can then opt to have the system keep track of the books that you check out.  This request has been a long time coming for those avid readers who cannot always remember if they've read every title to a series or get hooked on particular authors that have published over 10, 20, or 30 titles and you loose track of which ones you have read. All you have to do is log in with your library card number and PIN- last 4 digits of your phone number, click on my account

 
Under the Personal Information tab click on preferences and place a check in the box next to Keep my checkout history and click update.

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Due to unforeseen circumstances Bodman Memorial

Library will be closed on Tuesday, 4/16/13.  The library

will re-open Wednesday 11:00 am and remain open until

7:00 pm to make up hours.  Sorry for any

inconvenience.  Please feel free to use the drop box

located next to the front door entrance for returns,

and/or leave a message on the answering machine with

any questions or concerns.

We will be closing early on December 24th

 at 4:30 PM. 

On behalf of the staff and trustees we would like to

 wish you all a very Merry Christmas

Stay Tuned for upcoming computer and eBook tutorials

 on our website for the year 2013!

Some of you may be experiencing some difficulty

 logging in to Enterprise, the new online catalog.  You

may receive error messages such as "interruption" or

"unexpected error".  Our tech people are working

diligently trying to fix all the bugs so for now, please

log in to the ecatalog the old way by using the

following link: 

Join Us December 3RD for the

 Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

Sponsored by The Friends of the Library

Ceremony will start @ 7:00 PM at the Library in front of the gazebo.  Indian River Baptist minister Dan Klebes III will say a prayer and play the guitar for a few carols. Afterwards enjoy some free cookies and cocoa at the Philadelphia American Legion and try your luck on one of the many beautifully made raffle baskets donated by the Friends of the Library- tickets are $1.00 each or $5.00 for 12 tickets.

Currently we are in the processing of updating and reviewing our Computer Use and Wireless Policy.  One major change is  children under the age of 12 are not allowed to use the computer without the supervision of an adult (over the age of 18) who is validated to use the computer.  This goes in hand with our patron behavior policy which states:

ATTENTION WIRELESS USERS

As of August 9, 2012 wireless users will now be directed to a Network User Authentication page and prompted to enter a username and password to access the internet while using the Library's wireless network ( phipublic).  The process is very simple and allows us to track wireless usage. 

USERNAME:  library

PASSWORD:  wireless

phipublic still is and always was an unsecured network, and as always patrons should use caution when entering private and sensitive information.

The library will be closed for Memorial Day

On Monday May 28, 2012 the library will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.  If you have items due that day you will be given a 1 day grace period and you will not be charged a fine.  You may also renew your items online by clicking on the Catalog icon to the right of your screen, and logging in with your library card number & pin--(last four digits of you phone number), or return them in the drop box in the front entrance of the library.  The staff wishes everyone a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend! 

Thank You!!

On behalf of the staff and trustees at the Bodman Memorial Library we would like to thank the members of our community for voting YES! on the $5,000 increase yesterday at the school budget vote.  Your support is vital to the library's existence and thank you for recognizing the value that the library brings not only to our community but to mankind.

Show your support for the 4 public libraries Evans Mills, Philadelphia, Theresa, and Antwerp today May 15th when you vote on the school budget. 

At the Indian River budget vote on May 15th there will be a question on the ballot about funding for the Bodman Memorial Library.  Voting yes will provide the library with an additional $5,000 per year in annual funding.  Voting on library funding will not take any funds away form the schools, nor does it affect school funding in any way.

$5,000 in funding will cost each taxpayer about .03 per $1,000. of assessed property value.