Read for the Gold 2011

The library is holding its annual 5k race fundraiser on Saturday, August 20th at 8:30 am. Details and registration form available here.

Library "Food for Fines" Week a Success!

The library held a "Food for Fines" week May 30th - June 4th to help stock the Pike County Outreach Council Food Pantry. Hundreds of items were collected during the week!

The Outreach Council Food Pantry helps to feed hundreds of families in the area throughout the year. The summer months are a particularly necessary time for donations.

(Pictured are Library Adult Services Assistant Marla Rexroad and Ray Osborne of the Pike County Outreach Council)

Chilton Library Online

We have some exciting news! If you have a valid library card with the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library, you now have access to the Chilton Library Online.

If you learn by doing, are unafraid of challenges, and feel proud when completing a job well done, Chilton has been helping people like you maintain cars and trucks for more than 80 years.

Now these resources are available to you from anywhere with an internet connection! A link can be found on the library's homepage at http://pikecountylibrary.org/

Simply type in your library card number to login!

Chilton Library Online provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks in one easy-to-use web site. Since our library subscribes to Chilton Library Online, you are now equipped with decades of data to maintain your vehicle, including models all the way back to 1940!

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!

Summer Reading, June 6th - July 30th

Food for Fines!

Between May 30th and June 4th, each canned item you bring in takes $5 off your library fee!

All items will be donated to the Pike County Food Pantry.

(The library reserves the right to reject donated items that are damaged, dented, expired, etc.)

Friends of the Library Meeting Tues. May 17th, 6 pm

The Friends of the Library will be meeting on Tuesday, May 17th, at 6:00 pm at the Waverly Library.

Free Computer and Job Skills Training Online

Job seekers in Pike County are now able to use the latest version of a popular online resource to assist with job searching and learning computer software skills.

Learning Express Library's Job & Career Accelerator, the popular online resource provided by the State Library of Ohio and available through Garnet A. Wilson Public Library, was recently upgraded to version 2.0. The Job & Career Accelerator is a comprehensive job search system to help job seekers find employment. It is an all-in-one application and available free to all Ohio residents. Patrons of Garnet A. Wilson Public Library can access the Job & Career Accelerator at the library or from any internet-enabled computer by visiting http://pikecountylibrary.org and clicking the link for "Learning Express."

The newest version of this innovative online resource provides job seekers everything they need to help find their next job. Users can easily explore detailed information on over 1,000 different occupations; search over five million up-to-the-minute local and national job postings; and create professional resumes using its integrated tools to assist job seekers in writing effective resumes. They can create letters, master interviewing and networking techniques, and even upgrade current skills or learn how to use popular work-related software applications--through the fully integrated interactive computer skills training.

The interactive self-paced multimedia computer skills tutorials include a wide array of today's most popular applications such as Microsoft Office Access (2003, 2007), Excel (2003, 2007, 2008-for Macs, 2010), PowerPoint (2003, 2007, 2008-for Macs), Outlook (2003, 2007, 2010), and Word (2003, 2007, 2008-for Macs, 2010). Design tools such as Adobe Design Suite (CS3), Microsoft Sharepoint (2007), Visio (2003, 2007), and Project (2007) are also accessible. In addition, instruction in Operating Systems Window 7, XP, Vista, and Mac OSX are available. No matter the individual learner's current level of knowledge, the tutorials offer self-paced instruction at basic, intermediate, and advanced levels.

The State Library of Ohio awarded a federal Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) LSTA grant to Libraries Connect Ohio to purchase a core set of information databases for all Ohions that includes the LearningExpress Library with Job & Career Accelerator. Library services like the Job & Career Accelerator provide personalized, guided asssistance for job seekers at all experience and education levels while providing expert advice and tips throughout the process. The result is as if each individual Garnet A. Wilson Public Library patron receives customized job search, as well as computer training, assistance.

The latest version has an improved job application tracking system to help job seekers to plan, tailor, and track multiple job searches, and offers integration with Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Gmail. The staff at Garnet A. Wilson Public Library is confident that with Job & Career Accelerator job seekers in Pike County will ever resource necessary to find their next employment opportunity.

Legislator for a Day Essay Contest

Entries should be limited to students who reside in the district that are in grades 5th-8th. The winners and their families will be invited to the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on a to-be-determined date for a VIP tour of the Ohio Statehouse and lunch with Representative Rosenberger.

If you have any other questions, you can contact Joel Heilman, legislative aide to Rosenberger, at 614-466-3506.



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Poetry Reading - Monday, April 25th, 5:30-6:30 pm, Waverly Library

Egg Safety - Thursday, April 14th, 1:00 pm

What cand you do with all those Easter eggs you color? Come enjoy this free program and take home some easy ideas and tasty recipes! Free samples!

National Library Week at Piketon Library

Book Sale - Friday, April 15th and Saturday April 16th

The book sale will be held on Friday, April 15th and Saturday, April 16th, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, in the Community Meeting Room of the Waverly Library, located at 207 North Market Street. Items to be sold include adult, young adult, juvenile, children's fiction and nonfiction books, as well as videos, magazines, and other other items. Come check it out and support your local library!

Computer Sale - Monday, April 4th and Tuesday, April 5th

Sale is by sealed bid.

Items that will be for sale include used computer systems, components, printers, and several oak chairs. Additionally, a video tape inspector/cleaner and video conferencing system will be for sale.

Bids will be opened Wednesday, April 6th. Successful bidders will be notified that day. Arrangements can then be made to pay for and pick up the computers, which must be paid for in full and picked up no later than Thursday, April 7th.

Bidders can bid on as many different systems or as many times on the same system as they wish. All computers are sold "As Is". The library will not provide support for sold computers.

Breakfast Food Recipes - Thursday, March 31st, 2:00 pm

Come enjoy this free program and take home some easy and tasty recipes! Samples will be provided!

Community Meeting Room
Waverly Library
207 North Market St.
Waverly, OH 45690

Game Nights Move to Wednesday

Begginning on March 16th, Game Nights at the Waverly Library will be moved to Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Come out and enjoy the fun!