All Branches Closed, Monday, Feb. 21st for President's Day

Potato Recipes - Thursday, Feb. 17th, 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

1040 Instruction Booklets Have Arrived!

Stop by one of our four convenient locations and pick one up today!

Libraries Open at Noon, Friday, January 21st

Due to the winter storm, Pike County Libraries will open at noon Friday, January 21st. Travel safely!

Book Signing with Eva Gerber - Feb. 5th, 2-4 pm

In her book Journey Through Alzheimer's, author and Christian counselor Eva Gerber encourages caregivers for those with the disease and offers practical steps to help through the different stages of Alzheimer's.
Born from her own experience with her mother's Alzheimer's and her observations as a counselor, Gerber discusses the stages of Alzheimer's and the diagnosis and treatment during them. Other topics in the book include practical suggestions for a successful doctor's visit and ten warning signs of the disease. Psychologist Dr. James Hagan and family practitioner Dr. Cathy Bishop also offer their knowledge of Alzheimer's.
Eva's passion is ministering to caregivers. She travels throughout the United States and is a trained member of the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team and the American Ssociation of Christian Counselors.
"Caregivers are the vessels that keep pouring out into the life of the patient, as well as trying to maintain healthy relationships with others close to them. It is important to refill our vessel, not only physically, but spiritually, as well," says Gerber.
Eva is a former student of Ohio University and Columbus College of Art & Design. She owns and operates an interior design consulting firm and is also a retired owner and operator of Gerber construction.
You can purchase your copy of Journey Through Alzheimer's at the book signing.

Santa at the Library

Waverly
Tuesday, December 7th
5:30-7:00 pm

Piketon
Thursday, December 9th
5:30-7:00 pm

Western
Monday, December 13th
5:30-7:00 pm

Eastern
Tuesday, December 14th
5:30-7:00 pm

Halloween Party 2010 @ Eastern Library

We ate and played games. Their favorite was bobbing for apples! We had 25 kids come all dressed up! Everyone had a great time!

Big Book/VHS Sale - October 29th and 30th!

There will be a massive book sale on Friday, October 29th and Saturday, October 30th from 9 am to 3 pm, downstairs at the Waverly Library, located at 207 North Market Street.  

There will be hundreds of VHS movies and books on tape titles to choose from.  The library has cleared the shelves! In addition, there will be many children's and young adult books, along with a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction titles.  This sale is sponsored by The Friends of Pike County Library. 

Western Library Closed - Tuesday, October 19th

The Western Branch Library will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, October 19th, for parking lot maintenance.

OSU Extension Program - Apples - September 27th

Enjoy this free program!
Take home some easy and tasty recipes!

Monday, September 27th, 2010
6:30 pm
In the Community Meeting Room of Waverly Library
207 North Market Street
Waverly, OH 45690

2010 5k Run/3k Walk Official Results and Pics

Click Here for Posted Times

Budgeting: A Visual Guide to How Small Cutbacks Lead to Great Savings

Great info on easy ways to save money from the folks at Quicken. Click here to see a larger version!

Personal Finances from Quicken

Book Sale!

Our annual booksale will be held on Thursday, May 21st from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm and Friday, May 22nd from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm!

State Archives of Ohio Presents: Just the Basics

Every local government in Ohio creates records on an on-going basis. With physical storage space at a premium and the attention that recent legislation has brought to public records, the time is right to begin or review your government's records management system. When is it OK to dispose of public records? Is there a process to follow?

The "Just the Basics" webinar will introduce records-keepers to the records management practices in Ohio, including the procedures for creating records retention schedules and filing certificates of disposal with the State Archives.

This webinar will be coming to the Waverly Library on May 14th, 1:00 - 2:30 pm, in the Community Meeting Room.

Cost: $20

For a complete schedule for all locations and registration information, click here for the flyer.

2010 Ohioana Book Award Finalists

It is my pleasure to announce the 2010 Ohioana Book Award finalists. All of the authors of the following books were born in Ohio or have lived in Ohio for at least five years. All books carry a copyright date of 2008 or 2009 and were received by Ohioana during 2009. No book may be considered more that once for an Ohioana Book Award. For more information, visit the Ohioana website or visit them on Facebook.

2010 Ohioana Book Award Finalists

Fiction

The Weight of Heaven, by Thrity Umrigar (Harper Collins – 2009)

Await Your Reply, by Dan Chaon (Ballantine Books – 2009)

All the Living, by C.E. Morgan (Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux – 2009)

Far Bright Star, by Robert Olmstead (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill – 2009)

The Spire, by Richard North Patterson (Henry Holt – 2009)

Non-fiction

Last of His Mind, by John Thorndike (Swallow Press – 2009)

Sweet Thunder, by Will Haygood (Knopf – 2009)

Wilderness Warrior, by Douglas Brinkley (Harper Collins – 2009)

Conservationist Manifesto, by Scott Russell Sanders (Indiana University Press – 2009)

When Everything Changed, by Gail Collins (Little, Brown & Company – 2009)

About Ohio

Wild Ohio, by Jim McCormac (Kent State University Press – 2009)

The Harding Affair, by James Robenalt (Palgrave Macmillan – 2009)

Canal Fever, by Lynn Metzger and Peg Bobel (Kent State University Press – 2009)

Passion for the Land, by Daniel Nelson (Kent State University Press – 2009)

Juvenile

Sweethearts of Rhythm, by Marilyn Nelson (Dial – 2009)

Cuckoo’s Haiku, by Michael J. Rosen (Candlewick – 2009)

Unfinished Angel, by Sharon Creech (Harper Collins – 2009)

Imperfections, by Lynda Durrant (Clarion – 2008)

Little Mouse Gets Ready, by Jeff Smith (RAW Junior – 2009)

Say the Word, by Jeannine Garsee (Bloomsbury – 2009)

Poetry

Sonata Mulattica, by Rita Dove (WW Norton and Company – 2009)

Bright Felon, by Kazim Ali (Wesleyan – 2009)

Never-Ending Birds, by David Baker (WW Norton and Company – 2009)

Evidence, by Mary Oliver (Beacon Press – 2009)

Trust, by Liz Waldner (Cleveland State University Poetry Center – 2009)