CCRLD News Blog

New books for the month of October -->

Over 300 new books added for the month!

Columbia County Rural Library District eReads in eWA program will provide eReader overview and help.

                   WHERE:   Dayton Memorial Library

                   WHEN:      Friday, November 16^th

                   TIME:        10 to 11:30 a.m.

Carolyn Peterson from the Washington State Library will be doing an overview of various types of eReaders, i.e., Nook, Kindle, Sony Reader.  The first half of the program will be an overview of the various kinds of eReaders.  The last half of the program will be hands-on experience will the eReaders.

Anyone of any age, please join the library staff at the Dayton Memorial Library on November 16^th to learn more about eReaders.

Please direct questions to Janet Lyon 382-4131 or email library@daytonwa.net.

The Columbia County Rural Library District Board of Trustees announce a special meeting to take place on November 12, 2012 at 7 p.m. at the Dayton Memorial Library in the Delany basement for the purpose of reviewing the 2013 preliminary budget.  No action will be taken at the meeting.

Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library are having a special tribute to Columbia County authors Saturday, October 20^th from 1 to 3 in the Delany Room of the Dayton Memorial Library. Authors will be invited to the October 20^th event to talk about his/her book.  The public is invited to attend the special tribute event.

Known Columbia County authors identified at this time are:

Mary Alice Beatty; Kay Brown Tunnell, Maxine Buchite (deceased); Greg Bye; Pam Sunderland Catlin; Kevin Carson; Liz Carson, compiler; Cody Courson; Lina Cunningham; Wilma Fletcher (deceased); Joanne Gagnon; Laura Hill; Charlotte Hutchens (deceased) ; Ashlee James; Nathan Krekula; Diane Longanecker; Bill Lyman; Clorissa Orchard; Alice Pool (deceased); Joann Patras; Ward Rinehart; Rodney Rose; Cornelia Shields; Heather Stearns; Leslie Sweetwood; Ashlee Warner; Jack Williams.

Contact Lois Hemphill 509-520-8838 -- Betty Keller 382-2403 – or email library@daytonwa.net if you know of a local author that is not on the list.

If you need help with basic computer skills, would like to find a few good books, or are having trouble downloading eBooks or eAudiobooks, you need to Book a Librarian!  One-on-one consultation gives the librarian a chance to answer your question without interruption while giving us time to prepare any resources you may need. 

Appointments may be any Tuesday or Thursday morning if staff is available; however, other arrangements can be made.  Follow-up appointments are at the discretion of library staff.

To schedule an uninterrupted 30 minute session, call 509-382-4131, email library@daytonwa.net, ask a staff member, or fill out a copy of the appointment request form and drop it off at the library.  Please plan ahead, as we may not always be able to schedule an appointment for the next 48-72 hours.

New Books for September 2012