Library Events Calendar

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Mailing List

We are in the process of creating mailing lists for programs. There will be two program listings, adult and children. To be added to the listing please put "adult program mailing list" in the subject line and send it to wmccarty@pclc.lib.fl.us or "children's program mailing list" in the subject line and send it to yvonne@pclc.lib.fl.us. Whenever there is a program coming up, we will send out an email to anyone in the list. Programs may include author talks, book signings, puppet shows, family fun events, tax help, craft days, etc. If you ever choose to be removed from the list, just send an email to the list master with "remove from mailing list" in the subject line. If you choose to provide a reason, that would be helpful since this is a new service and we are constantly looking for ways to improve on it. I hope you will find this new service helpful.

Friday, October 12, 2007

Savings Calculator

I received a very interesting email the other day. On the State Library and Archives of Florida website there is a personal savings calculator. On this site, you can plug in how many books, movies, audios, etc. that you checkout from the library. You can also plug in how many times you use the computers, meeting room, or how many programs you attend. After you have entered the information, it will calculate the value of your library use. In other words, how much you would pay out-of-pocket for your library services if there was a charge. I played with it a little bit and it is really neat! In a vast underestimate of what I actually use, the value was $3,108. There is a link that lets you know how the figures were calculated so you know whether the amounts used are reasonable. Try it out and let me know what you think!

http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/savingscalculator/