Telling our Stories Contest

Submissions to the Telling our Stories contest will be accepted only until November 30. If you have a 'feel good' story about the Lincoln Public Library or libraries in general, we would like to read it! You can either submit your story online or bring it to the library and we will ensure that it is inputted. The top three stories will receive cash prizes ($1500 first place, $1000 second place and $500 third place) plus $250 will be donated in the name of the top 6 winners and the 10 runners-up to the libraries named in their entry forms. Everybody wins in this contest.

The date to rate entries has been entended until December 15. Lincoln already has two entries, and we would like to see more from our great customers.

Check out the contest website for more information: tvo.org/tellingourstories

Tell the province about our great library!

Part-time Job Opening

The Lincoln Public Library is searching for a Part-time Circulation Assistant to work at both the Fleming (Beamsville) and Rittenhouse (Vineland) locations.

The position is responsible for circulation functions such as checking in and out library materials, issuing borrower cards and explaining circulation policies to patrons. Other duties include answering general information requests, shelf reading and assisting patrons on the public Internet computers.

The successful candidate will require a college diploma, customer service experience, working knowledge of computers and the Internet and a valid driver’s licence.

Please direct written applications in confidence by November 30, 2006 to:
Jill Nicholson Chief Executive Officer
Lincoln Public Library Board
4996 Beam Street Beamsville, Ontario L0R 1B0
Fax: (905) 563-1810
email: nicholso@lincoln.library.on.ca
www.lincoln.library.on.ca

Library Board Trustee Applications

The Town of Lincoln will soon be advertising for interested applicants for the Lincoln Public Library Board.

A Board member must be at least eighteen (18) years old, a Canadian citizen and a resident of the Town of Lincoln who is not employed by the Board or the Town. Members hold office for a term concurrent with the term of the appointing council.The Library Board holds regular monthly meetings (except July and August), and there are also additional meetings for the Board's standing and ad hoc committees.

For more information on the Lincoln Public Library Board, contact Jill Nicholson, CEO, at 905-563-3875.

For more information on the application process, contact the Clerk of the Town of Lincoln at 905-563-8205. Check the local newspapers for the Town's official applications notice.

January Book Group

The Adult Book Group will next meet on January 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Fleming Library meeting room. We will again be discussing Canadian Historical Fiction.

For more information on the Lincoln Public Library's Adult Book Group, contact Jill Nicholson at 905-563-3875.

All Candidates Meeting

The Library Board posed two questions at the All Candidates meeting for the November 13 municipal election. Here are the questions and the answers from the candidates.

Question #1: The Fleming Library is exceedingly overcrowded. Would you support the building of a larger library facility in Beamsville?

Robert Condotta: We'd have to look at all the other needs and the costs involved and it's hard to say right now if the library would be on the list, but of course libraries are important.

Question # 2: Our public library serves as one of the finest public access information services in the world. How would you rank the library in importance among municipally funded services?

Jacqueline McPherson: It's an unfair question because I've always been a library supporter. Libraries are such an important resource no matter who you are or where you live. There's always one there. But I do agree that the Fleming Library is bursting at the seams and we do need a new library in Beamsville.

Tell us what you think about the issues affecting the library!