Harvest Happening Activities in Beamsville

The Lincoln Public Library is pleased to be participating in the first Harvest Happening in downtown Beamsville.

The Library will involved with two events on Saturday October 30.

The parade will be starting at 10:15 a.m. beside the Library.

The Library will be hosting a craft program from 12:00-2:00 p.m. in the Fleming (Beamsville) Library meeting room.

Come out and enjoy a fun family event in Beamsville.

Adult Book Group

The Adult Book Group will meet Thursday November 18 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fleming Library meeting room. This month's topic is Canadian History.

New members are always welcome to join in the interesting conversation.

For more information, contact Jill at 905-563-7014.

Seniors Wii Bowling

The next session of Seniors Wii Bowling will take place Tuesday November 9 at 1:00 p.m. at the Fleming Library in Beamsville.

For more information, contact Jill at 905-563-7014.

Financial Planning Seminars

The Lincoln Public Library is pleased to offer two free financial planning sessions in sponsorship with Wellington West Capital Inc.

Tuesday November 2, 6:00-8:00 p.m.: Maximizing Retirement Income
Moses F. Rittenhouse Library, Vineland

Wednesday November 3, 6:00-8:00 p.m.: Money Sense for Families
Fleming Library, Beamsville

For more information or to register, contact Jill at 905-563-7014.

Tickets Still Available - Author Evening - October 20

Tickets are still available for this great literary event in Beamsville!

The Lincoln Public Library is hosting an author evening on Wednesday October 20, at at the Lincoln Centre, 4361 Central Ave. Beamsville with William Connor, the author of Coleraine which has received many excellent reviews, and Robert Lindsey, author of Royal Spring.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for refreshments and the readings begin at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets are $5 in advance from both the Fleming Library (4996 Beam St. in Beamsville)or the Moses F. Rittenhouse Library (4080 John Charles Blvd. Vineland) and $7 at the door.

Tickets Now On Sale - Author Evening - October 20

The Lincoln Public Library is hosting an author evening on Wednesday October 20, at at the Lincoln Centre, 4361 Central Ave. Beamsville with William Connor, the author of Coleraine which has received many excellent reviews, and Robert Lindsey, author of Royal Spring.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for refreshments and the readings begin at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets are $5 in advance from both the Fleming Library (4996 Beam St. in Beamsville)or the Moses F. Rittenhouse Library (4080 John Charles Blvd. Vineland) and $7 at the door.

Thanksgiving Day Closure

The Lincoln Public Library will be closed Monday October 11 for Thanksgiving.

Have a happy holiday!

All Candidates Meeting

The All Candidates Meeting for the municipal election takes place Tuesday October 12 at Great Lakes Christian High School, 4875 King St. in Beamsville. Doors open at 6:30 and the debate begins at 7:00.

Here is the full list of candidates:

Mayor: Alvin Danyluck
Norm Groff
Bill Hodgson

Ward 1 Councillor: Rob Foster
Randy Nichols
John O'Neill
Dianne Rintjema

Ward 2 Councillor: John Kralt
Bob Mackie
John D. Pachereva

Ward 3 Councillor: Rob Condotta
Jacqueline McPherson
Dave A. Thompson

Ward 4 Councillor: Geoffrey Barlow
David Furry
Wayne MacMillan
W. Peter Randall

Regional Councillor: Mark Bylsma
Carla Carlson

The municipal election takes place on Monday October 25.

Both the Fleming and Moses F. Rittenhouse Libraries have print copies of the voters' list for consultation as well as online access to the list.

Author Evening - October 20

The Lincoln Public Library is hosting an author evening on Wednesday October 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Centre, 4361 Central Ave. Beamsville with William Connor, the author of Coleraine which has received many excellent reviews, and Robert Lindsey, author of Royal Spring.

Tickets are $5 in advance from both the Fleming Library (4996 Beam St. in Beamsville)or the Moses F. Rittenhouse Library 4080 John Charles Blvd. Vineland) and $7 at the door.

For more information, contact Cathy Simpson at 905-562-5711

Renewals from Home Now Available!

You can now renew items from your online library account!

If you haven't had a chance to update your online account for Evergreen and need some help, just come into either the Beamsville or Vineland Libraries or give us a call.

Adult Book Group

The Adult Book Group will meet Thursday October 21 at 1:30 p.m. at the Fleming (Beamsville) Library. The Group will be discussing Biographies. New members are welcome.

For more information, contact Jill at the Fleming Library, 905-563-7014.

Seniors Wii Bowling

The Seniors Wii Bowling Group will meet again on Tuesday October 21 at 1:00 p.m. at the Fleming (Beamsville) Library. We still have room for new bowlers.

For more information, contact Jill at the Fleming Library, 905-563-7014.

Wireless at the Beamsville Library Not Working

The wireless at the Beamsville Library will not be working this evening. It should be operational on Tuesday morning (September 28).

Using the Online Catalogue

Some of you have been experiencing problems with the library's online catalogue. While we are working on fixing the problem, here is an option to try. Instead of using Internet Explorer, try using Firefox.

Renewals from Home and Email Notices

At this time, the renewals from the Library's website option and email notices for holds, etc. are not operational. We will let you know here when they are.

Thanks for your patience.

Registration Starts Today for Preschool Programs

Registration begins today at 10:00 a.m. for Books and Babies, Tales for Twos and Storytime at both the Fleming Library and the Moses F. Rittenhouse Library.

The cost for all programs is $16.00 for 8 weeks.

Thank you to our TD Summer Reading Club Donors

This year's TD Summer Reading Club was a great success. 20% more children completed their 10 book quota than last year.

We would like to thank our donors who helped make the Club so successful:

TD Canada Trust, Tim Hortons, Dairy Queen and the Beamsville Lions Club.

Thank you!!

Log In Changes

If you have tried to login to your account, you have noticed some changes. In the past, you could login with the last 6 digits of your last name and the last 4 digits of your telephone number.

With Evergreen, things have changed. For the new user name, you need to login with all the digits of your barcode. After your initial login, you can go into your account and change your user name. You can't use the last 6 digits of your barcode, but you can change it to anything else you want. The password will now incorporate a combination of 7 letters and digits which you create.

If you have any questions, please call either Fleming - 905-563-7014 or Moses F. Rittenhose - 905-562-5711.

Evergreen is up and running

Our new Evergreen system is now up and running.

Please be patient with us as we learn the new system along with you.

In order to login to your account, it is necessary to type in all the numbers of your barcode. On your initial login, you will be asked to create a new password of 7 characters. The last four digits of your telephone number will no longer be used.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to give us a call.

Evergreen Update

Due to additional testing requirements, Evergreen should be operational on Saturday September 4. Acess to the catalogue, the holds function and accounts function should be available.