Lincoln County Library System

Our 2009-2010 Annual Report is now available.                                        Click on the link below to view.

http://linclib.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Annual-Report-FY-10-Final.pdf

The Lincoln County Library System (LCLS) is looking for ways to reduce costs and still provide quality service to the community.

Effective October 1, 2010, the LCLS  will charge $2.00 for every item borrowed from an out-of-county library.  This fee will help offset the cost of postage.

If you have questions about this policy, please contact:                     

Brenda McGinnis, Director                                                                                                                                          Phone: 307-877-6961                                                                                                           E-mail: bmcginnis@linclib.org   

We thank you for your understanding.

ABC STORYTIME

    at the Kemmerer Library

 Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.

                  Registration begins August 30, 2010. 

                  Story Times start on September 21, 2010.                                                                                                                                                                Books – Crafts – Activities FREE

Summer Fundraising a Success!

The LCLF Endowment Fund received almost $15,000 in donations as a result of the fundraising letter that went out in June.  Thank you!  Total donations to date are $50,741 and matching dollars received from the state are $94,958.     Updated 08/30/10 

Lincoln County libraries are busier than ever helping families survive during these tough economic times–providing help with job applications, teaching 21st century skills, and nurturing the love of reading in kids that will serve them the rest of their lives.  At the same time, the libraries are facing reduced revenue and increased costs.  These are precisely the times when earnings from an Endowment Fund could have a significant impact.

The Lincoln County Library Foundation continues to ask for your support of the Endowment Fund.  County libraries are eligible to receive 2 to1 matching funds from the state on donations up to $213,043.  

What could annual earnings (estimated at 5%) from a $700,000 endowment provide? 

• 600 bestsellers and 10 public access computers;
• 1,200 children’s books and 240 books on CD;
• interlibrary loan costs and supplies for children’s programs for one year; or
• 100% of the libraries’ newspaper and magazine subscriptions for one year and 1,000 young adult books.

Your tax deductible donation will make a big difference in helping us reach our endowment goal and insuring that the library services you need are available.  To donate online, click on “Foundation” at the top of the page and scroll down to the “donate” button, or mail your check to Lincoln County Library Foundation, 519 Emerald Street, Kemmerer, WY 83101. 

Thank you for your support!

We the People

Bookshelf Collection

“A More Perfect Union”

awarded by

The National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association

Kindergarten to Grade 3

Tico and the Golden Wings by Leo Lionni 

When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson by Pam Munoz Ryan 

A More Perfect Union: the Story of Our Constitution by Betsy and Giulio Maestro

Grades 4 to 6

Cesar: Si, Se Puede/Yes, We Can by Carmen T. Bernie-Grand

Darby by Jonathon Scott Fuqua

Eagle Song by Joseph Bruchac

The Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz

Grades 7 to 8

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

Hitch by Jeanette Ingold

Lincoln Shot: A President’s Life Remembered by Barry Denenberg

Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Beals

Grades 9 to 12

American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic by Joseph Ellis

Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson

Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

Lincoln in His Own Words by Milton Melzer

Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose

The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois                 

Win a beautiful quilt & support your libraries!

Raffle Tickets available at all libraries–$1 ea. or 6 for $5.

All proceeds go to the Libraries’ Endowment Fund and will be matched 2 to 1 by the state–$5 for tickets + $10 match from the state = $15 for the endowment fund.

Cokeville residents, Kelsey & McKay Teichert made and donated this lovely, queen-sized quilt in shades of pink and green. 

Betty Hansen, also of Cokeville made and donated this huggable baby quilt.                                                                    

  The quilts will be displayed in each of the Lincoln County libraries:

• LaBarge          Feb. 1 – March 12
• Kemmerer      March 13 – April 26
• Cokeville        April 27 – June 4
• Star Valley     June 5 – July 16
• Thayne            July 16 – Aug. 27
• Alpine              Aug. 27 – Oct. 1

Drawings will be October 4, & you do not have to be present to win.  THANK YOU!