Dorothy Bramlage Public Library

230 West Seventh Street
Junction City, Kansas 66441-3097
(785) 238-4311
fax: (785) 238-7873
jclibrary@jclib.org

Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Director: Susan Moyer
Assistant Director: Cheryl Jorgensen
Library Board of Trustees
Friends of the Library Board

Head of Circulation: Stephenie Heinz
Head of Young People's Department: Janene Hill

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Summer Reading 2013 Online!
Register online beginning May 20. In-person registration and recording books beginning June 1st.

Events & LIFE Classes Library's Calendar of Events Learning Is for Everyone (LIFE) Summer 2013 class schedule is online now	Frank Talk Book Series An Evening with Tim Fitzgerald Mark your calendars and make a date to TGIF with Tim Fitzgerald of Powercat Illustrated and Gopowercat.com! Sponsored by the Dorothy Bramlage Public Library as part of their Frank Talk series, Fitz will talk about his work as a sports journalist and publisher and about covering the Cats. Here's your chance to talk to someone who's wired to the program. Be there, be proud and be purple! JUNE 14 @ 6:00 p.m. Coach's Grill and Bar	Test Proctoring The Reference Department provides this service to students in the Junction City/Ft. Riley area for both paper-based and online testing. Please read our Proctoring Guidelines before scheduling an appointment. We require a 24 hour notification before a test can be scheduled. If possible, please print and fill out our contact form and bring it with you. Contact Information Official Proctor: Cheryl Jorgensen, Assistant Director Email address: reference@jclib.org
Join the Friends of the Library! Love the library and all its services? Join the Friends of the Library and help support us! In additional to financial support, members gain early assess to our Book Lovers' Paradise Annual Book Sale, enjoy entertainment and food at our Friends Fiesta and volunteer for special events. Interested in becoming a Friend of the Library? Printable .pdf application form	Audiobooks & Ebooks Using your full Dorothy Bramlage Public Library card number, you can now log in to Sunflower eLibrary. Download ebooks, audiobooks, movies, and music for your computer or mobile devices. Kindle friendly! Need Help? We also offer: Kansas EZ Library for downloadable audiobook - One Click Digital - and ebooks - 3M Cloud. (A Kansas Library Card is required to borrow online books from both programs. 3M Cloud is currently compatible only with Nook, Literati Reader, Kobo Reader and some models of Sony eReader.)	New 2013 addition! Community meeting rooms listing The 2013 Community Information Directory: A Directory of Resources and Services in the Junction City Area is available for viewing here. You will need Adobe Reader to view this directory.
Click here to navigate to the State Library of Kansas site where you can set up a new account or renew your current state library card. This card provides access to free research databases as well as free access to electronically formatted materials including audiobooks, movies, music and ebooks. Call our reference desk for assistance.	Mango is an online language-learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, Russian and more. To establish a new account, you will need to use your 14-digit Dorothy Bramlage Public Library card. When entering the card number, there should be no blank spaces. After successfully setting up your new Mango account, you won't need to enter your card number again.	Foundation Center The Dorothy Bramlage Public Library has partnered with the Foundation Center to connect non-profit grantseekers and grant providers. If you are associated with a non-profit organization looking for grant funding, this special library collection offers print materials on fundraising and nonprofit management as well as two online grant databases from the Foundation Center. \ You will need Adobe Reader to view these forms
You can now access Ancestry.com through our public computers or our wireless internet.

Getting a Library Card

To check out materials, you will need a library card. To obtain a borrower's card, bring photo identification and proof of your current local mailing address to the library and complete an application. Your new library card will be issued at the time of application.
Parents may apply for cards for their children age 4 and older.

Library Resources

The Dorothy Bramlage Public Library serves the residents of Junction City, Ft. Riley, Geary County and surrounding areas. You are invited to visit the library and browse our collection of books, magazines, newspapers, videos, books-on-disc, books-on-tape, and reference materials as well as utilize our high-speed Internet service. You may call the Reference Desk at (785)238-4311 or contact us via email (jclibrary@jclib.org)with your questions.

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Library Programs

Books & book discussion groups (Seasonal reading programs, Family Book Discussion, Fantastic Realms, Frank Talk Lecture Series, Ladies of the Night, Mahogany Readers, and Mystery Club)

Frank Talk Lecture Series

Friends of the Library book sales

Learning Is For Everyone (LIFE)

Youth books & book discussion groups (Seasonal reading programs, Family Book Discussion, Graphic Novel Club, Kids' Book Club)

More events for youth

Movies (always free to the public--refreshments provided)

Saturday @ the Library (children and families)

Special events

Storytime (children 2 - 5 years)
     age 2: Mother Goose Time for Tots
     ages 3-5: Storytime
     registration information

Talk About Literature in Kansas (TALK) book discussion

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May 2013 Library Calendar

May 1
-- Board of the Friends of the Library @ 6 p.m.
May 2
-- LIFE Class: Finding your Next Great Book Recommendation @ 10 a.m.
-- Mahogany Readers @ 7 p.m. Library Corner Paperback Exchange
May 4
-- Saturday at the Library @ 10 a.m. Teddy Bear Picnic
May 6
-- Registration deadline for 5/20 LIFE Class: Basket Making
-- Library Board Planning Committee @ 5:30 p.m.
-- Ladies of the Night @ 7 p.m. Joy for Beginners by Erica Bauermeister Library Corner
May 7
-- LIFE Class: Calling All Gamers 2 - Let's Play @ 7 p.m.
-- LIFE Class: English as a Second Language @ 7 p.m. Library Corner (Registration closed)
May 8
-- Registration deadline for 5/10 LIFE Class: Jewelry Making Basics
-- LIFE Class: Reiki @ 7 p.m. Library Corner
May 9
-- LIFE Class: Writing Your Family History @ 1 p.m. Library Corner
-- Fantastic Realms Book Discussion @ 7 pm The Devil You Know by Mike Carry Library Corner
May 10
-- Registration deadline for 5/13 summer semester of Japanese for Beginners
-- Check Out E-Books with Your Library Card @ 10 a.m.
-- LIFE Class: Jewelry Making Basics @ 5 p.m. Hobby Haven (Registration deadline 5/8)
May 13
-- Registration deadline for 5/14 Computers for Absolute Beginners
-- Registration for Summer Preschool Story Programs begin
-- Library Board of Trustees @ 5:30 p.m.
-- LIFE Class: Japanese for Beginners @ 7 p.m. Library Corner (Registration deadline 5/10)
May 14
-- Registration deadline for 5/15 LIFE Class: Storing and Editing Your Digital Photos
-- LIFE Class: Computers for Absolute Beginners @ 10 a.m. (Registration deadline 4/13)
-- Mystery Club @ 7 p.m. Faces of the Gone by Brad Parks Library Corner

*The book drop will be open when the library is closed for the holidays so materials can still be returned during that time.

May 15
-- Registration deadline for 5/16 LIFE Class: Stamping Happy Hour
-- Registration deadline for 5/17 Teen After Hours
-- LIFE Class: Storing and Editing Your Digital Photos @ 7 p.m. (Registration deadline 5/14)
May 16
-- Registration deadline for 5/17 LIFE Class: Internet and E-Mail Basics
-- LIFE Class: Stamping Happy Hour @ 5 p.m. Hobby Haven (Registration deadline 5/15)
-- LIFE Class: Crochet and Knit Together @ 7 p.m.
-- LIFE Class: Raising Chickens I - Starting Off Right @ 7 p.m. Library Corner (Registration NLT 4/12)
May 17
-- LIFE Class: Internet and E-Mail Basics @ 1 p.m. (Registration deadline 5/16)
-- Teen After Hours @ 6:30 p.m. End of School Party / Video Game Night (Middle & High School students, Registration deadline 5/15)
May 20
-- Registration deadline for 5/21 LIFE Class: Word 101
-- LIFE Class: Basket Making @ 6 p.m. Hobby Haven (Registration deadline 5/6)
-- LIFE Class: Japanese for Beginners @ 7 p.m. Library Corner (Registration Closed)
May 21
-- LIFE Class: Word 101 @ 10 a.m. (Registration deadline 5/20)
-- Sunflower Quilters Guild @ 6 p.m.
-- LIFE Class: English as a Second Language @ 7 p.m. Library Corner (Registration closed)
May 22
-- LIFE Class: Meditation & You @ 7 p.m. Library Corner
May 23
-- LIFE Class: Writing Your Family History @ 1 p.m. Library Corner
-- LIFE Class: Crochet & Knit Together @ 7 p.m.
May 27
-- Library closed for Memorial Day
May 28
-- LIFE Class: English as a Second Language @ 7 p.m.Library Corner (Registration closed)
May 30
-- LIFE Class: Tablet Tips and Tricks @ 1 p.m.
-- LIFE Class: Dog Parks: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly @ 7 p.m.

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Updated: May 15, 2013

		Dorothy Bramlage Public Library 230 West Seventh Street Junction City, Kansas 66441-3097 (785) 238-4311 fax: (785) 238-7873 jclibrary@jclib.org Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Director: Susan Moyer Assistant Director: Cheryl Jorgensen Library Board of Trustees Friends of the Library Board	Head of Circulation: Stephenie Heinz Head of Young People's Department: Janene Hill