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The Dorothy Bramlage
Public Library
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230
West Seventh Street
Junction City, Kansas 66441-3097
(785) 238-4311
fax: (785)
238-7873
jclibrary@jclib.org
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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.
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Winter Reading Projects
for Adults and Children
Winter Reading Programs for all ages begin January 9. Register and record
the number of books that you've read by following the link below to
be eligible win prizes. Choose a program tab to enter the program of
your choice (adult or children). Random drawings will also be awarded.
Both programs end on March 4. Anyone who would rather register and record
at the library can do so by visiting our Circulation Desk.
Online Winter Reading link: http://ks.evanced.info/jclib/sr/homepage.asp
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Click
here to set up your online account and search our catalog
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Attention:
grant seekers
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 
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ebooks,
etc...
Attention
Audiobooks, Music and More users. This
site will be disbanded as of December 5, 2011 due to the expiration of the
contract with the State Library of Kansas. It will be replaced by the new
Kansas EZ Library. (Click
on link for more information.) This includes the OneClick Digital audiobooks
portion which launched on Monday, November 21 and the ebooks portion which
will be available in January 2012. |
Library's
calendar of events
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The Friends of the Library’s
Geary County Landmark Keepsakes series is complete!
Holiday gift promotion from
the Friends
The four keepsakes featuring the
Opera House, the George Smith Library, the Buffalo Soldier Memorial
and the High School/Geary County Historical Society Museum building
are on sale now at the library for $5 each while supplies last. Get
yours today!
Interested
in becoming a Friend of the Library? Printable
.pdf application form
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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.
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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.
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Learning Is for Everyone
(LIFE)
Spring 2012 class schedule is online now |
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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.
Accessing
Learning Express Library just got easier. Now with 10 easy
steps you too can have access to Learning Express Library. With access
to this awesome service, patrons can improve job search skills,
prepare for career certification, raise college entrance test scores,
and improve 21st century basic skills all possible with just the click
of a mouse.
1. Logon to www.LearningExpressLibrary.com
2. Click the "Register" button under the "New
Users" section at the bottom of the page.
3. Enter your 5-digit zip code in the Username field plus
your 7-digitphone number, excluding the area code, spaces, or dashes (for example:
660101234567). Your username must be a total of 12 numeric characters.
4. Create a password (passwords must be at least 6 characters
long, they can be alphanumeric, and they cannot contain spaces)
5. Verify your password
6. Enter your email address (this is optional but recommended
for password retrieval in the event that you forget your username or password)
7. Click the "Register" button
8. Choose "Kansas State Library" as your subscribing
institution
9. Click the "Continue" button
10. Print/save your registration confirmation page
NOTES:
For future logins, you will enter the LearningExpress
Library site as
a "Returning User" using the username & password you have just
created.
Setting up a personal
account is quick and easy, but there are a couple potential hurdles for home
users. If your computer is protected by a firewall, you may need to disable
it in order to log on and utilize Learn-A-Test. Your computer must also be set
to accept cookies. Learn-A-Test's cookies are not malicious, but are the kind
that permit you to navigate the Web site using your personalized logon name.
If you are unsure how to disable your firewall or enable cookies, you
can contact technical support for Learning Express at 1-800-295-9556.
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 None
scheduled for the fall (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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February
2012 Library Calendar
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February 1
-- Mother Goose Time for Tots (Age 2 w/Adult Caregiver) @ 10 a.m.
-- Board of the Friends of the Library @ 6 p.m.
February 2
-- Storytime (Ages 3-5) @ 10 a.m.
-- Mahogany Readers @ 7 p.m. Perfect Peace by Daniel Black Library
Annex
February 6
-- Registration & fee deadline for LIFE Class: Build a Scrapbook on
2/13
-- Library Board Audit & Finance Committee @ 5:30 p.m.
-- Ladies of the Night @ 7 p.m. The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht
Library Annex
February 7
-- Storytime (Ages 3-5) @ 10 a.m., 1 & 6 p.m.
-- Winter Wild Things (Grade School Readers) @ 4 p.m. Hungry Birds-Homemade
Birdfeeders
February 8
-- Mother Goose Time for Tots (Age 2 w/Adult Caregiver) @ 10 a.m.
February 9
-- Storytime (Ages 3-5) @ 10 a.m.
-- LIFE Class: Writing Your Family History @ 1 p.m.
-- LIFE Class: Basket Making @ 6 p.m. at Hobby Haven (Registration &
fee NLT 1/26)
-- LIFE Class: Crochet @ 7 p.m.
-- Fantastic Realms @ 7 p.m. I Am Number 4 by Pittacus Lore Library
Annex
February 11
-- Family Storytime @ 10 a.m. Friends
February 13
-- Registration deadline for 2/27 LIFE class: Basket Making
-- Summer Reading Bookmark Contest begins
-- Library Board Meeting @ 5:30 p.m.
-- LIFE Class: Build a Scrapbook (Winter) @ 7 p.m.
-- LIFE Class: Coin Collecting: Getting Started @ 7 p.m. Library
Annex
February 14
-- Storytime (Ages 3-5) @ 10 a.m., 1 & 6 p.m.
-- Mystery Club @ 7 p.m. The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton Library
Annex
*The book drop will be open when the library
is closed for the holidays so materials can still be returned during that
time.
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February 15
-- Registration deadline for After Hours on 2/17
-- Mother Goose Time for Tots (Age 2 w/Adult Caregiver) @ 10 a.m.
-- LIFE Class: Computer Troubleshooting @ 7 p.m.
February 16
-- Storytime (Ages 3-5) @ 10 a.m.
-- LIFE Class: Amateur Radio @ 7 p.m. Library Annex
February 17
-- After Hours at the Library @ 6:30 p.m. Make it up as You Go-Improv
Night (Ages 11-15, Register NLT 2/15)
February 19
-- Registration deadline for 2/21 LIFE class: English as a Second Language
February 21
-- Storytime (Ages 3-5) @ 10 a.m., 1 & 6 p.m.
-- Sunflower Quilters Guild @ 6 p.m.
-- LIFE Class: English as a Second Language @ 7 p.m. Library
Annex
February 22
-- Mother Goose Time for Tots (Age 2 w/Adult Caregiver) @ 10 a.m.
-- LIFE Class: Meditation & You @ 7 p.m. Library
Annex
February 23
-- Registration deadline for 3/8 LIFE class: Basket Making
-- Storytime (Ages 3-5) @ 10 a.m.
-- LIFE Class: Writing Your Family History @ 1 p.m.
-- LIFE Class: Crochet @ 7 p.m.
February 25
-- Saturday at the Library @ 10 a.m. Breakfast with Books
February 26
-- Flint Hills Wisdom Keepers @ 1:30 p.m.
February 27
-- LIFE Class: Basket Making @ 6 p.m. at Hobby Haven (Registration &
fee NLT 2/13)
-- TALK @ 7 p.m. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
February 28
-- Storytime (Ages 3-5) @ 10 a.m., 1 & 6 p.m.
-- LIFE Class: English as a Second Language @ 7 p.m. Library
Annex
February 29
-- Mother Goose Time for Tots (Age 2 w/Adult Caregiver) @ 10 a.m.
-- LIFE Class: Foundation Center Basics @ 7 p.m.
The Library Annex is located at 238 W. 8th Street
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