April at the Library!

Upcoming events in April:

Toddler Storytimes – Tuesdays at 10:30 am
Homeschool Storytimes – Tuesdays at 1:30 pm (We have art class the second Tuesday of the month.)
Family Storytimes – Tuesdays at 6:00 pm
Preschool Storytimes – Wednesdays at 10:30 am

April 3rd: First Thursday Art by Chrysalis Art – water bleed painting. 5:30 pm
April 10th: Book Club; “Orange is the New Black” by Piper Kerman. 6:00 pm
April 12th: Essential Oils – Green Your Clean. 2:00 pm
April 14th: Art with Mary. 10:00 am (Please pre-register at the library.)
April 14th: Writers Workshop. 7:00 pm
April 18: Library Closed
April 24th: Every Child Ready to Read – Fun with Math and Science. 6:00 pm (Please pre-register at the library.)
April 26th: Library will be open from 4:00 – 8:00 pm. Enjoy the Weiner Dog Races!
April 29th: Writers Workshop. 7:00 pm

Please visit the library’s calendar for more details on these events!

Public Input Meeting

The Library, Facilities and Downtown Plans will be presented for community input on Thursday, March 27th at 6:30. We will meet in the Kunkel Room at Buda Elementary’s upper campus. Hope to see you there!

Teen Tech Week 2014!

Teen Tech Week is March 10th – 15th at the Buda Public Library! For students in 7th -12th grades.

Monday, March 10th – Simple Robotics for Beginners; 6:00 – 7:30

Tuesday, March 11th – Make Your Own Music with Free Software; 6:00 – 7:30

Friday, March 14th – Pi Day Activities; 2:00 – 3:30

Online Scavenger Hunt – Come pick up a copy at the library or print a copy from www.budalibrary.org. Scavenger hunts need to be turned in by Saturday, March 15th at 5:00!

Sign up for all programs at the library! Call (512-295-5899) or email (hteems@budalibrary.org) Heather if you have any questions.

Buda Library and Facilities Plan Survey

Please take our online survey regarding your preference for the future of the library and city buildings. Completed surveys will be put in a drawing for $75, $50 and $25 Walmart gift cards. Paper surveys may be picked up at the Buda Public Library.

What is the Facilities Plan?

The City of Buda facilities must grow to keep providing top notch service to its citizens. On January 7th, 2014, the Buda City Council procured the services of a team led by Wiginton Hooker Jeffry Architects to assist in creating a Facilities Plan for all City of Buda facilities. They will study all existing facilities and create a plan that outlines what the City will need in the coming 20 years to keep up with the community.

For further updates, visit the City of Buda Library and Facililities Plan blog.

Update: Printing at the Library

Our new print system is all up and running!

We’re excited to have a new print system!
Things to note:

• Remember to bring change or cash ($1s or $5s) to pay for your prints and copies.
• Everything prints at the copier.
• Prints/copies will need to be paid for before they print out.

Since the library is charged for every print or copy made, we will not be giving refunds on unwanted prints. Please come get a staff member if you’re not sure how something is going to print, and we’ll be glad to help you figure it out.

We know this is very different than the old way.
Always feel free to ask us for help!

Printing at the Library

If you print from the public computers, please read this!

We offer printing and copying services at the library and are happy to do so. We’ve recently upgraded our copier and are currently working out the kinks. Instead of printing to the printers in the circulation area, the public computers now print to the copier. If you need to print in color or print on a different type of paper, just let us know and we’ll be glad to help you.

Soon, we will add a coin-op machine to the printer so you’ll be able to make your copies and pay for them all at your own pace. Once the coin-op machine is added, papers will not print until they are paid for. Since the library will be charged for every page printed, we will not be able to offer refunds for misprinted pages. If you think your print may have an unnecessary pages, you can check by using the “Print Preview” function. We’ll be glad to show you this function.

We will still be able to take payments at the front desk, but you’ll be able to pay for your prints at the copier with either coins or cash. As soon as we know how that’s going to work, we’ll let everyone know.

Thanks!

Career Cruising

Looking for a new job? Not sure what career to look into? Starting college soon? Then we have a great new database for you!

Career Cruising is an online career and education guidance system. Research colleges, write a resume or explore careers.

In Career Cruising, you can take tests to tell you what professions your interests and skills make you well-suited for. There is also a test that helps you understand your preferred learning style and suggests study habits that fit that style.

The Employment section of Career Cruising has an amazing amount of information for job-seekers. In addition to a resume builder, there are also in-depth guides to performing a job search, letter writing, interviews, job offers and what to do once you have the job.

The Education section gives upcoming college students many ways to learn about their potential schools. You can search for schools in a number of ways, including geographically, by degrees offered and more. It can also compare several schools in a number of areas and suggest a timeline for getting ready to enter college that can start as early as 8^th grade. There’s also information on financial aid.

To use Career Cruising, just sign in to the library catalog. Scroll down and select “Career Cruising” from the list of resources. Once there, create a unique user account and get started!

Hot July Happenings!

Check out all these great programs going on at the library this summer!

Special Programs for all Students!
Capital of Texas Zoo Show: Thursday, July 11th, 2:00 pm
Aesop’s Fables presented by storyteller Cy Young: July 13th, 2:00 pm
Dinosaur George: Thursday, July 25th, 2:00 pm
Gari the Capybara: Thursday, August 1st, 2:00 pm

Weekly Programs for Students
Kindergarteners – 2nd graders: Mondays
3rd – 5th graders: Tuesdays
6th grade and up: Wednesdays
Science Club for 3rd – 5th graders – Thursdays
Find the sign-up links here!

Weekly Storytimes
Toddlers – Tuesdays at 10:30 am
Preschoolers – Wednesdays at 10:30 am

Programs for Adults
Thursday, July 11th: Book Club; “Life and Death are Wearing Me Out” by Mo Yan. 6:00 pm
Saturday, July 13th: Essential Oils: Love Your Skin. 2:00 pm
Saturday, July 20th: Financial Wellness Workshop presented by Primerica. 2:00 pm

Free Young Adult Audio Books!

This is a great way to get some free, high quality audio books!

Each week, Sync will release a pair of audio books. They will be available to download only that week, but then you can keep them as part of your music collection for as long as you’d like. The audio books are downloaded via OverDrive Media Console, the same software our digital collection uses. Once downloaded, you can upload them into any music software you prefer, like iTunes.

To be clear, these are not some cheap audio books, recorded by some volunteer and of books that you’ve never heard of before. These are the same timely, professional recordings that the library generally buys.

Here are some of the titles you can download this summer:

• The Raven Boys by Maggie Steifvater
• The Tempest by William Shakespeare
• The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Howling Children by Maryrose Wood
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
• Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
• Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
• and many more!

Go download some great audio books at http://www.audiobooksync.com/free-sync-downloads!

Summer is coming!

We’re getting excited about all the summer programs! Here are some important dates for you.

Monday, May 20th – Online registration for weekly programs opens; based on the grade they are entering in the Fall.

• Kindergarten through 2nd graders on Mondays
• 3rd through 5th graders on Tuesdays
• 6th grade and up on Wednesdays
• Science Club for 3rd through 5th graders on Thursdays (and several special programs open to everyone)

Thursday, June 6th – Summer Reading Clubs begin; pick up reading logs at the library!
Thursday, June 6th – Kick-off Party at City Park; 5:30 to 7:30.
Friday, June 7th – Kick-off Party for teens entering 6th grade and up; 5:00 to 7:00 at the library.