Movie Nights at the Library

Every third Thursday we have Movie Night at the Library from 6:00 to about 8:00.  If you would like to enjoy a good movie and some popcorn, come join us.  You can find out the title of the movie when you come to the library. We have the title of the movie posted for a week before the show.

Bring some friends and enjoy Movie Night at the Library!

Southeast Kansas Library System

Coffeyville Public Library is part of the Southeast Kansas Library System. SEKLS is headquartered in the Iola Public Library. It serves fifteen counties of southeast Kansas. Most services are offered to and through local libraries like ours. Membership in SEKLS is held by 54 public libraries, 41 school districts, 7 college/university libraries and 2 special libraries.

SEKLS provides many services to its member libraries. During 2009, 23 workshops or other continuing education events were offered. A total of 528 people attended these workshops. SEKLS also proves Interlibrary Loan, Cataloging and Rotation Book services.

A consultant from SEKLS maintains patron contacts, distributes informational materials, visit patrons and institutions to implement the Special Needs Services. Related services include Talking Books, BiFolkal kits, Descriptive Video Services videos, Braille/print/picture books and recreational therapy aids.

2009 was the fist full year of SEKnFind, a regional shared integrated library system (ILS). SEKnFind libraries, including Coffeyville, share a common catalog, facilitating resource sharing in the region. User can search all collections simultaneously, place holds on books regardless of their location, make comments on books, make purchase requests, renew books, review their reading history, and their current circulation status. SEKnFind currently has 16 active members and 5 additional libraries who are in the process of joining, These libraries exchanged 14,716 items among themselves during 2009.

A Youth Services Consultant assists libraries in improving children’s programs, collections, and services.

Coffeyville Public Library receives an annual allocation (grant) from SEKLS. During 2009, SEKLS awarded a total of $22,687 in Equipment Grants and $60,972 in Material Delivery Grants to offset the cost of interlibrary load shopping expenses.

SEKLS provides great individual help and advices to member libraries as needed. SEKLS staff made consulting 774 visits to member libraries during 2009.

Technology consultants help our library in acquiring and using computers and other technology. They also solve computer programs, etc.

SEKLS is funded largely by a property tax on property not already being taxed to support a local public library and by state aid. In 2009 the mill levy was 1.225 mills.

To find out more about the Southeast Kansas Library System you can visit their website at www.sekls.lib.ks.us

Old Pictures

The library is trying to pictures of Old Downtown Coffeyville preferably from the 50's or any decade. If you have any picture you would like to share, please email or scan a copy for the library. We have people in all the time looking for old photos of Coffeyville and you picture just might be the one they are looking for. Thanks

Computer Classes

We have four computer classes and one drop in help session scheduled in February.

Mousing Around - Feb 1 at 2:00 - learn how to use a computer mouse
Yahoo! Email  - Feb 1 at 6:30 - find out about using Yahoo! Email
Facebook - Facebook is the largest social networking site. Linda and Cindy will show you how to get the most out of it.  Feb 22 at 6:30 and Feb 23 at 2:00

Drop-In Help Feb 17 at 10:00

Registration is required. Call 620-251-1370 or come by the circulation desk to register.

Free Resume Workshop

Looking for a job?  Don't miss this special Resume Workshop!

On Tuesday Jan 26 at 1:00 the Library is hosting a free resume workshop.

Resume expert Barbara Safani will teach you how to create a powerful, effective resume that gets attentions - and interviews.

Find out how to make your resume WOW!

 * Write a powerful profile and skills summary that show who valuable your experience is to hiring managers
 * Transform a list of job tasks into powerful success stories.
 * Leverage education and internships to prove you have "the right stuff" to do that job.
 * Use resume design templates to help you stand out from the crowd.

This resume workshop is hosted by Tutor.com

We hope to see you in the Community Room at the Library on Tuesday Jan. 26th at 1:00.

Automatically Yours

The Coffeyville Public Library is starting a new service called Automatically Yours. Tell us which fiction authors whose new books you want to read and we’ll automatically put you on reserve for each new book from those authors. We will then let you know when it’s ready to check out. No more having to be alert to when a new book is published or if you’ve reserved it yet or not.

You can add or drop authors from your automatic reserve list at any time by asking at the desk.

We have a list of 105 authors that we will reserve for you. Some of the authors are David Baldacci, Dan Brown, Janet Evanovich, W.E.B. Griffin, Dean Koontz, Karen Kingsbury, Terry Goodkind, James Patterson and Danielle Steel.

You can pick up the Automatically Yours form at the desk in the library

Library Foundation Silent Auction

The Library Foundation's holiday fund raiser this year is a silent auction of 3 baskets and an original painting by Sylvia Rutledge.

One basket was donated by the 1st United Methodist Church and contains chocolate, holiday mugs and lots of fun food for the holiday.

Two baskets were donated by the libray staff. One is a "Curl up and Read" basket. It has mugs, chocolate and some light reading in it. The other is for someone who would like to be up and doing. It has work gloves, batteries, duct tape as well as two action DVD's.

The centerpiece of the the auction is an awesome landscape by Svlvia Rutledge.

The auction will end at noon on Saturday Dec. 19th. Come in and bid often to support the library foundation.