Harry Potter has arrived in Overdrive!

Harry Potter Downloadable Audiobooks (all in MP3 format)

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Harry Potter Downloadable Ebooks (all in Kindle and ePub formats)

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

For more information, go to the Overdrive page on our full website.  Or, just go directly to the Download Center.

“FOOD FOR FINES” campaign at the Library starts November 23

Gloucester City Library Director Elizabeth Egan has announced that the Gloucester City Library will host a “Food for Fines” campaign to help support the Gloucester City Food Bank. Library patrons are encouraged to “pay” overdue fines with donations of non-perishable food items that will be given to the Food Bank.

“I encourage residents to support this worthwhile effort regardless of whether or not they have a fine,” stated Egan. “It is a wonderful opportunity to help those in need in Gloucester City and to celebrate the many services provided by our library.”

Among the food bank’s most needed items are Cheerios, peanut butter, jelly, canned tuna, baked beans, dry pasta, canned vegetables and fruit and instant potatoes. However, any donation of unexpired, non-perishable food is welcomed. Packages that are rusty, opened, damaged or otherwise compromised cannot be accepted.

For each item donated, $1.00 in fines will be removed from a library card holder’s record. Donated items cannot be used to defray the cost of unreturned library materials.

Donations of food in lieu of fines will be accepted at the library November 23 through December 21. Call the library at 456-4181 with any questions.

 

EbscoHost Periodical & Database Search now available as iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad app

Do your research while out and about with the new EbscoHost app!

All of the databases available through the Gloucester City Library web version are available through the app:

• MasterFILE Premier (covers a broad range of periodicals)
• Health Source – Consumer Edition
• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
• Middle Search Plus (for middle grades)
• Primary Search (for primary grades)
• ERIC (for topics in education
• Regional Business News
• MAS Ultra – School Edition (Magazine Article Search)
• Biography Collection Complete
• Science Reference Center
• Professional Development Collection
• Teacher Resource Center
• GreenFILE
• Academic Search Premier
• Business Source Premier
• History Reference Center
• Literary Reference Center
• Health Source: Nursing/Academic
• Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts
• TOPICsearch
• Newspaper Source Plus

You can save full articles to your device for reading offline, and also email them to yourself or somebody else for printing later on, if desired. You can also save favorite searches.

So how do you get this power-packed app?

• In a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari, click on our EbscoHost link, and when you get to the database selection page, click on  EbscoHost Web.
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and find the link for “New: EbscoHost iPhone/iPod Touch application.”
• When you click on that link you’ll be asked to enter an email address. Use the address you have set up in your device’s native (built-in) email application.
• Open the email on your device and follow the instructions.  You will be given a link is to download the app in the App Store, and another link to register the app for use through Gloucester City Library.
• If you only download the app from the App Store, you will only be able to try it out as a guest.  For full functions, you need to follow the email procedure.
• You may need to enter your library card barcode as part of the process, so have it handy.

Android users, don’t despair – an app for you is coming soon.

Snow closing

Due to weather conditions, the library will remain closed on Thursday, February 11.

Snow closing

Due to weather conditions, the library will be closed on Wednesday, February 10.

Snow closing

The library will be closed on Saturday, February 6 due to weather conditions.

Movie Tuesdays in November

November 3  ( No movie; the meeting room will be in use for Election Day)

November 10 - Curious George

November 17  - Up

November 24 - The Astronaut Farmer

Shows start at 3:45 p.m. each Tuesday afternoon. You must have a ticket to enter the room.  Free tickets will be handed out starting at 3:30.  Shows last approximately 90 minutes.  Snacks and drinks allowed.  Bring your own or have some popcorn!

September Movie Tuesday Schedule

All movies start at 3:45

9/8   Race to Witch Mountain

9/15 Blackbeard’s Ghost

9/22 Babe

9/29 Hannah Montana Movie

Summer Children’s Programs

Summer Programs run July 8 – August 14. 

Call us at 456-4181 or register at the library.

Story programs:

Tiny Tots (ages 24-36 months):  Tuesdays at 10:00

Preschool (ages 3-5):  Tuesdays at 11:00

Kindergarten to grade 3  Wednesdays at 1:00

New programs!

Wii Wednesdays:  Grades 4-6  2:30 – 4:00          Grades 7 & up   4:30 – 6:00

Summer Crafts:  Fridays at 11:00.  All ages.  Children 6 & under should be accompanied by a parent.

Terrific Thursdays! (all programs start at 2:00)

July 9   Beach Party

July 16   Magician Mark Zacharia

July 23   Balloon Storytelling with Cheryl Anne

July 30   Puzzlemania!

August6   Battle of the (Wii) Rock Bands

August 13   Fun with Food!

Call 456-4181 for more information.  No registration is necessary for Terrific Thursday programs.

Movie Tuesdays!

Free movies every Tuesday at 2:00 until August 11.  No registration is necessary.

Wii Write

The next Wii Write program will be on Thursday, June 25 from 6:30 p.m. until about 8 p.m.  The program is for students in grades 4-8.

No advance sign-up is required. Take part in a fun writing project, have free refreshments and play with the Wii.