Friends of Yachats Library

Yachats, OR

Yachats Public Library
560 W 7th Street
Yachats, OR 97498
(541) 547-3741

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Summer Reading Program for Children

With summer just around the corner, the library is looking forward to this year’s Summer Reading Program for Children, with the theme of Libraries Rock!

We will be offering a 7-week program on Thursday mornings starting July 5, 2018. The youngest children, 4 and 5 years old, will meet from 10-10:45 am in the kids’ room at the library. Older children, 6-12 years will follow at 10:45-11:30 am.

We’ll read stories that support the 2018 theme with books about libraries and the many ways they are delivered to children around the world. There will be books on fossils and rocks, and we’ll be listening to all kinds of music, from rock’n’roll to classical and everything in between. Local musicians will help engage the kids in music making. We’ve purchased a great collection of new books on these topics for checkout. As children set and meet their reading goal for the summer, they will earn both an Oregon Governor’s Award and a gift bag of books and toys supplied by the Ladies Club and the Friends of the Library.

The program is offered at no charge and is funded by an Oregon State Library grant.

 

 

New Books on the Shelf

New Books:

Below is a list of the latest books added to the Yachats City Library collection April 24, 2018:

  • The Cutting Edge (M), Jeffery Deaver
  • The Fallen (M), David Baldacci
  • Cave Of Bones (M), Anne Hillerman
  • Queen Anne’s Lace (M), Susan Wittig Albert
  • Twenty-One Days, Anne Perry
  • I’ve Got My Eyes On You, Mary Higgins Clark
  • Varina (F), Charles Frazier
  • The Thirteenth Tale (F), Diane Setterfield
  • The Only Story (F), Julian Barnes
  • The Female Persuasion (F), Meg Wolitzer
  • After Anna (M), Lisa Scottoline
  • City Of Weird, Gigi Little, ed.
  • Faith: A Journey For All, Jimmy Carter
  • Educated: A Memoir, Tara Westover
  • No Way To run, Holly Crichton
  • Fire In The Heart, Mary Emerick
  • I’ll Be Gone In The Dark, Michelle McNamara
  • Flightpaths, Heidi Greco
  • Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies & Leadership, James Comey
  • The Amazing Mazie Baker, Kay Johnston

New Book On CD

  • Settle For More, Megyn Kelly

501 Library Building Update – Feb 19

The 2+2 committee has finished the first phase of the move project. That means the group has taken all the input from library volunteers, managers, patrons etc and created a couple of draft layouts of the new library. We have also drafted a list of the elements identified as needed in the library. This information will be part of the RFP (Request for Proposals) that will be put out for bid ASAP. Hopefully, this will result in a project manager/architect who will then work with our city manager/library commission/city council /volunteer librarians to determine the final design, cost, plans etc.

Please plan to come to a meeting on the afternoon of March 18th, 2018 at the Commons. There will be an opportunity to see the drafts and ask questions and give input.

The time and place of the meeting, formerly known as The State of the City, will be announced soon.

Thanks again for all the suggestions and great ideas!

Barbara Frye

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library January 2018

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Coming in January 2018

Dolly PartonWhat is it?
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a 60-volume set of books beginning with the children’s classic The Little Engine That Could. Each month a new, carefully selected book will be mailed in your child’s name directly to your home. Best of all it is a FREE GIFT. There is no cost or obligation to your family.

Who Is Eligible?
Preschool children ages birth to five who are residents of Lincoln County.

What Are Parent/Guardian Responsibilities? 

  • Be a resident of Lincoln County
  • Submit an official registration form, filled out by parent or guardian
  • Must have a valid email address
  • Notify the Friends of Yachats Library any time your address changes
    (Books are mailed to the address listed on the official registration form.)
  • Read with your child

When will Books be Received?
Eight to ten weeks after your registration form has been received, books will begin arriving at your home and will continue until your child turns five or you move out of Lincoln County.

For more information:
Contact Us or ask at the
Yachats Public Library
560 W. 7th Street Yachats, OR
(541) 547-3741

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library 

 

 

501 Library Building Update – October 1

The “2+2 Committee” (two Council members, two Library Commission members, and two Volunteer Library Managers) have been meeting every two weeks, discussing options and making plans about the Library moving to the 501 Building. We have an ambitious timeline and are working hard to meet it. We have gotten amazing input from the volunteer librarians and managers, and other interested people, about how they visualize their “dream” library in this new spot.

We just met to review and prioritize all the suggestions and will narrow down all the information into the collective best vision, knowing revisions will need to be made, eventually, as we learn what we can and cannot change (or afford). We have hired a consultant who is evaluating the condition of the building, codes for libraries, and other requirements. Once he has completed that, he will meet with the committee and present a report with his findings and recommendations.

By Barbara Frye
(From the City of Yachats October 2017 Newsletter)

Library Hours:

The Library’s normal hours have been suspended during construction.
Hours will be M-Sat 12-3pm until the end of construction.
Visit Rm 8 at the Yachats Commons Bldg to borrow books during this time.
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Normal Hours:
Mon: 12pm – 4pm
Tues: 12pm – 5pm
Wed: 12pm – 5pm
Thurs: 12pm – 5pm
Fri: 12pm – 4pm
Sat: 1pm-4pm
Closed Sundays, and holidays.

Library Location:

Yachats Public Library
560 W 7th Street
Yachats, OR 97498

Online Library Catalog Search Link

Clicking this link takes you directly to the book/author/title search page on the Yachats City web site.

Yachats Public Library – Yachats Public Library site.

A Special Thank You to all of you that have made a contribution to the Yachats Public Library.

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The Friends of Yachats Library is a 501(c)3 organization. Tax ID: 20-1008395