Town Hall meetings about proposed property tax levy increase for NOLS

The North Olympic Library System will hold public meetings at each of the four NOLS libraries in January and February to introduce NOLS 2012, a business plan for the Library.  Still in draft form, NOLS 2012 outlines service improvements for each of the NOLS libraries in Clallam Bay, Forks, Port Angeles and Sequim, and establishes a plan for fiscal stability for the Library system.  The plan is based on the establishment of a Library Foundation and an increase in the Library’s property tax levy from 31¢ to 50¢ per $1000 in assessed valuation, to be put before Clallam County voters in November 2010.  The Library Board of Trustees, staff, and representatives from each of the Friends of the Library groups have worked on developing this draft plan for the past 18 months.

The Board and staff are seeking input from the community members on the elements of this plan at a series of Town Hall meetings:

            Port Angeles Main Library on Wednesday, January 13 at 7pm

            Sequim Library on Thursday, January 21 at 7pm

            Forks Library on Tuesday, January 26 at 6:30pm

            Clallam Bay Library on Wednesday, February 3 at 6:30pm

Each meeting will open with an overview of the NOLS 2012 plan presented by members of the Library Board and staff, followed by questions, comments and suggestions from the audience.

Copies of the NOLS 2012 plan are available at each NOLS Library.  A 2-page summary of the plan is also available.

For more information about the Library System or the NOLS 2012 plan, contact Library Director Paula Barnes.

Monday Manga Madness!

Port Angeles Main Library


Monday Manga Madness! If you like comic books, manga, graphic novels or drawing, join Manga Madness on the second Monday of each month at 3:45pm: January 11, February 8, and March 8. Registration is not required. For grades 6-12.

Port Angeles Friends of the Library holiday bazaar

Wonderful literary gifts abound at the Port Angeles Friends of the Library holiday gift bazaar this weekend in the Raymond Carver Room of the Port Angeles Main Library.

Library Road

Caught walking across Orcas Street in front of the Port Angeles Library early one morning last month, members of the Library staff were an eerie reminiscence of a certain famous album cover from almost exactly 40 years ago.
(Pictured from left to right:  Port Angeles Main Library Manager Keitha Owen, Library Director Paula Barnes, Administrative Services Manager CJ Wolfer, and Assistant Library Director Margaret Jakubcin).

Software maintenance successful

The software maintenance performed on December 7 was successful. Thank you for your patience during the work.  Please let library staff know if you encounter any problems with the catalog or other services.

This maintenance will allow expanded features in the catalog, which are coming soon. The web site will feature an overview of the catalog’s new capabilities. Stay tuned for updates!

Next Library Board meeting will be WEDNESDAY January 27

The date of the monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will be changed in January 2010.  Instead of meeting on the fourth Thursday of the month, the Board will meet on the fourth Wednesday of January, 1/27/10, at 5pm in the Carver Room of the Port Angeles Main Library.  The date for the Board meeting is being changed because the Library Director needs to be in Seattle for a meeting on the fourth Thursday, 1/28.