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Contact:
Belva Brown, Library Manager
or Bonnie Robinson, Library
Assistant
430 Main St., Doaktown, N.B., E9C 1E8
Tel. No.: (506) 365-2018, Fax:
(506) 365-2019
Email: dtcslib@gnb.ca
Website: http://www.gnb.ca/0003/regions/doaktown-e.aspHours
of Operation:
Mon.,
Tues., Wed. and Frid. 9:00 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Closed for lunch hour - 12:30 - 1:30, on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Location
and Directions:
Doaktown Consolidated High School
430 Main St., Doaktown, N.B.
Route 8,
which joins Fredericton and Miramichi City,
becomes Main Street as it passes through the
Village of Doaktown. The Library is located at
one end of the Doaktown Consolidated High School
on Main Street next to Betts Home Hardware. Turn
onto Union Street at the flashing light and turn
once more into the School parking lot. The School
steps facing Union Street lead directly upstairs
- the Library is the first door on your right.
Partners
The
Doaktown Community/School Library is one of 14
branch libraries (and one Bookmobile) in the York
Library Region which, in turn, is a component of
the New
Brunswick Public Library (NBPLS). We operate in
partnership with the Village of
Doaktown and School
District 18, whose financial
contribution toward our continued service is
gratefully acknowledged.
We also
rely on the assistance of our dedicated
volunteers who do their part to ensure that the
services offered by the Doaktown Library are of
the highest possible caliber. If you are
interested in helping in this capacity (and we
hope you are), please read our Volunteer section.
For more information about the structure and
mandate of the public library system, go to the About Us section of the
New Brunswick Public Library Service site.
MAY
Reminder:
ULTIMATE
FISHING EXCURSION RAFFLE (DRAW:
FRIDAY, APRIL 30) The 2010 fishing season is
just around the corner so why not start it off
with the purchase of a raffle ticket on our Ultimate
Fishing Excursion. Two days
fishing, two nights accommodation for four
rods (including your guide) at the famous Push
and Be Damned private fishing lodge on
the Upper Southwest Miramichi (just below Slate
Island). Reservations will be taken for July
or August 2010. Tickets ($15 each)
are limited to 200 and can be purchased from the
Doaktown Library call 365-2018 or just
drop in. Makes a great Fathers Day
gift especially if that winning ticket
turns out to be yours!!
Winner will be
announced in the Doaktown June Newsletter.
Upcoming MAY Library
Programs
Every Tuesday
(1:30 p.m.) Scrabble/Crib/Games
Day @the Library
Thursday, May 6 & 20
(6-8 pm) Busy Bee Quilters
Monday, May 10 (6:30 pm) - Library
Board of Trustees regular meeting
Monday, May 17 Youth
Book Talks & Farewell to DCHS Students
Friday, May 21 - 12 Noon
9:00 pm / Saturday, May 22 - 8 am 2
pm Book and Bake Sale
DCHS SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Looking for something to do on the Victoria
Day Weekend? Reading Rainbows (the
official Fundraising Committee for the Doaktown
Library Expansion Project) will be holding a
massive Book and Bake sale as part of
the Victoria Day Weekend festivities.
Gently used (but well loved) books, magazines,
board games, video tapes, and CDs will be offered
at bargain basement prices a great chance
to stock up for the summer months! And, if
youre looking for a dessert dish to serve
over the Victoria Day Weekend (when no one should
have to be in the kitchen!), check out our bake
sale during which we will also auction off a
to die for Nut Cake, made by our very
own, very talented Library Manager.
Well also be featuring a 50/50 draw, some
very unique bookmarks (made locally), and a Victoria
Day Secret recipe (complete
with fresh biscuits/rolls and refreshments) that
you can savour as you meander through the
displays.
And, incidentally, were
still accepting donations of both books and
baking call the Library (365-2018)
if you need information on the former and contact
Brandi Hovey (365-8803) if youd like
to contribute the latter. Everything
will be put to good use and wont you feel
great, knowing youve been a part of this
very worthy cause!!!
Monday, May 24
Victoria Day Library Closed
Every Tuesday in May
(11-11:30 am) - The Babies in the
Library program is a free four-week
half-hour program for parents and their babies up
to 18 months old. Enjoy lap rhymes,
stretches, tickles, bounces, songs and a time to
share books with your baby. The program capacity
is 15 babies and the minimum is 5. Please call
the Library at 365-2018 before Friday, April 30
to register.
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TEACHERS
TEA
(Honouring
All Educators of Doaktown Schools)
Saturday, August 28, 2010 11:30 am
1:00 pm
St. Thomas United Church Hall
As part of the Two
Schools One Spirit Reunion
Project, Reading Rainbows
is hosting a Teachers Tea on Saturday,
August 28 at the St. Thomas United Church
Hall. A wonderful opportunity for those who
taught in the Doaktown schools down through the
years to get together and reminisce (hopefully
theyll have only good things to say
about their former students although, as they
say, we wouldnt bet the farm on
that!). Our Committee is doing everything
it can to get this invitation out to everyone but
would appreciate your help either in passing the
message on to any former teacher you might
know or in giving their contact information to
either Belva or Bonnie at the Library
(365-2018). And for further information
concerning the Two Schools One
Spirit Reunion, check out the
Village of Doaktown website (www.doaktown.com) under Events.
ZOOMERS & BLOOMERS
PROGRAM: Zoomers
(adults aged 50 and up) are invited to join
our Zoomers and Bloomers group that
began in November. The weekly one-hour
programs are hosted alternately by the Zoomers,
then by the Bloomers.
Why not sign up for some fun programs to beat the
winter blues and enjoy an hour or two with some
fascinating young people.
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Would
your child benefit from one-on-one tutoring in a
pleasant environment? The schools may be
recommending that your child participate in the Literacy
for Kids program at the library again
this summer. The Literacy Kits may be checked out
anytime as long as a parent or guardian
accompanies them.
The
Library has purchased a Cricket Machine
for producing professional letters, numbers,
signs and art creations to enhance posters,
banners, exhibits, card making, scrapbooking,
bulletin boards and decorations for special
occasions such as baby and wedding showers,
anniversaries, graduations, church celebrations
and school projects. For a very reasonable
fee, Library staff will cut them out for you (the
proceeds will be put toward the Librarys
proposed expansion).
The
library is now collecting your email address so
you can be sent a reminder notice as to when your
books are due. Give us a call at 365-2018
or stop in for a visit and give us your email
address.
Watch
for our new Adopt-A-Book
Wish List. View it at the Doaktown
Library or view here
on-line. You may adopt one or
more of the books for a friend, a relative or
yourself. Its an excellent way to
remember a loved one or to celebrate a special
occasion. For more information call the library
at 365-2018.
Visit
the following website for additional information
on the Doaktown Community/School Library and New
Brunswick Public Library Service: www.gnb.ca/publiclibraries.
Programs and
Activities
Check our monthly
Schedule of Events or call the Library at
506-365-2018 for more information and details on
the following programs and activities.
- Babies in
the Library welcomes infants up
to 18 months for programs on social
development, insights on how babies
learn, and improving parenting skills.
Two 4-week programs offered every year -
one in May, the other in November.
- Storytime
for preschoolers ages two to
five. Stories, songs and activities for
special occasions (such as Easter,
Halloween, and Christmas) and favourite
things (birthdays, animals, games, toys).
Offered from September to May.
- Globe
Trotter Series. An adult series
featuring guest speakers with insights on
the countries they have lived or
travelled in.
- Summer
Reading Club, Read to Me
Club and Kids Literacy
Program - all available during
the months of July and August.
- Going to
the Hospital. An annual
presentation aimed at making doctors,
nurses and visits to the hospital a
little less scary for boys and girls of
Kindergarten age. Usually held in the
Spring but check schedule to confirm.
- Family
Literacy Night - January. A
pajama party for preschoolers and kids of
any age. Featuring puppet shows, story
telling, and reading circles with guest
readers.
- Heritage
Week - February. Presentations
and free classes on learing skills the
people of Miramichi brought with them
from "the old country" and have
carried on ever since. topics include
attending a one-room school, shopping in
the early 1900's, toffee pulling, baking
cookies, making fried dough, knitting and
crocheting.
- Canadian
Library Month - October. A wide
range of programs and contests AND the
annual Scholastic Book Fair, all in
celebration of Canadian Library Month.
- Canadian
Children's Book Week - November.
Plans for 2007 include an extensive
display of books for children by Canadian
writers and a reading by one of those
authors. The Scholastic Book Fair also
continues this week.
- Hackmatack
Childrens Choice Awards Book Club -
For children in Grades Four to Six. The
Club meets once a month (during lunch
breaks) from October to April. Members
decide which of 10 Canadian fiction or 10
Canadian non-fiction books they would
like to read. If, by the end of the
six-month period, they have read five
books in one or both of the categories,
they are eligible to vote for their
favourite Canadian author. When all the
votes from all the Hackmatack Clubs
across the Atlantic Provinces are
counted, the winner is announced. For
more information on this program, go to www.hackmatack.ca or call
the Library.
- Books
on Wheels - Every month (except
for December) our volunteers deliver
books, magazines, CDs and other library
materials to those in the Doaktown area
(including McNamee, Carroll's Crossing,
Storeytown, Blissfield, Upper Blackville,
the Howard Road, Blackville and Grey
Rapids) who because of health,
transportaton or other reasons find it
difficult to access our Library in
person. To get your name on their
delivery list, please call Belva or
Bonnie who'll be happy to give you all
the information you'll need.
- On-line
Training for Adults and Young Adults
- Offering basic one-on-one training for
individuals or small groups on how to
search for books and other library
materials available through the New
Brunswick Public Library Service using
your home computer. Call the library for
more information or to set up an
appointment.
- On-line
Access - Library patrons can now
renew books, check their accounts, and
search for topics of interest using the
New Brunswick Public Library
Services Vision browser.
Please note: Books and other
materials not available at the Doaktown
Library may be ordered on your behalf
from one of the Provinces other
branch libraries. Simply call the
staff at the Doaktown Library to make
your request.
- Join
teens across Canada in a new teen online
book club called TeenSRC. You can
read and write book reviews, join
discussion groups and chat with other
readers across Canada online. Just
visit the website TeenSRC at www.teensrc.ca to
register and book yourself a
trip today. For more information
about TeenSRC or any library summer
programs, please contact the Doaktown
Community-School Library at 365-2018.
Our
ADOPT-A-BOOK Program
List
of Books Currently Up for Adoption
(awaiting new list)
On November 30,
2006, the Honorable Herménégilde
Chiasson, Lieutenant-Governor of New
Brunswick, helped the Doaktown Library
celebrate its 20th anniversary by
launching our new Adopt-A-Book Program.
We are very excited about this project
because of the opportunities it offers
for everyone to get involved in
supporting one of our Villages most
important resources, its public library,
and by so doing, to promote literacy,
reading and lifelong learning among our
residents.
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The Honourable Herménégilde Chiasson,
Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick,
with Paul Gillespie, Chair of the
Doaktown Library's Board of
Trustees. |
Have a look and
see if there are any that you yourself
might like to read or perhaps
theres one you think might appeal
to a friend or relative. Maybe you know
of someone who has a special occasion
coming up or, if you're a business or
organization, perhaps there's something
on the list that matches your group's
particular interest. Perhaps you've lost
a special person from your life and would
like to remember them by making a
donation to the Library.
If you find a
match, contact the Doaktown Library at
365-2018 or email us at dtcslib@gnb.ca. A staff
member will help you complete a donor
card and take down the information
necessary to return a tax receipt to you.
When you donate, you also have the option
of choosing text for a commemorative
bookplate to be inserted at the front of
the book or any other library
material such as a CD or DVD -- you might
select.
Our wish list of
books and other materials available for
adoption will be updated on a regular
basis. Our last 20 years have been
memorable ones help make our next
20 equally impressive!!!
Paul
Gillespie, Chair
Board of Trustees
Doaktown Library
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Commemorative CD
(View our sample
CD photos in the left hand column of this page.)
The Doaktown Library
wishes to announce that the long-awaited CD
commemorating its 20th Anniversary is
now on sale at the library. With almost 300 color
photographs of programs, patrons and special
events and exceptional people, we're sure
youll enjoy this walk down memory
lane. Included in this CD are
tributes to our 32 Fall Home Tour
hostesses (1999-2006), pictures taken during
our official anniversary celebration held on
November 30, 2006 and a host of photos of the
children and grown-ups who make our Library such
a great place to be.who make our library such a
great place to be. It is a wonderful
souvenir for parents, grandparents, and
especially those now living away. A
great gift idea for someone special at Easter
time, Mother's Day or when that unexpected
birthday suddenly pops up on the horizon.
Available for $15.00 at the Doaktown Library, all
proceeds to go toward improving library services
to the people of Doaktown and the surrounding
areas.
We have received inquiries
from several individuals who would prefer to have
this 20th Anniversary commemoration in
book form. Unfortunately, owing to the high
cost of color printing, we are unable to offer an
exact replica of the CD in this format. We
have, however, put together a 44 page booklet
which, we hope, captures the flavour
of the CD. Each of these books will be made
available at $25.00 payable in advance (see a
sample copy is on display at the library).
For further information or
to place your order, please call Belva or Bonnie
at the Doaktown Library (506-365-2018), e-mail dtcslib@gnb.ca or simply drop
in.
For those of you
outside the immediate Doaktown area, arrangements
can be made to ship these products to you.
Just send us your name and mailing address, the
quantities you are requesting, whether you want
this souvenir in book or CD format, and a cheque
made payable to The Doaktown
Community/School Library.
The following
prices will apply to EACH copy requested:
CD
- $15.00 + $1.25
(shipping and handling) = $16.25*
Book - $25.00 + $2.00 (shipping and
handling) = $27.00*
*Prices valid
inside Canada only
Send this information and your cheque
to:
The Doaktown Community/School Library, 430 Main
Street, Doaktown, NB, E9C 1E8.
Fall Home Tour
and Luncheon /
Fall Frolic
Since 1999, the
Doaktown Librarys Fall Home Tour
and Luncheon has not only
been our biggest fundraiser, but also one of
the social events of the year for
women in the Upper Southwest Miramichi area and
beyond. In 2006, to celebrate the
Librarys 20th Anniversary, we
decided to mark the occasion by expanding the
home tour and luncheon to include a Ladies
Fair, an exhibition of goods
and services designed to pamper both body and
soul. In addition, we invited local
businesses and organizations to join with us to
sponsor activities and events throughout the
community for all members of the family to enjoy
the result was Doaktowns first-ever Fall
Frolic and what a great time it was!
And yes, everyone
seemed to enjoy 2006s Fall
Frolic so much that the
organizers are making it an annual event.
Check out our events at the Doaktown
Fall Frolic.
Used Books and
Magazines
Looking for an excuse to
get rid of all those books and magazines that
have been cluttering up your living room for way
too long? Have the kids outgrown their
story books? Your husband finally decided
that maybe he could survive without all those
westerns hes collected over the
years? Want to get the stuff out of your
house but cant bring yourself to take them
to the recycling depot?
The Doaktown Library is
always looking for donations to its used book
display gently used reading
materials that we can place for sale at
greatly reduced prices. It
helps US raise money for the many little extras
around the Library and it helps YOU get them off
your premises with a clear
conscience.
So why not give call Belva
or Bonnie at 506-365-2018 or e-mail them at dtcslib@gnb.ca for details, and
then get ready to enjoy all that extra space.
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