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(Carter Memorial Library)

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Omro, WI 54963-1405
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Summer Reading Program: Catch the Reading Bug!

Summer Reading Program 2008 posterThe library's “Catch the Reading Bug” Summer Reading Program will begin July 9th at 1 pm, and will continue through August 13, 2008.

We invite all area children and their parents, grandparents, and/or caregivers to attend.

Adults and teens and adults aren't forgotten -- participants may read a book, magazine or a book on tape/CD and enter a drawing to be held at the end of the six week period. Each completed reading card gets entered for the grand prize.

To earn a summer reading certificate, either “read” or “be read to” for 20 minutes a day, and keep track of those minutes on a reading card. When a card gets full, it will be turned in and a new card given out. An achievement certificate will be earned by turning in 5 completed cards before August 13, 2008.

The activity part of this year’s Summer Reading Program will feature these exciting presentations:

July 9 1-2 pm
“Soda Pups” dog show with Jack Zolkowski presents five clever and entertaining dogs that will demonstrate a variety of obedience and agility skills. (Sponsored by Omro Lions Club)

July 16 1-2 pm
“Remnants of the Rainforest” will provide information on animals, tropical insects, and plants found in the rainforest. This is a live animal interactive program where all the performers have a story to teach. Presented by Dino Tlachac of Nature’s Niche. (Sponsored by Winnefox Library System)

July 23 1-2 pm fun with balloon animals
Stephanie Feuerstein, children’s author and naturalist, will present a program on the Monarch butterfly's habitat and life-cycle. (Sponsored by the Friends of the Omro Library)

July 30 1-2 pm
Kathy Prestige -- a wisher, a liar, a magic bean buyer -- will entertain us with stories containing a twist of humor, a kernel of truth or a tingle of suspense. (Sponsored by the Omro Study Club and the Omro Service League)

August 6 1-2:00 pm
CRITTERrrr MAN combines his love of nature with music, singing, storytelling, animal puppets, and humor. His skillful use of puppets leads his audience to believe they are real. (Sponsored by the Friends of the Omro Library)

August 13 1-2:30 pm
Achievement Day Party: games, snacks and fun!

Our library's Summer Reading Program is designed to encourage children to enjoy reading and to keep their reading skills sharp over the summer months.

We're committed to helping young readers learn to love books and our other library resources.

First In Line!

people standing in lineWant to know when new books are ordered, so you can be one of the first to check them out? If you have an email account -- you're in luck!

Sign up for the library's new "First in Line" mailing list to receive email messages as soon as the library orders new novels.

The email notification includes both general fiction and mystery novels. The email message includes the title, author and publication date of the novel.

If you want to place a reserve on the book, just reply to the email message and include the entire barcode number from the back of your library card.

Notices are sent once the book has been ordered by Omro Public Library. Since publication dates vary, it may be a few months before the book arrives at the library and is ready for you to check out.

Your privacy will be protected. We have set up the mailing list so no one else will see your email address. If you reply to the message, the reply will only be sent to the library, not the entire list.

Note: you will not be overwhelmed with email messages from our list; it won't be a comprehensive list of every novel ordered.

To sign up for the "First in Line" mailing list or to ask questions, contact the Reference Desk at 920-685-7016.

person repairing a carSix New Databases Added

Six new databases have been added to our library's Research Tools page:

  • Auto Repair Reference Center: cars & trucks from 1954-2007, both foreign & domestic; includes wiring diagrams
  • Small Engine Repair Reference Center: tractors, snowblowers, snowmobiles, ATVs, motorcycles, outboard motors, personal watercraft, lawn mowers, chainsaws, tillers & more
  • Business Source Complete: full text of business publications covering accounting, banking, insurance, taxes & more
  • Consumer Health Complete: full-text articles from mainstream medicine to complementary & holistic medicine on topics like aging, cancer, diabetes, fitness, nutrition, and children's health
  • Points of View Complete: provides help with school assignments, with essays that present multiple sides of a current issue
  • Biography Collection Complete: comprehensive collection of full-text biographies about people in history, science, music, literature, government, politics, sports, entertainment & more

Find Wedding Announcements, Anniversary Notices & Obituaries in Our Local Vital Records Index

people at a computerWe're pleased to announce a new database available through our library's web site: the Local Vital Records Index.

Search it now to find...
* marriage and wedding announcements
* anniversary announcements
* obituaries and death notices
that were published in the Omro Herald newspaper, 2002-2006.

All are welcome to access this free online database through our library's web site.

Omro Veterans Memorial Formveteran's memorial clipart

Organizers of a military veterans memorial in Omro are seeking help in gathering names of those who have served and died for their country. Information on deceased Omro military veterans may be sent to the library, either by printing out & mailing the form in PDF format, or by requesting a print copy of the form from the Omro Public Library.

To be eligible for inclusion, the veteran must have resided within the borders of the Omro School District for a least 1 year, and have received an honorable discharge.

The Daugherty-Hamilton American Legion Post 234 in Omro is coordinating efforts for the memorial. In April 2006 ground was broken for the memorial at Scott Park in downtown Omro.

Copies of all application forms will be archived at our library, for those wishing to learn more about the people whose names are inscribed on the memorial.

Details about the memorial are available in this Oshkosh Northwestern newspaper article.

thank youA Big Thank You to Our Generous Donors

The Friends of the Omro Library would like to extend a THANK YOU to all the generous donors who have given us their old cell phones, empty ink jet and laser cartridges for recycling.

Over the last 3½ years those donations have given the Friends group $1672 for the purchase of childrens’ books, audio books, the new children’s board book storage rack and adult books on CD. This recycling project/fund raiser not only helps the library but it helps the environment.

If you have these items to donate, they can be brought to the library and deposited in the collection box by the entry door. The Omro Elementary school also has a collection box in the PTO after-school room.

Audio Books Delivered Direct to Your PC

photo of a woman wearing headphonesIf you listen to audio books, we have the perfect thing for you — our library is now providing access to the OverDrive Digital Audio Book collection!

You can download audiobooks to your PC and listen to them on your computer, transfer them to a digital audio player, PDA, or other portable device, or burn them to a CD.

photo of a pair of headphonesIt’s easy! Just click on this link for digital audio books, choose one of the great titles available, download and listen. Search for your favorite book titles or browse through topics of interest. Choose from over 500 fiction and non-fiction titles, anytime day or night.

If you’re already a fan of books on tape and books on CD, this is a new way to enjoy your favorites at home, in your car and on the go!

Need help? Check our digital audio books help page for tips on downloading, listening, transferring and more!

Choose from over 500 fiction and non-fiction titles, anytime day or night!

Downloading the free and easy to use OverDrive Media Console software allows you to listen to audio books in high-quality Windows Media Audio format on any Windows computer. If your PC already has Windows Media Player installed, the Console works hand-in-hand with WMP to give you added functionality to transfer your audio books to supported portable devices.

Access to Overdrive Digital Audio Books is made possible by funding from the Winnefox Library System and the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium.

What's New at the Carter Memorial Library

Would you like to find out which novels, movies, childrens' books & more have arrived at our library? Use our brand-new What's New At Carter Memorial Library blog ("blog' is short for "web log") to see what's just arrived, then choose what you'd like to check out or place a hold on the item right from our blog! As often as new items arrive, we'll add them to our blog.

If you already use an aggregator like Bloglines to keep up with other blogs, make sure to add our blog's RSS newsfeed!

Unfamiliar with the word "blog"? Find out more at How Blogs Work.
Unfamiliar with the terms "aggregator", "newsfeed" or "RSS"? Find out more here.

Free Wireless Internet Now Available at the Library!

The Omro Public Library is now offering wireless connections to the library's Internet service. Bring in your laptop computer to take advantage of this photo of hands on a laptop keyboardfree service.

  • Internet access is provided via 802.11g wireless access points.
  • Compatable with 802.11b and 802.11g network cards.
  • Your laptop must be configured to use DHCP; instructions are available to reset your laptop to use DHCP.
  • Beyond providing basic instructions, library staff cannot assist you with configuring your laptop or to troubleshoot individual problems. Ask at our circulation desk to receive instructions.

We also offer free Internet access at a number of publicly-accessible PCs in the library.


Check our our Electronic Resources for Homework Help and more!When you use a Web search engine to find material on your research topic, you may think that you’ve found more than enough information to write your paper. In reality, you’re missing one of the most reliable resources available.

Your Library gives you access to many valuable databases, electronic journals, and electronic books NOT available on the Web. Why, you may even consider doing extra credit!

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Updated May 7, 2008