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Bee Cave Public Library
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October 2008
October 7-30: “Literary” Pumpkin Decorating Contest for kids of all ages (see the last page)
October 7- 31: “Harvest for the Holidays” Food Drive; benefits Capitol Area Food Bank
October 9 & 10: Come see a Fire Truck at the Library! Before & after storytime, outside the Library.
October 12: Rolling Sculpture Car Show. Registration proceeds benefit the Library. Free to Public.
October 12: Fall Festival at the Shops at the Galleria. Pumpkin patch, bounce house, face paint--FREE
October 13: Bee Cave Book Club monthly meeting, 7-8:30 pm.
October 16: Friends of the Library Meeting, 7 pm in the Library.
October 16 & 17: Come see a Police Car at the Library! Before & after storytime, outside the Library.
October 18: Police Department Open House, 10 am – 2 pm.
October 26: Howl’oween Pet Costume Contest at Dogadillo, registration begins at 2:30 pm
October 27: Reception for Homeschool Families, 11 am – 12 pm.
October 30 & 31: Visit with Elmo after storytime at Learning Express - bring your camera!
Oct. 30: Trick or Treat at the Galleria from 6 – 9 pm, pick up a bag at Learning Express.
For more information, please contact the Library at 767-6620 or library@beecavetexas.gov.
For information about Galleria events go to www.hillcountrygalleria.com/events.aspx.
Bee Cave will be “buzzing” in October
Capitol Area Food Bank is experiencing severe shortages due to an increase in the number of people seeking help as a result of the economic downturn and Hurricane Ike. The Library’s goal is to collect at least 400 pounds of food, which will provide 320 individual meals. Drop off donations at the library during our regular hours from October 7-31. Financial donations are also needed, and may be made directly to the CAFB Web site at www.austinfoodbank.org.
Help us make this fast-approaching holiday season a better one for our Central Texas neighbors. For more information on hunger in our area, visit www.austinfoodbank.org/hunger/. Questions? Please contact Angela at 767-6625 or apalmer@beecavetexas.gov.
“Harvest for the Holidays” Food Drive
October 7 -31
to benefit Capitol Area Food Bank
What food should I donate?
*healthy and non-perishable
*items that are intact and un-opened
*items in non-breakable packaging
*foods within their expiration date
What items are most needed?
*healthy cereals, pasta, and pasta sauce
*dried or canned beans and rice
*baby food, formula, and diapers
*canned soups and vegetables
*tuna and other canned meats
Bee Cave Police Department
Open House
Join Bee Cave’s Finest from 10am to 2pm for a tour of the new police department. The old city hall has been remodeled into a beautiful new facility for our police force. Come enjoy refreshments, receive an Ident-A-Kid Kit, and have your child fingerprinted. For more information, call 767.6650.
Volunteers Needed
We are looking for volunteers who enjoy reading aloud and visiting with the elderly to resume our program at Grace House. Once a month, for approximately 30-45 minutes, visit the local assisted living facility on Bee Cave Road and read aloud to the residents. The library will provide the books, and suggestions for discussion topics—you provide the time! Call us at 767-6620 or email library@beecavetexas.gov for more information.
The Library is pleased to announce the installation of a new public-computing system called Userful Desktop, raising the number of workstations available to our patrons from 4 to 12. With 2 PCs operating as mini-servers in a ―thin-client configuration, each computer runs a total of 6 workstations consisting of a keyboard, monitor and mouse.
Library users will now be able to log on to any available computer directly, using their library card number and PIN. Most sessions are for one hour at a time, with each library card limited to 2 hours of computer time per day.
Worried about keeping track of your time? A small clock in the corner of the screen counts down your time remaining. Warnings will appear automatically at 10 minutes and 2 minutes before your session ends. If you need a few more minutes, please check with library staff to see if others are waiting for your workstation.
Need sound? Bring your headphones from home to plug into the keyboard, or we offer disposable earbuds for $1. Need to save your work? Bring in a flash drive or a blank CD (blank CDs are also for sale at the circulation desk). Lost your library card? Get a new one at the circulation desk for $1. Forgot your PIN? Ask the staff how to reset it.
More Computers in the Library!
Please be considerate…
We share our beautiful space at City Hall with numerous city offices, At times, even municipal court is in session in the council chambers. When you leave the library, please be considerate of the many others in the building carrying out the business of the city, and take fussy children and extended conversations outside. Thank you!
“Above & Beyond” Customer Service: In the past month we have had a number of visitors who are evacuees from Hurricane Ike. One evacuee from Beaumont, who was going to be in our area for a month, came into the library looking for the new and very popular book by Stephenie Meyer, Breaking Dawn. All our copies were checked out, with none due back anytime soon. However, one of our staff members, Michelle Benavides, brought in her personal copy of the book for the evacuee to enjoy while she was in Bee Cave. Thank you, Michelle, for such thoughtful and generous service!
HOMESCHOOL RECEPTION Monday, Oct. 27 11:00 am to Noon
Learn about the resources & services available at the library. Sign up for a library card. Learn how to use our online catalog. Find out about Interlibrary Loan. Explore TexShare databases. Children welcome.
Announcing… The Bee Cave Public Library
“Literary” Pumpkin-Decorating Contest
Adults and children of all ages - uncap your markers, prep your paintbrushes, and join the fun by entering a ―literary pumpkin in our contest!
Decorate (sorry, no carving) a pumpkin (or any favorite gourd) as a character
or theme from books, poems, history, mythology, movies, songs, or current events.
October 7-21: Bring the pumpkin to the library to register for the contest
and to put your entry on display. It’s free – there is no entry fee!
October 22-29: The public will vote in three categories (best literary; most creative;
and funniest) for their favorites from each division and for one ―best in show.
October 30 at 5:30 pm: winners will be announced and prizes will be awarded (you do
not have to be present to win).
The divisions: children (up to six years of age); youth (ages 7-12); adults (ages 13 and
up); and groups (families, organizations, groups, and businesses).
Have questions or need more information? Please contact Angela at 767-6625 or apalmer@beecavetexas.gov.
Tips:
Pumpkins should be firm with no blemishes and have an attached stem; be sure to wash your pumpkin.
Acrylic paints work best but tempura (washable) paints are good too.
Use a glue gun or straight pins to attach items to your pumpkin (never puncture it).
Some accessory suggestions: foamies, stickers, yarn, make-up, cotton balls, fabric, cardboard, pipe cleaners, clothes, etc.
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