Easttown Library Foundation
September 2013
 

null New LED Lightning 

 

We hope you have noticed the new, brighter lighting in various parts of the library. Over 40 new LED fixtures were recently installed. Since LEDs use much less energy than other lighting technologies, the newly installed fixtures need only half as much electricity to produce light as the fluorescent fixtures they replaced. Further savings are achieved because these fixtures do not have bulbs or ballasts that need to be replaced periodically, which reduces maintenance costs. The money saved will be allocated toward achieving the library's core service goals, such as programming and adding new books.

 

 

null Grant News at the Easttown Library

The Easttown Library recently applied for and received a $5,000 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Moving PA Forward Grant. PA Forward is a Pennsylvania Library Association initiative that fuels educational and economic opportunities for all citizens. It promotes information literacy to ensure that citizens know how to use current technology and online resources to expand their knowledge, to enhance their job skills and to fully participate in our digital society. These generous grant funds will help the library update its information literacy collection as well as offer additional computer technology-related classes.

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Join Us For Family Book Bingo null
Sunday, September 29th, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Families are welcome to come and enjoy an afternoon of Book Bingo and a chance to win free books. Drop in for one game or stay for the afternoon. For ages 5 and up. A parent/caregiver must stay with children under 11 years of age. No registration is required.




 Reading With Animals - NEW Afternoon Program
Monday, September 30, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Pals for Life will visit the library with animals that enjoy listening to stories read to them by young readers. Readers should choose a book from the library or their own collection to read to the animals.
Registration is required.  Click here to register.

Investment Concerns in a Fragile Market
Wednesday, October 2nd, 7 p.m.
Speaker Shane Couturier, a licensed Retirement and Estate Planning Specialist, will discuss how to avoid losing funds from your retirement plan, reduce taxes, increase wealth through accumulation, preserve assets in a plunging market, and use diversification to lower risk. Click here to register.

View and register for other programs in the Fall Business & Investment Series.


New Resource Guide Available at Easttown Library
The Health Insurance Marketplace
Click on the icon above to view the guide
The Easttown Library has created an Information Guide to help inform our community about the upcoming Health Insurance Marketplace and the enrollment process which begins October 1st. We have compiled website links and videos to help get you up to speed on this important topic. The Information Guide is available through our website, and we will update it with new information as it becomes available. 

The New Health Insurance Marketplace for Individuals
Tuesday, October 29th, 7 p.m.
Come to this presentation to find out about new provisions that may affect you, as well as new consumer protections, 10 health benefits plans will be required to offer, 5 standardized levels of coverage, who is eligible for financial assistance with their coverage, and more.  Registration is required; click here to register online.

Friends of Easttown Library
Friends Corner

Fall Shredding Event
Saturday, October 5th, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.  
Dispose of your personal documents safely and securely while benefiting the library. ProShred of Malvern will bring its mobile shredding truck to Easttown Library. The cost to shred documents is $10 per standard storage box or per two grocery bags. Proceeds benefit the Friends of Easttown Library. For information, call ProShred at (484) 323-2100 or visit www.proshred.com .  No early drop-offs will be accepted.


Invest in Your
Community Library!
Easttown Library wants to continue being an outstanding community resource, but to do this we need your financial support.  Please consider making a gift to help us remain a place that cultivates our minds and enables a bright future for us all.
The possibilities are limitless at the library.    

   

To make a donation using our secure online website, please click on the "Donate Now" button below.  You may also send your gift to the Easttown Library Foundation at 720 First Avenue, Berwyn, PA  19312.