Prospect Public Library

On Sunday, June 16, 1991, the new 7000 square foot Prospect Public Library, which had been in the planning stage for 4 years, opened its doors. State and federal funds, plus private and town donations enabled the new 1.2 million dollar building to open. Since then, the Library has rapidly expanded its services and collection.

We have on-going children's programs for children 3-10; story hours, educational vidoes, crafts hours, and special children's programs during the year. Call us at 758-3001 for information. We also have a Friends of the Library Group, which plans lots of activities. Please join us! We have lots of new video, C-D ROM, audio books, magazines, 2 PC's for public use, 2 Internet Terminal, a FAX, best sellers, and new reference books. We can borrow almost anything for you on our "Request" inter-library loan website. We have "InfoTrac", a computer "CD" work station, which can help you locate magazine articles you need, and a reader-printer to help you print out copies of old articles. We are here to serve you - please come see us.

The library will be dedicating the gazebo on the library grounds in memory of Dominic Moschella, a friend of the library and the town for many years. This dedication will take place on Saturday, May 31 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. with the presentation occuring at 4 p.m. If you wish to attend, please call the Library at 758-3001 by May 17. Semi-Formal dress is suggested.

Come join the Prospect Library for our Summer 2008 Reading Program, called Bug Out With Books!, where every book that you read earns you a bug sticker to place on our fabulous bug mural! The program will run from Monday, July 7 through Friday, August 15.

We'll be celebrating the opening of our Bug Out With Books! program on Thursday, June 26, with a special performance by Kevin Aust, a magician and balloon artist, from 2 to 3 p.m. Additionally, our special shows in July and August will include clowns, magicians, real owl and birds of prey, a puppet and marionette show, and Farmer Minor and his friendly pet pig, Daisy. We'll also continue to offer great story time and craft programs for different age groups throughout the summer.

Our Bug Out With Books! Summer 2008 Reading Program will hold a grand finale on Friday, August 15 from 2 to 3 p.m. with a Bug Ball concert featuring musician and entertainer, Les Julian.

Detailed information on our craft story times and special programs will be available on Saturday, May 24. Sign up and registration dates for all of the craft story times and special programs will begin on Saturday, June 7 at 10 a.m. at the Prospect Library.

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Staring May 1, patrons will be able to self-renew items, after accessing their perosnal account through the Library's webpage at www.prospectct.com. Patrons with new cards will be prompted to create a unique passwork. Items that may not be renewed are videos, DVD's, museum passes, inter-library loan and items that have a reserve list. For assistance, patrons may contact the Prospect Public Library.

The library is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m: Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. until summer hours, which will start on July 5.

A few new adult fiction books that have been received include Jeffrey Archer's Prisoner of Birth, Mary Higgin Clark's Where Are You Now, Andrew Gross's Dark Tide. J.A. Janice's Hand of Evil, Stuart Kaminsky's, Dead Don't Lie Laurie King's Touchstone, Peter May's Killing Room , Robert B. Parker's Stranger in Paradise, Jodi Picoult's Change of Heart , and Lisa Scottoline's Lady Killer.

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