Volume 20 Number 11 December 2016

Newsletter

Inside this issue: Gingerbread House Contest������.... Caring Christmas Cards�����..��..... Holiday Hours�������������.. Tickles And Tunes Christmas program�.... Weekly Christmas Crafts.��������.. Join us for treats������������. Tech Savvy Volunteers Needed����...... Job opportunity�����......���........... Amnesty International Book Club����... Volunteers Needed For Digitization�.��.. Adopt-A-Magazine���������.��. Genealogy Group����������.�.. Battery Recycling����..�����..�.. Zephyr Book Club���������.��. Library Hours & Locations�����.........

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Christmas hours

Saturday, December 24 - 10am-noon Sunday, December 25 - closed Monday, December 26 - closed Tuesday, December 27 - closed

Wednesday, December 28 - 10am-5pm Thursday, December 29 - 10am-9pm

Friday, December 30 - 10am-5pm Saturday, December 31 - 10am-noon

Sunday, January 1 - closed

We will closing at 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 8 for staff training.

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@ The Library

Please join us for our drop-in book club which reads selections recommended by

Amnesty International. Join us on Thursday, December 15th

at 7:00 p.m. at the Uxbridge Public Library to discuss

Fall on your knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald

Merry Christmas from the Uxbridge & Zephyr Public Libraries

and the Library Board.

Do you need community

hours?

Are you looking to volunteer in the

community or need community hours for high school?

Teen and adult volunteers are needed to work

one-on-one with individuals wishing to learn

more about using their technical devices.

Please fill out an

application form at the adult circulation desk

at the library or email your info

(name, contact info, tech strengths and availability to

corrinne.morrison@uxlib.com

TECH SAVVY VOLUNTEERS

NEEDED

Are you handy with iPads, tablets, cell phones, computers,

cameras or emails?

Light refreshments will be served.

We’ re hiring! A youth intern will act as technical

support in the Compton Family Resource Room to help library users with their

eBook devices, conduct inventory and work on the

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Adopt-a-Magazine

@ the Library For individuals or companies

wishing to contribute to the library's

collection, consider our

“Adopt-a-Magazine” Program.

Adopt-a-magazine in our collection and have

your contribution to the library marked with a

word of appreciation on the shelf with the

magazine. Come in to choose your

magazine for the 2017 year.

A tax receipt will be given for all

donations. Information is available

at the library or call 905-852-9747.

Battery Recycling

Did you know you

can drop off your used household

batteries to the library anytime for

safe disposal? Drop off your used household batteries in the container at

the lower level entrance

of the library.

“Like” the Uxbridge

Public Library

and the Zephyr Public Library

pages on Facebook!

Look for posts on upcoming events and information

about events and program

registrations.

Zephyr Page Turners, continues to meet at the Zephyr Library.

Join us for discussion on Tuesday, December 13th

at 2:00 p.m. when we will be discussing Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis

Books are given out a month ahead of the meeting @ Zephyr Library and monthly meetings are held

with the exception of July and August.

UXBRIDGE BRANCH

905-852-9747

Monday, Wednesday,

Friday, Saturday

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday

10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Sunday

from November through April

1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

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ZEPHYR BRANCH

905-473-2375

Tuesday, Thursday

3 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Saturday

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Library

Hours

Zephyr Branch

Library bags for sale!

Support your library!

Buy a library book bag for $5!

Uxbridge Genealogy Group

Thursday, December 15th at 7 p.m. at the Uxbridge Public Library

Year End Social

Come out and celebrate a year of genealogy and researching. Share your successes with

other or just get a head start on treating yourself to holiday goodies.

*New members and guests are always welcome.

Admission is by donation.

For more information please visit: www.uxgen.net or email

Marian Bellamy at marian_bellamy@hotmail.com

*next meeting January 19th

Members’ Night

Knocking Down Brick Walls

Zephyr Public Library will be closed

on December 8, December 24 & 31.