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February 1, 2015: The Barrington Area Library will be closed today due to severe winter weather. No deliveries will be made to the pick-up lockers and materials will not be picked up at the return boxes. If you have recently returned items to one of those boxes, you will not be charged for the extra day.
Planning a wedding or wedding shower this year? Is your Pinterest board full of wedding craft ideas but you could use a little extra help? Sign up for one or all of our crafty wedding workshops! You can also stop by anytime during January 2015 to see examples of these projects in our MakerLab.
DIY Your Wedding
Tuesday, Jan 13, 7 PM
Just got engaged? You need this class on how to DIY all things wedding! We’ll share lots of great ideas to get you thinking, and give you a quick course on many projects you can do easily with our MakerLab equipment. Register. Takes place in the first floor conference room.
3D Printed Cake Toppers and Laser Cut Gifts
Thursday, Jan 15, 7 PM
Learn how to make a unique wedding cake topper of the bride and groom. Then, watch as we demonstrate how to make gifts for your guests using our Laser Cutter. Register. Takes place in the first floor conference room.
Wedding Invitations and Decorations on the Silhouette Cameo Cutter
Monday, Jan 19, 7 PM
Why settle for generic wedding invitations when you can design something truly unique? Learn how to download and customize patterns from the web to cut on our Silhouette Cameo. Register. Takes place in the first floor conference room.
Photo Scanning and Wedding Slideshows
Saturday, Jan 24, 10 AM - 4 PM
Learn how to scan your photos, negatives and slides, and then learn how to create a professional quality slideshow to impress your guests. Great for wedding anniversaries, too! Drop into Studio 1 or the first floor conference room.
On Tuesday, November 18, 2014, the library's online systems will undergo an upgrade. This is not an extensive upgrade, and it is expected to take only a few hours that day. Nevertheless, the following systems will be unavailable from approximately 6 AM - 1 PM on November 18:
Library Catalog
Mobile Catalog
"My Account" features
Telephone renewal
Credit card payment
Owl iLibrary app
OverDrive e-books/audiobooks
3M Cloud Library e-books
OneClickdigital audiobooks
Hoopla
Freegal
Comics Plus
We'll keep you posted on our progress - thanks for your patience!
On Tuesday, September 30, 2014, Barrington Area Library Executive Director Detlev Pansch and Business Liaison Librarian Barbara Alvarez presented the first of two donation checks to area food pantries. A check for $567.00 was presented to Cuba Township Supervisor David F. Nelson and staff to be used to stock the shelves of their food pantry. This money was donated by generous local businesses during the library's Summer Library Club for adults and young adults. Patrons were asked to read 1,500 books during the summer months, while businesses pledged a portion of one day's proceeds if that reading goal was met. Nine businesses made contributions to the final total of $1,134.00, which will be split between Barrington Township and Cuba Township. Donating businesses included:
Cooper’s Pizza
Subway
Meathead’s
Paul’s Burrito Express
Nature’s Select Pet Products
Savory Salads
Calibrè Coffee
Georgio’s Chicago Pizzeria and Pub
Cook Street Coffee
Top donating businesses were Calibrè Coffee in South Barrington, Paul's Burrito Express, Cooper's Pizza, and Cook Street Coffee, all in Barrington. We thank all who participated, either by making a donation, or by signing up for Summer Library Club and logging in books read. "We were excited about the possibility of doing something new with Summer Library Club, by keeping a focus on reading, but adding in an aspect of social good," stated Executive Director Pansch. "The library staff was really energized by the opportunity to contribute in a positive way to relieving hunger right here in our community." Some additional funds were donated by individual library staff members.
Barrington Area Library Executive Director Detlev Pansch (far left) and Business Liaison Librarian Barbara Alvarez (far right) present a food pantry donation check to Cuba Township Supervisor David F. Nelson (center) and his staff on Tuesday, September 30, 2014.
Due to an important upgrade to the library's Polaris system, many online services will be unavailable on Monday, August 11, 2014. Unavailable services will include:
Self Check-In/Check-Out stations
Online library catalog and mobile catalog
Credit Card Payments (Online and Self Check)
Telephone and online renewal
Owl Library app
3M Cloud
ComicsPlus
Freegal
Hoopla
OneClickdigital
OverDrive
We anticipate that these services will be unavailable from 7 AM until approxiately 5 PM on Monday, August 11. Even though the self-check stations will be down, you will still be able to check out and check in library materials that day, at the Customer Service Desk. In the event that online services become available earlier in the day, we will keep you informed. Thanks for your patience as we implement this significant upgrade.