Library News
Free Admission! Extreme Couponing Class
Tuesday June 30, 2009, Deer Park Public Library
7:00pm, With Cheryl Kemling
Cheryl Kemling has been doing extreme couponing for the past year. The picture above shows items she got for nearly free in one day: over $50.00 in merchandise. Call 715-269-5464 to sign up for her class.
- 2009 Summer Reading Program
- Kickoff: Thursday June 18 from 4:00 to 6:00pm with balloons and snacks. Receive a bag of goodies when you sign up.
- Underwater Adventures Aquarium: Tuesday June 30 at 5:00pm. A hands-on program with Underwater World from the Mall of America
- Pet Show: Thursday July 23 at 5:00pm. Bring your pet, show and tell about it.
- Finale: Thursday August 13 at 5:00pm. Reading prize awards and calkwalk.
Nothing could be finer than breakfast in the diner, but on March 1, 2009 it was at the Deer Park Community Center across the street from the Deer Park Library.
Deer Park area residents treated themselves to a pancake breakfast on Sunday morning, March 1, 2009. The annual fund-raising event held in late February or early March is hosted by the Deer Park Public Library.
Photos by Brenda Kaczmarski
Exercises for Seniors
Join us at 10:00 am every Monday for a half hour exercise class.
New! Half hour aerobic exercise classes every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00pm and Saturdays at noon.
Financial Seminar Schedule for 2009
Financial Seminars with Ann Hall, AAMS
Starting in January we will be hosting monthly financial seminars that cover a variety of topics. Call the library at 715-269-5464 if you would like to receive emails about the seminars.
February 24 6:30 to 8:00pm Smart Start to Mutual Funds
Start with the basics. Learn how and why mutual funds work, as well as why they're important to helping you meed your long-term goals.
March 24 6:30 to 8:00pm Take stock in the Market
Investing in stocks can be easier than you think. The key is understanding long-term strategies for success. This seminar will explain basic stock terminology, as well as time-proven strategies created to help you reach your financial goals.
April 28 6:30 to 8:00pm How to Raise a Money-Smart Child
Giving your children or grandchildren a primer on money management skills can have a positive effect their entire lives. You'll learn how to teach them about financial goal-setting and self discipline and basics of making wise money choices.
May 26 6:30 to 8:00pm Right on the Money, Creating a Monthly Budget
When it comes to money, planning is everything, but knowing where to start can be the hardest part. You'll learn how to set up a budget that works for you. That way, you can start saving for the things you want while making your money work for you.
June 23 6:30 to 8:00pm Paying for Education
Before you know it, your little ones will be going to college, which means now is the time to start saving for their education. You'll learn strategies to use today to save for their education.
We Now Have Wireless Internet!
The Deer Park Library now offers wireless DSL internet to the public. If you have a wireless capable laptop, you will no longer have to wait for a library computer to become available to use the internet. Contact us if you have questions.
Preschool Storytime - Wednesdays at 10:15 am
Memorials and Donations
Memorials in 2004: $755 in Memorials were donated in honor of: Agnes Frank, Hank Gehrman, Herb Gust, and Earl & Ilene Rothe.
Memorials in 2005: $610 in Memorials were donated in honor of: Al Humpal, Stan Fishman, Vi Tabor, Mayta Jorgenson, Orville Gust, Evelyn Gust, Robert Torgerson, and Helen Rugo Zwolenski .
Memorials 2006-2007 $505.00 has been donated in memory of: Joseph Kostka, Bud Vetter, Helen Zwolenski, Warren Jorgenson, Joe Erickson, Robert Torgerson, Alexandria Terry, Ashley Severson, Erma Jacobson, Hazel Olson, Helen Rugo, John Rugo, Ronald Wilhelm, Vera Hougdahl, Verna Jacobson, William Stuntz, Mavis Croes, Mary Ann Fouks, Delwin Amondson
Donations 2004: $390 in donations were received from the North Country 4-H group, the Deer Park History Project, the employees of the U.S. Post Office in Deer Park (designated for the Children's section) and Lois and Ed Burri. Six hundred dollars was also received from Cylon Township.
Donations 2005: $630 from Bremer Bank, North Country 4H, Deer Park Homemakers, Deer Park Lions and Niceli Engineering.
Donations 2006-2007 $1,265.40 has been donated by Brenda Olson, Phyllis Luman, Lois Burri, United Way, Deer Park Lions, Kathie Cellotti.
Our thanks to family members and friends for remembering the library in memory of someone dear to them.
The More on-line catalog has a link to a new catalog format you can try out along with a link to an on-line survey to pass on your comments. Through the on-line catalog, http://www.more.lib.wi.us, you can order items for delivery to any MORE library you prefer for pickup. Our materials are available for loan to any registered on the MORE system. Through the MORE catalog, Deer Park patrons have access to materials in over 30 other libraries.
Whether an item was on the shelf or delivered via interlibrary loan, every item you check out at Deer Park Library helps generate funding for us to keep the lights on, the furnace going and purchase new materials. If you haven’t checked out any materials in a while, show your support. Stop in and check something out!
New link for Badgerlink (Wisconsin’s Connection to the World of Information): www.dpi.state.wi.us/badgerlink/ Magazine and News Articles.
The EBSCOhost button on the Badgerlink webpage has over twenty databases with full-text articles, citations and abstracts.
Click on the EBSCOHost button from Badgerlink through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction www.dpi.state.wi.us/badgerlink/ to access the Newspaper ARCHIVE Elite which has over 14.4 million fully searchable pages representing over 400 cities and towns with articles dating back as far as the 1700’s. This database is valuable for researching genealogy, history, culture and other newsworthy events.
June 14, 2009
