Library Notices Now By Text

Are you one of those people that use their phones primarily for texts and data?  If your phone rang, would you know to answer it?  Now the library can send your hold notices as texts to your phone.  Just ask staff to update your account and starting the next time you have items placed on the hold shelf your notice will be send by text.

Open more in 2012

We are looking to extend our hours starting in January.  The following has not been approved by our library board yet, but it looks like the hours we will be open during 2012 will be changing to:

Monday: 2pm-5pm
Tuesday: 9am-7pm
Wednesday: 9am-7pm
Thursday: 11am-5pm
Friday: 11am-5pm
Saturday: 9am-7pm
Sunday: closed

Books for Businesses

Our Friends group has decided to take totes of books to local businesses to leave for employees to read on break, take home, etc.  We have chosen three of the larger businesses, Bush Brothers, Nortec, and MRS, to start with and each place seems pleased with the idea.  We have asked our "craft guru" to design the totes and are planning on delivering the books to these businesses some time in January. 

These books will be more of the "take a book, leave a book" variety with the Friends group resuppling the tote as it empties or needs to be refreshed.  We are hoping that the program does well and that more businesses will be able to participate later in the year.  This trial run is simply to see how well the program is received by the businesses and the employees and to see how much time is needed to stock the totes.

Hoping all goes well...

Tickets on sale now

Antiques Appraisal Event

With Mark Moran

Saturday, December 10

9 am – noon at the Augusta Senior Center

The Friends of the Augusta Library welcomes Mark Moran, a former senior editor for antiques and collectible books with Krause Publications out of Iola, WI. Moran is the author or co-author of more than 25 books on antiques and collectibles and has bought and sold antiques for over 30 years, specializing in vintage folk art, Americana and fine art. He has been active as an antique and fine art appraiser for more than 20 years, has served as a guest expert on Antiques Roadshow and recently started his own “mobile” antiques appraisal business which has him visiting libraries and historical societies all over Wisconsin and other Midwest destinations. Take a look at Mark F. Moran Appraisals and see him in action.

Only 40 items will be appraised during this event

Those interested in having an item appraised are required to schedule a reservation with the library. Tickets for this event are $15. 

For a list of objects that could be considered for appraisal, please visit the library; email: aulib@augustalibrary.org; or phone: 715.286.2070

Observers are welcome!

Please stop in at the library to purchase your ticket as soon as possible.

This event is to take place at the Augusta Area Senior Center.