Princeville Community Calendar 07/24/2012

Princeville CUSD #326 School Registration is this coming Thursday, August 2nd. Registration will run from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm and from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Registration packets were mailed out in July. Make sure to register your child for this school year! The first day of school for Princeville CUSD #326 is Wednesday, August 15th. The first day of school is a 11:25 dismissal. 

The Princeville Aquatic Center will be open Wednesday, August 15th normal hours. PAC will be closed August 16 & 17 due to school being in session but will be open the weekend of August 18 & 19. Be sure to stop by for the pool's last weekend before closing for the season!!   

Community Coffee (and Tea) is schedule for Wednesday, August 15, 8:00 am to 10:30 am. Come out and enjoy the company of local community members and friends. See what is new at the Princeville Heritage Museum while enjoying some delicious treats, donuts, and coffee!

Lillie M. Evans Library has new exciting news! Keep informed about your local library and learn about what is new! Scroll down for more information! 

Garden Spot Vegetable Farm is now open for business. Make sure to stop by and get a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits. More information below.   

Community Events

Saturday, July 28, Heritage Harvest at the Princeville Heritage Museum. Come enjoy a day at the museum! Old style wheat threshing, kids activities, and much more!   Monday, July 30 to August 30, Lillie M. Evans Library Friends Book Sale. Wide selection of hardbacks, paperbacks, audiobooks, VHS tapes, DVD's, and more! Prices change weekly. Come early for best selection.  Thursday, August 2, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Princeville CUSD #326 School Registration at Princeville Grade School and Princeville High School.  Registration packets were mailed out current students the week of July 2nd. Mail yours in today or come and register your children in person on August 2nd.   Thursday, August 2, 6:30 pm Garden Club Meeting at Sara Kuntz Garden.  Friday, August 3, 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm Lillie M. Evans Library Zombie Lock-in. This is a Nationally scheduled event happening throughout the country. Teens entering 9-12th grade this fall are invited to an evening of zombified fun and to connect with teens from across the United State! Check out the LME TeenSpace blog.   Wednesday, August 15, 8:05 am Princeville CUSD #326 First Day of School. The first day of school will be an 11:25 dismissal. Be on the look out for student walkers and bike riders.   Wednesday, August 15, 8:00 am to 10:30 Community Coffee (and Tea) at Princeville Heritage Museum. Come out and enjoy great fellowship with local community members.  Wednesday, September 5, Lillie M. Evans Library Biggest Loser Begins. Sign up at LME today. Biggest Loser will run from September 5-October 24.  Sunday, September 30, 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Hobo Quilts Program at Princeville Heritage Museum.

Community Meetings

Monday, August 6, 7:30 pm, Village of Princeville Board Meeting. Agenda available at Village Hall 48 hours prior to meeting.    Thursday, August 9, 7:00 pm, Lillie M. Evans Library Board Meeting at Lillie M. Evans Library.      Monday, August 13, 7:00 pm, Princeville Civic Association Meeting at Village Hall.    Tuesday, August 21, 7:00 pm, Village of Princeville Board Meeting. Agenda available at Village Hall 48 hours prior to meeting.    Thursday, September 12, 7:00 pm, Lillie M. Evans Library Board Meeting at Lillie M. Evans Library.  Tuesday, October 2, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, Princeville CUSD #326 Community Meeting 1-"Discovery". More information to come!  Thursday, October 11, 7:00 pm, Lillie M. Evans Library Board Meeting at Lillie M. Evans Library.  Tuesday, October 23, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, Princeville CUSD #326 Community Meeting 2-"Building Solutions". More information to come!

Lillie M. Evans Library - NEW Walk Up Computer Stations

Thanks to the generous donations from the family & friends of Janet Hager, the Lillie M. Evans LIbrary now has two walk up computer stations in the library. These stations are perfect for searching the library's catalog, navigating the library's magazine articles and ebooks, and receiving some assistance from the LME Library staff. There is no sign-up necessary for these computers, but they are for quick searching and resource demonstration. Regular Internet users will continue to checkout computer passes and use one of the 7 sit down computers. The walk up stations are located by the circulation staff so if assistance is needed, the staff is available.    Janet Hager contributed many hours to the library-first as a staff member and then as a volunteer-and we deeply appreciated the dedication and joy she brought with her. She passed away in February 2012, and we miss her greatly. Since Janet spent so much of her time at the library, it seems fitting for her to commemorated in this way. We have many fond memories of Janet and her commitment to the mission of the library. These gifts will continue to represent the service and enthusiasm Janet provided to the Lillie M. Evans Library District.

Lillie M. Evans Library - Gives Thanks!

The Lillie M. Evans Library would like to thanks the following people and businesses for their help and support during our 2012 Summer Reading Program:  Dell Duttlinger, Joe Duttlinger, Ron Routh, Kayla Routh and Kayla Pettit for helping at Storytime, on parade day, and at the pool party. EB Buildings, Beauford Potter, Kevin Wagenbach and Sub Express for assistance with the parade float.  Midwest Ingredients, Casey's, Polar Bear Ice Cream, Avanti's and Peoria Rivermen for generous contributions toward prizes and incentives for our readers. Princeville Aquatic Center for another great pool party and the Village of Princeville for general assistance throughout the summer.  We couldn't have had such a successful program without any of you! Thank you so much!!!

Lillie M. Evans Library Introducing 2 New Subscriptions!

The LME Library has recently purchased 2 new online resources for our library patrons. These resources are available in the left hand column (with our other library subscription databases) on the LME Library web page http://lmelibrary.org . Just locate the resource and click on the icon - it's that easy! The resources are available in the library or from your home computer. You will need your LME library card number for home access.    World Book Web has encyclopedias for early (World Book Online for Kids), middle (World Book Online Info Finder), and advanced users (World Book Online Reference Center). There are more than 20,000 photos, illustrations & maps; science fair projects; primary sources; read-aloud functionality; games & activities; and computer & web tutorials. In addition, there is a Spanish language encyclopedia (Gran Enciclopedia Hispánica online) and World Book Discover for more graphically based learners. Finally, there is The Early World of Learning which offers a wealth of resources to help preschoolers and children in the early grades grasp critical early childhood themes while developing reading and oral language skills.    Rocket Languages is an online language learning site. Always wanted to learn a foreign language? Now's your chance! - you can access the site in the library or at home! There are courses in Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Hindi, German, French, Chinese and Arabic as well as American Sign Language and English for Spanish Speakers.    LME encourages you to explore these and other of our library subscription databases. The databases include full-text magazine articles from nearly 3,000 publications, newspaper articles from Peoria & around the U.S., ebooks & audio books, kids interactive books, genealogical research sources, and fiction read-a-like lists. All these databases and more are available through the LME library's website at http://lmelibrary.org.

Lillie M. Evans Library Walking Program UPDATE

Princeville Walks 2012 May 29th-July 27th UPDATE  Our walkers have left the continental United States and have journeyed 2868.6 miles to Butte, Alaska! The "lady walkers" have expanded their lead to 1964 miles while the library staff has walked 765.6 miles. Our lone male participant remains at 139 miles and is working hard! Butte is known for its people powered Ferris Wheel and for the landmark "sword in the pole". Since Alaska's landscape is mostly wilderness, these man-made landmarks make it easier to located and give directions.  Final results will be posted at the end of this week.