March 2017 S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T

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8am

UpNEXT

Coffee Hour

2

3:30 LEGO Club

3:30 Homework Helpers

3 10:30 Parent

Tot Dance

10-4 Edie’s Book

Shop Sale!

4 12 Repair Cafe

1 Teen Gaming

Day

10-4 Edie’s Book

Shop Sale!

5

2 Meditation

6 12 Cook the Book

3:30 LEGO Robots 5:30 Story Time

6 Writers Group

7 City Council mtg

7 10:15/11 Story Time

3:30 Code Club/ VEX 3:30 Homework Helpers

7 Long Overdue series:

SF Compassion Charter

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8am

UpNEXT

Coffee Hour

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3:30 Art Club

3:30 Homework Helpers

10 10:30 Parent

Tot Dance

11 10:15/11 Story

Time

3 Ukelele

Lessons

12

2 Meditation

13 12 Cook the Book

3:30 Nutrition

5:30 Story Time

7 School Board

14 10:15/11 Story Time

3:30 Simple Circuits 3:30 Homework Helpers

5:30 Artists & Authors:

Frank Pommersheim

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8am

UpNEXT

Coffee Hour

16 10-5 LSS

Financial Counseling

3:30 LEGO Club

3:30 Homework Helpers

17 10:30 Parent

Tot Dance

7 Tech & Toddies

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10:15/11 Story

Time

3 Ukelele

Lessons

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2 Meditation

20 12 Cook the Book

3:30 LEGO Robots 5:30 Story Time

7 City Council mtg

21 10:15/11 Story Time

3:30 Code Club/ VEX 3:30 Homework Helpers

7 Sierra Club

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8am

UpNEXT

Coffee Hour

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2 Early-Out Movie @

Coyote Twin Theater

3:30 Maker Lab

3:30 Homework Helpers

24 10:30 Parent

Tot Dance

25

10:15/11 Story

Time

3 Ukelele

Lessons

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2 Meditation

27 12 Cook the Book

3:30 Nutrition

5:30 Story Time

7 School Board

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3:30 Simple Circuits

3:30 Homework Helpers

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8am

UpNEXT

Coffee Hour

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3:30 LEGO Club

3:30 Homework Helpers

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10:30 Parent

Tot Dance

LIBRARY HOURS:

Monday - Thursday: 8 am - 9 pm

Friday: 8 am - 6 pm

Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm

Sunday: 1 - 5 pm

Edith B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library 18 Church Street Vermillion, SD

Newsletter

March 2017

VPL is ‘Exemplary’ 1

Power 1/2 Hour 2

New Hours 2

Mobile Hotspots 3

Adult Programming 3

March Calendar 4

Inside this issue:

LIBRARY HOURS:

Monday - Thursday

8 am - 9 pm

Friday 8 am - 6 pm

Saturday 10 am - 5 pm

Sunday 1 - 5 pm

Phone: 677-7060

email: vplstaff@

vermillionpubliclibrary.org

website: www.vermillionpublic

library.org

VPL Accredited as “Exemplary’

Your public library, the Edith B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library, was again accredited as an ‘exemplary’ library for 2017. Library Director Daniel Burniston recently traveled to Pierre during SDLA Legislative Day to receive the commendation. State Librarian Daria Bossman and South Dakota Library Association President Danielle Loftus were on hand to present awards. South Dakota Libraries submit to

voluntary accreditation through the SD

State Library on a yearly basis. To be

accredited at the Exemplary level a

library must meet all of the Essential

standards (first level), all of the

Enhanced standards (middle level), and

all but two of the Exemplary standards

(highest level). The comprehensive list

of standards used to accredit our

state’s public libraries can be found at

http://library.sd.gov/LIB/DEV/

SDPubLibStandards-

2017Guide.pdf.

It takes the work of a great number of dedicated folks to achieve an exemplary accreditation. The Library would like to thank and share this honor with our Library Board of Trustees, the Vermillion Public Library

Check It Out!

Foundation, the Friends of the Vermillion Public Library organization, and Vermillion City Council.

Power 1/2 Hour

Ch ec k I t O ut ! F eb r u ar y 2 0 1 7 Pa ge 2

“In a time of

deceit telling

the truth is a

revolutionary

act.”

- George Orwell

Announcing New Hours!

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contacting:

Susan.Heggestad@

vermillionpubliclibrary.org

Power 1/2 Hour is our newest literacy

program for the littlest patrons. It happens

this spring every Wednesday at 11:15 am.

USD student Mackenzie Huber leads the

charge, exciting the preschoolers through

interactive storytelling, songs, and creative

games. We’re proud to have this program

featured as a part of our literacy

programming, but hurry to check it out -

Mackenzie graduates in May! Takes place

in the Kozak Community Room, and all

are welcome.

To better serve our patrons and community, the Library is pleased to announce the extension of

open hours. Beginning March 1st, we will now be

open from 8 am - 9 pm Monday through

Thursday, and 8 am - 6 pm on Fridays. Hours

remain 10 am - 5 pm on Saturdays, and 1 - 5 pm on

Sundays. In addition, the Library will no longer

close on Sundays during the summer. Come take advantage of the many resources we offer during our

new open hours, or any time! Find out more at our

website: vermillionpubliclibrary.org.

Pa ge 3 Ch ec k I t O ut ! F eb r u ar y 2 0 1 7

Mobile Hotspot Checkouts Thanks to the expert feedback from you, our patrons, the Library is ready to roll out its official mobile hotspot checkout program. Beginning

March 1st, we will have four Verizon 4G LTE Jetpacks in circulation. Do you have your own Wi-Fi capable device? Tablets, iPads,

smartphones, laptops and eReaders are all devices that connect to Wi-Fi. Hotspots offer a dependable, fast connection for high-quality

web-browsing. These devices can prove useful to individuals or

households who either don’t have internet service or unreliable service,

or need access to the internet while traveling.

To be eligible for the hotspot checkout program, patrons must have an

account in good standing (no fees in excess of $15 & no missing items),

have had an account with the VPL for at least 6 months, be at least 18

years of age, and have a signed user-agreement on file.

Devices can be checked out for a 7-day period, with no data limits.

Patrons will also have the option to re-check a device, after a 24-hour

waiting period following the initial checkout.

Adult Programming

Wednesday mornings the Chamber’s Vermillion UpNEXT Coffee Hour gathers in the

Kozak Room for fresh coffee, wonderful speakers discussing interesting topics,

and an atmosphere of community networking and involvement that makes this

perfect for anyone! 8-9 am

Cook the Book finally returned last month,and continues through March 27th.

Join us for a unique potluck book club. Mondays at 12 pm.

2nd & 4th Mondays are time for the Vermillion Writers Group to gather. This small, re-

laxed group meets to share work, give feedback, and enjoy the company of

other writers. For more information, email vermillionwriters@gmail.com. 6-8 pm

Lutheran Social Services Center for Financial Resources continues to offer free

financial counseling sessions on the 1st Mondays & 3rd Thursdays of

each month. To set up an appointment, call 800-568-2401 or email in-

fo@LssSD.org. You may also visit their

website at http://www.lsssd.org/financial_services.

On Tuesday, March 7th, our Long Overdue series returns with a

community discussion of the adoption of the Compassion Charter by the City of Sioux

Falls. 7 pm

Our next Artists & Authors presentation, on Tuesday, March 14th, will feature author

Frank Pommersheim, who writes extensively in the field of Indian law. 7 pm

Our newest adult program, Tech & Toddies, returns on Friday, March 17th, bringing an

introduction to coding with Jason Askew - don’t miss the techie fun! 7 pm