News
E-books Are Here!
The Gleason Memorial Library is very excited to be a recipient of an E-media grant funded by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and Institute of Museum and Library Services. The grant provides 1500.00 to contract with Overdrive, an e-book and more company, for a one year membership in the Ok Virtual Library Consortium (OKVL). $500.00 will go to management fees and we will use $1000.00 to purchase books to add to the Consortium collection. The OKVL provides e-books and audio books to 85 public libraries and library systems that have service populations below 100,000. During the most recent year, 411,950 e-books, 113,845 audio books, and 1,825 streaming videos were circulated to Oklahomans through OKVL. For more information visit our new Ok Virtual Library page.
You will need your library card number and a password to access Overdrive and OKVL. Please contact the library for this information at 580-662-2925. Library staff will be happy to assist patrons in accessing Overdrive. However; we do ask your patience since we may not be familiar with the device you wish to use. We will make every effort in figuring it out and getting you started!
We have wanted to provide our patrons with E-book access for some time and this grant gives us the opportunity to take the plunge. We will be conducting at least one survey of our patrons for input on the value of this service. If you miss a paper survey request and still have an opinion, please let us know in person, by phone or send us a comment at gleasonmemorial@gmail.com. This is an important project for our library to undertake and we need your input.
New AWE Learning Tablets Coming Soon!
We are excited to announce that Gleason Memorial Library is receiving a $4,960 Edge Technology Grant from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The grant provides for the purchase of two children’s learning tablets. The library is dedicated to offering technology to help improve the digital skills of even our youngest patrons.
The tablets are filled with trustworthy software covering art, math, reading, science, and more providing fun and entertaining learning opportunities. The two tablets from AWE Learning–the Early Literacy Station for ages 4-8 and the After School Edge for ages 6-12 each contain 70 plus software titles providing over 4000 multi-curriculum and STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading & wRiting, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) activities.
Tablets will be kept at the library’s circulation desk and will be checked out for 30-minute periods for use in-house. Time will be extended if there are no other requests.
The Library Rocks!
Tara Brown, Jefferson County OSU Extension Educator, discussed how rocks are formed, what different rock formations are called and then moved into rock art! Tara brought out the paints, markers and rocks and the children took it from there.
Libraries Really Rock!
Join us Thursday, June 21st at the Ringling Community Center at 2:00 p.m. Tara Brown, Jefferson County OSU Extension educator will really make the library rock with a rock painting program! The library will open at 3:15 p.m.
Sponsors include:
- Friends of the Gleason Memorial Library
- The Town of Ringling
- Local citizens
- The Oklahoma Zoological Society
- Sonic, America’s Drive-In
- The Oklahoma Department of Libraries
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Going Buggy!
The After School Summer Bunch students learned about local bugs – poisonous and otherwise this week and then crafted caterpillar magnets.
ROARchestra!
The Community Center was filled with the sounds of the wild as Madison, the Oklahoma City Zoo wildlife educator, put together a ROARchestra from audience members. They created music from the sounds of animals from the oceans, plains, savannas, jungles and more. She brought with her a tenrec, an animal that resembles a hedgehog, a young Komodo dragon, and a container of Madagascar hissing cockroaches!
Sponsors include:
- Friends of the Gleason Memorial Library
- The Town of Ringling
- Local citizens
- The Oklahoma Zoological Society
- Sonic, America’s Drive-In
- The Oklahoma Department of Libraries
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services.