You can now borrow Barnes & Noble Nook eReaders from the Ripon Public Library! To check availability, place a hold on either a Nook Simple Touch or Nook Color eReader, or view the complete list of titles, search your library catalog for "Ripon nook," or use these handy direct links:
There are currently more than 100 titles - from current best-sellers to classics, nonfiction and even children's books - pre-loaded and ready-to-read on each Nook. The same titles are available on each Nook, although the Nook Color also includes fun, interactive children's books with animations and a "read to me" feature where the device will read the story out loud! Most titles can even be turned into large print titles by changing the text size on screen.
Please note: you must be 18 or older to check out a Nook.
Recently Added Titles for August, 2012:
Fiction:
The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts
The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
The Next Always by Nora Roberts
Children's:
A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Brian's Sage series by Gary Paulsen
Gathering Blue
SkippyJon Jones
Snuggle Puppy
The Polar Express
Nonfiction:
Double Cross
The Violinist's Thumb
For more information about checking out Nooks, please stop in or contact the library. For details on the Nook eReaders, and how to use them, check out the links below. Please note: the following links will take you to the Barnes & Noble website.
The library will be open regular hours from Monday, December 26 through Saturday, December 31. The library will be closed on Sunday, January 1 and Monday, January 2. Please note that the library will be open on Friday, December 30 even though other city offices are closed. Please contact the library at 920-748-6160 for a complete listing of hours.
Due to a reduction in state & federal funding, the AskAway email & chat service will end on Friday January 20, 2012. After that date, please contact library staff directly via phone (920) 748-6160, email director@riponlibrary.org, our contact form http://www.riponlibrary.org/aboutus/contact or stop in to get the answers you seek.
Donate a book in someone's name. Staff members are available to suggest titles, and a bookplate will be placed in the book. Cost: approximately $20-30, depending on the title.
Give the gift of a lifetime membership in the Friends of the Ripon Public Library. Benefits include a newsletter mailed at least twice a year and free entry to the preview night of the book sale. Cost: $50/individual, $100/family. Yearly memberships are available for $5/individual and $10/family.
Purchase a Friends of the Library book bag. Cost: $8.
Select books from the book sale shelf. Cost: $1 per hardcover book or per 2 paperbacks.
The library's display cabinet has hosted a wonderful array of collections in 2011!
From baseballs to cameras, from preschool artwork to honoring our veterans, the case has served as a physical place to see and learn about the diverse interests of our local population.
Join this illustrious bunch!
Many thanks to our 2011 displayers who included: Grace Preschool, Myron Tews, Rich Hopfensperger, Sheryl Block-Krause, Mariel Brown, the VFW, and Dennis Selchow.
Wednedsdays March 28 - May 9
You can now borrow Barnes & Noble Nook eReaders from the Ripon Public Library! To check availability, place a hold on either a Nook Simple Touch or Nook Color eReader, or view the complete list of titles, search your library catalog for "Ripon nook," or use these handy direct links:
Here are a few suggestions for library lovers:
