Changes ahead for Powell Branch Library

As part of our con­tin­u­ing efforts to ful­fill our cam­paign promises, the Delaware County Dis­trict Library’s Pow­ell Branch is cur­rently under­go­ing some pretty major ren­o­va­tions. We lis­tened to what you said, and we are mak­ing sig­nif­i­cant changes to make the Pow­ell Branch more respon­sive to the needs of the community.

Because pro­grams for kids of all ages are such a major part of this branch’s oper­a­tions, we are cre­at­ing a big­ger and friend­lier place for chil­dren and pro­gram­ming. We are repur­pos­ing the story time room as a com­puter room, with more com­put­ers and more elbow room, too.

Build­ing pri­vate study rooms was imprac­ti­cal because of the space needed, but we are cre­at­ing study spaces that will be qui­eter and semi-private, per­fect for tutors, stu­dents, and any­one need­ing space away from the bus­tle of the branch.

As we con­tinue to update tech­nol­ogy and effi­ciency through­out the library sys­tem, we will be installing self-check-out and self-pick-up of holds at the Pow­ell Branch. If self-check-out is not your cup of tea, though, remem­ber there will always be friendly staff avail­able to help.

Fresh paint, new light fix­tures, new chairs, tables and new car­pet will add dra­matic impact as well as bet­ter func­tion­al­ity to this branch, too, pro­vid­ing more com­fort and bet­ter read­ing spaces.

As with any con­struc­tion project, though, there will be some dust and dis­rup­tion of ser­vices, and we apol­o­gize in advance for any incon­ve­nience. The library’s Orange, Ostran­der and Delaware (Main) branches will be open and pro­vid­ing you with excel­lent library ser­vice dur­ing the short times that the Pow­ell Branch will need to be closed, and we will give you as much notice as pos­si­ble when clos­ings will happen.

We’re break­ing some eggs to cre­ate a lovely, beau­ti­ful, and bet­ter func­tion­ing “omelet,” and I think you’ll be delighted with the changes!

No mat­ter which library branch you visit in Decem­ber, look for these books on the new book shelves.

• 38 Nooses: Lin­coln, Lit­tle Crow, and the Begin­ning of the Frontier’s End by Scott W. Berg. Plac­ing a sem­i­nal moment in Amer­i­can his­tory in the larger con­text of the Civil War, this account revis­its the little-known Dakota War of 1862, an upris­ing on the Min­nesota fron­tier which resulted in the forced relo­ca­tion of the Dakota and the hang­ing of 38 Dakota warriors.

• An Amish Kitchen by Beth Wise­man, Amy Clip­ston and Kelly Long. Three Amish sto­ries cel­e­brate love, fam­ily and faith in a tight-knit com­mu­nity where the kitchen truly is the heart of the home.

• Because I Said So!: The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales, and Warn­ings Every Gen­er­a­tion Passes Down to Its Kids by Ken Jen­nings. In the tra­di­tion of Why Do Men Have Nip­ples and The Dan­ger­ous Book for Boys, a best-selling author and all-time Jeop­ardy! cham­pion sep­a­rates myth from fact to hilar­i­ously debunk a vast array of parental edicts.

• Cook This, Not That! Skinny Com­fort Foods: 125 Quick & Healthy Meals That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds or More! by David Zinczenko. From the peo­ple who brought you Eat This, Not That! comes a full-color cook­book show­ing read­ers how to make health­ier ver­sions of their favorite com­fort foods at home—from meat­loaf and chicken-fried steak to such kids’ favorites as sloppy joes and chicken fingers.

• Down­ton Abbey Script Book by Julian Fel­lowes. The Oscar-winning writer of the most suc­cess­ful British drama of our time presents the full scripts of Sea­son One, which include pre­vi­ously unseen dia­log and drama, and give read­ers a glimpse into the clev­erly crafted world of Down­ton Abbey.

• Luck of the Draw by Piers Anthony. Sum­moned to Xanth as part of a Demons wager, Bryce is trans­ported out of his aged body and granted youth and magic in exchange for his agree­ment to woo and marry a reluc­tant Princess Harmony.

• Past Lives of the Rich and Famous by Sylvia Browne. A renowned psy­chic explains the past lives of sev­enty deceased celebri­ties, reveal­ing whether this is his or her final life, or whether he or she will con­tinue the jour­ney of reincarnation.

• Shadow Creek by Joy Field­ing. A group of unlikely trav­el­ing com­pan­ions finds them­selves in dan­ger dur­ing a camp­ing trip in the Adiron­dacks when a pair of teenage killers begins ter­ror­iz­ing the area.

• Two Graves by Dou­glas Pre­ston and Lin­coln Child. Spe­cial Agent Pen­der­grast assists NYPD Lieu­tenant D’Agosta in the inves­ti­ga­tion of a num­ber of killings that ulti­mately prove to be mes­sages from his wife’s kid­nap­pers in this new novel from the authors of Relic and The Cab­i­net of Curiosities.

• Tucker’s Reck­on­ing by Matthew Mayo. After wit­ness­ing the mur­der of a well-liked rancher in Ore­gon, Samuel Tucker becomes a sus­pect and works with the rancher’s niece to prove his inno­cence in this new West­ern novel from the author of The Good­night Trail.

• The Untold His­tory of the United States by Oliver Stone. A com­pan­ion to the Acad­emy Award-winning director’s 10-part doc­u­men­tary series out­lines provoca­tive argu­ments against offi­cial Amer­i­can his­tor­i­cal records to reveal the ori­gins of con­ser­vatism and the obsta­cles to pro­gres­sive change.

If you have a ques­tion that you would like to see answered in this col­umn, mail it to Mary Jane San­tos, Delaware County Dis­trict Library, 84 E. Win­ter St., Delaware, OH 43015, or call 740–362-3861. You can also email your ques­tions by vis­it­ing delawarelibrary.org or directly to Mary Jane at mjsantos@delawarelibrary.org. No mat­ter how you con­tact us, we’re always glad you asked!

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