Join us for 23 Things Ephrata!

Beginning Wednesday, February 3
This online course will introduce participants to Web 2.0 technologies and give participants the opportunity to play with and learn from the internet in new ways. Learn about podcasts, RSS feeds, wikis, blogs and more! The class is online with optional instructional time in the library each week. Participants should have access to an internet connection (at home or in the library), have basic knowledge of the internet and their computer's operating system.) This is not a class for beginning computer users, but rather for intermediate users. All participants who complete the program will receive a USB flash drive. A drawing will be held at the end of the program from all participant names for a Kindle. The program runs through Wednesday, April 6. To register for the class, email ptalbert@ephratapubliclibrary.org.

New Library Hours

New Hours Begin September 1st!

Mondays: Library open from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Passport office is closed

Tuesdays: Library open from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Passport office open from 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Wednesdays: Library open from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Passport office is closed

Thursdays: Library open from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Passport office open from 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Fridays: Library is closed; Passport office is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Meeting and program rooms are open; WIFI is off)

Saturdays: Library open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Passport office is closed

Sundays: Library is closed; Passport office is closed (Meeting and program rooms are closed; WIFI is off)

Make Libraries a Priority!

As the state budget debate heats up, we need you - our patrons - to contact your local legislators and tell them to MAKE LIBRARIES A PRIORITY as they move to pass a state budget.

Here is how you can take part in the Pennsylvania Library Association Call-In:

Please call your State Representative (alphabetical list of State Reps: http://tinyurl.com/nyzlbv AND your State Senator (list of Senators: http://tinyurl.com/2bmjpk).

You may not have a chance to speak directly with him or her, but leaving a message with an aide is very effective.

Deliver this KEY MESSAGE: Libraries are more important than ever in this recession. They provide an economic safety net for the people in our state who are most vulnerable. Please make libraries one of your priorities in the next state budget. (For talking points: http://tinyurl.com/l5evt5.) Add a PERSONAL MESSAGE if you'd like, but keep it brief. Tell why the library is important to you, your family or your business.

The BOTTOM LINE is this: PLEASE SUPPORT LEVEL FUNDING FOR LIBRARIES.