The Alachua County Library District and the Friends of the Library in collaboration with the Center for Children's Literature and Culture and the Hippodrome State Theater is co-sponsoring the screening of the film, The Library of the Early Mind.
This event takes place at the Hippodrome State Theater on Monday, October 24 at 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM, with a panel discussion at 7:30 PM. Refreshments will be served.
Library of the Early Mind is a feature-length film focusing on interviews with popular children’s authors, including Lemony Snicket (Series of Unfortunate Events), Gregory Maguire (Wicked), Lois Lowry (The Giver), Brian Selznick (Hugo Cabret) and many, many more. The film is an exploration of the art and impact of children’s literature on our kids, our culture, and ourselves. From the first stories we hear told to us to those childhood heroes that stay with us a lifetime, the impact on our culture runs deeper than what we might expect. The film features nearly 40 prominent authors and illustrators talking about their work, its genesis and its impact. The number of books in print by the authors in ‘Library of the Early Mind’ exceeds 240 million.
Suitable for the whole family, you won’t want to miss this event.
System status
A new library system and online catalog will debut on May 30. Here's the current status of:
- Checkouts: Continue as usual, but May 24-29 you must have your physical library card in hand to check out materials.
- Due dates: All checkouts will have a due date of June 22, except DVDs and GRU watt meters, which still have 7-day limit.
- Holds and requests: New holds and purchase requests cannot be placed until May 30, but those placed previously will continue to be processed and will carry over to the new system.
- Returns: Please "Babysit Our Books" — keep them until the new system is running smoothly (mid-June).
- Registration: Continues as usual today, but cannot be done May 24-29, as our entire system will be down.
- Interlibrary loan: No new ILL requests can be placed May 24-29.
- Digital checkouts: OverDrive checkouts and holds will work normally throughout the transition.
- My Discoveries: Will be retired with the AquaBrowser catalog on May 24. Please retrieve any saved book lists before then.
- Website: The Library District website (www.aclib.us) will be up as normal throughout the transition.
- My Account: Account info will be available through May 24. Your account will appear on the new system on May 30.
- Bill payment: All payments including PayPal are working today. No payments can be accepted May 24-29
- New catalog: Watch for its debut on May 30, with new features.
More about the transition.
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