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Month: August 2017

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Listen to Popular Music for Free with Freegal

  • August 31, 2017

Tired of having to pay to listen to music or be interrupted with commercials on the radio?  With just a few clicks away, you can be downloading and listening to a wide variety of great music, and you only need a free library card. Offered as part of the many freely available digital services at […]

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APL to Celebrate National Library Card Sign-up Month With Prizes and More

  • August 30, 2017

The Anderson Public Library will be celebrating the 30th Annual National Library Card Sign-up Month in September with lots of prizes and giveaways to help encourage library use now that school is back in session. According to the American Library Association, National Library Card Sign-up Month was started back in 1987 and was held in […]

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New Tutorial Service to Help Members

  • August 22, 2017

Using different online sites can be tricky to find information, but with the help of a brand new service at Anderson Public Library, members of the community will be able to find what they’re looking for faster and easier. Called Niche Academy, members can access tutorials for many popular digital resources at the library as […]

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Peak Eclipse Times and Safety

  • August 19, 2017

The 2017 total solar eclipse is just a few days away and will be bringing both fun and safety concerns for Anderson County residents. Starting at 1:01pm on Monday, August 21st, the eclipse will begin as the moon passes in front of the sun.  It will take about 1.5 hours at 2:29pm here in Lawrenceburg […]

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Helping Children to Read Through Fun Animated eBooks

  • August 14, 2017

Children of Anderson County can discover the fun of reading with some help from technology as Anderson Public Library offers entertaining and animated talking ebooks. The service, called TumbleBooks, is a great resource for children to enjoy reading many children’s titles made into fun read alongs with animations. Children’s librarian, Sherry Noon, said, “Tumblebooks is […]

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Exterior Stone and Drywall Go Up in New Addition

  • August 8, 2017

The Anderson Public Library expansion project at the North Main Street location continues to progress as the exterior of the new addition is being finished with stone work.  Drywall is also going up in the addition, and the new, very large community meeting room is taking shape in the fifth and sixth photos below.  The […]

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APL Introduces New Reading Level System

  • August 8, 2017

Anderson Public Library has introduced a new reading level program that will help children find the right books for their ability. Called the Lexile Framework for Reading, the reading level system utilizes a way that measures both complexity of text as well as reading ability.  According to Lexile, this allows for finding a better fit […]

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APL to Celebrate National Coloring Day

  • August 1, 2017

Coloring has become a new trend across the country not only for children but also for adults as a great stress relief and to have fun. Anderson Public Library will be joining in on the fun tomorrow, August 2nd, for National Coloring Day. According to adult librarian, Laurel Sisler, the library will be offering an […]

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