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		<title>Happy Birthday, Lewis Carroll</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Charles Lutwidge Dodgson’s 180th birthday. You might know him better as Lewis Carroll, the author of the classics “Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There.” &#160; Lewis Carroll, through his stories and poetry, cultivated my imagination and creativity at a young age and helped to teach me [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stplblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8369978&amp;post=751&amp;subd=stplblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Job Opening at STPL</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Thomas Public Library has an opening for Part-Time Circulation Support &#8211; Level 1 &#160; Job Summary:    Under the direction of the Customer Service and Special Events Manager, checks materials in and out of the library; registers patrons; collects fines and fees; modifies patron records; answers telephone inquires and directs calls; mends materials; sorts and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stplblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8369978&amp;post=746&amp;subd=stplblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re Open!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, we’re back! Some days it seems like forever, other days it seems like yesterday since we left the building at 153 Curtis Street. Nevertheless, the Revitalization Project is nearing completion and the building looks dramatically different. Not everything is 100% in place, but we’re getting there! We thank everyone for their patience and understanding [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stplblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8369978&amp;post=743&amp;subd=stplblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Making the Move &#8211; Technology Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you’ve probably heard by now, we’ve closed our mall locations and have moved back to Curtis St. We really enjoyed our time at the mall but we’re glad to be going home too. &#160; Though all of our books and equipment have made the move, we don’t open until January 16th so that we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stplblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8369978&amp;post=739&amp;subd=stplblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Drop boxes available during closure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a little update about drop boxes while St. Thomas Public Library is closed for the move back to Curtis Street. We&#8217;ve had several people ask if drop boxes will be available while the library is closed and the answer is &#8220;Absolutely!&#8221; The drop box that has been located outside of the Adult Department in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stplblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8369978&amp;post=733&amp;subd=stplblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re Moving Back! (Frequently Asked Questions)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My, how eight months just zooms by! It seems like yesterday that we were preparing everyone for our move to the Elgin Mall. Now we&#8217;re doing our best to prepare you for the move back to Curtis Street. Below are a list of frequently asked questions and their answers. We&#8217;ll be posting updates as they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stplblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8369978&amp;post=725&amp;subd=stplblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Canadians in Wartime Britain</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the two World Wars, nearly a million Canadians were stationed in military camps across Britain, waiting to be sent to the front lines.  What was it like for them, and for the British people they lived among? &#160; Jonathan Vance will be presenting an illustrated talk on his new best-selling book, Maple Leaf Empire: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stplblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8369978&amp;post=718&amp;subd=stplblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Library Card is &#8220;Super&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>St. Thomas Public Library</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voilà! The library’s new library card and key fob! The new cards (and fob) have been a long time coming. The library hasn’t changed their card since the early ‘90s when they upgraded their system to add the barcode. (Back in the day when the Internet was still catching on&#8230;) This card is definitely different, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stplblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8369978&amp;post=707&amp;subd=stplblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alzheimer Society Elgin-St. Thomas  Coffee Break Monday, October 17, 2011 Adult Department, St. Thomas Public Library, Elgin Mall Once again, the library will be hosting an Alzheimer Society Coffee Break on Monday, October 17, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Adult Department of the St. Thomas [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stplblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8369978&amp;post=700&amp;subd=stplblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Get&#8221; Your Gadget &#8211; A Workshop on How to Use Your eReader</title>
		<link>http://stplblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/get-your-gadget-a-workshop-on-how-to-use-your-ereader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get it! Really &#8211; I&#8217;ve been there. The latest gadget, smartphone, tablet, eReader, electronic &#8220;thing&#8221; comes out and you&#8217;ve just gotta have it. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you and electronics mix together like a paperback and a bubble bath; new gadgets are cool. Or perhaps you are the type of person who has finally [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stplblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8369978&amp;post=695&amp;subd=stplblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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