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ADVENTURES IN INFORMATION
NEW!!!! SIRS Researcher has a step-by-step method for writing a great report. Even better, you can access it from any computer with Internet access. Ask a librarian to tell you how.
NEW practice tests on the Learning Express Library for Firefighters, EMT's, and Paramedics and for those seeking a CDL (commercial driver license). Access it from home 24/7. Ask a librarian to tell you how.
World Book Encyclopedia Online now has audio. Just ask and we'll show you how to get into World Book and where to click on the “read aloud” feature (in the toolbox above the article you’ve selected. Then click in the article, and the article will be read to you. Text is highlighted as it is read, making it easy to follow along.)
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Contact Info
- * We're located at 106 E Commercial Ave., Gettysburg, SD 57442 - in the center of the business district next door to the city auditorium
- * EMAIL ADDRESS: pclibrary@venturecomm.net
- * PHONE: 605-765-9518
- * HOURS: 10-5 on Mon., Tues., Wed., & Fri.
- 10 - 6 on Thursday.
- 11 to 2 on Saturday
- Closed Sundays.
FAMILY-FRIENDLY LIBRARY
- *We are NOT quiet!
- *Helpful service with a smile.
- *We like toddlers, tweens, & teens.
- *Strollers, wheelchairs, walkers, and canes are welcome.
- *We like the computer literate as well as the computer illiterate.
- *We're wireless and laptop friendly..
- *Handicapped-accessible building and restroom.
CALENDAR
- - Feb. 27 @ 5:15 - book club: Food-related topic
- ~ Book Club Meets: last Monday of the month at 5:15 p.m. except in May, August, and December.
- ~ Library Board Meets: 4th Tues. of odd months at 5:15 p.m.
ABOUT THE LIBRARY
- + Books and Beyond: Information, Magazines, Videos, Audios
- + Wireless Hotspot. Public Internet and email access.
- + Hours: 10-5 most weekdays, 10-6 Thursdays, 11-2 Saturdays. Closed Sundays
- + Bookmobile goes to Hoven on the first Wednesday of each month.
- + Once-a-month pick up and delivery of books to day care centers and the homebound.
Got a question?
- Ask a librarian. She'll tell you everything she knows.
- + We're on facebook under Potter County Library
- - We're also on a facebook group called POTTER COUNTY'S LIBRARY. Members have to request to join.
- EMAIL: pclibrary@venturecomm.net
- PHONE: 605-765-9518
Hours, Location, Contact Info
About Gettysburg
- Potter County Library
- Gettysburg, SD
- Gettysburg, SD, is "where the battle wasn't." The town, however, was named by Civil War veterans who settled the area in 1883.
Links
- Library on Facebook
- Gettysburg - Official Site
- Gettysburg - Unofficial site
- Gettysburg - School
- Dakota Sunset Museum
- Index to 100th Anniversary Book
- Index to 75th Anniversary Book
- West Whitlock Recreation Area
- Bob's Resort
- Hoven - Official Site
- Hoven - St. Anthony's - Cathedral of the Prairie
- Lebanon
- Tolstoy
- Museum of Radar Bases
- South Dakota State Library
GETTYSBURG BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS
- - Feb. 27 : Food related fiction or nonfiction of your choice
- - Jan. 30: MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS by Kidder.
- Nov. 23 : ADAMS HOUSE REVEALED by Kopco
- Oct. 31 : THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PIE SOCIETY by Shaffer.
- Sept. 26: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Ford.
- June 27: JOURNEY OF CRAZY HORSE by Marshall
- Past Selections: ORDINARY HEROES by Turow, THE VINEYARD by Delinsky, GLASS CASTLE by Walls, THREE CUPS OF TEA by Mortenson, THE MASTER BUTCHER'S SINGING CLUB by Louise Erdrich, TWENTY WISHES by Debbie Macomber, The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards, THE SWEETNESS OF THE SOUL by Kirkpatrick, BRYSON CITY TALES by Larimore, MARLEY AND ME by Grogan, FIRESTORM by Barr, WAS GOD ON VACATION by van der Geest, THE WHISTLING SEASON by Doig, WISH YOU WELL by Baldacci, THE RICHEST MAN IN TOWN by V.J. Smith, THE WORK OF WOLVES by Kent Meyers, BREAKING SOD ON THE PRAIRIES by Taber, DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY by Larson, FOR ONE MORE DAY by Albom, I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK by Ephron, MOLOKAI by Brennert, SUSANNAH'S GARDEN by Macomber, and WATER FOR ELEPHANTS.
About the Library
STAFF & TRUSTEES
- * Peg Williams, Director
- * Linda Byrum, Librarian
- * Holly Wright, Bookmobile Librarian
- * Board of Trustees: Jean Dreis, Norma Marks, Renee Kirby, Barb Worth, Holly Wright, Delvin Worth
WANTED: YOUR FAMILY STORY
- Long or short, every family story is valuable. Please share yours.
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- Here's what to include. Your family's connection to Potter County. Where they came from. How they got here. When. Why. Occupations/Business history. Who was born, married, or died here.
- _____________________________
- Email stories to pclibrary@venturecomm.net
- Postal mail stories to us at 106 E Commercial Ave. , Gettysburg SD 57442