Katie Auman

Aspiring Entrepreneur or Nonprofit? It’s Write Your Business Plan Month!

by Katie AumanBusiness, Library Blog, Library Services, Nonprofit, Writing December 1, 2016July 13, 2017Comments are Disabled

December is a busy, chaotic, wonderful month. You have family gatherings, holiday celebrations, company parties, cookie exchanges, gift wrapping, entertaining kids on break from school, and so much more. So why in the world would the founders of National Write a Business Plan Month choose December to try to motivate aspiring entrepreneurs to begin the …

Flash Fiction Contest Winner is Firmly Rooted in her Love of the Library

by Katie AumanLibrary Blog, Writing November 22, 2016July 13, 20172 Comments

“Walter Musgrave should have known better than to leave story time without permission, but he had a policy of not listening to grown-ups which had taken a firm root. It was bad enough he had to spend the entire day with his witchy grandmother. But he definitely wasn’t planning on hanging around for read-a-loud. Everyone …

Have You 3D Printed Yet?

by Katie AumanCaptain Cache, Captain Cache Podcast, Library Blog, Library Services November 17, 2016May 22, 2019Comments are Disabled

Updated 5/2019 with Captain Cache’s Curiosities Podcast episode about 3D printing at the Libraries. On the second floor of the Old Town Library, tucked over by the computers and printers, sits a large complex looking machine that steadily toils nearly every day printing wondrous, and sometimes strange objects. It’s a machine for the makers, the …

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Take Home Learning Kits are Popular with Families

by Katie AumanLibrary Blog, Library Services November 10, 2016November 8, 2016Comments are Disabled

We all recognize that a child’s home is their first classroom, and their parents and caregivers are their first teachers. Adults who read to their children every day and talk about whey they are reading together, promote a joy of reading and help build strong literacy skills. To aid families’ efforts, the Library District offers …

Happy Birthday Old Town Library: 40 Years of Community, Culture, and Ideas

by Katie AumanHistory, Library Blog October 27, 2016October 17, 2016Comments are Disabled

After 70 years of public library services at the Carnegie building on Mathews St., the demand on the building’s space and the library’s collection was reaching its limits. In 1974, the Carnegie building and the library staff were serving 65,000 people in a space designed for a city population of only 12,000 – and this …