Columbus Library Director Candidates Public Interview
The Library Director Hiring Committee would like to invite you to meet the two current candidates for Library Director of the Columbus Public Library.
Each candidate will present a 10 minute presentation on the question, “Why is the Columbus Public Library relevant today and how can it continue to best serve the Columbus area?” The presentation will be followed by a meet and greet session.
The Hiring Committee values your input and will have comment cards available for you to share with them your thoughts about each candidate. Comments left will only be read by those on the Hiring Committee and will help them better understand the community’s outlook toward each candidate. Understanding this viewpoint will assist the Hiring Committee in finding a director that not only fits the needs and wants of those who use the library but also those in the community which it serves.
We invite you to join us for one or both of the following presentations sessions happening on Friday, June 21:
Kelli Mounford presenting at 10:45am.
Christina Jones presenting at 2:45pm.
Your Columbus Public Library is making it easier than ever to borrow library materials. As of June 1, 2019, they are no longer charging overdue fines for any materials checked out at the library. While this has been the policy for items from the children’s library, for teachers, and for senior citizens, this no-fine approach now extends to all items checked out at the library, for people of all ages.
Here’s how it works: people of all ages sign up and receive a “game board.” As you read whatever you love to read, keep track of how long you read and fill in each space. For some spaces, do an activity instead to branch out and try new things. Once you’ve completed your reading time, return to the library to gather your prizes. First, you’ll get a free book that you get to keep forever. Next, kids will get a finisher’s tile to add to our mural on the program room doors. Come back at the end of the summer to see it completed! Finally, you get one raffle ticket. You can choose to enter your ticket to win one of the prize baskets, which run the gamut from playdoh and board books to a cooking basket or our grand prize. One child and one teen or adult will win the grand prize, a full-fledged telescope to start their astronomy adventure. The telescopes are from Astronomers Without Borders, and half the purchase price is used to donate telescopes for astronomy education around the world. The telescopes were donated by the Columbus Kiwanis Club and Drexel Building Supply.
We're trying something new: storytime at the park! Our regular Family Storytime will be held outside at Village Park in Fall River this summer. Once a month, combine outdoor play with stories, songs and rhymes for a beautiful evening in the park. Family Storytime is held throughout the year one evening a month to offer families a chance to attend storytime together. All ages are encouraged to attend, with stories geared toward preschool and elementary aged kids and opportunities for older siblings to assist with the activity. 
The Columbus Public Library’s new Columbus/Fall River Senior Book Club features audio books and large-print books and will meet on two different days per month at two different locations. The Larson House Platinum at 550 River Road in Columbus will host on the first Wednesday of each month. The second group will meet at The Meadows at 101 Hometown Avenue in Fall River on the second Wednesday of each month.