Fundraiser Update

January was a month that went by quickly. We had snow and ice, that is beautiful to look at from the cozy seat by the window while reading a good book. (We might be bias.)

Hopefully January was good for you.

Fundraiser Update

In January, we updated the status of our fundraiser for a new shelving unit to add to our collection. Our children's room is full. Our desire is to move the Young Adult books out of the children's room and into the general collection room. This will give the children's room the ability for growth.

On December 3 of the needed $2000 for on shelving unit we had $750.

On January 4 of the needed $2000 we had $1025.

Today, February 11 at the time of writing we are sitting at $1743. We are almost there.

These new shelves are metal library shelves from Tennsco. They will replace the wooden shelves that are currently holding our biography section. We will then move the wooden shelves to the 'floor' where the biography section will be moved to. We believe in being good stewards of what the community has entrusted us with.

As a reminder, the Jennie Woodworth Library is a community and volunteer built library. We are able to operate because of community support. You support this library by visiting, making purchases in our books sale, donations, and word of mouth. We appreciate all of our patrons and supporters through the years and ongoing. 

UPDATE -- as of 2:30pm February 11 we have reached the goal to purchase one shelving unit. Thank you all so very much. (We will still accept donations. There is plenty of need at our little library.)

Fundraiser Update

 It seems like just yesterday we were at the beginning of 2021, yet here we are. January 4th of 2022 already.

Shelving Fundraiser Update

Our fundraiser is well on it's way! We are currently at $1025 of the needed $2000 for the first set of shelves. That is over half way, let's do this! We believe that our community will come together and get this taken care of.

As a reminder, the new shelving will allow us to move the Young Adult Books out of the Children's Room giving room for expansion there, plus because the shelves allow more books than the existing wooden shelves we will have additional room added with that as well. 

We can not wait to get this need met.

If you would like to donate to the library shelving or just to the library, you can stop by the library with cash or check. Town Hall will also accept donations for the library. 

We do have the option of making Memorial Donations in honor or memory of someone. Please contact the library for more information concerning this.

Booksale

Make sure to come by the library for our used book sale. All proceeds of the sale will go to the shelving fund. We will be putting hardback books out soon.

October has left the building.

October has come and gone. This year really is going by rather quickly.

We are offering a DEAL on our book sale. $5 for a grocery bag full of paperback books. Proceeds will go to benefit the library. We will also be having a fundraiser coming up soon. Stay tuned for more information on that.

Wait? It is September already? -- August Stats

It is difficult to believe that it is September already (and a third of the way through!).

We started accepting applications for the Jennie’s Christmas Mercantile that will be December 11. You can get all the information at Jennie's Christmas Mercantile.  We do still have openings. To remind everyone that your application is only part of the process. Payment is required to confirm your spot. We are excited for the 2021 Christmas mercantile. We love seeing our community come together!

For August we welcomed 10 new patrons to our library. Those patrons are included in the 275 visits that we had through out the month. While our patrons explored our library, we had 239 items checked out. This included:

               Books                   152                      

               DVD                     19                        

               Computers            68                        

Aside from our community visiting us in person, we also have had visits to our website (www.JWLwhitebluff.com) and our catalog (cat.JWLwhitebluff.com).

               Catalog Visits     2478

               Website Visits    6048

*visits are just that, a visit to the web URL. 

 

July Statistics

 As back-to-school has arrived, we can look back at our July stats. We enjoyed seeing everyone!

We want to thank Ms. Melba for her patriotic story time, Santa & Ms. Claus stopping by while on vacation, State Naturalist Randy Hedgepath for coming by with snakes, and Ms. Jennifer for story time and a craft. 

          

We appreciate every single one of you for taking the time out of your day to be here.

For the month of July we welcomed 313 visitors in the library, 6618 visitors to our website, and 2013 used the catalog. We welcomed 17 new patrons and we added 95 items, 13 were new. 

Thank you for utilizing your community built and supported library.

The circulation numbers in July were as follows:

180 books were checked out.

29 DVDs were checked out.

1 CD-Book was checked out.

And the computers were used 52 times bringing our circulation total to 262.

June Circulation and Stats

 June was a big month for us. We are so glad to have been able to see so many of our community doing well. 

We have enjoyed doing our summer programs on Thursdays and have had good turn outs for each one. Many thanks to Kara at Spots Pots, Ranger Tim Wheatley with the Birds of Prey from Montgomery Bell State Park, State Naturalist Randy Hedgepath,  and World Renowned Harpist Carol McClure of the Harp School, Inc.

Please make sure to visit these amazing literacy and community supporters and say hi!

In the month of June we had 340 visitors in the library and 7458 website visitors while 2260 have used our online catalog. We welcomed 26 new patrons and added 28 new items.

Thank You for using your community library!

Also in the month of June our circulation numbers were as follows:

180 books were checked out,

26 DVDs were checked out,

and the computers were checked out 59 times bringing our circulation to a total of 265.

It was May, our monthly information post.

The month of May seemed to fly by.

We welcomed 10 new patrons to our library. Through the course of the month, we had 227 visits from our community.  The online catalog (cat.jwlwhitebluff.com) had 2124 visitors while our main website, www.jwlwhitebluff.com had 8327 visitors.

Our circulation for May was the following:

109 Books were checked out.

11 DVDs were checked out.

The computers were checked out 49 times.

Through donations and purchases we were able to add 25 more resources to our catalog in the month of May.

Make sure to visit us this summer. Our Summer Reading Post has the event calendar of our summer programs.

We've made it to December!

 Snow flurries on Monday have put us in the mood for the season! So here we go!

EVENTS

This month we have 6, yes 6! Take and Make crafts. They will be available on the date listed in the graphic until they are gone. We are able to provide the Take and Make Crafts because of donations from our patrons and the community.

We would love to see the results of the craft so make sure when you are done to share and tag #JWLwhitebluff

VISITORS

In all of the hustle last month, we failed to post our numbers of visitors and circulation. So, we will do that now.

    OCTOBER

• Visitors in the month of October 259.
• Patrons using online services 2.
• 16 new patrons to JWL.
• We had 201 books checked out.
• 2 CD-Books borrowed.
• Patrons borrowed 20 movies.
• The computers were used 36 times.
• We were closed 1 day for Veteran's Day.

    NOVEMBER

• Visitors in the month of November 186.
• Patrons using online services 5.
• 10 new patrons to JWL.
• We had 201 books checked out.
• 5 CD-Books borrowed.
• Patrons borrowed 26 movies.
• The computers were used 38 times.
• We were closed 3 days for Thanksgiving Day weekend.

COVID-19 

As part of the Town of White Bluff, we are abiding by the requirements that have been declared. You can see the full disclosure at COVID-19 effective immediately. Face coverings are required. Materials are in quarantine for 72 hours once they are returned.

Falling in to autumn

 We have wrapped up September and jumping into October. This year is going by amazingly fast and extremely slow at the same time. What is important is that our library is here for our community and we love seeing our patrons.

For the month of September, we have had 199 people visit our library. We have welcomed 16 new patrons. This makes us excited! We love to share our resources here at the Jennie Woodworth Library.

Our circulation in September was good:

• 181 Books
• 3 Audio Books
  
• 18 DVDs
• And the computers were used 38 times.

We are moving along! BTW! If you need to update your existing library card information, you can check out the link in the side bar under Patron Information (Or click here)

October is read a book month!

Now that you have your library card (if you haven't, come on in and we will get you hooked up), it's time to read! Especially with fall break upon us.

COVID-19 

As part of the Town of White Bluff, we are abiding by the requirements that have been declared. You can see the full disclosure at COVID-19 effective immediately. Face coverings are required. Materials are in quarantine for 72 hours once they are returned.

Fall Activities

We have several things coming up. Coming up on Thursday is our October Take and Make for the kids. The juvenile has to be present and a library card holder. ALSO during the month of October we are holding a costume contest for the kids, birth - 18. 

The information for the Costume Contest can be found HERE

The Kid's Make and Take 

On Thursday, October 8th from 11-5, we will have a limited supply of our October Kids Craft. These are first come, first serve. Your child must be present and have their library card to receive one. 

The Rules:

1. Must be a card holding member in good standing.
2. Only one craft per person. The child must be present with their library card.
3. Understand that we have a limited supply and once they are gone, they are gone.

The Opportunity:

• We would love for businesses or individuals to sponsor a month.
• Or hope is to have a teen craft and a kids craft available monthly.
• These craft kits are take and make. They are simple crafts.
• We would love to include crafts for our older population as well. 

This opportunity is available because the community has always supported our library through volunteerism and donations. 

Wrapping up August, Welcoming September

We have wrapped up August and jumping into September. This year is going by amazingly fast and extremely slow at the same time. What is important is that our library is here for our community and we love seeing our patrons.

For the month of August, we have had 220 people visit our library. We have welcomed 18 new patrons. This makes us excited to share our resources here at the Jennie Woodworth Library.

Our circulation in August was good as well:

• 165 Books
• 2 Audio Books
  
• 26 DVDs
• And the computers were used 60 times.

These numbers show that we have awesome patrons and we appreciate every single one.

September is Library Card Month

At the Jennie Woodworth Library, our library cards are free when you sign up. We require an ID and basic contact information as well as two valid phone numbers with voicemail. Make sure to stop by and get signed up!

We have some exciting programs coming that will require a library card in order to participate.

COVID-19 

As part of the Town of White Bluff, we are abiding by the requirements that have been declared. You can see the full disclosure at COVID-19 effective immediately. Face coverings are required. Materials are in quarantine for 72 hours once they are returned.

Summer Reading Program

Our summer reading program has come to an end. We will have news concerning the TriStar Reads program in the coming weeks. Thank you everybody for participating!

 

 

Showed the Love - February 2020

February Events

February 12th Spot's Pots Pottery came out with a story and craft. It was a cold and rainy day but that did not stop approximately 30 to be in attendance. Many thanks to Ms. Kara for coming out and sharing a story and then having a pottery craft for all to do. Remember that if you were at the storytime and painted your pottery it is available for pickup at Spot's Pots in Dickson on Main St.

Future Events

March 18^th at 10:30 am Children’s Story Time hosted by Ms. Liz. Check it out at our event page.

March is Women's History Month. Stop by and grab a book about a woman that has made a difference.

The voting for our adult coloring contest has started. You can vote for the favorite until March 13th. Winner will be announced March 14th. One vote per patron per day. We have prizes from Cuttin' Up Hair Salon, SOS Massage, and White Bluff Car Care. Make sure to check the event page for more information.

Also, our quarterly book sale will begin March 15th. Make sure to check it out. You NEVER know what you will find! There are many books and DVDs that we will be putting out.

We would love to host more story times and other activities. We just need volunteers to get it done. Would you be interested in helping?

February New Patrons

In the month of February, we added another 23 more friends. Welcome! We are so very glad to have you here.

February Circulation

• 256 books were checked out
• 97 DVDs were checked out
• 8 CD-Books were checked out
• The computers were used 85 times.

February New Resources

We were able to add 81 items

• 47 books, 6 were brand new
• 5 CD-Books
• 29 DVDs

Kicking 2020 off with a bang!

January has kicked 2020 off to a great start!

January Events

January 15^th, Ms. Jennifer did our story time and we read The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. After the story we had a craft that the children enjoyed with Peter on a snowy day.

January Fundraiser Status

Our fundraiser completed last month and as I am typing up today’s post, Tennsco is installing the first set of our shelves. It is so very exciting. This will allow us to shift the books and have more space for growth.

Future Events

February 12^th at 10:30 am Children’s Story Time hosted by Ms. Kara and Spots Pots Pottery. Check it out at our event page.

February is Black History Month and Library Lovers Month. Come on in and see what we have going on.

Starting February 10th will we start our adult coloring contest. We have prizes from Cuttin' Up Hair Salon, SOS Massage, and White Bluff Car Care. Make sure to check the event page for more information as we get closer.

We would love to host more story times and other activities. We just need volunteers to get it done. Would you be interested in helping?

January New Patrons

In the month of January, we added another 27 more friends. Welcome! We are glad to have you here.

December Circulation

• 208 books were checked out
• 77 DVDs were checked out
• The computers were used 74 times.

December New Resources

We were able to add

• 46 books, 11 were brand new
• 3 CD-Books
• 12 DVDs
• WorldBook Online 

Statistically Speaking... 2019

The Jennie Woodworth Library serves White Bluff, TN and its surrounding areas. Our service population is approximately 3,600 people (Census.gov).

Using the Library Value Calculator on the TN.gov website we decided to add up the value of our library in 2019. The value is based on books, movies, CD-books, computer use, program attendance, and making use of the knowledge the library staff has.

The value that the Jennie Woodworth Library brought to the White Bluff, TN area in 2019 is $68,646.

• 2,438 Books were checked out.
• 75 CD-Books were checked out
• 612 DVDs were checked out

The computers were checked out 964 times with the average use being about 2 hours each. (we figured 1,928 hours for the stats.) And this does not count the many patrons that come in and use the WiFi with their own devices.

Attendance to programs approximately 225.

Reference questions, book suggestions, all around help in the library is figured at 648. This is different from hours opened. We are typically open 301 days a year totaling approximately 2,100 hours.

In addition, we currently have:

• 1,434 patrons
• 1,055 are adults
• 379 are juvenile
• 8,718 materials in our inventory
• 7,018 books
• 1,464 DVDs
• 156 CD-Books
• 75 Reference Materials
• 4 patron use computers
• 1 search computer

Pretty good for a library that gets the majority of its materials and funding from the community. Thank YOU for supporting us. We are excited to make an impact in our community and hope to increase in 2020.

December has already washed away

We had an amazing December this year.

December Events

December 12^th, we had Santa and Mrs. Claus come and visit with the children for story time and pictures. IT was a grand old time and we were able to enjoy the hustle and bustle of almost 50 children!

December 14^th was our Jennie’s Christmas Mercantile. We had a good amount of people come through and were able to do lots of Christmas shopping. We are already planning on next year’s event. We would love any feedback from those that were vendors and those that shopped the sale.

December Fundraiser Status

This month we did it! We started raising funds in October for two sets of shelves. We were able to order the first set in November. The order for the second set will be going in next week! This is very exciting for the library. While the first set of shelves will be in our fiction section, the second set will be with our genealogy and local history section and include a workstation.

Future Events

January 15^th at 10:30 am Children’s Story Time hosted by Ms. Jennifer

We would love to host more story times and other activities. We just need volunteers to get it done. Would you be interested in helping?

December New Patrons

In the month of December, we added another 23 more friends. Welcome! We are glad to have you here.

December Circulation

206 books were checked out
47 DVDs were checked out
2 CD-books were checked out

The computers were used 59 times. This is really good considering it is the month of December and our patrons were traveling, not to mention the weather.

We do anticipate some growth in January while we are picking up some of the normal traffic that goes to the Dickson County Public Library. We are so excited they are getting their new building! It is much anticipated.

December New Resources

We were able to add 50 more resources to our collection this past month. 18 were new and we added several CD-books. Thank you for making this possible.

November was fast!

Seems like just yesterday I was typing up the monthly weblog for October, but here we are.

November had a lot going on with Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving along with the NaNoWriMo.

November Events
               For NaNoWriMo we had 2 writers take on the challenge. And it was a challenge. Both writers learned a lot about themselves and how research when writing can determine how well the story is developed.

               This was a month long event with special days to get together. It was enjoyable. Next year we hope to have many more involved. (Stayed tuned for a Facebook poll at the beginning of the year.)

               We had a Thanksgiving themed Story time this past month as well. Our director enjoyed reading to the children and then making turkeys.

November Fundraiser Status
               At the beginning of the month we met the $500 match and were able to order the first phase of our new shelves. WE CAN NOT WAIT!

               We have an immeasurable amount of gratitude to those that have already donated and contributed. Thank you!

               We currently have $505 towards phase 2. Just need $495 more to get the second set of shelves ordered. It would be awesome to reach our goal before the end of December.

               We are hoping the first set will be here before Christmas. It is SO very exciting. (Just think, more room for more books!)

Future Events
               December 12th from 4-6 we will have craft and then StoryTime with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Our favorite jolly couple will be here at 5. We do request a $10 donation per family.

               December 14th from 10-4 is our Jennie's Christmas Mercantile. Several vendors will be here with MANY different gift items Please make sure to come and support them.

               In January we will be having a Story Time hosted by Ms. Jennifer. Look out for more information concerning that.

               (Would you be interested in hosting a story time for our kids? They really love it. It would involve reading and a small craft. Let us know!)

November New Patrons

               We made new friends in November! 23 new friends to be exact. 13 adult friends and 10 juvenile friends. We are glad to enlarge our library community.

November Circulation

               213 books were checked out! Way to go guys.

               47 DVDs were checked out. Do I hear movie night? We have a LOT of movies to choose from.

               6 CD-Books were checked out. These are awesome for our commuters.

               70 Computers were used. So very glad that our community can come and use the computers and access the Internet for free (just need a library card). We have seen our patrons apply for jobs, look for places to rent, work on schoolwork, and a lot more.

               Unfortunately, since January 1, 2019 we have 44 items overdue. Please make sure to return your items so others can use them.

November New Resources
               We added 51 new resources to our collection in November. 18 were purchased new the rest were donated. Thank you!

Goodbye October! Hello November.

We had a fun October!

There were several new additions to our library. Including 2 new volunteers! If you are here when Melba or Wade are, please give them a great big welcome! (We really love our volunteers! They are what keeps us going.)

The Johnson Family also had a work day and moved things around in the library to make a seating area for our patrons to be able to sit and enjoy the ambiance of our library. We also have tables and chairs that can be used for work or study.

October Events –

We had a Not So Scary Costume Party where several came out and were wearing their costumes. We appreciate Stephanie Crowder and Molly Hawkins doing the story time and craft. We had 37 in attendance.

October Fundraiser Status -
We are also doing a fundraiser so that we can add more shelves. Our overall goal is $2000. Currently, The Friends of White Bluff has committed $500 towards our goal as long as we get $500 raised on our own. As of this posting, we are at $460. Just need $40 more to get the match.

The great news here? Once we have $1000 we can proceed with phase one of the shelving.


Future Events - 
In December we are having the Jennie's Christmas Mercantile December 14th from 10-4. We have openings for vendors and all the information is on the Facebook Event, Jennie's Christmas Mercantile


October New Patrons –

               We welcomed 26 new patrons. 8 Juvenile and 18 Adult. It is so wonderful to have new patrons of our library. We want everybody to know we are here and are a valuable resource to the community.        

October Circulation –

               319 books were checked out! Way to go guys.

               57 DVDs were checked out. Do I hear movie night? We have a LOT of movies to choose from.

               13 CD-Books were checked out. These are awesome for our commuters.

               71 Computers were used. So very glad that our community can come and use the computers and access the Internet for free (just need a library card). We have seen our patrons apply for jobs, look for places to rent, work on schoolwork, and a lot more.

               Unfortunately, since January 1, 2019 we have 48 items overdue. Please make sure to return your items so others can use them.

October New Resources –

               We have 62 new/new to us items added into our inventory.  48 Books, 7 DVDs, and 7 CD-Books. This is made possible by our community supporting our library. Of these additions, only 14 were purchased brand new. We appreciate the donations from our community.

               We accepted gently used materials that are in good condition. Currently we would really like to add to our CD-Book collection. There are many commuters in the area that enjoy listening to books while driving.

November Events -

Make sure to check out our events this month. We are proudly a Come Write In location for NaNoWriMo.org and will be having a couple events associated with it. We also have a story time coming up too.

We will see YOU at the library.

New Friends!

We are so excited to welcome 28 new friends in the month of September!

It's GREAT to be friends!

It is so nice to meet you.

Our new friends are from all over in Dickson County and so very pleasant.

In addition to people, we also added more books and DVDs to the tune of 61 new and new to us items.

It is so exciting to be growing with you!

All of this growth is amazing. We love meeting new people and creating lasting relationships that will grow with us. We are so happy we are able to provide a collection of literature, DVDs, and audio books, as well as access to the internet and computers.

Thank you!

Summer Reading Counts!

This year for our summer reading program, we had several people come out and visit our library. We thank each an every one of YOU!

We had 14 events that were attended by a total of 226 attendees.  Our hope is that everybody enjoyed themselves and that next year will be even better.

During the summer reading program, we like to look at our circulation numbers. We are impressed with all of you!

From May 25 through July 31 our circulation numbers are great!

Books	449
Audio Books	9
DVD/Blu-ray	131
Computers	212
TOTAL	801

Great circulation at our library for the summer. We are proud that we can provide services for our community. 212 times the computers were checked out to use providing FREE internet access.  This does not include the patrons that stopped by to use the FREE Wi-Fi.

Speaking of patrons, we welcomed 81 new card-carrying patrons to the Jennie Woodworth Library Family. WELCOME!

Are you an individual or business that is interested in helping with our summer reading program? We love to involve the community in our programs. We are looking for people to help with our summer program including; story time, activities, and sponsors for our end of summer back to school bash in 2020. Contact us via comments, phone (615)797-9553