Guest Speaker: Scott Stanton, Assistant Director of the Bristol Public Library

Scott + Director Debbie Prozo are excited about the upcoming year at the library.

Bristol Library is of great value in the community!

STATS

* 2.4 million budget between Manross & Main branch, breaks to $38/year per Bristol resident (part of taxes)

* 1400 card holders in Bristol, # Dropped during covid

Goal to get back up to 20k cardholders

ACTION ITEM: RENEW YOUR CARD TODAY! WRITE AN ARTICLE TO RENEW LIBRARY CARD

* 129k foot traffic

* 20k came to programs

* 16k online courses

* 14k used computers

* 65k sessions of wifi

* Circulatory 2.5 million

DID YOU KNOW?

September is national sign-up month, they will join us at the farmer's market

Library did not close during covid, remote & grab-and-go services were available

Isolation factor, w/o library would feel alone

Access for all

Bristol public library, went fine free! Still a charge if you loose/ break things.

Author luncheon held each year

Bristol Public Library is a Hub CT library, Library for blind

may receive a player and materials in braille, put together a collection...looks like a cassette recorder

Given to folks free, materials sent to them free. Surrounding areas are welcome to take advantage of this program

Audiobooks: https://libraryconnection.overdrive.com/

Download the Libby app!

Visit Seth Ramos, the computer lab person

Seed Libary in the lobby

https://www.bristolpress.com/news/bristol-public-library-has-opened-its-seed-library/article_b8642d18-b846-11ed-918d-9b97466c7c9d.html

Read Wallstreet + NY Times free on website : https://www.nytimes.com/subscription/redeem?campaignId=8LQKJ&gift_code=1320833ce3b73529

Digital magazines, hoopla app, movies, the library has an app now! programs, monthly concerts, history room, educational programs

* PLEASE SEE THE FLYER LINKED BELOW

It's Mini-Grant Time

The application, which is a short series of questions for grant seekers, is due by April 15th. They can be handed to any club member or emailed to the club at bristolctrotary@gmail.com or mailed to the club at this address: Bristol Rotary Club, PO Box 1674, Bristol, CT 06011-1674

Click Me!

District Assembly / Post-PETS training in Springfield, MA April 1, 2023 8-2, Interested in attending - click link: https://www.crsadmin.com/EventPortal/Registrations/PublicFill/EventPublicFill.aspx?evtid=d23ea031-f44b-444b-ae05-09d1caa80ab5

HAPPY / SAD BUCKS

Lee is happy this month's Rotary magazine was about Rotary bike riding, this close to eradicating Polio, last year rode 2300 miles on the Farmington trail to raise $ to end polio. A pledge sheet was passed around - Lee has started logging miles for this year - time to pledge per mile

Dale, happy for Scott's presentation, sad UConn women, happy UConn men, suffering from Penn state men's loss, 3 years ago cut cable, wife Yankees fan...back to cable

Mary, UConn women, rough, UConn men, happy for speaker, fond memories of going to the library, no longer wearing masks at BARC

Les, happy for the UConn men, sad buck for losing the bracket

Dave, the speaker was informative, sad UConn women, happy UConn men, Men + Boys breakfast June 8th (flyer below), Republican Jefferson dinner, April 14th, email Dave for more info

John, library, great memories, lived in Terryville, in college place to catch a nap, UConn lost all brackets because of UConn, sad for mother, she jinxed us, passing notes in class?

Judi, comedy night. @ Indian rock, Scott giving time,

Peter, sent in a buck with Judi - gave a sass buck about the UConn game, over coached

Ken, guest speaker, UConn men and women, congrats on their 29 years of sweet 16

Norm, speaker

Laura, Speaker Scott / library, sad buck Chris traveling

Community Events

April 20, 2023 Knights of Columbus Annual Beverage Tasting, Plantsville, CT (see flyer link below)

April 28, 2023 BARC's shining stars Gala https://bristolarc.org/upcoming-gala/

June 8, 2023 - Men + Boys fund of The Main Street Community Foundation Annual Breakfast - Speaker Freddie Coleman (see flyer below)

Mar 28, 2023 8:00 AM

Scott Stanton, Bristol Public Library

Apr 04, 2023 8:00 AM

Get to know our members Featuring Mark /Aroma Joes

Apr 11, 2023 8:00 AM

Karl from BHA

Apr 18, 2023 8:00 AM

Jim Albert

Farmers Market

Apr 25, 2023 8:00 AM

Tentative - Nutmeg Symphony

May 02, 2023 8:00 AM

Nancy Shannon

HRA

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Member Birthdays

Dale Clift

March 4

Clayton Laferriere

March 18

John/Hartford Courant Cassidy

March 24

Join Date

Beth Brady

March 16, 2021

2 years

Patti Philippon

March 24, 2015

8 years

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