Due to the increase in the library postal rate, it has become necessary to raise the Interlibrary Loan postage fee from $2.00 to $3.00 per item.  This will help defray the cost to return ILL items to the lending libraries.  This fee is only charged when a requested item is received by the American Fork Library for a patron placing a request.  It must be paid even if the item is no longer wanted after it has been received at the library.

Come join in the fun in the 2nd annual Volunteer Week  "Go the Extra Mile" 5KRun/Walk.  Please come out and show your support for the Library as the proceeds from the event will go for programs and supplies at the American Fork Library.  All ages and abilities are invited to participate.
      Registration Fee: $15 on or before April 9th; $20 after April 9th and on the day of the race.
      Date:  Saturday, April 24th, 2010
      Time: Check -in from 6:30-7:30a.m.  Run/Walk begins at 8:00a.m.
      Place:  Art Dye Park (550 E 1100 N).   Meet in the main parking lot.

Registration forms are available at the City Administration Building, the Fitness Center and the Library.  Registration can also be done online at www.afcity.org > fitness center > register.  Please make checks out to "American Fork Friends of the Library."

Play Ball Story Times and Activities about sports and games start March 15 and run for 7 weeks.  We will start registration on March 1.  Remember each class is limited to 25 children.

Click here for times, costs, and more information.

Book Club Parties are a fun way to celebrate books and reading.  Each Mother/Daughter pair is asked to read the book, bring an object that represents something from the book that you really enjoyed, and come ready to get excited about the wonderful world of reading.  Each party will include circle time discussion, related craft and a treat.  Mothers (or other caring party interested in creating a love of reading) and daughter should attend together.

We will hold Book Club Parties on the fourth Saturday of each month from 2:30pm to 4:00pm.  Exceptions are in parentheses.
       Ages 6-8: April 24, July 31(fifth Saturday), October 23
      Ages 9-11: March 27, June 26, September 25
      Ages 12 and up: May 22, August 28, November 20(third Saturday)

The cost is $3.00 per pair and includes admission, one craft to be completed together, and a treat for Mom and Daughter.  Please sign up and pay at the library circulation desk.  Limit of 10 pairs per party.

For more information see the blog at http://aflibrarybookclubparty.blogspot.com.

Transparent Language Library Edition is an interactive self-study tool that delivers a rich and rewarding learning experience in a simple, quick, and efficient manner.  Its lesson-based learning method offers clear guidance and structure, while leaving  you in control.

15 Beginner Lessons - Equivalent to one year of a high school course or 1 semester of a college course, every lesson builds on the ones before it, to gradually take you from no knowledge of the language to an intermediate level of proficiency.

American Fork Library has 8 Transparent Language Courses to offer:
                        English                                             Japanese
                        German                                            Portuguese
                        Hebrew                                             Russian
                        Italian                                                Spanish

A Transparent Language flash drive checked out from the library and your computer are all you need to start learning a new language.

The Library has experienced a great response to our email pre-overdue notifications.  However, we have become aware that some patrons are not receiving these notices.  Through tests of our system we know that emails are being sent out.  If you are not receiving the notifications, do the following:

1. Check with Library Staff to make sure we have your current email address (only one email address per library account/household).
2. Check your SPAM and add library@afcity.net to your address book.
3. If these do not solve your problem ask your email provider for any possible problems.

We ask that patrons NOT reply to the messages that they receive.  Due to the large number of notices that are sent each day, we are unable to process incoming messages.  This means we cannot perform any circulation transactions such as renewing books.  Renewals must be done through the patron account on the library website, in person at the library, or by telephone.  Any other circulation issues can be handled over the telephone or in person at the library.

Thank you for your continued support of the library.

The library can now send an email ("pre-overdue notice") reminding patrons that their items will be due in three days.  If you'd like to use this service or opt out contact the library staff.

We would also like to remind patrons that this is a courtesy service.  If patrons do not receive the notice, due to error on our part or theirs, patrons are still responsible to turn in their items on the date they were told when they checked those items out. Or they will be fined as agreed when they received their card.

If you are not receiving these emails please email rcameron@afcity.net for assistance.

The Friends of the American Fork Library have teamed up with the Library's department heads to create a wish list for the American Fork Library. Patrons are invited and encouraged by the Friends of the American Fork Library to give the gift of reading.

As the Library has taken budget cuts (as you notice with their shorter hours) they haven't been able to get very many new books. If you have any of these books that you have read sitting around and would like to donate please bring them into the library. Or if you'd like to go purchase a book on the wish list and donate it that would be wonderful as well!

Click here for the list!

The American Fork Community Learning Center is now open for the school year in the basement of the American Fork Library. 

The hours are : 3:00p.m. to 6:00p.m. - - Monday through Thursday when school is in session.

Tutoring is available for homework and learning skills for all grades.

Anyone wishing to volunteer to serve as a tutor is invited to contact the Literacy Center at 801-492-3593 or click here for more information.

Monday through Friday, a quick 5 minute read is delivered to your email box. At the end of Friday's read, it will tell you the page the read ends on so you can pick up the book from the library or purchase the book, and know where you left off.  There is also a link on the emails to quickly and easily connect to the library catalog to reserve the book from the library if it is in the library collection.

Every week there is a new book, so if the current one is not one that interests you, you can "hit the delete key without guilt."  There is a genre for everyone, including: fiction, business, science fiction, audio, non-fiction, romance, mystery, pre-publication, teen, good news, and horror.  On Mondays and Thursdays, a link is offered to Author Buzz, where 3 or 4 authors and their books are introduced.   Often there will be contests where you can win items of interest.

It is free to join the club.  All you need is an email address and 5 minutes.  To join the book club, click in the Book Club box on the left side of the library home page beginning July 1, 2009. 

The online book club gives you a commitment free way to try books you may not have picked up otherwise and introduces you to new authors.  What a great way to reintroduce yourself to reading and to get to know a new book, a new subject, or a new author.

The Club is sponsored by the Friends of the American Fork LIbrary.