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We are now accepting credit/debit cards at the Circulation Desk or online.  Payments can be made by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover (for Fines & Fees or Donations).  Soon, you’ll be able to pay directly from your account in iBistro.

We have a new web site for you to use on your phone or mobile device!  Visit zblibrary.mobi and give it a try!

Visit @ your library – a new site from the American Library Association.  @ your library was created just for library users and can help you get the most out of your library.

Bring your unfinished projects–knitting, beading, paper crafting, needlepoint, quilting, etc.  Meet new friends, share ideas with fellow crafters and have fun while you work.

Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

• August 17

Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon

• July 21
• August 18

Kid’s driving you wild this summer?  The library has tons of fun activities for kids.  Check out the http://zblibrarykids.wordpress.com page for information on summer programs, including:

• Storytimes
• Fairy Tea Party
• Harry Potter Party
• Summer Showtime!
• Summer Reading Club
• Amazing Tim Adamz
• Sidewalk Drawing Party
• Naturalist/Humorist David Stokes
• Hoffman’s Kingdom of Animals
• Win with Reading Club

READ ON THE WILD SIDE
Join the online Summer Reading Club just for ‘tweens, beginning Saturday, June 6. The club will be a wild competition between girls and boys to determine who are the wildest ‘tween readers. Visit http://beetweens.wordpress.com to join the club, read the rules and discover weekly “Wild Books” reading lists. The wildest readers will be rewarded at the End of Summer Bash.
Monday, July 27, 1:30-3:00 p.m.

ROAR FOR BOOKS!
Join us for this wild adventure and share your summer’s wildest favorite or not-so-favorite books through screencasting. We’ll have refreshments to quench your wild appetite. Registration requested.
Tuesday, July 21, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Teens (ages 14-18) can earn passes for videogaming by joining the Adult/Teen Summer Reading Club.  Games include: Mario Kart, Guitar Hero, DDR, Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Super Smash Brothers and more.

Wednesdays: June 24-July 29, 3:30–5:00 p.m.

Photographs taken at library programs may be used in library promotions. Photos may be released to local newspapers and used on the library’s web sites. Please notify staff if you do not wish yourself or your child to be photographed.

The library offers a great head start for job hunters. We have information on careers, preparing for exams, books on resumes and how to give interviews, current newspapers and magazines, free Wi-Fi, free electronic databases, computers with business templates, and expert staff to help you find the information you need.

LearningExpressLibrary, just one of the e-Resources available, provides on-line help with GED preparation, job search and workplace skills, practice for writing and basic math, preparation for U.S. Citizenship, and a wealth of practice tests, including the Commercial Driver’s License, civil service tests, ACT, SAT and ASVAB tests. There’s also help with crafting a resume and strengthening job search and interviewing skills.

The library also makes it easy to connect to the Job Center of Lake County @ the library.   The Job Center of Lake County is a free resource that provides career, education and work-support information to all county residents. Ask a librarian for details.