110 South Jefferson Street
Martinsville, IN 46151
765-342-3451
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What's new at your library? May EventsSummer Reading is just around the corner! Until then, be sure to check out all we have planned for May. We've got story times, an Anime/Manga club Cosplay party, knit and crochet clubs, and even a program all about whooping cranes!Do you like to read and talk about books? Join one of our book clubs! The Main branch book club will meet Monday, May 21st to discuss The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The Morgantown branch book club will meet Monday, May 21st and discuss The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday. We also have book clubs at the Main branch for children ages 5-8 called Curious About, and for ages 9-12 called 21st Century Readers. Click here to view all the library events in May, or call the library at 342-3451 for more information. Top  Operation Migration: Whooping Cranes
Main Branch Tuesday, May 22nd at 7:00 p.m. Join Mary Dooley for a presentation about her work with Operation Migration, an organization that aids in the training and releasing of juvenile whooping cranes. These young cranes must follow their surrogate "parents" (ultra-light motorized hang-gliders) in order to learn the 1285 mile migration route. This program is FREE and open to the public! Top  Cypress Resumé: A simple, effective resumé writing toolThe Library has acquired Cypress Resumé, an online tool that helps you effortlessly create a professional resumé in just a few minutes. Its easy-to-use format assures you won't spend hours trying to perfect your document-all the hard work is done for you. Simply plug in your basic information (as little or as much as you'd like), and Cypress Resumé creates a perfectly formatted document to help you land that dream job. A resumé needs to grab the attention of an employer almost immediately in order to have the best chance of making it through the weeding process. Cypress Resumé's gigantic library of tens of thousands of professional statements is designed to do exactly that. Its database covers virtually all professions, grouping job types by core tasks. With Cypress Resumé, there is no need to compose anything, ever. Simply type basic information about yourself and leave the difficult task of writing concise, descriptive statements detailing your abilities to the resumé builder. Create a fantastic new resumé today. To access Cypress Resumé, click on Electronic Resources and Databases. Scroll down and look for the Cypress Resumé logo. Top Online Meeting Room ReservationsAre you interested in using a library meeting room? Now you can request the day, time, and room online using our new meeting room reservation system. Meeting rooms must be used for community-based, not-for-profit groups only.Click here to request a meeting room. Click here for step-by-step instructions. Click here for our meeting room policy. Top Obituary FinderThe library is proud to announce that the Morgan County obituary index is now online! Click here to begin your search. If the death occurred before 2011, the listing indicates the date the obituary was printed in the local newspaper, which we have on microfilm.Top  Online Learning with Vincennes University
The Morgan County Public Library in Martinsville is now a partner with Vincennes University's Learning Unlimited program. The Learning Unlimited program will focus on providing college credit and job-ready training programs centered at public libraries. Through Learning Unlimited, students have access to over 400 courses and more than 27 degrees. Vincennes University will connect enrollees to these opportunities by supplying each with netbooks - lightweight, mobile, wireless, but powerful and inexpensive personal computers to support online education and training programs. The Library will play a crucial role as a source for wireless internet access and face-to-face support services for students enrolled in the program. For more information, please contact Daria Stafford, Learning Unlimited Coordinator, at (317) 225-6316 or visit the Learning Unlimited website. Top  Meet Morgan on FacebookMorgan, the Library Bunny now has her own page on Facebook. Be her friend and she'll keep you up to date on her hectic life as the official library bunny as well as all the fun events going on in the children's department. Click here to be her friend, or visit Facebook and search for Morgan Librarybunny. New! If you're not a member of Facebook,or if you just can't get enough of Morgan, you can also check out The Bunny Blog for fun events and Morgan's in depth thoughts. Top  Friends of the Library Book SaleThe Library Annex, 77 E. Washington (corner of Washington & Jefferson, next to the Veteran's Memorial). Show your support for the library and get some great bargains, too! Fiction & non-fiction, hardbacks & paperbacks, adult & children, movies & audios, too! There's something for everyone. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Top Library Photos View photos of the Bubble Truck, Irish Dancers, Steel Drums and even more library programs!
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