Amnesty Week will be held at the Library November 16 through November 21, 2009.  During this time, patrons may receive a waiver on their library fines of $1.00 for each can of food which is donated to the library.  The maximum amount of the waiver will be $5.00.  The food collected will be given to the Utah Food Bank.

 

Come join us for a Yule Ball with Harry Potter and his friends. Click here for more info. 

Due to the high volume of holds that the library is receiving, we will no longer be calling patrons about their holds if we have their email address.  They will only receive the email notification.

 

The Friends of the American Fork Library invite you to enter the 15th annual Scary Story Contest.

Deadline: Monday, October 26th @ 9pm. - $3.00 entry fee

Click here for officials rules.

 

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 library now has the capability of emailing a pre-overdue notice to library patrons. This will be sent out three days prior to the due date of items and will only be sent to patrons who have registered their email addresses with the library. Patrons can opt-out of this service by notifying the library staff that they do not wish to receive the notice.

We thank our patrons for their patience in waiting for the upgrades to the library's software which have made this service possible.

 

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 American Fork Library at 801-763-3070.

 

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.