December 2015

Pottsville Free Public Library

Volume 13 Number 2

STACKS OF NEWS

1911—2015

A Gift for Your Library

Closed: December 25 & 26th, 2015 and January 1st, 2016

Each year the Pottsville Library decorates a tree with

ornaments listing items from our wish list. These are

things the Library would like to add to our collection

and things that make it easier for us to continue to oper-

ate and even add services.

We ask for things like music CDs and DVDs, in addi-

tion to larger items like step stools or a receipt printer

for the circulation desk. While you are out shopping,

you can buy a CD or a DVD from our list. If you

would like to buy a larger item, we can help with that!

Gift cards for gas or a monetary gift also helps the

Library provide needed services to our patrons.

Some other ideas:

DVDS:

Minions

John Wick

Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Terminator Genisys

Jurassic World

CDs:

Adele—25

One Direction—Made in the A.M.

Carrie Underwood—Storyteller

Tony Bennett—Cheek to Cheek

Chris Stapleton—Traveller

Other:

Minecraft Legos

Superhero Legos

Brown, yellow, and black construc-

tion paper

Washable paints and paint brushes

The list of items will be available at the library or you can check online on the

Library’s website.

IRS Forms 2

An Evening at the Library 2

Children’s Activities 2

Memorials 3 & 4

Upcoming New Books 5

Book Discussion Group 5

Check This Out! 6

Inside this issue:

Thank you to the Friends of

the Library for the Christmas

decorations.

Page 2 STACKS OF NEWS

A dinosaur looks for a mat to stand

on during one of the games at the

Halloween Party on October 26th.

On Saturday, November 14th, the Pottsville Library

was transformed into a glittering, glamorous setting

for a gala party. This second annual fundraising

event was hosted by the Board of Trustees of the

Pottsville Free Public Library. Co-chairs for the eve-

ning were Cathy Cortese and Mary Ann Conway-

Gursky.

Hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer were served. The

event was catered by Cathy Repp of Beauregard's

Catering. Centerpieces were by Pod and Petal Flo-

rist. Music was performed by Atty. Tom Noonan

and Zehn Schropp, a student at Blue Mountain High

School and a Concert Master with the Gabriel Youth

Orchestra.

The event was well attended and the guests enjoyed

a lovely evening of music, food and drinks. Watch

for An Evening at the Library to be held again next

November!

An Evening at the Library

The Children’s Department has a Christmas card and

ornament making activity for kids ages 3-12 on Thurs-

day, December 17 from 4:00-5:30.

The Christmas party is on Monday, December 21

from 6:00-7:00 and is also for ages 3-12.

Regular winter and spring youth programming re-

sumes on Monday, January 18, with Storytime (ages 3

-5) at 10:30 and Builder’s Bonanza (ages 5-12) from

4:00-5:30.

Stay tuned for upcoming information on more pro-

grams for all ages.

Subscribe to the library’s Facebook page for news on

upcoming programming and activities for kids.

Children’s Activities

The IRS has announced major changes to the

way they will distribute tax forms to public

libraries next year. 95% of tax filers did their

federal income tax forms online in 2015, either

at home or via a tax preparer. So the number of

forms the IRS will distribute to libraries in

2016 will be greatly reduced. The Pottsville

Free Public Library will receive the basic forms

for distribution - 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ -

but we will not get any instruction books.

Individuals may be able to order tax forms and

instructions by visiting the IRS website (but

don’t try ordering any until January 2016).

In Memory

The Pottsville Library is saddened by the loss

of one of their employees. Barbara Kull

passed away on November 26, 2015. Barb

worked as the Children’s Room Assistant for

almost 20 years. She will be missed by the

staff and the children of the community.

Memorials & Honor Donations Maryanne F. Conway; William and Kathryn Gianfagna;

Andrew and Mary Gudinas; Henry Nyce; Joseph and

Mary Maley; William and Myrna Everly; Joyce and

Robert Clem; Bob and Louise Wachter; Catherine Heim;

Paul and Bernadette Gombola; Martha and Kenneth

Hackett; Katherine Parolise; Sara and Robert Foster;

Anne and Tom Curry; Charles, Elizabeth, Chuck and

Brian Dries; Dot Gittleman; Deborah Reed; John and

Karen Simodeka; Theresa Steininger; Joe and Chris Szal;

Roger Bailey; Thomas and Diana Beausang; George

Blum; Gerald and Margaret Curran; Deevee and Mark

Pearson; Schuylkill Medical Center – East Norwegian

Street; Schuylkill Medical Center- South Jackson Street.

For Ross Heffner: by Pam and Bill Heffner; Jeanne

Heffner. For Charles “Chow” Heffner: by Jeanne Heff-

ner. For Ronald C. Heffner: by Jeanne Heffner; Daniel

Kelly; Frederick Brokhoff; Tom and Michele Eroh; Mary

Beth Harvey and Rosaline Deen; Anne Lipsky; Mr and

Mrs Rudy Mellenberg; Deborah Reed; Joe and Dorothy

Hahner Stangl; Erika and Mike Seasock; Michael Felker;

Lynn and Jim Steidle; Joe and Jackie Murton; John and

Barbara Powers; Henry Nyce; Beth and Ronald Flannery;

Kathleen and George Zwiebel; Thomas and Diana

Beausang; Ritamarie Reddington; Margaret Mary Hola-

han; Pat and Joe Stoffey; Marilou Wilson. For Mary

Louise Heller: by Jane Fennelly; Schuylkill Medical

Maintenance. For Richard Higgins: by Steve Lilienthal;

Richard and Margaret Fenstermacher; Isabel Rhoads;

Melanie and Rich Thornburg; David and Christine

Ambrose; Thomas and Diana Beausang; Yongcheol and

Soonae Kim; Judy, Jim and Rob Bohorad; Molly Guers;

Joanne Yuengling; John Mansell; Deborah and Robert

Crosswell. For Andrea T. and Thomas C. Hoffman:

by Alice Cremia Family. For Jeune Hoffman: by Terri

Petchulis; Lisa Doran; Annette Gliem; Joanne Horvath;

Fetterolf Family; Joe and Beth Karmazin and Family; Pat

Geirsson; David Fusco & Staff Mechanical Services

Company. For Choung Ja Hoover: by Thomas and

Diana Beausang. For Robert Hummel: by Dr. and Mrs.

William R. Davidson. For Margaret Jenkins: by Cathy

and Kate Zimmerman and Ken Singley. For

Catherine June Klema: by Dr. and Mrs. William R.

Davidson; Rosie and Carl Raring. For Angela Kirwan:

by Judith C Bohorad and Family; Dr. and Mrs. William

R. Davidson. For Elsie Krisa: by John R. Mansell. For

Joseph Kocher: by Cathy and Kate Zimmerman and

Ken Singley. For Mary M. Koval: by Anne and Tom

Curry. For Janice Kulp: by Philanthropic Club. For

Dorothy Lecher: by Bob and Marie Doyle; Jason and

Sheri Grabert; Paul and Joanie Dimmerling; Kathleen

Verbosh; Teresa O’Brien; by Susan Whalen; by Jim and

Bonnie Lecher; by Travis and Rachel Whalen; by Linda

Wanamaker; by David and Jackie Lecher. For Isolina

Memorial donations received since April 2015:

For Freddie Bacon: by John Mansell. For Helen Wil-

liams Bartholomew: by Charles and Frances Lorenz.

For Mary Ann Balitis: by Thomas and Diana

Beausang. For Carl J. Bartholomew: by Charles and

Frances Lorenz; Naomi Morrow Ost; Veida Ruth Bar-

tholomew. For Robert E. Barr: by Cathy and Kate

Zimmerman and Ken Singley. For Henry J. Bigg Jr:

by Dr. and Mrs. William R. Davidson. For Dr. Walter

Bohnenblust: by Thomas and Diana Beausang; Anne

and Tom Curry; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Higgins; Sherry

and Felix Bartush. For Francis Burns: by Cathy and

Kate Zimmerman and Ken Singley. For Terry Case:

by Cathy and Kate Zimmerman and Ken Singley. For

Genevieve Cortese: by Cathy and Kate Zimmerman

and Ken Singley. For Carlton Crouse: by Dr. and

Mrs. William R. Davidson. For Frances Cuccia: by

Joe and Sandi Murton. For Henry Dallimore: by The

Pottsville Free Public Library; Pottsville Open Writers.

For Robert G. Davis: by Dr. and Mrs. William R.

Davidson. For Arnold Delin: by Mantura Gallagher;

Dr. and Mrs. William R. Davidson. For Maria DiCe-

sare: by Judith, James and Gina Bohorad. For Arthur

DiNicola: by George Blum. For Joanne Dudick: by

Thomas and Patricia Getz; Naomi Morrow Ost; Mi-

chael and Donna Moyer; Kathleen Belovesick; Ashley

and Brian Dunham; John and Christine McLaughlin;

Elizabeth B. Jones; Thomas Lonergan; Michele Keffer;

Joanne Diaz; The O’Briens; Mark and Alison Dudick;

“57” Lunch Bunch; Joseph A. Radomile. For Richard

E. Fehr: by Judith, James and Gina Bohorad. For

Gladys Mae Fernsler: by Sandi Murton. For Celene

M. Larkin Fidler: by Dr. and Mrs. William R. David-

son. For Gerald Field: by Dr. and Mrs. William R.

Davidson; Judith C. Bohorad and Family. For Nancy

Flannery: by Dr. and Mrs. William R. Davidson. For

Bill Flynn: by Cathy and Kate Zimmerman and Ken

Singley. For William Frantz: by Cathy and Kate Zim-

merman and Ken Singley. For Myrtle Y. Furness: by

Harold A. Furness. For Mary Gill: by Dr. and Mrs.

William R. Davidson. For Thomas Goos: by James

Bohorad. For Joseph A. Grabowski: by Dr. and Mrs.

William R. Davidson. For Alice Haluska: by Dr. and

Mrs. William R. Davidson. For Dr. David Harvey: by

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eroh; Ed and Mary Hauck; Gary

and Cathy Cortese; John and Audrey Bordonaro; Kathy

and Bob Connelly; Allied Artists of Schuylkill County;

Joe and Dorothy Stangl; John Kima; Mike and Mary

Dwyer and Family; Karen Miller; Virginia Miller;

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Levkulic: by Thomas and Diana Beausang. For Barry

Lowe: by Cathy and Kate Zimmerman and Ken Singley.

For Joseph Lutzkanin: by Dr. and Mrs. William R.

Davidson. For Bernadette Manley: by Louise and Bob

Wachter. For Margaret Mansell: by Dr. and Mrs. Wil-

liam R. Davidson. For Anges E. Marchowsky: by John

R. Mansell. For Gregory Micklo, Sr.: by Robert

Crosswell. For Gurney R. Miller: by Dr and Mrs William

R. Davidson; Joe and Sandi Murton; Frances and Charles

Lorenz; John and Audrey Bordonaro; Cathy and Kate Zim-

merman and Ken Singley.

For Joseph H. Murton V: by Dr. William and Ruth

Davidson; Pottsville Free Public Library Board of Trus-

tees; Kenneth Dalton; John and Agnes Reiley; Dennis and

Patsy Cresina; Joseph and Louise Buehler; Nancy Pauzer;

Choir of the Evangelical United Methodist Church; Craig

and Patricia Troy Shoener; Joe and Barbara Wollyung;

Harold Kemfort; Edna Beach; Rose Kohutka; Frank and

Karen Mitchell; Charles and Elizabeth Dries; James and

Ann Yacobacci; Holly and Darrel Reichert; David and

Christine Ambrose; Cathy Heim; Penny (Gauker) Rodgers;

Dave Swirsky; Mr and Mrs John Liddle; Atty James Bo-

horad; Crimson Aides; Mr and Mrs William Montag; Peg

Shelhamer; Cathy and Kate Zimmerman and Ken Singley;

Jean Freeze and Family; Attys Ronald and Linda Pellish;

Stephen Lilienthal; Thomas and Diana Beausang; George

Blum; Claudine Bachman; Gail and Kent Hatter and Laura

Brong; Lisa Von Ahn; Bob and Carol McGuigan. For

Rev. William J. Onushco: by Diane McCully. For Anna

Orlowsky: by Dr. and Mrs William R. Davidson; Robert

and Louise Wachter; Thomas and Diana Beausang. For

Ian Palmer: by Thomas and Diana Beausang. For Louise

Paulshock: by John and Agnes Reiley; Cathy and Kate

Zimmerman and Ken Singley. For Frank Platts: by Peg

Shelhamer; Cathy and Kate Zimmerman and Ken Singley.

For Carolyn R. Pope: by Dr. and Mrs. William R. David-

son; Jean and Mike Towle. For Alphonsa J. Pozza: by

Dr. and Mrs. William R. Davidson. For Anne Reiley: by

Joseph and Dolores DeMarco; Janet Eich and Port Carbon

Library Board; Roger, Dee Heather and Sean Hillis; Sandi

Murton; Anna and Harry Myers; Eileen and Russell Smith;

James and Gina Bohorad; Thomas Jefferson University

Hospital Staff of Medical Intensive Care Unit; Jane Reiley;

The Rice Cousins. For Cecelia Reilly: by Cathy and Kate

Zimmerman and Ken Singley. For Robert J. Reiley: by

Dr. and Mrs William R. Davidson. For Dolores Rose: by

Pat and Joe Stoffey. For James L. Rose, Jr.: by Pat and

Joe Stoffey.

For Robert S. Seaman: by Rose A. Kohutka. For Jean L.

Semick: by Dr. and Mrs. William R. Davidson. For Kurt

Shellhammer: by Melanie and Rick Thornburg; David

and Christine Ambrose; Peggy Sue Pfeffer; Molly Guers;

Joseph Kovich; David Kovich and Family; Kevin Kovich;

STACKS OF NEWS

Lynn Kovich; Susan Bendle and George Yannaccone;

Martin and Anita Dwyer; Peggy and Earl Reber; Kathy

Case; Dr. Robert and Mary Lipton; Joanne Yuengling;

Lynn Murray; Tom and Paula Ney; Deborah and

Robert Crosswell; Carol Lewars; Walter and Gail

Kurtek; Tom and Diane Noga; Janet Terefencko; Dave

and Gerri Goines; Daryl Ellef. For Elizabeth Silcox:

by A Friend. For Ellen Marsden Smedley: by John

and Agnes Reiley; Kathryn Case; Ed and Mary Hauck;

Tom and Anne Curry; Cathy and Kate Zimmerman and

Ken Singley. For Mr. and Mrs. Christian Smink: by

Susan (Smink) Bendle. For Charles H. Smith, Jr.: by

Dr. and Mrs. William R. Davidson; Pat and Joe Stof-

fey; George Blum. For James H. Smith, Jr.: by Dr.

and Mrs. William R. Davidson. For Lorraine H.

Spotts: by Gerry Spotts and Sons. For Edwin H. Stulb

III: by Bob and Peggy Allen; Paul and Joanie Dimmer-

ling; Peggy and Ralph Jaeger; Mrs. Rose Kohutka; The

Philanthropic Club; Ellen Zane. For Robert Svoboda:

by Thomas and Diana Beausang. For Harriet Timm:

by Diane McCully. For Robert Tobash: by Cathy and

Kate Zimmerman. For Anna Wychunas: by Jim and

Gina Bohorad. For Edith Yuengling: by Stephen

Lilienthal. For William Zaharis: by Cathy and Kate

Zimmerman and Ken Singley. For William J. Zim-

merman: by Cathy and Kate Zimmerman.

Honors: For Elizabeth Boyer: by Peggy Jaeger. For Bob and

Kathy Connelly: by Diane M. McCully. For Jeanne

Heffner: by Pam and Bill Heffner. For Mary

McGinley: by Jake Powers. For Dr. Abdul Wahab:

by Thomas & Diana Beausang.

2015 Fund Drive:

For All Our Veterans: by Joanne Barton. For Ned

Baldinger: by Mr. & Mrs. Albert Baldinger.For Jo-

seph Balulis: by Marie Balulis. For Robert Bohorad:

by Lipkin, Marshall, Bohorad and Thornburg P.C. For

Kevin Brennan: by Brian and Colleen Brennan. For J.

Terry Case: by Kathy Case. For Guy E. Fessler, Jr.:

by V. Liddle-Fessler. For Myrtle Furness: by Harold

Furness, Jr. For Michael and Edward Shay Gretsky:

by Jaclyn Gretsky. For Richard Hallick, Sr.: by

Peggy and Gene Ebling. For S. David Liddle: by V.

Liddle-Fessler. For Denise Miller: by Leonard Su-

moski. For Pastor Joseph H. Murton V: by Virginia

Miller. For Mildred & Christian Smink: by Nancy J.

Smink. For Lorraine H. Spotts: by Gerald Spotts and

Sons. For Rachel and Matthew Troxell: by Marlene

and Michael Troxell. For Fred M. Valent: by Ellen

Valent. For James Adam and Elizabeth Yuda: by

Debra Yuda. For Louis G. Miller: by Barbara Miller.

A Gift for your Library

Page 4

Upcoming New Books

Page 5

Watch for these upcoming books by your favorite

authors:

Remembrance by Meg Cabot. Fifteen years

after the release of the first Mediator novel,

Suze Simon returns—all grown up and en-

gaged to her once-ghostly soulmate. She

faces a vengeful spirit and an old enemy bent

on ending her wedded bliss before it begins.

She’s Not There by Joy Fielding. A van-

ished child, a family in turmoil, and a fate-

ful phone call that brings the torments of

the past into the harrowing present make

this spell-binding thriller hard to put down.

Breakdown by Jonathan Keller-

man. As Alex Delaware struggles to piece

together the brief rise and steep fall of a

murdered actress, he and Milo Sturgis must

work to find her vanished son. With each

devastating revelation and damning clue,

Alex’s brilliant mind is challenged as never before—

and his determination grows to see a killer caged and

the truth set free.

The Bitter Season by Tami Hoag. Sam

Kovac’s double homicide case and Nikki

Liska’s case of an unsolved murder of a

decorated sex crimes detective twist and

cross as they both rush to find answers be-

fore the killer strikes again.

A Friend of Mr. Lincoln by Stephen Harrigan. His-

torically accurate, rich in character, filled with the

juice and dreams and raw ambitions of Americans on

the make in an early frontier city, A Friend of Mr.

Lincoln is a moving portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in

his young manhood.

Girl’s Guide to Moving On by Deb-

bie Macomber. A mother and her

daughter-in-law bravely leave their

troubled marriages and face the

challenge of starting over. Leaning

on each other, Nichole and Leanne

discover that their inner

strength and capacity for love are

greater than they ever imagined.

Art of War by Stephen Coonts. When

the CIA director is assassinated and Jake

Grafton is appointed to take his place,

The Friends of the Library sponsor a

book discussion group that meets at

the Pottsville Library on the fourth

Thursday of every month at 6 PM.

New members are always welcome to join the Page

Turners group.

The next series of books that they plan to read and

discuss deal with food and cooking. The titles and

dates are:

January 28, 2016—Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

by Barbara Kinsolver.

February 25, 2016—The Hundred Foot Journey

by Richard Morais

March 24, 2016—Yes, Chef: A Memoir by Mar-

cus Samuelsson.

For more information or to add your name to the

group, call the Library. Dates are weather permit-

ting.

Book Discussion Group

he must stop a Chinese plot to destroy the U.S.

Navy.

Two if by Sea by Jacquelyn Mitchard.

A riveting story of loss, love, and re-

demption, driven by the tension between

the worst of us and the best of us. Both

supernatural and reality-bound, this tan-

talizing thriller won’t let you go.

More titles to watch for:

Blue by Danielle Steel.

Cometh the Hour by Jeffrey Archer.

Death of a Nurse by M.C. Beaton.

Few of the Girls: Stories by Maeve Binchy.

Cross Justice by James Patterson.

Secret Sisters by Jayne Ann Krentz.

Call or stop in the Library to add your name to the

waiting list for any of these titles.

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www.pottsvillelibrary.org Denise A. Miller, Editor

Current resident or

Check this out! http://pottsville.sparkpa.org/eg/opac/home

We have recently transitioned to a new circulation sys-

tem. The library staff is becoming more familiar with

using it and the features it offers. Although our old

circulation system was automated, the new system is

different and the staff is still learning new things about

it. We do appreciate your patience during this process!

By now you may have noticed that our OPAC, or

Online Public Access Catalog, has a whole new look.

When you use the Online Catalog, you can log into

your account and see what materials you have checked

out and the due dates. You can also renew material or

place a hold on a book.

Logging in to the OPAC can be done from any com-

puter or device with Internet access. You will need the

barcode number from your library card. You will also

need to enter a PIN number. Your PIN number is the

last 4 digits of your phone number. You can change

your login information and your PIN number after you

have logged in if you prefer to use something other than your barcode and your phone number. Just re-

member though, once you’ve changed your PIN num-

ber, we won’t know what it is

if you forget it!

When you place a book on

hold, you have a few choices

for how you would like to be

notified when it is available. We can continue to call

you. We can send a notice to your email. Or you may

opt to have a text message to alert you that the reserve

is ready to be picked up.

You can get email reminders of when your items are

due and also email reminders if you have somehow

forgotten to return them. Please be sure we have your

correct email address for this to work.

The Library staff will no longer be able to see your cir-

culation history, but you can still check it online. After

you have logged in to your account, go to “Account

Preferences” then “Search and History Preferences.”

Check the boxes to have your history saved.

If you want a quick lesson in using the new system, stop at the Library and ask us. We will be happy to

show you!