Recent Updates

Click here to find updated policies and plans for the library.

Click here for an updated report of new additions to the library collection.

Click here for instructions for accessing your Evergreen account from home.

If you are a library staff member from the Evergreen community, here is a link to descriptions of Odon shared reports.

(Last updated 3/23/2009)

The library is open!

After two days of snow-related closings in the area, the library is back on its regular schedule.

Winter book sale

The Friends of the Odon Library will hold a book sale on January 24, 2009 from 9 a.m. to noon in the basement of the library. Many books have been weeded from the collection during the migration to Evergreen Indiana and people have been generous with their donations, making a nice selection for the book sale. Come on by!

Evergreen Indiana -- It's coming soon!

Things are happening at the library!

• The press release for Evergreen Indiana at the Odon library went out today.
  
• The Odon library staff will join the Melton Public Library staff in French Lick for training on the new software next Tuesday, November 25, resulting in a delayed opening time of 4:00 p.m. at Odon.
  
• Current material data is being "frozen" this week and submitted for conversion to the new system.
  
• The Friends of the Library are making good progress on rebarcoding all current library materials.
• Library cards and "key fobs" are on order to distribute to all library patrons.
  

December 8th is the official date for conversion. The online catalog should come up that day and be ready for business when the library opens at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday December 9th. On that day, if all goes as planned, fifteen libraries will be online with the Evergreen Indiana community. Besides the Odon library, they are:

• Adams Public Library System (Decatur)
• Brownstown Public Library
• Brazil Public Library
• Butler Public Library
• Colfax-Perry Township Public Library
• Franklin County Public Library System
• Hussey-Mayfield Public Library (Zionsville)
• Jackson County Public Library
• Jennings County Public Library
• Lebanon Public Library
• Melton Public Library (French Lick)
• Mooresville Public Library
• Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library
• Union County Public Library.

This will make library materials much more accessible for the Odon community. Check at evergreen.lib.in.us for the latest status.

Catch the Reading Bug @ Your Library

Adults and children alike are welcome to sign up for the summer reading promotion at the library.

Children can catch the reading bug in two ways:

1. Register for the reading program and keep track of how many books you read. There will be one point awarded for each book, which can be exchanged for prizes at our Summer Store. Preschoolers can count books read to them.

2. Come to the library programs on Wednesday mornings from 9:00 to 10:30 starting June 18 and ending July 16. There will be stories and music and crafts and games.

Adults and teens are invited to set a goal of pages read for the months of June and July. Small prizes will be given to those who meet their goal.

Come to the library and Catch the Reading Bug!

Book sale update

The Friends of the Library book sale on Saturday, June 7, was a success. Many books were carted out of the library in $2 bags. One could barely move in the basement for the first half hour. Thanks to all who participated in any way -- donating books, preparing for the sale, helping during the sale, or buying books.

Summer Book Sale

The Friends of the Odon Library will host a book sale in the basement of the library on Saturday, June 7 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Donations are being accepted for this sale.