Due to circumstances beyond our control, the behind-the-scenes event at the Erie Zoo has been canceled. The drawing for tickets has been canceled as a result as well.

The library will be closed on Saturday, May 28th and Monday, May 30th for the Memorial Day holiday.

The Friends of the Meadville Public Library and RSVP will be holding their annual Spring Used Book Sale From May 5 to May 7, 2011 at the Barco-Duratz Building at 411 Chestnut Street. Hours are:

• Thursday, May 5: 4 pm to 8 pm
• Friday, May 6: 9:30 am to 5 pm
• Saturday, May 7: 9:30 am to 2:30 pm

Saturday is Bag Day, where books are $2 per bag or $3 per box.

For more information, call 336-1773 extension 309.

Contemporary Authors, a guide to modern writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures and television, is once again available through the POWER Library. It supports Author or Title searching, as well as filters based on birth year, birth place, death year, death place, gender, nationality, and publication year.

The POWER Library is a collection of online resources available to public & school libraries in Pennsylvania. To access it, click the POWER Library logo in the sidebar of our website. If you’re using the POWER Library from home, you’ll need to log in with the POWER Code from the sticker on your library card plus your eight-digit library card number. If you don’t have a POWER Code sticker on your card, stop by the main desk and ask for one.

We upgraded our public Internet computers on the Main Floor and in Fiction last weekend. The new computers are capable of audio, so if you’d like to enjoy some sound while you’re surfing the web bring in some headphones & plug them into the jack provided at each workstation. Volume control is in the upper right corner of the desktop on the toolbar next to the clock.