SAVE YOUR COPLAY PUBLIC LIBRARY. VOTE YES ON MAY 21, 2013

ON MAY 21, 2013, THE VOTERS OF 
COPLAY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PRESERVE THE COPLAY PUBLIC 
LIBRARY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME, 
BY VOTING "YES" ON THE REFERENDUM
TO INCREASE OUR PROPERTY TAX
BY .38 MIL ($38.00) PER $100,000 VALUE OF 
OUR HOMES. 

PLEASE CONSIDER THE FACT THAT 
THERE IS NO COST TO A COPLAY 
RESIDENT TO BECOME A MEMBER 
OF THE COPLAY PUBLIC LIBRARY.

        HOURS OF OPERATION
MON THRU THUR -      10AM - 7PM
FRIDAY                                 10AM - 5PM
SATURDAY                        10AM - 5PM

SUMMER HOURS  -  PLEASE CHECK IN JUNE.



WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO OFFER?

TO START WITH, THERE IS A STAFF, 
OF PART TIME PAID AND VOLUNTEER
EMPLOYEES, READY TO ASSIST YOU
IN A WARM, QUIET AND PEOPLE 
FRIENDLY, ATMOSPHERE, WHERE
YOU CAN SIT AND READ OR JUST 
PLAIN RELAX FOR A WHILE.
 AFTER YOU VISIT AND APPLY FOR
AND RECEIVE YOUR MEMBERSHIP
CARD, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO DAILY
NEWSPAPERS AND VARIOUS 
MAGAZINES.  THERE IS A TREASURE 
TROVE OF BOOKS, NON-FICTION AND
FICTION WHICH CAN BE SIGNED OUT
FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AT NO COST.
THE TIME PERIOD CAN BE EXTENDED 
IF NOT FINISHED WITH YOUR READING.
JUST CONTACT THE LIBRARY.
THERE ARE ALSO VIDEO TAPES, CD'S
AND MOVIES ALSO AVAILABLE TO BE 
SIGNED OUT. AGAIN, AT NO COST.
ALSO, FOR THOSE CAPABLE, E-BOOK
AND AUDIOS ARE AVAILABLE.  
JUST CONTACT THE LIBRARY 
FOR THE ACCESS CODE TO DOWN-
LOAD, WHAT YOU WISH TO READ,
TO YOUR COMPUTER OR OTHER
DEVICE.
AGAIN, NO COST TO YOU. EACH ITEM
HAS A DUE DATE ASSIGNED FOR 
RETURN. IFYOU DO NOT CONTACT 
AND ASK FOR AN EXTENSION OF
TIME, THEN YOU ARE ASSESSED A
SMALL PENALTY CHARGE FOR EACH 
DAY LATE.
THERE ARE ALSO FOUR(4)COMPUTER
STATIONS, WITH INTERNET ACCESS, 
FOR PUBLIC USE AT NO CHARGE. YOU 
MAY RESERVE A TIME SLOT FOR 
COMPUTER USE WHEN AVAILABLE.
THE LIBRARY IS AVAILABLE TO
LIB-WEB-CATS.

THEY PROVIDE MONTHLY "STORY
TIME" PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, 
AS WELL AS, A"SCRABBLE" NIGHT
COMPETITION. CONTACT THE LIBRARY
FOR DATE AND TIME.

COPLAY PUBLIC LIBRARY IS LISTED
IN A DIRECTORY OF LIBRARIES 
AROUND THE WORLD. 
IT CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 20,000
VOLUMES AND CIRCULATES ALMOST
10,000 ITEMS YEARLY.

THE LIBRARY HOLDS BOOK SALES 
SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR. IN THE PAST
THEY HAVE HAD A STAND AT THE 
COPLAY COMMUNITY DAYS FESTIVAL.  

IN SEASON, INCOME TAX FORMS ARE
AVAILABLE. FEDERAL AND STATE.

OTHER SERVICES  ARE AVAILABLE 
AT A MINIMAL CHARGE SUCH AS, 
PRINTING OF COPIES OF PERSONAL 
DOCUMENTS, FAX SERVICE AND EVEN
SNACKS AND DRINKS ARE AVAILABLE
FOR PURCHASE.

AN ARTICLE IN THE WHITEHALL/COPLAY
PRESS REPORTED THAT THE CURRENT
INTERIM DIRECTOR/LIBRARIAN AND 
STAFF PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED  
NEW HOURS OF SERVICE WHICH 
EXPANDED PUBLIC ACCESS FROM 
35 HOURS TO 50 HOURS A WEEK,
MONDAY THRU SATURDAY, WITHOUT
ANY INCREASE IN THE OPERATING 
BUDGET. THE STAFF IS OPEN TO ANY
SUGGESTIONS THE PUBLIC MAY
HAVE CONCERNING SERVICES THAT
COULD BE ADDED.

AGAIN, PLEASE VOTE "YES" ON THE 
REFERENDUM AT THE MAY 21, 2013 
PRIMARY.  HELP PRESERVE A TRUE
GEM IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY, HERE,
IN THE CLOSEST THING TO UTOPIA,
COPLAY.

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS,
FRANK AND ANN DICKMAN