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This winter may be mild, but it is still cold enough that curling up on a comfy couch with a good book is appealing. Perhaps your New Year’s Resolution was to read more, but you just can’t find something new that interests you.

Let us help! We can suggest books in a similar vein to what you have enjoyed in the past. Love a particular author? We can help find another author you may enjoy just as much. Have a favorite genre? We can also help you find different titles and authors in the same style. Let us help you search for a new favorite!

I won’t pretend we personally know all the books and authors of a certain genre. However, that’s the beauty of a library: we have tools to find almost anything. Using our NoveList Plus database, we can search books by reader age, genre, author or award winners. In fact, if you are curious about new books right now, you can search for yourself from the library homepage.

Let us know what you like and it will be our pleasure to help you find it. Come in and see us, gush about your favorites, and walk away with more. Take something home to help with that New Year’s resolution. It’s never too late to try something new!

In an ideal world, there is a something at a library for everyone. We all have some topic or interest we get excited about and which makes us smile or be inspired. The challenge for us at the Dimmick Memorial Library is for us to determine what you need in order to be inspired.

We want to hear what you want from your library and in your life. Do you think our poetry section could use some expansion? Do you know of classic graphic novels that would flesh out our growing graphic novel sections? Are there audio books which made you laugh out loud in your car? What topics are you curious about which are sparsely covered here in the library?

We do our best to provide a variety of materials in both content and format. We curate the library collection based on the needs and desires of the community in our service area. But our understanding of what is right for the community is only full if we have your feedback.

Please help us better serve you for programs, additions to our books and DVDs, and ideas for presentations and events. We want to hear your suggestions for what makes you smile and get excited. When we skillfully and completely serve this community by providing what you need, it makes US smile and be excited.

So, tell us… What’s your flavor?

We have  been encouraging and basically, begging you to donate for our 2017 annual fund drive since February.

Get ready because we are going to continue the fund drive through April!  Please consider donating to our amazing little library.  We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization built on the involvement, support, and interest of our community.

We provide a variety of cultural events and occasions to everyone in Carbon County and outlining areas.  We thrive on your energy and generous donations.

Ways to donate-

1. Bring money to the library and we will personally, passionately thank you very, very much!
2. Send a check to 54 Broadway, Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229 and you will also receive mail in the form of a thank you card!
3. Press the DONATE button on the right side of this website and PayPal will happily help you donate.

As I mentioned we wouldn’t be so awesome if it wasn’t for you so let us know you support us this month while we celebrate Dimmick Memorial Library month!

Though National Library Week is only April 9-15, we decided we had too much to celebrate for just one week!

The drop box has been moved for your convenience! It is now located just inside the gate. We are hoping the change will make it easier for our patrons to drop off and not deal with the steps and parking issues.