Do Not Despair!

The pictures that had been loaded to Flickr have temporarily been pulled (and there were still more to be loaded, so if you visited already, they were not all there yet) pending an official decision from senior staff as to how pictures should be displayed - in a private or public account, with first name only or first and last, etc. This will affect not only the posting of pictures from Winterfest 2008, but how pictures are posted to the ACPL Flickr account going forward, and how some of the old pictures are changed or left alone.

I will let you know when the pictures are up again! Thank you for your patience!!! :)

Pictures Are Going Up

Boy, you people are impatient! I have already had several people ask me when the pictures from the party will be available to look at on Flickr! I haven't even gotten the pictures taken by one of the volunteers yet, let alone all the staff members who took pictures. Ya gotta give me a little time! (And keep sending me your pics!)

I have started to upload pictures to Flickr, but there are still more coming in. You're welcome to see what has gone up, but keep checking as I expect new stuff to continue to be posted for a week or so.

To look at the pictures on Flickr:
1. Go to http://www.flickr.com
2. Click search (leave the field blank)
3. Click once on the People tab
4. Type in ACPLCommittee and click Search (make sure you type it as one word)

There are 2 sets - the pre-party planning pictures and the party pictures.


I was going to make them available in Picasa as well, but I can't seem to figure out how to make them available to everyone to see without sending each person an invitation, which is a little more time-consuming than I'm willing to deal with right now! So please view the pictures on Flickr. You'll save me one big headache. :)

And the winners are...

If you did not stay for the raffle and are listed as winning a prize, please wait until Wednesday to pick up your prize in the Human Resources office.

Wii - Colette Ryan, WAY
iPod - Melissa Kiser, ITS
Baker & Taylor $75.00 gift certificate - Charlene Holly, retiree

Paula's $80.00 gift certificate - Ilse Woehrle, STO
Amazon $50.00 gift certificate - Kate Vinz, LTL
Casa's $50.00 gift card - Mary Voors, CHI
Dick's Sporting Goods $50.00 gift card - Angela Fox, GRB
Fresh Market $50.00 gift card - Marilynn Fauth, REA
Target $50.00 gift card - Mike Brugger, SEC
Food Co-op $40.00 gift card - Dave Dawkins, HSK

Carmike Cinemas $25.00 gift book - Jim Gumbel, PRP
2 tickets to Komets - Bill Gaunt, retiree
2 tickets to Mad Ants - Dan Burch (Judy, HSC)
2 tickets to Rave Motion pictures - Marvin Howe, SEC
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo Family Season Pass - Tricia Heath (Kris, SEC)
Fort Wayne Museum of Art gift card - John Holman, SEC
Vera Bradley $40.00 gift card - Tom Shatzer, HSK
Bath & Body Works $30.00 gift card - Colette Ryan, WAY
Hobby Lobby $30.00 gift card - Jerry Seabolt, AMM
Michael's $30.00 gift card - Janet Butterman, GRB

Don Hall's $30.00 gift card - Kathy Brandt (Kris Heath, SEC)
Nolt Family Dinner - John Holman, SEC
Cookie Cottage gift card for a dozen cookies - Scott Mertz, SHW
Cookie Cottage gift card for a dozen cookies - Alana Wells, GEN
Baskin Robbins $10.00 gift certificate - Bill Gaunt, retiree
Baskin Robbins $10.00 gift certificate - Ina Gaunt (Bill, retiree)
Zesto's $5.00 gift certificate - Janet Butterman, GRB
Zesto's $5.00 gift certificate - Angela Fox, GRB
Zesto's $5.00 gift certificate - Susan Pratt, HSK
Zesto's $5.00 gift certificate - Benita Browning, PON
Zesto's $5.00 gift certificate - John Wagner, MNT

Bev Ellerbrock's handmade silver and turquoise necklace - Wilma Sills, retiree
Erin Smith's handmade bracelet and earrings - Herb Weier, NEIRRS
Sarah Wright's handmade necklace and earrings - Larry Banks, AFW
Sarai Spears' handmade lapiz and copper earrings - Jen Hancock, AFW
Sarai Spears' handmade jaspar and silver necklace & earrings - Edith Cummings, HSC
Trish Guillaume's handmade stained glass piece - Mike Weber (Christie Miller, DPT)

Bob Ihrie's painting - Tom Lewandowski (Brenda, STO)
Kay Gregg's painting - Sean Robinson, ITS

Edith Cummings' handmade scarf and wrist warmers - Carrie Harris, WAY
Kathy Burd's handmade wrist warmers - Alex McQuade, DIR
Kirsten Weaver's handmade shawl - John Dickmeyer, OPS
Lesley Lundgren's handmade scarf - Kay Spears, GEN
Lynn Hoffman's handmade scarf - Susan Pratt, HSK
Melissa Kiser's handmade scarf - Alex McQuade, DIR

Sandy Screeton's handmade angel ornament - Ilse Woehrle, STO

Carly Wiggins' homemade cookies - Eileen Haskell, GRB
Carly Wiggins' homemade cookies - Lettie Haver, REA
Janet Hartzell's homemade macaroni and cheese casserole - Tim Murphy (Bev, TSS)
Kathy Witwer's homemade cookies - Marilyn Allmandnger, REA

Josette Jordan's landscaping consultation - Sally Still, HSK
Josette Jordan's landscaping consultation - Scott Mertz, SHW
Sarai Spears' henna art - Brenda Lewandowski, STO

Alibi card game - Evan Davis, BST
Acquire board game - Benita Browning, PON
Baker & Taylor-donated children's book - Tricia Heath (Kris, SEC)
CHI-donated CD Player - Pamela Martin Diaz, SHW
Maria Tostado-donated necklace - Mike Brugger, SEC
Melissa Kiser-donated Josh Grobin CD - Ellen Douglas (Skip, DPT)
Melissa Kiser-donated Sheryl Crow CD - Shannen Anderson, SEC
Notepaper basket - Doug Hackney (Wendy, STO)
Playstation 3 Little Big Planet game - Elizabeth Lord, AFW
REA-donated Chicago Walking Tours deck - Carrie Harris, WAY
REA-donated tarot deck - Edith Cummings, HSC
REA-donated tarot deck - Mary Voors, CHI
TSS-donated Bridal memory book - Marvin Howe, SEC
TSS-donated Bridal memory book - Peg Heinze, REA
XBox Mortal Kombat game - Kris Heath, SEC


Congratulations to all our winners!!!!! Please remember that unless noted otherwise, all prizes were purchased with Winterfest Committee funds - we did not seek donations from area businesses - so please USE your prizes or give them to someone who will! :)

Tickets Go On Sale Today!!!!!!!!!

Tickets to Winterfest 2008 go on sale today! Tickets are $5.00 per person in advance and $10.00 per person at the door. People arriving at the door without their ticket will have to purchase the $10.00 tickets, so don't lose your ticket!

Your admission ticket purchase also gets you those 5 raffle tickets, which you may use to win a prize at the party.

Please make your checks payable to Allen County Public Library. Do not send your cash payment through the mail! No credit cards.

You may purchase tickets through the designated ticketeer in your agency:

Aboite - Mark Ueber
Access Fort Wayne - Kristine Sprunger
Administration - Alex McQuade or Sarai Spears
Art, Music, & Media - Erin Smith
Business, Science & Technology - Sue Mungovan
Children's Services - Jan Oatman
Circulation - Alicia Wagoner
Dupont - Donna Rondot
Genealogy - Kay Spears
Georgetown - Becky Duwan
Grabill - Carly Wiggins
Hessen Cassel - Leslie White
Housekeeping - Tina Townsend
ITS - Maria Tostado
Little Turtle - Rosie Stier
Maintenance - Steve Shiriaev
Monroeville - Chris Wiljer
NEIRRS - Lisa Bordner
New Haven - Linda Jeffrey
Pontiac - Benita Browning
Readers' Services - Marilyn Allmandinger
Security Services - Shannen Anderson
Shawnee - Pamela Martin-Diaz
Storage - Jane Chronister
Technical Services - Robin Meehan
Tecumseh - Nick Treber
Waynedale - Don Fisher
Woodburn - Genie Bishop
Young Adults' - Mari Hardacre

The deadline to buy advance tickets is 4:00pm on Friday, December 12.

The Wishing Tree

There will be a wishing tree in the first garden room where people may write wishes for themselves or their friends and family, or wishes for the library or fellow staff members. Wishes do not need to be signed, but should be appropriate for the venue.

After you write out your wish, please place your wish on the tree so that others may read it.

All wishes will be saved into a scrapbook at the end of the evening, and scanned images will be posted to this blog so that everyone will have a chance to read them.

How Do I Get a Raffle Ticket?

Each attendee will receive 5 official Winterfest Raffle Tickets when they purchase their Winterfest admission ticket - 5 raffle tickets per 1 admission ticket. (Remember, admission tickets are $5.00 per person in advance and $10.00 per person at the door.)

You may also purchase additional raffle tickets if you want to improve your chances at winning. Raffle tickets will be sold in advance of the party and at the party by members of your Winterfest committee - Sarai, Alex, Marilynn, Maria, Janet, Erin, and Carly. Raffle tickets will be $1.00 each, $5.00 for 6, or $10.00 for 15.

Raffle tickets will go on sale when admission tickets to the party do: Saturday, November 1, 2008.

Raffle Prizes

We have an awesome assortment of prizes that were handcrafted by staff members and will be given away in our raffle at Winterfest. Photos of these items will be posted in the column to the right, so keep checking to see what new things have been added to the list!

And if you have a talent you would like to put on display by donating an item to be raffled off at Winterfest, please contact Sarai Spears at sspears@acpl.lib.in.us!