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New Castle Library adds new self-checkout stations

FROM NEWS REPORTS
New Castle-Henry County's Public Library has new self-checkout stations.

NEW CASTLE, Ind. — The New Castle-Henry County Public Library has three new self-checkout stations to improve patron service. Two are next to the main circulation desk and the third is located in the children’s department, according to a release.

The stations use RFID technology, sending a radio signal from the checkout station to the book, which it then deems as “checked out.” Patrons can stack four to five books and check them all out at the same time. When tags cannot be found, scans are available. Checkout slips show a variety of information including the number of books checked out under the account, when books are due back, and holds.

Patrons who prefer in-person service can use the main circulation desk, where a library staff member will be available to help

Information: nchcpl.org.

More:Students get their summer reading through United Way's Summer Book Give-Away

River Valley Road reopens

YORKTOWN — River Valley Road between Delaware County roads 700-W and 725-W has reopened as of Thursday, according to the Delaware County Engineering Department.

Other road closures:Nebo, River roads closed for roundabout construction

History program to show 'What Muncie Women Wore'

MUNCIE — “Essay and Ensembles: What Muncie Women Wore Making History” will be presented 2-3 p.m. Thursday, June 23, at the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center, 400 W. Minnetrista Blvd.

The program is free but requires a reservation. To make a reservation, call the E.B. Ball Center at 765-285-8975 and leave a message.

Melissa Gentry, supervisor for the Geographic Information Science Research and Map Collection at Ball State University’s Bracken Library, will present the program. Diana Saiki, curator of Ball State’s Beeman Historic Costume Collection, will bring examples of clothing from the collection to complement Gentry’s presentation.

Attendees will learn about what Muncie women wore as suffragists and flappers, as well as during the gas boom, the influenza pandemic, the depression, wars and social unrest. Individual stories of local women of style and substance also will be shared.

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