News from KNOWhere 4/5/08

Our bookmobile lady, Miss Barbara, is feeling much better, although she's still in the hospital. Thanks to everyone who came in or called and asked about her, and we'll let you know when she'll be able to resume running the bookmobile again. In the meantime, please continue to bring your books and other bookmobile materials to your local library, and if you know someone who hasn't heard why the bookmobile isn't running, please spread the word!

National Library Week is here! It’s April 13 through April 19. What’s the best way to help us celebrate? Why, come to the library, of course! We’re the best place in town to get free books, CDs, DVDs, magazines, audiobooks, and more. We have movies every Friday, arts & crafts exhibits, monthly craft projects, and internet access – all free for the asking. Dial-A-Story will read a story over the phone to anyone who calls 912-564-7080 or 478-982-5898. Is there a book you wanted to read that we don’t have? Just ask, and we’ll get it for you!

You don’t have a library card? That’s no problem – come into the library with a photo ID and proof of your current address (an up-to-date driver’s license can be both in one!) and fill out a very simple form, and you’ll be hooked up to the library’s great resources right away. It’s like having a credit card that doesn’t even charge interest, so come sign up for one today!

Want to know about the IRS rebate? We’ve got all the information you need to get your Economic Stimulus payment, and even an envelope to send it in!

News from Screven

We’ve got a great workshop series on creating your very own comic book or magazine – it’s called the Zine Scene, and we’ll be having it at 4 pm on Thursday, April 17. Just bring your art or writing – on a CD, floppy or paper – and we’ll provide the computers to format your work and the printers and paper to publish it!

Not in the mood to read, watch a movie, or listen to music or stories? Come ask for the key to the multipurpose room, and you’ll be able to look at the glorious stained glass lamps and windows of Jim Lantz, who’s displaying his work this month!

News from Jenkins

We’ve also got a great workshop on creating your very own comic book or magazine – it’s called the Zine Scene, and we’ll be having it at 4 pm on Wednesday, April 16. Just bring your art or writing – on a CD, floppy or paper – and we’ll provide the computers to format your work and the printers and paper to publish it!

Now, on to the books - and remember, just a couple of clicks and we'll hold the book aside just for you!

LORD JOHN AND THE HAND OF DEVILS by Diana Gabaldon. War, intrigue and espionage are rife in the world of Lord John Grey. Enemies will disguise themselves as friends, ghostly apparitions will haunt, and allies can be more dangerous than the foe.

DREAMHUNTER by Elizabeth Knox. Laura comes from a world very much like our own, except for one critical difference: it lies next to The Place, the realm where dreams are born and dreamhunters travel to capture stories larger than life and bring them back to be shared with the audiences who flock to the Rainbow Opera. But dreams can sometimes become nightmares when politics and profits are involved…

EAT, PRAY, LOVE: ONE WOMAN’S SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND INDONESIA by Elizabeth Gilbert. Elizabeth had everything a modern, educated American woman was supposed to want: a husband, a house in the country, a successful career – so why wasn’t she happy? This is the story of her year-long quest for what is really important in life, a quest that led her around the world after she left her old life behind.

DIABETES MEALS ON $7 A DAY – OR LESS! by Patti B. Geil and Tami A. Ross. You don’t have to break the bank to eat healthy, even if you have special dietary requirements like diabetics. Here are a ton of tips for getting the most for your money – and the best for your health!

THE COMPLETE COMPOST GARDENING GUIDE by Barbara Pleasant and Deborah L. Martin. From manure to lawn clippings, just about anything natural can be turned into compost, and there’s nothing better to make your garden happy than a really good compost. Learn how to create your own “gardener’s gold” and make your garden really grow!

Click to check out these cool links!

Spring Cleaning Checklist
It’s spring, and you know what that means – it’s time to pull out the mop and bucket and start sweeping those winter blues right out of your home! Here’s a lot of information on the best way to get it done fast and easy, as well as tips for cleaning with kids, annual maintenance, and more.

Campaign 2008: Patchwork Nation
Series of features about 2008 U.S. presidential election issues important in "11 places across the US that represent distinct types of voter communities. They are Monied 'Burbs, Minority Central, Evangelical Epicenters, Tractor Country, Campus and Careers, Immigration Nation, Industrial Metropolis, Boom Towns, Service Worker Centers, Emptying Nests, and Military Bastions." Includes a blog, message boards, candidate information, and related material. From the Christian Science Monitor.

U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program
This program "serves the most severely wounded, injured or ill [U.S.] Soldiers and their Families and helps them with their transition back into civilian or military life." Website includes program background, news, a blog, podcasts, resources for wounded soldiers (such as medical benefits and jobs), and related material. An official U.S. Army program, but the "Department of Defense ... does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find" on the site.

Arthur C. Clarke: The Science and the Fiction
An article and interview with science fiction author, futurist, and rocket enthusiast Arthur C. Clarke commemorating his 1945 predictions in his article "Extra-Terrestrial Relays: Can Rocket Stations Give World Wide Radio Coverage?" The article, published in the magazine Wireless World in 2005, describes how Clarke's "prediction of satellite communications has come true in ways." From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Well, that’s it for now – see you at the library!