News from KNOWhere - 8-7-08

Wow, it’s back to school time already, and we can really tell! We wish the best of luck to all the students, and would like to remind teachers and students that you can get the information you need right here at the library!




News from Screven
Free Movie Fridays are back! Friday, August 15 at 3:30 it will be FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME, in which baseball pitcher Billy Chapel has to choose between the game he loves and the woman he adores.

Don’t forget to bring the little ones in at 10 am every Tuesday for our wonderfully fun storytime! It’s a great chance for them to hear a story and then do a creative craft, so don’t miss it!

Thursday, August 14 at 4 pm we’ve got our cool Craft Day! Kids and adults alike will have a ton of fun making cute creations and fun projects. There are only a limited number of seats available for this, though, so sign up ahead of time to make sure you’ve got one of them!

Are you between 11 – 19 years old? Do you love to read? Then join us Tuesday, August 19 at 4 pm for our fun Teen Book Club! We’ll be reading SHADE’S CHILDREN by Garth Nix. It’s a look at a dark future in which interdimensional invaders have conquered the world, and the only hope for humanity lies in a computer that thinks it’s a man… or does it?

Do you like Depression glass? Kay Taylor Paul does, and she’s sharing her collection of green Depression glass with us here at the library! They’re absolutely gorgeous, so don’t miss seeing her wonderful collection!

News from Jenkins

We have a series of special events set up for Wednesdays in August: next Wednesday, August 13 at 4 pm we’ll have Wild & Wacky Wednesday, where we’ll be doing some crazy mixed-up stuff! It should be wonderful, so don’t miss it! Wednesday, August 20 at 4 pm it’ll be Down to Earth day, with lots of ways to save the world and have fun doing it!

Are you between 11 – 19 years old? Do you love to read? Then join us Wednesday, August 20 at 4 pm for our fun Teen Book Club! We’ll be reading SHADE’S CHILDREN by Garth Nix. It’s a look at a dark future in which interdimensional invaders have conquered the world, and the only hope for humanity lies in a computer that thinks it’s a man.

Now, on to the books!

AN IRISH COUNTRY VILLAGE by Patrick Taylor. Young doctor Barry Laverty has just begun as an assistant to Dr. Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly, and already he’s feeling right at home in the village of Ballybucklebo. But when one of his patients suddenly dies, his chances of establishing himself are endangered and the widow threatens a lawsuit. Will an autopsy – and his own caring nature – help him regain the villagers’ trust?

MORRIGAN’S CROSS by Nora Roberts. Now available in large print, this first book of the Circle trilogy introduces us to Hoyt, a medieval sorcerer sent through time to gather six heroes to stand against the darkness wielded by a vampire queen hell-bent on conquering the world, and to Glenna, a modern-day witch who captures his heart.

PREPARED FOR RAGE by Dana Stabenow. A terrorist bent on destroying a very visible symbol of American power, an FBI agent trying to catch up with him, an astronaut and a Coast Guard captain all converge one clear morning in Florida.

EVERY LAST CUCKOO by Kate Maloy. Seventy-five year old Sarah thought she knew how the rest of her life would be spent: living in their rural Vermont home with her husband Charles. But when he dies, and her granddaughter Lottie comes to live with her, her quiet retirement is turned upside down as she finds herself offering refuge to an assortment of needy people… and she loves it!

THE MAILBOX 2007 – 2008 YEARBOOK: PRESCHOOL by The Education Center. Teachers, homeschoolers and moms will love this great collection of craft and teaching ideas, all collected and ready for classroom or craft room use!

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Walk This Way
Companion to an exhibit that "places shoes -- from ancient Egyptian and Nubian sandals to new acquisitions representing the best in contemporary design -- throughout the MFA's galleries to illustrate their relationship to other works of art." Take a virtual tour of the exhibit and see over two dozen "pumps, clogs, wedges, [and] boots" along with annotations and links to related works of art. From the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston.

TrustedID: Identity Theft Data Breach Alerts
This blog relates instances of data breaches that could lead to identity theft. Covers items such as lost and stolen laptop computers, student information posted on the Internet, access to computer information by former employees, and improperly discarded paper credit card receipts. Entries go back to June 2006. From TrustedID, a company that provides anti-identity theft tools.

Food, Nutrition & Health: Canning & Food Preservation
This collection of documents on canning and food preservation covers foods such as apples, cantaloupe, garlic, nuts, olives, oranges, peppers, strawberries, and tomatoes. Also includes guides to safely cutting and storing venison and safe canning. A few documents are fee-based, but most are available for free download. From University of California Agricultural and Natural Resources.

A Big List of Sites That Teach You How To Do Stuff
Annotated list of "general interest sites that give quality instruction on all sorts of fun and useful projects. Including, sometimes, how to build a deck or bake a cake." Includes links to sites such as Instructables, eHow, and About.com. From ReadWriteWeb, a blog that provides Web technology news, reviews, and analysis.

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