News from KNOWhere - 9-8-08

Labor Day has come and gone already? Hard to believe, but the days are getting shorter, and I’ve seen the first few leaves starting to turn color, and that means autumn is just around the corner. Next thing we know, we’ll be curled up with a good book while the fall winds blow outside.


News from Screven

This Friday, September 5 at 3:30 pm we’ll have our fun Free Movie Friday, showing ACE OF HEARTS, the heartwarming story of a K9 police officer’s daughter trying to save her father’s partner pooch from being condemned for a crime he never committed. Next Friday, September 12 at 3:30 pm will be DR. DOOLITTLE: TAIL TO THE CHIEF, in which the second generation of Drs. Doolittle goes to Washington DC to help dig up the reason why the President’s First Dog has declared war on the White House staff. It’s going to be a doggone great time, so come and join us!

Tuesdays at 10 am make sure to bring in your preschoolers for our wonderful storytime! Your little ones will get to listen to a wonderful story and then do a fun and creative craft which ties in to the story. It’s a great way to help your children learn to love reading, and there’s nothing that will help get your kid ready for school like that!

Thursday, September 11 at 4 pm will be our super-fun monthly Craft Day! Come flex your creative muscles with cute projects suitable for display on any shelf or refrigerator. It’s free, it’s for all ages, and it’s sure to bring a smile to your face, so sign up early to make sure that we have enough materials to go around.

Tuesday, September 16 at 4 pm we’ll be discussing SHADE’S CHILDREN by Garth Nix in the teen book club. Come by any time between now and then to pick up your free copy of the book, and come in on the 16^th to talk about the book and get the next book, THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME.

Have you missed seeing that big white panel truck roaming the highways and back roads of Screven and Jenkins Counties? The Bookmobile – and Miss Barbara the Bookmobile Lady – will be at the Sampler on September 20! If you’re one of her regulars, make sure to come out and see her, because she’s missed you all!

Are you tired of having to bring your books back to the library when you’re done with them? Well, we’ve just put a lot of fresh books onto the sale shelves here in the library, and we’re doing our best to put them into your hands! For only 10 cents for a paperback or 25 cents for a hardback, you won’t find a better deal anywhere – and if that’s not good enough, come up to the front desk and ask for a bag. Fill that bag up with books from the sale shelves, and you’ll only pay $1 for the bag!

News from Jenkins

What in the world is Pizzas and Purses? Sign up now to find out and then come to the library from 10:30 am until the party’s over!

We’ve got another great lineup of cool Wednesday events coming up, and you’re not going to believe what’s going on at 4 pm Wednesday, September 3! We’re going to be making butter… real, fresh churned butter that you can do yourself! Next Wednesday, September 10 it’ll be a Storytime Surprise. Bring your youngsters in to enjoy the fun every Wednesday at 4 pm!

Wednesday, September 17 at 4 pm we’ll be discussing SHADE’S CHILDREN by Garth Nix in the teen book club. Come by any time between now and then to pick up your free copy of the book, and come in on the 16^th to talk about the book and get the next book, THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME.

Are you tired of having to bring your books back to the library when you’re done with them? Well, we’ve got a lot of books on the sale shelves here in the library, and we’re doing our best to put them into your hands!

Now, on to the books!

RIVEN by Jerry B. Jenkins. The author of the LEFT BEHIND series leaves Revelations to tell the tale of Brady Wayne Darby, a condemned man with nothing to lose, and Thomas Carey, a prison chaplain whose constant dealing with the dregs of humanity has left him jaded. When the two of them meet, something miraculous happens, and a little bit of heaven invades a whole lot of hell.

HANDBAGS AND HOMICIDE: A HALEY RANDOLPH MYSTERY by Dorothy Howell. Horror of horrors, Haley Randolph’s credit cards have maxed out, and she’s forced to work at a department store that doesn’t even carry designer handbags! As if that wasn’t bad enough, she sneaks into the stock room for a little break, and finds her boss there, stone cold dead. Now, she has to figure out who killed him – because right now, she’s the prime suspect!

THE DARK SIDE: THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW THE WAR ON TERROR TURNED INTO A WAR ON AMERICAN IDEALS by Jane Mayer. In the days after 9/11, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. But some of them, this book charges, took advantage of the situation to seize powers that violated the Constitution and actually hampered the hunt for Al Qaeda.

MOON SHELL BEACH by Nancy Thayer. Lexi and Clare grew up together on Nantucket Island, on the secret place where they created their own world: Moon Shell Beach. But Lexi eloped at 19, and for 11 years after Clare has resented her for it. Now, Lexi’s back. Can they become friends once more, or is their relationship just another bit of flotsam to wash up on Moon Shell Beach?

Click to check out these cool sites!

We Tell Stories
In this "digital writing project ... Penguin challenged some of its top authors to create new forms of story -- designed specially for the internet," and which were inspired by literary classics. For example, "The 21 Steps" (inspired by "The 39 Steps") uses Google Maps technology. Other sources of inspiration include "Hard Times," "Thérèse Raquin," and "1001 Nights." From Penguin books.

Miniature Livestock: An Overview
Overview of small livestock breeds, which are gaining in popularity because "[f]orward thinking farmers are now looking to miniature livestock for their economical and environmental benefits. Smaller animals eat less food, destroy less land in their wake, and often produce the same amount of product as their larger counterparts." Provides introductions to miniature horses, cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens. From an enthusiast.

Grand Canyon National Park
Detailed information for the traveler to this national park, including maps, lodging, camping, transportation, ranger programs, hiking, mule trips, air tours, weather, sunset and sunrise times, news releases (such as about rescue operations), and more. Provides fact sheets on the Hualapai Tribe and Skywalk, and on the Havasupai Indian Reservation. From the National Park Service.

Well, that's it for now - see you at the library!