Want to know more about the candidates, or just been bitten by the political bug this election season? Come to the library to check out our great collection of information on political figures past and present!
Election Day is Tuesday, November 4! Don't forget to get the vote out!
News from Screven
We’ve got some fun Halloween contests for kids and adults as well! The first pair of contests are guessing games – you can guess how many pieces of candy are in a jar. There’s a jar for the grown-ups and a jar for the kids, so all ages can get in on the fun – and if you win, you get the jar and all the candy inside! Yum!
The second contest is our annual Halloween costume contest. Come in on Thursday, October 30 any time of the day wearing a Halloween costume and we’ll take a picture of you. On the 31st, we’ll judge the entries and announce the winners!
Do you know about our Free Movie Fridays? Every Friday at 3:30 pm it’s a different great movie shown on the big screen. This Friday it’s WAITRESS, about a small-town waitress with a talent for pie and an eye for the local doctor. And on Friday, October 31 at 3:30 we’ll be showing HALLOWEENTOWN HIGH, which takes a very different look at the monsters we thought we knew.
Bring your little ones to the library on Tuesdays at 10 and they’ll get to listen to a wonderful story and enjoy a creative craft or art project. It’s a ton of fun for the little ones!
Can’t make it to storytime? Hop on the phone and call Dial-A-Story at (912) 564-7080 any time of the day or night!
Linda McBride has written a wonderful children’s book about a young girl whose grandmother has cancer. It’s called MEMA HAS CANCER and she will be talking about writing and about her own experience with cancer at 7 pm on Thursday, November 6.
Sharon Blank will be exhibiting her artwork until the end of the month in the multipurpose room.
News from Jenkins
Bring your little ones to the library on Wednesday at 4 pm and they’ll get to listen to a wonderful story and enjoy a creative craft or art project. This week, our theme will be "Marvelous Masks" and the children will be able to create their own mask! It’s a ton of fun for the little ones, so don't miss it!
We'll also be telling spooky stories at the Harvest Festival on Thursday October 30th. We'll have our very own booth set up downtown, so make sure to stop in, say hi, and get just that little bit of a scare!
Now, on to the books! And remember - a few clicks and your PIN number and you can request any of them!
THE LIMITS OF POWER: THE END OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM by Andrew J. Bacevich. There is a triple crisis facing the world today: the economy, an imperial presidency and an endless war. Now, a respected political mind calls for casting aside party politics and instead rallying behind a banner of realism.
WHERE THE RIVER ENDS by Charles Martin. He was a poor river guide and struggling artist. She was a senator’s daughter. But they fell in love from the moment they met, and for ten years they were at each sides. But now, death threatens to part them, and they seek to share ten experiences that she has never known.
AMERICAN WIFE by Curtis Sittenfeld. Alice Blackwell was a kind, bookish girl when she met boisterous, charismatic Charlie Blackwell, son of a prominent political family. She never expected to fall for Charlie, much less wind up as the First Lady when Charlie won the presidency. Now, she is left wondering what she should do when her private beliefs conflict with her public persona, and how can she both love and fundamentally disagree with her husband?
HOME by Marilynne Robinson. Glory Boughton has returned to Gilead to take care of her dying father. Soon, she is joined by her prodigal brother, gone for twenty years and bringing home with him a legacy of trouble and pain.
SWEETHEART by Chelsea Cain. Portland detective Archie Sheridan caught serial killer Gretchen Lowell ten years ago. She’s been in prison ever since. But now, a body has been found in Portland’s Forest Park, reminding him of Gretchen’s killing spree – but she’s still in prison. Right?
ODD HOURS by Dean Koontz. Even Odd Thomas was never meant to face the darkness that stalks the world now – but face it he must. For he is haunted by dreams of a strange red tide that washes over all in its path, dreams that lead him to a small California town where nothing is as it seems.
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Project Vote Smart
Tracks the performance of more than 40,000 office holders and candidates for public office. Resources include voting records, issues information, background information, campaign finances and performance evaluations made by over 100 liberal to conservative special interest groups, and other directories of political information. A great feature is the ability to type in your zip code and get back information on all your representatives, state and federal, including biographical, address, committee assignments, etc.
The Civil War Soldier: Civil War Small Arms
Concise introduction to the firearms used in the Civil War, including technical specifications, soldier's opinions of the weapons, the impact of weapon shortages, key foreign and domestic manufacturers, and status of production by the war's end. Includes a bibliography. From the Gettysburg National Military Park of the U.S. National Park Service.
Law, Nutrition & Obesity
Overview of some current topics in the area of nutrition and obesity law and policy, such as weight discrimination, menu labeling, laws banning trans fats, FDA food labeling laws, regulation of advertising, National School Lunch Program (including foods of "minimal nutritional value,"), and farm subsidies. Overviews include links to related websites. From the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University.
A Billion + Change
Website for this "three-year campaign designed to meet the challenge [to leverage $1 billion in skilled volunteering and pro bono services from the corporate community] and redefine pro bono." Currently the website links to a page that explains the benefits of pro bono work, real-world examples of pro bono work, and other tips and tools for getting started with and understanding pro bono work. From the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Well, that’s it for now – see you at the library!
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