News from KNOWhere - 9-16-2008

Saturday, September 20 is Sampler Day! Come join Miss Barbara and the bookmobile at the Sampler on the Screven County Courthouse lawn from 10 am to 4 pm and borrow some of our great books to read after you tire yourself out with all the fun activities at Sampler! This marks the first week of her return to her normal driving schedule!

The River of Words will be flowing into the library on Monday, September 22. This is a wonderful display of art, poetry and essays about the wondrous waterways of our great state penned by schoolchildren throughout Georgia. The ROW will only be at the library until October 3, so be sure to come see it before then!

Banned Books Week will be Monday, September 29 – Friday October 3. Come in and read a banned book!

News from Screven

Don’t forget Free Movie Fridays at 3:30! We’ll be showing NO RESERVATIONS on September 12 at 3:30, the story of a pair of chefs who strike up a spicy romance. On September 19 at 3:30 pm, we’ll have THE PINK PANTHER, about the bumbling Inspector Clouseau and his attempts to find the thief who stole the legendary Pink Panther diamond.

Tuesday, September 16 at 4 pm we’ll have our terrific teen book club! We’ll be discussing SHADE’S CHILDREN by Garth Nix, and picking up THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME for next month’s discussion. If you’re a teen or tween, make sure to come by and pick up your copies of these great books – and you’ll be able to keep them forever! Can’t make it to the club on Tuesdays? Meet us at the Jenkins County Library on Wednesday, September 17 at 4 pm!

News from Jenkins

Our super special Wednesday storytime events continue! This Wednesday, September 10 at 4 pm we’ll be having our Storytime Surprise – and you’ll have to come to storytime to find out what the surprise is! Next week we’ll be welcoming autumn with fall-themed stories and crafts on Wednesday, September 17 at 4 pm.

Wednesday, September 17 at 4 pm we’ll have our terrific teen book club! We’ll be discussing SHADE’S CHILDREN by Garth Nix, and picking up THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME for next month’s discussion. If you’re a teen or tween, make sure to come by and pick up your copies of these great books – and you’ll be able to keep them forever! Can’t make it to the club on Wednesday? Meet us at the Screven County Library on Tuesday, September 16 at 4 pm!

Friday, September 19 at 1:30 we’ll be having a Mystery Movie Event! What's the movie? It's a mystery!

Now, on to the books!

THE LIKENESS by Tana French. Det. Cassie Maddox has transferred out of Dublin’s murder squad, but that doesn’t mean she’s escaped. A body has just been found that could be Cassie’s double, and more bizarrely, she carries ID stating that she’s Alexandra Madison… a name Cassie herself used when she was working undercover.

UNDEAD AND UNWORTHY by Mary Janice Davidson. As if it weren’t enough of an adjustment getting used to being married – try it when you’ve just become a vampire! Betsy has a lot to do: set up the new house, finish writing thank-you notes, raise her half-brother… oh yeah, and there’s the ghost who insists that Betsy needs to bring her back to life and the pack of vampires who think that they should be in charge of Baltimore instead of her new husband.

ROGUE by Danielle Steel. Maxine’s marriage to Blake had been a roller coaster ride as he first made millions in the dot-com industry and then retired and began to enjoy a perpetual party lifestyle, and she’d gotten off years ago. Now divorced, she had a challenging career, three great kids and she’d found a new man in her life. But then Blake came back, newly matured by a brush with disaster and she finds herself looking at him in a whole new way.

MISS JULIA STRIKES BACK by Ann B. Ross. Miss Julia’s dearest possession is missing, and she’s going to get it back – even if it means chasing the thieves all the way to Palm Beach!

A CHAMPION’S MIND: LESSONS FROM A LIFE IN TENNIS by Pete Sampras with Peter Bodo. Fourteen Grand Slam titles and an unprecedented 5 ½ years ranked as #1 in the world has made Pete Sampras arguably the greatest tennis player ever. Here is the story of the determination and guts that took him to the top and kept him there.

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Scooter Rundown: Best Fits From Tall to Small
This 2008 article covers points related to choosing a motor scooter, noting that "[r]ecord numbers of Americans are getting out of their cars and hopping onto scooters, spurred by high gas prices and concerns for the environment." Covers scooter size and weight, engine size, and pricing. Includes photos, a link to an article about scooter safety, and links to related websites. From National Public Radio (NPR).

Anchorage Daily News: Gov. Sarah Palin
News coverage on Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who was elected in 2006 and selected as the Republican candidate for vice president in August 2008. Includes a timeline, information about her biography, "Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down," and material about her activities as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, and governor. Also includes links to material on the 2008 presidential election. From the Anchorage Daily News.

Emergency Preparedness & Response: Hurricanes
Find hurricane-related health and safety information, as well as information specific to current hurricanes. Includes fact sheets on topics such as hurricane readiness, hurricane recovery, protecting pets, electrical hazards, carbon monoxide, re-entering a flooded home, contaminated water, and protecting yourself from mold. Offers links to information for cleanup workers and health professionals. Some material available in several languages. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Banned Books Week
Website about the events related to this celebration (started in 1982 and observed in late September-early October), which "was launched to draw attention to the growing number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores, and libraries." The site, launched in summer 2008, has a growing list of banned book displays and events at libraries, schools, and bookstores. Also includes links to related resources. From the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression.

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

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?

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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!