News from KNOWhere - 3-9-09

March is Youth Art Month! Celebrate it by encouraging a young person you know to create something special!


News from Screven

TWILIGHT fans! Come in Saturday, March 21 at 2 pm for a special one-time showing of the movie TWILIGHT. It's Bella and Edward together on the big screen, and it's going to be awesome!

Come to the library to see the great work done by Jason Walker’s art students at Screven County High School!

Tuesdays are terrific for tots! Every Tuesday at 10 am we have our wonderful storytimes, with magical stories and adorable craft projects suited to little hands. Bring your child and they can join the fun!

Free Movie Fridays at 3:30 are the bee’s knees! This Friday’s movie is THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, in which a young girl in the pre-Civil Rights era South runs away and finds a new life and happiness in the most unexpected of places. Next Friday, it’s HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 – you know you want to see it! And just to make Friday the 13th that little bit luckier, you can also come in early and join our Wii party from 10:30 am through 3 pm!

News from Jenkins

TWILIGHT fans! Come in Saturday, March 21 at 12 pm for a special one-time showing of the movie TWILIGHT. It's Bella and Edward together on the big screen, and it's going to be awesome!

Wednesdays are wonderful at the library! Bring in your elementary to preschool age kids in to the library every Wednesday at 4 pm and let them listen to a fun story and do a creative craft project - and it's all free!


Now, on to the books!

THE FICTION CLASS by Susan Breen. Arabella Hicks is an author who can’t manage to find an ending to her novel, and whose writing class students seem more than a little difficult. But most of all, she’s a daughter frustrated by her mother. Can a shared love of writing finally bring them together?

AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE: A TRUE STORY by James Patterson & Hal Friedman. Cory Friedman wasn’t even five years old when he woke up with an uncontrollable urge to shake his head. From that point on, his life became a torment as he suffered from irrepressible tics and involuntary speaking, and the medications he was put on to stop his problem only made things worse. Learn how he and his family found a way through the confusion and pain to triumph.

LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS by Charlaine Harris. Sookie Stackhouse is not having a good time. Her coworker has been murdered, and no one cares. Worse, she has a run-in with a creepy creature that gives her a thorough (and poisonous) tongue-lashing, which leaves her in debt to the local vampires for sucking the poison out of her system. And now they’re calling in the favor…

CURSE OF AL CAPONE’S GOLD by Mike Thompson. Prohibition-era cop Andy Larson and four of his friends have a simple plan: hijack a truckload of bootleg booze coming in from Canada. It’s not like it’s a crime to steal from crooks, right? But then a guard kills one of Larson’s friends, and all the bootleggers get killed in the shootout. Larson finds he’s got his hands full with $60,000 of Al “Scarface” Capone’s money… and nobody crosses Al Capone.

HGTV FLOWER GARDENING: BRING HOME THE SECRETS OF GREAT GARDENS by Jessica Brinkert. From a bog in a pot to a garden straight out of Thailand, there’s a wealth of information about different types of gardens available, as well as projects in each chapter ranging from making mulch to creating gourd art.

TOTALLY BIZARRE from Ripley’s Believe It Or Not. A man who has collected over 10,000 matchbooks – and wears a vest made from them wherever he goes. An Easter outfit made from corn cobs and orange peel. Diapers for pet birds. A life-sized monster truck made of balloons. These things and more are TOTALLY BIZARRE.

JELLICOE ROAD by Melina Marchetta. Taylor Markham was abandoned on Jellicoe Road when she was only eleven. Now, at seventeen, she’s trying desperately to figure out why and to put the pieces of her past together again. Will finding the clues to her past give her a chance to change her future?

MORIBITO: GUARDIAN OF THE SPIRIT by Nahoko Uehashi. Translated from the Japanese novel upon which the anime MORIBITO was based, this is the story of the spear-wielding bodyguard Balsa and her attempts to defend the young Prince Chagum from the monster Rarunga… and his own father.

DOG-FRIENDLY DOG TRAINING by Andrea Arden. Arden is a nationally known and well-respected dog trainer and behaviorist, whose methods focus on positive reinforcement, mutual respect and a clear understanding of what goes through a dog’s mind. Here, she shares her training methods in the second edition of her classic book on dog-training.

THE DARK TOWER: THE LONG ROAD HOME by Stephen King. The graphic novel adaptation of King’s Dark Tower series continues the story of the Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, as he and his ka-tet fight their way out of Hambly.

ALL PETS GO TO HEAVEN by Sylvia Browne. Famous psychic Browne explores what pets mean to us, their place in Creation, and their spiritual purpose in our lives.

UP TO NO GOOD by Carl Weber. Church trustee James Black knows there’s always a man right around the corner – after all, he’s been that man for years, sleeping with one conquest after another, and not worrying about whether they’re married. But now he’s fallen in love, and his former flames are gathering around to try to burn his new relationship down around his ears.

Links to these and other great sites can also be found at www.sjrls.org

Jackson Library: Hot Topics
Collection of "relevant full-text articles that highlight flashpoints of ... current hot issues" in the business world. Features topic pages for "Financial Crisis and Bailout," "Madoff Scandal," climate change, food prices, housing market and the economy, and many more. Most full-text articles are available to all users; some (marked) are only accessible to the Stanford University community. From the Jackson Library, Stanford Graduate School of Business.

The Aloha Shirt
Brief illustrated history of the brightly colored and patterned casual Hawaiian shirts known as "aloha shirts." "In the late 1920's and early 1930's tourists, always looking for exotic souvenirs, fell for a fad of the young islanders, unusual prints. Artists and tailors spotted a serious business. The name 'aloha shirt,' registered in 1936, soon labeled a flourishing industry." Includes photos. From a Hawaiian coffee company that also produces a travel and tourism magazine.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Equal Pay and Compensation Discrimination
Background about federal equal pay and compensation laws "enforced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990." Includes a notice about the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, signed into law in January 2009. From the EEOC.

With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition
Website companion to a 2009 exhibition that "commemorates the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the nation's revered sixteenth president," Abraham Lincoln. Features essays and digitized items on the themes of his rise to national prominence, his presidency, and his assassination. Also includes Lincoln vignettes and interactive presentations from the artifacts. From the Library of Congress (LOC).

Charles Darwin After the "Origin"
Companion to a 2009 exhibition celebrating "the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of the 'Origin of Species.'" It focuses on "a significant period in Darwin's life that has thus far received little attention -- the twenty-two years following the publication of 'Origin.'" Features annotated images on topics such as mating displays and expression of emotions. Also includes links. From Cornell University Library and Museum of the Earth.

The Economics of Nuclear Power
This January 2009 article considers whether nuclear power production "is cost competitive with other forms of electricity generations." Discusses external costs, the cost of fuel, comparisons of electricity generation and costs of different fuels and technologies, future cost competitiveness, and reprocessing fuel. Also includes a link to their extensive 2005 report on the subject. From the World Nuclear Association, an organization "promoting the peaceful worldwide use of nuclear power as a sustainable energy resource."

Recovery.gov
"Recovery.gov is a website that lets you, the taxpayer, figure out where the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [ARRA] is going." Includes text of this economic stimulus plan (signed by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009), FAQ, timeline of the plan's operation, details about how the money will be used and estimated job effects, and related material. From the White House.

Design by the Book
In "this online-only miniseries, ... the [New York Public] Library partnered with [a] leading design blog ... to invite five New York City-based artists to sift through our collections in search of inspiration. Watch as the artists, who range from a glassblower to a letterpress printer, create unique works inspired by what they found." From the New York Public Library (NYPL).

Daylight Time
As of 2005 daylight time begins "on the first Sunday in April and ends on the last Sunday in October. ... These dates were recently modified with the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. ... Starting in March 2007, daylight time ... will begin on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November." Includes a brief history of daylight saving time in the U.S. From the U.S. Naval Observatory, Astronomical Applications Department.

War, Women & Survival
This exhibit features images representing "[t]he roles played by women in military conflicts across time and place." Includes photos and images of propaganda posters, sheet music, recipe books, leaflets, press clippings, ration books, and more. Curated by Manuscripts and Special Collections, University of Nottingham, England, in partnership with Midland East Region of Soroptimist International.

President Barack Obama in His Own Words
This online book "includes the complete text of the 44th President's Inaugural Address. Also featured are extended excerpts from eight other significant campaign and pre-presidential speeches." Daily highlights (on Twitter) are available for this publication. From America.gov, a website of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs.

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