Friday, December 21, 2007

Christmas Eve and Day



Don't forget that the library will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The library will re-open on December 26th at 9am.

Library Web page

The library webpage will have a very brief outage this morning. The server needed updating and that requires a restart. The outage will be as brief as possible.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

New Books for December!

Baldacci, David: Stone Cold
Bass, Jefferson: Flesh and Bone: a Body Farm novel
Blume, Judy: Smart Women
Bradford, Barbara Taylor: The Heir
Cabot, Meg: Big Boned: a Heather Wells Mystery
Card, Orson Scott: Children of the Mind
Coble, Colleen: Lonestar Sanctuary
Connelly, Michael: City of Bones
Cornwell, Patricia: Book of the Dead
Cussler, Clive: The Chase
Ellison, JT: All the Pretty Girls
Flynn, Vince: Protect and Defend: a Thriller
Foster, Lori: Enticing
Gold, August: The Prayer Chest: a novel about receiving all of life's riches
Grafton, Sue: T is for Trespass
Hannah, Sophie: Little Face
Herman, Kathy: Never Look Back
Hill, Joe: 20th Century Ghosts
Iles, Greg: Third Degree
Kaplow, Robert: Who's Killing the Great Writers of a America?: a satire
Karon, Jan: Home to Holly Springs
Kingsbury, Karen: Between Sundays
Koontz, Dean: The Darkest Evening of the Year
Lacy, Al: A Line in the Sand
Lehane, Dennis: Gone, Baby, Gone
McCraig, Donald: Rhett Butler's People
McGarrity, Michael: The Judas Judge: a Kevin Kerney Novel
Morris, Gilbert: Pages of Promise; The Cat's Pajamas
Parker, Robert B.: Now and Then
Patterson, James: Double Cross
Patterson, Richard North: The Race
Pullman, Phillip: The Golden Compass
Robb, J.D.: Creation in Death
Roberts, Nora: Blood Brothers
Sawyer, Kim Vogel: Beginnings: Sommerfield Trilogy, Book 2
Steele, Danielle: Amazing Grace
Truman, Margaret: Murder on K Street: a Capital Crimes Novel
Woodworth, Stephen: With Red Hands

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Don't forget!

The Young Adult Christmas Cookie party is tonight @ 6pm!

Friday, December 7, 2007

Teen Christmas Cookie Party

Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007 @ 6:00pm


Let's bake Christmas Cookies! Yum! We will taste our cookies, of course, and do some other fun stuff while they bake. Come and BRING YOUR FRIENDS! Sign up at the library.

563-2972 or wabashteens@gmail.com

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

My Year of Reading Dangerously

Looking to read a few books you've been putting off because you don't want to read them on your own? Check out a Year of Reading Dangerously and join in the challenge to read 12 novels in 2008.

Either chose to read their list of novels, or pick your own.
January: Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens (since Estella is our namesake)
February: The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison (African American)
March: Cat's Eye, by Margaret Atwood (Atwood for Atwood's sake)
April: Transformations, by Anne Sexton (Poetry)
May: Other Voices, Other Rooms, by Truman Capote (Southern)
June: Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov (Russian)
July: The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier (adolescent)
August: Maus I and II, by Art Spiegelman (Graphic Novel, Pulitzer winner)
September: The Secret Lives of People in Love, by Simon Van Booy (Independent)
October: The Human Stain, by Philip Roth (Contemporary/Jewish)
November: A Month of Classic Short Stories, Various - watch for a list
December: The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck (Dusty)

Wordless Wednesday


Wabash received its first snowfall with accumulation on Wednesday, December 5th.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Christmas Movies

Christmas movies are out! Stop by and check out Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Christmas Eve on Sesame Street and many other titles!

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Battle of the Books!


Our 2008 selections are out!
Check out the books on our Website.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Cyber Monday Tips

1. Shop at Secure Websites: look for https://. in the address bar and a closed padlock in the bottom of your screen.
2. Reasearch the Website before you order. If you are unfamiliar with the website, check them out with the Better Business Bureau.
3. Get all the details, look for not only their contact information, check out shipping charges, cancellation fees and return policies before you place your order.
4. Pay safely. The safest way to pay is to use your credit card. Most credit card companies make it easy to dispute a charge (but check out your card's policy before using it online).
5. Don't enter personal information in a pop up. Make sure that you are filling your information out on the website not for another company.
6. Save your order confirmation. Print it out and make sure that it matches what you receive and are charged.
7. Review your credit card statements, make sure you are charged the correct amounts.
8. Contact the seller with any problems with your order.
These tips and more can be found on the BBB's website.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Don't forget!

The library will be closed for Thanksgiving and will re-open Friday morning at 9am.

Monday, November 19, 2007

Fine Free Week!

It is Fine Free Week! Bring in your overdue items and some canned food to donate to FISH and we will waive the fine on your overdue items. You can also bring in canned food for overdue charges that are already on your card. Bring in at least 1 can per card.

Friday, November 16, 2007

New CDs at the library!

The Reminder by Feist
Dreamgirls Soundtrack
Taylor Swift
Hairspray Motion Picture Soundtrack
Me and My Gang by Rascal Flatts
Into the Blues by Joan Armatrading
Second Glance by Noel Lorica
Best of David Bowie 1980/1987
Essential John Denver
Lost Highway by Bon Jovi
Wake up! Wake up! by Everyday Sunday
Wild Hope by Mandy Moore
Some Hearts by Carrie Underwood
Love Songs by the Carpenters
Warmth of the Sun by the Beach Boys

Thursday, November 8, 2007

New Fiction at the Library

Beckett, Simon: Written in Bone
Bedford, Deborah: Only You
Brett, Simon: Death Under the Dryer: A Fethering Mystery
Bruns, Don: Stuff to Die For
Bunn, T. Davis: My Soul to Keep
Card, Orson Scott: Invasive Procedures
Carrell, Jennifer Lee: Interred with Their Bones
Coulter, Catherine: The Sherbrooke Bride
Crandell, Doug: The Flawless Skin of Ugly People
Dunn, Carola: The Bloody Tower: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery
Gerritsen, Tess: The Bone Garden
Grisham, John: Playing for Pizza
Hamilton, Laurell K.: The Harlequin
Heitzmann, Kristen: Echoes
Hunt, Angela Elwell: Doesn’t She Look Natural
Johansen, Iris: Pandora’s Daughter
Keiller, Garrison: Pontoon
Kingsbury, Karen: Sunrise; Just Beyond the Clouds
Lehrer, James: Eureka
Macomber, Debbie: Where Angels Go
McInerny, Ralph: Irish Alibi
McKay, Lisa: My Hands Came Away Red
Michaels, Fern: Hide and Seek
Morris, Gilbert: When the Cat’s Away
Patterson, James: You’ve Been Warned
Peterson, Tracie: Where My Heart Belongs
Rice, Luanne: Beach Girls
Rollins, James: Sandstorm
Sandford, John: Dark of the Moon
Sparks, Nicholas: The Choice
Stuart, Anne: Ice Blue
Woods, Stuart: Shoot Him If He Runs

Monday, November 5, 2007

Fine Free Week~November 19-24th

Fine Free Week will take place on Monday, November 19 through Saturday, November 24.
This is an opportunity for library patrons to waive all accumulated fines or return overdue items in for canned goods for FISH (Friends in Service Here). The food is to be brought to the library and deposited at the upstairs circulation desk.
Fines will only be waived on materials that have been returned undamaged.

Thanksgiving Items at the Library



Looking for tales of Thanksgiving or some new recipes and traditions for your family? Check out the following books, as well as books around them.

Giving thanks by Kathleen Curtin, Sandra L. Oliver, and the Plimoth Plantation: 394.2694/Cur
Giving Thanks explores the delicious, fascinating history of Thanksgiving, complete with trivia, recipes, and an amazing collection of archival imagery of the holiday’s history.

The Thanksgiving ceremony by Edward Bleier: 394.2694/Ble
New traditions for America's family feast

Talk turkey to me by Renee S. Ferguson: 641.568/Fer
A good time in the kitchen talking turkey and all the trimmings

Thanksgiving 101 by Rick Rodgers: 641.568/Ro
Celebrate America's favorite holiday with America's Thanksgiving expert

Tax Forms

The first of our tax forms have arrived! The library now has:
W-2; Wage and Tax Statement
1099-Misc; Miscellaneous Income

Library Events for November 5th-10th

Tuesday, November 6: Preschool Story Hour, 1:30pm



Wednesday, November 7: Preschool Story Hour, 10:00am

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Happy Halloween!


Don't forget to stop by the library for a scary book or movie and a treat!

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Christmas books!

New Christmas books at the library, coming this Holiday season.

Boo Humbug by Rene Gutteridge:
Christmas is scarier than you think.

The Christmas promise by Donna VanLiere:
the fourth in the series including the Christmas Shoes.

A Christmas Visitor by Thomas Kinkade & Katherine Spencer:
book 8 in the Cape Light series, Christmas has come once again.

The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank:
Theodora is the matriarch of a family that has grown into a bunch of truculent knuckleheads. While she's finally gotten them all together in South Carolina to celebrate, this Christmas looks nothing like the extravagant, homey holidays of her childhood.

All Through the Night:
A Troubleshooter Christmas by Suzanne Brockman: Brockmann's 12th Troubleshooter thriller, a winning, innovative runup to Christmas from bestselling Brockmann.

Unwrapping Christmas by Lori Copeland:
What better way to get into this mood that this short novella from Lori Copeland.

Where Angels go by Debbie Macomber:
Three angels with a penchant for trouble bring some much-needed Christmas magic into the lives of three people--an elderly man searching for peace of mind, a young woman afraid of commitment, and a little boy with a special holiday wish.

New books!

New books for November are up!
Visit our website!

Scary Movies for Halloween

Check out some of these movies to get in the Halloween mood.


Cat's Eye starring Drew Barrymore:
Three thriller films which follow the adventures of a stray cat as he trys to save a little girl from deadly peril.

Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of mystery and imagination
Thirteen part series of short stories written by Edgar Allan Poe.

Alfred Hitchcock's Classic Psycho:
Perkins stars as the troubled Norman Bates, whose "old house" and adjoining motel are not the place to spend a quiet evening, especially if you are a woman.

Shades of Darkness:
Six mysterious tales of the paranormal.

Something Wicked this way Comes
Green Town, Illinois is visited by a mysterious Mr. Dark and his Pandemonium Carnival. Terrifiying things begin to happen when two small boys become too curious about the circus.

Library Events for October 28-November 3, 2007

Monday, October 29th:
Family Story Hour, 6:30pm-7:30pm


Tuesday, October 30th: Preschool Story Hour, 1:30pm


Wednesday, October 31st:

Halloween!
Preschool Story Hour, 10:00am

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Books just out

Stephen Colbert's I am America (and so can you!): From Stephen Colbert, the host of television's highest-rated punditry show The Colbert Report, comes the book to fill the other 23 1/2 hours of your day.

Pandora's Daughter by Iris Johansen: Orphaned at 15 and raised by her Uncle Phillip, the adult Megan Blair is an Atlanta pediatrician who hears terrified voices. Revelation comes when childhood friend Neal Grady, who is now a shadowy government agent, arrives to apprise Megan of her psychic powers.

Water for Elephants


Our second book discussion of the series is tomorrow night at 7pm at the library. We will discuss Sara Gruen's Water for Elephants.

Friday, October 5, 2007

Don't Forget


To pick up a copy of Water for Elephants, on sale now upstairs at the circulation coutner!

New Items at the Library

New CDs:
Walk the Line: the original Motion Picture Soundtrack
All this Useless Beauty by Elvis Costello & the Attractions

Brand new books!
Kissing Christmas Goodbye by MC Beaton
Last Secret of the Temple by Paul Sussman
Find more new items on our webpage!

Library Events for October 7th-13th

Monday, October 7th: Family Story Hour, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Tuesday, October 9th: Preschool Story Hour, 1:30pm
Wednesday, October 10th: Preschool Story Hour, 10:00am
Thursday, October 11th: Toddler Time, 10:00am

Upcoming Events:
Water for Elephants book Discussion on Thursday, October 18th at 7pm.

Halloween Craft & Party: Thursday, October 25th at 2:00pm

Friday, September 28, 2007

Library Events for October 1-6, 2007


Monday, October 1st: Family Story Hour, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Tuesday, October 2nd: Preschool Story Hour, 1:30pm
Wednesday, October 3rd: Preschool Story Hour, 10:00am
Thursday, October 4th: Toddler Time, 10:00am
For more events, visit our October Calendar.
For more Children's Events, visit our Kids page.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

2nd Book Discussion


Our 2nd book has arrived! Stop by and purchase a copy, upstairs at the circulation counter.

Wordless Wednesday


Stop by and use a computer!

Coming Soon! Banned Books Week!


September 29th - October 6th is Banned books week!
Check out some of our banned books!
The most challenged book of 2006 is And Tango Makes Three, a children's book by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell.

Friday, September 21, 2007

Library Events for September 24th-29th


Tuesday, September 25th: Preschool Story Hour, 1:30pm
Wednesday, September 26th: Preschool Story Hour, 10:00am
Thursday, September 27th: Toddler Time, 10:00am

Glass Castle Book Discussion

Thank you to each of the 34 people who attended last night's book discussion. Don't forget our next book discussion, Water for Elephants, on Thursday, October 18th at 7pm.
Here is a glance at the food served last night:

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

(almost) Wordless Wednesday

Our Young Adult Section Last August


Our Young Adult Section Now

Thursday Events:


Toddler Time:For young children ages 18 months to 3 years.
Six sessions of stories, songs, action rhymes, puppets, and fun!
Thursday Morning at 10:00am,


The Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls
Follow the childhood of Jeanette Walls and her siblings, living a shocking, nomadic lifestyle with a mother and father who both lack parenting skills. You will cheer for the children! Our discussion begins at 7pm.
Book Discussion Questions

Story Hour - Wednesday


Preschool Story hour today at 10:00am.
For preschool children ages 3 to 6 years.
Ten weeks of stories, songs, finger plays, puppets and art activities

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Story Hour


Preschool Story hour starts today at 1:30pm.
For preschool children ages 3 to 6 years.
Ten weeks of stories, songs, finger plays, puppets and art activities

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Looking to start a new series?

The library has many fictional series, here are a few to start with:

Elizabeth Peter's Amelia Peabody series.

Follow Amelia as she goes from independent traveler to well known archaeologist, mother and grandmother. Murders happen wherever she goes, and she keeps getting caught up in solving them!
Start with: the Mummy Case.

James Patterson's The Women's Murder Club.

Lindsay Boxer, Cindy Thomas, Claire Washburn and Jill Bernhardt, the stars of 1st to Die, 2nd Chance are the founding members of the Women's Murder Club. Later, in 3rd Degree, Yuki Castellano joins the Club. Together, they solve crimes together in their home city of San Francisco, and often get together to talk about clues and life over Mexican food and drinks at Susie's.
Start with: 1st to Die.

Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum Series.

Stephanie Plum: Bounty hunter. She may, in fact, be the worst bounty hunter. Ever. Join Stephanie as she hunts bad guys, deals with relationship choices, and tries to keep her grandmother from shooting anybody!
Start with: One for the Money.

Karen Kingsbury's First Born Series.

Follow your favorite Baxter characters from the Redemption Series; the Firstborn Series focuses on your favorite Baxter characters and gives you an occasional look at the Baxter family, along with updates on the lives of the Baxters.
Start with: Fame.

Sue Grafton's Alphabet Series.

Kinsey Millhone is a hard-boiled, gun-toting, loner--a private investigator who keeps to herself and does whatever it takes to solve her case.
Start with: A is for Alibi.

Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child's Pendergast Novels.

Aloysius Pendergast is a most peculiar and wonderful special agent with the FBI. Follow his brushes with the natural and supernatural.
Start with: Relic.

Have a series to suggest? Let us know with your comment!

New Items at the Library

Thank you so much to our anonymous commenter who reminded me to carry on with the new items page! Due to recent staff changes, I completely forgot about August new items!
Our new September items are up!

Friday, September 14, 2007

Library Events for September 17-22nd

Tuesday, September 18th: Preschool Story Hour, 1:30pm
Wednesday, September 19th: Preschool Story Hour, 10:00am
Thursday, September 20th: Toddler Time, 10:00am; Glass Castle Book Discussion, 7pm

Want to get a head start on the book discussion questions?

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Remembering 9/11

Events are planned throughout the day in New York City and elsewhere to commemorate the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Here is a partial list of 9/11-related ceremonies in the city.
View the New York Times' special section.
Visit the White House: Remembering 9/11.

Friday, September 7, 2007

Author Madeleine L'Engle dies at 88

Author Madeleine L'Engle, whose novel "A Wrinkle in Time" has been enjoyed by generations of schoolchildren and adults since the 1960s, has died, her publicist said Friday. She was 88.


L'Engle died Thursday at a nursing home in Litchfield of natural causes, according to Jennifer Doerr, publicity manager for publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

The Newbery Medal winner wrote more than 60 books, including fantasies, poetry and memoirs, often highlighting spiritual themes and her Christian faith.

Click here to read the rest of the article.

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Happy Tuesday!


Our fall childrens programming begins 2 weeks from today!
Don't forget to call (260 563 2972) or email the children's room to sign up for our free programming!

Friday, August 31, 2007

Don't forget!

The library will be closed on Monday, September 3rd for Labor Day.
Have a wonderful weekend!

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Ten on Tuesday

10 Things I love about my job. Taken from the official, Ten on Tuesday blog.

1. Interlibrary Loan. Books arrive on Tuesday and every Tuesday is like Christmas! Its wonderful that people can read what they like, even if we don't have it.
2. Working on computers. I spend most of my day on the computer and I love it.
3. Selecting movies. We mostly order family films and movies the video store will probably not carry. I love it when a patron finds a new favorite.
4. Seeing all the books! All of our materials make their way through our staff room to be cataloged and processed.
5. Picking out Music CDs.
6. Seeing our regulars. Its always nice to see a familiar face.
7. Meeting new people! It is very exciting when a new person discovers the library!
8. Editing the web site. I try to keep it up to date.
9. Reading new books!
10. Blogging of course!


Monday, August 27, 2007

Interlibrary Loan

Not finding exactly what you'd like at the library? Request it through interlibrary loan! The library has already received 226 items through interlibrary loan this year.
Are you looking to do more specific research than our materials will allow? You can also request articles through interlibrary loan.
Interlibrary loan usually takes about 2 weeks to arrive and the due dates are determined by the library sending the item.
To request an item, either fill out this form and bring it with you to the library, email us or call the library at 260 563 2972.
There is no charge for interlibrary loan.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Friday, August 24, 2007

Audio Books

Don't have time to sit down and read? Have a long commute? Try our audio books! We have them on both CD and Cassette.


Nixon and Kissinger (partners in power) by Robert Dallek


Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy


The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood


Innocent as Sin by Elizabeth Lowell


The Wheel of Darkness by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling


Log on to our catalog and place your reserve now!

Book Discussion


The first book is now available for sale at the library!
Also, the discussion questions for the first 2 books have been posted on our website.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Back to School


Don't forget, you can find free practice tests for the SATs, GED and skills improvement courses through Learning Express Library.
It is free to use, all you have to do is go through the library's website and sign up for an account.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Fall Childrens Programming

Toddler Time
For young children ages 18 months to 3 years.
Six sessions of stories, songs, action rhymes, puppets, and fun!
Thursday Mornings at 10:00am, September 20-October 25th

Preschool Story Hour
For preschool children ages 3 to 6 years.
Ten weeks of stories, songs, finger plays, puppets and art activities.
Tuesday afternoons at 1:30pm, September 18-November 20th
Wednesday Mornings at 10:00am, September 19-November 21st


Family Story Hour
Monday evenings, from 6:30-7:30pm, October 1st-29th.

Holiday Craft and Parties
Halloween
Halloween Craft & Party:
Thursday, October 25th at 2:00pm

Childrens book wek
Celebrate Children's Book Week:
November 12-18.

Christmas Craft:
Friday, December 4th at 2:00pm


All programs are free but require registrations. Please stop by, e-mail the library, or call us at 260/563-2972 and ask for the Children's Room to register or if you have any questions. Rules for Reading Program are available at the library.

Website

Our webpage is back! Yea! It may look a bit different on some of the pages, not all of the images are back.

Monday, August 13, 2007

Library Site

Our site is now up. Though some of our images are still missing.

Our Web page

Our webpage is down, the webpage server crashed this weekend.
You can still access our online catalog at http://catalog.wabash.lib.in.us.
We are working on the problem and hopefully the site will be up soon!

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Parking Lot

Due to paving work: the back parking lot (next to the train tracks) will be closed on Friday. Please park in the Hill Street parking lot.

Monday, August 6, 2007

Student Assistant Positions

Planning to apply for one of our Student Assistant positions? Get your application in ASAP!

Friday, August 3, 2007

Upcoming Event

Five On Friday

5 Genealogy resources available to you at the library.

1. Ancestry.com: the library offers free in-library access to Ancestry.com!

2. Heritage Quest: Have a library card? You can access Heritage Quest free of charge at home or in the library. All you need is a valid library card and to go through our website.

3. Online Wabash Plain Dealer Obituary Index: view the indexes for 2000-2006 online from home. Go through our Website to find them.

4. Online index to the 1930 census of Wabash County.

5. Wabash Newspapers from 1846 on Microfilm. Visit our Wabash County Resources page for a list of more resources on Microfilm.

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Thursday 13

13 Things you can do on the Library's Adult computers.

1. Write a letter on Microsoft Word.
2. Create a resume with Winway's Resumes and More. Work through the wizard to customize your resume. This is for advanced users. Just want a basic resume? Use the Microsoft Word wizard.
3. Play on the internet! Surf away, we just ask that you not view inappropriate content or chat. There are millions of websites for you to enjoy.
4. Look for employment. Either through local newspapers, the Indiana job Bank or through sites like monster.com.
5. Sign up for your very own My Space account. Join the My Space revolution, sign up for your own page then email your friends and tell them where to find you.
6. Look for love through websites like match.com and eharmony.
7. Find a book to read. Browse our catalog or Amazon, Barnes & Noble and many others to find the perfect book. If we don't have it, request that the library order it, or if it is older, request it through interlibrary loan for no charge.
8. Read newspapers from around the world. Many newspapers have their own websites. Browse USA today, the Indianapolis Star and many more online.
9. Keep up to date on the latest news. MSNBC, Fox News and CNN have continuous online coverage.
10. Create a chart with Microsoft Excel.
11. Make a birthday card with Microsoft Publisher. Choose your design, graphic and text.
12. Sign up for a free webpage and express yourself.
13. Create your own blog! My favorite is blogger, but there is also live journal, wordpress and many more.

2007 Fall Discussion Series

ESCAPING TO SURVIVE
Sometimes the only way to maintain a sense of self and survive...is to escape.

Thursday, September 20
The Glass Castle

Thursday, October 18
Water for Elephants

Thursday, November 15
Breaking Clean

Look for the first book in mid-August!
Books and discussion questions will be available at the main circulation desk
Books will be available for sale, and a limited number of books will be available for check-out. Pre-registration is required. You may register at the circulation desk or by calling the library at 260-563-2972.

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Summer Reading Program

Today is the last day to turn in points for the Children's Summer Reading Program!

The Library's open until 8pm tonight, don't forget to stop by.

Friday, July 27, 2007

Top Five on Friday

Our top five circulating Children's books:
1. Arthur's Birthday has gone out 298 times since 1989 but had to be withdrawn in April. The library has a new copy though that has gone out 3 times this year.


2. Henry and Mudge and the forever sea : the sixth book of their adventures has gone out 253 times since 1989 and 6 times this year.

3. The Berenstain Bears at the super-duper market has gone out 247 times since 1992 and once this year. This item has also been withdrawn (probably due to use) but we have many other Berenstain titles.


4. Arthur's pet business has gone out 235 times since 1990. This title has been withdrawn and replaced with a new copy of the book that has gone out twice this year.

5. The Berenstain bears and the ghost of the forest has gone out 232 times since 1989 and twice this year.

Library Events for July 29-August 4th, 2007


Sunday, July 29th, YA Summer Reading Program Ends


Wednesday, August 1st, Children's Summer Reading Program Ends.

Thursday, August 2nd at 10:30am: Children's Summer Reading Program Summer's End Party.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Mother Daughter Book Discussion~tonight!

Don't forget! The mother-daughter book discussion is tonight, July 26, at 6pm!

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Ten on Tuesday

10 Local Websites

1. Wabash City Schools: find links to Wabash High School, Middle School, WC Mills and OJ Neighbors schools. Also find a 2007/2008 school calendar, and during the school year, find out about delays and closings.

2. Wabash Plain Dealer: read short articles and browse the classifieds online. Also place announcements online.

3. The Paper of Wabash County, Inc: read the paper online,

4. Official Website of the City of Wabash: find information about Wabash, view a local events calendar, maps of Wabash, and contact information for local officials.

5. Wabash County Historical Museum: find out when they are open, coming attractions and visit the museum store.

6. Wabash County Sheriff's Department: report a crime, find information on safety, drugs and prevention. Search Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Registry.

7. Wabash County Convention and Visitors Bureau: request free Wabash Maps, browse local attractions and view a community calendar.

8. Economic Development Group of Wabash County: find economic information, as well as community information.

9. MSD of Wabash County: find information on outlying schools. Also view school calendars, closings and delays.

10. Wabash Carnegie Public Library: our website! View current library events, check out our other blogs and read a welcome message from our new director! Also check out our online catalog, renew or reserve items with your bar code number.

Monday, July 23, 2007

2007 Best Books of Indiana

The 2007 Best Books of Indiana were named last week at an awards ceremony at the Indiana State Library. The following books and authors received the state’s highest book honor:

Best Book of Indiana – Fiction

Triple Cross by Kit Ehrman. Poisoned Pen Press, Scottsdale, Arizona

Best Book of Indiana – Nonfiction

Getting Open: The Unknown Story of Bill Garrett and the Integration of College Basketball by Tom Graham and Rachel Graham Cody. Simon and Schuster’s Atria Books, New York, New York

Best Book of Indiana – Poetry

Cross this Bridge at a Walk by Jared Carter. Wind Publications, Nicholasville, Kentucky

Best Book of Indiana – Children’s Literature

Georgie’s Moon by Chris Woodworth. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, New York, New York

"It is always a privilege to recognize, promote and honor Indiana authors,” said Roberta Brooker, Indiana State Librarian. “This year’s Best Books will be featured in the State Library’s Indiana Authors Room for the next 12 months and all of the 2007 competition’s entries will make outstanding additions to the State Library’s collection of books by Hoosier authors.”


A complete listing of this year’s finalists and past winners and finalists is available online at http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/isl/newsroom/bbiwinners.htm.

New Movies at the Library


The Astronaut Farmer: An astronaut-in-training has to leave NASA (to save the family farm) but just can't give up on his dream of shooting into space, even if he has to do it all by himself. And that will of course get everyone up in arms, from his wife to his banker to the town gossips to the media and the Department of Homeland Security.


Miss Potter: In an effort to give their younger brother, Norman a project to keep him busy now that he has joined the family publishing house, the older Warne brothers agree to publish Miss Beatrix Potter's first children's book. They don't expect the book to sell well, but they need to keep Norman busy.


The Queen: An intimate, moving portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Tony Blair following the untimely death of Princess Diana. The Queen's restrained reaction causes a public relations debacle that Prime Minister Blair must defuse. The two struggle to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an open display of mourning.