Friday, June 29, 2007

Library Events for July 2nd-7th

The Library will be closed on Wednesday for the fourth of July.

The children's room will have a craft for kindergarteners through fifth grade on Thursday at 10am.

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Thursday 13

13 movies you may have missed.

1. De-Lovely, starring Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd.
De-lovely tells of Cole Porter's life and features Alanis Morisette, Elvis Costello and many more.

2. What a way to go starring Shirley MacLaine
Louisa has a problem. All she is looking for is love, but everyone she marries strikes it rich and then dies.

3. Victor/Victoria starring Julie Andrews and Robert Preston.
Julie Andrews plays Victoria Grant who is trying to make it as an opera singer. She stumbles upon Robert Preston's Toddy and together they make her into the worlds best crossdressing entertainer.

4. The Thin Man starring William Powell and Myrna Loy.
Nick is a retired investigator, Nora is his socialite wife with a curious sense of adventure. One way or another, they get pulled into solving mysteries. This is the first of the series.

5. Hotel Rwanda starring Don Cheadle
A five-star-hotel manager in Rwanda risks his life when he opens his hotel to more than a thousand Tutsis refugees in order to protect them from death.

6. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark starring Harrison Ford
Ford stars as Indiana Jones, an unconventional archeologist, who is assigned by the U.S. Government to find the mystically empowered Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain it for their own evil use.

7. Into the West
Explore one of the most powerful and defining chapters in American history. This powerful epic adventure unfolds as told through the struggles, triumphs, and heartaches of two families as they journey in search of the American dream.

8. Monarch of the Glen
Join Archie MacDonald as he strives to restore Glenbogle to its former glory while looking out for the interests of the village as well as his family.

9. Murder on the Orient Express
The cast includes Vanessa Redgrave, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery and other famous faces. Agatha Christie's Poirot is involved in one of his toughest cases, the murder of an American millionare, but of course, there is much more to the story than it appears.

10. Suddenly, last summer
Elizabeth Taylor is wonderful as Catherine Holly who is recovering in a mental institution. Her young, attractive doctor is trying to save her from the labotomy her aunt (played by Katherine Hepburn) would like her to have.

11. The Cradle will fall
Based on the Mary Higgins Clark novel of the same name, while investigating the murder of a pregnant woman, Katie finds herself needing to check in to the hospital for a routine procedure that will not be so routine.

12. Bride & Prejudice
A bollywood musical version of the Jane Austen novel. It is set in modern day India and is a fun, not to serious look at our preconceived notions and prejudices.

13. Cat Ballou starring Jane Fonda
Cat arrives home to have her father murdered and her land siezed. She joins up with a pair of outlaws and is determined to get revenge. Features Nat King Cole and Stubby Kaye as shouters.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Ten on Tuesday

1. Cute Overload. Find pictures of adorable animals.
2. Google's Gmail. Sign up for a gmail account, then create your very own blog and personalized homepage.
3. Unshelved Primer. Visit Unshelved's webpage and learn all about this library based web comic. Plus sign up to receive it free in your inbox.
4. Amazon.com. Browse the millions of books, music, movies and other items at amazon.com. Pre-order your copy of the New Harry Potter book or Kelly Clarkson CD.
5. Book Reporter. Find book reviews, recommendations, notes from the author and more.
6. How Stuff Works. Want to know how the iphone works or if a car really can get 100 miles per gallon? Visit this site and find out.
7. Library Thing. Are you an avid reader who would like to connect with other readers to discuss books that you are reading? Sign up for a free account and list up to 200 books.
8. Flixster. Do you love movies? Sign up for a free flixster account and rate movies you've seen. Add your friends and plan movie nights by comparing movies you all want to see.
9. Comic.com. Want to read comics that aren't featured in your newspaper? Read 30 days worth of BC, Luann, Get Fuzzy and more at comics.com
10. The library's website! Find out what's going on with our calendar, check out some of our genealogy collection, find a book through our online catalog.

Friday, June 22, 2007

New Copier



Stop by and check out the library's new copier!

Library Events for June 25-30th

Children's Summer Reading Program Juggling Show, Wednesday, June 27 at 10:30 AM
Children's Summer Reading Program Craft Workshop, 10:00am
Young Adult Summer Program 2007 Game Night, Thursday, June 28 at 6pm

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Thursday 13: 13 things to do at the library

1. Bring your kindergartener through 5th grader to craft time on Thursday mornings at 10am.
2. Check your email!
3. Check out some of our newest fiction.
4. Rent a movie for free! The library has a collection of over 1,500 DVDs and 1,400 VHS tapes.
5. Check out one of our new CDs. We just got the new Nora Jones and Sugarland CDs.
6. Read a magazine. The library has over 200 magazine subscriptions including People, Newsweek and Sports Illustrated.
7. Read a biography.
8. Come in and type up a resume. The library computers have Microsoft Word as well as WinWay Resume Delux.
9. Bring your preschooler to story time Wednesday mornings at 11am.
10. Bring your laptop in and use our free wireless network.
11. Take a break and read a children's book.
12. Do you commute? Check out a book on CD or cassette, perfect for long car rides.
13. Read, of course!

Flag Day!

Happy Flag Day! For more information on flag day visit Usaflag.org

Monday, June 11, 2007

Library Events for June 11-16, 2007

Tuesday, June 12: Heroes & Legends Music, 10:30am
Wednesday, June 13: Toddler Time, 10:00am; Preschool Story Hour, 11:00am
Thursday, June 14: Craft Workshop, 10:00am

Call the children's room to register. 260/563-2972.
For more children's events, visit our webpage

Friday, June 8, 2007

New Music at the Library

Come in and check out some of our new CDs!
Micheal Buble's Call me Irresponsible
Tim McGraw's Let it Go
Whitney Houston's Greatest Hits
Regina Spektor's Begin to Hope and many more!

New books for June!

A Thousand Splendid Suns – by Khaled Hosseini
The author of “The Kite Runner” follows the lives of two women over three decades in Afghanistan in his new novel

Ghostwalk – by Rebecca Stott
This is debut fiction that weaves a story of past and present

Find more on our website

Monday, June 4, 2007

Events for this Week

Wednesday, June 6th: Toddler Time 10am, Preschool Story Hour, 11:00am
Thursday, June 7th: Craft Workshop, 10:00am