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.

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 Arthur's Birthday has gone out 298 times since 1989 but had to be withdrawn in April.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 This item has also been withdrawn (probably due to use) but we have many other Berenstain titles.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 This title has been withdrawn and replaced with a new copy of the book that has gone out twice this year.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.

Mother Daughter Book Discussion~tonight!

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

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.

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.

Today in History

In 1904, by some accounts, the ice cream cone was invented by Charles E. Menches during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition St. Louis


In 1998, Scientists at the University of Hawaii announced they had turned out more than 50 carbon-copy mice, with a cloning technique said to be more reliable than the one used to create Dolly the sheep

Today in Space History

In 1969 "Apollo Eleven" astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon as they stepped out of their lunar module

In 1976 America's "Viking One" robot spacecraft made a successful, first-ever landing on Mars.

In 1989 President Bush called for a long-range space program to build an orbiting space station, establish a base on the moon and send a manned mission to the planet Mars.

In 1999 After 38 years at the bottom of the Atlantic, astronaut Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 Mercury capsule was lifted to the surface.

Positions Opening

The Wabash Carnegie Public Library has openings for Student Assistants to shelve library materials and assist patrons in both the Children’s and Adult Departments.

Minimum requirements: Age 16, B grade point average, basic computer skills.

Additional information and applications are available at the circulation desks. All inquiries should be directed to Theresa Singleton, Circulation & System Manager, 563-2972

Library Events for July 23-28, 2007

Wednesday, July 25: The Children's Summer Reading Program will hold Toddler Time at 10:00am and Preschool Story Hour at 11:00am.



Thursday, July 26: The Children's Summer Reading Program will hold a Craft Workshop at 10:00am. Craft workshops are for kindergartners through 5th Graders.
Young Adult Summer Program will host a Mother Daughter Book Discussion of 13 Little Blue Envelopes at 6pm.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Red Skelton, circus clown, painter, radio comedian and television star, Red Skelton born in Vincennes, Indiana.

Stop by the library and check out:
Bathing Beauty (VHS): Trying to woo back his wife, Red Skelton enrolls at the women's college where she is the swimming coach.

Three Little Words (DVD): Musical film biography of the songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. Also starring Fred Astaire.

Also try the Red Skelton Collection or the Best of the Red Skelton Show.

Pinnochio!

Starts in 25 minutes! Don't miss it.

Brand New Books!

The devil's labyrinth by John Saul.
A troubled teenager struggling to cope with the loss of his father, Ryan McIntyre is sent to St. Ignatius Catholic School, an institution with a good reputation for dealing with troubled teens, where he meets an enigmatic exorcist, Father Sebastian.


Dragons of the highlord skies by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
Seeking a dragon orb rescued from the Tower of High Sorcery in Planathus by an elven wizard before its fall to the forces of the Kingpriest, the Dragon Highlord Ariakas assigns the task of retrieving it to Kitiara Uth-Matar.


Touching Stars by Emilie Richards
When her ex-husband, an investigative reporter, returns from Afghanistan, searching for a place to recover from the emotional trauma, Gayle Fortman opens up her home in hopes that her sons can establish a real bond with their father.

Welcome Message

Our new director, Ware W. Wimberly III, has written a welcome message. Stop by our website and check it out!

Library Events for July 16-21st

Wednesday, July 18: The Children's Summer Reading program will host Pinocchio, at 10:00am

Thursday, July 19: The Children's Summer Reading Program will hold a Craft Workshop, at 10:00am. Craft workshops are for kindergartners through 5th Graders.

This week (July 13-21) is the Wabash County 4-H Fair at the County Fairgrounds. FOr more information, contact the County Extension Office 260-563-0661

Next Friday and Saturday the Big Band Rally will take place at Paradise Spring Park. For more information, contact Hope Rider 260-563-5030

It is also Circus City Week in Peru!

Thursday 13

13 of today's famous birthdays! Most of the people on this list are of course, deceased.

Happy Birthday to Roman leader Gaius Julius Caesar

Happy Birthday to Josiah Wedgewood , English potter, industrialist and writer. (Born 1730)

Happy Birthday to Composer Christian Danner (born 1757)

Happy Birthday to Russian zoologist Heinrich Christian Pander (born 1794)

Happy Birthday to American writer Henry David Thoreau (born 1817)

Happy Birthday to Canadian physician/author William Osler. He studied the circulatory system (born 1849)

Happy Birthday to George Eastman, the founder of Kodak (born 1854)

Happy Birthday to Amedeo Modigiani, Italian painter, sculptor, and draftsman (born 1884)

Happy Birthday to Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian operatic soprano famous for her Wagnerian roles (born 1895)

Happy Birthday to R. Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome (also 1895)

Happy Birthday to Peter Deyneka, missions pioneer. He founded the Slavic Gospel Association in 1934. This mission undertakes evangelistic work in Europe and South America (born 1898)

Happy Birthday to Comedian Milton Berle "Uncle Miltie" (born 1908)

Happy Birthday to Artist Andrew Wyeth (born 1917)

Today in history

Charles Dickens published A Tale of Two Cities.
Check it out at the library!

Today in History

On this day, in 1974 A Prairie Home Companion premiered.

Library Events for July 9-14

Wednesday, July 11: Toddler Time, 10:00am, Preschool Story Hour, 11:00am
Thursday, July 12: Craft Workshop, 10:00am

Top 5 on Friday

Our top five items, these items have gone out more than any other items in the library. Suprisingly, they are all movies on VHS.

1. The Little Engine that could: checked out 434 times
2. Beauty and the Beast: checked out 404 times
3. Garfield goes Hollywood: checked out 402 times
4. Winnie the Pooh, Pooh Party: checked out 372 times
5. Sarah Plain and Tall: Checked out 368 times

Thursday 13

13 of our (the library staff's) favorite books.

1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I love the progression of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth, how misunderstood they were at the beginning and by the end you can't help but to be in love with Mr. Darcy. Read it online Here.

2. Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock. This book is a fast-paced suspenseful story with down-to-earth realistic characters that capture your heart. The story centers on the unexpected and brutal murder of Thelma and Wayne Owens on a family friendly island off the coast of Georgia. Visit the Author's website.

3. The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes by Jennifer Crusie. For years, the three orphaned Fortune sisters, each endowed with a different magical ability, have been on the run from their evil aunt Xan. Dee, the oldest, is their shape-shifting protector; sullen middle child Lizzie has transmutative abilities (her latest aim is turning straw into gold); and self-satisfied Mare can move things with her mind. Find more books by Jennifer Crusie at her website.

4. House by Ted Dekker. This book is a religious thriller that actually puts your brain to use. I was confused at some points, and yet completely enthralled by it the entire time I was reading it. It was difficult to put down and the ending was a killer. Visit his official site.

5. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. This masterful saga of life in twelfth century England is epic storytelling at its best. The author weaves a rich and colorful tapestry of people, places, and events surrounding the building of a magnificent cathedral in the medieval town of Kingsbridge. Find out when his sequel will finally be released here.

6. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Ten years in the making, this engaging work reveals why "Lincoln's road to success was longer, more tortuous, and far less likely" than the other men, and why, when opportunity beckoned, Lincoln was "the best prepared to answer the call." Find more information here.

7. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and madness at the fair that changed America by Erik Larson. Larson parallels the building of the 1892 World’s Fair in Chicago with the story of H. H. Holmes, a doctor by profession, but a serial killer of young women at the fair. Want to discuss this book with friends? Find a reading guide.

8&9. The Chronicles of Narnia series, particularly The Last Battle and The Horse and His Boy by CS Lewis. Every once and a while, I have to read them again. They are my favorites because of two main reasons. First, they are wonderful stories that are fun to read. Second, the spiritual aspect of the stories are endearing to me. Learn more about the author at his website.

10. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
This book follows the intertwining lives of 4 very different people with a lot in common. Find more titles by this author.

11. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. This popular author's most recent book deals with a disturbing school shooting situation, but it's well worth reading and makes you think. The characters stay with you after you finish reading the book. Visit her official website for more titles by this author.

12. Diogenes Trilogy by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (Brimstone, Dance of Death & Book of the Dead). Follow Agent Pendergast, Vincent D'Agosta and Laura Hayward as they race to save the world from a madman. What is his plan? Agent Pendergast must reach into his forgotten past to find the answer. Visit the Preston/Child website for more information.

13. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. This classic story of love and sacrifice for all ages. Find Word puzzles and more here.

New items for July!

Our new book list has been posted on our website!
Check it out!

Ancestry.com

The library now offers free in library access to ancestry.com.
Sign up to use one of our Internet computers and link off our homepage.
ProQuest has partnered with MyFamily.com to create Ancestry Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today with unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom. Its valuable content is a strong complement to HeritageQuest Online, which the library offers remote access to.

Brand new movies at the library!

Arthur and the Invisibles: Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, a tiny people living in harmony with nature. Features the voices of Jason Bateman and Robert De Niro



Thr3e: a man, haunted by his past, is faced with the consequences of his actions as he prepares to finish his thesis. Based on the book by Ted Dekker, this film stars Marc Blucas and Justine Waddell.



Mae West: the Glamour Collection. This collection includes Go West Young Man, Goin' To Town, I'm No Angel, My Little Chickadee and Night After Night. Other stars include Cary Grant and WC Fields.

Fourth of July Celebration Tonight

4th of July Celebration Morrett Sports Complex, tonight, July 3rd.
According to the Wabash Plain Dealer, activities begin a 4pm with elephant and pony Rides as well as acts from the Peru Amateur Circus.
Fireworks will begin at approximately 10:15pm, Retro Overload will perform after the fireworks until about 11:45pm.
Visit the Wabash Plain Dealer's website for more information.

Don't forget!

The library will be closed tomorrow for the fourth of July.

Fourth of July

Don't forget that the library will be closed for the Fourth of July.
The library will re-open on Thursday at 9am.

Indiana Seatbelt Law

The Indiana seat belt law has changed.
As of yesterday, everyone in the motor vehicle must be buckled. For more information, check out the Wabash Plain Dealer's article.