Welcome
to the
November
2007
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This Month’s Edition
What’s
Hanging in the
Galleries
Web
Picks: Cool Stuff on the Web
The
Hall County Library System will be closed Sunday and Monday, November 11-12 in
honor of Veteran’s Day.
The
library will also be closed for the Thanksgiving holidays on Thursday-Friday,
November
22-23.
Book
Lovers’ Roadshow
Are
your bookshelves overflowing? Have you inherited unusual books or found some
interesting books at a yard sale?
The
Friends of the Hall County Library will hold their annual meeting and program on
Tuesday, November 13 at 5:00 p.m.
Following a short business meeting, antiquarian book dealer Cliff
Graubert will give a brief presentation on identifying valuable books. After Mr.
Graubert’s talk, he will be available on a first come, first served basis to
offer appraisals of books brought in by program attendees, a sort of “Antiques
Roadshow®” for books. (Due to time
constraints, no more than four books per person, please.)
About
our Presenter
Cliff
Graubart has run the Old New York Bookshop since 1971. He is a member of the Antiquarian
Booksellers Association of America (www.abaa.org). For 25 years he ran his store
on
Working on your
holiday shopping? Be sure to stop
by the Blackshear Place Branch November 30-December 2 for a major book sale
featuring hundreds of used children’s books and other materials. The event will take place in the
Blackshear Place meeting room. Friends of the Hall County Library members are
invited to a special preview sale on Thursday, November 29 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Non-members can join any time, including at the door, to take advantage of this
early bird opportunity.
Volunteers are needed
to work at the sale; to sign up to assist call 770-532-3311 ext. 151.
Book sale dates and
times:
Thursday, November 29
4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Friends of the
Library Preview Sale)
Friday, November
30
10 a.m. – 5:00
p.m.
Saturday, December 1
10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 2
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The
Hall County Library System, a cooperating collection with the Foundation Center
of New York is once again offering Grant Writing 101-How to Get
Started. This class
is taught by Angel Randolph and is held in the Bill
& Melinda Gates Computer Lab at the Gainesville Branch. The last class for 2007 will be
November 15 from 10:30-12:30. Click here to download a
registration form. One may also
register by asking for a form at the Gainesville Branch Information Desk. For more information please call
770-532-3311, ext. 114, or e-mail
Scrapbooking
Workshop
There will be
ongoing Scrapbooking Workshops once a month at the Blackshear Place Branch. The next meeting is scheduled for
Monday, November 5th from 5:00-7:30pm. Experienced scrapbooker Arneshia Echols
will demonstrate useful techniques and creative ideas to showcase family
memories or create clever pages for your memorabilia. Experienced scrappers and
“newbies” are welcome, but advanced registration is required. Beginners may
purchase an optional starter kit for $12, payable upon registration. Attendees
are encouraged to bring their own photos or clippings.
Card
Making Workshop
There will be a
card making workshop at Blackshear Place Branch of the Hall County Library
System on Saturday, November 17 from 10 am-4:30 pm. The cost for this workshop is $25 and
includes materials to make 20 greeting cards, lunch, snack and door prizes. Pre registration is required. Please call the Blackshear Place Branch
at 770-532-3311 ext. 151 for more information or click
here and follow the
links.
Kids and
Kritters
Animals enjoy
stories, too! The Blackshear Place Branch will have a special
storytime Thursday November 29 at 3:30 pm, featuring Kelley Uber of the Hall
County Humane Society. Kelley will read stories, bring surprise furry
or four-legged “guests,” and talk about how to care for pets. All children
are invited to enjoy this “Kids and
Kritters” program.
What’s
Hanging in the Galleries
Carol Cutts will be
featured in the Gainesville Branch galleries from November 15 through December
15. Her specialty is realistic watercolor.
At the Blackshear
Place Branch, the works of George
Frank, local resident and wood carver, will be on display during November. Mr.
Frank has been carving birds for a number of years and has won numerous local
and regional awards. Included in the exhibit are a swan, duck, cardinal,
wren and chickadee as well as his very first attempt at
carving.
The
library system offers free computer classes including Introduction to
Email, Introduction to the Internet, Advanced Email, Introduction to MS PowerPoint, Word Processing
Basics and Introduction to MS
Publisher. Classes are taught by trained library staff and
are free to the public. Classes will be held in the computer training labs at
the Blackshear Place Branch. For
class details and times, click here or
contact the library at 770-532-3311.
The next
pajama
storytime will be held at
6:30 pm at the Gainesville
Branch on November 5
(Joel Williams, Program Director for WDUN will be the guest reader) and at
Blackshear Place
Branch on November 13.
Everyone is welcome. Children may wear their jammies and bring their favorite
bedtime buddy. For more
information, check the link above, go to the library
website, or call
770-532-3311, ext.151.
Preschool
storytimes and
Baby
Steps infant lapsit are
in session through November16. Winter
session begins the week of
January 7. For more information, check the links above, go to the
library
website, call
770-532-3311, ext. 129, or pick up a flyer in any library
branch.
Jump Start Reading
Club for children who
cannot read on their own and Reading Patch
Club for children who
can read on their own are in session. There are 8 new patches to earn and
new guidelines this year for Reading Patch Club! For more information, check the
links above, go to the library
website, or call
770-532-3311, ext. 129.
New titles for children
and teens:
Go, Baby
Jaguar! by Kirsten Larsen
Diego encourages
Baby Jaguar to climb with him to the top of
Undercover Kid:
Tuna Surprise by Ronald
Kidd
When Maggie’s
grandfather visits he brings an invention that may help Maggie solve a
neighborhood crime—who is stealing the tuna fish from outside Mr. Kling’s shop?
(EZ Reader)
The Higher Power of
Lucky by Susan
Patron
Fearing that her
legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to
Toes by Tor
Seidler
After getting lost
on Halloween night when he is only a few months old, an intelligent seven-toes
kitten makes his way into the life of a struggling musician.
(JFC)
The Boy in the
Striped Pajamas by John
Boyne
Bored and lonely
after his family moves from
A Small White
Scar by K. A.
Nuzum
Will Bennon has
always looked after his twin brother, Denny, who has Down syndrome, but now Will
is ready to leave his family’s ranch and become a professional cowboy. However,
Denny unexpectedly joins the journey. (YAF)
New
titles in the adult area:
Dragonwell Dead: A
Tea Shop Mystery by Laura
Childs
“In
the enjoyable eighth installment of Childs's tea shop series … Mark Congdon,
commodities broker and co-owner of a Charleston bed and breakfast, drops dead
after sipping a glass of sweet tea at the Spring Plantation Ramble.” This delightful mystery includes
delicious recipes for tea shop specialties such as Lemon Jumble Cookies and Key
Lime Scones, as well as Tea Time Tips from the
author.
Helpless
by Barbara
Gowdy
Celia,
single mother to nine year old Rachel, is well aware of her daughter’s exotic
beauty. However, she is unaware of a stranger’s unhealthy fascination for her
daughter until the girl disappears.
Ghost
Exit by Philip
Roth
Protagonist
Nathaniel Zuckerman returns to
The Short Bus: A
Journey beyond
When it was decided
that Mooney needed special education in school he was assigned to ride the
“short bus.” Even though he
graduated from
The Buried Book:
The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of
Gilgamesh by David
Damrosch
“Daring
adventurers, fearless explorers, ancient kings, gods and goddesses come to life
in this riveting story of the first great epic—lost to the world for 2,500
years, and rediscovered in the nineteenth
century.”
Perfect Figures:
The Lore of Numbers and How We Learned to Count
by Bunny
Crumpacker
Packed with
eloquent wit and broad intelligence, this volume proves that numbers are much
more than just a way of keeping count.
Artists’
Book Club
The
Artists’ Book Club will meet at the
Donating
a book to the library in honor or memory of a loved one is a great way to show
affection. Titles of suggested book donations are listed on the library’s
Amazon.com Wish List. For the price
of a book, anyone can help the library keep the most current materials
available. To view the list, see the library
website and
follow the link to amazon.com. Book
donors may request that a commemorative plate be placed inside the front cover
of the book in recognition of a loved one or to honor a special occasion.
The Hall County Library System is a non-profit government agency and a
charitable 501(C) (3) organization; therefore, all donations are tax
deductible. The library is pleased
to announce that it has now received 200 plus books through this
program.
Dear
Patron,
Ignore everything
you have read in the popular media concerning the death of libraries. It is not
happening. According to some, the Internet is replacing libraries since all the
information in the world can be found free over the computer in your home. They say electronic books will do the
bound book in, for books are an outdated medium. The naysayers also claim just a
few still read and those who still cherish a good book can go to their local
mega bookstore. It makes for good copy and like Chicken Little’s followers there
is camp that has run with this story.
More people are
using public libraries than ever before. If you do not believe it then I invite
you to visit the
More books are
being published than the year before. After all, Amazon.com and stores like
Barnes and Nobles would not exist if there was not a market for the printed
word. It requires the longer format to explain complicated ideas and last year’s
- still valid – philosophies need massaging to fit today’s sensibilities.
Dressing for success in the seventies would probably not get you hired
today. According to the latest
industry statistics there were 172,000 new titles and editions published in the
The expansion of
the Internet into so many homes just means more people are reading than ever in
our history. I would like to see a good survey conducted to discover how many of
these new readers ever used books. I also believe many that read popular
magazines and newspapers migrated to the Internet since the short format is a
better design for the web.
In my business
there are many people who seem to be afraid of what the electronic or commercial
world is doing to their jobs. I embrace the new outlets. They are good for
education and libraries, and great for us all. Everything I see in successful
businesses reminds me of what good libraries have always done. I know the web
businesses are hiring public librarians to develop their pages and I bet the
mega bookstores are sending their marketing teams into the good libraries to see
how they do displays and programs.
I go to mega
bookstores all the time. It is where I window shop for work and the best place I
know to discover new magazines. I wish we had the funds to add a few more music
magazines, a rock climbing magazine, several more art titles, and a few regional
magazines for our new residents – the sort of publications not well served up on
the Internet.
If you have never
read Being and Nothingness by Jean
Paul Sartre, you are not alone. Last week I was in one of the smaller Barnes and
Nobles and went to its philosophy collection to see if they had a copy. Just
like a good public library, I found this quintessential work on existentialism
on the shelf. The store probably does not sell many copies – this paperback one
was yellow along the edges – but it sort of affirmed what I have always felt:
big bookstores are now doing what great libraries always did in providing
magazines for every taste and books on just about every topic in a comfortable
setting.
You might say that
I find good public libraries on every great website or in every mega bookstores
I visit. What I do not find in the commercial sector is a knowledgeable staff.
Try talking to your web page or asking a bookstore clerk if he knows where to
find a Heidegger.
Hope to catch you in the stacks reading.
Library Director
To get
more information on your library account, please call the library’s Circulation
Manager at 770-532-3311 ext. 110 or visit the library
website and enter your account through the library's
catalog. You will need your library card and pin number, which may be
obtained by visiting any library branch. You may also email the
Circulation
Manager for
additional information.
Web
Picks: Cool Stuff on the Web
Autism
Speaks- Website for this
organization "dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes,
prevention, treatments, and cure for autism." Features material about
organization's activities and policies as well as background about autism
including how to cope, how to grow with it, and video clips.
Refdesk.com- One of the single
best web sources for facts of all sorts.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/ DLTK's Crafts for Kids features a
variety of fun, printable children's crafts, coloring pages and
more.
Editors
For more
information please call (770) 532-3311 ext. 134 or visit our website at
http://www.hallcountylibrary.org/
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