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Library
System Receives Repair Grant
The Hall County
Library System has been notified by Georgia Public Library Service that it is to
receive three grants for a total of $106,402 for the repair and renovation of
buildings and equipment.
Dr. Lamar Veatch,
State Librarian, contacted the entire state legislative delegation to thank them
for their support and leadership in helping secure these
funds.
“Besides the three
grants,” said Adrian Mixson, library director, “Our delegation also managed to
help secure another $20,000 through the Department of Community Affairs for
repairs in our East Hall and Murrayville
Libraries.”
The grant money
will be used to update the aging elevators in the Gainesville library and repair
the HVAC systems in the East Hall and Murrayville branch
libraries.
“The Hall County
Library Board would like to thank Representatives James Mills, Carl Rogers, Doug
Collins, Tommy Benton, and Senator Lee Hawkins for representing the local
library community during the last legislative session,” said Mixson, “It was a
tough session but they still managed to look after their
community.”
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
Glowing
Mask Workshop
The Gainesville
Branch is sponsoring a “Funtastic Glowing Mask”
workshop. Participants will create
a Renaissance-style Face Mask that glows in the dark. Artist Elis Wilson will demonstrate and
assist participants on Saturday, October 13th from 10:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. The cost is $15.00 per
child with parent and pre-registration is required. Reserve a place by calling 770-532-3311
x 116 and asking for Jeannie Crawford.
Scrapbooking
Workshop
There will be
ongoing Scrapbooking Workshops once a month at the Blackshear Place Branch. The next meeting is scheduled for
Monday, October 8th from 5:00-7:30pm. This workshop will feature great ideas
for creating 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.
In addition to the
once a month workshops there will also be an all day workshop on October
13th from 10:00 am-4:30 pm. The cost is $20 and includes, lunch, snack, door prize and starter kit. Please call the Blackshear Place Branch
at 770-532-3311 ext. 151 for more information or click here and follow the
links.
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, and snack.
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.
What’s
Hanging in the Galleries
During October, the
Blackshear Place Branch will be featuring West Virginia Blenko Glass.
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 storytimes will be held at 6:30 pm on October 1
at the Gainesville
Branch and on October 9 at the
Blackshear Place
Branch. Everyone is welcome. Children may
wear their jammies and bring their favorite bedtime buddy. The guest reader for
October at the Gainesville Branch is Myrtle Figueras,
Mayor Pro-Tem of
Preschool storytimes and lapsits begin the week of October 8 at the
Reading Patch
Club
for independent readers in elementary school and Jump Start Reading
Club for children who cannot read on their
own are now in session. Ask to register at any library branch. The clubs will
end the day before the Memorial Day holiday in
May.
For more information about any of the
library’s family programming, call 770-532-3311, ext.
129.
New titles for children
and teens:
Siesta
by Ginger Foglesong Guy
A bilingual story
of a brother and sister who go through the house with their teddy bear gathering
items they will need for their siesta in the back yard--but there are so many
things to gather and so much to be done! (Spanish
EFC)
Angel
Coming by Heather
Henson
A family makes
preparations, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the angel who will come up the
mountain bringing a new baby. (EFC)
Hoot
(video)
When the new kid in
town discovers that a local population of burrowing owls
are about to have their home destroyed, he teams up with the resident
outcast and the school’s offbeat tomboy to take on the town to save the
endangered owls. (based on the book by Carl Hiaasen) (J
VIDEO)
Nanny McPhee
(video)
A mysterious woman
with special powers enters the household of the recently widowed Mr. Brown and
attempts to tame his seven very naughty children. (based on the Nurse Matilda series by Christianna Brand) (J
VIDEO)
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Just before their
16th birthdays, when they will be transformed into beauties whose
only job is to have a great time, Tally’s best friend runs away and Tally must
find her and turn her in, or never become pretty at all.
(YAF)
Breath by Donna Jo
Napoli
Elaborates on the
tale of “The Pied Piper,” told from the point of view of a boy who is too ill to
keep up when a piper spirits away the healthy children of a plague-ridden town
after being cheated out of full payment for ridding
New
titles in the adult area:
Dead
Heat by Dick Francis
and Felix Francis
MWA
Dick Francis and his son Felix introduce a new hero, chef Max Moreton.
Playing for Pizza
by John
Grisham
“Third-string
Cleveland Browns quarterback Rick Dockery becomes the greatest goat ever by
throwing three interceptions in the closing minutes of the AFC championship
game. Fleeing vengeful fans, he finds refuge in the grungiest corner of
professional football, the Italian National Football League as quarterback of
the inept but full-of-heart Parma Panthers.”
Stalin’s
Ghost by Martin Cruz
Smith
“Moscow-based
Senior Investigator Arkady Renko…investigates a murder-for-hire scheme that leads him
to suspect two fellow police detectives….”
Once Upon a Quinceañeara: Coming of Age in the USA
by Julia
Alvarez
A fascinating and
illuminating exploration of the Latina “sweet
fifteen.”
“I
Walked the Line: My Life with Johnny by Vivian
Cash
An intimate and
powerful memoir of Johnny Cash’s first wife, featuring a never-before-seen
archive of family photos and Johnny’s revealing love
letters.
Dancing with Rose:
Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer’s by Lauren
Kessler
Accomplished
journalist Lauren Kessler lost her mother to Alzheimer’s, a disease that
afflicts four and a half million people a year. In order to better understand the
disease and its effects on family members, Kessler takes a low wage job as an
aide in an Alzheimer’s facility.
This is her compassionate account as a
caregiver.
Artists’
Book Club
The
Artists’ Book Club will meet at the Gainesville
branch on Tuesday, October 2nd from 6 – 7:30pm.
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,
Crime is popular.
We just cannot seem to buy enough true crime to wet some of our readers’
appetites and the mystery is our most popular genre. I confess to waiting for the next James
Lee Burke novel and will stop what I am reading for the latest Randy Wayne White
release. Cops and robbers also seem to be daily fair on our television networks
and every year the big screen has one or two movies that receive critical
accolades. Jodie Foster’s new release The
Brave One is the most recent example. I have no idea why so many of us are
fascinated by killers but the Nancy Graces of television only popularize what a
good newspaper man has always known
and that is crime sells.
Serial killers are
always popular fare for the crime hound. HBO’s Dexter is a new television series based on the novels by a
Jeffrey Lindsay is
not the only writer to focus on the serial killer. Faye Kellerman, Jefferson Parker, Ian Rankin, James Patterson and
Thomas Harris are just a few who have probed into what makes one kill. I
recently checked and discovered that the library system owns over 90 books that
explore this dark side of man.
I remember when
reading Willie Morris’ North Toward Home being struck by the mention of several of his
schoolmates in Yazoo, Mississippi who killed one or more of their parents. If I
recall correctly this was back in the 1930’s before Morris boarded the bus for
the big city. I was struck at the time with the notion that not much has
changed. We never know when a friend or neighbor might act in a way we would
least expect, but it never seems to cause us to lose faith in our fellow man.
Most of us still trust appearances unless given
cause.
Libraries are like
malls. They are brightly lit, pleasant places that teem with cheerful people.
They invite us to come in to enjoy what there is to offer. Like in malls there
is no indication what is going on in the mind of the person walking an aisle or
sharing a table or striking up a conversation with you. He could be just as
pleasant and affable as Lindsay’s Dexter.
I guess what I am
getting around to telling you is that we probably had a
Dexter recently walk our downtown. He may have visited a couple of our parks,
roamed some of our neighborhoods at night, and shopped in some of our stores.
Some of you even passed him on the street. I know he walked the
My intention is not
to keep you from enjoying the library but to suggest you use it wisely like you
should your park or mall. You can never judge a person by his cover and even
after you turn a few pages, you will still never know what goes on
inside.
I hope to catch you
in the stacks reading but make it safe by being aware of your surroundings, and
if you bring a child try to be with him.
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
Celebrate Hispanic
Heritage Collection of
material for teachers and students in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Features an interactive map showing Hispanic history in the
Americas.
The War: A Ken Burns
Film Website for the 2007
Ken Burns series that tells "the story of the Second World War through personal
accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns” which include
Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; and Luverne, Minnesota.
Mattel: Voluntary
Safety Recall Facts
Information about the
2007 recalls of toys manufactured by Mattel and Fisher-Price because of lead
paint hazards. Includes product names, numbers, and photos for
recalled items.
Editors
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information please call (770) 532-3311 ext. 134 or visit our website at
http://www.hallcountylibrary.org/
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