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It's no trick! Reading is a treat!! 😀 Happy Halloweeeen from your friendly community library! 🎃 
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Many thanks to the thoughtful donor who left this cribbage set in our book drop last week!!! If you enjoy games of strategy, come by the library on Saturday mornings between 10 and noon. Last Saturday we had some fun games of backgammon going, as well as a thoughtful game of chess between a retired gentleman who's moving to Mentone and a 9-year-old. In the words of author Roald Dahl, "Life is more fun if you play games!"  If you’ve seen and love the cable TV show, but haven’t yet read the books, you’re in for a treat! We have the full series, plus some of Diana Gabaldon’s other novels (and novellas), as well as the “Outlandish Companion".  The initial idea for the story of Claire and Jamie came to Diana Gabaldon while she was in church one day, so she scribbled some thoughts on the church bulletin...and then forgot about it. Weeks later, when she was cleaning out the family minivan, she found her notes stuffed under the seat. Funny how such mundane actions can lead to whole new worlds, isn’t it? ;)
We’re open Tuesday and Thursdays from 3 to pm, and Saturdays from 9 am to noon. We ❤️ readers! Kathryn Tucker Windham (1918-2011) is somewhat of an Alabama icon, and her book "13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey" (1969), is somewhat of an Alabama classic. (This book has even been used in classrooms to teach Alabama history.) “The really good ghost stories have some connection with history. They tell us who we were or who our ancestors were. And they tell us a great deal about what life was like at the time…” We’ve recently added this book to our shelves. Thank you to whoever donated it :) Now’s the perfect time to check it out! The library is open Tuesday & Thursday from 3 to 6, and Saturday from 9 to noon. {If you’d like to learn more about Miss Katherine — folklorist, journalist, photographer, storyteller, and author — a simple internet search will introduce you to her.}   Learn all about photography, right here in the reference section of your friendly community library :) Open Tue & Thu 3-6, Sat 9-12.
Well it’s October and that means crisp nights, leaves changing, and of course, Halloween. That wonderful time of year when candy corn makes its stand and reigns supreme. We here at your community library invite everyone to come and stop by and visit and borrow some books and/or DVDs for these evenings that are getting longer. Also, we would love to have you come volunteer with us. We sure could use the help and we really enjoy new people. So come by, volunteer, and be a part of your library and community. Here’s what we have new for you this month. Books Y is for Yesterday New from Sue Grafton, this thriller is the darkest and most disturbing case report from the files of Kinsey Millhone. It begins at an elite private school in 1979. Four teenage boys sexually assault a freshman and film the attack, but the tape goes missing and the prime suspect is murdered. Ten years later, one of the perpetrators is released from prison and making trouble. Kinsey Millhone is called in to help, but the vicious sociopath (last seen in X) has a grudge with Kinsey and is leaving traces for her to find. The Wrong Side of Goodbye Detective Harry Bosch must track down someone who may have never existed in this new Michael Connelly thriller. Bosch is hired by one of California’s biggest billionaires to track down a baby he may have fathered years before, while he is also tracking down a serial rapist for a tiny police department. This is one of the most baffling and dangerous foes he has ever faced. DVDs Game of Thrones Season Five This season begins with a power vacuum that Westeros and Essos look to fill. At Castle Black, Jon Snow struggles to balance the Night’s Watch and Stan is Baratheon. Cersei scrambles to hold on to power. This season features some of the most explosive scenes yet, as the promises that “winter is coming” become more ominous than ever before. Rated 13+. Allegiant The final chapter in the Divergent Series, the team of rebels escape over the city wall into a strange new world when they face a threat more dangerous than they ever imagined. Together, they wage a furious battle for survival, fighting not only for their factions and loved ones, but for the future of an entire city. Rated PG-13. Diary of a Wimpy Kid The hysterically funny, best-selling book comes to life in this family comedy. Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but he must first survive middle school. That won’t be easy, considering he’s surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies and a moldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties! Rated PG. The Never Ending Story When young Bastian borrows a mysterious, ornately bound book, he never guessed that turning a page would draw him into a shimmering fantasy world of racing snails, hang-glider bats, puckish elves, a childlike empress and a host of other amazing characters. Rated PG. There you have it folks, one hit after another. Enjoy these cool evenings and come to visit us at your library. Don’t forget to celebrate with some candy corn too! Barb Stoll
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