Read, Read, Read!

Thinking Library!
Carole Stanger
May 2, 2009

New Books Upstairs @ the library!
Priceless Memories by Bob Barker
Boneman’s Daughter by Ted Dekker
Laura Rider’s Masterpiece by Jane Hamilton
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey
Horse Boy by Rupert Isaacson
Etta by Gerald Kolpan
Admission by Jean Korelitz
First Family by David Baldacci

Coming Events @ the Library!
Library Hours!
Monday – Friday 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Sundays—closed.
May 4 & 5: Library Tours for Jack & Jill and Little Lambs Preschools
One Stop Registration at Washington School Gym from 6-8 pm. (Sign up for public library summer reading, conservation camps, summer tennis, swim team, Red Cross swimming lessons, Guy Somers guitar lessons, and Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre!)
May 26: Library Tours for 1st Graders
The library will be closed Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day
Friends of the Atlantic Public Library Book Sale will be held Friday, May 29 and May 30 in the Library meeting Room!


Did You Know…the Atlantic Public Library subscribes to over seventy different magazines including Brides, Consumer Reports, Iowa History, Everyday with Rachel Ray, Our Iowa, “O”, Fine Gardening, and Healthy Cooking. The current magazines are not allowed to be checked out, but past issues may be checked out just like a book for 28 days! We also subscribe to an online database called EBSCOhost. More magazines are available with articles in full text. Stop by the upstairs desk to receive the user name and password to be able to access this at home.

Behind My Desk… Julie has put together another great lineup for this summer and it starts June 1st (last day of school)! Her calendar makes me tired just looking at it! If you have the chance to bring your children to some of the scheduled events, I encourage you to do so. Reading in the summer is “Fun Time.” Young people can read whatever their heart desires in the summer…whether it is a graphic novel, a magazine, or even an easy book!! The skill of reading needs to be encouraged during the summer months. It does make a difference in the fall for those who have had a chance to read in the summer.

For the adults I have had requests in the past for some sort of Adult Reading Program in the summer. So, we’ve put together a way for you to “mix up” your reading habits this summer. We all tend to read the same thing—and that’s fine, but sometimes we need something different or need to look in a new place. This will give you a chance to do just that.
We will have a special box at the upstairs checkout desk with different “suggestions.” All you have to do is pick a suggestion! See how many different suggestions you can pick throughout the summer. It may give you new ideas for your fall and winter reading!

Keep Reading and Thinking Libraries!

Information = Libraries

Thinking Library!
Carole Stanger
April 18, 2009

New Books Upstairs @ the library!
Cursed by Carol Higgins Clark
Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark
Columbine by Dave Cullen
Nightwalker by Heather Graham
Birthday Present by Barbara Vine
Perfect Poison by Amanda Quick
Geometry of Sisters by Luanne Rice
Look Again by Lisa Scottoline

Coming Events @ the Library!
Library Hours!
Monday – Friday 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Sundays—closed.
The library will be closed Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day

Preschool Library Story Time—Please send a backpack with your child!
Wednesdays or Thursdays 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – 3, 4 or 5 year olds
No registration—just show up! Parents may stay with child, but will be required to participate!
--PLEASE notice date change for the following!
Apr. 29/30 How Does Your Garden Grow? (This will be the final preschool Story Time until the Fall.)

Cass Co. Conservation Program—“Composting”: Wednesday Apr. 22 6-8 pm Library Meeting Room

Friends of the Atlantic Public Library Book Sale will be held Friday, May 29 and May 30 in the Library meeting Room!


Did You Know…the library staff offers library tours to groups for no charge? Need a program? Want something different? How about a “field trip” to your public library? We would be glad to show you around! We are accessible and that can make a world of difference for some people! You can give me (Carole) a call at 243-5466 and we can work something out!

Behind My Desk… Well, tax season is winding down. Iowa still has a little time to file (end of April). Several years ago I made sure I had a link to the Iowa Department of Revenue site on the Internet, as well as the link to the IRS on the library website. Just so you know, they are still there on the “Find Information” link.

I also have on the “Find Information” page links to other useful Internet sites. Iowa Health Info is a site produced by the State Library of Iowa and does a wonderful job of noting accurate and good information on health subjects. Need to look up a particular disease? Check that site rather than trying to “Google” for the information.

I also made a list of our elected officials and contact information from Atlantic City Council members to the President. It’s there.

One of my favorites is the “Reference Desk.” This is a good site for all sorts of information from newspapers around the world to dictionaries for foreign languages to government stats.

I try to stay informed about what sites on the Internet are really good and make them available to you. How about making www.atlantic.lib.ia.us your homepage, so you have information right at your fingertips!

Keep Thinking Libraries!