New Books for Those Snowy Days!

Thinking Library!

Carole Stanger

January 15, 2011

New Books Upstairs @ the library!

Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card

Judas Gate by Jack Higgins

Damage by John Lescroart

Naked Cruelty by Colleen McCullough

Dilemma by Albert Cutie

Color of Night by John Timmerman

To Have and To Kill by Mary Jane Clark

Family Affair by Debbie Macomber

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

• Check out our website http://www.atlantic.lib.ia.us

• The postponed Library Board Regular Meeting Monday, Jan. 17 5:30 p.m. upstairs

• Story Time Programs for 3, 4, & 5 year olds! No registration necessary! Free!
• Wed./Thurs. Jan.19/20 Preschool Story Time 10-10:45 a.m.
• Wed./Thurs. Feb. 2/3 Preschool Story Time 10-10:45 a.m.
• Wed./Thurs. Feb. 16/17 Preschool Story Time 10-10:45 a.m.
• Sat. Feb. 12 Cass Co. Conservation Backyard Bird Count 1-2:30 p.m. Library Program Room

Did You Know… the Atlantic Public Library has an online reader’s advisory source? It’s called NoveList and is right on our webpage! Have you read every one of Louis L’Amour’s books…several times? Checkout NoveList for suggestions for similar authors that you might enjoy reading, too!

Behind My Desk… There is no good time to talk about death and grief. On the other hand, it needs to be talked about. The library has books on dealing with grief for all ages. If you go to our online library catalog and type in “grief”, you will find quite a nice list of books available at the library to check out. We have books for the younger ones in our children’s section downstairs, as well. It’s one of those subjects that will come up sooner or later, and you now know that the library may have some helpful items for you.

I had a visitor to my office today. She was so excited to share her thoughts about ebooks and ereaders. She loves her books. They are important in her life, but she saw a bigger picture. She saw the thing I have been emphasizing about ereaders. They are a GIFT to a person with visual disabilities. Ereaders are wonderful to increase print size. They are wonderful also because they are not heavy to hold. I would hope that our local care centers would take a real serious look at this new reading format. There are tons of free titles to download through Project Gutenberg.

Another interesting thought was expressed through the Iowa library online discussion group. Some bright person realized that some people are generalizing the term “Kindle” to mean an ereader. (It’s like Kleenex.) A “Kindle” is an ereader from Amazon.com. A “Nook” is an ereader from Barnes and Noble. They are two entirely different things, but similar.

And don’t forget about downloadable audio books! There are wonderful titles online that are free, as well for this format.

Stay warm and safe and…Keep Thinking Libraries!