September 2011 Library News
New programs, books, and movies at the Library this month.
September 2011 Library News
From the Gustavus Public
Library
Where Volunteers are Our Foundation
The library is open 6 days a week!
Weekdays 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Mon. & Wed. nights 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Thurs. 10:00 a.m. - noon Saturdays 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
September Programs and Activities:
-Best Beginnings Infant Play group will be every Wednesday and Friday from 9:30am to noon for parents and children 0-3 years.
-Little One’s Reading Time will be starting up again on September 6th. It goes from 9:30-10:30 am every Tuesday morning. Children should come with an adult.
-On September 12th Dianne Sullivan will be holding a “Spanish Conversation” at 7 pm. Those interested in learning Spanish or participating in a weekly Spanish conversation group should come and share ideas.
Please call us or come by if you would like to schedule an event at the Library. We are currently considering having a “Sewing Circle” night once a week where those with projects (knitting, quilting, crocheting, mending, or whatever) get together, visit, and get those unfinished projects worked on! Contact Lori at the Library if you are interested in this and let us know which evening would be better for you. Thanks!
Check out the new link on our website for NoveList. This is a nice program with book recommendations for all ages and genres. If you find a book you would like to read there are several options available through our Library. First, check if we already have it. If not, we can do an Inter-Library Loan (I.L.L.) and get it from another library for you. Also, if it is one that it seems like our Library should have, feel free to recommend that we get it through the McNaughton book loan program or purchase it for our collection.
Thanks to our volunteers and desk sitters: John Hawley, Allison Banks, Heather Sellards, Stephanie Shor, Kate Boesser, Ann Daniels, Emma Johnson, Courtney Pardee, Rita Savage, and Karen Sargent.
Thanks to our Library Board Members; Eileen Clark, Artemis Bona Dea, Lynne Jensen, and Karen Sargent for their support.
AUGUST LIBRARY STATISTICS: During August, 2011, we had 1019 visitors (adults, school children, preschoolers, junior/senior high, in-house computer users, library computer users), checked out 306 books, 7 CDs, and 276 movies; for a total of 589 items. Programs included: city meetings, weekly Summer Reading programs, the Pacific Feast Food Event with Jennifer Hahn, and internet use (both inside the building and out).
New McNaughtons:
Half Broke Horses by J. Walls
Shiver by M. Stiefvater
State of Wonder by A. Patchett
Warriors by G. Martin
In the Garden of Beasts by G. Martin
Lost in Shangri-La by M. Zuckoff
The Murder of King Tut by J. Patterson
Then Came You by J. Weiner
The Tiger’s Wife by T. Obreht
New Dvds:
Anzio, rated PG-13
Aquamarine, rated PG
Care Bears: Share a Scare
The Fog, rated R
Life, rated PG
Noodlebug: Animal Friends
Noodlebug: On the Move
Polar Express
What Katy Did
Avatar, rated PG
The Last Airbender
The Hoax, rated R
Les Miserables, rated PG-13
The Magical Snowman and Friends
On a Clear Day, rated PG-13
The Stepford Wives, rated PG-13
Adult Fiction:
The Angel’s Game by C. Zafon
Freedom by J. Franzen
Lovesong by A. Miller
Murphy’s Law by R. Bowen
Dreams of Joy by L. See
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by L. See
To the Last Man by J. Shaara
Adult Non-Fiction:
The Big Year by M. Obmascik
Bird Life by C. Perrins
The Age of Wonder by R. Holmes
Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook by M. Montessori
Intercultural Communication by L. Samover
International Folk Dancing U.S.A. by B. Casey
The National Wildlife Refuge by R. Fischman
The 4-Ingredient Diabetes Cookbook by N. Hughes
Landscaping for Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest by R. Link
The Heart of the Antarctic by E. Shackleton
Skeletons on the Zahara by D. King
Alaskana:
Bird of Alaska Field Guide by S. Tekiela
We also have 15 new children’s books! Come check them out!
Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life. --Mortimer J. Adler
