Book and Bake Sale

The annual book and bake sale has been rescheduled for July 19th and July 20th from 10-2. Stop by and buy a book and baked good and support your library. The selection will be great and you can walk away with good books at good prices.

While you are at the library, you may also wish to purchase a library tote bag celebrating the library's 100th anniversary for $10.00 to support the library building fund.

Free Children's Books Online

Imagine being able to read children's books online for free in any language of your choice. You can do just that by visiting the International Children's Digital Library online. You can select books by language, length, age group, genre, and other criteria.

From their website: The mission of the International Children's Digital Library Foundation (ICDL Foundation) is to support the world's children in becoming effective members of the global community - who exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online free of charge. The Foundation pursues its vision by building a digital library of outstanding children's books from around the world and supporting communities of children and adults in exploring and using this literature through innovative technology designed in close partnership with children for children.

International Children's Digital Library

Fast Facts About International Children's Digital Library

The ICDL collection includes 2657 books in 48 languages. Over a million people have visited their Web site. ICDL visitors come from 166 countries worldwide. After the United States, most ICDL visitors come from South Africa and China.

Click here to begin your journey and to read books online.

Teen/Adult Summer Reading Program

Would you like to do something fun and easy this summer? Then stop by the library and register for our Teen/Adult Summer Reading Program. You register, read books (ask us if you need good book recommendations), fill out a form telling us about the books you read and you'll be entered to win a beautiful reader's basket. Drawing to be held in late August. At the end of the program we will provide everyone with a list of books that people have read over the summer so you'll get some good recommendations from other readers.

In the meantime, here are some places to look for good books to read:

USA Today Summer Reading List

LA Times Summer Reading List

Statesman Austin Texas Reading List

NPR Summer Reading List

NYT 10 Best Books of 2007

Boston Globe Reading List

ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2008

Oprah's Summer Reading List

Book Sense Summer Reading Picks

Daily News Beach Reads for Guys

New York Public Library 25 Books to Remember from 2007

ALA Teens Top Ten 2007

Amazon 2008 Teen Books

Book and Bake Sale Postponed

The Book & Bake Sale scheduled for June 19, 20, and 21st has been postponed. We'll announce the new dates soon.

Book & Bake Sale

Be sure to stop in the library for our annual Book & Bake sale. You'll find great books at amazing prices and good food too!

Sale will be on June 19, 20, and 21st

Summer Workshop

Acting for the Camera
July 2 - August 6
For Students in Grades 6-12

Meets in the library on Wednesdays and Fridays from 4:30-5:30. Dr. Richard Asam will be the instructor. You'll learn skills unique to performing for a camera, how to collaborate on developing a script, and how to record a show. Final edited performance will be posted on the library's Webpage.

Sign up now by clicking here or stop into the library to register. For additional information, contact Rick at 764-2571.

Summer Reading for Grown-ups

It's that time of year when we all dream of having the summer off and spending time at the beach, in a hammock, on a deck, or just in our own backyard reading a good book. There is something wonderful about summer reading and enjoying good books outside on a hot sunny day.

We have lots of new exciting titles on order and some have arrived already. Stop by to see what is new and please let us know if there is something you want that you don't see.

• Home: My Early Years, Julie Andrews
• Enchantress of Florence, Salman Rushdie
• Rogue, Danielle Steel
• Sail, James Paterson
• Fearless Fourteen, Janet Evanovich
• Nothing to Lose, Lee Child
• The Reapers, John Connolly
• Tailspin, Catherine Coulter
• Resolution, Robert Parker
• Monster of Florence, Douglas Preston & Mario Spezi
• When you are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris
• Plague Ship, Clive Cussler
• Death and Honor, WEB Griffin
• A Champion's Mind, Pete Sampras
• Dear American Airlines, Jonathan Miles
• Point of Origin, Patricia Cornwell
• Secret Servant, Daniel Silva
• Navigator, Clive Cussler
• Double Take, Catherine Coulter
• Audition: A Memoir, Barbara Walters

Coming in July 2008

• Tribute, Nora Roberts
• Last Kiss, Luanne Rice
• Fractured, Karin Slaughter
• The Garden of Evil, David Hewson
• Hit and Run, Lawrence Block
• Killer View, Ridley Pearson
• The Last Patriot, Brad Thor
• Moscow Rules, Daniel Silva
• Death Angel, Linda Howard
• Silent Thunder, Iris Johansen
• Say Goodbye, Lisa Gardner
• Queen of Babble Gets Hitched, Meg Cabot
• The Sand Castle, Rita Mae Brown
• Uneasy Relations, Aaron Elkins
• Into The Fire, Suzanne Brockmann
• Books: A Memoir, Larry McMurtry
• The Dangerous Days of Daniel X, James Patterson
• Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel, Robert Crais
• My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories they Told Me
• My Sister, My Love: The Intimate Story of Skyler Rampike, Joyce Carol Oates