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Welcome to Universal Letter-Writing Week, Man Watchers Week, and Small Business "Spend No Money" Week. This is also International Thank You Days, a week of time to thank people from your past or present who did something nice for you. If you don’t want to write a letter, you can call, fax, or e-mail them a thank you!
Wednesday is National Handwriting Day, observed on the birthday of John Hancock (1737), to encourage more legible handwriting. Saturday is the anniversary of the First Super Bowl, which was played in 1967 between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs (Green Bay won, 35-10).
Sunday is National Nothing Day, which "provides Americans with one national day when they can just sit without celebrating, observing or honoring anything." However, Sunday is also National Work At Home With Your SpouseDay, which encourages couples to take a break and do something special together.
Monday is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday. However, the library will be open that day.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
At Wednesday's 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. story times, participants will jump into the New Year with jumping games and a Jack-jump-over-the-candlestick craft. Saturday morning’s 10:00 story time celebrates National Book Month and International Printing Week. Participants will print a book using rubber stamps.
BOOK TALK
The library’s Bob Kerwick provides this week's book information. The next race for the Oval Office doesn’t officially begin for quite a while yet, but it is already shaping up to be an exceptionally dull race. If you prefer a more exciting contest, you might check out some of the library’s fictional offerings.
A good place to start would be "A God in Ruins" by Leon Uris. The year is 2008, and the candidates are Quinn Patrick O’Connell, a liberal from the Rocky Mountain West, and conservative Thornton Tomtree, a right wing pragmatist willing to do anything to win. O’Connell seems to be the ideal candidate: bright, charismatic, war hero. But, he has something hidden deep in his past - so deep that even he is not aware of it. Could it cost him the election?
When you finish, you can more on to another old pro, Richard North Patterson. In "No Safe Place," he has Senator Kerry Kilcannon attempting to take the Democratic nomination away from Vice President Dick Mason. The California primary is to be the deciding election and is doubly stressful for Kerry since his older brother, James, was assassinated in California 12 years earlier during his bid for the nomination.
Another exciting race is portrayed in David Daniel’s "The Tuesday Man." In this offering, it is Senator Tim Murphy who is the perfect candidate: handsome, charismatic, war hero. He seems to offer a vision of hope for America’s future. But what is the truth about the candidate’s military record, and why has he hidden it from the Public? And what about his dealings with some rogue elements of the CIA and DEA? How far will this man go to be elected?
Other books in this same genre include "If Men Were Angels" by Reed Karaim, "Vapors" by Wes DeMott, and "Deep Background" by David Corn. The friendly reference staff would be happy to help you find other selections.
DID YOU KNOW?
According to the National Fire Protection Association, the biggest cause of home fires is careless cooking. Don’t store items such as potholders and dish towels on top of stoves. Don’t pour water on grease fires (cover the pan instead), use appliances with frayed wires, or wear loose clothes while cooking.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
"Mud thrown is ground lost." (unknown)
JUDY ARMSTRONG, 624-7276
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