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Welcome to National Nurses Week, National Family Week, National Historic Preservation Week, National Pet Week, National Postcard Week, National Tourism Week, National Wildflower Week, Teacher Appreciation Week, National Etiquette Week, and Be Kind to Animals Week!
Today is National Receptionist Day and National Teacher Day, so be sure to tell the receptionists and teachers that you see today what a great job you think they’re doing! Wednesday is National Small Business Day and Trust Your Intuition Day, and Thursday is Eat What You Want Day.
Sunday is Mother’s Day, which was first observed in 1907 at the request of Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, PA, who asked her church to hold a service in memory of all mothers on the anniversary of her own mother’s death. Monday is Hug Your Cat Day, even if you cat appears not to want or need attention!
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
At Wednesday's 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Raccoon story times, participants will hear stories and make a raccoon skin cap. Saturday morning’s 10:00 story time celebrates Mother’s Day with stories and gifts for Mom crafts.
The library’s Summer Reading Program runs from May 18 to August 31, with fun for readers of all ages - children (ages birth-12 years), Teens (ages 13-18), and Adults (over 18). Activities, events, and prizes will abound throughout the summer, and every fourth Friday will be dedicated to fun activities for the adults. Pick up a brochure at the library and join the fun!
BOOK TALK
Librarian Lorena Blanco provides this week's book information. Want to learn more about politicians in the new but don’t have time to read their biographies? Pick up "Faith of my Fathers" by John McCain or "Shrub: the Short But Happy Political Life of George W. Bush" on talking book in cassette or CD format. Talking books are a happy marriage of art and convenience, a marriage loved by the multi-tasking American public.
How else can you listen to Tony Hillerman’s "The First Eagle" while mowing the lawn? Or, while stuck in traffic, learn "How to Know God" by listening to the most recent by Deepak Chopra? The endless miles between Roswell and other parts of the state or country will fly by as you sit engrossed by John Grisham’s latest, "The Brethren."
Your choices in talking books range from self-help to celebrity biographies, from Stephen King thrillers to the works of Dickens and Shakespeare. You might even hear a familiar voice or two, such as well-known actors Whoopi Goldberg and Sam Waterson, doing the narration. Many authors also do their own narrations, which gives you a new feel for a book.
The greatest drawback to audio books used to be that they were heavily abridged. They were pared down to 3 to 6 hours, which meant that half of the author’s writing style was left on the cutting room floor. As they have become more popular, the unabridged versions of almost every title can be found on cassette or CD.
The library offers over 2,000 talking book titles to choose from in abridged, unabridged, and CD formats. They are available for two-week checkouts and with a vacation loan can be checked out for four weeks to go with you on those long trips. Whatever you do, don’t hit the road without hitting your Roswell Public Library first to make the miles or the chores fly by!
DID YOU KNOW?
According to research by the International Labor Organization, Americans work the longest hours (average of 1,966 hours a year) among people in all the industrialized countries. US workers are also more productive than others, although French and German workers are narrowing the gap.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he’ll be a mile away - and barefoot." (unknown)
JUDY ARMSTRONG, 624-7276
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