Almost everything else this week pales in comparison to Thursday, which is the anniversary of the day in 1945 when the atomic bomb was tested in the New Mexican desert around White Sands. Dubbed "Fat Boy" by its creator, the plutonium bomb vaporized the steel scaffolding holding it as the immense fireball rose 8,000 feet in a fraction of a second - ultimately creating a mushroom cloud to a height of 41,000 feet. At ground zero, the bomb emitted heat three times the temperature of the interior of the sun. All plant and animal life for a mile around had ceased to exist.
    Monday is the anniversary of the day in 1969 when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin completed man's first landing on the moon. The two US astronauts were outside the spacecraft, walking on the moon's surface, for about 2 1/4 hours.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?
    At Wednesday's 10:00 a.m. storytime, Larry Michelsohn leads a rousing sing-along while playing a variety of musical instruments. Participants will play along with take home rattles and bells. Attendance is limited to the first 150. Although there will be no performer, music is also the theme of Wednesday's 3:30 p.m. program, which includes a miniature drum craft. Youngsters can visit the "Little House on the Prairie" with Natalie Stewart-Smith as they guide at Saturday morning's 10:00 storytime. Activities include hands-on use of some of the antiques on display.

BOOK TALK
    Librarian Loretta Clark provides this week's book information. Colors influence our lives in many ways. Blue Monday, red hot, cool green, pure as white snow, etc. are just a few of the ways we use colors and the ideas behind them in our everyday speech. "The Color Code: A New Way to See Yourself, Your Relationships, and Life" by Taylor Hartman takes the reader into the psychological aspects of color as it relates to individuals.
    "The Colors of Love: Getting to Know Your Romantic Self Through Colors" by Max Luscher and "Alive With Color: The Total Color System For Women & Men" by Leatrice Eiseman are two other books on a similar subject. For color information relating to the home, read "The Home Color Book" by Melanie Aves. All of these are found in the adult non-fiction collection at the library.
    In the juvenile collection, "Color" by Alison Cole and "The Science Book of Color by Neil Ardley will share information about colors with children. And if you want a fiction book that's just plain reading fun for children and will make the adults either laugh or groan, read "Oh, Were They Ever Happy!" by Peter Spier.
    Any way you look at it, you can color yourself happy with books and other materials from your Roswell Public Library!

DID YOU KNOW?
    It may too late to help with this year's tomatoes, but here's a tip for next year's garden. If you pamper your tomato plants before putting them in the ground, they will develop a large root system that will help the plants grow fast and produce more. Start by buying tomato plants from a nursery. Pinch off the lower leaves of the plant, leaving about 4 to 5 inches of leaves at the top. Lay the roots and stem on the side in a six-inch trench with four to five inches of the top of the plant exposed above the ground. Be careful not to break the stem. The roots will grow along the stem, producing a larger root system and earlier, juicier tomatoes!

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: "There's a new support group for compulsive talkers. It's called On-and-On Anon."

JUDY ARMSTRONG, 624-7276

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