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Address: 301 N.
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Welcome to May, which is Date Your Mate Month, Family
Support Month, National Barbecue Month, National Bike Month, National Egg Month, National
Hamburger Month, National Moving Month, National Salsa Month, National Senior Travel
Month, Older Americans Month, and Personal History Awareness Month.
On this day in 1904, Denton T. "Cy" Young pitched baseball's
first perfect game, not allowing a single opposing player to reach first base. Today is
also Cinco de Mayo and National Teacher Day.
Wednesday is National Tourist Appreciation Day. Thursday is the
National Day of Prayer, which will be observed in Roswell at the Court House. Friday is No
Socks Day, Saturday is National Small Business Day, Sunday is Mother's Day, and Monday is
Eat What You Want Day.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Don't miss Mother's Day fun at Wednesday's 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and
Saturday's 10:00 a.m. storytimes. Participants will make a card, nameplate, and framed
picture for Mom!
BOOK TALK
This week's book information is provided by librarian Mary Beth Wright.
Since this is National Moving Month, some of you may be looking forward to seeing a
"Sold" sign in front of your house. Terry Eilers has written two good books
dealing with selling or buying a home: "How to Sell Your Home Fast for the Highest
Price in Any Market" and "How to Buy the Home You Want for the Best Price in Any
Market." Along with these books, the library has many others dealing with a variety
of subjects from mortgage loans, to tips on making your home more sellable, selecting the
best agent, or marketing your home yourself.
Information can be accessed on the Internet by using the subject
"Real Estate." A few of the menu choices are Yahoo! Real Estate Center; Today's
News: Real Estate; and Yahoo! Yellow Pages. Topics include residential, commercial, real
estate agents near you, and a 12-step program to buying a home.
If your child or teen is having trouble dealing with the sale of your
home, the children's and young adult sections of the library have books to help them. So
before you put up that "For Sale" sign, visit your public library!
DID YOU KNOW?
Libraries aren't what they used to be. They're better! Here are just 25
ways your library can enrich your life. Trace a friend in an out-of-state telephone book.
Prepare for your job interview. Pick up a book on cassette and listen to it in your car as
you drive home. Read a large-print book without wearing your glasses. Check out the latest
jazz CD or take home Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. Spruce up the house with the latest books
on interior design.
Find out about library service to homebound individuals provided by the
Friends of the Library. Look in "Who's Who in America" to see if your boss made
it into the book. Learn how to plan a drought resistant garden. Trek to another planet in
a Sci-Fi novel. Find out where to send a consumer complaint. Spend a couple of nostalgic
hours looking at back issues of "Life" magazine. Decide which appliance to buy
with the help of consumer guides.
Call the Reference Desk to find out who said "To err is human, to
forgive divine." (If you guessed it was Shakespeare, guess again.) Borrow a set of
audiocassettes that teach you how to speak a foreign language. Entertain your preschooler
with a book and a read-along audiocassette, or let the children choose an armload of
read-aloud stories. Enroll your children - or your teen - in a summer reading program.
Make photocopies. Get an inter-library loan from a library in another city. Find out
what's new and exciting on the Internet. Enjoy changing exhibits
in the lobby. Ask a staff member to give a talk to your service organization or club.
Volunteer to work in the library. Join the Friends of the Library!
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: "A Cowboy's Guide to Life" says: "There's two theories to arguing with a woman - neither one works."
JUDY ARMSTRONG, 624-7276
| Address: 301 N. Pennsylvania Phone #: 622-7101 Hours: Sunday 2-6 Monday and Tuesday 9-9 Wednesday through Saturday 9-6. |
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