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“Where the Wild Things Are” illustrator and author Maurice Sendak passed away today, at the age of 83. His wonderfully illustrated book, that follows the adventure of a boy named Max, has delighted readers of all ages for many years. Be sure to stop by and check out the “Where the Wild Things” book or DVD (or one of Mr. Sendak’s other books).
New Books and Audio Books! (5/8/2012)
“Beginner’s Goodbye” by Anne Tyler
“The Book of Dreams: by T. Davis Bunn
“Calico Joe” by John Grisham
“Come Home” by Lisa Scottoline”
“Family Corleone” by Ed Falco
“Giver” by Lois Lowry
“Hearts Frontier” by Lori Copeland
“Inn at Angel Island” by Thomas Kinkade
“Portrait of a Spy” by Daniel Silva
“The Sea Witch” by Stephen Coonts
“Vicious Cycle” by Terri Blackstock
“What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets” by Michael Sandel
“Wind Through the Keyhole” by Stephen King
“Witness” by Nora Roberts
“11th Hour” by James Patterson
“Big Miss My Years Coaching Tiger Woods” (audio book) by Hank Haney
“Another Piece of My Heart” (audio book) by Jane Green
Be sure to check out our “Books 2 Movies” book display when you come in. There are many great books that have inspired movies! 🙂
Rosalie Lippincott was the special guest speaker at the April Lone Tree Readers Book Discussion Group meeting. The book that was discussed was Bob Green’s book entitled “Once Upon a Town: the Miracle of the North Platte Canteen”. Mrs. Lippincott spoke about her experiences as a volunteer at the canteen.
In search of “the best America there ever was,” bestselling author and award-winning journalist Bob Greene finds it in a small Nebraska town few people pass through today—a town where Greene discovers the echoes of the most touching love story imaginable: a love story between a country and its sons.
During World War II, American soldiers from every city and walk of life rolled through North Platte, Nebraska, on troop trains en route to their ultimate destinations in Europe and the Pacific. The tiny town, wanting to offer the servicemen warmth and support, transformed its modest railroad depot into the North Platte Canteen.
Every day of the year, every day of the war, the Canteen—staffed and funded entirely by local volunteers—was open from five a.m. until the last troop train of the day pulled away after midnight. Astonishingly, this remote plains community of only 12,000 people provided welcoming words, friendship, and baskets of food and treats to more than six million GIs by the time the war ended.
In this poignant and heartwarming eyewitness history, based on interviews with North Platte residents and the soldiers who once passed through, Bob Greene tells a classic, lost-in-the-mists-of-time American story of a grateful country honoring its brave and dedicated sons.
The library has copies of the book available, if you would like to check one out. We also have a DVD entitled “The Canteen Spirit” which has also had good reviews by library patrons.
In celebration of “Children’s Book Week“, the library is having a book sale May 7th-12th. New books will be available to purchase for $5, to donate to the library or for the purchase for a favorite child. 🙂 Our goal is to have at least 100 books purchased.
Special sales prices are being provided by Duane Munson (a book publisher representative and advocate of children’s literacy and reading). Thanks Duane! 🙂
Joyce Clayton Wins National Library Week Gift Basket
Congratulations to Joyce Clayton, the winner of the gift basket in the library’s recent “National Library Week” prize drawing!
We had so many entries in the drawing, that we decided to give away another prize. Congratulations to Don and Verna Zoucha for winning JA Jance’s current hardcover book “Left for Dead” and a library keepsake mug! 🙂
Don & Verna Zoucha Win Prizes in National Library Week Prize Drawing!
Be sure to stop in to check out these recently added items!
The next “Gardening Throughout the Year” class is this Thursday, April 19th at 7:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. This month’s topic is “Unusual Food Plants for Your Garden”. Luddene Perry will be covering topics such as: *What are honeyberries, seaberries and pawpaws? *Unknown tasty vegetables *Perennial plants vs annuals There is no cost for the class. Everyone is welcome!
Creating Personalized Dog Tags (Making Waves Program)
The “Making Waves” Program for April’s topic dealt with biographies and identity. A craft that went along perfectly with this subject was creating personalized “dog tags”.
Creating Personalized Dog Tags (Making Waves Program)
Participants from the Central City Elementary and Nebraska Christian schools, recently had the chance to participate in a “Space” trivia contest. The first few who answered the questions correctly and returned the forms to the library, were the happy recipients of gift cards to Dairy Queen! Stay tuned for more “Space” information at a later date….. 🙂
Space Trivia Winners