Author Archives: Sharon

Call the Nurse by Mary J. MacLeod

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Sharon

Subtitled True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle, this is a quick and enjoyable read. In 1970, Ms. MacLeod and her family decide to uproot from the frenetic pace of Southern England and move to a very … Continue reading →

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2015 State of America’s Libraries

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Sharon

State of America’s Libraries report has been released by the American Library Association.

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Week of Weeding Winner

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Sharon

Betty Warnke, librarian at Callaway Public Schools, won the Week of Weeding drawing for a new Kindle.  Congratulations, Betty!

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Mysteries! Mysteries!

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Sharon

I love mysteries and read three very different ones during the month of March. A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander is the second book in the Bakeshop Mysteries series. I haven’t read the first so this is … Continue reading →

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Ten reasons you should resolve to use your library every day in 2015

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Sharon

This is a great article from the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/overdrive/the-top-10-ways-your-libr_b_6511320.html

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New Book Sets

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Sharon

We have added 3 new book sets to our collection: The Day My Butt Went Psycho by Andy Griffiths – Grades 3-7 An epic tale of one brave boy and his crazy, runaway butt. Can Zack save the earth from … Continue reading →

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Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Sharon

This is another fine entry into the Cat In the Stacks mystery series. Charlie Harris is a part-time cataloger in the Archives Section at Athena College in Mississippi. When Mayor Long donates 4 volumes of a Civil War Diary of … Continue reading →

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Meet and Greet the CPLS Directors

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Sharon

You are invited to join us for one of four meet and greet meetings.

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CPLS Board

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Sharon

Left to right:  Tim Johnson, Pat Hughes, Kathy Thomsen, Debra Moninger, Judy Hagan, Shawna Lindner, Dixie Codner, Jody Crocker, Sky Seery, Megan Svoboda, Mo Khamouna Absent: Kristi Hagstrom, Robyn Johnston, Rochelle Krueger, Julia VanMeter

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When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Sharon

This book, by Molly Guptill Manning, will appeal most to bibliophiles and librarians.  It relates the story of the Armed Service Editions (ASE) of books supplied to U.S. soldiers around the world during World War II.  120 million small, lightweight … Continue reading →

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