Perry Public Library News
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Perry Public Library News
Perry Public Library News December 2007-January 2008 1101 Willis Avenue Perry, IA 50220 (515) 465-3569 Email: [email protected] Web: www.perrypl.org Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10:00-8:00 Fri.-Sat. 10:00-5:00 Happy Holidays from your friends at the Perry Public Library. The library will close at 12:00 on Tuesday, December 24, and will be closed December 25 for the Christmas holiday. The library will also close at 5:00 p.m., December 31, and will be closed January 1 for the New Year holiday. Happy New Year! The library is sponsoring a mitten drive this winter that will directly benefit Perry Elementary School children. Please bring new pairs of mittens to the library before January 11. Thank you for helping keep our youngsters warm! Children’s Programs The Children’s Department will host two special Winter Party events for children this December. The first event is on Monday, December 10, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., and is for two to five-year-olds. The theme is Mittens and there will be stories, games, crafts, and a snack. Preregistration is required, so please call or come to the library to register in advance. The second Winter Party is scheduled from 6:307:30 p.m. on Monday, December 17, and is for Kindergarten through Third Grade students. Registration is also required. Contact Children’s Librarian Suzanne Kestel for more information. Children’s Story Time will resume on January 15 for 2-4-year-olds with Who’s at the Zoo? The group will meet at 10:15 in the library Community Room and the session will end at 11:00. Parents must accompany their children. Kindergarten-Third Grade children will have their Who’s at the Zoo? session on January 16, from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Registration is required for both age groups. For more information about Children’s Story Time, please contact Suzanne Kestel at the library. There’s always a special “make and take” project at the children’s craft table. Farewell to Director Donna Emmert At the end of January, we bid a very fond farewell to longtime Library Director Donna Emmert. After 31 years at the Perry Library, Donna is retiring effective January 31. The new director is Emily Weaver, who comes to us from Denison Public Library. We welcome her to Perry on February 4. December Book Discussion Group The book selection for this December is Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton. An “English Cozy” in genre, this is the first in a series of books about the ghostly Aunt Dimity. The discussion group will meet in the library Community Room from 7:00-8:30, Tuesday, December 18. Books are available for purchase at the Circulation Desk for $7. Everyone is welcome. 2008 Book Discussions The 2008 book selections have been made and the list is now available at the library. If you would like to join our group, you may come to a single discussion or as many as you choose – there is no yearlong commitment! For more information, contact the library. Discussion leaders are Dreama Deskins and Ginnie Peters. The January discussion group selection is fiction book Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley. This is the first book in a series about Minister Sam Gardner, who returns to live and preach in his small hometown of Harmony, Indiana. The discussion is scheduled for 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the library Community Room, Tuesday, January 15. Please join us as we begin a new year of interesting book discussions. 1 Perry Public Library News December 2007-January 2008 NEW ACQUISITIONS T (Toddler) Books Max and Ruby’s Snowy Day…Rosemary Wells Wag a Tail…Lois Ehlert E (Easy Books) Help Me Be Good series…Joy Berry The Three Snow Bears…Jan Brett The Scallywags…David Melling J (Juvenile) Books No Talking…Andrew Clements Junie B., First Grader Dumb Bunny…Barbara Park Magic Tree House #38: Monday with a Mad Genius…Mary Pope Osborne On the Wings of Heroes…Richard Peck Rules…Cynthia Lord Way Down Deep…Ruth White Y (Young Adult) Books Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide: Book of Top Ten Lists…Holly Kowitt Crafts and Craft Shows: How to Make Money…Philip Kadubec The Sea of Monsters…Rick Riordan F (Adult Fiction) Between Sundays…Karen Kingsbury Rhett Butler’s People…Donald McCaig Pandora’s Daughter…Iris Johansen The Race…Richard North Patterson T is for Trespass…Sue Grafton Capitol Offense…Mike Doogan Comfort and Joy…Fern Michaels The Gift…Richard Paul Evans The Office: The Complete First Season Rome: Seasons I and II Deadwood: Seasons I, II, and III Music on CD Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus The Cheetah Girls: TCG Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration Josh Groban: Noel Mannheim Steamroller: Christmas Song Keith Urban: Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing Trisha Yearwood; Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love Celine Dion: Taking Chances Friends of the Library January Book Sale The first book sale for the new year is scheduled for January 17-19. The sale hours are as follows. Thursday, January 17 Friday, January 18 Saturday, Janurary 19 5:00-7:30 10:00-4:00 10:00-2:00 The Friends will have a variety of materials for sale: hardback and paperback books, DVD and VHS movies, music CDs, and audio books on cassette and CD. There’s something for everyone - come have a look! Proceeds from the sale directly benefit the Perry Public Library. As always, thank you for your support. Holiday Decorations NF (Adult Nonfiction) Shakespeare: The World as Stage…Bill Byson Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King…Antonia Fraser Celebrity Detox…Rosie O’Donnell What Can I Bring? Cookbook…Anne Byrne L (Large Print) Amazing Grace…Danielle Steele Second Nature…Nora Roberts Sweet and Deadly…Charlaine Harris DVD Movies and TV Series Ratatouille Shrek the Third Ocean’s Thirteen Live Free or Die Hard The Friends of the Library decorated for the holidays during the last week of November. Several Christmas trees can be found at the library. One, a special children’s tree decorated with soft plush toys and no lights. A special thank-you to the Friends of the Library for their ongoing assistance. Happy Holidays to Everyone! 2