2 book recommendations and a coming history event at the library

The first is a collection of Shel Silverstein's poems, published posthumously by his family. This incredibly whimsical author left over 1,500 poems and his family worked to sift down about 150 poems for the new book.

My older children grew up with Silverstein as a regular reading time and I hope that my youngest will do the same. Even readers who may not appreciate poetry can find something in Silverstein's "Every Thing On It."

The second book is a biography of Hal Holbrook. Many of you may familiar with his portrayal of Mark Twain on stage.

Interestingly, Holbrook uses that play as an analogy for the person he is now. "Harold: the Boy Who Became Mark Twain" sounds like a fascinating read.

Don't miss History Speaks: Interviews With The Past. On Thursday, Sept. 22, at 6 p.m. Georgia Brown Blosser, portrayed by Diana Woods, will be interviewed.

Weekly storytimes:
--Kinder-Ready on Mondays at 10:00 am for ages 3 to 7 years old.
--Bouncing Babies on Wednesdays at 10:15 am for ages birth to age 2.
--Bookworm Buddies on Wednesdays at 10:45 am for ages 3 to 5 years.
--Bedtime Stories on Thursdays at 7 pm for all ages.

New materials
Fiction
--"Art of Saying Goodbye" by Ellen Bache (general fiction)
--"Split Second" by Catherine Coulter (mystery)
--"Escape" by Barbara Delinsky (general fiction)
--"Silent Girl" by Tess Gerritsen (thriller)
--"Afraid of the Dark" by James Grippando (thriller)
--"Sister" by Rosamund Lupton (thriller)
--"Home Free" by Fern Michaels (romance).
Non-Fiction
--"Does the Noise In My Head Bother You?" by Steven Tyler (biography)
--"Writing Research Papers" by James D. Lester.

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Amy can be reached at
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