Adventures In Libraryland: Fall book sale set for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1; Gingerbread house sign-up available

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
By AMY CRUMP/Library Director

The first annual Fall Book Sale will be held Friday, Nov. 30, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 1, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

We have recently updated our magazine collection and moved it to a new location. Please feel free to enjoy our magazines and newspapers in a comfy chair and you can even have a cup of coffee! Stop by and take a look.

In order to support the Holiday Project, the Marshall Public Library will offer a Food for Fines drive. Bring in any non-perishable food item and get $1 off your library fines. In particular, the following items are greatly needed: sugar, peanut butter, and cereals.

The Up For Discussion Book Club has moved their next meeting to Saturday, Dec. 15, at 9 a.m. The title for December is "The Illuminator" and the book is available at the library front desk.

On beyond Google

This website has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the American Academy of Family Physicians. One special feature of the site is a search by symptom option, which has a question chart for the most common symptoms. Take a look at http://www.familydoctor.org.

Check It Out

Our "gingerbread" house building program is back! You must sign up by December 6 to participate -- limit of 30 people. Then come to the library on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 10 a.m. with one bag of candy per participant and let your imagination run wild!

Circle of days

Friday, Nov. 30, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., book sale.

Saturday, Dec. 1, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., book sale.

Thursday, Dec. 6, registration deadline for "gingerbread" house-making for kids.

Saturday, Dec. 8, at 10 a.m., "gingerbread" house-making event.

New materials

Fiction

"Double-Cross" by James Patterson

"Between Sundays" by Karen Kingsbury

"The New Year's Quilt" by Jennifer Chiaverini

"The Last Noel" by Heather Graham

Non-fiction