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See You at the Library
* * * "Support Our Troops." The library is still collecting items for care packages to be sent to troops overseas. Items needed include AT&T phone cards, eye drops, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, batteries and ready-toeat foods. Note that shampoo, lotions, soaps, etc. should be unscented. A more extensive list of requested items is available at the library or on the city of Lampasas website. Monetary donations also are being accepted to defray the cost of postage. Drop off donations at the library during regular hours. The library will be sending paperback books to the troops, along with donations. * * * Thank-you notes have been received from troops. From Cynthia Alderman: "Lampasas Public Library, I just wanted to drop you a note to say thank you! Thank you for supporting troops. It is people like you who keep us going, and are one of the reasons we do what we do! Everyone here is enjoying the books as well!" From Amanda Kasten: "Hello, I received your package yesterday and would like to thank you for the package, and for your support. It is greatly appreciated! One of the things that makes life good here is knowing I have so much support back home! So, thank you for your support, it really means a lot. Also, thank you for everything in the package, it felt like you read my mind and knew exactly what I would like or need. That was so cool! I made sure to share some of the contents with my fellow soldiers, but for the most part I kept most of it. I hope you are all doing well and your families are well. Thank you again for your support, I cannot say that enough. Have a great day today knowing that we (the soldiers) appreciate everything you do." From Heidi Ridenhour: "Dear Friend, I am CPT Heidi Ridenhour, and I received a wonderful package from you the other day! I am so grateful and blessed by its contents and can't wait to read the books! I'm in Iraq for 15 months (July 2007 to Oct 2008) at Balad Air Base/LSA Anaconda. Currently I'm serving as a UH-60 Blackhawk maintenance company commander. I would gladly have sent a picture, but they are all on digitals these days, so I'd need an e-mail address. Thank you again for your kind-hearted support!" Please continue to donate items to send to the troops. It's a simple way to make what they're doing a little more bearable. * * * Book sale: The Friends of the Library will be having its annual book sale in December, but in the meantime, come check out the current selection of books for sale. Hardcovers are $1, softcovers are $.50, and children's books are $.25. * * * www.ShopForTheLibrary.net: You can shop online and earn money for the library through a number of stores that donate a portion of the purchase price to the library of one's choice when you join at shopforthelibrary.net. It's free. Just visit the website, designate Lampasas Public Library as the library of choice, and download and install AutoTrack. Anytime you shop at any of the 800- plus participating stores online, the Lampasas Public Library will get a donation. This must be done on each computer used to shop online in order for the Library to receive donations. Phone the library for more information on this easy fund-raising opportunity. * * * If you haven't already, come check out our newest batch of large-print books! These 54 books will be rotated to the next library in December, so check them out today. Authors include Debbie Macomber, Robert Tanenbaum, Robin Lee Hatcher, Louis L'Amour, Carolyn Hart, Lawrence Sanders, Zane Grey and Fern Michaels. * * * Recent memorials have been given in memory of Micah Benjamin Love and Pete Lewis. * * * Did you know: • 6,126 people visited the library in October (up 16% from last month). • 6,158 items were checked out in October (up 19% from last month). • 1,324 people used the free Internet-access computers in October (up 20% from last month). • 18 people used the new microfilm machine in October (up 20% from last month). • 11 items were requested through the Interlibrary Loan service in October (up 22% from last month). • 195 items (magazines and newspapers) were used in the library in October (up 71% from last month). * * * The library is still collecting used ink cartridges for recycling as well as toner cartridges, found in larger printers and copiers utilized by many businesses. Instead of sending toner cartridges back to the manufacturer for recycling, drop them off at the library. Help protect the environment while helping the library. * * * Don't forget to "check out" the self check-out service. It's fast and convenient. * * * Have you "GoodSearched" lately? Remember that by using GoodSearch as your search engine, you can help raise money for the Library Foundation. GoodSearch, powered by Yahoo!, donates money to various organizations and charities for searches conducted on its website. Visit www.goodsearch.com and enter "Library Foundation" as your charity of choice, then select The Library Foundation of Lampasas Texas. Every search made from their website earns money for the Library Foundation. * * * Author read-alikes: If you like J.A. Jance, you might also like Aimee and David Thurlo, Tony Hillerman, Lawrence Block, Sara Paretsky, Sue Grafton or Nevada Barr. If you like Beverly Lewis, you might also like Tracie Peterson, Jodi Picoult, Karen Kingsbury or Catherine Palmer. If you like Robert B. Parker, you might also like Stephen Cannell, Robert Crais or James Lee Burke. If you like Elizabeth Lowell, you might also like Catherine Coulter, Iris Johansen, Linda Howard or Nora Roberts. * * * New books at the library: "Run," by Ann Patchett. Since their mother's death, Tip and Teddy Doyle have been raised by their loving, possessive and ambitious father. As the former mayor of Boston, Bernard Doyle wants to see his sons in politics, a dream the boys have never shared. But when an argument in a blinding New England snowstorm inadvertently causes an accident that involves a stranger and her child, all Bernard Doyle cares about is his ability to keep his children -- all his children -- safe. Set over a period of 24 hours, "Run" takes readers from the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard to a home for retired Catholic priests in downtown Boston. It shows how worlds of privilege and poverty can co-exist only blocks from each other, and how family can include people you've never even met. * * * "Wednesday Letters," by Jason F. Wright. Jack and Laurel have been married for 39 years. They've lived a good life and appear to have had the perfect marriage. With his wife cradled in his arms, and before Jack takes his last breath, he scribbles his last "Wednesday Letter." When their adult children arrive to arrange the funeral, they discover boxes and boxes full of love letters that their father wrote to their mother each week on Wednesday. As they begin to open and read the letters, the children uncover the shocking truth about the past. In addition, each one must deal with the present-day challenges: Matthew has a troubled marriage; Samantha is a single mother; and Malcolm is the black sheep of the family who has returned home after a mysterious two-year absence. "Wednesday Letters" has a powerful message about forgiveness and quietly beckons for readers to start writing their own "Wednesday Letters." * * * "Louder Than Words: a Mother's Journey in Healing Autism," by Jenny McCarthy. One morning, Jenny McCarthy was having a cup of coffee when she sensed something was wrong. She ran into her 2-year-old son Evan's room and found him having a seizure. In that moment, Jenny went from being the mother of an average toddler to being in the midst of a medical odyssey. Doctor after doctor misdiagnosed Evan until after many harrowing, life-threatening episodes later one doctor discovered that Evan is autistic. Jenny didn't know what to do, and she soon found herself alone with no resources except for her determination to help her son. She spoke with many doctors, parents, government agencies and private foundations. At last she discovered an intense combination of behavioral therapy, diet and supplements that became the key to saving Evan from autism. In this book, she creates a roadmap for parents who are concerned about their own child. * * * "Ana's Story: a Journey of Hope," by Jenna Bush. Ana's life is a collection of bits and pieces of her past. Infected with HIV at birth, she's unaware of many details of her early childhood and barely remembers her mother. Living with her strict grandmother, she learns how to keep secrets -- secrets about her infection and about the abuse she endures at home. But after Ana falls in love and becomes pregnant at 17, she begins a journey of hope -- a journey of protecting herself and others. She is living with HIV, not dying from it. Jenna Bush tells of Ana's struggle to break free from the cycle of abuse, silence and illness with passion and eloquence. But this is not just Ana's story. It is also the story of many children around the world who are marginalized, neglected and mistreated. * * * Other new books at the library: "Hide and Seek," by Fern Michaels "Death by Rodrigo," by Ronald Liebman "The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court," by Jeffrey Toobin "A Killer Stitch: a Knitting Mystery," by Maggie Sefton "Right From the Gecko," by Cynthia Baxter "The Tin Roof Blowdown," by James Lee Burke "Power to the People," by Laura Ingraham  |
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