Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India & Indonesia, is an interesting read. Author, Elizabeth Gilbert writes an honest, open, and amusing memoir detailing a yearlong trip of self-healing from personal hardships. To achieve this process of recovery, she travels to Italy for pleasure, India for devotion, and Indonesia to balance the two.
Summer vacations are over, and the fall programming season has begun at the Grandview branch. Every month we have programs for literally all ages, from babies to adults, and every age in between. I'm not sure everyone knows about the programs we offer for adults. At the library, we believe people should never stop learning and we like to offer as many different opportunities for learning as we can at every age, including adults.
My mother was right, "the older you get, the faster time goes". The cooler mornings, and books being placed on hold tell me that Autumn is in the air. Didn't I just take down the fall decorations only to get ready to put them out again? I've seen some fun, fall books come across the checkout desk, so I thought I'd share a few with you.
It was an intervention - my husband came home yet, again with another DVD purchased at a local store. His habit was getting so bad that he could no longer remember which DVDs he had purchased, and he was becoming a repeat offender. "Stop!" I yelled, "I can get recently released DVD's from the library and it's free!" At first he did not believe me, but now each day when I arrive home, he asks if there are any DVDs in my book bag.
Here is a wonderful way to find some new, and different books to read to your children. Each year, a group of Missouri children’s librarians get together and select ten books to share with our customers. These nominees have been selected for a variety of reasons, including introducing children to diverse themes, cultures, and topics. Personally, I always find them to be great read alouds. They are written by a variety of authors, and illustrators of children’s books, including Missouri authors, illustrators, and themes, when possible.
Is Your "In-TIK-llectual" Time Clock Ticking Away?
At the beginning of the 20th century, so many exceptional intellects provided the world with unique and entertaining literary and artistic contributions. The early 1900’s produced a tornado of creative innovation.
I have an unusual educational background from most librarians. Unlike many of my counterparts, who studied english or history, my bachelor’s degree is in marine biology. Of course, there are not many seas out here in the Mid-West, so why I am here in Missouri is a very long and boring story. However, studying to be a marine biologist gave me a love of research. I get such a thrill when I am looking at a problem, and with a little help from books and the computer, I find the answer. This has translated to my career as a librarian.
Camden Point Branch staff are observing Labor Day with a book display honoring the American Worker. This display contains books covering a variety of occupations. It provides an opportunity for students to see the various careers open to them.
Did you know the Blue Ridge Branch offers weekly GED tutoring? On Wednesday nights from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., the incredibly helpful Kathy Stack, GED lady extraordinaire, will go over the areas of the test that individuals find troublesome. Kathy reports that multiple students she’s worked with have successfully passed their GED tests – and congratulations to them!
We have a new book display up and running at the Blue Ridge Branch! Check out our books on Home Improvement… we have many on our shelves. We will be happy to order others from branches in our system. And don’t miss the great fixer-upper “model home” that two of our pages made just for the occasion (thanks, Hakima and Alex – paint splashes and all!)
