We just put out many new DVD’s for all age groups.  For children, we have eighteen new Sesame Street videos including videos to teach children letters, numbers, manners, and honesty.   We also added several Sesame Street sing-a-long and dance videos.  I know that many children will be excited to learn that we just put Pokemon Indigo League, Season 1 and a ten disc set featuring over eleven hours of Pokemon Adventures, which is titled Pokemon All-Stars on the shelf.

Its impossible to list all of our new titles here and we still have many new DVD’s that we are working on getting out to the shelf!

Over the last couple of months we have added many titles to our large print collection in all genres.  What may be of particular interest is the addition of many large print western books.  There are far too many to list here, so I chose two that I especially recomend.  The descriptions are below.

The Wind River Kid by Will Cook

You either worked for Cadmus Rindo and liked it, or you owed him money and you hated him.  Old Cadmus owned the town and everyone in it.  Until the day he picked a nameless drunk out of the jail and set him up as sheriff.  The nameless drunk turned out to be a deadly gunslinger called the Wind River Kid, and old man Rindo found he had a tiger by the tail… Packed with hair-trigger action, The Wind River Kid is a blazing, bullet-rimmed tale of the Northwest.  (Taken from the cover of the book)

Blood to Burn by Jack Curtis

Even when Billy Faraday lay wounded, his hand shot off in the Civil War, he didn’t ask his friends for favors.  So when his loyal army buddy, Sam Benbow, got word that Billy needed his help, he quit the Kansas cattle trail to find the Cavalier who had saved his life.  Billy’s young daughter, Elizabeth, has just two leads:  a brief letter from her father and a mysterious twenty-dollar gold piece.  Before Sam can gather his wits, a cunning and crooked banker is claiming the coin is his — and that Billy has stashed thousands more.  (Taken from the cover of the book)

These books and selected others can be found in the display area of the large print section.  Other new titles have already been shelved in the large print section.

We just added new graphic novels to our juvenile section that are recomended for children in grades 2-6!  In The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far! And The Diabolical Dr. Santos, readers follow the Fantastic Four:  Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing as they battle supervillains like Dr. Doom and Mole Man in New York City.

In Four’s a Crowd there is a rift between the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Raphael storms off in anger.  Meanwhile, his brothers continue their fight against enemies but wind up locked in a vault at a museum!  Will Raphael come back in time to save his brothers?  Or will he come back at all?

In Blackout the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles work to save the city when the electricians working on the power lines are injured.

 In Doom with a View and Here Comes Spider-Man readers follow Peter Parker, who was an average teenage boy until bitten by an irradiated spider.  Peter learns that with great power here must also come great responsibility, and therefore, uses his gifts to fight supervillainns in New York City.

Last, but certainly not least, in Big Trouble at the Big Top and Costumes On! Readers follow the youngest superheroes in the Marvel  Universe as they team up with their idols, the X-Men.  Zero-G controls gravity, Mass Master changes forms, Lightspeed flys, and Energizer uses destructive bolts! Together, they keep the world a safer place.

On Wednesday, October 31, 2007 the library was crawling with everything from vampires to fairy princesses.  The festivities began with Mr. Neiman reading “10 Trick-or-treaters:  A Halloween Counting Book” by Janet Schulman.  Story time was followed by a lollipop hunt, which was led by Robyn Whittington.  Barbara Richards, Maureen Wright, and Mary Jane Neiman led various games, which were enjoyed by all.  The finale of the evening was a costume contest, which was divided categories based on age.  Pictures of the winners for each category can be found below.

 Throughout the party, everyone enjoyed punch and loads of goodies.  Robyn Whittington, provided hospitality on behalf of the Friends of the Library, and worked very hard to organize all of the food and activities.  Many members of the Friends also donated food and baked items for all of the ghosts and goblins to enjoy.

The following members of the Teen Council artfully designed and created a chocolate “haunted house” complete with a graveyard in front:  Shannon, Katherine, Travis, Katelin, and Mathew.  John, a teen volunteer, also graciously helped with the project.

We extend a huge “thank you” to the Friends of the Library as well as the Teen Council for making this an unforgettable event for all of the youth who participated.  In addition to the above-mentioned volunteers, Dawn Scotto, Roy Manning, and Colin Whittington worked very hard to help with the party. 

Crystal Condrey was kind enough to take the following photos to capture the memories of this year’s Halloween festivities.