Library News for March 9, 2016

Our craft group, Loose Ends is partnering with the Allen County shaken_babyHealth Department to raise awareness of shaken baby syndrome. Loose Ends is knitting/crocheting purple baby hats for new mothers to remind them that the crying is temporary. You can pick up a skein of purple yarn at the library and knit/crochet a baby hat.  If you don’t know how to knit/crochet, don’t worry, Loose Ends will teach you.  They meet every Tuesday at 3:30 pm.

The Scottsville Art Guild, in partnership with the Allen County Public Library, is offering and Adult Drawing Class on Saturday, March 12 at 10:00 am. Supplies will be provided for this free program, however, you must pre-register as space is limited Call 237-3861 or stop by the library’s circulation desk.

On Tuesday, March 16 at 3:30 pm, Teens are invited to a St. Patty’s Day Party.  We’ll have green food, dig for four-leaf clovers, make Shamrock Slime, and more. Call 270-237-3861 and pre-register or stop by the circulation desk.

Preschool children can attend Story Hour on Tuesday at 10:00 am and Saturday’s at 1:00 pm. Toddler Time is Thursday at 10:00 am. We hope visiting the library with your child is part of your weekly routine.

New books for children include: Touch and Feel Farm by Scholastic, Flip, Flap, Fly by Phyllis Root, Five Little Bunnies by Dan Yaccarino, Touch and Feel Baby Animals by Scholastic, Thumper Goes A-Thumpin’ by Laura Driscoll, Happy Easter, Moose by Laura Numeroff and Felica Bond, Keeper of the Lost Cities Exile by Shannon Messenger, Before I Leave by Jessixa Bagley, Bloom by Doreen Cronin and David Small, The Wonderful Habits of Rabbits by Douglas Florian, Hilarious Jokes for Minecrafters by Michele C. Hollow and others, and Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Young Blood by Matt Gallagher, Work Like Any Other by Virginia Reeves, The Passenger by Lisa Lutz, Opening Belle by Maureen Sherry, Off the Grid by C.J. Box, No Shred of Evidence by Charles Todd, Black List by Mark Greaney, Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica, Breaking Wild by Diane Les Becquets, When the Clouds Roll By by Myra Johnson, Always Watching by Lynette Eason, The Ancient Minstrel by Jim Harrison, I’ll See You in Paris by Michelle Gable, and The Stargazer’s Sister by Carrie Brown.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: The Daniel Detox by Don Cobert, MD, Phenomenal: A Hesitant Adventurer’s Search for Wonder in the Natural World by Leigh Ann Henion, I Had To Survive: How A Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives by Dr. Roberto Canessa, Dark Money by Jane Mayer, The Wild Diet by Abel James, The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman, Rising Above a Toxic Workplace by Gary Chapman, Paul White and Harold Myra, and Curious Faith by Logan Wolfram.

New movies this week include:  Creed starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone, The Night Before starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, Miss You Already starring Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore, Room starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay, Bible Mysteries by BBC, All Roads Lead to Rome starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Raoul Bova, and God’s Club starring Stephen Baldwin and Corbin Bernsen,

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Library cards are free with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail.  If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.

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