Mount Vernon Public Library

March 2010

Library News

Knitting Night

Knitting Night was so successful that we are changing the location to Room 108 on the library’s first floor. It will hold more people, needles and yarn. Knitting Night will be Tuesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. All knitters, from beginners to advanced, are welcome. We will have a drawing that evening for a knitting book.

Linn Area Reads 2010

Linn Area Reads has selected Population: 485 by author and humorist Michael Perry for the 2010 edition of the program. Population: 485 is subtitled Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time.The book features Perry’s adventures as a member of the volunteer fire and rescue department in New Auburn, Wis. It is filled with colorful characters, real emergencies, and the quirkiness of a small Midwestern town.

Schedule of Events

Gazette Forum Discussion on Small Town Life & Challenges
Tuesday, March 9th at 7:00 p.m.
Lisbon’s Heritage Hall
Book Discussion
Thursday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Fire Safety with the Hiawatha Fire Department
Saturday, April 3rd at 2:00 p.m.
Hiawatha Public Library
EMT & Fire Fighter Panel Discussion
Wednesday, April 28th at 7:00 p.m.
Marion Public Library
Meet the Author: Michael Perry
Saturday, May 15th at 2:00 p.m.
Theatre Cedar Rapids

New Browsing Room Non-Fiction

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us / Daniel H. Pink.
Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability / David Owen.
Counter Clockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility / Ellen J. Langer.
Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage / Elizabeth Gilbert.
Heart of Power: Health and Politics in the Oval Office / David Blumenthal and James A. Morone.
Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan / Greg Mortenson.
Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor / Colin Tudge with Josh Young.
Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body! / Jillian Michaels with Mariska van Aalst
Anticancer: A New Way of Life / David Servan-Schreiber.
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know / Alexandra Horowitz.
Can I Keep My Jersey?: 11 Teams, 5 Countries, and 4 Years In My Life as a Basketball Vagabond / Paul Shirley

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Story Time
Story Time continues every Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. Themes for this month will be babies, games and dragons.

New Children’s Books
All the World / written by Liz Garton Scanlon ; and illustrated by Marla Frazee.
Night Tree / Eve Bunting ; illustrated by Ted Rand.
Sylvia Jean, Drama Queen / Lisa Campbell Ernst.
Night Lights / by Susan Gal.
Cat Dreams / by Ursula Le Guin ; illustrated by S.D. Schindler.
Book of Sleep / Il Sung Na.
Penguin Story / Antoinette Portis.
Harry and Horsie / Katie Van Camp ; illustrated by Lincoln Agnew.

Take A Break @ the Library
Spring Break Activities at Cole Library

**Magic Tricks to Amaze @ the Library March 16, 10 a.m. Room 108, First Floor, Come and Learn a magic trick or two to amaze your friends and family. If you know a trick that you would like to share come and perform it. The only rule is if you share it you have to show us how you did it.

**Movie Day @ the Library March 17, 10 a.m. Room 108, First Floor, Library Join us for UP Popcorn and a drink will be provided. Call 895-4271 to reserve your seat.

**PJ Story Time @ the Library March 18, 9:30 a.m. Children’s Room and Room 108, First Floor, Stay in your pajamas and bring a favorite stuffed toy to p.j. story time. We will share stories, songs, finger plays and a craft.

TumbleBook is available now at Cole Library
Go to the library’s website: www.colelibrary.org and click on

About the TumbleBook Library :
The TumbleBook Library is a collection of animated, talking picture books. If you want to hear a story or play a game you can click on the TumbleBook Library.

Children's story hour continues every Thursday
at 9:30 a.m. in the Children's Room.

**If school is cancelled due to poor weather,
story hour will NOT be held.**

Community of Readers
Community of Readers will meet Tuesday, March 23 at 7:30 in the Gaarde/Hileman home. We will discuss Population: 485 by Michael Perry. Please bring copies of your poem that evening to disperse for discussion in April.

Teen Book Discussion Group
The Off-Track Teen book discussion group will meet March 23 at 7 p.m. in Room 108 to discuss Storm Thief by Chris Wooding.

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Book Sale Cart

A book sale cart is located on the first floor near the circulation desk. The cart is available during library hours. The paperback exchange books are also located on this cart and can be purchased or exchanged.

If you would like your library newsletter sent to you via e-mail please e-mail Cathy Boggs at librarynews@cornellcollege.edu. This will help the library cut printing and mailing costs.

Hours are posted on the library's Web site, http://cornellcollege.edu/library/, and posted by the library door.

All events are free and open to the public. If you need more information, please contact Cathy Boggs at 895-4262.

Cole Library participates in Open Access, which allows you to check out materials at any Iowa public library.

Academic Hours:

Cole Library has extended its hours on an experimental basis
for certain days of the block:

For complete library hours please visit the Cole Library website: www.cornellcollege.edu/library/about-cole/hours.shtml

Block Break/Spring Break Hours at Cole Library:
(March 24-April 4)

Wednesday-Friday, March 24-26: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 27: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 28: Noon - 4:30 p.m.
Monday, March 29: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday-Wednesday, March 30-31: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 1: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday, April 2: 8:00 a.m. - Noon
Saturday, April 3: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 4: CLOSED

Link to the Calendar of Events