Friends Book Sale

Hannah and her mom stopped by the book sale this morning and took time deciding just what special books they would buy.

Sybel and Kristi were there to bag the books and collect the money. The library is very fortunate to have a dedicated and active Friends group that helps with our library programs. All of the library staff would like to thank the Friends group for all of
their support this past year,
without them we could not do all of the programs that the children and adults participate look forward to.

The last book sale of 2007 is now in progress at the library and Monday, Dec 3 and Tuesday,Dec 4 will be $1.00 bag days in which you fill a bag and pay only a dollar.

Library Closed for the Holiday

The Kasson Public Library will be closed

Thursday, November 22,
Friday, November 23, and
Saturday, November 24.

2007 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTS

The winners of the 2007 National Book Awards have been announced.

Fiction
Mischa Berlinski, Fieldwork

Lydia Davis, Varieties of Disturbance

Joshua Ferris, Then We Came to the End

Denis Johnson, Tree of Smoke

Jim Shepard, Like You’d Understand, Anyway

Nonfiction
Edwidge Danticat, Brother, I’m Dying

Christopher Hitchens, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Woody Holton, Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution

Arnold Rampersad, Ralph Ellison: A Biography

Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA

Poetry
Linda Gregerson, Magnetic North

Robert Hass, Time and Materials

David Kirby, The House on Boulevard St.

Stanley Plumly, Old Heart

Ellen Bryant Voigt, Messenger

Young People’s Literature
Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Kathleen Duey, Skin Hunger: A Resurrection of Magic, Book One

M. Sindy Felin, Touching Snow

Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Sara Zarr, Story of a Girl

Friends Book Sale

Friends of the Kasson Public Library

Thursday, Nov 29

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Friday, Nov 30

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Supplemented by Thrivent Financial For Lutherans

Children's Books Week

RISE UP READING!

The 88th celebration of Children’s Book Week is November 12-18, 2007 and the theme Rise Up Reading is very appropriate.


As we all know, reading is not a solitary, stationary activity. People learn, grow, and benefit from reading day-to-day lives because so much of today’s information is only available through the word—in books, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and even on television.

Children cannot "Rise Up" to this challenge without many, many hours of reading practice, impossible for anyone to read that much without first developing a love of reading. During Children’s Book Week, parents, educators, and other caregivers can "Rise Up" to this take a stand. Introduce your kids to all sorts of books and "Rise Up Reading" together.

Veterans Day Library Closed

The Kasson Public Library will be closed on Saturday, November 10th and Monday, November 12th for Veterans Day.

X-Ray Discovered On This Date

As with many of mankind's monumental discoveries, X-ray technology was invented completely by accident. In 1895, a German physicist named Wilhelm Roentgen made the discovery while experimenting with electron beams.

Roentgen placed various objects between the tube and the screen, and the screen still glowed. Finally, he put his hand in front of the tube, and saw the silhouette of his bones projected onto the fluorescent screen. Immediately after discovering X-rays themselves, he had discovered their most beneficial application.

Roentgen's remarkable discovery precipitated one of the most important medical advancements in human history. X-ray technology lets doctors see straight through human tissue to examine broken bones, cavities and swallowed objects with extraordinary ease.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial 25th Anniversary

I have always wanted to see Washington, DC and the "Wall", but to date have not been able to go there. I feel very emotional everytime I see pictures or a documentary about the monument. I was a teen during the "60's" and had a husband who went to Vietnam.
I have two brothers who were also in the service, one in the Navy and one in the Army Airbourne division. It was a terrible time but I am glad to see that Vietnam Vets and others era vets meet and greet those coming home from Afghanistan and Iraq. A much better homecoming for them than others received in the past. Currently I have a son-in-law in the Army that has spent 18 months in Iraq and a daughter who was in the Army(Germany/Kosovo) and now the Army Reserves, both are currently at Fort Jackson, S.C.

This year, 2007, is the 25th Anniversary of Vietnam Veterans Memorial "The Wall". There will be a Reading of the Names Opening Ceremony, Wed, Nov 7th at 3 pm. This ceremony marks the “official start of the Reading of the Names” during which approximately 2,000 volunteers will read the 58,256 names inscribed on The Wall over 4 days.

New Books for November

Our automatic list of fiction best sellers is displayed by the new books. The following are new fiction best sellers for November.

Can't Take My Eyes Off of You by Judith McNaught, Creation in Death by J.D. Robb, Stone Cold by David Baldacci, The New Year Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini, The Chase by Clive Cussler, A Week From Sunday by Dorothy Garlock, Double Cross by James Patterson, Crossroads by Belva Plain.