Video killed the radio star… oh ooh oh…

Activities are bristling at the library this month!!

The Library and Lunch group is taking a detour back into non-fiction. After getting too involved in the KAOS that was Lisa Lutz's "The Spellman Files" (The sequel is out in your local stacks. The third book in the series will be out early next year.  The group discussion leader ghastly opposes the details that have been leaked about the storyline.) we will be discussing Barbara Kingsolver's "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life".

Barbara Kingsolver, her husband Steven Hopp, a professor of environmental science, and their two daughters, moved across the country from Tucson, Arizona to a farm in rural Virginia, where they vowed to buy only food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it
themselves, or to live without it for a year.  Barbara Kingsolver provides the main narrative of the story, part memoir, part investigative journalism.  Meanwhile Steven Hopp provides a look into various aspects of food production and Camille Kingsolver, a look into the perspective of a nineteen year old of the local food project.

The work is full of seasonal recipes.  For the autumn and winter section, a sampling of recipes includes Pumpkin Soup In Its own Shell, Frida Kahlo's Pan de Muerto, Sweet Potato Quesadillas, and Holiday Corn Pudding.

The discussion will be on Tuesday, November 11 at noon.

There just isn't enough Colin Firth in our lives.  The Book and Movie of the month is Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.  Written in the early 1800s, it was Austen's second novel but her most famous.  Austen is known for her comical romances and this is surely one of them.

There's a visual chart (this is not a joke) out there (not in the book; on the internet) mapping the interrelationships between all the characters in the novels.  It's like a really bad flow chart gone awry.  It should be fun to separate them all out while perusing the
pages.

Discussion of the novel will take place on Thursday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m.  The film will be shown two weeks later at 6:30 p.m. For copies of Barbara Kingsolver's and Jane Austen's books stop by the front desk for checkout.  The circulation staff has them scurried away for easy access.

Kid Gaming Night will take place on Wednesday, November 12 at 4:00 p.m.  Come jazz with some Guitar Hero.

On Tuesday, November 18 there will be A Very Beginners Computer Class in Spanish at 9:30 a.m. for those who speak minimal or no English and wish to learn the basics of computer use.  There will be an A Very Beginners Computer Class in English at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19 at 9:30 a.m.

Each class is limited to four people.  Call the library or drop by to reserve a spot.  Don't miss out on the techie fun:  They will start off with the basics of logging into a computer, how to use a mouse, create an email account, and create and send email.  Bring questions.

If you're interested in learning something different just let us know!

There’s a Bear Feels Sick Storytime for children’s three through five on Monday, November 17 at 6:30 p.m. and Thursday, November 20 at 9:15 a.m.  The little ones should bring in their favorite blanket and come join the fun.  Stories, songs, finger plays, crafts, and lots of fun will be had.  Spots need to be reserved by calling Ms. Carol at 626-0180 ext. 4.  This is part of the fourth annual Kansas Reads to Preschoolers initiative.

An Afternoon with Geronimo Stilton will be on Thursday, November 25 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. at the library for kids kindergarten through fourth grade.  Come in and learn about Geronimo and all his friends!

November's going to be a fun month.  It's quite fabulous having great seventy-ish weather while states (aka friends) across the country are complaining about the early appearances of snow across regions of the country.  Please keep your snow.

Stop by the library this month, say "Hi!” sign up for a library card if you don't have one (or renew an old one), and check out a book or two.  You might get lost in an alternate universe.