New Audio Books For Kids

 Old Yeller, by Fred Gipson

Audio books have gained popularity recently. Here are just a few of the advantages that audio books have over normal hardcover or paperback books:

1) You can make constructive use of dead time - time that would be otherwise impossible to fill with a normal book.

2) Go green! Audio books don't need trees to be cut down.

3) With mp3 player functions such as mid track resume you can pick up where you left off or find a place easily again.


4) You can listen to an audio book when it's dark.

5) Get the kids to sleep easier - With an audio book you can simply play it for them until they fall asleep.

 Magic Tree House series, by Mary Pope Osborne

Is your child a reluctant reader? Sometimes children avoid reading  and do not get the practice they need to improve their skills. Encourage reading by pairing books with unabridged audio books. Mixing things up by adding audio books you can try different strategies that might help:

• Word recognition is reinforced by following the book as the aduio book plays.
• Try listening to a chapter and then read it, which my help with understanding the main idea better.
• Try  reading a chapter and then listening to it. This could help to check understanding.

 Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, by Rick Riordan

So why not check out some of our library's audio books and find out for yourself how useful and how fun they are. Of course, they're not just for kids! There are also loads of free audio books available for downloadright to your own computer at OWWL2go. Questions? We can help!

May Book Club Selection

The book club will meet on Wednesday, May 26th at 6:30 PM to discuss The Help, by Kathryn Stocket. 

Visit or call the library to reserve a copy for yourself.

Get Organized

Tuesday, May 4

6:30 - 7:30 PM

FREE 1-hour workshop by local author, Amy Kauffman. Learn tips to help you get control of the clutter and chaos in your life!

Check out Amy's book, Organize Shmorganize, a simple, practical guide-book for the typical unorganized person.  Sprinkled with wit and wisdom, this book will give you the basics of organization and the best ideas for getting each room of your home organized.  You will be inspired to clean up and clean out!

Passport Clinic

Wednesday, April 28, 6-7:30 PM

 
For anyone interested in applying for their US Passport. 
Forms and photo taking service will be available.

Computer Workshop Reminder

Tuesday, April 20 from 12:20-1:30.

Learn more about the Internet: 

• using Google
• social networking such as Facebook
• on-line shopping
• chat rooms and video chatting such as Skype
• Understand misconceptions and tips on virus protection

Call or visit the library to sign up in advance as space is limited.

New Fiction

A fortieth high school reunion, written from five different points of view: 2 men and three women. All the characters attend for different reasons; all experience a significant change in their lives afterward. 

After saving New York City in 2009's The Silent Man, CIA agent John Wells, the hero of bestseller Berenson's exceptional espionage series, retreats to rural New Hampshire in his compelling fourth outing. He hikes and thinks, accompanied only by his dog, Tonka, but soon enough, John hears from Ellis Shafer, his sort-of boss at the agency, who calls him back to Washington, D.C., for a new assignment. An unknown assassin is targeting members of Task Force 673, a now-disbanded secret unit whose job was interrogating terrorists, in particular high-value detainees, by any necessary means. Five of the 10-person squad are missing or dead, with the rest in mortal danger. In his pursuit of the killer, John encounters all manner of political intrigue, including convoluted plots set in motion by agency chiefs vying for control of America's security apparatus, who rely on low-level field spies to carry out their various and bloody plans.

Astrid Bjorklund wants to use her medical training to serve God and feels that He might be leading her in the direction of missionary work. Smarting from a misunderstanding with Joshua Landsverk, the young man she thought she loved, she heads east to a missionary training school, hoping to eventually use her skills in some remote outpost in Africa.

When she is called home unexpectedly to help in a family medical emergency, Astrid learns of a deadly measles outbreak on the nearby Indian reservation. She immediately senses the Spirit tugging her to help the Indians and wonders if her "mission field" is not so far away as she had imagined. But if she follows God's call, will love pass her by?

Summer Job Opportunity

We interrupt this blog to bring you the following announcement:

  Counselors Wanted! 

Marion Summer Recreation

• Applications must be submitted by: Friday April 22, 2010

• The program runs from Monday June 28, 2010 to Friday August 13, 2010.
•  You must be: 16 Years of age or older.  16-17 year old must have working papers.
• Being a resident of Marion is also required.

• You can find applications at the Marion Town Hall or the Marion High School Counseling Office.

Please return applications to the Marion Town Hall, the Marion High School Counseling Office, or mail to Justin Devlin, 4777 Farnsworth Road, Marion, NY 14505

Any questions, contact: Justin Devlin – (315) 576 - 8961