Weekly Activities

n Preschool Story Hour for children on Wednesday, April 15, at 10:30 a.m.

n Knitting class Wednesday, April 15, at 6:30 p.m.

n Writer’s Group meets on Thursday, April 16, 10:30 a.m.

n Dog Day on Thursday, April 16 from 4 to 5 p.m.

n Sand dunes & Beach Vegetation on Friday, April 17, at 10:30 a.m.

n Book Discussion Group meets Tuesday, April 21, at 10:30 a.m.

Activity Details

Knitters gather for camaraderie and to share ideas on projects on April 15. Those new to knitting are also welcome.

Writer’s Group meets on April 16 for the usual sharing of ideas and projects.

Families and parents encouraging literacy consider registering your child for participation in Dog Day on April 16.

The place of vegetation on the Beach is a subject that has received a lot of attention and engendered emotion. The program on April 17, coordinated by Christina Denegre, who spends much of her time in Estero Bay and the surrounding waters studying the marine life of Florida, looks at its place and offers a chance to discuss this subject. See poster for more details.

Book Discussion Group, on April 21, will look at “The Fiction Class” by Susan Breen.

Upcoming Events

April 23 will feature a card making class at 10:30 a.m. More have come to appreciate the unique touches that can be brought to cards and this session, coordinated by Carole Vasterling, deals with the basics as well as offering many examples of different ways to create those special cards. Pre-registration and $3 materials fee are due.

The top 11 Internet and E-mail scams of 2009 will be the focus of a 45 minute session on April 28 at 10:30 a.m. It’s so easy to get sucked in by the devious ways that rip-off scammers come up, with so it’s a word to the wise to stay up with the current situation. Pre-registration is needed.

Displays

The Ukrainian Eggs display will be on exhibit till the end of this month. Please enjoy as additional eggs have been added to the display. A few from earlier were removed as they are part of a display in Tampa.

In the case at the foot of the stairs are renditions of Dutch children that appeared on a calendar from Holland in 1951. If you look at them and think you’ve seen one or two of them before, know that photos of two of these children were on exhibit in the Netherlands Pavilion of the 1939 New York World’s Fair. These photos are provided through the courtesy of Suzanne Carlston.

Flannery

Born in 1925, Mary Flannery O’Connor died an acclaimed voice of American fiction some four decades later. She never imagined herself to be a great subject for future biographers. A new biography has been published and only the second ever to be published on O’Connor. Pick up “Flannery” by Brad Booch (921 OCO). One of the things Booch does brilliantly is locate each of Flannery’s writing within the context of its time.

Some consider Flannery the greatest 20th century American practitioner of the short story. Besides enjoying Booch’s informative work, consider also “Flannery O’Connor” and get into her writings (282 OCO).

If Flannery O’Connor doesn’t sound like a familiar name, consider reading her biography or even better her works. After her death, a posthumous award was given for “In an age of mendacity, duplicity and document-shredders, the clear vision of Flannery O’Connor not only burns brighter than ever but it burns through the masks of what she called ‘blind wills and low doges of the heart” (National Book Award Classics notation, Ingram Advance July 2003).

Potter

At this point, it’s likely that the words Harry Potter conjure up images of the widely read seven-book series about a boy wizard and also the epic cultural issues that accompanied both the print and media editions.

This time of year may be an ideal time to delve into “Harry, a History: the true story of a boy wizard, his fans, and life inside the Harry Potter phenomenon” by Melissa Anelli (823.914 ANE). While her passionate devotion to all things Harry might even be a bit infectious for the reader, you’ll be treated to insider’s glimpses of Harry’s creator, J.K. Rowling, and the series’ publishing history.

It’s a quick read as you can skim over fan sites, promotional tours, rock bands that would appeal only to hard-core devotees.

Jackson

Another title distinguished by its active digging into yesteryear is “American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House” (921 JAC). Jackson, our seventh president, who believed in the primacy of the will of the common people, brought a freshness to the White House and, in no small way, contributed to the “evolution of presidential power.”

With what is happening with our current occupant of the White House, this title will provide some insight into what Jackson’s good instincts and wisdom brought to the White House and continuing influence.

Library Hours

Don’t remember library hours? Call for information. When we are closed, a recorder gives the hours of operation, either on 765-8162, or on 765-8163. Except for holidays, which would be mentioned on the recorder, we are open Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We look forward to seeing you.