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Musings from the Library Board Update Quincy Public Library Did you Know..M a n a g e r P r e s c h o o l S t o r y H o u r

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Saturday - 9:00 a.m. - 32:00 p.m.Volume 30; Number 1 - Winter 2012

In Appreciation...

Upcoming Events Nationa| Library Week

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Schedule

New Arrivals at theLibrary-

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Annual Friends of theLibrary MembershipDrive

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New York Times Best Page 6Seller's Ust

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Musings from theManager!As we look forward to this new yearahead, we can't help but be gratefulfor all we have. The Branch DistrictL i b r a r y S y s t e m i n c l u d e s t h eColdwater Library, as wel l asbranches in Quincy, Algansee,Bronson, Sherwood and UnionTownship.

Our Quincy Branch Library serves, onaverage, 74 people per business day(15,600 last year) and offers manyitems, programs and services to ourcommunity. Over 4500 peoplebenefited from our free Internetservice last year and over 17,500used the wireless capability fromwithin and outside our building. Thiswireless service is available 24/7.Over 2500 books and materials wereloaned and borrowed from outsideour library district system (within thestate of Michigan) and 23,700 itemscirculated from our Quincy Library!

bit in 2012. We will now be closed onThursdays with hopes that ourcurrent hours will return the followingyear.

Our new hours (beginning January 3)are as follows:

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday

ClosedClosed9-511-5Closed9-59-12

We enjoy seeing our patrons, so besure to stop in to visit us. If you werea Thursday visitor, we apologize thatyou may have to alter your routine.

-Lisa L Wood, Branch Manager

Upcoming EventsNational Library Week April8-14

Check at the library for a date andtime, as we anticipate having StevensPuppets visit us again!

Mark your calendars for the AnnualFriends meeting which will be held atthe new Union Township library April17.

With all libraries have to offer, budgetcuts will hinder the Quincy branch a

Library Board Update National Library WeekIt has been a while since you've heard from the Board sosome of this info reaches back a bit.

The removal of the two trees at the library has certainlyopened up the front of the library so the landscaping wasmore noticeable this year. Comments are running aboutequal - some like the look just as it is and some miss thetrees. The Board is looking into replacing the trees withsmall ornamental ones that don't bear fruit.

A write up about the Quincy Library has been submittedfor inclusion in the 3rd Branch County History Book beingcompiled.

The Nika Club of Quincy donated over $1500 from theirannual auction that supports the library.

The library continues to run smoothly but monies to runall the libraries are down and District has asked eachlibrary to cut their hours open to 25, the number allowedin the Plan of Service. The board voted to go to thefollowing hours as of January 1, 2012:

Monday ClosedTuesday 9-5Wednesday 11-5Thursday ClosedFriday 9-5Saturday 9-12

One more item of interest to some of you is that overduefees will increase from 10 cents per day/per item to 25cents.

In October, the board voted to retain the present officersfor another year. They are President, Teddy Sinclair;vice-president, Mary Jo Kranz; Secretary, Judy Dobson;Treasurer, Connie Karney and trustees Carol Ludlow andBarb Rockhold complete the board.

At our December meeting, Lisa informed the board thatthe library had received a $4000 donation from AndyZeck in memory of his sister, Susan Zeck. This donationis to be used for a need at the library and we continue tobe amazed at the generosity of those who have aconnection with the library - either at present or from thepast.

It was noted that during the 2011 ice storm early in theyear with all the power outages, the library was a warmand entertaining place to be. I think it should be notedthat the library is a comfortable place to be no matterwhat the temperature or time of year. Please come inand learn to use all of the services available.- Judy Dobson, Secretary

We all know about the National Library Week, but manyof us do not know how or when this event started.Below is a bit of the history behind this week. In 1954the American Library Association and the American BookPublishers formed the National Book Committee as anon profit organization and the group started to plan forthe first National Library week. In 1958, the committee'swork was finally recognized and the first National LibraryWeek was held with the first theme of "Wake Up andRead!" From then on the National Library Week was heldtypically the second week in April. In 1974, the NationalBook Committee was disbanded and the ALA assumedfull sponsorship of the program.

Many school libraries celebrate the whole month of Aprilas School Library Month which is sponsored by theAmerican Association of School Librarians, which is adivision of the ALA.

Below is schedule of events for this year'sLibrary Week which will be April 8-14, 2012.

National

Monday, Aprilreleased

9 - 2011 State of America's Report

Tuesday, April 10 - National Library Workers Day - this isa day for the library staff, users, administratorsand Friends groups to recognize the valuablecontributions made by all library workers.

Wednesday, April 11 - National Bookmobile Day - this isa day to recognize the contributions of ournat ions bookmobi les and the dedicatedprofessionals who make quality bookmobileoutreach possible in their communities.

Thursday, April 12 - Support Teen Literature Day - thisday is aimed at raising awareness among thegeneral public that young adult literature is avibrant, growing genre with much to offer today'steens.

The 2013 National Library Week will be held April 14-20.

Quincy Public Library PreschoolStory Hour Schedule

Below is the Quincy Story Hour schedule for theupcoming year. Story Hour is held Friday mornings from10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. There is no need for you to signup just come and enjoy the time. Story Hour is open tochildren from ages 2-5.

February 3February 10February 17February 24

March 2March 9March 16March 23March 30

April 6April 13April 20April 27

May 4May 11

Story HourStory HourStory HourStory Hour

Story HourStory HourStory HourStory HourSpring/Easter party

No Story Hour (Ubrary Closed)Story HourStory HourStory Hour

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xapfHfSpring stories -******* «•Mother's Day Stories and Crafts

The Quincy Public Ubrary follows the Quincy PublicSchool system calendar and weather related closings.

New Arrivals at the Library...New Items coming in January...

Adult FictionBarr, NevadaClancy, TomClark, Mary Jane

Cook, RobinEvanovich, JanetGriffin, W.E.B.

The RopeLocked OnThe Look of Love: A PiperDonovan Mystery No. 2Death BenefitLove in a NutshellCovert Warriors (PresidentialAgent)

Kellerman, Faye

Krentz, Jayne AnnMeier, Leslie

Michaels, Fern

H o a g , Ta m i D o w n t h e D a r k e s t R o a d(Oak Knoll No. 3)Gun Game (Decker/Lazarus)Copper BeachChocolate Covered Murder(Lucy Stone)Deadline (Godmothersseries)

Patterson, James/Paetro, Maxine Private: #7 SuspectW o o d s , S t u a r t D . C . D e a d ( S t o n e

Barrington)

Adult Non-FictionElizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modem Monarch bySmith, Sally Bedell

The Alzheimer's prevention Program: Keep Your BrainHealthy for the Rest of Your LifeBy Small, Gary & Vorgan, Gigi

The Mayo Clinic Healthy Heart Plan Mayo Clinic

New Items coming in February...

Adult FictionBeaton, M.C.Chiaverini, JenniferCrawford, Isis

Gardner, Lisa

Hannah, KristinJance, J.A.Kellerman, JonathanKinsella, SophieLackey, Mercedes

Palmer, MichaelPatterson, James & Sullivan,

Picoult, JodiRobb, J.D.

Death of a KingfisherSonoma RoseA Catered St. Patrick's Day(Bernie & Libby SimmonsNo. 8)Catch Me (Detective D.D.Warren)Home FrontLeft for Dead (AH Reynolds)Victims (Alex Delaware)I've Got Your NumberWorld Divided (Secret WorldChronicle)Oath of OfficeMark Private Games, No.3Lone WolfCelebrity in Death

Adult Non-FictionThe Blood Sugar Solution: The Ultrahealthy Program forLosing Weight, Preventing Disease, and Feeling GreatNow! By Hyman, Mark

Did you know...• Coca-cola contains neither coca nor cola.

• The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar rube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

• Thomas Edison got patents for a method of making concrete furniture and a cigar which was supposed to burnforever.

• Horses cannot vomit.

• Rabbits cannot vomit.

• The "ZIP" in Zip Code stands for "Zone Improvement Plan."

• Pocahontas appeared on the back of the $20 bill in 1875.

• When a female horse and male donkey mate, the offspring is called a mule,but when a male horse and female donkey mate, the offspring is called a hinny.

• A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule won't.

• Turnips turn green when sunburned.

• Pigs, walruses and light-colored horses can be sunburned.

• Martha's Vineyard once had its own dialect of Sign Language. One deaf person arrived in 1692 and after that therewas a relatively large genetically deaf population that had their own particular dialect of sign language. From1692-1910 nearly all hearing people on the island were bilingual in sign language and English.

• Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister.

• Sir Isaac Newton was an ordained priest in the Church of England.

• A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 11100th of a second.

• Woodpecker scalps, porpoise teeth and giraffe tails have all been used as money.

• Most of the little schoolhouses in the U.S. of yesteryear were painted red because red was the least expensive paintcolor.

' Elizabeth I of England suffered from anthophobia, a fear of roses.

< Almost half the bones in your body are in your hands and feet.

i A flamingo can eat only when its head is upsidedown.

> Dalmatian dogs are born pure white, they don'tstart getting spots until they are three orfour days old.

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In AppreciationIn Memory of...

George BaUaufDolores Rawson

Jean BaranouskiMarion & Joyce SeiglerLarry & Patricia GardonEmpty Nesters Book Club

Iris BrewerPeg Suever family

Roberta Jean "Bobbie"BrfckeyRock & Barb RockholdNIKA ClubPeg Suever familyRoy & Shirley TappendenDan & Carol LudlowQuincy Library AdvisoryBoardPete & Marie BaldwinKathy & Ron WillJackie DeLineJoAnn & Dean DygertAnn & Scott LindquistSam & Rhonda SchlubatisBruce & Ruth YoungMary Jo KranzBill & Judy Jones & familyDan & Judy DobsonGary & Connie KarneyFrank & Gladys ParkinsonDolores Rawson

Winifred Newberry (Teddy)Donald & Karen MichaelDon & Teddy SinclairMarilyn BrickeyMarilyn KingLeon & Evlyn ParrishJanis SkudlarickDavid & Carol BrownWava Jean GanoUnion Church Women'sSociety

Nancy CampbellUnion Church Women'sSociety

Iris ConnollyMarion & Joyce Seigler

Sean ConnollyMarion & Joyce Seigler

Ralph DeLineMarian SmithUnion Church Women'sSocietyJoe & Barb Dineen

Martha FillmoreRoy & Shirley TappendenKathy & Ron WillUnion Church Women'sSociety

Faye JodwayUnion Church Women'sSociety

Frances JohnsonMarian Smith

Ray KranzMary Jo Kranz

Elton LindsayUnion Church Women'sSociety

Mehra J. "Dixie" MacRaoMike & Ann Nowicki

Dorothy M. OldsMarilyn King

Ruth PatowskiJohn & Delores Alexander

Dale ParrotJeff Sallie & KarenMacCheyne

GtomaSebal]Union Church Women'sSociety

Rita WattsDan & Carol LudlowBetty GreenDelores (Ann) Rumsey

Sam WorrellJennings ElementarySchool Staff

Susan ZeckAndrew Zeck

Past members and friendsof the Union ChurchUnion Church Women'sSociety

In Honor...Bud & Lucia CarpenterMatt, Rachel, Mikayla &Madison Everline

Don & Beverly DullMatt. Rachel, Mikayla &Madison Everline

Connie KameyBirthdayJudy Dobson

Jan PoMexter and MelissaAbbeggWava Jean GanoTeddy Sinclair

Donations:Virginia Osborne

Jane BaldwinDonation:Dan & Judy Dobson

Thank You...Dennis Smith, RoyTappenden, Teddy Sinclair,Bonnie Frick, Mary DawnDobson, Shirley Haver, PegSuever, derma Gary, SueWebb and Karen MacCheynefor helping so diligently tomake the Book Sale asuccess!

Al Kennedy for thedonation towards candyfor the children.

To the Friends of the Ubrary(Gtoma Gary and CharlotteDuBay) who helped duringthe Quincy Lights as thechildren wrote their lettersto Santa at the library.

To the Friends of the Ubrarywho provided thedelicious cookies duringthe Quincy Lightsfestivities, where our tablewas set up at theSwallow's Nest.

New York Times Best Seller's ListHardcover Fiction

1. 11/22/63, by Stephen King2. THE LITIGATORS, by John Grisham3. KILL ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson4. LOCKED ON, by Tom Clancy with Mark

Greaney5. DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY, by P. D.

James

Hardcover Non Fiction1. STEVE JOBS, by Walter Isaacson2. KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin

Dugard3. UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand4. THROUGH MY EYES, by Tim Tebow with

Nathan Whitaker5. JACK KENNEDY, by Chris Matthews

Paperback Fiction1. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett2. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by

Stieg Larsson3. THE TIGER'S WIFE, by Tea Obreht4. THE NEXT ALWAYS, by Nora Roberts5. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg

Larsson

Children's Series

1. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins2. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and

illustrated by Jeff Kinney3. INHERITANCE, by Christopher Paolini4. WITCH AND WIZARD, by James Patterson and

others5. THE TWILIGHT SAGA, by Stephenie Meyer

Annual Friends of the LibraryMembership DriveThe Friends of the Library invites you to renew or begin yourmembership. The membership begins January 2012. Pleasecomplete the below information, enclose a check payable tothe Friends of the Library and either send it to the library or toTeddy Sinclair at 490 Clarendon Rd., Quincy, Ml 49082. TheFriends of the Library are responsible for the continuance ofthe newsletter and assisting with many of the library'sprograms.Name:

Address:.

City:Zip:

State:

Quincy Library BoardTeddy Sinclair — PresidentMary Jo Kranz — Vice PresidentConnie Karney — TreasurerJudy Dobson — SecretaryBarb Rockhold - TrusteeCarol Ludlow - Trustee

Friends of the Library BoardCarol Brown — PresidentKaren MacCheyne — Vice PresidentTeddy Sinclair — TreasurerLisa Wood — Secretary

Membership: $5.00I am interested in contributing an additional $the continuance of this newsletter.

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