Preview Shelf -- Library Display Celebrates Barbie's 50th Birthday

The new upstairs display at the Crawfordsville Library celebrates the doll Barbie's 50th Anniversary. Library staff members Janet Palin, Debbie Barry, and Dellie Craig gathered up family favorites. Janet's daughter Paula McLain is sharing her six holiday Barbies, Christmas gifts from Mom, the favorite one showing Barbie in a ball gown of gold lame. Debbie shows her 1958 Ken, his amazingly preserved sailor suit and original bathing suit, and her vintage blond Barbie in a shiny black formal. Dellie's contribution is a "Crystal Barbie" with brilliants on her bodice, purchased in Japan in the early '80s while her husband Roger was stationed at Yokota Air Base. But besides these, you'll spy many more gems like her famous Jeep, and a suitcase box allowing you to peek at her inside a roadster on one side and on an airplane on the other. Here's some new nonfiction to borrow. Notes of a Christian exile called "American Babylon" by Richard Neuhaus (1936-2009) discusses the well known phrase "in but not of the world" and the ways in which the sentiment holds particularly true in America today. ."Christ & Culture Revisited" by D. A. Carson considers the same subject, showing how Christians must maintain a balancing act as our culture departs from its Judeo-Christian roots. Kevin Vanhoozer's "Theological Interpretation of the Old Testament" is a book-by-book survey, discussing each one in turn explaining its history, interpretations, and major ideas. "Basilica" by R. A. Scotti tells the story of the building of St. Peter's in Rome, and describes that turbulent century including the "splendor and the scandal". "Troublesome Young Men" is Lynne Olson's report of the rebels who brought Winston Churchill to power and helped save England. "Forever Green" is Chuck Leavell's history of the American Forest, pointing out that wood is one of our most critical resources that must be wisely used and conscientiously renewed. "Billions of Missing Links" by Geoffrey Simmons, looks at the mysteries evolution can't explain, "from the blue whale to the virus, from the macro to the micro, current scientific evidence "revealing Darwin's most fatal flaw - "the missing links in the story of chance development of life." "Space Missions" edited by Jim Winchester, covers the history of space flight and the individuals involved from Sputnik to SpaceShip One. "Seeing in the Dark" by Timothy Ferris explains how amateur astronomers are discovering the wonders of the universe.Sandra Lee's "Semi-Homemade Money Saving Meals" offers dishes that taste like they're made from scratch. Kathleen Daelemans' "Getting Thin and Loving Food" comes from the Food Network with her recipes; "Your body is your temple. You wanna live there or in a warehouse?" "A Year Along the Garden Path" is given in month-by-month ideas by Ann Lovejoy with pictures by Mark Lovejoy. "A Jury of Her Peers" by Elaine Showalter is a history of American women writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx (from 1650 to 2000).Oprah Winfrey's text about the movie "Journey to Beloved" is accompanied by photographs by Ken Regan. "The Gamble" by Thomas Ricks reviews General David Petraeus' direction of the American military adventure in Iraq from 2006-2008, using hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with top officers and special on-the-ground reportage.

Genealogy Club Meeting, May 12

The Genealogy Club of Montgomery County, Indiana Corp, will meet at 7:00 pm, May 12, 2009 for a presentation entitled "A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place," by Betty Warren, Genealogist, Indianapolis, IN.

This program will be held at the Crawfordsville District Public Library on the Lower Level in the Donnelley Room.

The public is invited. Call: (765) 362-2242 Ext 4 for more information.

In the Gallery: May 2009

The Month of May Brings Dynamic Duo to the Gallery

During the month of May, the walls of the Library's Gallery will be bursting with new and joyful watercolors, pastel and acrylic intuitions from the brush and palette knife of Lafayette Indiana's well known artist Jim Mailloux. In the Gallery's Display Cases, accompanying this exquisite wall art, you will find the most dazzling Personal Expressions fresh from the ever-blooming imagination of Frankfort's multi-talented artist Nancy Fullerton. What delight this exhibit will bring to your life, if you let it! As a young high school student, Jim Mailloux back-grounded himself in many forms of art, but didn't paint for 30 years! Imagine a talent like his being dormant for that long! Twelve years ago, Jim's talent burst forth with new passion when he began painting in watercolor. Recently he began working with pastels and in acrylics with a palette knife. During an art class taught by Denise Goldschmidt, Jim learned to see and feel colors and details in nature with a whole new eye. He began seeing subtle reflected colors in shadows – not just dull shades of gray as he did previously. Jim learned that painting a brown paper bag can be one of the best exercises in the acute observation of texture, color and line. Jim is exploring the use of color to express his own feelings about a subject even if that color is not what he saw at first glance. He relishes feeling free to use these exaggerated or made-up color combinations to express his natural instincts. To avoid getting in a rut, Jim often experiments with new materials and techniques. In this way he hopes to keep his work fresh and to have more options to create the desired effect. His background inspiration comes from working with flowers, nature, and living a rural lifestyle. Painting in watercolor using yupo paper, a synthetic slick paper, forces Jim to forget the details thereby creating a more interesting loose watery effect in his work. Painted in clear bright colors, his large florals have a Georgia O'Keeffe feel, while his acrylics feel more impressionistic, especially those of Turkey Run State Park and area waterways. If you are interested in taking a watercolor class from Jim in Lafayette, please call 765-477-7741 or 765-404-5057. What an experience that would be -- learning from the best!

Nancy Fullerton is one of the most eclectic and talented artists I have ever met. She isn't afraid to try anything. It always turns out well even if not like her first vision. She is filled with joy and that joy permeates her work. Growing up in the midst of a multi-talented family has played an extremely important role in Nancy's creative life. Her maternal grandmother taught her to knit at age seven. Catching on quickly and loving the process, Nancy is still enjoys knitting and is always looking for that new idea she can experiment with. Her paternal grandmother was a successful artist in her own right. Since Nancy was the first grandchild, she posed for many portraits while listening to her grandmother's constant discussions about art and color. Her mother was a fantastic seamstress. When Nancy became good enough to sew for her, she felt like "She had finally arrived"! In 1950, Nancy graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Industrial Personnel. In 1952 she married Bill Fullerton and together they raised two very handsome sons, Bush and Brad. Even though Bill didn't always quite understand her passion for the arts, he was still very supportive. When Nancy turned sixty, she took her first class at the Sievers School of Fiber Arts on Washington Island, Wisconsin. That was her introduction to Wearable Art. She hasn't missed a summer class at Sievers in the past twenty-two years. While there, Nancy took classes in Beadwork from Diane Fitzgerald, Lois and Diane Ericson taught her about Wearable Art and the Philosophy of a Happy Life. She follows these teachers and others around the country always learning and meeting wonderfully creative students doing the same thing as she. Now we understand more fully how Nancy has found the courage to listen to her own drummer and follow her very own personal star.

The sun might be out, or maybe it isn't, but the light in the gallery never dims. It patiently waits to share the light and savor the color of beauty.

Happy Birthday: Harper Lee

Nelle Harper Lee (b. April 28, 1926) is best know for her work, To Kill a Mockingbird, which won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961. Although she has written very little since then, Lee remains one of the most influential authors of the late 20th century.

Wikipedia biography on Harper Lee

Genealogy Club Meeting, May 12

The Genealogy Club of Montgomery County, Indiana Corp, will meet at 7:00 pm, May 12, 2009 for a program entitled "A Place for Everything & Everything in its Place," by Betty Warren, Genealogist, Indianapolis, IN.

This program will be held at the Crawfordsville District Public Library on the Lower Level in the Donnelley Room. Public Invited. Call: (765) 362-2242 Ext 4 for more information.

Preview Shelf -- Lots of Readers Request Lots of Mysteries

T. S. Eliot's famous quote, "April is the cruelist month", might be applied to the many kinds of requested mysteries recently received at the Crawfordsville District Public Library. Here are some of them. Tess Gerritsen's "The Keepsake" finds the reader in the dusty basement of Boston's Crispin Museum where a perfectly preserved mummy has lain forgotten, but when found, "Madam X" is seen to have a macabre message hidden within the corpse (aha, it's a modern murder victim). Kate Atkinson's "When Will There Be Good News?" is told 30 years after an appalling crime, as the criminal is released from prison; then lives and histories intersect with surprise and suspense. "The Shack" by William Young asks where tragedy confronts eternity, reading like a prayer filled with sweat and wonder and surprise. "Dear to Me" by Wanda Brunstetter is the third installment of The Brides of Webster County; in this case she loves animals and her sweetheart loves to hunt. Harlan Coben's "Long Lost" unfolds a sinister plot dealt with by his character Myron Bolitar with shocking global implications."Snake Dreams" by James Doss finds Native American sleuth Charlie Moon dealing in romance and murder, "a tale best told under a full moon and beside a crackling fire." "Cut To the Quick" by Dianne Emley starts with the murder of a billboard tycoon in the Pasadena hills, and the solution develops in settings including ritzy estates and a rocky desert outpost. "Still Life" by Joy Fielding is told by a traffic accident's assumed comatose patient who can hear the shocking discussions by her visitors. "Bone by Bone" by Carol O'Connell involves a northern California town, where two teenage brothers go into the woods one day, but only one comes back; it takes 20 years for the surviving brother to uncover that a crucial secret belonged to his sibling. Dana Stabenow's "Whisper to the Blood", the 17th adventure of her character Kate Shugak, involves two brutal murders at a gold mining company inside one of the 15 Alaska National Parks. Three adventures begin with "In the Presence of My Enemies" Gracia Burnham's gripping account of the kidnapping of American missionaries and their year of terror in the Philippine jungle. Former U.S. Army Ranger and Sniper Team leader Joe LeBleu's "Long Rifle" is his story of being a sniper in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lincoln Hall's own tale of life after death climbing Mt. Everest is called "Dead Lucky". "American Farmer: The Heart of our Country" is a collection of photographs by Paul Mobley showing the faces and voices of the people who keep it alive, with interviews of agribusinesses from cattle ranchers to strawberry growers across the country. A special photographic retrospective is called "Annie Leibovitz at Work". "Shakespeare and Modern Culture" is Marjorie Garber's premise that "Shakespeare makes modern culture and .. modern culture makes Shakespeare"; she delves into ten plays to show the meeting place between the playwright and the 20th century. "The Art Instinct" by Denis Dutton unites art and evolutionary science to change the way we think about arts, from music to literature to pottery. He say's our love of beauty is inborn and our tastes come from our own past (evolution). Dagoberto Gilb takes on the voice of a Chicano teenager in "Gritos: Essays" that explore becoming a man during urban unrest and racial turbulence. "Cringe" is editor Sarah Brown's collection of teenagers' diaries, journals, notes, letters, poems, and abandoned rock operas offering "a voyeuristic glimpse at the roller coaster of youth in all of its naval-gazing, soul-searching, social-skewering glory."

Children to be honored during National Library Week

National Library Week this year occurs April 12th until April 18th. Because the Crawfordsville Library will be closed on Easter Sunday, the Youth Services Department will celebrate with gifts beginning Monday. The first 100 children who come to obtain their first borrowing cards or who visit with their library cards will each receive a "Pop Open a Good Book" bag containing a bookmark and a special package of microwave popcorn to "pop" at home. Books often explain the past. Ten billion years of life on our planet are scanned in "Supercontinent" by Ted Nield. "Why Sacagawea Deserves the Day Off and Other Lessons from the Lewis & Clark Trail" comes from Stephenie Tubbs. American Rifle" by Alexander Rose is a biography of that special icon. After all, George Washington insisted that his portrait be painted with one. Daniel Boone created a legend with one. This book encompasses time from the Revolution to the present day."The Slaves' War" by Andrew Ward explains the American Civil War in former slaves' words woven together from hundreds of interviews, diaries, letters, and memoirs. "American Made" is Nick Taylor's documentation of the activities of the WPA (Works Progress Administration) when President Franklin Roosevelt put the nation to work beginning in 1935. "The New Deal-a 75th Anniversary Celebration" by Kathryn Flynn offers photographs and posters of the programs from 1933 to 1943 designed to ease the Depression."The Journal of Helene Berr" presents the notes of the heroic young woman whose spirit thrived in the face of prejudice and war as a recent graduate of the Sorbonne seeking refuge from the harsh realities of being a Jew under the Vichy regime 1942-1944. "Gone Too Soon" is People Magazine's salute to 65 celebrates who died far too young. "Leathernecks" by Merrill Bartlett and Jack Sweetman is an elaborate illustrated history of the United States Marine Corps. Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey's "State by State" is a panoramic portrait of America expressed through 50 unusual essays. The one named "Indiana" was written by Susan Choi, who composed a few complimentary paragraphs about Crawfordsville on page 147, especially extolling Wabash College and " a handsome building of caramel-colored stone" the Carnegie Library. Tables show Indiana to be the 15th most populous state, 30th in population increase the last 50 years, 33rd in foreign-born population, with a median age of 36.3, 16% claiming no religion, $ 8, 798 public education expenditure per pupil (21st highest), with lots more tables. Some new books were requested by patrons. "The Well-Educated Mind: a guide to the classical education you never had" by Susan Bauer offers this inside the cover: "Have you lost the art of reading for pleasure? Are there books you know you should read but haven't because they seem too daunting?" The book's aim is to show you how to avoid distractions and enjoy self-improvement from your time spent reading. Susan Jacoby's "The Age of American Unreason" surveys "junk thought" forced on us by the mass media and other "lazy" attractions, challenging Americans to face the painful truth about its costs to individuals and the nation. Maureen McCormick's "Here's the Story" (Marcia Brady on "The Brady Bunch") exposes a side of this beloved pop-culture program that the paparazzi missed; Maureen shows how she became a survivor. "Hope Endures" by Colette Livermore is subtitled "leaving Mother Teresa, losing faith, and searching for meaning"; she worked for eleven years in Mother Teresa's order.

Spring's Delicate Dance of the Quilts In Library's Garden Gallery

In the Gallery for April: Just before the first breath of spring bursts forth, freshened by "pieceful" winter quilting adventures, our Sugar Creek Quilters begin to bloom with a consuming passion to share their fantastic fabric forays with the world at large.

So, in a not-so-quiet profusion of munificent color, magical quilts "trip the light fantastic" on the walls and in the display cases of the Library's Mary Bishop Memorial Art Gallery from Monday, March 16 until Thursday, April 30, during regular Library hours.

With a core of 60 active members, Sugar Creek Quilters learn about and enjoy everything relating to the old-fashioned and new-fangled art of quilting. Member's interests range from those who unashamedly enjoy just being around or under warm snuggly quilts, to those who venture further into their imaginations to create bed quilts, art-quilts, baby quilts, patterns, bags, purses, wallets, vests, jackets and everything in between. A plentiful passel of the picturesque is fashioned during this mind-bending process.

The SCQ meets at 6:45 on the third Monday of every month in the Public Library's Lower Level Community Room C. Everyone is welcome to come, enjoy and perhaps join the group! Cost of membership is $15.00 per year, which includes an informative monthly newsletter, the opportunity to hear state-of-the-art speakers and to enjoy the work of members during each meeting's show-and tell. Small sub-groups in art & color interpretation, machine and hand quilting, using found objects in making quilts meaningful and making a different patterned square each month, have been added to the SCQ agenda this year. The four smaller groups have become very popular and are stretching minds and aiding growth. Small Groups are free and members may take all four classes or just one.

Quilters come in all shapes and sizes as do their unique and unusual creations. However the quilter's inspiration comes, the quilt will be fascinating to behold. Color choices reflect personal preference; difficulty of design depends on the individual quilter's skill and proficiency. Some members finish their quilts quickly; others take a more relaxed approach. Some quilters enjoy beading and bling; others plain and not so fancy. This diversity makes for genuine interest, education and a lack of boredom.

Members encourage one another to enter state and national quilting competitions where they are judged, juried, win prestigious ribbons and prizes and receive a gentle critique of their work. A larger opportunity from which to grow.

Enjoy an "inside breath of spring" right here, until the real thing comes along.

Author birthday: William Wordsworth

April 7 marks the date of William Wordsworth's birthday (1770-1850), one of the greatest of the English Romantic poets.


Check out this poet @ CDPL: William Wordsworth

Special Collection for April: cookbooks for fast, easy and cheap meals

Cookbooks for fast, easy, cheap and nutritious meals! People are trying to get their budgets under control in this rough economy. Financial planners say most people have to trim 10 to 15% off their overspending to stay within their budget. The food budget is a great place to start because there are so many opportunities to cut expenses. The Envelope System, popular years ago, was the budgeting system where you filled envelopes with cash allotted to various expenses right down to the last penny. Now is the time to bring that system back for at least your grocery shopping. Shop with cash when you shop for groceries and do not take a lot of extra cash with you. And if you have cash left over, you can even transfer that cash into an envelope for a vacation and watch that fund grow. Returning to the basics can be a refreshing comfort in hectic times. For more information on family budgets see books with the call number of 332.024.



The special collection in the Reference Department for April is on cookbooks for fast, easy and cheap meals that can also be nutritious. Plan at least one vegetarian meal a week. "One-Dish Vegetarian Meals: 150 Easy, Wholesome, and Delicious Soups, Stews, Casseroles, Stir-Fries, Pasta, Rice Dishes, Chilis and More" has many recipes that are fast and nutritious too. Always check the weekly grocery ads from the newspaper and plan all of your meals and create a shopping list from what is on sale. If it is a really good deal then buy in multiples. Use the book: "Big Food: Amazing Ways to Cook, Store, Freeze, and Serve Everything You Buy in Bulk" for methods handling leftovers. "Once-a-month Cooking: A Proven System For Spending Less Time In The Kitchen and Enjoying Delicious, Homemade Meals Every Day" is also a great method to plan meals ahead of time. The Agriculture Department forecasts meats will drive up food inflation. This means there will be less meat on the retail market and at higher prices. It will be important to check the price per pound on meat items. Your crock pot is great for cooking less expensive cuts of meat because the long cooking time at low heat will tenderize the meat. The low temperature also keeps the meat from shrinking so much. "Cook Once Eat Twice: Slow Cooker Recipes: Meal 1 Tonight, Meal 2 Tomorrow" has ideals on using smaller portions of meat that you have bought in bulk. Households not accustomed to home cooking may have to make a small investment in kitchen equipment and ingredients that can help speed up food preparation and will remain useful long after the economy has improved. In Rachel Ray's, "Express Lane Meals: What to Keep On Hand, What to Buy Fresh for the Easiest-ever 30 Minute Meals" has lists of what to keep on hand in your pantry, refrigerator and spice rack. The "Alton Brown's Gear For Your Kitchen" has recommendations for the right kitchen "tools" needed for a well-equipped kitchen from pots and pans to knives to appliances plugged and unplugged. Researchers at the State University of New York at Buffalo, who studied families in a program for overweight children, found that basing the family diet on a low-calorie, high nutrient foods not only improved the health of the entire family but also reduced the amount of money spent on food. Look for these books on healthy cooking: the "Woman's Day Cookbook for Healthy Living" and "Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2008" along with "Whole Grains: Every Day, Every Way."

Ben-Hur on display!

Ben Hur on display! What is the first thing that comes to mind when the name Charlton Heston is mentioned? If it's a chariot race, then you may want to check out our new display for the month of April. The display is commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the 1959 movie edition of the classic book Ben-Hur (written by Lew Wallace of Crawfordsville). You can learn all sorts of interesting facts about the movies (there were three, and a stage play was also produced), and you can also look at pictures that tell stories of their own. Did you know that the Ben-Hur stage play aired on Broadway in New York City? Did you know that the first movie edition of Ben-Hur resulted in a standard-setting movie copyright lawsuit? Did you know that the 1925 silent film, Ben-Hur, was the most expensive silent movie ever filmed in Hollywood? These are just a few of the things that you can learn about in the new display!

We hope that you will take some time to come out and look at the display on the second floor of the library this month only.

Genealogy Club Meeting, April 14

The Genealogy Club of Montgomery County, IN is holding a meeting and program at 7:00 pm, April 14, 2009 entitled "Quaker Migration to Indiana, 1830-1840" by: Larry Truitt [Pastor, Sugar Plains Friends Church].


This program will be held at the Crawfordsville District Public Library on the lower level in the Donnelley Room. The public is invited! Call: (765) 362-2242, Ext 4 for more information.

Preview Shelf -- Spring Break Activities

Next week, during "spring break", the Youth Services Department at the Crawfordsville Library will offer story times on Monday at 4 o'clock for elementary school children, on Tuesday at 10 a.m. for babies and 6:45 p.m. for families, on Wednesday at 10 a.m. for toddlers, and Thursday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for preschoolers. Craft projects will be available during library hours from Monday through Thursday. The new book "Fra Angelico" by Diane Cole Ahl contains plates of his wondrous Christian art made in the late Middle Ages in Florence, Italy. You can also travel happily by armchair by spending an evening with "Paris Memories of Times Past" by Solange Hando with 75 paintings by Mortimer Menpes. "The Line Upon a Wind" by Noel Mostert takes the reader back to 1793 when France declared war on Britain and covers the next 22 years of Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars; the narrative describes the unforgiving life that seamen endured fighting at sea. "Boom!" is Tom Brokaw's book about The Sixties and what happened, how it shaped today, how it gave lessons for tomorrow. Recipe books are now being issued as new ideas and as history. "America Eats" by Pat Willard is a journey into the regional nooks and crannies of American cuisine when WPA writers in 1935 documented chuck wagon parties, church socials, food festivals, political feasts, and a sheepherders' ball. "The World is a Kitchen" edited by Jordan and Brady relates first person experiences with international foods so the reader is cooking his/her way through culture stories like "A Taste of Ghana", "A Cooking School in Bangkok", and "Drowning the Snail". Mary Gunderson's "The Food Journal of Lewis & Clark" offers recipes from the expedition, enhanced by the explorers' almost-every-day words about food. Liz Edmunds just issued "The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner" with easy meals for every day of the week. These books are colorful, well explained, and tempting reasons to get right to work. Here are delicious ideas about nature, both animal and human. "Growing Trees from Seed" by Henry Kock gives the whole truth, some of it quite simple. "Welcome to the Aquarium" by Julie Diamond is an expert teacher's system for routines and rituals children need to thrive, showing how that knowledge can be put to work in any children's classroom. "Dogology" by Vicki Croke and Sarah Wilson tells what your relationship with your dog reveals about you. Under sea life species are described by Bill Harrigan in "Diving & Snorkeling - Florida Keys". The identification photo book "Hawaiian Reef Fish" comes from Casey Mahaney. Perhaps the largest book of the year so far, "Equus" by photographer Tim Flach, is the seven-year project on several continents studying breeds both familiar and surprising, with fresh approaches to photography to obtain special spectacular shots. "The Last Polar Bear" by Steven Kazlowski is also a photographic journey, this time to the Arctic to show this amazing animal and the dangers to its habitat during global climate change. "Let's Talk Turkey" by Rosemarie Ostler has recorded the stories behind America's favorite expressions, like "Let the chips fall where they may", "Say uncle", and "Keep the ball rolling". Dana Jennings' "Sing Me Back Home" chronicles the years 1950 to 1970, the golden age of twang, highlighting the iconic voices and images of country music to explain what the music means to us today. "Factory Girls" by Leslie Chang looks into the everyday lives of today's migrant worker population in China, following two young women over three years as they try to rise from their assembly line.

Author birthday: Robert Frost (March 26)

Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 - January 29, 1963) is one of the best-known American poets, famous for his themes of rural New England. "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life -- It goes on"
-- Robert Frost

A Minor Bird

I have wished a bird would fly away,
And not sing by my house all day;

Have clapped my hands at him from the door
When it seemed as if I could bear no more.

The fault must partly have been in me.
The bird was not to blame for his key.

And of course there must be something wrong
In wanting to silence any song.

check the catalog: Robert Frost

Preview Shelf -- The Latest Commemorative Donnelley Publication

The annual R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company Lakeside Classic special publication dated December, 2008 is now available to borrow from the Crawfordsville District Public Library. Its title is "Jailed for Freedom" the story of the militant American suffragist movement written by Doris Stevens, born in 1892 in Omaha, a teacher and social worker in Ohio and Michigan. She was also "a phenomenal organizer and lobbyist with striking good looks, legendary charm, and radical sensibilities". (See the "Historical Introduction"). The "Publisher's Preface" notes that it "is published at the close of a national election year that finds women more prominent in our federal government than ever before. Sixteen women are United States senators; seventy women serve in the House of Representatives where they are led by its first woman Speaker, ...another woman is Secretary of State..." There follows a history of the women's rights movement. It also tells how the original 1920 edition of the book was "heavily illustrated with photographs of the people and events whose story it tells." The Preface goes on to update the reader about the forward-looking business and environmental ideas being implemented by the Donnelley Company. This book has special value for its readability and documented historical content. "The Last Lincolns" by Charles Lachman follows the family after President Lincoln's murder through calamities and woes as their misfortunes multiplied for the last generations. "Asian Americans in the Twenty-First Century" is a volume of 27 oral histories of first-to fourth-generation Americans from China, Japan, India, Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Laos. There are many new environmentally-geared books. "Made from Scratch" by Jenna Woginrich helps us discover the pleasures of a handmade life. She says, "Point is, it feels good to get dirty, work hard, and slow down." "Where Am I Wearing?" by Kelsey Timmerman is a global tour to the countries, factories, and people that make our clothes now. A similar subject, "Confessions of an Eco-Sinner", is Fred Pearce's adventure tracking the routes taken by the items in his home - from raw ingredients to finished products. Deirdre Imus offers "The Essential Green You!" Volume Three, full of easy ways to detox a diet, a body, a life. "The Green Collar Economy" is Van Jones' solution to two problems: our failing economy and our devastated environment. "OverSuccess" by Jim Rubens offers to heal the American obsession with wealth, fame, power, and perfection. Then, there's Richard O'Connor's "Happy at Last" described as the Thinking Person's Guide to Finding Joy. Linda Stroh's "Trust Rules" show how to tell the good guys from the bad guys in work and life. Timothy Keller tells about how belief can prevail in an age of skepticism in "The Reason for God" as it points to the true path and purpose of Christianity.Here are colorful books about various kinds of arts. In "Posters For The People" Ennis Carter shows the art of the WPA as the New Deal marks its 75th anniversary; the designs of the day (post Depression) added good messages to the posters' drawings. "Native American Leather & Bead Crafting" comes from Patty Cox. "Seams to Me" is Anna Horner's composition with 24 new reasons to love sewing. "Every Day Crochet" presents illustrations of Doris Chan's wearable designs. "Baby Beanies" offers happy hats to knit for little heads designed by Amanda Keeys.

Scrapbook Workshop

March 28, 2009
Presented by Susan B. Griffith at the Crawfordsville District Public Library

Crop Workshop, 9:30-4:30
$10.00 ($5.00 for half day)
Some supplies available for purchase

Beginners Class, 10:00-12:00, $8.00, materials charge
Register and pay at Circulation Desk 362-2242
Questions can be directed to Sue at 307-7738 or suegriffith@accelplus.net

Author birthdays! John Updike & Philip Roth

Celebrating John Updike and Philip Roth

Two famous American authors have their birthdays this week: John Updike (1932-2009) and Philip Roth (1933- ). Why not look at what we have @ CDPL?

check the catalog: John Updike

check the catalog: Philip Roth

Girl Scout Week

On March 8, Mayor Charles Coons of Crawfordsville came by the library to commemorate Girl Scout Week. At the library he was able to meet with some Scouts as well as see the library's display celebrating Girl Scouts.

Preview Shelf -- Successful Seuss Party

The Crawfordsville Library's Dr. Seuss Birthday Party March 3rd was a big success. The Youth Department expanded itself for the festivities enjoyed by 76 children and 65 adults. Besides reading the author's stories, participants made his unique hats, threw Green Eggs on a plate, tossed rings at the Cat in the Hat, fished for One Fish, Two Fish, threw bean bags to other Seuss characters, pinned flowers on Horton, decorated cupcakes, and wore nose- and whisker-painted faces to sing Happy Birthday in front of his 105th Birthday cake. Instead of bringing him gifts, the children received Seuss books to take home. Hooray, hooray, a very good day! On the "new book" shelves, four geographical guides would be fun to read whether or not the reader plans a visit. Insiders' Guide to New York (state) named "Off the Beaten Path" comes from William and Kay Scheller, and their commentary is divided into the eight areas of the state. "Let's Go - New York City on a Budget" has complete maps, and chapters called Accommodations, Food, Sights, Museums, Entertainment, Shopping, Nightlife, and Daytrips. "The Everything Family Guide to Washington, D.C." by Jesse Leaf lists all the best hotels, restaurants, sites, and attractions. "Unforgettable Canada - 100 Destinations" by George Fischer includes brilliant colored photos. There's a bevy of new cookbooks to enjoy. "660 Curries" by Raghavan Iyer comes from The Gateway to Indian Cooking. National Geographic's "Edible" is an illustrated guide to the world's food plants with a foreword by Deborah Madison. "The Williams-Sonoma Cookbook" is the "essential recipe collection for today's home cook". Jackie Eddy's "The Absolute Beginner's Cookbook" has a subtitle How Long Do I Cook a 3-Minute Egg? From Cooking Light comes "Annual Recipes 2008" with 1,000 entries. Elizabeth Yarnell offers "Glorious One-Pot Meals" (dutch-oven cooking). Finally, "The Healthy Kitchen" with Recipes For a Better Body, Life, and Spirit is from Andrew Weil. "Character" by Chris Wallace contains 16 profiles in Presidential courage. Robert Wagner's autobiography opens his heart to share the romances, drama, and humor of his incredible life in "Pieces of My Heart". Kathleen Norris offers "Acedia & Me" about her marriage, monks, and her life as a writer. David Fischer's "Champlain's Dream" brings to life the remarkable Samuel de Champlain, soldier, spy, master mariner, explorer, cartographer, artist, and Father of New France . "The Limits of Power" handles the triple crisis facing America: the economy, the government, and the nation's involvement in endless wars; A. J. Bacevich offers "the neglected tradition of realism". On to fiction. Robert Parker's "Rough Weather" is a Spenser mystery about a society wedding where Spenser's nemesis guns down guests and kidnaps the bride. Nicholas Sparks' "The Lucky One" is a "stunning" tale about a man whose brushes with death lead him to the love of his life, but it's not what you'd expect. "Just Breathe" by Susan Wiggs shows a Chicago cartoonist who, unhappy in marriage, moves west, finding her high school heartthrob and an unexpected conflicting circumstance. Another mystery is "Stalking Susan" by Julie Kramer takes us inside the world of TV ratings where an investigative reporter discovers that a serial killer is targeting women named Susan once a year. "Heart Sick" by Chelsea Cain shows a situation between a torture victim and his captor who's in prison for life. Cain's "Sweetheart" is another plot involving the same characters in a new situation. "19th Wife" by David Ebershoff is a mystery combining historical fiction with a modern murder, involving Brigham Young and polygamy in present-day Utah.

Pi Day at the Carnegie Museum

Saturday, March 14th
(3.14)
1-5 PM

The Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County and Wabash College Invite you to our First Annual Celebration of Pi Day!

In honor of Pi Day Wabash Physics and Math Guys will be on hand to entertain and amaze us. We will have 5 tables of demonstrations, 2 telescopes and lots of fun. Part of the fun will be a hair-raising experience and another involves lasers and balloons.

Bring the whole family and join us at the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County.

222 S. Washington St
Crawfordsville, IN
362-4618
carnegiemuseum@yahoo.com

And of course we will need to have a little pie also!

Wedding planning help at your library!

Congratulations on your engagement! Every wedding is special and every bride has her own distinct style. So each bride looks to place her personal touch on each detail of that unforgettable day. Now is the time to compile your bridal files with these helpful books on a variety of subjects from writing your own vows to making toasts at the reception.

"Weddings for All Season" by Amy Tincher-Durik has general projects for flowers, invitations and programs that can be adapted for the bride's unique style for use throughout the year. Dreams really can come true with the help of "Michael Book of wedding crafts" by Linda Kopp. This book includes many craft ideas for scrapbooking, gifts and favors and also includes a handy 12-month wedding planner. Get the groom involved with ideas for a co-ed shower party from the book, "100+ Wedding Games" by Joan Wai. No bride has time to look at every wedding website so this book, "E-plan Your Wedding" by Crystal Melendez, will help you keep on track with the many details. As you put together your happily ever after wedding, "may the twinkle in your eyes stay with you, and the love in your hearts never fade." For more toasts take a look at "Toasts for All Occasions" by Jeff Herman.

This special collection of books, DVDs, videos and magazines will be on display throughout the month of March.

Girl Scout Week display

March 12, 2009, marks the 97th anniversary of Girl Scouts of the United States of America, founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 in Savannah, Georgia. Be sure to look at our Girl Scout display this month, on the 2nd floor of the library. We wanted to do something to help celebrate Girl Scout Week (8-14 March 2009). Maybe you can help identify some of the people in a few old photos? Or simply enjoy some of the assorted items! We have also collected a few books you can check out.

Since 1912, Girl Scouting has helped more than 50 million women grow up courageous and strong. Girl Scouting cultivates values and social conscience in girls while teaching them real-life skills to succeed. For more information on Girl Scouts, go to their official site at www.girlscouts.org

Genealogy Club of Montgomery County, Indiana Corp

"Pioneer Roads" by Jim Swift (Professional Surveyor)
7:00 p.m.
March 10, 2009

This program will be held at the Crawfordsville District Public Library in the lower level in the Donnelley room. The public is Invited! Call: (765) 362-2242, Ext 4 for more information.

Talented High School Artists Exhibit in Library's Gallery

While anxiously awaiting the first sweet breath of spring "outside"; the Library's Mary Bishop Memorial Art Gallery offers an opportunity to view spring profusions of beauty "inside" while anxiously awaiting the real thing. This annual exhibit is an energetic explosion of over 250 images straight from the fresh imaginations of these young Montgomery County artists whose work will be on display from Sunday, February 22 until Sunday, March 15th during regular Library hours. An Awards Reception is planned for Wednesday evening, March 11 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in the lower level of the Library. Everyone is invited.

With the help of high school Art Teachers and members of the Tri Kappa Sorority, artists from each of the three high schools have readied an amazing body of work for viewing. Categories include Ceramics, Computer Graphics-Graphic Design & Communication Arts, Drawing 1 and 2, Jewelry & Metalsmithing, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography 1 and 2, Printmaking, Sculpture and Textile & Fiber Design.

Ribbons and Financial Rewards are given for first, second, third place and honorable mention in each category. There is also an award for Best of Show and People's Choice.

Each year Tri Kappa hires an experienced, independent artist to judge the student work. The judge chosen this year is Purdue University Assistant Professor of Industrial Design and maker of functional art furniture, our own Crawfordsville resident Laura Drake. Laura has made art her life since graduating from Herron School of Art, IUPUI and Southern Illinois University, receiving undergraduate and master's degrees in fine arts. These degrees enabled her to attain her goals of teaching and continuing her personal art career. Laura has been a part of the art scene in New York City and has exhibited her work throughout the United States and internationally.

A fledgling high school artist from a few years ago has already attained the attention of the art world and will be returning to our gallery for her first one-woman exhibit during the month of July. Watching her progress and attainment of success in her chosen profession is most exciting and brings messages of hope to other young high school artists. The title of her exhibit will be FLEDGING BECOMES A MASTER: The Photography by Shannon Klepfer.

When you visit this amazing exhibit of artistic diversity, be prepared to be awed by the scope and depth of talent emanating from these high-spirited young artists. There will also be an opportunity to vote for your favorite piece and for the People's Choice Award. Do come often to ENJOY!

Preview Shelf -- Periodicals Are Plentiful

Three new magazine subscriptions due soon at the Crawfordsville District Public Library are "Bookmarks" offering recent book reviews along with ratings, "Diabetes Self-Management", and the bimonthly "Rural Heritage" for those who believe in old fashioned values, common sense problem solving, and preserving traditions for future generations. Total publications upstairs and downstairs are listed on the library's website, http://www.cdpl.lib.in.us. There are 169 magazines in the reading room along with 17 newspapers. In the youth department are 21 children's magazines and 10 for young adults. Upstairs, the building also offers 12 professional journals, 33 called "reference", and 36 more that concern local organizations and local history. Biographical writings have arrived en masse. One of them might tempt you. First comes the collected poems of "W. H. Auden" introduced and edited by Edward Mendelson for the Modern Library's commemoration of the poet's centennial. Auden wrote as if he were addressing an individual reader, and he said, "All the poems I have written were written for love" with a wide conception of that word. There's "In Search of Bill Clinton" by John D. Gartner. "Reagan: The Hollywood Years" by Marc Eliot and "The Age of Reagan: A History 1974-2008" by Sean Wilentz are also new. There's "The Snowball", Alice Schroeder's portrait of Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, and "Call Me Ted", Ted Turner's own explanation of what makes him tick and what ticks him off. Roger Ebert's "Scorsese" is the first record by the film critic about that director's massive works. The book includes Ebert's reviews of Scorsese's individual films. Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim argues for music's importance in our everyday lives in his "Music Quickens Time". Adam Nimoy's "anti-memoir" is "My Incredibly Wonderful, Miserable Life". "The Road of Lost Innocence" is a true story by a Cambodian heroine, a rescuer named Somaly Mam. (Arthur) "Rimbaud" by Edmund White is the biographer's historical look at the accomplished poet's brief, dramatic life. "India" is a large new DK book about its landscape, history, people, culture, architecture, and travel, with excellent photography and text accomplished by Abraham Eraly, Yasmin Khan, George Michell, and Mitali Saran. Its back cover quotes Mark Twain in 1897, "So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds. Nothing (about India) seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked." Four special new books about nature start with "Reef Fish Identification" by Paul Humann and Ned Deloach highlighting Florida, the Caribbean, and the Bahamas. Next is "The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Natural World" edited by Michael Benton. "Stalking the Plumed Serpent and Other Adventures in Herpetology" by Bruce Means aims at more appreciation of animals without fur or feathers. "Extreme Birds" is a large book about the world's most extraordinary and bizarre warm-blooded vertebrates by Dominic Couzens. It would fascinate children with its large portraits and categories like "most tireless singer", "biggest colony", "strongest stomach".

Sustainable Living Collection

Looking for information on how to live better while using fewer of our earth's diminishing natural resources? Whether you're motivated by saving money for yourself or by preserving our environment for future generations, CDPL's Sustainable Living Collection has a wide variety of resources available for you!

This special collection includes books, DVDs, and videos on a wide variety of topics from the foods we eat and the water we drink to environmentally-friendly home construction methods, alternative energy sources, and alternatives to traditional neighborhoods.

Thinking ahead to a spring garden? Maximize food production this year with Leandre Poisson and Gretchen Vogel Poisson's "Solar Gardening: Growing Vegetables Year-Round the American Intensive Way." Reconsider your lawn with "Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community" by H.C. Flores.

Many materials discuss alternative energy technologies including solar power, biodiesel, wind power, and hydro electricity. "The Renewable Energy Handbook" by William H. Kemp covers off-grid living and advice for efficient use of energy as well as discussing various alternative energy sources. "Biodiesel: Basics and Beyond" by William Kemp discusses the home production and use of biodiesel fuel. "Chasing the Sun" by Neville Williams discusses solar energy as a source of power in developing nations.

The Sustainable Living Collection is located near the computers on the second floor. Feel free to ask a reference librarian for assistance in locating specific materials.

Genealogy Club meeting, February 10

Indiana's German Legacy
Dr Greg Redding, chair, Modern Language Department, Wabash College
February 10, 2009
7:00 pm

The meeting will be held at the Crawfordsville District Public Library on the lower level in the Donnelley room. The public is Invited. Call: (765) 363-3343, Ext 4 for more information.

Preview Shelf -- Clements Returns

The Crawfordsville District Library staff is happy to welcome back Angela Clements, who has returned to serve as Electronic Resources Librarian. Angela has been Head Outreach Librarian for the Tippecanoe County Public Library for 3 ½ years, before which she was Head of Children's Services when our library was across Washington Street in its original Carnegie home. Angela says her duties are "Maintaining and updating the library's hardware and software, databases, and website." Her office is on the lower level. Bill Helling has moved from that office to become Head of Reference Services located on the second level.This week's list is devoted to new fiction. "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Shaffer and Annie Barrows has to be first because of its title. It is an alibi to protect its members from arrest in World War II. The plot is a good look back at this British island's shocking treatment while occupied by the Nazis. "The Other Queen" by Philippa Gregory, labeled as the "untold story of Mary, Queen of Scots" also looks captivating. "The Third Circle" by Amanda Quick is an Arcane Society story "revealing the passionate - and paranormal - secrets of proper Victorian London." "The Friday Night Knitting Club" by Kate Jacobs describes a quiet storefront on Manhattan's Upper West Side, where the members are just as varied as "the skeins of yarn in the shop's bins". "How to Be Single" is a thirty-something's fictional tour of the world to find out how women are dealing with singlenesss (the author herself made just that tour) and there's humor with the adventure. "More Than It Hurts You" by Darin Strauss illustrates Munchausen (a mother intentionally harming her baby). "The Mercy Rule" by Perri Klass highlights the predicament of a pediatrician, dealing with upper-middle-class working mothers, who must decide whether parents' actions are so incompetent that their children are in danger."Three Girls and Their Brother" by Theresa Rebeck follows sisters with red hair becoming "It" girls photographed by a world-famous glamour maker, and find themselves becoming easy prey for the worst side of show business while their parents are ignorant of the dangers. Kat Martin's "Heart of Fire" is the first volume of a romance series called Heart of Honor which begins in London in January, 1844. "Eighth Shepherd" by Bodie & Brock Thoene transports readers back in time to first century A.D. to critical events in the history of the world. Philip Hensher's "The Northern Clemency" shows ordinary lives shaped by both everyday experience and large forces of history. Toni Morrison's "A Mercy" is described as a powerful tragedy distilled into a jewel of a masterpiece. Randa Jarrar's "A Map of Home" is based on the author's childhood in Kuwait, teenage years in Egypt, and eventual flight to Texas. "Happy Families" by Carlos Fuentes (translated) follows a family and its love across an expanse of Mexican lifestyles. "A Sun for the Dying" by Jean-Claude Izzo (translated) is his last masterpiece about a man's search for human intimacy. "The Wasted Vigil" by Nadeem Aslam tells of war in our time through the lives of five people who come together in post-9/11 Afghanistan. "Ms. Hempel Chronicles" by Sarah Bynum shows a new teacher questioning what she should and should not teach in middle school. "The English Major" by Jim Harrison follows a man who's lost everything, on his "healing" road trip across America to find new names for states and state birds. "Marilynne Robinson's "Home" develops several interesting generations of a brilliant, lovable, and wayward family in Iowa.

In the Gallery -- January 2009

As the glitzy Christmas season ebbs, the Crawfordsville Public Library's Art Gallery glows with two exquisite eye candy exhibits you will absolutely not be able to resist seeing. Joyfully dancing from the Gallery's warm welcoming walls are the colorfully created pencil confections created by local artist Tony Jeurissen. In the soft glow emanating from our three display cases, the elegantly embellished creative cross-stitch of Corrine McCann radiates. Enjoy these exhibits anytime during the month of January.

In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands, Tony Jeurissen was born In February of 1943. Tony's father was a civilian casualty of the Netherlands pre D-Day bombings and remained an invalid for the rest of his life. Because of this unfortunate incident, Tony's family was allowed to immigrate to the United States in 1956. The family settled in Urbana, Illinois until 1967 when they moved to Crawfordsville.

While in first grade Tony discovered his favorite subject was art and art has remained with him since. Tony believes his talent came from God, but inspiration came from his mother and early teachers. His formal art training came from high school art classes, art camp, the University of Illinois and a year working as a commercial designer for a sporting goods manufacturer.

The work in his exhibit is a reflection of Tony's interest in History and Historical Preservation. He believes firmly that each artist has a purpose in his or her art. Tony's purpose is to explore and draw objects of beauty found in Montgomery Count. He likes to draw things with historical significance before they pass into oblivion. He enjoys local architecture, the surrounding countryside, colorful seasons, natural and man-made landmarks brick buildings, rusty roofs and colorful skies. His pleasure comes simply from drawing the things he experiences every day. Drawing is definitely Tony's passion as you will see in this exhibit. Come often and stay long enjoying the fruits of Tony's imagination.

Corrine McCann delights in sharing her needlework with the community this month. When asked if she wanted to sell her work, she respectfully declined, saying "I'd rather give it away." Lucky recipients, I'd say!

Corrine learned her craft in the 1980s while living in Kentucky's St. Catherine's Dominican Motherhouse. A sister friend had just returned from Palestine where she taught English at Bethlehem University. One summer afternoon while working with cross-stitch material, Sister Margaret Marie told Corrine about the Palestinian women who gathered in each other's homes to visit and sew. With cross stitch fabric and varied colors of thread, the women began stitching without a pattern. They made tablecloths, napkins, coasters, bookmarks and any other creative venture that came to their minds.

Sister Margaret Marie told Corrine that when a mistake was made in the sewing process, it wouldn't be corrected. The 'mistakes' were symbolic of the shortcomings in their own lives from which they had the opportunity to learn. The consequences of these creative accidents left their mark on the sewer and on the lives of others no matter how small or inconsequential the mistake seemed at the time.

Corrine made two or three cross-stitch pieces with her friend, but too soon her life became more complicated with work and ministry. She set aside her art, poetry and other pursuits until retirement. In 2000, when she did retire she began to sew again. Most of her cross-stitch pieces are accomplished while listening to National Public Radio or books on tape from the Library. It takes about two hours to complete a bookmark and four or five hours to make small table runners. A large piece may take up to twenty hours and takes a great deal of patience. As a retiree living alone in Crawfordsville, Corrine delights in the plethora of time she now has to pursue theological interests and various art forms.

Now that you know a bit more about January's artists, how could you stay away and not experience these beautiful works of art. See you there!

Diane Hammill, Coordinator
Mary Bishop Memorial Art Gallery
Crawfordsville Public Library
205 South Washington St.
Crawfordsville, IN 47933

Scrapbook Workshop

January 10, 2009
Presented by Susan B. Griffith at the Crawfordsville District Public Library

Crop Workshop, 9:30-4:30
$10.00 ($5.00 for half day)
Some supplies available for purchase

Beginners Class, 10:00-12:00, $8.00, materials charge
Register and pay at Circulation Desk 362-2242
Questions can be directed to Sue at 307-7738 or suegriffith@accelplus.net

Preview Shelf -- Native American Place Names in Indiana

Native Michael McCafferty, graduate of Crawfordsville High School, has made a donation to the Crawfordsville District Public Library collection. His new book, "Native American Place Names in Indiana" focuses on "labels" created and used by local Native Americans in our own state, named for "the land of the Indians". Creatively organized to follow our major river systems so important to native people, it is praised both as a history book and a reference work. Some archival data is published here for the first time. The son of Margy and David McCafferty thinks the two Miami-Illinois Indian names for Sugar Creek could have been in use in the 1700s before its French labels. He recognizes that the Indians' use of their terms for Sugar (Maple Tree River) Creek honored the abundance of that plant (tree) in the area. McCafferty is an Algonquian and Uto-Aztecan linguist and faculty member at Indiana University. The mystery "The Lace Reader" by Brunonia Barry says that staring at a piece of lace blurs the vision into seeing (secrets?) between what's real and what's imagined. Faye Kellerman's Decker and Lazarus novel "The Mercedes Coffin", a cold case, turns hot as a years-later murder reflects an old one because "there it plenty of greed, lust, and evil to connect the dots." "Exit Music" by Jan Rankin finds an about-to-retire detective in Edinburgh reluctantly involved in the murder of a dissident Russian poet. Harlan Coben's "Fade Away" is a Myron Bolitar novel that unveils the strange, violent life of a sports hero gone wrong. In the novel "Silks" by Dick and Felix Francis a defense lawyer/amateur jockey finds a fellow racer murdered and a champion jockey is accused. "Sister's Choice" is Emilie Richards' Shenandoah Album novel full of emotions that finds one sister offering to design a house and be surrogate mother for the other's baby to atone for a past mistake. "Fractured" by Karin Slaughter begins when a teenager in the finest neighborhood of Atlanta is murdered in her bedroom and her mother kills the daughter's attacker with her bare hands. "It Only Takes a Moment" by Mary Clark grabs the reader when a news show's daughter is snatched from summer camp and the news team bands together to outwit the criminal who threatens to snuff out the little girl's life. "Stand the Storm" by Breena Clarks writes about a former slave family's work in Washington's Georgetown neighborhood producing uniforms for Union soldiers, and their daughters' risk of becoming the property of their former master. "The Manning Brides" by Debbie Macomber consists of two stories about two couples told as a sequel to her "The Manning Sisters". In the woods of Montana a sinister mass murderer is attacking victims in "Left to Die" by Lisa Jackson. Two new books about food are Lorna Sass' "Whole Grains Every Day Every Way" with 150 recipes for soups, salads, main courses, side dishes, and desserts and "Serving Up the Harvest" that celebrates the goodness of fresh vegetables in 175 recipes like baked egg rolls, soups, slaws, red-cooked, and "comfort food" haluska, all made using cabbage. Two authors are writing about the same nation in "The Man Who Loved China" (Joseph Needham) by Simon Winchester and "Lost on Planet China" frolicking through the huge cities and the hinterlands) by Maarten Troost. Here's some history. Joseph Ellis writes of the triumphs and tragedies at the founding of the United States in "American Creation". Sally McMillen offers "Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Women's Rights Movement".

Scrapbook workshop

December 6, 2008
Presented by Susan B. Griffith
at the Crawfordsville District Public Library

Crop Workshop, 9:30-4:30
$10.00 ($5.00 for half day)
Some supplies available for purchase

Beginners Class, 10:00-12:00, $8.00, materials charge

Register and pay at Circulation Desk 362-2242

Questions can be directed to Sue at 307-7738 or e-mail: suegriffith@accelplus.net

December gallery

If the weather outside is frightful, or not, drop in, warm up and enjoy the colorful visions of Brookston, Indiana artist, Kathryn Clark's INTUITIVE INTERPRETATIONS OF NATURE in watercolor and oil, elegantly gracing the Library Art Gallery all during delicious December. Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, Kathryn Clark received a BFA from Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio and an MFA from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. In 1971, she and her husband founded Twinrocker Handmade Paper Company in order to revive the craft of handmade paper in America on a professional level. Twinrocker has become the leader in its field and is respected for making the highest quality handmade paper world wide. In the seventies and eighties, Kathryn developed many innovative artistic imagery techniques to use with the colored paper pulps. She exhibited that art work in galleries and invitational exhibitions throughout the United States, Great Britain and Japan, the Smithsonian, Exhibits USA, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Leopold-Hoesch Museum in West Germany, the American Craft Museum, an invitational traveling exhibition of the State Department, U.S. Government, etc. In addition, her art work has been discussed and represented in sixty-four different books, magazines, and periodicals. In 1985, when Twinrocker began making watercolor paper, Kathryn began to paint in order to test the papers and unexpectedly fell in love with the medium, but continued exhibiting her handmade paper art. After this awakening, Kathryn changed her artistic focus to include watercolor painting on Twinrocker handmade paper and now exhibits primarily in this medium. Kathryn has received research grants to develop archival handmade papers from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Lilly Endowment. In 2006, she was nominated to the Indianapolis Public School System Hall of Fame. In 1980, she was given an Outstanding Alumni Award from her graduate school, and in 1990, a documentary movie of her and her husband’s life, titled The Mark of the Maker, was nominated for an Academy Award. She has given hundreds of lectures and workshops throughout the world and has served on several Indiana Arts Commission Advisory Boards; and also serves as Workshop Chairman of the Wabash Valley Watercolor Society and is on the Board of the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette. She also was a winner at Crawfordsville's Downtown Art Exhibit in September/October 2008.

Have I enticed you to come into the Gallery to see what's going on? Great! You wouldn't want to miss anything that twinkles during this season of celebration.

Preview Shelf -- Thanksgiving Break

The Crawfordsville District Public Library staff will be celebrating their Thanksgivings from noon next Wednesday until the building reopens Friday at 9 a.m. Here are books that enhance the season. The National Geographical Society's "Atlas of Exploration" includes extensive coverage of North America, beginning with Norse discoveries, and on to early explorations, colonies, missions, Indian life, and ways west. Routes are mapped out and key figures are illustrated. "American Indian Places" by Frances Kennedy includes Mounds State Park east of Anderson, Tippecanoe Battlefield in Battle Ground and Prophetstown State Park in West Lafayette, Forks of the Wabash Historic Park west of Huntington, and Angel Mounds at Evansville. Ken Haedrich's "Maple Syrup Cookbook" offers atmospheric dishes for the holiday, like sweet potato and bacon bisque, and maple-bacon (egg) strata. EatingWell's "Comfort Foods Made Healthy" ingredients and pictures can also make one's mouth water. In "Napkin Origami" a shape like a simple leaf can make a dining table special when made from directions in "Napkin Origami" by Brian Sawyer. "Living on an Acre" updated by Christine Woodside is a practical guide to a self-reliant life. "National Geographic Birding Essentials" by Jonathan Alderfer and Jon Dunn gives all the tools, techniques, and tips you need to begin and to become a better birder with the attractive format that particular organization always offers to readers. "What All Good Dogs Should Know" explains Jock Volhard and Melissa Bartlett's sensible training methods."Evidence Explained" is Elizabeth Mills' guide through sources not covered by other citation manuals, with all kinds of original records, accessed through different media; it's a go-to guide for everyone who explores the past. Another guide is Ed Begley, Jr.'s "Living Like Ed" guiding an eco-friendly life like installing an urban windmill, buying furniture made from recycled materials, and choosing battery-free products. The Cottage Bible" by Gerry Mackie & Laura Taylor is a large compendium of vacation-home knowledge.History is represented by Michael Hicks' "Anne Neville" the first full-length biography of the Queen to Richard III, most popular of late medieval English kings. "Race" is Marc Aronson's historic study showing how the idea of race did not exist in the West before the 1600s, how mostly slavery had nothing to do with race, how the Greeks divided the world into civilized and barbarian. "Love in Black and White" is William Cohen's memoir of "race, religion, and romance" married to Janet Langhart with interesting resolutions about their differences and participations in some progressive legislation. British author Philip Pullman's children's story "The Golden Compass" and others are analyzed by Pete Vere and Sandra Miesel and compared to The Chronicles of Narnia and the Harry Potter books in "Pied Piper of Atheism". "Happiness is an Inside Job" is Sylvia Boorstein's set of exercises to practice a joyful life. "The Braindead Megaphone Essays" by George Saunders describes the opulence of Dubai and the self-denial of an endlessly meditating Buddha Boy of Nepal; it invokes the wisdom of Mark Twain and Kurt Vonnegut, making us see things we've trained ourselves to ignore.

Preview Shelf -- Do You Have Some Yearbooks?

The Crawfordsville District Public Library's Marian Morrison Local History Collection is seeking several local high school yearbooks to complete an impressive collection of county publications. Those still missing are 1990 at Crawfordsville High School, 1981, 1990 and 2001 at North Montgomery, and 1956, 1958, and 1960 through 1966 at Darlington High School called "The Chief". If you can help find these treasures, please contact the local history department at 362-2242, extension 4. Thank you.

"Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front" is Todd DePastino's biography with illustrations by the two-time Pulitzer prize winner, the "greatest cartoonist of the (World War II) greatest generation". Diane Ackerman's "The Zookeeper's Wife" revisits the Polish Christian couple who smuggled resistance activists and refugee Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto; it explores the role of nature in both kindness and savagery, and Nazi worship of nature and its violation. "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" by Michael Pollan has a cover showing lettuce labeled "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." The cover of "Gluten-Free Girl" by Shauna Ahern adds "How I found the food that loves me back…& how you can too" and the inside shows her own recipes that she calls "guidance on navigating everyday life without being 'glutenized', from reading between the lines of labels to traveling and eating out safely and successfully." "Earth Under Fire" by Gary Braasch shows how global warming is changing the world. "The Story of Measurement" by Andrew Robinson explains how it regulates almost every aspect of our lives, and transports the reader from Hubble space images to intelligence tests of the innermost recesses of the mind. Both of these volumes have special photographs. Glenn Beck's "An Inconvenient Book" presents real answers to the world's biggest problems, commonsense solutions this country was built on, presented in the clever and humorous way of his syndicated radio show, the Glenn Beck Program. "Armageddon in Retrospect" by Kurt Vonnegut is a collection of 12 writings on war and peace, written over the course of a lifetime, from his memory of the destruction of Dresden during WW II to a funny story about three privates and their fantasies of the perfect first meal after returning home from war. Barbara Raymond's "The Baby Thief" is the untold story of Georgia Tann, the baby seller who corrupted adoption. "The Gashouse Gang" by John Heidenry tells how Dizzy Dean, Leo Durocher, Branch Rickey and others won the World Series and America's heart during the Depression. "Courtroom 302" by Steve Bogira tells of a year behind the scenes in a courtroom in Chicago's busiest felony courthouse in the country. "Wicked as Sin" by Lillian Hunter introduces a cavalry officer from the Battle of Waterloo who woos the fiancee of one who died in the battle. "With Endless Sight" by Allison Pittman is book three of Crossroads of Grace about Belleville, Illinois and the Wyoming Territories in 1861. Peter Kreeft's "Between Heaven and Hell" is called "a dialogue beyond death with John F. Kennedy, C. S. Lewis & Aldous Huxley". "The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed" by Michael Meyer is a portrait through the lens of its oldest neighborhood, Dazhalan.

In the gallery -- November 2008

Though October exhibits were removed the day before Halloween, you have nothing to fear from November's exhibitors! They are neither ghosts nor goblins just artists whose earth warming exhibits await your visit to the Library's Mary Bishop Art Gallery. Escape the bare tree boredom of outside November for just a moment and experience artistry that will warm your heart and feed your soul. The gallery walls are filled to the brim with acrylic, spiritual and hand-made paper images created by artist Rhonda Laurent for the exhibit she has titled BRUSHED WITH COLOR.


Beginning her artistic journey early in life, Rhonda Laurent was inspired by the beauty in nature, the color spectrum, historical artwork and most importantly by the Spirit. This Michigan born middle child of five, moved several times with her family during the 1960s, finally settling in Indiana in 1973. She graduated from Scecina Memorial High School and began her college education at IUPUI pursuing a degree in nursing. But fate was to have a hand in changing all that. In 1984, a life-altering experience unexpectedly changed her direction. She bravely re-focused her life resurrecting her artistic talents. She began drawing colored wildlife sketches, mostly birds. After completing enough pieces for a small portfolio, she applied for admittance to the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis and was delighted to be accepted into their program. This educational experience was instrumental in encouraging her to investigate other mediums for expressing her emotions artistically. Sculpture and drawing reached the top of her list. Her biggest thrill came when she began sculpting with hand made paper. Expressions created in this fiber medium were so successful she was offered an opportunity to display her work in two separate one-person exhibits at the Artistic Designs Gallery of Brownsburg, Indiana. As time passed, Rhonda itched to experiment with mediums that allowed her to make greater use of scintillating color. With acrylic paints she could express her emotion and sensitivity in just an instant. No time was wasted waiting for paper to dry. With the acrylic medium she could freely work in her basement studio or sitting on the beach in Florida. Sometimes this acrylic freedom would translate into a serene and finished piece and other times the process would require more time and thought back in her studio. Either way she enjoyed the spontaneity. Rhonda is pleased to display a variety of work encompassing several years of conceptual, landscape and "just plain fun" abstract pieces that she hopes others will enjoy seeing as much as she enjoyed creating them. Rhonda Laurent's BRUSHED WITH COLOR exhibit speaks for itself.

Our three Display Cases are overflowing with the hand-made WOOD CARVINGS EXTRAORDINAIRE by artist, Dave Harvey. Crawfordsville's own, artist David Harvey, started carving wood as a hobby in 1990. He now uses every free moment he has to indulge his wood carving passion. Never having had any formal classes, David is basically self taught. He learned about and perfected his craft by reading books, listening to videos, watching others carve, and most importantly through trial and error. The woods he most enjoys using are cottonwood bark, driftwood, basswood and any other wood his wife will let him drag home. Today he mainly focuses on carving Santa faces, wood sprites, mountain men and Indians in relief. He carves caricature (cartoon) characters of Santa, hillbillies, old and military men, Vikings, Indians, cowboys, and farmers in the round. He also carves spoons and hand hewn bowls. His smallest caricature was one inch tall, his largest three feet tall. Dave belongs to the Montgomery County Woodcarvers. They gather twice a month to help one another learn and to promote the art of wood carving. In 2003, Dave began participating and competing in carving shows. He has shown and demonstrated at Crawfordsville's Strawberry Festival, and has had the opportunity to teach at the Montgomery County Woodcarvers Club and person to person in his studio. In November's loveliness the Library's Gallery beckons you to visit and enjoy what Dave has accomplished and perhaps spark an interest in taking a few lessons from Crawfordsville's own WOOD CARVINGS EXTRAORDINAIRE expert! Wouldn't it be fun to learn a new hobby and practice it in the hibernation of a Crawfordsville winter?

Preview Shelf -- Librarian finishes her degree

Congratulations to Crawfordsville District Public Library staff member Katie Myers for completing an eight-year project. She has received her B.A. degree cum laude from St. Mary's-of-the-Woods College, in Terre Haute. Her major was humanities, the perfect background for the many subjects that arise in our downtown's cultural center. Katie works in the circulation department. She's an avid reader, currently enjoying Dean Koontz' "Forever Odd" in the "Odd" series, and "Orpheus Lost" by Janette Turner Hospital. Katie says, "This has been a life-long goal and my family's glad I'm finished." Here are novels requested by patrons. "Being Elizabeth" by Barbara Bradford finds a young woman executive having to make choices as a scandal threatens to usurp her reputation. Sandra Brown's "Smoke Screen" covers the search for information about a fire that destroyed the Charleston police headquarters. Anne Siddons' "Off Season" takes the reader to coastal Maine where a widow reviews her marriage to find elements of that life she'd never acknowledged before. There's one more request. "The Monster of Florence" by Douglas Preston is a true story about searching for the identity of an evildoer who murdered 14 young lovers, but was never caught. Other new novels begin with "America America" by Ethan Canin set in a small town during the Nixon era, when a young boy begins yard work on the grand estate of a powerful family, through whom he becomes a private boarding school student and then an aide to a candidate for President of the United States. This involves him in politics, and moral dilemmas. Jeff Shaara's "The Steel Wave" is a novel of World War II told through the viewpoint of some colorful and dynamic characters describing D-Day, the Allies' invasion of France. "People Who Walk in Darkness" by Stuart Kaminsky shows "one of the last honest civil servants in a very dishonest post-Soviet Russia", a caring policeman commanded to go from Moscow to Siberia to investigate a diamond mine murder. "Findings" by Mary Anna Evans follows an archaeologist on a treasure hunt connected to Marie Antoinette and the history of the Confederacy while his goal is restoring a family plantation. "A Thousand Bones" by P.J. Parrish shows a rookie rural Michigan girl cop in the dead of winter facing a predator who has chosen her to be a worthy opponent or else his next victim."The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein is narrated by a canine called Enzo, to teach readers about being human. Elizabeth Peters' "The Laughter of Dead Kings" brings her investigator-character Vicky Bliss back to solve heinous offenses in Egypt. Elmore Leonard's "Ten Rules of Writing" is a simple guide for every reader and writer. "Street Magic" contains Paul Zenon's group tricks, sleight of hand, and illusion using coins, paper, and cards. "Puzzles in Wood" offers E. M. Wyatt's simple patterns for creating 45 classics. Three attractive art books are "Willard Metcalf (1858-1925): Yankee Impressionist", "Charles Warren Eaton" 1857-1937): An American Tonalist Rediscovered", and "The Spirit of America: American Art from 1829 to 1970". China is explained in "The Empire of Lies: The Truth about China in the Twenty-First Century" by Guy Sorman. "The Last Days of old Beijing" by Michael Meyer is a disclosure of the city's latest changes through the lens of its oldest neighborhood.

Preview Shelf -- Halloween Means Scary Books

A new Deborah Knott mystery at the Crawfordsville District Public Library is "Death's Half Acre" by Margaret Maron in which developers' shoddy mansions change a pretty North Carolina countryside and controversy arises over a suspicious murder. "Breathing the Out Ghost" by Kirk Curnutt is a "noir" thriller about problem solvers obsessed with their quests. "The Assassin" by Stephen Coonts begins with a dangerous Al Qaeda leader's escape and his group's desire to kill the complaining political leaders he had targeted. Requested fiction "Death Angel" by Linda Howard is a cat and mouse thriller. Two new large paperbacks for Civil War buffs are "Arms and Equipment of The Union" and "Arms and Equipment of The Confederacy", both from the Time-Life Books series called Echoes of Glory. Along with authenticated stories of war experiences, the small arms, personal effects, music, flags, and artillery are pictured bringing to life the realities of the period for both sides. "American Patriot" by Robert Coram is the story of the life and wars of Colonel Bud Day, through World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, the POW who was the roommate of John McCain , and later passionate advocate for veterans' rights. John McCain's own book is "Why Courage Matters". Bernard Goldberg offers political commentary in "Crazies to the Left of me, Wimps to the Right, How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve". Maria Shriver's "Just Who Will You Be?" is her personal story. The Journal Review's book "Essentials of Montgomery County: Things to See and Do 2008-2009" is full of useful updated information. Books about other places include "Havana: Autobiography of a City" by Alfredo Estrada, "The Unofficial Guide to Cruises" by Kay Showker, "Rome" from Dictionaries of Civilization emphasizing its artifacts and history as well as landmarks, "The Winter Camping Handbook" by Stephen Gorman, "The Hudson" by Frances Dunwell describing its history and all the places along its shores, and Fodor's "Colorado" with detailed coverage of the National Parks and a pullout map. Books about the kitchen are varied. One that is fun to read because it looks homemade (it isn't ) is "The Vegetable Dishes I Can't Live Without" by Mollie Katzen. "Pressure Cooker Recipes" by Vickie Smith is a big paperback explaining the method with hundreds of quick instructions. "Robin to the Rescue" is Robin Miller's collection of simple but delicious recipes. "The 4-Ingredient Diabetes Cookbook" of recipes using few ingredients is designed by Nancy Hughes. There's "The Kodak Guide to Digital Photography" by Rob Sheppard. "KISS - Keep it Short and Simple" is a short guide to better writing by Jacquie Ream. "The Braided Rug Book" shows how to make this American folk floor covering by Norma and Elizabeth Sturges. There's "The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches", a practical guide to spending less by Jeff Yeager. "The Stark Reality of Stretching" by Steven Stark is "an informed approach for all activities and every sport". "Hi, Dad!" is a story about Frank Land who founded the fraternal organization for young men aged 13 to 21 called the Order of DeMolay. "The Andy Griffith Show Book" by Ken Beck and Jim Clark includes scripts, lists of characters, special remembrances, and instructions how to join the Rerun Watchers Club headquartered in Nashville. "Unbelievably Good Deals and Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're Over 50" by Joan Heilman features bargains on tours, classes, and products.

Preview Shelf -- Fall Party in Youth Services

By popular demand, the Crawfordsville District Public Library's youth services department is sponsoring its second annual "Fall Party" October 28th at 6:45 p.m. for all ages. There will be stories, and games, and snacks. Costumes are welcome but not required. No registration is needed. The invitation shows a row of jack-o-lanterns smiling broadly, so it's sure to be fun. If you have a question, just call extension 115 at 362-2242. Newest political books are "Promises to Keep", the acclaimed memoir of the Democratic Vice Presidential candidate by Joe Biden, and "Sarah" by Kaylene Johnson telling how Sarah Palin turned the political establishment upside down. Other new books are Thomas Friedman's "Hot, Flat, and Crowded" telling why we need a green revolution - and how it can renew America. A secret White House history 2006-2008 is Bob Woodward's "The War Within". Dr. Phil (McGraw) offers "Real Life" preparing for the seven most challenging days of life."Unembedded" is the work of four independent photojournalists on the war in Iraq, issued by Chelsea Green Publishing. "Chosen Soldier" is information about unique warriors by Dick Couch, explaining that now that we are fighting guerrilla wars against insurgents hidden in remote places, we need men like the Army Special Forces - the legendary Green Berets. "Dreams and Shadows" is experienced war reporter Robin Wright's document about the future of the Middle East. "Opium Season" by Joel Hafvenstein depicts a year on the Afghan frontier in Helmand Province, the heart of this trade area where he ran an American-funded aid program to help poppy farmers make a legal living and to win people away from the former Taliban government. "The Suicide of Reason" by Lee Harris talks about radical Islam's threat to the West; he says we must change our understanding of the conflict and he offers strategies by which liberal internationalism can defend itself without becoming a mirror of the tribal forces it is trying to defeat. A savvy, streetwise primer on dozens of individual countries that adds up to a coherent theory of global politics is "The Second World" by Parag Khanna who has traveled in a hundred countries. The dark side of the new global economy and modern American slave labor is the subject of "Nobodies" by John Bowe who "exposes the outsourcing, corporate chicanery, immigration fraud, and sleights of hand that allow forced labor to continue in the United States". "2000 Years of Amazing Grace" is Paul Zahl's "Christianity Primer, the story and meaning of the Christian faith." "Fallen Founder" is the life of Aaron Burr by Nancy Isenberg. "Summers with Lincoln" is James Percoco's study of the "Abe" in the 200 monuments erected in his memory across our country; he was the most widely commemorated President. The author selects seven emblematic sculptures, including Fort Wayne's "Lincoln the Hoosier Youth" by Paul Manship, Henry Hering's sculpture in University Park, Indianapolis, and the "Lincoln" in Wabash, Indiana.The lost trail of the underground railroad called "I've Got a Home in Glory Land" by Karolyn Frost highlights Thornton Blackburn, whom Canada defended to set the tone for all future diplomatic relations with the U.S. over the thorny issue of the fugitive slave. He settled in Toronto where his home was finally excavated to show Thornton and his wife Lucie's heroism offering a haven to runaways. Andy Rathbone's "Windows Vista for Dummies" shows "how to make Vista behave and work for you".

SISTER ACT TIMES TWO: Quilts & Paintings

Though twelve years apart in age and often separated by distance, sisters Nancy Payne Lyon and Linda Payne Atwater were both drawn to experiment in different artistic modalities from the time they were quite small on into their adult lives. While Nancy spent her life in Crawfordsville, marrying Bob Lyon and having two children; one of whom has two photographs in the exhibit which acted as catalysts for the sister's interpretations; Linda's life took her in many different directions, some of which were not exactly planned. Through everything, sisters are always sisters, so during October, they will again join hands for a second foray onto the walls of the Library's Mary Bishop Memorial Art Gallery. Nancy will exhibit quilted objects, Linda watercolors and mixed media. To add interest and excitement to the exhibit, the sisters challenged each other to interpret a single theme in their unique mediums. You won't want to miss the results of this collaboration/challenge.

Come see! Nancy's great grandmother, the family quilter, made her living by quilting after her husband died. She passed away before Nancy could take full advantage of her knowledge, but left her quilter's legacy to a most grateful Nancy. Nancy has gone through many different and creative phases during her adult life, but a few years ago began to settle on one in particular. She became interested in traditional quilting and joined Crawfordsville's Sugar Creek Quilt Guild as a charter member. She started quilting in the traditional modality, but soon began to blossom into new territory. Combining her traditional roots with new applique and art quilting ideas, Nancy began incorporating beads, baubles and sequins from family collections and is having way more fun! Come see what "fun" looks like!

In high school, Linda majored in Art, English and Math. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from Indiana's Ball State University. After working several years in the insurance industry, she returned to Ball State to major in Graphic Design, Art and Photography. A few years later, school beckon again and returned to school at Indianapolis' Indiana/Purdue University majoring in Computer Technology. At last, she felt really EDUCATED and ready to take on any challenge. After all that education and work experience, she became bored with Indiana and was ready to see the world. She moved to Heidelberg, Germany and began a new job working for the Federal Government. After being filled to the brim with new experiences, the United States began to nudge her back and she was ready to return. She is currently working for the Social Security Administration in Baltimore, Maryland and is married to Bill Atwater. Linda has three reasons for painting; first, she was born with ability she feels a responsibility to explore. Secondly, because she wants to appreciate the intimacy of the natural more by painting it and thirdly, she hopes to bring a sense of wonder to others through her paintings... She says, "I'm really a big kid at heart who wants to see how everything works. I want to know how it fits together, how it smells, tastes and feels"! So there you have it! Two branches, one family tree, each different, yet alike, sharing the sun and the limelight, hoping visitors too, will enjoy what they have to share. Do come and see!