By JUDITH CUTRIGHT

The Clay County Public Library Summer Reading Program has begun! Story hour is on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning at 9:30, except for June 25, when The Science Guy will be here at 10:00. Bring your young reader in for an hour of books, crafts, songs, and games.

There are many new books in this week. New titles include “The Lovers” by John Connolly, “The Scarecrow” by Michael Connelly, “Tremor” by Craig Dirgo, “Once Dead, Twice Shy” by Kim Harrison, “The Bourne Deception” by Eric Van Lustbader, “Medusa” by Clive Cussler, and “Thou Shall Prosper” by Rabbi Daniel Lapin. New on DVD are “Semi Pro”, “My Bloody Valentine”, “Defiance”, “and “Underworld”. Come in and check us out!

Quote of the Week: “Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.” Thomas Carlyle.