By JUDITH CUTRIGHT

The Clay County Public Library will have a beginners class this Friday, April 3, beginning at 9:00. It is free, and open to anyone who wants to learn the basics of computers.

The library hours will change slightly for the week of April 5. We will open on Monday, April 6, from 8:30 until 4:30, Tuesday, April 7, from 8:30 to 4:30, Wednesday, April 8, from 11:00 to 8:00, Thursday, April 9, from 8:30 to 4:30, then be closed on Good Friday, April 10, and Saturday, April 11. We will reopen on Monday, April 13 as usual.

There are several books in the library this week. New non-fiction titles include “Long Lost” by Harlan Coben, “The Lost Quilter” by Jennifer Chiaverini, “Malice” by Lisa Jackson, “Dark Harvest” by Lynda Hilburn, “True Detectives” by Jonathan Kellerman, “Take One” by Karen Kignsbury, “Still Life” by Joy Fielding, “Promises in Death” by J.D. Robb, “Revenge of the Spellmans” by Lisa Lutz, “Night and Day” by Robert Parker, “A Cousin’s Promise” by Wanda Brunstetter, and “Handle with Care” by Jodi Picoult. New nonfiction titles include “Choosing Life” by Dodie Osteen, “18,000 Cheats and Codes” by Prima Games, “Recipes From Our All-Star Chefs” by the Food Network, and “Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist” by Micheal J. Fox. For our teen readers we have “Children of the Lamp: The Eye of the Forest” by P.B. Kerr, “39 Clues: One False Note” by Gordon Korman, “Wintergirls” by Laurie Halse Anderson, and “West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi” by Jim Murphy. New to the library on DVD are “A Nightmare on Elm Street #5” and “Seven Pounds”. Come in and check us out!

Quote of the Week: “We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility of our future.” George Bernard Shaw.