By JUDITH CUTRIGHT

The Clay County Public Library will be closed on Wednesday, November 11 for Veterans Day.  Please take a moment on this day to remember those who have served our country.

Beginning January 4, 2010, we will require you to have your library card with you in order to check out a book.  If you have lost your card, please let us know before then, and we will issue a new one.  We understand that this may take a little time to adjust, and we will do our best to make this transition smoothly.

There have been several memorials made to the library recently.  A memorial gift is a lasting way to remember a loved one, and can be made in any amount. Recent memorials include:

In memory of Forrest Langford, given by Billie M. Collins and Children, and Dick and Ann Roberts and family.

In memory of Aaron Pennington, given by Billie M. Collins and Children, and Dick and Ann Roberts and family.

In memory of Thomas Poindexter, given by Alton Eugene and Louise Smith.

In memory of Dorthy Lee Scott, given by Billie M. Collins and Children, and Dick and Ann Roberts and family.

In memory of Paul Scott, given by the Cumberland River Hospital Staff, Dick and Ann Roberts and Family, and Ron and Peggy Roberts.

In memory of Melissa Steward, given by the Cumberland River Hospital Staff. 

In memory of Donald Sickles, given by the Cumberland River Hospital Staff.

In memory of Patricia Louise Sidwell, given by Billie M. Collins and Children.

In memory of Pat Smith, given by Jerry and Ruth Brown, Frances Craighead, Mary Lee Brown-Hampton, Melissa Mitchell, Cindy Shoopman, and Billy and Cheryl Smith.

In memory of Jackie Nell Watkins, given by Ron and Peggy Roberts.

New books in the library this week include “Pursuit of Honor” by Vince Flynn”, “An Echo in the Darkness”, “As Sure as the Dawn”, and “A Voice in the Wind” by Francine Rivers, “Jimmy” by Robert Whitlow, “The Alphabet Sisters” by Monica McInerney, “The Soldier’s Ride” by Edie Hand, and “Ford County” by John Grisham.  

New nonfiction titles include “Losing It:  And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time” by Valerie Bertinelli, “Pretty in Plaid” by Jen Lancaster, “Arguing With Idiots” by Glenn Beck, “Have a Little Faith” by Mitch Albom, “Too Big to Fail” by Andrew Ross Sorkin, and “We’ll Be Here for The Rest of Our Lives” by Paul Shaffer.  

For our teen readers we have “Zombie Blondes” by Brian James, “Highway to Hell”, “Prom Dates From Hell”, and “Hell Week” by Rosemary Clement-Moore, and “Boy 2 Girl” by Terence Blacker.  Our early readers now have “Mine, All Mine”, “Behind the Mask”, and “How to Hide an Octopus and Other Sea Creatures” by Ruth Heller.

New to the library this week on DVD are “Most Wanted”, “Transformers”, and “The Taking of Pelham 123”.  Come in and check us out!

Quote of the Week:  “Growth is the only evidence of life.”   John Henry Newman.