P a g e 10
T h e IN D E P E N D E N T , O c to b e r 1 7 , 2 0 0 2
Bstwaan the Beakands
By Nancy Burch, Librarian
Vernonia Public Library
If last m o n th ’s n ew s a rticle from the library
s e e m e d a little stra n g e , it w as th e article
fro m S e p te m b e r 200 1, th a t w a s e -m a iled by
m ista ke to T he In depe nden t. To rectify that,
th is a rtic le w ill up d a te in fo rm a tio n that w as
really in te n d e d fo r p u b lica tio n last m onth as
w e ll as im p a rt the la te st library new s.
Ja n e K irk p a tric k ’s visit to th e library, S e p
te m b e r 2 2 n d w as w ell a tte n d e d and w ell re
ceived. S h e is a ve ry e n te rta in in g spe a ke r
and h e r p re se n ce here w as an h o n o r and a ple a su re fo r those in
atte n d a n ce .
Paul M ich a e l C lock, th e a u th o r of Punk, R o tte n & N asty, gave
a w o n d e rfu lly in fo rm a tive p re se n ta tio n on S aturday, O c to b e r 12th.
T h e g ro u p th a t w a s fo rtu n a te to be p re se n t w a s p ro p e rly im
pre sse d w ith th e slides and w ith th e in fo rm a tio n ab o u t th e saga of
the P acific R a ilw a y & N a vig a tio n C om pany.
T h e tw o new co m p u te rs g ra n te d the library by the Bill and
M elinda G a te s F o u n d a tio n are o p e ra b le fo r w ord pro ce ssin g , re
sea rch on bo th E n ca rta E n cyclo p e d ia a nd Atlas, and fo r use w ith
fo u r M agic S ch o o l B us gam es. A tra in e r fro m the F ou n d a tio n w as
here fo r tw o d a ys, se ttin g up th e co m p u te rs and w o rk in g w ith staff
on th e ir o p e ra tio n . A s of th is p u b lica tio n , th e re are ye t so m e p ro b
lem s (in o p e ra b le “A ” d rives, a s tra n g e anti virus m e ssa g e and no
In te rn e t a cce ss via radio c o n n e c tio n ). A te ch n ica l s u p p o rt person
w ill a g a in be here, b e fo re the e n d o f O ctob er, to c o rre c t th e c o m
p u te r p ro b le m s a nd L.V. S c h o o n o v e r is w o rkin g to get an a ntenn a
in place to p ick up th e sig n a l fo r ra d io co n n e ctio n . A s so o n as the
p ro b le m s ha ve be e n so lv e d , lo cal o rg a n iza tio n s w ill be co n ta cte d
and in vited to v ie w and use th e n e w c o m p u te rs w ith th e im proved
In te rn e t syste m .
T h e novel th a t has la te ly bee n m ost re q u e ste d in the library is
T he L o v e ly B ones, b y A lice S e b o ld . T h e re are still fo u r “ re serves”
th a t have be e n p la ce d on this book, so a w a it is in sto re fo r a n y
o ne w ish in g to read th e lib ra ry ’s o n e co p y of this book. O th e r new
boo ks in clu d e B le ssin g s by A n n a Q u in d le n , The A p p re n tic e by
Tess G e rritse n , The C h ili Q u e e n by S a n d ra D allas, N o O ne to
Trust b y Iris J o h a n se n , K illjo y by J u lie G a rw o o d , S h rin k R a p by
R o b e rt B. P arker, N ig h ts in R o d a n th e by N icholas S p arks, B e tte r
to R e s t by D a na S tabe now , The M u rd e r B o o k by Jo n a th a n
K e lle rm a n , S k e le to n s by K a te W ilh e lm and Thin W alls by Kris
N e lsco tt. (B oth K a te W ilh e lm and Kris N e lsco tt are O re g o n a u
th o rs, w ith W ilh e lm livin g in E u g e n e and N e lsco tt residing on the
O re g o n C o a st.)
In J.A . J a n c e ’s la te st release, P a rtn e r in Crim e, J.P. B e aum ont
WOW
is sent to B isbee, A rizona, to assist S h eriff J o a n n a Brady. T h e s e
are Ms. J a n c e ’s tw o p o p u la r p rotagon ists, bro u g h t to g e th e r fo r the
first tim e as th e y co m b in e skills to find the kille r o f an a rtist w h o
died w h ile supp o se d ly u n d e r the co n scie n tio u s p ro te ctio n of the
g o ve rn m e n t. B e a u m o n t and Brady, a fte r re so lvin g te rrito ria l
bou ndarie s, form an e ffe ctive and in te re stin g la w -e n fo rc e m e n t
team . It w ill be in terestin g to see w h e th e r Ja n ce c o n tin u e s to c o m
bine th e se tw o cha ra cte rs in her fu tu re novels.
Tw o o th e r authors w ho have been very p o p u la r w ith local li
brary patrons are E arlene F ow ler and J e n n ife r C h ia ve rin i. B oth of
these authors in corp orate in form ation abo ut q u ilts and quilt p a t
tern s into th e ir novels. T itles include The Q u ilte r’s A p p re n tice , The
C ro ss-C o u n try Q uilters, Irish C hain, S teps to the Altar, A rk a n s a s
Traveler, and S e ven Sisters.
T he novel that I m ost look fo rw a rd to reading is B lu e S h o e by
A nne Lam ott. T he b oo k ja cke t d e scrib e s the m ain character, M at-
tie Ryder, as “ ...m a rv e lo u s ly neuro tic, w e ll-in te n tio n e d , funny, re
ligious, sa rcastic, tender, angry, and broke. A nd h e r life at th e m o
m ent is a w reck, her m arria ge has failed, her m o th e r is failing , h e r
house is rotting, her w a ist is e x p a n d in g ....s h e has a cru sh on a
m arried m a n ......” T he n M attie fin d s a sm all, rubber, blue shoe and
a fe w o th e r trifles th a t w e re left years ago in her d e ce a se d fa th e r’s
car. T h e se item s are said to hold clu e s to her m e ssy u p b rin g in g
and, as M attie and her b ro th e r fo llo w th e se clu e s to u n c o v e r s e
cre ts of th e ir past, th is reade r w ill be right there w ith them .
T he b oo k d iscu ssio n group w ill m eet next on T h u rsd a y, Nov. 14
at 7:00 p.m . in the library. B o oks being d iscu sse d th is m onth are
The L o n g R a in by P eter G adol and The B e e S e a so n by M yla
G oldberg. All are invited to atte nd a nd help ch o o se th e next s e
lections.
T h e F riends of th e L ib ra ry w ill next be m eeting D e c e m b e r 3 at
7:00 p.m . An upco m ing p ro je ct fo r the o rg a n iza tio n w ill be w ra p
ping boo ks at B arnes & N oble on S aturday, D e c e m b e r 14.
M onda y m orn ing s at 10:30 w ill find p re -sch o o le rs m e e tin g fo r
th e ir re g u la r sto ry tim e, fo llo w e d b y a related cra ft. T h e R e ading
E n richm e nt P rogram , fo r o ld e r children, has bee n fu n d e d aga in
this ye a r by a grant ob ta in e d by the C o lu m b ia C o u n ty C o m m issio n
on C h ildre n & F am ilies. This p ro g ra m is u nd er th e le a d e rs h ip of
Trish M a ld o n a d o and w ill take place at 3:30 on M o n d a ys w h e n
school is in session. Y oungsters a ge s 5-12 are e n c o u ra g e d to
share the sto rie s and crafts
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