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The INDEPENDENT, April 7, 2011
Between the Bookends
By Susan Cackler, Library Assistant
Banks Public Library
The Washington County Co-
operative Library Services is
hosting the 7th Annual Hearing
Voices Storytelling Festival
April 10-16. Numerous per-
formances by four different sto-
rytellers will be held at libraries
and other locations throughout
the cooperative. Banks Public
Library will host Gene Tagaban
on Thursday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the community
room. Tagaban will present “One Crazy Raven,” a mix
of contemporary and traditional Native American sto-
ries, music, songs and dance. Check wccls.org for de-
tails of all the performances. They are free and open to
the public.
The Friends of the Banks Public Library’s annual
Book, Plant and Art Sale is coming next month. The
sale will be held at Schlegel Hall in Sunset Park on Fri-
day, May 6 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, May
7, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Plants for sale will in-
clude native plants, perennials, vegetable starts and
flowers. Books for sale will include donated items and
items withdrawn from the library, as well as magazines
and media. This sale has something for everyone, and
you are sure to find a gift for Mom.
Tax season is upon us. Unfortunately, Banks Public
Library does not receive any hard copies of tax forms
or booklets. These publications should be available at
the Cornelius, Hillsboro (both branches) and Bea-
verton libraries. All forms can also be downloaded from
the IRS website at irs.gov. Oregon state forms and in-
formation are available at www.oregon.gov/DOR or by
calling 1-800-356-4222.
Join us for craft night Wednesday, April 13 from 6:00
N OW S ERVING !
Jim’s Famous Bar-B-Q
Friday April 8 th
Saturday April 9 th
660 So. Main, Banks • 503-324-2171
to 9:00 p.m. in the community room. Enjoy some live-
ly conversation while you work on your favorite craft.
Come and meet some new friends or visit with old
ones while using the library’s work space and enjoying
some light snacks. You may find knitters, scrapbook-
ers, quilters and maybe even a tatter or two. If you
would like to be on an e-mail reminder list for craft
night, call the library with your name and e-mail.
Do you have a youngster who needs something to
do on Wednesday morning? Story time at the library
could be the answer to what to do. Our reader, Miss
Cathy, picks a few stories around a theme each week
and shares these stories with the children in an enter-
taining, engaging way. Join us for Preschool Story
Time on Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. in the community
room of the library. Story Time is designed for children
aged three to six, but younger siblings are welcome.
The themes for April are:
April 6:
What’s in Your Pocket?
April 13:
The Color Green
April 20:
The Bunny Hop
April 27:
What a Croc
The Friends of the Banks Public Library can always
use your support. You can make a tax deductible do-
nation, become a member, or volunteer. Money that
the Friends raise helps the library purchase Cultural
Passes, upgrade equipment and purchase books and
movies. Also, we take donations of books that are in
good condition.
On the shelf:
Over the next month we will be adding many new
audio books to our shelves. Many will be adult myster-
ies, but there will also be Newberry Award winners for
the juvenile section and some young adult titles.
The Diva Cooks a Goose, by Krista Davis. Maybe
it’s a little late for holiday books, but this
one also includes recipes! Sophie Winston
is expecting a jolly holiday until a grinch
steals her gifts and even her meals. Then,
her sister-in-law’s father shows up for the holiday with
a girlfriend just one month after his separation and
suddenly more than one person is thinking of murder.
When the girlfriend is the victim of foul play, some of
Sophie’s relatives top the suspect list. But Sophie
won’t let anyone ruin her holiday so she sets out to
solve the mysteries.
The Lies that Bind, by Kate Carlisle. What could be
better than a mystery book that features books? That’s
what the Bibliophile Mysteries do. Brooklyn Wainwright
is a master of rare books and antiquities. She is to
teach a bookbinding class at the Bay Area Book Arts.
Unfortunately, the director, Layla Fontaine, is a horren-
dous host who pitches fits and bullies her subordi-
nates. Soon, Layla is found dead from a gunshot
wound, and Brooklyn is bound and determined to find
out who did it. Brooklyn realizes that the case is more
personal than she thought when she finds that Layla’s
past is intertwined with that of Derek, Brooklyn’s
boyfriend.
Gambit by Karna Small Bodman. Bodman, author of
Checkmate and a former director of the National Secu-
rity Council, is back with another gripping thriller that
reads like tomorrow’s headlines. American planes are
being shot out of the sky and no one knows how or
why—nothing is seen, even on radar. Dr. Cameron Tal-
bot, a world-famous expert on missile defense sys-
tems, believes that a new stealth technology is being
used. The White House orders her to find a way to pro-
tect America’s airways. Cammy races against time to
develop a defense against the mystery weapon and
soon suspects that the downed planes are only the
opening gambit in an ambitious campaign.
Banks Public Library: 111 Market Street.
Hours: Mon., Fri., Sat., 11 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Tue., Wed., Thu., 11 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Preschool Story Time: Wednesdays, 10:15 a.m.
Phone: (503 ) 324-1382 for information
Internet: www.wccls.org Browse library resources,
reserve or renew materials online. Call for information.