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The INDEPENDENT, January 4, 2012
Between the Bookends
By Susan Cackler, Library Assistant
Banks Public Library
If your plans for the new
year include making some res-
olutions, the library can be an
excellent source of help. If
you’re thinking of improving
your health, we have numer-
ous books and DVDs on exer-
cise, and a bevy of diet books.
If you’re planning on cleaning
up your home, check out our
books on organizing and de-cluttering. Or if you’re
looking to work on your outside space, we have nu-
merous landscaping and gardening books that can
help you transform your yard.
No start date has been set for library renovations
and work will most likely not start until early March, as
work at the Public Works Building must be completed
first. Renovation of the Public Works Building should
start this month. In preparation for the renovations, the
library is no longer taking donations of books until af-
ter work has been completed. Also, the community
room is no longer available for rent since the library
will be expanding into that space.
Soon, a floor plan of the renovation will be available
at the library for anyone who wants to see what the fu-
ture holds.
Winter weather can mean roads that are snowy or
icy. If conditions are questionable, call the library at
503 324-1382 to make sure that we have been able to
open. Also, if you are unable to come to the library to
return items because of weather conditions, give us a
call and we will renew them for you.
Join us for craft night Wednesday, January 11, from
6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the community room. Enjoy some
lively 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 en-
joying some light snacks. You may find knitters, scrap-
bookers, quilters and maybe even a tatter or two. If loud and quoted again and again.
The Wilder Life by Wendy McClure. A lifelong Lau-
you would like to be on an e-mail reminder list for craft
night, call the library with your name and e-mail. Craft ra Ingalls Wilder fan, McClure sets out to find the
world of the series – a realm of fiction, history and
night will be canceled if road conditions are bad.
Come to the library for story time on Wednesdays places. She traces the pioneer journey of the Ingalls
and let your kids enjoy some great stories. Our read- family and immerses herself in all things Little House.
er, Miss Cathy, picks a few stories around a theme She also makes attempts to churn butter and investi-
each week and shares these stories with the children gates other homesteading activities. This is a tribute to
in an entertaining, engaging way. Join us for the beloved series, but also a funny, first-person ac-
Preschool Story Time on Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. in count of obsessive reading.
The Complete Guide to Green Building and Re-
the community room of the library. Story Time is de-
signed for children aged three to six, but younger sib- modeling Your Home by Martha Maeda. This guide
describes many of the options available to homeown-
lings are welcome.
ers who are trying to make environmentally sound de-
The themes for December are:
cisions for their home. It covers topics such as water-
January 4:
Monkey Business
ing systems, ways to incorporate solar power –
January 11:
Buddies
whether passive or active, and even the best land-
January 18:
Slow Pokes
scaping choices. This book is a good overview or
January 25:
Noise Makers
The Friends of the Banks Public Library can always place to start when contemplating a construction or
use your support. You can make a tax deductible do- renovation project.
Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell. In 1898, the
nation, become a member, or volunteer. Money that
the Friends raise helps the library purchase Cultural United States annexed Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and
Passes, upgrade equipment and purchase books and Guam, as well as invading the Philippines and Cuba.
movies. Also, we take donations of books that are in Vowell argues that 1898 is a year as crucial to the na-
tion’s identity as 1776 is. Her main focus in this book
good condition.
is the Americanization of Hawaii. With her trademark
On the Shelf:
The Call by Yannick Murphy. The basic plot of this wry insights and reporting, she discovers the odd, em-
book is what happens in a family when a child is hurt blematic and exceptional history of the fiftieth state.
by another person, but it is really about much more
Banks Public Library: 111 Market Street.
than that. The charm of this book comes from the way
Hours: Mon., Fri., Sat., 11 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
it is presented as the diary of a country vet. He lists a
Tue., Wed., Thur., 11 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
job for each day, but goes on to include his somewhat
Preschool Story Time: Wednesdays, 10:15 a.m.
random thoughts on the day and how he interacts with
Phone: (503 ) 324-1382 for information
his family. While it is the story of his day-to-day life, it
Internet: www.wccls.org Browse library resources,
is also a tale of fatherly love, family relationships and
reserve or renew materials online.
an ode to the beauty of the natural world. Many pas-
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