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The INDEPENDENT, November 7, 2012
Between the Bookends
By Susan Cackler, Library Assistant
Banks Public Library
The Friends of the Banks
Public Library are having a
Bookfair at the Tanasbourne
Branch of Barnes and Noble
on Saturday, November 17.
During the Bookfair, a percent-
age of sales will be donated to
the Friends if patrons say that
they are supporting the library
at checkout. Online sales can
also qualify by going to BN.com/bookfairs between
November 17th and November 22nd.
In conjunction with the Bookfair, the library will host
two events. At 1:00 p.m. on the 17th, members of a lo-
cal 4-H group will give a hands-on demonstration of
spinning natural fibers into yarn. At 3:00 p.m., mem-
bers of the Friends will teach interested people how to
knit or crochet. This event is a great opportunity to get
a start on holiday shopping and benefit the library.
Fundraising is underway for Phase II of the Banks
Public Library Expansion project. The Friends’ goal is
to raise $10,000 in donations from the community to
show active support for the project. Phase II is neces-
sary to restore the much-needed community meeting
space for groups in the community who need access
to a low-cost facility for meetings and other gather-
ings. It will also provide flexible space for preschool
storytime, summer reading and other library pro-
grams, and increase the technological capabilities for
long distance learning and interactive multi-media
communication. If you would like to contribute or help
out with this campaign, call the library at 503 324-
1382. You will also notice that contributions are being
taken at Jim’s Thriftway this month.
The library now has two storytellers who will be tak-
ing turns conducting our Preschool Storytime on
Wednesday mornings at 10:15. Nancy Upton and
Janette Allen will both entertain and educate young- what led him to horseshoeing in addition to his book-
sters by reading stories, telling stories, singing songs ish life as a professor. He also writes a detailed de-
and using a felt board. We have a brand new rug that scription of the process of horseshoeing and its histo-
makes for a cozy spot to share stories. Come on in ry. Other chapters include the humor involved with
and check it out! Preschool Storytime is designed for other animals, including chickens, rabbits, dogs,
youth three to six years old, but siblings are welcome. ducks and llamas.
Farther Away by Jonathan Franzen. Franzen is
Themes this month will be the following:
well-known for his novel Freedom, which was a fiction-
November 7:
Bears
al look at life in the twenty-first century. In Farther
November 14:
Colors
Away, Franzen gathers his essays and speeches from
November 21:
No Storytime (Thanksgiving
the last five years. They address themes, both human
holiday)
and literary, that have long preoccupied him. Topics
November 28:
Cats
If you have incurred some fines or lost a book, you range from encountering bird poachers in Cyprus to
now have the option of paying for these charges with the way that technology has changed how people ex-
a credit card when charges are $3 or more. You press their love to overcoming his prejudices against
should also be aware that many libraries no longer is- China while on a trip to that country.
sue refunds if lost and paid items are later found and
returned. Some libraries, including Banks,
Banks Public Library: 111 Market Street.
allow for refunds if you return the item
Hours: Mon., Fri., Sat., 11 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
within 90 days of payment when accompa-
Tue., Wed., Thu., 11 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
nied by the receipt.
On the Shelf:
Dead Reckoning by Mercedes Lackey
and Rosemary Edghill. Zombie fiction has
been popular for a while now and this book
proves that the genre is almost infinitely
flexible by blending a traditional western
with zombies. Set in 1867 in West Texas,
Jett Gallatin is expecting trouble when she
enters a saloon looking for her lost twin
brother. But she doesn’t expect to be at-
tacked by a horde of the undead. The re-
sulting tale is a romp that blends the raw
American west with the horror of zombies.
Confessions of a Horseshoer by Ron
Tatum. Tatum lives in Aloha, Oregon, and
has been a horseshoer for almost 40
years or almost half his life. He is also a
college professor and a retired marine.
Throughout this book, Tatum ponders
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.
Veteran’s Day ceremony
planned at Fair Complex
The public is invited to a Vet-
erans Day Ceremony on Sun-
day, November 11, from 11:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the
Washington County Fair Com-
plex, NE Veterans Drive and
NE 34th Avenue, Hillsboro.
The event, sponsored by
American Legion Post 6, Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars Post 2666
From all of us at Jim’ s
Happy Thanksgiving!
W E WILL BE OPEN T HANKSGIVING DAY
FOR YOUR LAST MINUTE NEEDS .
7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
and Washington County Dis-
ability, Aging and Veteran Ser-
vices, will honor all of our na-
tion’s veterans.
Veterans with ties to Wash-
ington County who have died in
service since September 11,
2001, will receive special
recognition with the unveiling of
engraved memorial stones.
Gold Star Families have been
invited to attend. These fami-
lies receive the Gold Star Lapel
Button from the Department of
Defense for the sacrifice of
their loved one.
Brigadier General Eric C.
Bush, Commander, Land Com-
ponent Command, Oregon Na-
tional Guard and Congress-
woman Suzanne Bonamici will
be on hand to speak.
The Veterans Day Ceremo-
ny will take place rain or shine.
Attendees may park in TriMet’s
lot at the Fair Complex/Hills-
boro Airport MAX Station. For
more information, call Doug
Lund at 503-357-0357.
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