FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

 Friends Of the Library provides ongoing support that is a vital part of sustaining the library far into the future.

Through fundraising, volunteering, and other efforts, the Friends contribute to the Library in countless ways.

Contact a Library Trustee to find out how you can become a member.

 You have helped the library - Thank  you’s are in order

• To Dave & Norma Nietert
• To Hills Bank of Marion
• To Exchange State Bank
• Beth Hiner
• Ann Ryan
• Karen Martin

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New books for your reading pleasure and information:

Fiction

Half Broke Horses- Jeannette Wells

Impossible- Nancy Werlin

The doom machine- Mark Teague

Anamosa Author – Howard Terrell  3 books Line Rider

                                                                        Cattle Baron of the Valley Grand’e

                                                                        Toley’s Odyssey Flight to freedom

Shadow of Your Smile- Mary Higgins Clark

Brimstone- Robert B Parker

Split Image-Robert B. Parker

Night and Day-Robert B. Parker

Resolution-Robert B. Parker

Deception an Alex Delaware Novel- Jonathon Kellerman

Fang a Maximum Ride Novel-James Patterson

Non-fiction

Switch – How to change things when  change is Hard

Women Who Raised Me- Victoria Rowell

Might as well laugh about it now- Marie Osmond

Living Well Emotionally- Montel Williams

Cloris-Cloris Leachman

Best Friend Martha and Me-Mariana Pasternak

Children’s books

Whiff of pine a hint of  skunk

If you give a cat a cupcake

Can you make a scary face

Red sings from treetops

Let’s do nothing

Spoon

Amazing Facts- Public libraries own and maintain 3,817 public access computers

Go Figure! Iowa  Libraries were open 974,263 hours

May would be a great month to make a CLEAN sweep of your house, car, truck and look for ANY library materials – books, magazines,  DVD’s, Videos. Help us out by bringing back your materials. We have a drop box on the side of the building and a return slot in the library.

Did you have a favorite Summer Reading Theme?

We have extra Summer Reading Shirts from past Reading Programs. Interested? Come to the library and see what we have.  $4.00 each proceeds go to Library for expenses.  Remember ----Dragons Dreams & Daring Deeds     Reading Roadtrip U.S.A.      Joust Read    Metamorphosis   Discover New Trails @ Your  Library

Did you read Population:485? The author is coming to CR on May 15^th . Would a group be interested in going to this event together? Let us know.

Travel to Israel

Lena Gilbert recently returned from a trip overseas. She is coming to our library to share her experiences and photos from this interesting part of the world.

Experience Antarctica

Local Springville resident spent time in Antarctica and has some wonderful stories and photos to share.

Calendar for May

May 4 - Library Board Meeting 6:30  Buresh Room

May 5 – Activity Day @ the Library Cinco De Mayo (with Capitol M) 3:30pm

May 15 – TCR-downtown CR 2:00pm Meet the Author: Michael Perry, Author of Population: 485

May 20 –Richard Lorimer – Experiences in Antarctica 6:30 pm Buresh Room

May 27 – Travel to Israel 6:30pm Buresh Room