Exhausted after Black Friday. Missed Small Business Saturday, Did not get on Cyber Monday. Well, just relax and come to the Friends of Maud Marks Library book sale this Saturday Dec 03, 2011. Nothing is more than $1.00 and there are so many titles to choose from. You might be able to find a popular title in  mint condition, a CD everybody would love to have or a DVD the children would watch over and over again. So come to Maud Marks Library this Sat.  Dec. 03 between 10 am to 4 pm. If you are a member of the Friends, the preview is Friday  from 4:30 pm to 6 pm. 

See you at the Maud Marks book sale!

Not enough buzzing on the rare blip on Veteran Day 11-11-11. Well you can do it
yourself numerology to unlock the secrets of your personality at Maud Marks library.
Check out these interesting titles: The everything birthday personology book, The
day you were born: a journey to wholeness through astrology and numerology,
Numerology: the power in numbers.

A recent discussion on public radio about a lost library reminds me how fortunate we are to have one right in our neighborhood. Ariel Dorfman, an author in exile from Chile also talked about his vision of a world where everybody has access to the library. "The library", he explained "is where all that was written ever, digital or not comes together and jostles together in one mind, the gigantic mind of the wondrous, glorious humanity  that we are. Everybody should know they have the desire and the possibility of having access to a library". We can all agree with him. The library has increasingly become an essential part of our life. It is the indication of the privilege that a developed country can provide its citizens. It measures the richness of our life.

Have you had a library card? Come to Maud Marks today to explore all the possibilities to enrich your life.

On the day I blogged about the collection of cookbooks at Maud Marks Library the public radio discussed the need of teaching home economics, especially cooking at school. Even though cooking has cachet at least among certain people now, it is seen as a lost life skill. A return to home cooking meals could help address the growing obesity problem among children. We can all agree that by preparing foods at home we can make them much more healthfully. Until cooking is a subject at school, parents you can start at home now. Just visit Maud Marks for ideas and books.

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Summer is sizzling hot at Maud Marks Library. There are special activities and programs for every age, new born to seniors  every week thru August 6. Bricks4Kids LEGO Building on Wednesday June 22 was a big hit with school age children. Tickets for the two shows at 2:pm and 3:15 pm were all given out by noon.

Children (and parents too) if you are still looking for more creative ways, check it out on our website www.hcpl.net. There are several books on this subject. One of the newest titles is LEGO: A LOVE STORY. 

When we need a book ,  a CD or a movie, we go on line to request from our library and wait for it to arrive to pick up. There are other times we should visit our library, especially now that HCPL materials are "floating" which means they will stay at the location they are returned. If you think the maud marks collection have been expanded, you are very right. Come and browse. You may find a long lost interest or a title that would jog your memory. "New" materials arrive every day, especially DVD's

Calling high school students. Volunteer at the Maud Marks Library to get needed community service credit. Hours are available during the time the library is open. Orientation will be at 7PM Tuesday Feb. 01, 2011. It is mandatory for new volunteers. You can pick up an application at the information desk or print one out.