Librarian’s
Wish List
With
the growing number of children in our expanded Children's
Program, we have the need for some items with are not in the
budget. Perhaps you, your business or your
organization would like to help with a tax-deductible
donation for any of the following items to support the
Children's Program. Contact Branch Librarian, Nancy Agafitei
(281-376-4610) for more information.
Two
Rewriteable CD drives ($164 each) For use by the
Children's and Yong Adult's Computer Clubs.
Storytelling
Apron ($80) Provides a fresh and fun way to introduce
classic stories during our seven weekly story times.
Digital
Video Camera ($450) To record and produce presentations
to promote the library in the community.
Wish
List from the Children's Staff
Two
Bean bag chairs to make a cozy seating area ($50)
Foam
letters for childrne's room to be used above the series
books, biographies, award books, etc. (About $415)
Childcraft
extra-wide big book easel ($120)
Money
to purchase more children's videos
Money
to purchase children's audio books of cassette or CD
Prisma
color pens from Texas Art Supply ($240)
Think
about donating a book in honor of a teacher, a child's
birthday, National Library Week, etc.
Read
any good books lately?
Check out the following reviews and read a good book
today!
Big Stone Gap by
Adriannna Trigiani
This is a delightful book about a small mining town in the
Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Ave Maria Mulligan has
grown up in Big Stone Gap. Her friends include some of the
most engaging and humorous characters I've read about
since the Mitford series. She is the town pharmacist and
self-proclaimed spinster at 35. Along with her
responsibilities at the pharmacy, she also directs the
local drama group, rides with the Rescue Squad and loves
to read books from the bookmobile. Especially books about
Italy. You see, Ave Maria has suffered the lose of her
adored Italian mother and now the idea of living the rest
of her life in Big Stone Gap is cause for her to make some
drastic decisions for herself. Her stepfather, who passed
away 13 years earlier, never accepted her as a daughter,
leaving Ave Maria with questions about herself and a
desire to find her roots. When she discovers that her real
father is living in Italy, she decides that she must find
him. Maybe a trip to Italy, with no intention of returning
would be the ticket to her happiness.
The story is told in the first person narrative. You
feel as if she is telling it as it happens. The friends in
her life are wonderfully endearing even with their quirks.
There's Iva Lou, who drives the bookmobile and never
hesitates to offer advice on men; Theodore, the man she
dreams of romance with; Pearl, the student she mentors who
works at the pharmacy; and Jack Mac, the one she can't
figure out. And that's just the short list.
Adrianna Trigiani writes this book from the heart. She
grew up in Big Stone Gap and draws on her own experiences
to create this story of self-discovery and acceptance. Her
heroine rings true, in some way, Ave Maria's quest is in
all of us. This was a book I hated to finish. Lucky me,
there is a sequel!
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