time warp!

WOW! it's amazing what a vacation will do to your work life... i'm just now getting caught up!


so i apologize for being behind; and without further ado, here is the prize winner list for this week:



ellen reynolds
the hidden

erin chavez
nothing to lose

brigette davis
a man in full

betty jo harrison
twilight

misty saunders
the savage heart

jessica ward
twilight

arlynn horne
balance of trade

laura tolle
hidden places

melinda leavitt
the prophet on yonwood

kristin milloway
miracle at speedy motors

congratulations to these winners! keep reading because we've added another ipod to the grand prizes!!

see you in the library!

this week's winners...

elisha schofield

the great gatsby

sandra dillon

sweethearts

kim weimer

the tinted snuffbox

gloria hill

virgin river

melissa ray

the reserve

terry young

towards the promise land

claigh jensen

an inconvenient truth

laura bulmahn

prince caspian

eryn hartog

the choice

bill peters

mining camp melodies

above and beyond

... my speculative dreams for this summer's reading program!

i'm so happy that so many of you are reading with us this summer! great job, guys!

please remember to check the "ifpl summer reading book reviews" for quick reviews and comments. you can leave a quick review or comment for others to see--because you have the power to influence other readers with your thoughts. and who doesn't want to share their thoughts?

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okay, let's talk about Step Up to the Plate

not only can you go to the July 17 Chukar's baseball game, you can win a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame with ALA and the baseball sweepstakes competition.

just go to Step Up to the Plate to enter the sweepstakes!

Step Up to the Plate with IFPL and the Chukars!

this is a new program to encourage reading along with the great American past-time of minor league baseball!

keep watching for signs in the library for more information about this program, but mark your calendars for the Step Up to the Plate game on July 17!

see you in the library!

weekly prize winners - june 16, 2008

congratulations to this week's winners!!

whitney billman
saved by the bell: best friend's girl

joan buhrley
no doubt about it

heather evans
brave new world

lorie harvey
children of the storm

amanda hunt
wayfare redemption

becky jarvis
the magician's nephew

heather okeson
the king's heir

kevin reed
raptors!

larry trumbo
agnes and the hitman

emily webb
dragon's breath

please pick up your prize from the 3rd floor desk in the next two weeks! thanks!

we're up 150%!

summer reading continues to be a success and i'm thankful to all of you readers... that's the good news!

the bad news is... i can't possible keep up with all of the book reviews you're submitting!! so this is what we're going to do... once a week, i'm going to open a post for comments on the book review blog for YOU to leave comments on about the books YOU'RE reading and finishing during the weeks.

so give it a try, and let everyone in cyberspace know what you're reading! when you review, you are sharing your thoughts and helping others make informed choices in their book selection... and other readers do appreciate the input!

so go to the summer reading reader reviews and comment!!

see you at the library!!

thank you!

I'm so amazed... we have over 300 readers signed-up for the adult summer reading program!! So thank you to everyone who has signed up this week!

If you haven't signed-up yet, you still have a lot of opportunities because we are signing readers up until August 15! But if you if you want to win one of our AWESOME prizes, you'll want to get in here soon!

The weekly drawings will begin on June 16, and I want to see YOUR name in the winners list!

see you in the library... soon!

And so it begins...

... last summer we had almost 300 readers signed-up for the teen and adult reading program, and as of yesterday afternoon we have signed-up 150 readers! That's great that so many of you are ready to tell everyone

don't bug me... I'M READING!

can't wait to see you this summer at the library!

Summer Reading 2008

Okay, the adult summer reading program starts
j u n e 2 , 2 0 0 8

to participate, all you have to do is:

• visit the top floor desk and get registered
• with registering, you will receive a brochure with some of the top summer reads as well as a punch card for $1.00 off your library fines--existing or future fines!

and the program is this:

• for every book you read (or listen to), you will recieve a weekly drawing slip, as well as a grand prize drawing entry form!
• we will draw prizes on Monday mornings, so you'll have to have your weekly drawing slips in the drawing box by Saturday, 6pm
• you can enter for the grand prize(s) of your choice until August 16, and winners will be announced/posted on August 20

what are the grand prizes?

• Leaf-Hopper basket
• Monarch Butterfly basket
• Honey Bee Basket
• Potato-bugs Basket

Hope to see you on June 2!

learning on the road

Each spring, my family and I go to

Yellowstone National Park...

Because we are "locals," we like to be there before all of the crowds get there later in the season. However, if you ask me, the beauty of the park is the tourists who are from all over the world, seeing what many of us take for granted for the very first time!

Yesterday, I met one of the most interesting tourist on this trip... Chaucer. Well, I didn't actually meet him because this wire-hair fox terrier was napping, but I met his traveling companions, Carmen and Robyn who are driving him from the southwest all the way back to New Hampshire! The best thing about Chaucer is that he's got a website that chronicles his travels, gives advice for dogs traveling with their people and great information for teachers to use in their classrooms.



So, why is this on the library blog? Well, you can easily check out (or buy if you must) a book about Yellowstone or anywhere, but to really experience something you could put the book down and get out there! You never know who you might meet...

See you in the library!