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Donaldsonville

500 Mississippi Street

Phone: (225) 473-8052

Mon., Wed., Fri. .......... 8:30AM—5:30PM

Tuesday & Thursday .. 8:30AM—8:00PM

Saturday ........................ 8:30AM—12:30PM

Gonzales

708 S. Irma Blvd.

Phone: (225) 647-3955

Monday—Thursday .... 8:30AM—8:00PM

Friday & Saturday ….. 8:30AM—5:30PM

Galvez

40300 Hwy. 42

Phone: (225) 622-3339

Mon., Wed., Fri. .......... 8:30AM—5:30PM

Tuesday & Thursday .. 8:30AM—8:00PM

Saturday ........................ 8:30AM—12:30PM

Dutchtown

13278 Hwy. 73

Phone: (225) 673-8699

Mon., Wed., Fri. .......... 8:30AM—5:30PM

Tuesday & Thursday .. 8:30AM—8:00PM

Saturday ........................ 8:30AM—12:30PM

From 1806, when the first European explorers paddled

by an oak ridge where there were thousands of pigeons

feeding and roosting and gave the place its name, “The Spirit

of the Atchafalaya” has thrived in the community of Bayou

Pigeon. The Cajun heritage of faith,

family, self-reliance, hard work, and

creative use of natural resources are the

pillars of Cajun culture in Bayou Pigeon.

Please join us in welcoming Cliff

“Chachie” LeGrange and his group of co-

authors for a book signing and entertaining

presentation of the book Bayou Pigeon:

Spirit of the Atchafalaya at Ascension

Parish Library - Galvez on Tuesday, May

7 at 6:30 PM. The presentation will include music and fun

for all ages. Please call the Galvez library at 622-3339 in

order to register. Registration is required.

Local resident, David Oubre, shares

“Wood Carving Secrets” at the Ascension

Parish Library - Donaldsonville.

Mr. Oubre, who has made many fine

pieces of furniture and is a member of the

Pelican Woodcarvers Guild, explains

designing wood, types

of finishes, types of

carving, and

sharpening tools.

Mr. Oubre, will also share how he came

to find the joys of wood carving. This fun

and informative event begins at 6 PM, and

registration is required. Call 473-8052 to

reserve your seat today!

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~ Thursday, May 2, 2013 ~

Donaldsonville / 12 Noon

The Sweet Hereafter by Russell Banks

Dutchtown / 6:30 PM

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick

Gonzales / 6:30 PM

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

Galvez/ 6:30 PM

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

If you are interested in attending a book club meeting at any location,

please call to see if space is available. Registration is required.

Attendance at library programs and events constitutes consent to be photographed for Ascension Parish Library publicity purposes.

"Read at every wait; read at all hours; read within leisure; read in times of labor;

read as one goes in; read as one goes out. The task of the educated mind is simply

put: read to lead." Cicero … Roman Statesman, Philosopher, and Lawyer

Attention Nook owners! The Ascension

Parish Library - Gonzales is offering a free

class on using your device with our

OverDrive eBooks service, on Tuesday,

May 14 at 10 AM. Please bring your

library card and Nook® device to the class.

There are a limited number of seats

available, so call 647-3955 and register

today.

Kindle owners! The Ascension Parish

Library - Gonzales is offering a free class

on using your device with OverDrive

eBooks on Wednesday, May 22 at 6 PM.

Please bring your library card and Kindle

device to the class. There are a limited

number of seats available, so call 647-3955

and register today.

*These classes are designed to help patrons

use their eReaders with library services.

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If you are looking for the biggest

discount, then try 100% off at the library.

The Ascension Parish Library - Gonzales

welcomes you to Free + Recycling =

Freecycling. Bring any of your gently used

items, and trade for any other freecycled

items. Clean out your closet, make room in

the garage, bring in the toys the kids don’t

play with, and get something in return. It’s

the area’s largest free garage sale. Don’t

dig for spare change or swipe another card.

Kids are welcomed as long as they’re

accompanied by an adult. No registration

is required. For more information on this

program please contact the library in

Gonzales 647-3955.

Take a step back into the past for a crazy

evening of fun! The Ascension Parish

Library - Dutchtown will host a board game

night for adults on Thursday, May 23 at

6 PM. We’ll have popular games such as

Trivial Pursuit, Malarky, Cranium, and Quelf

available. Bring a friend, or find a friend, and

GAME ON! We promise you won’t be bored!

This program is free, open to the public, and

is designed for adults ages 18 and above.

For more information, please contact the

library at 673-8699.

“There is a temperate zone in the mind, between luxurious indolence and exacting work; and it is to this region, just between laziness and labor, that summer reading belongs. “

Henry Ward Beecher

Adult Summer Reading Program Registration begins June 1st

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Humans developed a central nervous

system to integrate all that information.

Plants did it without a brain. Humans and

plants exchange carbon dioxide and

oxygen for life. Knowing how plants

respond to a world with more people and a

warming climate is key to our own

survival, according to Chamovitz.

“If we don’t understand how plants

adapt to their

environment,

we won’t be

able to assure

our own future

on this planet,

because we

won’t be able to

feed ourselves,”

he said.

A biologist,

Chamovitz says

that while

humans share a lot of biology with plants,

we have something that plants don’t have:

the ability to care about the future.

If you would like to learn more about

plants, check out these items from the

library:

Plant Form: An Illustrated Guide to

Flowering Plant Morphology

571.32 BEL Adrian D. Bell

What a Plant Knows

581.2 CHA Daniel Chamovitz

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye

View of the World

306.45 POL Michael Pollan

What is a plant?

X 580 SPI Louise and Richard

Spilsbury

Plants and Plant Life

X 580 PLA

Incredible Plants

X 580 TAY Barbara Taylor

Rosanne Skirble, Voice of America

TEL AVIV — The Botanical Garden

is a blooming paradise, about four hectares

filled with a rich array of some 3,800

species drawn from Israel’s diverse

landscape and from around the world.

Danny Chamovitz, director of the

Manna Center for Plant Biosciences at Tel

Aviv University, visits the garden often to

conduct research or just to take a stroll. It's

the perfect

setting to talk

about his new book:

What a Plant

Knows: A Field

Guide to the Senses.

“I wrote the

book because I had

come to realize that a

lot of what I take for

granted -that plants

have senses, that

plants see, that plants

smell, that plants

know when we’re

touching them - most people don’t know,"

he said. "And so I wrote the book to show

how complex a plant’s life is and to show

the science behind it.”

Earlier in his career as a post-doctoral

fellow at Yale University, Chamovitz

researched how plants use light, isolating

the genes responsible for photosynthesis.

Sitting beside a shade tree, he gently pulls

on a low-hanging branch, thick with

leaves. “You can see that its stems are

longer than the ones that are at the top,

which are in the light," he said. "And it

knows this because it can actually

differentiate between higher amounts of

light and smaller amounts of light and it

uses this information either to make itself

longer to get

toward the

light, or once

it’s in the

light, to make

its leaves

broader so that

it can do its

photosynthesis

and make the

energy.”

Then

Chamovitz

rips one of the

leaves. He

says this

simple act

sends a message to other leaves on the

same branch or tree.

“The leaves next to it know that this

plant was ripped. They know it because

they can smell it," he said. "What they

think is that some bug has come along and

eaten the leaf. And when a bug eats a leaf,

the leaf then gives off a gas that goes to the

other leaves around it, and then those

leaves absorb the gas, in other words they

smell it, and then they start making

chemicals that will make them less tasty to

the bugs in order to protect themselves.”

Plants are rooted in earth and are

acutely aware of the world around them.

They know up

from down, and

respond to gravity

in some of the

same ways

humans do. They

know the

difference between

hot or cold touch.

But if you think

music helps plants

grow, think

again. “There is no

evidence

whatsoever that plants have any musical

taste,” Chamovitz said.

But, Chamovitz explains, plants and

humans do share a common, though

distant, genetic past. Nearly two billion

years ago, they were the same single-cell

organism. “Evolution is so amazing that

we can see such different adaptations to the

world and still live," Chamovitz said. "But

what is common is that both animals and

plants, both the oak tree and humans, have

to know what their environment is. We

have to know when we’re thirsty. We have

to know where the water is. We have to

find mates. We have to know when we’re

cold and we have to adapt.”

Persian Cyclamen, the national flower of Israel, blooms in winter. (Tel Aviv University Botanical Garden)

Increasingly, scientists are uncovering surprising biological connections between humans and other forms of life. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher has revealed that plant and human biology is much closer than has ever been understood — and the study of these similarities could uncover the biological basis of diseases like cancer as well as other “animal” behaviors. Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-07-tel-aviv-university.html#jCp

The filaments of a Venus flytrap can distinguish between the feel of a raindrop and that of an edible fly.

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Resources available include: Free Small Business Counseling & Mentoring

* Free Small Business Seminars * Free Small Business Guide to Licenses

and Permits * Local and National Website Links * Free APL Databases *

Business Forms on the Web * Business Magazines / Newspapers

Ascension Parish Library and SCORE – Baton Rouge offer free, on-site counseling in Ascension Parish for new business start-ups and

mentoring for existing businesses. Counseling sessions are held at two library locations each month by appointment.

SCORE – Counselors to America’s Small Business is a nonprofit Association and a resource partner of the Small Business Administration.

SCORE is dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide.

Counselors are active or retired business owners and executives with extensive experience, who

follow the steps on “How to Start and Manage a Successful Business.” This includes help on the

Business Plan, Financial Forecast, Marketing & Sales, Legal and Accounting suggestions, Business

Insurance needs, and the Bank Loan Package preparation. SCORE counselors follow a strict code of

ethics and confidentiality.

This year SCORE will begin expanding its education opportunities in the community for small

businesses with a new Simple Steps Program and a stronger Community Alliance Program. These

new programs will help SCORE become an even more valuable resource in our community. To learn

more, visit the SCORE WEB SITE AT www.scorebr.org.

All counseling sessions are free.

Score counselors follow a strict code of ethics and confidentiality.

Counseling sessions are by appointment only.

To schedule an appointment, call (225) 381-7130 or toll-free (877) 381-7130.

Please specify which library location you prefer: Gonzales or Dutchtown.

Counseling sessions last for one hour. Sessions start and end promptly on the hour.

Wednesday

May 15

9 - 10 AM

10 - 11 AM

11 - 12 Noon

Wednesday

May 22

1 – 2 PM

2 – 3 PM

3 – 4 PM

Tuesday

May 7

9 – 10 AM

10 – 11 AM

11 – 12 Noon

Tuesday

May 21

1 – 2 PM

2 – 3 PM

3 – 4 PM

Small business owners can take advantage of the free business consulting the library offers on the second Monday of each

month in Galvez and the second Wednesday of each month in Donaldsonville. Persons wanting to start or improve a small

business receive private, two-hour consulting sessions designed to provide professional help in areas of financing, marketing,

and accounting.

Potential small business owners can obtain individualized, detailed assistance in areas including business plan development,

financial projections, marketing, licensing requirements, and site selection.

For those wanting to improve their existing business, assistance with reversing cash flow problems, developing sound

accounting practices, producing marketing materials, and packaging loan proposals is available.

This service is sponsored by the Ascension Parish Library and is a partnership program with the U. S. Small Business

Administration (SBA), the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, and the Louisiana Small Business Development

Center at Southern University and A & M College – Baton Rouge. All services are free and confidential. To schedule an

appointment, call the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at (225) 922-0998.

Wednesday

May 8

Donaldsonville

Monday

May 13

Galvez

Finding a Business Mentor In the first months of opening your business, you’ll need to make many important decisions. But you don’t

have to make every decision on your own. Ultimately, you’re responsible for your business, but you can

always consult a mentor for advice.

What is a mentor? A mentor is someone who has been down the same path you're taking. He or she is

experienced, successful, and willing to provide advice and guidance — for no real personal gain. But how do

you find a mentor?

Counseling, mentoring, and training with the LSBDC and SCORE is available each and every month at

Ascension Parish Library. All services are free and confidential. Set up an appointment today to begin

working with a mentor on your new, or not so new, small business venture. What have you got to lose?

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LOCATIONS Gonzales 708 S. Irma Blvd Gonzales, LA 70737 (225) 647-3955 Galvez 40300 Hwy. 42 Prairieville, LA 70769 (225) 622-3339 Donaldsonville 500 Mississippi St. Donaldsonville, LA 70346 (225) 473-8052 Dutchtown 13278 Hwy 73 Geismar, LA 70734 (225) 673-8699

Online: www.myAPL.org

5/1: Kokusaika Gonzales 4:00 PM 5/16: Teen Book Club Galvez 5:30 PM 5/21: Parasprite Panic! Dutchtown 5:30 PM 5/23: Writing Your Voice Donaldsonville 4:30 PM 5/28: Teen Open Mic Dutchtown 6:30 PM

Upcoming Events

featured: Writing Your Voice

in the spotlight:

The parasprite swarm has multiplied and now threatens to destroy Ponyville! In Parasprite Panic!, a fan-made board game based on the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episode “Swarm of the Century,” each player assumes the role of any of the Mane 6 and sets about trying to rescue everypony, while keeping the swarm under control. Because friendship is magic, everypony is on the same team, united against the game.

Join us at the Ascension Parish Library in Dutchtown on Tuesday, May 21 at 5:30 PM to see if you can work together to save all the villagers - while there’s still a Ponyville to save! This program is free and open to all bronies and pegasisters in 6th grade and above. For more information, please call the Ascension Parish Library in Dutchtown at 673-8699.

One person, one voice can make a difference! Join us at the Ascension Parish Library in Donaldsonville, as we take a look at some exceptional teen bloggers and how their opinions have had impacts far beyond their own communities. Do you have something to say? Maybe the world needs to hear it!

This program is designed for teens in 6th grade and above. Writing Your Voice: Teen Bloggers Make an Impact! is scheduled for Thursday, May 23 at 4:30 PM in Donaldsonville. To register, or for more information, call the Ascension Parish Library in Donaldsonville at 473-8052.

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OPEN MIC NIGHT

A ladder hangs over the side of a ship at port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between the rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at a rate of 15 cm each hour. How long will it take for the water to reach the fourth rung from the top.

Look for the answer in next month’s Teen Newsletter!

brain teaser: RISING TIDE

REAL FACT #687:

The average cat can jump 5 times as high as its tail is long.

answer to last month’s brain teaser: BRAIN FOOD

Take a piece of fruit from the box marked “apples and oranges.”

Suppose the fruit you take is an apple. Then that box must be the box containing just apples. Therefore, the box marked “oranges” can’t be the box containing just apples, and it can’t be the box containing just oranges either -- so it must be the box containing apples and oranges. The remaining box is therefore the box containing just oranges.

Like many Japanese festivals, Sanja Matsuri is a religious celebration. It is a weekend-long Shinto festival that is dedicated to the kami, or spirits, of three men. Come and learn their story on Wednesday, May 1 at 4 PM in Gonzales! Find out how the lives of two fishermen and a wealthy landlord relates to today’s celebration of Sanja Matsuri. As part of the fun, we’ll be learning Japanese and creating a geisha mask.

Kokusaika is Japanese for “internationalization,” and that’s what this club is all about! If you’re interested in learning about the culture and history of Japan … if you like playing Gomoku, folding origami, discussing anime and manga, or writing haiku, this club is for you! This program is open to all teens ages 12 through 18. No registration required. For more information, please contact the Ascension Parish Library in Gonzales at 647-3955.

Whether you’re a fan of Lauren Oliver, Scott Westerfeld, Suzanne Collins, James Patterson, or one of the other zillion authors in the world … if you like to read, and if you like to talk about the books that you read, then you should check out Ascension Parish Library’s Teen Book Club. You’re not required to read a specific title; just come and discuss the book that’s sitting on the floor by your bed. There’s a good chance that someone else in the club has read it and wants to talk about it too.

The Teen Book Club is held on the third Thursday of every month. Our next monthly meeting is on Thursday, May 16 at 5:30 PM in Galvez. This program is open to all teens 6th grade and above. Registration is not required.

For further information, call the Ascension Parish Library in Galvez at 622-3339.

Calling talented teens - it’s time for another great round of entertainment at the public library. Bring your talent and 10 minutes of material, or two songs, to perform in front of a crowd. On Tuesday, May 28 in Dutchtown, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM, come listen and play in a supportive setting and have fun all at once.

No registration is required, but time is limited. Refreshments are provided. Call the Ascension Parish Library in Dutchtown at 673-8699 for more information.

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scheduled for tweens in grades 4-8,

including Tween Spa Day, Tween Book

Club, and Steampunk Owls.

Children, from birth to 8th grade, who

register for the Summer Reading Program

will receive a reading log, calendar,

bookmark, and a Dig Into Reading button.

At 100 minutes read, each reader receives

a Dig Into Reading tote bag, a certificate of

completion, a bookmark, and a pencil. For

each additional 100 minutes read, the

young reader can earn one chance at a Dig

Into Reading t-shirt. And the reader who

turns in the most t-shirt chance slips by the

end of the summer will receive a special

prize for being our Outstanding Reader.

Registration begins Thursday, May 23.

TEENS: Calling all

Young

Adults in

grades 6-12,

come join

Ascension

Parish Library’s “Beneath the Surface”

summer reading program! We’re excited

to let you know that we’ve invited Mary

Manhein, a forensic anthropologist, to

tell us about her work. There are also

plenty of fun events scheduled like

Calaveras Paintings, Spa Day, Guy

Stuff, Resin Jewelry, and a Steampunk

Circus, just to name a few. For every

program you attend and every book

review you turn in, you’ll get a stamp on

your stamp card. After three stamps,

you can choose between three awesome

prizes! After that, turn in more book

review forms and attend programs to

earn chances to win one of our end of

the summer prize giveaways.

Registration begins Thursday, May 23.

For more information,

please call Ascension

Parish Library in

Donaldsonville at 473-

8052, in Dutchtown at

673-8699, in Galvez at

622-3339, or in Gonzales

at 647-3955.

This program is

supported in part by a

Decentralized Arts

Funding Grant from the

Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge in

cooperation with the Louisiana Division

of the Arts, Office of Cultural

Development, Department of Culture,

Recreation and Tourism, and Louisiana

State Arts Council.

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Tuesday, May 7

6:30 PM, Donaldsonville

If you would love to attend Storytime at

the Ascension Parish Library, but can’t

because of your busy schedule, then now is

your chance. Join us for an evening

storytime designed for the whole family.

With stories, songs, fingerplays, and

more, there is sure to be something for

everyone. Family storytime is open to all

ages. A parent or caregiver must attend

with their child. For more information on

this program, please contact the library in

Gonzales at 647-3955, in Donaldsonville at

473-8052, in Galvez at 622-3339, or in

Dutchtown at 673-8699.

Thursday, May 9, 6:30 PM

Gonzales & Galvez

&

Tuesday, May 14, 6:30 PM

Donaldsonville & Dutchtown

If you love hearing great stories before

bedtime, then join us at the Ascension

Parish Library for our monthly Pajama

THURSDAY , MAY 23

ALL LOCATIONS

YOUTH: Readers of all ages will explore life

underground this summer as Ascension

Parish Library presents our “Dig Into

Reading” summer reading program. Join

us as we discover the magical world

beneath us, from gnomes to dinosaurs to

mummies. We’ve got it all! Earn prizes

for reading, and enjoy all of the great

performers and programs

at the library. There are

plenty of programs for

children of all ages to

enjoy. Be a part of the

action with Billy Jonas

in his program,

“Everybody’s in the

Band.” Listen to

Australian storyteller and

digeridoo player, Paul

Taylor, as he tells tales

in “Wonders Down

Under.” Laugh with

delight as annual

favorites, Playmakers of Baton Rouge,

present another great show. We have

plenty of our classic Make & Take Crafts

scheduled as well, including Grass Heads,

Pet Rocks, and Father’s Day Keychains.

Some programs this summer are

specifically designed for 2-5th graders and

require registration: Crafting a Wreath with

Nan Riffe, Debris Art with Trish Ransom,

and a Mad Science Lab, just to name a

few! We also have some great programs

Storytime. Attend in your PJ’s for stories,

songs, and a craft. Our theme for May is

“Cars, Trucks, and Things that Go.” We’ll

read great stories and sing fun songs about

cars, trucks, trains, and planes. Then,

you’ll use paint, a toilet paper roll, tag

board, brass fasteners, paper, and scissors

to make your own very cool race car craft.

This program is designed for children ages

7 and younger and their families. For more

information on this program, please

contact the library in Gonzales at

647-3955, in Donaldsonville at 473-8052,

in Galvez at 622-3339, or in Dutchtown at

673-8699.

Databases are available in the library or from your home computer using your library

card to log in. To access our databases, please click on the Research Databases button

or on the navigation menu, scroll down and click on the desired database. For additional

information, please contact the library or ask any staff member.

Computer Training Seminars @ the Library

Introduction to Windows

May 21 - 10 AM - Gonzales

This workshop is intended for people with

little or no computing experience. With

hands-on practice, participants will become

familiar with how to use the basic

components of a computer, as well as how

to open files and programs in Windows,

the world's most popular operating system.

Recommended for beginners.

Internet Basics

May 9 - 10 AM - Gonzales

Internet Basics is intended for people with

little or no experience with the Internet or

the World Wide Web. Participants will be

introduced to the Internet, learn how the

World Wide Web works, and learn how to

explore the World Wide Web using

Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Discovering E-Mail

May 30 - 10 AM - Gonzales

Write letters and instantly send them

anywhere in the world with the touch of a

key? It is possible! Welcome to the world

of e-mail! The workshop will cover a brief

history of e-mail, discuss its uses, cover the

various types of e-mail (such as online

service, web-based e-mail, pop-mail, etc.),

discuss the features found in e-mail, and

feature hands-on e-mail practice. Already

having some internet and computer

experience will be helpful to participants.

Introduction to Microsoft Word

May 15 – 6 PM - Gonzales Participants will become familiar with and

practice using the basic tools of Microsoft

Word, such as the basic elements of the

Word screen, ruler and toolbar; how to

select and modify text; how to cut, copy

and paste text selections; how to alter

typeface, font size, line spacing, and

margins; how to use the spell check and

grammar check functions; how to save and

print documents; and how to make use of

"Help".

Introduction to Microsoft Excel

May 21 - 6 PM - Gonzales Participants will become familiar with the

uses of a spreadsheet and practice using the

basic features of Microsoft Excel,

including the Menu Bar, Tool Bar and

Formula Bar; selecting single cells and

groups of cells; entering text and data;

calculating sums; and formatting the

spreadsheet.

Introduction to Microsoft Publisher

May 8 - 10 AM - Gonzales

Participants will become familiar with and

practice using the basic tools of Microsoft

Publisher. Learn how to easily create,

customize, and publish materials such as

newsletters, brochures, flyers, etc.

Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint

May 7 - 6 PM - Gonzales This program is designed for individuals

who want to learn how to enhance

presentations by using one of the most

popular presentation software programs

available. Attendees will create a

presentation, make formatting changes,

insert clip art, and apply designs,

transitions and effects to a presentation.

Basic computer and word processing skills

are needed.

Job Searching on the Internet

May 2 - 6 PM - Donaldsonville

Learn how to use the Internet as a vital tool

in your job search. Post resumes on the

Internet, send them in your e-mail, find

listings of job openings, research

companies and careers, and communicate

and network with others in your job field.

These are a few of the advantages of using

the Internet in your job search.

In this workshop, we will show you how to

make the Internet one of your most valued

tools in searching for a job. We will cover

how to send your resume over the Internet

via the Web, Usenet, or E-mail, and

demonstrate how to find a mailing list or

access newsgroups via the Web.

A Guide to Writing Resumés

May 16 - 6 PM - Gonzales

This workshop is designed for first-timers

and for those looking to breathe new life

into their current resumés. Resumé writing

is an essential skill for job seekers. Learn

how to write and format a resume that will

stand out and create your own resumé

using the library’s Career Cruising

Database.

Story Books: The TumbleBookLibrary has a

selection of children's favorite story books. Old

time favorites such as "The Paper Bag Princess"

by Robert Munsch, as well as favorite fairy

tales such as "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "Old

Mother Hubbard" come to life in an educational

and interactive way.

Automatic/Manual Button: TumbleBooks are

designed to be experienced in either automatic

(the pages turn by themselves and are narrated)

or manual mode (the narration and animation

continue but children turn the pages at their

own speed.)

Language Learning: Our Language Learning Section includes a

growing selection of books in Spanish and

French. Many are bilingual titles which allow

the user to read the book in two languages.

Read-Along Books: Now older students or

more accomplished readers can read our

collection of read-along chapter books. Read-

along titles feature narration, sentence

highlighting, and automatic page turning.

Non-fiction Books: Our non-fiction section

allows young readers the opportunity to explore

stories about real animals, people, or places.

Puzzles and Games: A collection of puzzles

and games accompany each book and reinforce

concepts from the books, allowing for a fun and

educational learning experience.

Check out our first batch of iPad-compatible

TumbleBooks! To find these

titles, go to "Story Books"

and click on the GREEN

button called "iPad Books" ...

or use the TumbleSearch

feature: type in "iPad" and hit

GO. To launch a book from

your iPad, simply click on

the iPad icon!

MyPlaylist: The TumblePlayer allows students,

teachers, librarians and parents to preload a

number of TumbleBooks in an online player in

order to be played one after another. The

TumblePlayer works just like an online music

player.

TumbleMailer and Record-a-Book Feature Your students and members can send

TumbleCards and TumbleBooks to friends and

family through our TumbleMailer feature. They

can also narrate and record their own

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ADULT NON-FICTION

The Girls of Atomic City: the Untold

Story of the Women Who Helped Win

World War II

976.873 KIE Denise Kiernan

The Tennessee town of Oak Ridge was

created from scratch in 1942. One of the

Manhattan Project’s secret cities, it didn’t

appear on any maps until 1949, and yet at

the height of World War II it was

using more electricity than New

York City and was home to more

than 75,000 people, many of them

young women recruited from small

towns across the South. Their jobs

were shrouded in mystery, but they

were buoyed by a sense of shared

purpose, close friendships—and a

surplus of handsome scientists and

Army men!

But against this vibrant wartime backdrop,

a darker story was unfolding. The penalty

for talking about their work — even the

most innocuous details — was job loss and

eviction. One woman was recruited to spy

on her coworkers. They all knew

something big was happening at Oak

Ridge, but few could piece together the

true nature of their work until the bomb

"Little Boy" was dropped over Hiroshima,

Japan, and the secret was out.

Though the young women originally

believed they would leave Oak Ridge after

the war, many met husbands there, made

lifelong friends, and still call the

seventy-year-old town home. The

reverberations from their work

there—work they didn’t fully

understand at the time—are still

being felt today. In The Girls of

Atomic City, Denise Kiernan traces

the astonishing story of these unsung

WWII workers through interviews

with dozens of surviving women and other

Oak Ridge residents. This is history and

science made fresh and vibrant—a

beautifully told, deeply researched story

that unfolds in a suspenseful and exciting

way.

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ADULT FICTION

Six Years

COB Harlan Coben

Six years have passed

since Jake Sanders

watched Natalie, the love

of his life, marry another

man. Six years of hiding a

broken heart by throwing

himself into his career as a college

professor. Six years of keeping his promise

to leave Natalie alone, and six years of

tortured dreams of her life with her new

husband, Todd.

But six years haven’t come close to

extinguishing his feelings, and when Jake

comes across Todd’s obituary, he can’t

keep himself away from the funeral. There

he gets the glimpse of Todd’s wife he’s

hoping for . . . but she is not Natalie.

Whoever the mourning widow is, she’s

been married to Todd for more than a

decade, and with that fact everything Jake

thought he knew about the best time of his

life is turned completely inside out.

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