=> from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... March 15, 2010
SEARCH THE LIBRARY CATALOG FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME
	... Looking for a special book? Need a book for a class report? Heard about a new author and wondering if the library carries books by him/her? Now, thanks to the new circulation software at the Schoolcraft Community Library, you will be able to search our library holdings from your computer at home to find answers to these questions and more. Just click on any "Search our Catalog" button from our site pages at www.schoolcraftlibrary.org. You will be directed to a new page which allows you to either log in as a district user or visit the Schoolcraft Library Catalog pages. To visit the catalog pages, click on the link to "Schoolcraft Community Library" and then click on the "catalog" tab. At this point you can start searching for books or authors or subjects that you are interested in. If you find something you want, call the library at 679-5959 to ask us to reserve it.
IDENTITY THEFT WORKSHOP Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the country. To help you learn how to protect yourself from this crime, plan to attend one of the Identity Theft workshops offered at the library on March 23rd at 6 P.M. and March 25th at 2:30 P.M. These workshops are being offered compliments of Western & Southern Life. It is not a sales pitch, but a free workshops offered to help you learn some basic ways to protect yourself that you may not be aware of. All materials will be provided as well as refreshments. In order to have sufficient materials for everyone, we are asking that you call the library at 679-5959 to register and save a spot for yourself or yourself and a friend. ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP - Wednesday, April 7th 2010 ... The next adult book discussion group will meet Wednesday, April 7th at two times—2 P.M. and 7 P.M. The book chosen for this month's discussion is Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Copies are available at the library for check-out, so you can reserve a copy today by calling the library at 679-5959. Refreshments will be served. Call today and become part of a fun and lively discussion group that is growing each month. => NEW ADULT BOOKS ... March 15, 2010 * The Cross Gardener by Jason F. Wright * The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler * The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag ; a Flavia de Luce Mystery by Alan Bradley (sequel to Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie) * House Rules by Jodi Picoult * Dawn's Prelude by Tracie Peterson => NEW LARGE PRINT ... March 15, 2010 * Breaking the Rules by Barbara Taylor Bradford * Roadside Crosses by Jeffrey Deaver * True Colors by Kristin Hannah * A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini * Storm Cycle by Iris Johansen * Summer on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber * Eclipse by Richard North Patterson * Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult * Impact by Douglas Preston * Heat Lightning by John Sanford STAFF BOOKPICK: March 15, 2010 : The Cross Gardener by Jason F. Wright Jason Bevan believed life was complete. Married to his high school sweetheart and father to a young daughter, John finally had the traditional family he lacked as an orphaned child. But that all disappears with a tragic car accident that steals his wife and unborn child. Filled with sorrow, John withdraws from life and love. He erects two small crosses at the scene of his wife's accident and visits daily. Then one morning, he encounters a man kneeling before the crosses, touching them up with white paint. His conversations with the mysterious stranger---known only to him as the Cross Gardener, begin to heal John's heart. But only when they undertake a journey together does John truly come to see what he must embrace in this work---from the secrets of his own past to the sorrow o f his wife's passing—if he is to start life anew.   ****Jason Wright is the author of the national bestseller The Wednesday Letters.

=> from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... March 08, 2010 SPRING PRESCHOOL STORYHOUR — MARCH 24th thru April 28th, 2009 — "Crazy Concepts" The spring Preschool Storyhour for children ages 3-5 years will be held each Wednesday beginning March 24 and ending April 28. The storyhour will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and will include stories, songs and fingerplays, activities, craft and snack. Pre-registration is required so call today at 679-5959 and reserve a spot. The theme for this storytime is "Crazy Concepts". => NEW ADULT BOOKS ... March 8, 2010 * E is for Ethics: how to talk to kids about morals, values and what matters most by Ian James Corlett * Love is the Best Medicine: what two dogs taught one veterinarian about hope, humility, and everday miracles by Dr. Nick Trout * One Good Dog by Susan Wilson * Apple Turnover Murder: a Hannah Swensen mystery with recipes by Joanne Fluke * What the Lady Wants by Jennifer Cruise * Women, Food and God: an unexpected path to almost everything by Geneen Roth * The Moonflower Vine by Jetta Carleton * Morning's Refrain by Tracie Peterson => NEW ADULT DVDs ... March 8, 2010 Amelia, Shall we Dance, Matilda, Star Trek, Steel Magnolias, Dr. Doolittle 1, 2, & 3, Legally Blonde, Legally Blonde 2, Red, White and Blonde, The Man in the Moon. STAFF BOOKPICK: March 08, 2010 : One Good Dog by Susan Wilson One note. Three words. And Adam March's well-ordered life, and well-laid plans, are shattered. The very definition of a hard-nosed businessman, Adam March has no room in his life for anything but the cold drive to succeed. Not for his social-climbing wife or for his rebellious teenage daughter. Then, an instant, he loses everything. Due to an untimely collision of arrogance, stress, circumstance, and a momentary loss of self-control, Adam finds himself alone, unemployed, and reduced to bussing tables in a homeless shelter, serving men he'd always gone out of his way to avoid. One instant of opportunity. Enough for one dog to find his freedom. Chance was born in an inner-city cellar, a mix of pit bull and God-knows what. Bred to fight, he lived in a dank, dark, and vicious world---a world that "dog eat dog" doesn't begin to describe. Not that he wished for something better; that world was all he knew. But when the moment presented itself, Chance made the most of it in a new life on the street, for a little while. Two lives. Two second chances. A twist of fate that brings two lost souls together. That's One Good Dog! => from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... March 01, 2010 COMING SOON TO THE SCHOOLCRAFT LIBRARY-----NEW AUTOMATION SOFTWARE!! ... Thanks to a $24,408 grant the Schoolcraft Community Library received from the Robert C. Reinhardt Library Fund for technology improvements, a new and improved automation system is soon to become a reality. After much research the staff at the Schoolcraft Community Library has chosen Destiny, a software from Follett to replace the current automation software Athena. This is an exciting change for the library to make and will result in some great perks for the patrons as well. The biggest and most beneficial change that patrons will notice immediately is that our collection will be searchable on the internet from the comfort of your own home. You will be able to check to see if we have a book in our collection, if it is on the shelf and if not when it is due back. You will be able to put reserves on books and even renew them via your home computer. You will be able to monitor your own library account to determine if you have fines, how much they are, what you currently have checked out, and when it is due. Moving to Destiny will also provide an enhancement for the patrons when searching for materials through the TitlePeek feature. This provides cover photos, title profiles, table of contents, brief summaries, author notes, first chapter excerpts and published reviews. And last through the WebPath Express feature users will have access to over 50,000 high quality, educator-reviewed Web sites and 107,000 Web links with more updated information which is added on a regular basis. So, keep your eyes open for a brand new experience at the Schoolcraft Community Library coming in March. INTERVIEWING FOR A NEW JOB???---A NEW WEBSITE JUST FOR YOU!!! ... A free resource is now available that may help those of you setting up interviews in the near future. www.glassdoor.com is an interesting and helpful site with 25 oddball interview questions that companies today could ask. But it goes a step farther and tells you why they might ask the question and just what they are looking for when doing so. Check it out and get prepared to have what might just be the best interview of your life. => NEW ADULT BOOKS ... March 1, 2010 * Blood Ties by Kay Hooper * Angler: the Cheney Vice Presidency by Barton Gellman * Birds of Easter and Central North America by Roger Tory Peterson * Michigan Trees: a guide to the trees of the Great Lakes Region by Burton Barnes and Warren Wagner * Complete National Parks of the United States by Mel White STAFF BOOKPICK: March 1, 2010 : The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton A tiny girl is abandoned on a ship headed for Australia in 1913. She arrives completely alone with nothing but a small suitcase containing a few clothes and a single book—a beautiful volume of fairy tales. She is taken in by the dockmaster and his wife and raised as their own. On her twenty-first birthday, they tell her the truth, and with her sense of self shattered and very little to go on, "Nell" sets out to trace her real identity. Her quest leads her to Blackhurst Manor on the Cornish coast and the secrets of the doomed Mountrachet family. But it is not until her granddaughter, Cassandra, takes up the search after Nell's death that all the pieces of the puzzle are assembled. A spellbinding tale of mystery and self-discovery, The Forgotten Garden will take hold of your imagination and never let go. ***Kate Morton is the bestselling author of The House of Riverton. TOT TIME REMINDER ... The next session of TOT TIME for children 18-36 months old and their parent, will be Wednesday, March 10th from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. This storytime includes about 20 minutes of songs, active fingerplays, and a story and then ends with 30-40 minutes of free play. This is an opportunity for parents to connect as well. Pre-registration is required and space is limited so call 679-5959 today to reserve a spot for your child and yourself. BROWN BAG STORYHOUR ... Brown Bag Storyhour for children in Young Fives and Kindergarten will be held on Wednesday, March 10th from 11:10 A.M. to 11:50 A.M. Remember to bring a brown bag lunch, a drink and good listening ears. . We look forward to seeing you. If you have any questions call the library at 679-5959. NOTE: The dates for the remainder of the school year are as follows: Wednesdays, April 14th and May 12th.

=> from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... February 22, 2010 BATTLE OF THE BOOKS — CONGRATULATIONS TO BATTLE OF THE BOOKS GRAND WINNERS!!! ... 2 teams from Schoolcraft and 2 teams from Vicksburg were the final players in the 2010 Grand Battle on Thursday, February 18th. Retro Readers from Tobey Elementary School were the first place winners and will take the trophy to reside at their school library for the remainder of the school year and part of next. The students on Retro Readers were Kara Peter, Rylie Dorman, Josie Dorman, Zoe Folsom, Brittany Cook and Megan Markel. Second place winners were The Argonauts from Schoolcraft and those students were Connor Sloan, Davis DeVoe, JB Braford, Noah Troyer, Rielly Troyer and Reilly Puhalski. Third place winners were first time battlers The Reading Ninjas from Sunset Lake Elementary. Those students were Andy Zeman, Tanner White, Tim Gearig, Christian Glascock, Brennan Hamilton and Jake Converse. And 006 from Schoolcraft took fourth place. Those students were Scott Macfarlane, Matthew Dickerson, Aaron Lenning, Lily Wright, Ben Sefton and Sarah Harmelink. It was an exciting night and the players all did well. Congratulations to the Retro Readers and to all those "battlers" for a job well done! SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY CLOSING FOR TRAINING ON NEW SOFTWARE ... The Schoolcraft Community Library will be closing for two days—Thursday, March 4th and Friday, March 5th ---for staff training on the new automation software Destiny. The staff will be attending training sessions at KRESA on these days in preparation for the installation of the new software. The library will re-open on Saturday, March 6th at 10 A.M. ready to introduce patrons to Destiny and assist them in searching with their new and improved automation system. ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP - Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 ... The next adult book discussion group will meet Wednesday, March 3rd at two times—2 P.M. and 7 P.M. Refreshments will be served. The book for this month's discussion is Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. Books are available for checkout at the Schoolcraft Community Library. Call the library at 679-5959 today to reserve a book or to answer any questions. => from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... February 15, 2010 BATTLE OF THE BOOKS —Congratulations! to the four teams moving on to the Grand Battle: * Argonauts ... Schoolcraft Middle & Upper Elementary * Reading Ninjas ... Sunset Lake Elementary * 006 ... Schoolcraft Upper Elementary * Retro Readers ... Tobey Elementary ... The Grand Battle will be held at the Schoolcraft High School PAC on Thursday, February 18th at 7 P.M.

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SAVE AT THE SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY!!! ... Are you looking for ways to reduce your budget and save the environment at the same time? Why not try checking out the variety of magazines offered at the library? The library offers over 30 periodicals, which include magazines, newsletters and a couple local newspapers. Magazines can be checked out for 2 weeks and you can save money, catch up on the latest news and gossip around the world, find a new recipe or learn something about the changing world of health, computers or finance. Why not give it a try? INTERNET POLICY AT THE SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY ... In effect as of March 26th, 2008, the Internet Use policy now states that a current library card or a piece of Government issued identification (ie., Driver's license, voter's registration card, a student ID., etc.) must be presented to use the internet. Also, if you are under 18 years of age, a parent's signature will be required to access the Internet. Wireless Internet access is also available at the library and though ID is not required to access this service, the library does require a patron signature after reading the Wireless Internet Policy and to abide by those same guidelines as those using library computers. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the library at 679-5959.

WI-FI at the Schoolcraft Community Library!!!! --- Wireless internet service has come to the Schoolcraft Community Library. So whether you are traveling through town, needing to quick check your email or an important website for a research paper for school, you can bring your laptop to the library and hook up.

HARDING'S eScrip COMMUNITY CARD FOR THE SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY -- The Schoolcraft Community Library has partnered with Harding's Market in the Harding's eScrip Community Card to help raise funds for the Schoolcraft Community Library and you can help! It is easy and is a great way to help the library. Here's how you can help. Just go to a Harding's Market and ask for the Harding's eScrip Community Card. Then you can activate your card by one of two easy methods. You can call 1-800-931-6258 and register your name with our library or if you prefer you can register online at www.escrip.com/hardings.jsp and follow the instructions there. Then each time you make a purchase at any Harding's Market you give them your Harding's eScrip Community Card to scan and presto you have helped the library with up to 4% of your purchases. No having to remember to keep receipts and then bring them to the library anymore! Just a quick phone call and a swipe of a card and you have given your help to the Schoolcraft Community Library. So, join today and start those savings coming in to the library. Many thanks to all who have helped in the past with their Harding's receipts and many thanks in advance to all who will help us in the future. Call the library at 679-5959 if you have any questions.

Friends of the Library
The "Friends of the Library" believe in the importance of the library and encourage the use of the facility. The purpose of "Friends" is to enhance library services by providing invaluable voluntary assistance and supplemental income through charitable donations and fundraisers.

The "Friends" meet on a regular basis at the library. If you believe in the importance of the library, consider joining us.

QSAC: Quality Service Audit Checklist -SCHOOLCRAFT LIBRARY ATTAINS "ESSENTIAL LEVEL" OF QUALITY SERVICES FROM LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN - The Schoolcraft Community Library is proud to announce that it is one of 10 Class II libraries in Michigan who have qualified for the Essential Level requirements from the Quality Services audit checklist known as QSAC. There are seven categories of achievement which include human resources, governance/administration, services, collections development, technology, facilities and equipment and public relations/marketing. By focusing on these key areas the Schoolcraft Library has demonstrated a strong commitment to customer service. There are 78 class libraries in the State of Michigan and so the Schoolcraft Community Library is proud to have been one of the first 10 to have achieved this goal.

NOTE: LASER JET CARTRIDGE RECYCLING PROGRAM ... The Schoolcraft Community Library regrets to inform its patrons that the Laser Jet Recycling Program has once again been discontinued. You can still recycle your ink jet cartridges and any old cell phones as well in the bags provided at the library, but laser jet cartridges will no longer be accepted. You may be able to dispose of them through Office Max or there is a recycling center near the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds. Many thanks for your support of this program while it lasted.

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=> NEW ADULT BOOKS ... February 22, 2010
* The Happiness Project: or why I spent a year trying to sing in the morning, clean my closets, fight right, read Aristotle and generally have more fun by Gretchen Rubin
* 2010 World Almanac and Book of Facts
* The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
* Wild Zone by Joy Fielding
* Split Image by Robert B. Parker
* Big Girl by Danielle Steel
* Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb

... February 15, 2010
* Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
* Brava Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
* Secrets of Eden by Chris Bohjalian
* The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
* The Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer
* Love and War: finding the marriage you've dreamed of by John and Stasi Eldredge

... February 08, 2010
* Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich
* When March went Mad: the game that transformed basketball by Seth Davis
* Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
* Worst Case by James Patterson
* Penny Pincher's Club by Sarah Strohmeyer
* Still Alice by Lisa Genova

... February 01, 2010
* Blood Ties by Kay Hooper
* The Boy who Harnassed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
* Mark Twain: man in white by Michael Selden
* Act of Treason by Vince Flynn
* Separation of Power by Vince Flynn
* Spy on the Bus: a memoir of a company rat by Margean Gladysz

=> NEW DVDs
... February 08, 2010
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Lord of the Rings: Two Towers, The Dark Knight, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Father of the Bride: Part 2, Cars(replacement), 27 Dresses.

... February 01, 2010
Australia, Ballet Shoes, Bride Wars, The Other Boleyn Girl, Prince Caspian, The Proposal, Marley and Me, Slumdog Millionaire, The Soloist, 17 Again

STAFF BOOKPICK: February 22, 2010 : Alex and Me: How a scientist and a parrot discovered a hidden world of animal intelligence—and formed a deep bond in the process by Irene M. Pepperberg **New York Times Bestseller and Top 10 Book of the Year ... Alex and Me is the story of an African Gray parrot and his owner, and research scientist Irene Pepperberg. Alex had a brain the size of a shelled walnut, yet he could add, sound out words, understand concepts bigger and smaller, more, fewer, and none and he disproved the widely accepted idea that birds possess not potential for language or anything remotely comparable to human intelligence. It is the remarkable true account of an amazing, irascible parrot and his best friend who stayed together through thick and thin for thirty years—the astonishing, moving, and unforgettable story of a landmark scientific achievement and a beautiful relationship. STAFF BOOKPICK: February 15, 2010 : The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows ... The German occupation of the Channel Islands, recalled in letters between a London reporter and an eccentric gaggle of Guernsey islanders. This debut by an "aunt-niece" authorial team presents itself as cozy fiction about comfortably quirky people, but it quickly evinces far more serious, and ambitious, intent. In 1946, Juliet, famous for her oxymoronic wartime humor column, is coping with life amid the rubble of London when she receives a letter from a reader, Dawsey, a Guernsey resident who asks her help in finding books by Charles Lamb. After she honors his request, a flurry of letters arrive from Guernsey islanders eager to share recollections of the German occupation of the islands. When the Germans catch some islanders exiting from a late-night pig roast, the group, as an excuse for violating curfew and food restrictions, invents a book club. The "Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" is born, affording Guernseyites an excuse to meet and share meager repasts. (The Germans have confiscated all the real food.) Juliet's fractious correspondents, including reputed witch Isola, Booker, a Jewish valet who masquerades as a Lord, and many other L&PPPS members, reveal that the absent founder of their society, Elizabeth, loved Christian, a German captain. No one accuses Elizabeth of collaboration (except one crotchety islander, Adelaide) because Christian was genuinely nice. An act of bravery caused Elizabeth's deportation to France, and her whereabouts remain unknown. The Society is raising four-year-old Kit, Elizabeth's daughter by Christian. To the consternation of her editor and friend, Sidney, Juliet is entertaining the overtures, literary and romantic, of a dashing but domineering New York publisher, Markham. When Juliet goes to Guernsey, some hard truths emerge about Elizabeth's fate and defiant courage. Elizabeth and Juliet are appealingly reminiscent of game but gutsy '40s movie heroines.   The engrossing subject matter and lively writing make this a sure winner, and perhaps even fodder for a TV series. STAFF BOOKPICK: February 08, 2010 : No One You Know by Michelle Richmond (author of The Year of the Fog) ... All her life Ellie Enderlin had been know as Lila's sister—until the day Lila, a top math student at Stanford, was murdered, and the shape of their family changed forever. Twenty years later, Ellie is a professional coffee buyer who has never put down roots. When in a chance meeting she comes into possession of the notebook that Lila carried everywhere, Ellie returns home to finally discover the truth about her sister's death—a search that leads her to the motives and the fate of a man who profited from their family's grief, and ultimately to the deepest secrets even sisters keep from each other. This is a riveting family drama about loss, love, and the way hope redefines our lives—a novel at once heartbreaking, provocative and impossible to put down. STAFF BOOKPICK: February 01, 2010 : The Boy who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ... William Kamdwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was a mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger, and a place where hope and opportunity were hard to find. But William had read about windmills in a book and he dreamed of building one that would bring electricity and water to his village and change his life and the lives of those around him. His neighbors may have mocked him and called him misala—crazy—but he was determined to show them what a little grit and ingenuity could do. So in this inspiring story William used only resources available to him in his own village to build a windmill, which did elevate the lives and spirits of all those in his community. And his achievements with wind energy should serve as a model of what one person with an inspired idea, can do to tackle the crisis we face. A moving and exciting and true story.