news from the branch buddies
LIBRARY TOP TEN LIST: April 2008
You can never have too many of a hot best-seller. The library wait-list for the following titles is long, and the Lawson-McGhee Circulation Department would love to have many more copies to lend. If you have bought and read any of these books, don’t just let them become dust-collectors! Drop them off at any of the branches to be shared with other readers.
Please check this site frequently. The list will be updated as these needs are met and new ones arise. THANK YOU!
Ten Most Wanted:
CHANGE OF HEART Jodi Picoult
COMPULSION: AN ALEX DELAWARE NOVEL Jonathan Kellerman
DEAD HEAT Joel Rosenberg
ESCAPE Carolyn Jessop
HOME: A MEMOIR OF MY EARLY YEARS Julie Andrews
HOPE'S BOY Andrew Bridge
HOW NOT TO LOOK OLD: FAST AND EFFORTLESS WAYS TO LOOK 10 YEARS YOUNGER, 10
POUNDS LIGHTER, 10 TIMES BETTER Charla Krupp
HOW STARBUCKS SAVED MY LIFE: A SON OF PRIVILEGE LEARNS TO LIVE LIKE EVERYONE
ELSE Michael Gates Gill
A PRISONER OF BIRTH Jeffrey Archer
7th HEAVEN James Patterson
West Knox Branch Buddies Get Rocking
West Knox Library's Baby Bookworms program is a little more comfortable thanks to the addition of a new rocking chair for the program leader.
Donation of the chair was arranged by West Knox Branch Buddies for use at library events including the Baby Bookworms program.
In this photo Ashley Little of the West Knox Library introduces the Baby Bookworms to the planet with readings, songs, and other activities, including a plant greeting the morning.
I would not eat them in a house...
Burlington Branch Buddies helped their library celebrate Dr. Suess' Birthday and Read Across America Day on March 2 with a birthday party featuring readings of Dr. Suess classics by several local celebrities including WBIR anchor Bill Williams and former UT chancellor Bill Snyder.
Branch Buddy Karen Dhyanchand even dressed as the Cat in the Hat.
Children who attended got to participate in several activities including making their own Suess hats. They were also entered in a drawing for a Dr. Suess prize package and got to take home activity bags. Pink Lemonade (Pink Ink) and Goldfish crackers ( One Fish, Two Fish, Redfish, Bluefish ) were served as refreshments.
Branch Buddies pictured (click photo to enlarge) left to right include Julie Piller, Mary Rogers, little Asha Warren, Brett Burdick, and Karen Dhyanchand.
On Friday, March 23, author Sharyn McCrumb came to the Burlington Branch and spoke to a crowd of 75 people. Her latest book series has a NASCAR theme and she entertained the audience with her stories of meeting NASCAR drivers such as Ward Burton. Branch Buddies Pat Donaldson and Mary Rogers, along with FOL members Suzanne Freeman, Kelley Segars, Bonny Naugher and Martha Gill helped organize the evening as well as provided refreshments for this enjoyable evening.
North Knox Branch Buddies Reach Out to ESL Students to Provide Information, Encourage Library Use
North Knox Branch Buddies Linda Meier and Dottie Stamper, along with Michael Carini, (fluent Spanish speaker and son of Branch Buddy chair Maggie Carini), made presentations at three separate Adult School English (ESL) evening classes at Knox High School in mid-February. The classes included several non-English and limited-English language students and their families.
The branch buddies handed out library card applications and maps identifying branch library locations. The leaders described in detail the services and multimedia materials available at these locations and encouraged the participants to visit their local library --emphasizing that the library is a free (not always the case in their native countries) and welcoming environment! [4/07]
Powell Branch Buddies Help Facilitate Slideshow and Iditarod Lecture
Powell Branch Buddies helped organize a slideshow and lecture at the Powell Branch Library on March 12 by Dr. James C. Sternberg, a nature photographer and veterinarian at Powell Animal Hospital who traveled to Alaska to observe the famous Iditarod dog sled race.
North Knoxville Library Branch Buddies Work with Love Tower Residents, Administration to Facilitate Reading Programs
Members of the North Knoxville Library Branch Buddies visited with residents of Love Tower retirement community recently to raise awareness of the library's programs and assess the residents' media needs.
Branch buddies discussed starting a book group with the residents and conducted a survey to help residents consolidate their thoughts about what they would like to read and what they would want to get out of a book group. Discussions about the bookgroup prompted the idea among Love Tower staff to initiate a program to play audio books during the residents' craft times, thereby accommodating a wide range of reading levels.
The Branch Buddies instructed the residents about the library's many services including those that deliver books to the homebound. They also distributed library card applications and other library information. Residents are planning a group outing to the library on an upcoming Friday.
In addition to library information and book club facilitation, the Branch Buddies did what libraries do best--books!! Branch Buddies replenished books as part of an inhouse paperback book exchange at Love Tower. This is an ongoing program that the Branch Buddies will maintain. Books are supplied by donations of paperbacks made to the branch library. [3/16/07]
HOWARD PINKSTON
History of Howard Pinkston Library
On August 6, 2000, Bonny Kate library was officially opened, adjacent to the new French Memorial Park in South Knox County. It was the 17th branch in the Knox County Public Library system. It was originally named for “Bonnie Kate” (Catherine Sherrill Sevier), the second wife of John Sevier, the first governor of Tennessee. The facility is in a picturesque setting and serves the South Knox County communities of Bonny Kate and Mt. Olive, as well as some citizens of Seymour, Rockford and others in north Blount County who pay a yearly fee.
The facility was renamed Howard Pinkston Library in January 2004, in honor of a former county commissioner who represented this district. There is a memory garden dedicated to Mr. Pinkston at the entrance to the library. The community group that created it continues to make additional plantings.
The meeting room, which can accommodate 20, is used for scout troop meetings and a library story time for pre-schoolers. The room is also available for use by neighborhood organizations. Other features of this branch include four internet access computers and an express terminal for those without library cards. There is a color printer in addition to a black and white printer. Tax and copier machines may be used for a nominal fee.
Contributed by Cheryl Ragsdale and Joe Trahern
HALLS
Branch Buddy Margaret Soenen is organizing a book club which is scheduled to begin meeting at the Halls Branch in January. Buddy Carla Hatfield is arranging for an advertisement for members in The Halls Shopper. Branch Manager Sally Dill is helping with the choice of books and the format.
Contributed by Susan Wallace.