Friends of the the Library
April has National Library Week from the 10th to the 16th!
Everyone is invited to attend!
WELCOME Dr. Anne B. Jones is the author of STOP, a manual for youth violence prevention, Gold Thunder, an autobiography of 1960 NASCAR Champion Rex White, All Around the Track, a collection of racing mini-memoirs, Brave at Heart, the story of Photographer Walter Victor & the Atlanta Braves, Tides of Fear, a thriller set on the Georgia coast and Tools for Successful Writing. She has just completed A Light on Peachtree: A History of the Atlanta Woman’s Club. STOP was published and released by the Atlanta Council on Battered Women, distributed nationwide, and included as part of the television documentary Behind Closed Doors, narrated by Monica Kaufman of Atlanta’s Channel 2 News Team. Brave at Heart was nominated for Georgia Author of the Year.
Dr. Jones specialized in working with at-risk students for thirty-one years, teaching in a variety of school settings, including Job Corp, Boys and Girls Town (a shelter for status offenders) and Dekalb Alternative School (an educational center for suspended students). She is a volunteer mediator and has been a rape crisis counselor, victim-witness assistant, volunteer probation officer, public relations writer, and member of the Gwinnett County Domestic Violence Task Force.
Dr. Jones has published over 500 feature articles on topics ranging from crime prevention to personality profiles and makes frequent presentations on writing and publishing topics at bookstores and writing workshops.
Dr. Jones specialized in working with at-risk students for thirty-one years, teaching in a variety of school settings, including Job Corp, Boys and Girls Town (a shelter for status offenders) and Dekalb Alternative School (an educational center for suspended students). She is a volunteer mediator and has been a rape crisis counselor, victim-witness assistant, volunteer probation officer, public relations writer, and member of the Gwinnett County Domestic Violence Task Force.
Dr. Jones has published over 500 feature articles on topics ranging from crime prevention to personality profiles and makes frequent presentations on writing and publishing topics at bookstores and writing workshops.
Make your lunch reservations
by calling Pam Butler at 638-0204, by noon on Monday, March 28, 2011.
The cost of the meal is $7.00. Be ready to let her know which number sandwich and drink you would like. If you cannot find your menu, please contact a Friend. Boar-Deli will be catering, and includes a six inch sub, chips, pickle, drink, & dessert.
John Grisham is the ALA's honorary chair for National Library Week. So, Grisham will be my author of the month.
The glass case will have information on National Library Week!
Lucinda Says: Thanks to all who helped make Game Night a great success.
Everyone had a wonderful time!
• Monday, April 11 – 2011 State of America's Report released
• Tuesday, April 12 – National Library Workers Day
• Wednesday, April 13 – National Bookmobile Day
• Wednesday, April 13 – 2010 Top Ten Most Banned and Challenged Books announced
To add to the fun and to create a sense of challenge that will keep kids reading, we’d like to offer incentives in our “It Pays to Read” store and prizes drawn at the end of the summer. Because of our limited budget, we cannot afford to offer this without help.
The Write Place!
The writers group continues to meet on the first Monday of each month at the Chipley library at 6:00 PM.
Please come and join us!
• Thursday, April 14 – Support Teen Literature Day
The Washington County Public Library is offering a summer library program to the children of our community to encourage them to read for pleasure during the summer and to retain their reading skills. This year’s theme is:
To add to the fun and to create a sense of challenge that will keep kids reading, we’d like to offer incentives in our “It Pays to Read” store and prizes drawn at the end of the summer. Because of our limited budget, we cannot afford to offer this without help.Any donation you care to make will be appreciated. A supply list can be provided for your collection and donation.
The Write Place!
The writers group continues to meet on the first Monday of each month at the Chipley library at 6:00 PM.
Please come and join us!
