Hello again! I am writing this as a recent program held at the library is fresh in my head. Tom Lemery's "Everyone Participate" Hour was magnificent! He had the kids playing Mad Libs, thinking up words to silly songs, reading and acting out stories but the best part by far, was when the kids created the "parent machine"! What is the parent machine? Well be sure to come to Tom's next show at the library and the kids we do an encore presentation. Young and old had a grand time! Thanks again Tom! Check back to this column for the announcement of Mr. Lemery's next program.

On to the rest of the news. Kiddies Korner WILL NOT meet on Tuesday February 17. But it will resume on Tuesday February 24 with a wonderful program on Friendship. March 2 will be a special birthday party for a very popular children's author. Can you guess who it is?? Be sure to bring your preschool child or grandchild in every Tuesday from 10:30-11:30am.

Wednesday February 18 will be an arts and crafts night for all ages in the program room starting promptly at 6:30pm. Bring your kids out for a night of fun activities and end some of those winter blues! All children need to be accompanied by an adult.

Don't forget to stop in and buy your raffle ticket today for "Valentine's in the Forest". The winner will be chosen on Monday February 16, 2004. Details are as follows: 2 free passes for an all you can eat buffet dinner, music by Michael Sims, and horse drawn sleigh rides all at Skyline Lodge in Highland Forest. This all happens on February 20 from 7pm -11pm. Tickets are $4 each and all proceeds benefit the library.

Important reminder: We will be closed on Monday February 16 to observe President's Day.

We have received some book donations over the last few weeks. We would like to thank Lynda Bono, Ruth Matthias, Janet Gridley and Sandra Glenister for their recent contributions.

We have LOTS of new books now at the library. Here are just a few, but only just a few, so PLEASE stop in and check out our new shelves for the entire bunch. In fiction we have Joan Johnston's The Price, Navy Bait by Debbie Macomber, 1901 by Robert Conroy and Battle for Atlantis by Greg Donegan. Some new mysteries are: Murder on the Marmora by Conrad Allen, Arson and Old Lace by Patricia Harwin, Blinded by Stephen White and Joanne Fluke's Lemon Meringue Pie Murder. In Science fiction we have William Shatner's Star Trek: Captains Peril and John Vornholt's Star Trek: A Time to be Born. We have a new western book: Port Hazard by Loren D. Estleman.

For the younger patrons we have in young adult fiction: The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley by Martine Murray. In juvenile fiction we have some new Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen books, Two of a Kind Diaries: Heart to Heart and Sweet 16: Love and Kisses.

Be sure to check out these and all the new items arriving daily at the library. We are open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 12-8pm and Tuesday and Saturday 10-2pm