LAP-SIT STORY TIME AND PRE-SCHOOL STORY HOUR
“Graduation” will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 10:30 AM. Officer Tom from the Huron County Sheriff’s department and his friend Charlie will present a program for story hour children and their families. Normally One half hour session is held for Lap-Sit Story Time each Tuesday at 10:00 AM with parent and child attending the Story Time and Pre-School Story Hour is held each Tuesday at 10:30 AM. In both sessions, children listen to stories and participate in finger plays, songs and crafts. For more information, please call the library and ask for Jane Himmel.

FRIENDS OF THE PIGEON DISTRICT LIBRARY
You can support the library by becoming a member of the Friends of the Pigeon District Library. Initial membership is $10.00 and then $5 each year thereafter. Join us at our next meeting on August 20, 2009 at 6:00 PM.

BOOK CLUB
The book for discussion at the August meeting will be “America, America” by Ethan Canin. The next scheduled meeting is Tuesday, August 25 at 6:30 PM. If you or someone you know would like to join us for a discussion on this book, please call the library and ask for Jane Himmel.

LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
The Pigeon District Library Board of Trustees will meet Thursday, August 27 at 4:30 PM in the library’s Community Room. The meeting is open to the public.

BOOKPAGE
The August 2009 issue of BookPage has arrived and can be found in the library’s Information Center. “A monthly general interest review, BookPage covers the best in new releases. BookPage typically reviews up to 100 of each month’s new fiction, nonfiction, business, children’s, spoken word audio and how-to books. The tone is upbeat and literate, focusing on bestsellers as well as new discoveries.

FREE CONSUMER INFORMATION CATALOG
The Summer 2009 Consumer Information catalog has arrived and can be found in the library’s Information Center which is located near the Nitz Street entrance. The sixteen-page catalog lists free and low-cost information on cats, computers, education, employment, family, federal programs, food, health, housing, money, small business, travel, and more.

DON’T FORGET YOUR LIBRARY CARD
To prevent errors from occurring, library patrons are required to present their library card or driver’s license when checking out library materials. If you are having someone else pick up your library items, you must give that person your library card or call ahead of time to let us know who will be picking up your library materials.

NEW LIBRARY MATERIALS

BEGINNER FICTION
Handy Manny: Elliot Minds the Store by Marcy Kelman
Tools for Toys by Marcy Kelman

FICTION
Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann
Dying for Mercy by Mary Jane Clark

OC FIC
Time Spies-Magician in the Trunk by Candice Ransom
Flames in the City by Candice Ransom

LP FICTION
Stranger in the Night by Catherine Palmer
Stargazer by Amanda Harte
To Trust by Carolyn Brown