ADULT WINTER READING PROGRAM
The Pigeon District Library’s Adult Winter Reading Program has begun and will end March 15. Adult patrons who participated last year had a lot of fun, but participation is totally optional. Simply fill out an entry slip each time you visit the library and check out books, magazines, or books on CD or tape.

The library staff would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for donating prizes to the program: 1st and Main Party Store-Bay Port, Alchemy Stained Glass Windows by Donna Martin, Jeanette Bach, Backstreet Quilt Shop – Elkton, Bailey Insurance Agency – Pigeon, Bay Café-Caseville, Bay Port State Bank, Janet Blakeney and Sue Bouck, Caseville Food Pride, Caseville True Value Hardware, Haist Flowers and Gifts-Pigeon, HarJo’s Ben Franklin- Pigeon, Clara Judge, Linda’s Basket Case-Pigeon, Mainsail Quick Stop- Caseville, McCormick Motors - Pigeon, My Secret Garden-Pigeon, Northstar Bank-Pigeon, Orr’s Drug Store-Pigeon, Pigeon Hardware, Riverside Roadhouse – Caseville, Scheurer Family Vision-Pigeon, Sue Bouck, State Farm Insurance-Penny St. Cyr-Pigeon, Thumb Cellular- Pigeon, and Thumb National Bank-Pigeon.
CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations to Maxine Rice, our fourth winner in the weekly drawing for the Adult Winter Reading Program. Maxine received a free book along with a Ligthhouse Bird Feeder donated by Caseville True Value Hardware.

STORY HOUR
“Teeth” will be the theme for Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Usually 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. There is no cost for this service and new families are always welcome. For more information, please call the library at 453-2341 and ask for Jane Himmel.

BOOK CLUB
The book for discussion at the February meeting will be “book of choice.” Readers will bring in books to the meeting and give a summary to the readers present. The next scheduled meeting will be Tuesday, February 23 at 6:30 PM.

COFFEE TIME AT THE LIBRARY
Hot coffee, cocoa, and tea are available on Thursdays in the Reference Room of the library. Come and relax with a cup of coffee, cocoa, or tea while reading the newspaper or visiting with fellow readers.

INCLEMENT WEATHER
When the weather outside gets frightful, please call the library or listen to WLEW to make sure the library will be open for your reading needs.

BOOKPAGE
The February 2010 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.” BookPage can also be accessed through the internet at www.bookpage.com.

ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
During the spring and fall, the Pigeon District Library will be offering a once-a-month late afternoon program for preschoolers, and for children in grades K-2, and grades 3 -5. The program for the preschoolers will include a story, craft, and other activities. The program for children in grades K-2 will include a story, craft, and snack, and the program for children in grades 3-5 will include a snack and activities centered around a paperback book which the library will purchase. Those who sign up for this activity will receive a free copy of the book being discussed. Spring program will take place during the months of March through May and the fall program will take place during the months of September through November. Please call the library at 453-2341 for further information.

NEW DVDS
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs PG
Couples Retreat PG-13
Fame PG
Michael Jackson’s This Is It PG
Time Traveler’s Wife PG-13
Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself PG-13

NEW LIBRARY MATERIALS
Paperback
Cold River by Carla Neggers
Hot Rocks by Nora Roberts

Young Adult Fiction
Academy by Ridley Pearson
Revelations by Melissa De la Cruz
Shadowland by Alyson Noel
Van Alen Legacy by Melissa De la Cruz

Young Adult Paperback
Dean and the Gone by Susan Pfeffer
Divine by Blood by P.C. Cast
Divine by Mistake by P.C. Cast