Blue Dots are Popping Up All Over!

Check out the new fiction section, and you'll see a plethora of blue dots on the spines. Why? Those dots indicate that the book is large print -- and thus easier on your eyes. So check out these new (large print) titles:

A Rose from the Dead by Kate Collins
Joe Pepper by Elmer Kelton
An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear
Away by Amy Bloom
Betrayal by John Lescroart
Laced by Carol Higgins Clark
Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley
Where Angels Go by Debbie Macomber
Come Walk with Me by Joan Medlicott
The Refuge by Sue Henry
and more!

Look for the blue dots -- they're poppin' out all over!

Julie Andrews on the Joys of the Library

New Fiction for a New Month

Celebrate the start of April with one of these new titles, available now!

A Remarkable Mother by Jimmy Carter
Winter Study by Nevada Barr
Guilty by Karen Robards
Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey
Buckingham Palace Gardens by Anne Perry
Lost Souls by Lisa Jackson
Degrees of Separation by Sue Henry
Miss Julia Paints the Town by Ann B. Ross

She always makes us proud!

It is my true pleasure to announce that Annette Greenway has just had an article published in the journal Bookmobile and Outreach Services. The article, "Library Services Behind Bars," describes library service to prisoners in the United States. Annette's research was part of her graduate work in library and information science at the University of South Carolina.

Many of you already know how helpful, effective, and enthusiastic Annette is. This publication is a reflection of the quality of Annette's scholarship and will add to the knowledge base in this area of library science. How lucky we are to have Annette here in Abbeville County!

Share your story

Where is a great place to go to find reliable and accurate information about your health? The answer is @ your library.

From now until May 11, Woman’s Day magazine, in conjunction with ALA’s Campaign for America’s Libraries, is collecting stories on how its readers have used the library to improve a family member’s or their health.

The magazine announced the initiative in its March issue, where it asks its readers aged 18 and over to submit their stories in 700 words or less. Stories can be sent to womansday@ala.org. Up to four of the submissions will be featured in the March 2009 issue of Woman’s Day.

Woman’s Day is a Founding Partner of The Campaign for America’s Libraries, the ALA’s multi-year public awareness and advocacy campaign to promote the value of libraries and librarians.

So, start writing -- you may find yourself, and the library, spotlighted in Woman's Day!

I love my library party!

Join other teens
ages 12-18
for the

I
LOVE
MY
LIBRARY
PARTY

come play DDR, eat pizza, and hang out

Monday, February 11 from 6:00 - 7:00

at the Abbeville Library

Public Library Appreciation Day

January 31, 2008 was named Public Library Appreciation Day by a concurrent resolution of the South Carolina House and Senate.

This resolution recognized South Carolina's public libraries for playing a vital role in fostering literacy and for utilizing new and emerging technologies to provide access to information.

The resolution pointed out that more than 19.8 million people visited SC public libraries in fiscal year 2006; that 21.5 million books and other materials were borrowed, and that 637,440 children attended a program at a public library that year.

The resolution also pointed out that, according to a recent USC study, every dollar invested in SC public libraries results in a return investment of $4.48.

Library supporters from throughout the state were on hand to visit with legislators and discuss funding for libraries.