Library News

January's gone by and February is arriving - and with it, our annual celebration of the vital role that Black Americans have made to our country and the world. As part of the fun we have planned to help celebrate, Black History Month, Barbara Cheeseboro will visit our library on Tuesday, February13 at 11 am to share her traditional tales, songs, and music with all ages. She's a wonderful storyteller, so don't miss the chance to hear her share her heritage with all of us!

Tax forms for 2006 are now available. We have both Federal and State forms, so if you are in need of a particular form, check us out.

This is your library. So why not join our "Friends of the Library" group. Please come by the library to pick up your application. Not only will you be helping your library, you will be helping your community as well. "Friends" have fun and they help sponsor events and fund raise as well. Why not sign up your family today!

Did you have Mrs. Perri Dean for your art teacher in High School? If so, there is a chance that one of your pictures is among the works left here at the library after the exhibit last March. Please come by the library sometime during the next two weeks to collect your art.

New Books at JCML

THE GUY NOT TAKEN by Jennifer Weiner. Eleven short stories show different aspects of human relations, from pondering might-have-beens to asking "What do I do now?"

THE CAT WHO HAD 60 WHISKERS by Lillian Jackson Braun. Times are changing in Pickax: there's a production of "Cats" in the works, a new senior center being built, and the Librarians Who Lunch are getting ready to put on a show of their spectacular Art Hats. But when there's a mysterious death, only feline detective Koko knows that it was no accident.

SHOWDOWN by Tilly Bagshaw. Bobby Cameron is a classic cowboy, traveling the world breaking horses for wealthy clients, and that's enough for him… until he meets a young Englishwoman named Milly Lockwood Groves.

TOP DOG: TRAINING THE RETRIEVER FOR WATERFOWL AND UPLAND HUNTING by Joseph Middleton. Master dog trainer Richard Wolters (WATER DOG, GUN DOG, and GAME DOG) was renowned for his ability to train dogs. Now his protégé Middleton updates and refines Wolters' techniques to teach amateur trainers how to raise their retriever to be top dog, whether as a bird dog or a family pet.

TYLER'S ULTIMATE by Tyler Florence. Food Network chef and host of "Tyler's Ultimate" brings home the bacon (and eggplant, steak, and fish) in this collection of delicious recipes.

"New Info on Eating Disorders in Two Stanford/Packard Children's Studies" discusses two studies about childhood eating disorders, one that confirms that pro-eating disorder Web sites may promote dangerous behaviors in adolescents with eating disorders and another that indicates that pre-teens with eating disorders tend to lose weight more quickly than adolescents with the condition and weigh comparatively less at diagnosis. Includes links to fact sheets about eating disorders. From the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.

URL: http://www.lpch.org/ newsEvents/NewsReleases/ 2006/eatingDisorders.html