Library News
By Sharon Blank

Wow, is it almost time for the end of Vacation Reading already? It seems like it started just a week or two ago, but the big wrap-up is this Saturday!

We're going to have a special guest this Saturday at 10 a.m. - illustrator Michael White will be bringing his quirky art and enlightening views on making one's living with your creativity to our library! Mr. White was the artist who made "Harriet's Horrible Hair Day" terrible and breathed life into "The Library Dragon."

Don't forget Storytime on Wednesdays at 4 p.m.! It's the perfect chance for the little ones to learn to love reading and to enjoy making some wonderful art to take home and post on the fridge - and the perfect time for you to catch up on your email or read the paper while they're busy!

Is anyone else out there excited about the release of the last Harry Potter book? We are - and we want to share the fun with you! Come join us for our Harry Potter party. We'll be having an allday marathon on Saturday, July 21, beginning at 9:30 a.m., showing the movies, plus games, refreshments and a drawing for one of the BRAND NEW Harry Potter books!

Don't forget to come see Donna Johnson's great pencil drawings - they're really gorgeous!

The Jenkins County Memorial Library Board will be meeting at 10:30 a.m. today, Wednesday, July 18, at the Jenkins County Memorial Library. The Screven- Jenkins Regional Library Board will be meeting at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, at the Jenkins County Memorial Library.

Now, on to the books!

SLEEPING WITH STRANGERS by Eric Jerome Dickey. Gideon is a professional hit man with a specialty: taking revenge for the brokenhearted. If he can earn a million dollars, the woman he lusts after will run away with him. But when he meets two mysterious women, he just might find out what real love is all about.

PAPERCRAFTS & PAPER FUN edited by Kate Lively. Over 300 projects with papier-mâché, paper-cutting, papermaking, quilling, decoupage and more; shows you how to make amazing gift cards, stationary, toys, origami and more.

Links to the following websites can be found at www.sjrls.org or at our blog at sjrls.blogspot.com.

2007 World's Most Ethical Companies

This ranking arose from an evaluation of "more than 5,000 companies across 30 separate industries looking for true ethical leadership" in areas such as litigation and conflict resolution, corporate citizenship, pan-industry participation and governance. Includes a description of methodology, a list of winning companies and brief additional material about selected winners. From Ethisphere Magazine.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Index (CAM)

Collection of material about different types of CAM, such as acupuncture, biofeedback, herbal medicine, hypnotherapy, massage and yoga. Includes discussions of conditions (by organ and symptoms) and drug, herb and supplement interactions and uses. From the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).

Well, that's it for now - see you at the library!