Library News
By Sharon Blank

Today, Wednesday, Jan. 16, is the big day - we kick off the middle school version of the "Not Yo Mama's" book club! If you have a middle-schooler who loves to read, bring them by at 4 p.m. so they can find out more!

Next Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 4 p.m., we're going to have the high school version, so if you have a teen (or are a teen!) in the tenth, eleventh or twelfth grade, come to the library and find out how to make that AP reading list fun!

The Jenkins County Memorial Library (JCML) Board will meet 10:30 a.m. today, Wednesday, Jan. 16. The Screven-Jenkins Regional Library Board will meet 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at JCML.

We have a great exhibit by JenCo on display here at the library. Come see what the students at the training center can really do!

Now, on to the books!

JUST BEYOND THE CLOUDS by Karen Kingsbury. Two brothers, trapped by their fears and their love for each other. One woman who can set them both free.

MUSICOPHILIA: TALES OF MUSIC AND THE BRAIN by Oliver Sacks. Has a song ever moved you to tears, brought back long-lost memories, or set you to tapping your toes? See how music and the brain interact.

DEDICATION by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. Jake Sharpe dumped Kate Hollis 10 years ago on prom night, vanishing without a trace - until he showed up all over the airwaves, singing about the first time he had sex with Kate. Now, after 10 years of increasingly personal songs plastering her old relationship all over the radio, he's come back to their hometown, and Kate would like to have a few words with him….

You can find links to these cool sites at www.sjrls.org or at sjrls.blogspot.com!

job-hunt

The purpose of this website is "to provide the most comprehensive listing of useful Internet-accessible job-search resources and services on the Web." Browse annotated listing of job resources by location and industry or profession, networking resources, and other job and career websites. Includes jobhunting basics and advice. From human resources and career planning professionals. How to Never Spend Money on PC Software Ever Again

Suggestions for free alternatives to computer software packages, including word processing programs, Web browsers, Internet security, email, graphics manipulation programs, Web authoring software, instant messengers and other software. Also includes a few suggestions for open-source operating systems. From librarian Chuck Gray of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Virginia.

M-LAW's Wacky Warning Labels

The contest to identify the wacky warning labels as presented on this site aims to "reveal how lawsuits, and fear of lawsuits, have driven the proliferation of common-sense warnings on U.S. products." Features a list of some of the best labels from the first eight contests, and images of labels for recent years. Includes rules for submitted labels to the competition. From Michigan Law Abuse Watch (M-LAW), an organization that opposes frivolous lawsuits.

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