Library News
By Sharon Blank

Well, Teen Tech Week is over, but that doesn't mean that we aren't still having fun! This afternoon, Wednesday, March 12, at 4 p.m., we'll be having the Zine Scene once again! It's a great way to learn how to create and publish your very own comics or magazines, and it's totally free - even the printing! If you've ever wanted to see your writing or art in print, this is your chance!

Also today at 4 p.m. is our wonderful story time, cute and creative as all get-out! It's the perfect way to let your kids enjoy a story and create a craft project, so bring them in and let them join the fun!

On Wednesday, March 26, at 4 p.m., the Not Yo' Mama's teen book club will be meeting to discuss Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. If you haven't gotten your copy yet, just stop by the library and ask for it. We'll be happy to give you a copy to keep forever! It's a great opportunity for teens to get some wonderful books, and it's thanks to the fine folks from Planters Operation Round-Up that we can buy these great books for your teen's reading pleasure.

Now, on to the books!

THE NO-FAD DIET: A PERSONAL PLAN FOR HEALTHY WEIGHT LOSS by the American Heart Association. Forget about the no-carb diets, raw food diets, grapefruit-and-cabbage diets and all the other craziness that people use to sell their gimmicks. Here's a way to create a diet that fits your life and your needs, with quizzes to help you find the right way to eat, exercise, and more, and ways to break the destructive habits that sabotage your weight-loss plans!

STRANGERS IN DEATH by Nora Roberts writing as J. D. Robb. New York, 2060. A lot of things have changed, and a lot of things haven't. When a prominent businessman is found tied to his bed and strangled by velvet ropes in his Park Avenue apartment, it's still the source of water-cooler gossip… and still subject to investigation by Lt. Eve Dallas of the NYPD.

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

Internal Revenue Service: Economic Stimulus Payments Information Center

Official Internal Revenue Service (IRS) information about the 2008 "economic stimulus" payments that will be sent to U.S. taxpayers starting in May. "Eligible taxpayers will receive between $300 to $600 if single or $600 to $1,200 if married, filing jointly." Provides payment scenarios, a FAQ, material for Social Security and veterans' benefits recipients, an alert about rebate scams and other details about the payment program. From the IRS.

Family Fun: Egg-cellent Easter

Collection of Easter craft and recipe ideas for children and their families. Includes instructions for baskets, table decorations, bunnybased projects and cards; numerous egg decorating ideas; and recipes for eggs, brunch and dinner fare, and cakes. Also includes printable projects, suggestions for Easter parties and games, and instructional videos. From Family Fun magazine.

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