Library News
By Sharon Blank

Those of you worried about Miss Barbara, our "Bookmobile Lady," will be glad to know that she's visited the library and was looking better than she has in quite a while! We still don't have an estimate on when we can get the bookmobile running, though, so keep on coming into your local library to sign up for library cards, check out books, music and movies, and otherwise enjoy the loads of benefits that we offer free to everyone!

If you'd like to be a member of the Friends of the Jenkins County Memorial Library, we've got a link to the application available for printing out at www.sjrls.org, our library home on the Net. For less than the cost of dinner, you can get the satisfaction of showing your support to your local library!

The Screven-Jenkins Regional Library Board will meet 4 p.m. Thursday, April 24, in the Screven County Library boardroom. Any interested members of the public are invited to attend.

Now, on to the books!

THE DARKEST EVENING OF THE YEAR by Dean R. Koontz. Amy Redwing has dedicated her life to saving abused and abandoned golden retrievers. But she never expected to find that her willingness to risk her own safety to rescue dogs would wind up leading her down a path of terror and death from which she just might not get out alive.

A REMARKABLE MOTHER by Jimmy Carter. Miss Lillian Carter was a nurse, pecan grower, university house mother, Peace Corps volunteer and more, in an era when segregation was just part of life. She was an avid fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers because they were the first ones to let Jackie Robinson take to the field. If you've ever wondered where the former president got his commitment and faith, you need look no further than Miss Lillian.

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

Internal Revenue Service Topic 653: IRS Notices and Bills, Penalties and Interest Charges

This document summarizes the penalties for not filing and paying federal taxes by the April 15, deadline, listing specific interest rates and other penalty charges for late filing and payment. It suggests what to do if you feel you have reasonable cause for abatement of penalties or if you believe there is an error on your notice or bill. Includes links to relevant tax publications. From the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Welcome, Stranger: Public Libraries and the Global Village

This 2008 report presents findings from 2007 surveys "gathering data on the ways in which urban public libraries are involved with the transition of immigrants into American life. ... [The findings] show that urban public libraries are in the forefront of the effort to make their cities stronger by welcoming and integrating new residents from all over the world." Opens directly into a PDF file. From the Urban Libraries Council (ULC).

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