Library News
By Sharon Blank

Banned Books Week is here! Why celebrate banned books? We don't - we celebrate the many quality books which have been challenged by various people and groups, and the people who have stood up against censorship.

Don't forget to come in to the Screven County Library Thursday or Friday before the River of Words flows away! The River of Words is a wonderful traveling exhibit created by the schoolchildren of Georgia. It's different every year, so make sure not to miss this year's art, poetry and more!

Wednesdays at 4 p.m. we have our wonderful story time! Be sure to bring your kids in for a cool story and cute craft projects every week. This week it's going to be a "beary" good one!

Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 4 p.m. will be the meeting of our great teen book club. We'll be talking about "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Tim" by Mark Haddon, and selecting next month's book, so don't miss it!

Tomorrow, Thursday Oct. 2, at 4 p.m. will be the meeting of the Screven County Library Board. The public is invited to attend.

Now, on to the books!

GRAVE SIGHT by Charlaine Harris. Harper Connelly has a gift, the ability to sense dead bodies. She and her brother, Tolliver, make a living traveling the country to find peoples' lost loved ones. But when the two of them arrive in the small Arkansas town of Sarna, they wind up finding a lot more than they bargained for.

BIG RUSS & ME: FATHER AND SON: LESSONS OF LIFE by Tim Russert. One of the most trusted journalists in America talks about his youth in 1950s Buffalo and the important moral lessons that he learned from his father.

LAST KISS by Luanne Rice. Sheridan Rosslare was a singersongwriter until the unsolved murder of her son Charlie. She hasn't played a note since. Charlie's girlfriend, Nell, is just as heartbroken. Their friend, Stevie, knows that the only one who can bring closure for the two is the man who once was Sheridan's soul-mate.

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Plan an Oktoberfest Party

Party planning and cooking ideas for this autumn celebration. Features recipes for fried bratwurst, Bavarian potato salad, red cabbage, black forest cake and other dishes. Also includes descriptions of different types of German sausages (such as bierwurst and knockwurst) and links to other seasonal cooking features. From the Food Network Canada.

Spectacular "Night-shining" Clouds Could Be a Harbinger of Climate Change

This 2007 article describes how "an international research team is to study spectacular 'night-shining' clouds, thought by some to a harbinger of global environmental change. ... First spotted in Earth's atmosphere in 1885, the clouds have been increasing in frequency in recent decades and may be related to increases in carbon dioxide and methane emissions." Includes an image of these noctilucent or Polar Mesospheric Clouds. From Science Daily.

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