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First Thursday Book Club: The Light Between Oceans

Please join us Thursday, June 6th at 10 am in the Theatre-Level Conference Rooms to discuss M. L. Stedman's The Light Between Oceans. Tom Sherbourne comes back to Australia after fighting in the Great War.  He takes a young, vibrant wife, Isabel, and becomes the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock on the western shore of the continent.  Tom and Isabel live an isolated, but fulfilling life until miscarriages and one stillbirth devastate them beyond recognition.  Then, one day, Isabel hears a baby's cry out on the ocean.  From then on, their lives change dramatically. This is a heartbreaking book of unconditional love and its consequences.

 

We Dig Summer Storytime!

I know you've been missing weekly storytimes.  How could you not?  After all, we were just named Best Story Time in Birmingham Magazine's Parents' Choice Awards. Good news!  Our summer series starts on June 10, 2013 and will run for six weeks.  Every Monday at 10:30 a.m., two of your favorite storytellers will host a fun-filled, 30-minute storytime for children under four.  Just follow the stars to dig in!

Mr. Jeremy & Miss Shawna
We Dig Dinosaurs! = June 10
We Dig Pirates! = July 1

Miss Polly & Miss Traci
We Dig Getting Dirty! = June 17
We Dig Food! = July 8

Miss Laura & Miss Katie Jane
We Dig Gardens! = June 24
We Dig Construction! = July 15
 

Dig Deep #3: Get the Dirt on Dinosaurs and Fossils

This week's nonfiction series unearths facts about dinosaurs and fossils.  These books are a perfect fit for future paleontologists.  Click on the blue title to see if the book you want is available.  Click here for a printable list complete with call numbers.
1. Barnum's Bones by Tracey Fern
2. The Big Dinosaur Dig by Esther Ripley
3. Digging for Bird Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar by Nic Bishop
4. Digging Up Dinosaurs with Jack Horner
5. Dinosaur Digs by Mary Quigley
6. Dinosaur Discovery: Everything You Need to Be a Paleontologist by Christopher McGowan
7. Dinosaur Mountain: Digging into the Jurassic Age by Deborah Kogan Ray
8. Dinosaur Mummies: Beyond Bare-Bone Fossils by Kelly Milner Halls
9. A Dinosaur Named Sue: The Story of the Collossal Fossil by Patricia Relf
10. Dinosaurs Eye to Eye: Zoom in on the World's Most Incredible Dinosaurs by John Woodward
11. Fossil Feud: The Rivalry of the First American Dinosaur Hunters by Thom Holmes
12. Fossils by Chris & Helen Pellant
13. How Does a Bone Become a Fossil? by Melissa Stewart
14. Inside-Outside Dinosaurs by Roxie Munro
15. Jurassic Poop: What Dinosaurs (and Others) Left Behind by Jacob Berkowitz
16. Monster Bones: The Story of a Dinosaur Fossil by Jaqui Bailey
17. Paleontology: The Study of Prehistoric Life by Susan H. Gray
18. Rock and Fossil Hunter by Ben Morgan
 

Over the Moon for Sarah Dessen

Author Sarah Dessen speaks to the hearts of teenage girls better than anyone.  Her characters are so real, their problems so easy to identify with.  Her newest book, The Moon and More, will be available on Tuesday, June 4, 2013.  Emily has the perfect little life, but that is exactly the problem.  Yes, Colby is the ideal secluded beach town community and her boyfriend Luke could not be more attentive; but, after the arrival of a New York filmmaker, she's beginning to wonder if she should be outgrowing it.  Let's hope Dessen never runs out of stories to share. 

Along for the Ride - book & audiobook & ebook
Dreamland - book & audiobook & ebook
Just Listen - book
Keeping the Moon - book & audiobook & ebook
Lock and Key - book & audiobook & ebook
Someone Like You - book & ebook
That Summer - book & audiobook & ebook
This Lullaby - book & audiobook & ebook
The Truth About Forever - book & audiobook
What Happened to Goodbye? - book & audiobook & ebook
 

Dork It Up!

dork - (noun) a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others

I can definitely identify with that!  Guess that means I need to quit stalling and start reading the Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renèe Russell.  I have a lot of catching up to do.  The newest title, Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker comes out on Tuesday, June 4, 2013.  And it's book #6!  Here's a sneak peek straight from Nikki.  It’s the biggest dance of the year and I am HOPING my crush, Brandon, (shhhh!!) wants to be my date. But time is running out. What if he doesn’t say yes? Or worse . . . what if he’s waiting for MacKenzie?!!  It’s time for me and my BFFs, Chloe and Zoey, to tackle the topic of love, Dork Diaries style! SQUEEEE!!!!

1. Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
2. Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
3. Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
4. Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
5. Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All
6. Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker

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