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Evening Book Discussions
The evening book discussion group with Amy Garrett will meet again beginning in September 2007. Discussions will be on Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. except in November and December.The November meeting will be the third Thursday at 7 p.m. and the December meeting will be the second Thursday at 7 p.m. Copies of the book will again be available at the Reference Desk prior to the discussion date.

Daytime Book Discussions
The daytime book discussion groups with Chris Caccamo will meet the second Friday of the month from October through May at either 10:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. Books will be available at the Reference Desk prior to the discussion date.

New Book Discussion Group
A new book discussion group with group leader Barbara Nelson will meet the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m. The first meeting will be October 1. Books will be available at the Reference Desk prior to the discussion date. Registration is not required. Bring with you suggestions for titles to be discussed later in the year. The first book to be discussed is Digging to America by Anne Tyler. For more information on this new group, contact Barbara Nelson at 330-688-3295.

Need to Use a Computer? Call ahead and reserve one!
Computers with Internet Access, located in the Adult Services Department of the library are always in great demand. If you are planning a trip to the library to use the computer, please call ahead and make a reservation. There may NOT be one available if you don't make a reservation! Computer time can be reserved up to one week in advance. Staff at the Adult Information Desk can schedule you for up to two hours of time once per day, Monday through Saturday and up to one hour of time on Sunday. Don't be disappointed! Call ahead! To make an appointment, call the Adult Services Department at 330-688-3295.

Computer Training
The library offers classes for beginning computer users and more advanced users. They include Introduction to Computers, Introduction to the Internet, and training in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. Classes are offered both day and evening at no charge. The class calendar can be viewed at www.smfpl.org/calendar.htm.


New Computer Class Signup Procedure
You no longer have to sign up for computer classes weeks ahead of time! Instead, we will have numbered tickets for each class at the Adult Information Desk. On the day of the class, starting one half-hour before class time, the tickets will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis.

Students should have their Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library cards available when they come for their tickets.

The classroom has eleven seats at computers and an additional three seats without a computer. If all eleven "computer" tickets are taken, three "non-computer" tickets will go to the next three students.This change is to prevent students from being closed out of classes on the first day of registrations. We hope that this new system will make it easier for out students to get the classes they want.

Chess Club
The next Chess Club will be October 16. Peer instruction is from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. and game play is from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Play chess against a variety of opponents, and learn new moves. Chess club is for students age 5 and older who are familiar with the basic rules of chess. Snacks provided. No registration is necessary.

Please go to the Teen Services web page at www.smfpl.org./TS.htm for information about current Teen activities. To see photos of Teen events go to www.smfpl.org/tsphotos.htm.

Science With Professor E
On Thursday, October 11 from 4:00 5:00 p.m., join Professor E. for more hands on science fun. Explore density and how it affects our world. Don't miss more great experiments with our resident science guy. The program is for Children ages 7 to 11.Registration begins October 1.For more information or to register, contact the Children's Department at 330-688-3295.

Please call 330-688-3295 or go to the Children's Department web page at www.smfpl.org/CS.htm for further information about Children's activities and programs.

Pick 5 Bestsellers Club
Don't have a computer or are you too busy to get to your computer? How would you like our staff to automatically place you on the reserve list for five of your favorite popular authors? Join our Bestsellers Club and that's exactly what will happen! Just pick up a form at the Circulation Desk and join over 300 satisfied members. Are you already a member, but would like to change an author or two? Ask for an "add/delete" form at the circulation desk. It's just that easy! Here's a few authors whose new books could be waiting for you!

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The Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library Foundation was incorporated in 1994 as a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizaton. The Foundation is is dedicated to ensuring a great library system by raising, managing and allocating funds to expand and improve the library.
Why a Foundation? Maintaining Stow and Munroe Falls' top-notch library isn't possible with public funding alone. The Foundation's mission is to stabilize the library in times of reduced public funding and secure the ongoing excellence of the library.
If you have questions about the Foundation, contact Library Executive Director Doug Dotterer at (330)688-3295.

Click www.smfpl.org/paypal.htm to learn more about the Foundation or to make a donation.

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The Friends of the Library is a citizen support group for Library services and activities. They sponsor booksales as well as the annual Needlework Show and other activities. Friends meet the third Tuesday of every month (except December and July) at 2:00 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room.

New Friends Officers for 2007 (from left to right) are: Peg Niemeyer, Corresponding Secretary; Hermine Meyer, Treasurer; Peggy Shaffer, Vice President; Helen Meier, Recording Secretary; Martha Keisler, President.

Also pictured are Jane Mesereau (far right) and Lois Patton (handing out the flowers).

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September's quilt is by Diana McDaniel. Enjoy!

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Book Picks

September's book pick is The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke

It has been two years since Hurricane Katrina, the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. James Lee Burke’s latest mystery, The Tim Roof Blowdown, features uptight Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux and uses Katrina-stricken New Orleans as its backdrop. Robicheaux is pursuing the homicide of two young black men from the New Orleans projects, both shot in the paranoid aftermath of Katrina. Was it just an outraged uptown citizen trying to safeguard property who killed the men, or someone with a more complicated agenda? Why does the city's most-feared mobster care? And where does the FBI fit into all this? Burke re-creates the storm and how the city’s most helpless suffered.

It's also a postcard of a New Orleans that may never again exist. A must read for mystery fans!

Place a hold on The Tin Roof Blowdown and other James Lee Burke books by going to the library's online catalog at http://opac.smfpl.org.

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What Do I Watch?

Everyone is back to school! Here are some of our best DVDs about high school kids. Check them out!

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Back to the Future

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Final Destination 3

The Breakfast Club

Friday Night Lights

High School Musical

Napolean Dynamite

Grease

Mean Girls

Dead Poet's Society

Carrie

Hoosiers

Check out a teen film on DVD today!

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Website of the Month

The website for the month of September is for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service at http://www.fs.fed.us/news/fallcolors/

Check this website beginning in September for the latest information pertaining to this years fall foliage experience. Don't plan your fall excursions with out checking here first!

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