Happy Birthday, Mr. President!
February 12th marks the 200th birthday
of Abraham Lincoln. Library patrons and educators may wish to explore
some of the many resources we have about our 16th president, including:
- Lincoln: Now he belongs to the
ages (video)
- Abraham Lincoln, the man behind
the myths, by Stephen Oates
- Abraham Lincoln, the boy who
loved books, by Kay Winters (children's room)
- The Lincoln reader, by Paul Angle
- Abe Lincoln grows up, by Carl
Sandberg
- The historian's Lincoln:
pseudohistory, psychohistory, and history (Lincoln 175 Conference)
- Lincoln's yarns and stories: a
complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Abraham
Lincoln famous as America's greatest storyteller, by Alexander McClure
- Abraham Lincoln for kids: His
life and times with 21 activities, by Janis Herbert
These are just a few of the dozens
of titles available. Also, Pineville branch has just been
awarded a $250 grant to purchase new materials about President Lincoln.
Income Tax Information
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Beginning this January, Kentucky will no longer provide bulk income tax
forms for distribution. "Please obtain forms and instructions online from
the revenue cabinet website at
http://www.revenue.ky.gov " The library staff will be able to copy
forms for you at the standard rate for photocopies (15¢ per side of a
page). Customers may also request free packets by writing:
Forms,
or by
calling 502-564-3658
Kentucky Dept. of Revenue,
Frankfort KY 40620
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While library staff are not trained
to help you prepare your returns or to answer tax questions, these links
will help you find forms not available at the library.
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The stimulus check you received in 2008 will not affect your income taxes in
2009
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Volunteers from
AARP will be at both libraries between Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009 - April 15,
2009 to do free tax returns for individuals (no farm or business returns
will be completed). To take advantage of this service, come to the
appropriate library on the following dates:
| Pineville:
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Mondays,
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
February 2, 9, 23 (Feb. 16 is a
holiday)
March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
April 6, 13 |
| Middlesboro: |
Wednesdays, 10
a.m. - 2 p.m.
January 28
February 4, 11, 18, 25
March 4, 11, 18, 25
April 1, 8, 15 |
February is Black History Month
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Spotlight Novel
Novels and stories / Zora Neale Hurston
At the height of the Harlem
Renaissance during the 1930s, Zora Neale Hurston was the preeminent
black woman writer in the United States. She was a sometime-collaborator
with Langston Hughes and a fierce rival of Richard Wright. Her stories
appeared in major magazines, she consulted on Hollywood screenplays, and
she penned four novels, an autobiography, countless essays, and two
books on black mythology. Yet by the late 1950s, Hurston was living in
obscurity, working as a maid in a Florida hotel. She died in 1960 in a
Welfare home, was buried in an unmarked grave, and quickly faded from
literary consciousness until 1975 when Alice Walker almost
single-handedly revived interest in her work.
Among the pieces in this volume
is her landmark novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God." One of the
most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora
Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God,
is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and
heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses
to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic dreams, it is
the story of fair-skinned, fiercely independent Janie Crawford, and her
evolving selfhood through three marriages and a life marked by poverty,
trials, and purpose. A true literary wonder, Hurston's masterwork
remains as relevant and affecting today as when it was first published
-- perhaps the most widely read and highly regarded novel in the entire
canon of African American literature.
More recommended fiction:
- Black boy / Richard Wright
- The color purple / Alice
Walker
- A lesson before dying /
Ernest Gaines
- A gathering of old men
/Ernest Gaines
- My Jim / Nancy Rawls
- The secret life of bees / Sue
Monk Kidd
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Spotlight Nonfiction
The Black List / Timothy
Greenfield-Sanders
Twenty-five
prominent African-Americans of various professions, disciplines, and
backgrounds offer their own stories and insights on the struggles,
triumphs, and joys of black life in America and, in the process,
redefine "black list" for a new century. As seen in original portraits
by renowned photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and interviews
conducted by journalist, critic, academic, and radio host Elvis
Mitchell, this group exemplifies today's most accomplished, determined
African-Americans, whose lives and careers form a trail of inspiration
and example for people of all races. Spanning the arts, sports,
politics, and business, the diverse accomplishments and lives of these
remarkable individuals create a kaleidoscope of ideas and experiences,
and provide the framework for a singular conversation about the
influence of African-Americans on this country and on our world.--From
publisher description.
More recommended nonfiction:
- Having our say: The Delany
sisters' first 100 years / Sarah Delaney
- Black like me / John Howard
Griffin
- The autobiography of Malcolm
X
- Dreams from my father / Barak
Obama
- Freedom walkers: The story of
the Montgomery bus boycott / Russell Freedman
- Passing for Black: the life
and careers of May Street Kidd, by Wade Hall
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Spotlight Film Go
Tell It On the Mountain
From the voice of one of America's most
famous authors, James Baldwin, comes the acclaimed motion picture
adaptation of one of the most important novels of our time. This is a
story of violence and desire, or tenderness and compassion, so gripping
and moving, which lays bare the trails and sufferings, the yearnings and
aspirations of three generations of an African-American family. The
journey of a family from the rural south to Harlem, seeking both
salvation and understanding and of a young boy struggling to earn the
approval of a self-righteous and often unloving father. Stars
Alfre Woodard and Paul Winfield.
More recommended films:
- Sounder
- The
autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Roots
- The color
purple
- The
quiltmakers of Gee's Bend
- Guess who's
coming to dinner
- Lilies of the
field
- To sir with
love
- Lady sings
the blues
- Madam C. J.
Walker
Madam C. J. Walker |
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Children's Programming |
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Pineville
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Story Time, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26
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Middlesboro
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Story Time, 4 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26 |
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Kinsley Kotler Wins
"Read 100 Books" Contest in Middlesboro
Cindy McGeorge, Youth Services
Librarian for the Middlesboro branch reports: "I ran a contest
"Read 100 Books in 100 Days" which ran from Sept. through Dec. 23rd. The
program was due to the new 100 Children's books that were donated from
Brownstone Publishing in New York. One little girl named Kinsley Kotler
completed the contest. She is the 7 year old daughter of David and Janie
Kotler of Middlesboro. Her list includes Junie B. Jones, The Velveteen
Rabbit, Rapunzel and many Christmas books! Keep up the reading
Kinsley!!!"
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New Juvenile and
Young Adult Materials Reviewer
| Caleb
Nantz is our new reviewer and recommender of juvenile and young adult
titles. Each month we will add titles that Caleb feels others
his age will enjoy (and maybe sometimes books or films he feels you won't
like!)
Caleb is home-schooled, a fan of a
variety of genres, but especially fantasy and graphic novels, and is
talented on his computer.
There is a link to
Caleb's Corner on our
New Books & Media page. |
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Celebrations
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01: Super Bowl XLIII
02: Groundhog Day
03: African American Coaches' Day
06: Wear Red Day
08: Boy Scout Anniversary Day
09: Read in the Bathtub Day
11: National Shut-In Visitation Day
12: Lincoln's Birthday
13: Friday the 13th
14: League of Women Voters Day
14: Race Relations Day
14: Valentine's Day
16: Presidents Day
20: Northern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day*
22: George Washington's Birthday
24: Mardi Gras
24: Spay Day USA
25: Ash Wednesday
26: National Chili Day
*Always on February 20. On this winter day, people go out at noon, wave their
hands over their heads and chant "Hoodie-Hoo". It is a day to chase away winter
and bring in spring. After all, everyone in the northern hemisphere are sick and
tired of winter at this point and a little crazy being cooped up inside all
winter and not seeing the sun. |
February
is....
- American
Heart Month
- Library
Lovers Month
- Black
History Month
- Bird
Feeding Month
- Spunky
Old Broads Month
-
Children's Authors & Illustrators Week (1-7)
- Jell-O
Week (8-14)
- Random
Acts of Kindness Week (11-17)
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February birthstone:
Amethyst
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February
flower:
Violet
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Library Store
Both libraries have a "library store" where a wide selection
of items can be purchased (often at near-cost) to support
your public
libraries.
Pineville's library
store is displayed in tall display case in the reading room. Items
available include:
Some items produced for sale by the Bell Co. Historical
Society may also be purchased at the library, including:
- Bell Co. Family History Book $63.07 (sold
out; contact historical society)
- Middlesboro: The Magic City $31.80
- 1920 Bell Co. Census $21.20 (sold
out; contact historical society)
- 1910 Bell Co. Census $26.50
- 1900 Bell Co. Census $21.20
- 1880 Bell Co. Census $19.08
- 1870 Bell Co. Census $18.02
- 1860 Harlan Co. Census $16.96
- Gateway: The Opening of Kentucky, by David Burns
$21.20
- History of Bell Co., by H. H. Fuson vol. 1
CD-$26.50
- History of Bell Co., by H. H. Fuson vol. 2
CD-$26.50
Middlesboro Library
also has a variety of items for sale. Ask at the Circulation Desk
to see:
- Plastic Book Bags 30¢
- Bentcils (bent pencils) $1.50
- Mugs $3.00
- Friends of the Middlesboro Library canvas totes,
$6 / 2 for $10
and...
- Taming Yellow Creek, by Maria Campbell Brent,
$5
- The Magic City, by Ann Matheny,
$31.80
- Bell Co. Family History Book $63.07
- 1920 Bell Co. Census $21.20
- 1910 Bell Co. Census $26.50
- 1900 Bell Co. Census $21.20
- 1880 Bell Co. Census $19.08
- 1870 Bell Co. Census $18.02
- 1860 Harlan Co. Census $16.96
- Gateway: The Opening of Kentucky, by David Burns
$21.20
- History of Bell Co., by H. H. Fuson vol. 1
CD-$26.50
- History of Bell Co., by H. H. Fuson vol. 2
CD-$26.50
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