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The SWGRL Spotlight A monthly e-news and information publication of the Southwest Georgia Regional Library System. December 2018 Volume 10, Issue 5 "If the eyes are the windows to the soul, libraries are the windows to the world." ~ Paul D Marks |
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In this Issue
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We would like to give a special thanks to the sponsors of our annual Breakfast with Santa event. Thank you to First Port City Bank for sponsoring Breakfast with Santa at the Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library Thank you to Ameris Bank, First State Bank of Colquitt, and PeoplesSouth Bank for sponsoring Breakfast with Santa at the Miller County - James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library. |
Check out local toddler and story times at your library! Decatur County hosts Toddler Time on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 am. The last Toddler Time in December will be on the 13th. Miller County hosts Toddler Time on the third Thursday of the month at 10 am. Seminole County hosts Toddler Time every Tuesday at 10:30 am. Join us for stories, songs, and activities! |
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New Books at the Library! |
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The Christmas Star: A Novel
by Donna VanLiere
Befriending a precocious foster child with a penchant for matchmaking, a school maintenance worker is repeatedly set up with his ex-wife, with whom he begins to realize a bond beyond their past heartaches. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Christmas Shoes and The Christmas Hope.
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The Noel Stranger
by Richard Paul Evans
Maggie Walther feels like her world is imploding. Publicly humiliated after her husband, a local councilman, is arrested for bigamy and her subsequent divorce, she has isolated herself from the world. When her only friend insists that Maggie climb out of her hole and embrace the season to get her out of her funk, Maggie decides to put up a Christmas tree and heads off to buy one--albeit reluctantly. She is immediately taken by Andrew, the kind, handsome man who owns the Christmas tree lot and delivers her tree.
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The Christmas Heirloom: Four Holiday Novellas of Love Through the Generations
by Karen Witemeyer
In Kristi Ann Hunter's "Legacy of Love," Sarah Gooding never suspected returning a brooch to an elderly woman would lead to a job . . . and introduce her to the woman's grandson, a man far above her station.
In Karen Witemeyer's "Gift of the Heart," widow Ruth Albright uses the family brooch as collateral for a loan from the local banker. But the more she comes to know the man behind the stern businessman, the more she hopes for a second chance at love.
In Sarah Loudin Thomas's "A Shot at Love," Fleeta Brady's rough-and-tumble childhood means she prefers hunting to more feminine activities. She never expected her family's brooch might be how a fellow hunter turns her attention from competition to romance.
In Becky Wade's "Because of You," Maddie Winslow has spent years in love with a man whose heart was already spoken for. When a church Christmas project brings them together and she stumbles upon an old family brooch, might it finally be her turn for love?
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New Children's Books at the Library! |
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I Got the Christmas Spirit
by Connie Schofield-Morrison
The creators of I Got the Rhythm present the story of a little girl who accompanies her mother on a shopping trip while reveling in the sights and sounds of the holiday season before asking Santa for peace and love everywhere all year
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Winter is Here
by Kevin Henkes
A companion to the best-selling When Spring Comes and In the Middle of Fall combines simple, poetic text and seasonally inspired artwork in a celebration of winter's sights, sounds and smells. By the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Kitten's First Full Moon.
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Mouse's Christmas Gift
by Mindy Baker
A tiny church mouse searches for a way to bring the spirit of the holiday to his community in the wake of the parson's illness and the cancellation of the annual Christmas Eve service, an effort involving a small but transformative act of faith.
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Schedule of Upcoming Events |
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1st Breakfast with Santa 9 am DEC Breakfast with Santa 9:30 am MIL 3rd Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC Knitting Club 6 pm DEC 4th First Tues. Book Club 10 am MIL Toddler Time 10 am DEC Toddler Time 10:30 am SEM Bainbridge Bookworms 5 pm DEC 5th First Wed. Book Club 10 am SEM Chess Club 4 pm DEC 6th Toddler Time 10 am DEC Minecraft Club 4 pm DEC Legos at the Library 4 pm MIL 10th Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC 11th Intro. Computer Class 10 am DEC* Toddler Time 10:30 am SEM Minecraft Club 4 pm MIL 12th Intro. Computer Class 10 am DEC* Chess Club 4 pm DEC |
13th Intro. Computer Class 10 am DEC* Toddler Time 10 am DEC Drawing Class 4 pm DEC Fortnite at the Library 4 pm MIL 14th Microsoft Word: Beyond the Basics 10 am DEC* 17th Medicare Assistance 10 am MIL Medicare Assistance 1:30 pm SEM Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC 18th Toddler Time 10:30 am SEM Minecraft Club 4 pm SEM 19th Chess Club 4 pm DEC 20th Medicare Assistance 10 am DEC Toddler Time 10 am MIL Legos & More 4 pm DEC 24th ALL LIBRARIES CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS 25th ALL LIBRARIES CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS 26th ALL LIBRARIES CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS |
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DEC = Decatur; MIL = Miller; SEM = Seminole Counties |
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December Bookmobile Schedule |
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December 3rd Attapulgus Community Center 10-11 am December 5th Recovery Community Center 10-11 am December 18th Gibbs Bainbridge Village Apartments 10-11 am The Bookmobile containing books, DVDs, and more travels to a stop near you! Visit Ms. Arlene to get your hands on these materials. |
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Southwest Georgia Regional Library
301 S Monroe St
Bainbridge, Georgia 39819
229-248-2665www.swgrl.org |
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