LibraryAware

The SWGRL Spotlight

A monthly e-news and information publication of the

Southwest Georgia Regional Library System.

April 2018 Volume 9, Issue 9

"Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to posterity of those who are yet unborn."

~ Joseph Addison

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In this Issue

Free Passes

Southwest Georgia Library for Accessible Services

Minecraft Club

Book Clubs @ Your Library

E-Books, E-Audiobooks, and E-Magazines

Once Upon a Story . . .

Coding Club

New Books at the Library!

New Children's Books at the Library!

Schedule of Upcoming Events

Board Meetings

April Bookmobile Schedule

Use your library card to check out free passes to these exciting destinations:

Georgia State Parks

Go Fish Education Center

Chehaw Park

Zoo Atlanta

Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory

Atlanta Center for Puppetry Arts

Learn more at swgrl.org/freepass

Southwest Georgia Library for Accessible Services

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For any questions about the newsletter or any of the services offered through SWGLAS, please contact us at 229-248-2680.

Minecraft Club

Book Clubs @ Your Library

The Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library has started a book club! The club will be discussing Watership Down by Richard Adams on April 3 at 5 pm. The club will read Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann for May. For more information about the book club, call the library at 229-248-2665, ext. 112.

The First Tuesday Book Club at the Miller County - James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library will meet on April 3 and will discuss The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald. The club will read Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers for May. To join the First Tuesday Book Club, contact the library at 229-758-3131.

The First Wednesday Book Club will meet on April 4 at 10 a.m. at the Seminole County Public Library and will discuss We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young by Harold G. Moore. The club will read The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin for May. To Join the First Wednesday Book Club, contact the library at 229-524-2665.

E-Books, E-Audiobooks, and E-Magazines

Once Upon a Story . . .

Check out local toddler and story times at your library!

Decatur County hosts Toddler Time on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m.

Miller County hosts Toddler Time of on the third Thursday of each month at 10 a.m.

Seminole County hosts Toddler Time every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.

Join us for stories, songs, and activities!

Coding Club

New Books at the Library!

The Temptation of Forgiveness
by Donna Leon

A suspicious accident involving the father of a boy suspected of doing drugs finds Commissario Guido Brunetti pursuing a series of false and contradictory leads before uncovering a long-standing scam and unleashing unintentional consequences. By the award-winning author of Earthly Remains.

Shoot First : (Think Later)
by Stuart Woods

New York City cop turned Manhattan law firm rainmaker Stone Barrington navigates a case that becomes so scandalous that it tests the limits of his skills and credibility. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Chiefs

Covert Game
by Christine Feehan

When one of the world's leading experts on artificial intelligence is captured by a criminal mastermind, a GhostWalker assassin desperate to escape from the demons of his past embarks on what could prove to be a suicide mission. By the best-selling author of the Shadow Riders series.

New Children's Books at the Library!

Piecing Me Together
by Renée Watson

Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls

The Three Little Pugs
by Nina Victor Crittenden

Gordy, Jilly, and Zoie want to take their morning nap but a cat has taken over their basket

Shadow Warrior
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi

A young woman who secretly aspires to become a ninja in spite of an arranged marriage, a fierce warlord in search of a superior weapon and an orphaned tavern girl become key players in an elaborate network of women ninjas who shift the balance of power in mid-16th-century Japan, in a story based on true events.

Schedule of Upcoming Events

2nd PRIMETIME 5:30 p.m. DEC

3rd First Tues. Book Club 10 a.m. MIL

Toddler Time 10 a.m. DEC

Toddler Time 10:30 a.m. SEM

Bainbridge Bookworms 5 p.m. DEC

4th First Wed. Book Club 10 a.m. SEM

Chess Club 4 p.m. DEC

5th Toddler Time 10 a.m. DEC

Minecraft Club 4 p.m. DEC

10th Toddler Time 10 a.m. DEC

Intro. Computer Class 10 a.m. DEC

Toddler Time 10:30 a.m. SEM

Minecraft Club 4 p.m. MIL

11th Intro. Computer Class 10 a.m. DEC

Chess Club 4 p.m. DEC

12th Intro. Computer Class 10 a.m. DEC

Toddler Time 10 a.m. DEC

Drawing Class 4 p.m. DEC

13th Disability Assistance 10 a.m. DEC

16th Medicare Assistance 10 a.m. MIL

Medicare Assistance 1:30 p.m. SEM

17th Toddler Time 10 a.m. DEC

Toddler Time 10:30 a.m. SEM

18th Chess Club 4 p.m. DEC

19th Medicare Assistance 10 a.m. DEC

Toddler Time 10 a.m. DEC

Toddler Time 10 a.m. MIL

Puzzles & Coloring 1:30 p.m. DEC

Coding Club 4 p.m. DEC*

24th Toddler Time 10 a.m. DEC

Toddler Time 10:30 a.m. SEM

Minecraft Club 4 p.m. SEM

25th Chess Club 4 p.m. DEC

26th Toddler Time 10 a.m. DEC

30th Craft Club 3:30 p.m. SEM

* Registration Required

DEC = Decatur; MIL = Miller; SEM = Seminole Counties

Board Meetings

Decatur County - Gilbert H. Gragg Library Board of Trustees Meeting - April 17, 5 p.m.

Seminole County Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting - April 18, 10 a.m.

Miller County - James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library Board of Trustees Meeting - April 18, 1 p.m.

Southwest Georgia Regional Library System Board of Trustees Meeting - April 18, 3 p.m.

April Bookmobile Schedule

April 2 Attapulgus Community Center 10-11 a.m.

April 4 Recovery Community Center 10-11 a.m.

April 17 Gibbs Bainbridge Village Apartments 10-11 a.m.

April 25 Parkside Mini Mart 10 a.m.-11 a.m.

The Bookmobile containing books, DVDs, and more travels to a stop near you!

Visit Ms. Arlene to get your hands on these materials.