Lunch Bunch Book Discussion

The Lunch Bunch meets this Wednesday, February 1 at 11AM to discuss Paul Theroux's Ghost Train to the Eastern Star.

Murray Madness Comes to the Library!

Join us Thursday, February 2nd, and watch the Bill Murray movie over and over and over again - open to close.

Story Hour & Teen Tuesday

Join us tomorrow for our weekly programs Story Hour at 10AM, ages 3-5 and Teen Tuesday at 3PM, grades 9th-12th.

Sit & Stitch

We will no longer be offering our Sit & Stitch program.  Monday, January 23rd @ 6:30, will be the last meeting.  For further information contact the Library at 624-1232.

4NBTween

Join us today for 4NBTween @ 4PM.  See what you can create with marshmallows!  This program is for 7th & 8th graders.  For more information please call the Library at 624-1232.

Wacky Wednesday Today!

Today we're going to find out what we can create with marshmallows..be sure to join us at 4PM for Wacky Wednesday.  This program is for grades 4th-6th.  For more information please call the Library @ 624-1232.

Coupon Mania Today

Have some coupons to swap?  Join us for Coupon Mania today at 11AM.  All expired coupons will be sent overseas so bring those in too!  For more information please call the Library @ 624-1232.

Puppy Tales January 7th

Be sure to join us this Saturday for Puppy Tales @ 1PM.  The Library has partnered with the Fort Knox American Red Cross Pet Therapy to provide "Puppy Tales."  The focus of this monthly program is children reading to Therapy Dogs for fun.  Before a child partners with a Therapy Dog, a parent will need to sign a permission slip.  For more information please contact the Library @ 624-1232.

February Lunch Bunch Book Discussion

The Lunch Bunch will be discussing Paul Theroux's Ghost Train to the Eastern Star:  On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar on Wednesday, February 1 @ 11AM.  Pick up your copy at the Library today!

From Booklist:

*Starred Review* Realizing that many travel writers never retrace their steps, Theroux decides to travel as he did in his landmark book The Great Railway Bazaar (1975): east, across Europe and Asia, by train. Taking detours due to political unrest—Iran refuses a visa, and Afghanistan seems risky—he still manages a reasonable approximation: Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Japan, and, finally, back across Russia, on the Trans-Siberian Express. Some places are hardly recognizable, while others seem not to have changed at all. (In the former USSR, he sees scenes that look authentic to czarist times.) As thoughtful and observant as ever—his unerring skill as an interviewer despite the somewhat difficult personality he presents to readers remains a fascinating paradox—this trip finds Theroux reflecting not only on changes to the landscape but also to himself. And where in Dark Star Safari (2003), Theroux seemed out of sorts, upset with tourists and aid workers alike, here, headed east through a West-looking world, he’s in heaven despite—or because of—the lack of creature comforts. A wonderful book infused with the insights of maturity, this succeeds on many levels while also doing what the best travel writing can’t help but do: make the reader want to hit the road. Moreover, it’s a reminder that in this age of increasingly homogenous urban centers and easy air travel, those who really want to discern national differences should stay on the ground. --Keir Graff