Finished your summer reading yet?

Those of you who are keeping track of your reading for the Summer Reading and Teen Read programs, your reading logs are due on Saturday. Bailey the dog will be here to listen to young readers that day for ten minutes each from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the library classroom.

The library is very appreciative of memorial donations. We use the money to purchase new library materials, putting a sticker on each one with the name of the person being remembered. It is a gift that keeps on giving, as many people enjoy the items purchased over the years. Thank you to those who donated so far this year in memory of Lee Berquist, Frank Buckley, George Frodesen, and Mabel Larson. We also appreciate those who donate to the Victoria Gotsky Trachtenberg Reading fund, and to our endowment funds. We also use library fines to purchase new materials, so thank-you to those who donate to the library in this way. When you put money in the Friends of the Library box for used books, you become part of the $12,000 gift the Friends give us for materials.

The Friends of the Library will meet on Monday, August 23 at 10:30 a.m. in the library classroom. Come be a part of this important library support group as we plan programs and activities for fall.

New non-fiction includes: “Cutting-edge Therapies for Autism,” “Change Your Brain, Change Your Body,” “Mastering the Craft of Making Sausage,” “The Organic Farming Manual,” “The Hitler I Knew,” “Getting the Most From Your Wood-buying Bucks,” and “The Inflammation Syndrome.”

New fiction includes: “Spies of the Balkans” by Alan Furst, “Shadow Zone” by Iris Johansen, “Star Island” by Carl Hiaasen, “Blockade Billy” by Stephen King, “Queen of the Night” by J.A. Jance, “Kings of the North” by Cecelia Holland, and “Corduroy Mansions” by Alexander McCall Smith.

New books on CD include: “The Spy” by Clive Cussler, “The Lion” by Nelson DeMille, “A Visit From the Goon Squad” by Jennifer Egan, “Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Objective” by Eric Van Lustbader, “Frankenstein: Lost Souls” by Dean Koontz, and “Promises to Keep” by Jane Green.

New DVD’s include: “Learn French With Victor,” “Tooth Fairy,” “Valentine’s Day,” “The End of the Line,” “The Essentials of Kayaking,” “Armored,” “The Book of Eli,” “Crusoe,” “Daybreakers,” “The Last Station,” “The New Daughter,” “When in Rome,” “Bandslam,” and “Remember Me.”

New children’s books include: “Pinkalicious and the Pink Drink,” “Fancy Nancy and the Late, Late, Late Night,” “Clifford’s Best Pals,” “Dancing Dinos at the Beach,” “Dora’s Fairy-tale Adventure,” “Olivia and Her Ducklings,” “I Love Bugs,” “The Case of the Poisoned Pig,” and “Super Burp!”

Library hours are 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in Superior; 2-7 p.m. Monday and 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Solon Springs; and 2-7 p.m. Wednesday in Lake Nebagamon. Call 394-8860 in Superior, (715) 378-4452 in Solon Springs, or (715) 374-3477 in Lake Nebagamon.

Janet Jennings is the director of the Superior Public Library.

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