Library book sale a success

The Friends of the Library held its annual book sale April 29 and 30. It was a very successful sale, and $8,160 was raised this year. Proceeds from the sale are used to buy new books and other materials for the library.

A huge thank you to the Friends volunteers who donated countless hours organizing the sale. Thank you as well to those who donated items for the Friends to sell, and to those of you who came out to the sale, even on a rainy Saturday. It could not happen without you, and your efforts will benefit the library greatly.

Starting June 8, the downtown Farmers’ Market will be held Wednesdays in the library parking lot to the north of the library. There are new hours for this year, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Farmer’s Market runs through Oct. 26, rain or shine. We hope you can stop in for a library visit before or after you shop.

Did you know … in a nationwide Harris poll, more than two-thirds of the adults contacted by survey in January said that a library’s assistance in starting a business or finding a job was important to them?

The Superior Public Library has many materials on resume writing or starting your own business, test books for employment and college exams, public computers for searching job ads and applying for jobs online and many more resources. Stop in to see how your public library can help you accomplish your goals.

New children’s books: “Big Nate Out Loud,” “Chicken, Chicken, Duck!” “Superman and the Mayhem of Metallo,” “Arthur Turns Green,” “The Great Patty Caper,” “Curious George: Race Day,” and “The Scholastic Book of World Records.”

New fiction: “The Devil’s Light” by Richard N. Patterson, “Buried Prey” by John Sandford, “A Turn in the Road” by Debbie Macomber, “Agent X” by Noah Boyd, “While Mortals Sleep” by Kurt Vonnegut and “The Nomination” by William G. Tapply.”

New young adult: “Angel (book on CD): a Maximum Ride novel by James Patterson, “Hunted” by P.J. Cast and Kristin Cast, “Speak No Evil” by Marilyn Kaye, and “Fang” by James Patterson.”

New DVDs: “Windows 7 & Office 2010 for Dummies,” “Rabbit Hole,” “Number Somewhere,” “The Tourist,” “Upstairs, Downstairs,” “Casino Jack,” “The King’s Speech,” and “Made in Dagenham.”

New non-fiction books: “Home Networking for Dummies” “Bad Dog: a love story” “Allergic Girl: Adventures in living well with food allergies,” “What to Expect the Second Year” by Heidi Murkoff, “The Complete Walt Disney World” and “The 100 Best Affordable Vacations.”

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.

Sue Heskin is the director of the Superior Public Library.

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