Emily Dickenson, strategic planning highlighted at library

Actress Sinda Nichols speaks at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Peak area about her upcoming performance at Teatro Zuccone in Duluth. She performs as Emily Dickinson in the one-woman show, “The Belle of Amherst.” Sinda talks about researching the role of Emily Dickinson, and touring the show in the U.S. and Ireland. Refreshments served by the Friends of the Library.

You are invited to a Community Listening Session 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in the library’s Meeting Room. This session is part of our strategic planning project to develop a five-year plan for the library. The plan will enable the library to focus resources on services the community needs most. Come give your valuable input on our library’s services.

Fall Storytime begins at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday starting Sept. 18 and running through Nov. 13 in the Children’s Room Storyboat. All ages are welcome to attend and no registration is necessary.

The Friends of the Library hold its monthly meeting at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the library classroom. All members and those interested in becoming members are welcome.

Due to a computer upgrade, the library’s catalog will be unavailable Sept. 19. The library’s web catalog, personal account information, in-house internet computers and downloadable book services will be unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience.

New Young Adult: “Soulbound” by Heather Brewer, “The White Glove War” by Katie Crouch, “Seraphina” by Natasha Friend, “DJ Rising” by Maia Love, “Nevermore: the Final Maximum Ride Adventure” by James Patterson, “The Kill Order” by James Dashner, “Red Heart Tattoo” by Lurlene McDaniel “Such Wicked Intent” by Kenneth Oppel and “Heaven” by Alexandra Adornetto.

New Juvenile: “Thomas & Friends: Risky Rails!” “The Perfect Pumpkin Hunt,” “Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops,” “My Snake Blake,” “The Brixen Witch,” “Horse Camp,” “We’ve Got a Job: the 1963 Birmingham Children’s March,” “Trick of the Tale: A Collection of Trickster Tales,” “Super-sized Slugger,” “Clash of the Class Clowns” and “Penelope Crumb.”

Paperback Fiction: “Leaves of Flame” by Benjamin Tate, “The Gifted: A Novel” by Ann H. Gabhart, “Afraid to Die” by Lisa Jackson, “Wildfire” by Ralph Cotton, “Fifty Shades Darker” by E. L. James, “Going Organic Can Kill You” by Staci McLaughlin, “Summer Days” by Susan Mallery, “Blackhearted Betrayal” by Kasey Mackenzie and “The Meryl Streep Movie Club” by Mia March.

DVDs: “Inspector Lewis: Series 5,” “Madame Bovary,” “The Three Stooges,” “Treasure Island,” “Queen & Country,” “War Horses of WWI,” “Being Human: Season 3,” “Man on a Ledge,” “This Means War,” “One Lucky Elephant,” “Barbarella,” and “Greatest Gangster Films Collection: Humphrey Bogart.”

Nonfiction: “The New Geography of Jobs,” “Christmas Crafts Scandinavian Style,” “The Odyssey of KP2: An Orphan Seal, a Marine Biologist and the Fight to Save a Species,” “Are Your Prescriptions Killing You?: How to Prevent Dangerous Interactions, Avoid Deadly Side Effects, and Be Healthier With Fewer Drugs,” “Raising Beef Cattle for Dummies,” “Make it Your Own: Baths,” and “The Mexican Slow Cooker: Recipes for Mole, Enchiladas, Carnitas, Chile Verde Pork and more favorites.”

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. Check out the library’s website at superiorlibrary.org.

Sue Heskin is the director of the Superior Public Library.

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