“LIBRARY: Accessible storage for all human knowledge

and wisdom.” ~ John D Waterman

�OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Carbondale Public Library provides resources and services to

support the educational, informational, cultural, and recreational needs of its community.

“Senior C�ffee Club” returns Sept 2 @9:30a. Kim King-Wrenn of the

Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge will be our guest.

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Feel free to join our Wednesday N��N Book Club,

the second Wednesday of each month.

����SEPTEMBER 10 ~ translated by Benjamin Jowett:

The Dialogues of Plato

����OCTOBER 8 ~ Stephen Greenblatt: The Swerve:

How the World Became Modern

See Librarians,

Mary Stoner or Lori Torbeck

for more details on any of

these programs.

Art in the

Library

Are you an artist in search of exhibit

space? If so, talk to Patrick King,

our Volunteer Coordinator. We want

to continue to exhibit artwork. Our previous

exhibits have been well received.�

September/October 2014

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So, how is the new catalog working out for every-

body? We’re learning with you, so feel free to ask

questions and share tips!

Trivia Question: Trivia Question: Trivia Question: Trivia Question:

According to the American Library

Association, Judy Blume has the dubi-

ous distinction of being the most banned/

challenged author of the 20th century.

What author comes in at Number 2?

(Answer on page 2)

Clothesline Art by Ellen Paprocki, on display until October 1

C�ming soon ….

www.carbondalepubliclibrary.org

The newest face @Circulation is

Melissa Calvert.

Say hello when you come in!

Sept 29 - Nov 5, M W 4-5:30

Contact Wendy Schoof wschoof@carbondale.lib.il.us

for details/information.

Beginning in October

Contact Patrick King —

pking@carbondale.lib.il.us

for details/information�

Check our website and in-house flyers

for C�mputer Help times and topics.

Call or email Wendy, our

technology consultant wschoof@carbondale.lib.il.us

with any questions you have.

FICTION

The Ghost in the Electric

Blue Suit

~ Graham Joyce (F JOY)

Invisible City

~ Julia Dahl

(MYS DAH)

NON- FICTION

Diary of a Mad Diva

~ Joan Rivers (814.54 RIV)

The Mockingbird Next Door:

Life with Harper Lee ~ Marja

Mills (921 LEE, Harper)

CHILDREN

The Glass Sentence

~ S E Grove (J GRO)

Midwestern Birds:

A Backyard Guide ~ Bill Thompson

(J 598.072 THO)

L i b r a r i e s i n

t h e N e w s …

����Born to Write? Bruce Springsteen to Publish

a Children's Book (by Annalisa Quinn, WCAI/

NPR) http://capeandislands.org/post/book-news-

born-write-bruce-springsteen-publish-childrens-

book

����Little Free Library system spreads book love

in Butte County (by Ashley Gebb, Oroville CA

Mercury-Register) http://www.orovillemr.com/

news/ci_26427803/little-free-library-system-

spreads-book-love-butte

�Florida Polytechnic University is Ditching

Books http://krvn.com/news/national/index.php?

more=34989882

On the NEW Shelves

CLOSINGS:

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Answer to Trivia Question:

Stephen King

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September 1

September is

SHAMELESS

PROMOTION

MONTH Wherever you see this �

it indicates an original

in-house program, and

shameless self-

congratulatory pats on

the back follow!

Have you seen or heard about an item CPL

does not yet have on its shelves? In addition

to requesting through Inter-library Loan, you

are welcome to fill out a �Request slip (ask

at the Circulation Desk) and we’ll work on

getting it!

SEPT 6

Mon & Wed

4-5:30p

5-8 grades

In lieu of

“Startling

Stats,”

let’s re-

view some

of 2008-

09’s UN-

September is SHAMELESS

PROMOTION MONTH

Wherever you see this �

self-congratulation follows!

will be CLOSED to the public,

January 6—10, 2014, for carpeting and repair work.

The book drop will be open. We’ll be extending due dates so that items

won’t be due during the days we’re closed. You’ll have extra time to pick up

any items you’ve placed on hold as well. Staff will be available to answer the

phone after 10 a.m. each day. We plan to re-open on Saturday, January 11. If

complications delay our re-opening, we will update our phone message, Web

and Facebook pages.

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