Ghosts and goblins, zombies and monsters, angels and devils, superheroes, ballerinas and fairies - get ready to see them all on Thursday as they trick or treat at the library from 5 to 7 p.m. There are many places for them to visit so parents and drivers be especially alert Thursday late afternoon and evening. The Ridge Church is also hosting a Halloween event and I fear there may be a lot of children crossing the street between the church and the library.
Many of you have inquired as to why I have not had a column in the paper for the past two weeks.
Two weeks ago I literally could not think of anything to write about that I hadn’t written about before. Last weekend I made a trip to St. Louis to visit my children and grandchildren. In order to spend time with everyone - I have four sons and three grandchildren there - I was constantly on the move. It is always good to see them and looking forward to their coming herefor Thanksgiving!
Saturday, I went book shopping and I fi nally gave in after several requests and purchased a couple of Duck Dynasty books - “Happy, Happy, Happy” and “The Duck Commander Family.” I am hoping someone will donate a copy of
“Si-cology 1: Tales and Wisdom from Duck Dynasty’s Favorite Uncle” after they have read it.
With the purchase of Debbie Macomber’s “Starry Night,” the library now has eight of the top 15 books on the New York Times Best Seller List for adult fi ction this week.
John Grisham’s latest, “Sycamore Row,” will be available for checkout late this week. “Allegiant,” the final book in the Divergent trilogy, is available for check-out.
There was an articlein the April 2013 issue of Woman’s Day magazine titled Help Your Library Thrive. The condensed version is:
1) Get a card - and then use it!
2) Donate Your Change - drop your change in a donation jar at the check out desk. We will have one located next to the free candy container.
3) Supply a subscription.
Check with the librarian to see what the library could use.
4) Support book sales, which I am pleased to say our community does.
5) Remind your representatives - Share how much the library means to you by emailing or calling your city council member, etc. (Their telephone numbers can be found elsewhere in this newspaper.) This is of particular importance now that we are asking the council to approve our 2014 budget as well as authorize funding to hire two part-time persons for the library.
Many of you have toldus that you would like to see us open more hours.
Additional paid personnel would allow that to happen. New library cards are being issued each week. Many of you are taking advantage of our computers or are bringing your lap tops and working in the Quiet Room, etc. in the library. Many parents are reading to their children now that we have a larger children’s area. The sofa and chairs in the building are proving to be a good place for patrons to sit and peruse a book or visit with another patron.
Come by and see what we have to o◊er.
See you at the library!
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Editor’s note: Peggy Maddox is the librarian of the Pea Ridge Community Library. She can be reached at the library at 451-8442 or by mail at P.O. Box 9, Pea Ridge, AR 72751. Library hours are 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m.
Wednesday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday. The library web site is www.pearigecommunitylibrary.org.
Opinion, Pages 4 on 10/30/2013