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COMING SOON

Submitted by Janet Gibbons on Tue, 03/08/2011 - 6:40pm

 Long before Claire and Jamie, before Scarlett and Rhett, even before

BOOK SALE

Submitted by Janet Gibbons on Thu, 02/03/2011 - 5:44pm

Please join us Saturday February 5th for our Friends of the Atascocita Library Book Sale.  The sale is open to the public on Saturday, from 10-5 pm.  Those with disabilities may shop starting at 9 am Saturday.  Enjoy great savings on a large variety of books, dvds, cds, and vhs tapes.  Happy shopping!  

 

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LUNCH 'N' LIT AT ATASCOCITA

Submitted by Janet Gibbons on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 12:12pm

Please join us for our monthly book club meeting at the Atascocita Branch Library on Thursday, February 10th at 1:00 pm.  We will be discussing P. D. James' dystopian novel, The Children of Men.   In this suspenseful story, the author envisions society in the year 2021, where there is no hope for a future, ...or is there?     

UNDERSTANDING AUTISM

Submitted by Janet Gibbons on Wed, 11/17/2010 - 2:14pm

A​utism is a puzzling condition in which social and communication skills are affected.  An extraordinary voice has emerged to shed light on what it's like to live with autism, and how to best help individuals with this perplexing and serious disorder.  Temple Grandin, a doctor of animal science, is a best selling author who also happens to be a individual with high-functioning autism.  She describes living with autism as akin to being an "anthropologist on Mars".  Today Grandin is a professor at Colorado State University, where she teaches courses on livestock behavior.  She is noted for her groundbreaking work in the field of animal welfare, as well as for autism advocacy.  Much in demand as a speaker, Temple Grandin will appear at the Future Horizons' and Sensory World's Autism/Asperger's Conference in Galveston Texas on December 17th, 2010.  

Some of Grandin's books include:  

VETERANS DAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Submitted by Janet Gibbons on Wed, 11/10/2010 - 11:48am

Memorable fiction may be different things to different people, but one thing that can make any book striking is the writer's ability to connect with his reader on an emotional level.  Because of this, stories which take place during times of war are often some of the most extraordinary and unforgettable.  Characters in war stories are faced with extreme circumstances, cruel challenges, staggering odds.  Settings are exotic, dangerous, harsh.  Plots contain nail-biting tension, evil, heartbreak.  Sometimes there is a happy ending, sometimes not, and a talented writer keeps his readers in suspense, just as war's outcomes are unpredictable until the last battle.

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