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National Business Women's Week

Submitted by Stephanie Orr on Mon, 10/19/2009 - 3:27pm

The week of October 19th - October 25th is National Business Women's Week.  Beginning in 1928, the week celebrates the contributions America's working women to society, the economy, and the family.  It is held annually the third Monday of October with nationwide special activities.  For more information, go to Business and Professional Women/USA,  www.bpwusa.org.  

If you are interested in starting your own business, ask a member of the Jacinto City Branch Library Staff about our Business Collection.  We have books on starting your own business, as well as books to help you with running your business, such as hiring staff and accounting books.  We'll be happy to help you find the books in this collection and put holds on titles you don't see on our shelves.

New Book Stand

Submitted by Stephanie Orr on Fri, 10/09/2009 - 4:32pm

Have you checked out our new book stand lately?  We've received some new titles this week!  If you like Science Fiction or Fantasy, we have the The Very Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction 60th Anniversary Anthology.  We also the Large Print editon of Emily Giffin's Love the One You're With.  Some of the other titles we received this week are William Bernhardt's Capitol Offense and Betsy Tobin's Ice Land.  So stop by and take a look at the new book stand and see what we have!

141st Publication Anniversary of "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Submitted by Stephanie Orr on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 2:20pm

Wednesday, September 30th, is the 141st publication anniversary of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.  The book was originally published on September 30, 1868 and is about the four March sisters: Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy.  It was an immediate success and Ms. Alcott later wrote and second part to the story, Little Men.  The book is still popular today and has been made into films and plays.  Ask the Jacinto City Branch Library Staff about checking out a copy of this great classic!

Young Adult New Book Stands

Submitted by Stephanie Orr on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 1:36pm

Teens, are you looking for something new to read?  Then take a look at our Young Adult New Book Stands in the Teen Central section of the library.  We're always getting new books in every week.  This week have:  Artemis Fowl. [2], The Artic Incident: The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin; Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer;  Prism by Faye and Aliza Kellerman, and many other titles to choose from.  Come and browse the new book stands in the Teen Central area, we always have something new to read!

JC's 2009 Adult ReaderNation Winner

Submitted by Stephanie Orr on Fri, 08/28/2009 - 3:19pm

This years Adult ReaderNation Winner is Alma De Ochoa.  Congratulations Alma!  Alma is a mother and she enjoys bringing her children to the library for activities because they love to read.  She signed up for ReaderNation because she loves to read whether their is a program or not.  What she enjoyed the most this summer was meeting other adults in the program and reading the Twilight series with her daughter.  She plans on using her Amazon.com gift card to purchase the movie and audio of Twilight.  Alma said she always finds what she needs in the library.  She loved the program, was able to meet new people and will participate again next summer.

 

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