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December 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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4 Story Hour 9:30 a.m.

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December 2012

Vol. 13, Issue 12

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Knowledge.

Inspiration.

Connection.

Find it @ the

Demmer

Hours

Monday 9 -8

Tuesday 9 – 5

Wednesday 9 – 8

Thursday 9 – 5

Friday 9 – 5

Saturday 9 – 2

Contact

Phone : 715– 546–3391

Fax : 715– 546–2930

www.demmerlibrary.org

In this issue:

Book Discussion 2

Book Review 2

Richard P. Evans 2

Booking Ahead 3

Snow Time 4

Story Hour 4

Choose a Book 5

Coming Soon 6

Survey 7

Demmer Memorial Library, Three Lakes, Wisconsin 54562

Story Hour will

resume on January 8th

December is National Read a New Book Month

Open up your mind and let your imagination wander this December during National Read a New

Book month. Reading is a vital part in everyone’s life, whether you are a child or an adult, reading a

book can help your communication skills as well as your vocabulary. Reading should begin at a

young age, by reading stories to your child at night time and teaching them how to recite the alphabet

and sound out words. Once you learn how to read you never forget. It can also help to further your

education or your career. So check-out a new book today!

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BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS –––– THE OTHER CHANNELTHE OTHER CHANNELTHE OTHER CHANNELTHE OTHER CHANNEL

The Books-the-Other Channel book discussion

group will discuss Looking for Alaska by John Green

on Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in

the lower level of the library.

So many

books …

so little

time.

A BookwormA BookwormA BookwormA Bookworm’’’’s Views Views Views View

Talented author Richard Paul Evans has done it again

with his latest Christmas novella “A Winter Dream.”

This amazing tale of jealousy, redemption and

forgiveness is destined to be another bestselling

book. The story is about Joseph Jacobson and the

path his life takes when his own brothers plot

against him. This novella is a modern twist on the

biblical story of Joseph and the coat of many colors.

- Anonymous

Richard Paul Evans is the #1 bestselling author of The Christmas Box. Each of his eighteen novels has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list; there are more than 14 million copies of his books in print worldwide. His books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages, and several have been international bestsellers.

Evans has won the American Mothers book award, two first place Storytelling World awards, The Romantic Times Best Women’s Novel of the Year Award, the German Leserpreis Gold Award for Romance, and the Religion Communicator’s Council’s Wilbur Award. Four of Evans’s books have been produced as television movies. Evans received the Washington Times Humanitarian of the Century Award and the Volunteers of America National Empathy Award for his work helping abused children.

Evans lives in Salt Lake City with his wife, Keri, and their five children. Visit the author’s website to download two of his books for free.

The Quotable Evans http://www.richardpaulevans.com/i/r/the-quotable-evans

Recipes From Promise Me http://www.richardpaulevans.com/i/r/promise-me-recipes

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Booking Ahead High Interest Titles to Be Published in February

Give Us a Call to Put Your Name on the List - (715) 546-3391

Library Holiday Hours

Merry Christmas! Closed Monday, December 24th

Closed Tuesday, December 25th

Happy New Year! Open Monday, December 31st from 9:00 a.m. to noon

Closed Tuesday, January 1st

We are open regularly scheduled hours on other dates.

Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson

The Sins of the Mother by Danielle Steel

Calculated in Death by J.D. Robb

Extinction by Mark Alpert

Guilt by Jonathan Kellerman

Hit Me by Lawrence Block

The Night Ranger by Alex Berenson

Touch and Go by Lisa Gardner

Unbreakable by Nancy Mehl

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Story Hour 2012 Story Hour 2012 Story Hour 2012 Story Hour 2012 –––– 2013 2013 2013 2013

Come Read With Us!Come Read With Us!Come Read With Us!Come Read With Us! TuesdaysTuesdaysTuesdaysTuesdays at 9:30 a.m. at 9:30 a.m. at 9:30 a.m. at 9:30 a.m.

at the Demmer Library Lower Levelat the Demmer Library Lower Levelat the Demmer Library Lower Levelat the Demmer Library Lower Level

WednesdaysWednesdaysWednesdaysWednesdays at 8:30 a.m. at 8:30 a.m. at 8:30 a.m. at 8:30 a.m.

at the Sugar Camp Elementary School 4K Roomat the Sugar Camp Elementary School 4K Roomat the Sugar Camp Elementary School 4K Roomat the Sugar Camp Elementary School 4K Room Story Hour is a free program open to preschool age children. Registration

forms may be picked up at the Demmer Library Circulation Desk. For more information please contact Charlotte at 715-546-3391.

Are You Ready for Snow?

How do you know it’s winter? 508 FOW Winter weather YTH 551.6 MAS

Explore winter! : 25 great ways to learn about winter YTH 508 AND

Snow Play: how to make forts & slides & winter campfires… 796.9 RAL

15 min. outside: 365 ways to get out of the house and connect with your kids 790.1 COH PC

Fun Christmas crafts to make & bake YTH 745.59412 RIG

Crafts to make in the winter YTH 745.5 ROS

Ice fishing: the ultimate guide 799.122 ALL

Figure skating YTH 796.912 GUS

Ice hockey & curling YTH 796.962 JOH

Snowboard 796.939 GUS

Alpine & freestyle skiing YTH 796.935 BUR

Biathlon, cross-country, ski jumping & Nordic combined YTH 796.932 BUR

Bobsleigh, luge & skeleton YTH 796.95 JOH

Got Legos?

In anticipation of starting a Lego club at the library…is there anyone who

would like to donate Legos, and/or clear plastic covered totes to store the

Legos? Please contact the Library for more information.

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Having trouble choosing your next book? Use These Helpful Sites to Guide You

Novelist Plus can be reached from our website www.demmerlibrary.org under the headline “Online Resources” click on the link Novelist Plus. Looking for more books like your favorites? Want to find a new author? Can’t remember all the titles in a series? NoveList Plus has the answers! The Demmer Library provides reading recommendations from NoveList right inside our catalog – just search for a book in the catalog and look for the “From NoveList” area. Or visit the Demmer Library and ask a librarian!

www.whichbook.net is a unique site for choosing what to read.

If you're not good at remembering book titles, or if you are the sort of reader who likes to choose by browsing around a little and seeing what tempts you, Whichbook is the perfect solution to help you find what you are looking for.

Everyone has their favorite writers who can be trusted to deliver the goods. But there are thousands of books out there. One of those might satisfy you even more but how can you tell? Whichbook enables you to search for a book that up to now may only have existed in your own mind! Move the sliders to express what you’re looking for and see what comes up. Scroll down to see all the books which match your chosen sliders or click Find similar to see books which match the specific title most closely. If you don't like any of the books offered, change your choices and try again - there are millions of different individual permutations possible.

If you know you want a particular genre - crime, say, or fantasy – there are lots of websites to give you information. But what are the things readers long to know and are unable to find out? Whichbook offers choices which are not available anywhere else – mood, emotion, plot shape, type of main character, country the book is set in, etc.

www.whatshouldireadnext.com is an easy to use database where you type the title or author of a

book that you liked and then you will receive a list of other books that are similar.

Don’t forget to ask a Librarian to suggest a good book for you to read!

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“Coming Soon…”

In January, the libraries in the Wisconsin Valley Library Service will begin using new library catalog software.

The new software will have a new look, and have many more features that will help you easily find the materials

you need.

The new software, known as “Sierra,” will offer simplified searching options that will allow you to search for an

author, subject or title from the same search box, much like how Google works. You will not need to know exact

spellings of author names or titles to find books… Sierra will offer search suggestions that will help you find

exactly what you’re looking for. Sierra also allows you to see all the books you’ve checked out on a reading list.

In addition to receiving phone messages and email messages, with Sierra you will be able to receive text

messages when books you have requested are ready to be picked up or if you have a book that’s due.

Watch for the new Sierra System coming soon, to your Demmer Library!

Get Cozy with a Good Story!

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Christmas CD’s to Get You in the Spirit

Christmas by Michael Buble’ CD 606 HOL

A Disney Channel Holiday CD 545 HOL

Wintersong by Sarah Mclachlan CD 451 HOL

Oh For Joy by David Crowder Band CD 605 HOL

Noel by Josh Groban CD 484 HOL

Christmas Song by Mannheim Steamroller CD 481 HOL

Brad Paisley Christmas CD 456 HOL

James Taylor at Christmas CD 453 HOL

Please Cut Out & Return Completed Survey to the Demmer Library for a chance to win a prize!

Library Programming Survey (please check boxes of all that apply)

Which type of free library programs have you attended during the past year?

Kid’s Summer Reading � Story Hour � Nature � Travel � Craft Workshops � Contests �

Which type of free programs would you like to see offered at the library in the future?

Nature � Travel � Craft Workshops � Contests � Educational Workshops � Other _________

Comments/Suggested Programming Topics:

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