27 November 2013

27 November 2013 HAPPY THANKSGIVING! May everyone have a great day with family and friends and join in the celebration in thanks for the bounty which we enjoy in this country. The Library will be closed on Thanksgiving day and we will also close early today so that staff may get home to family to prepare for tomorrow. We will resume regular hours on Friday. The Brown Bag Classics Club is reading the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for the December meeting. While he is best know as the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories and novels, he also wrote about Professor Challenger in his book, "The Lost World". While a fictional character, Sherlock Holmes gets mail from people to this day, asking for his assistance. The mail is delivered to 221B Baker St and is handled by the Sherlock Holmes Society of London. We are getting into the final week of our raffle to support the South County Community Pantry. Remember, for every new item you bring in you can put in an entry. So if you bring in a package with three tubes of toothpaste, that is considered one item. If you bring in three individual bottles of dish soap that is considered as three items as each item is priced as an individual item where the three pack of toothpaste is sold as three tubes. The raffle ends on Sunday, December 8, at 5:00 pm, (closing time of the library), and the drawing will be on Monday, December 9. The need is great and the response has been good. In this final week let the response be great. On Monday, December 2, come in and say hi to Andrea Smalley, our new reference/teen librarian. She is very excited to be coming on board here at Vicksburg and has a good background in reference and teen services. As the Christmas season begins, don't forget the library. A donation to the library can go toward meeting your charitable deductions on your Federal taxes. You can make a donation in memory of a loved one or designate the donation for the purchase in a specific area of library service, i.e. children's, audiobooks, technology, etc. As always, we encourage you to consult your tax preparer. Have a great Holiday and I will write again next week. John