Polk County Public Library

Library Closing

cindy — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:51:33 +0000

Please note: The library will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2013, in honor of Memorial Day.

cindy — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:41:49 +0000

cindy — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:40:48 +0000

New Juvenile and Young Adult Books

cindy — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:09:49 +0000

We got several new books in this week!

Juvenile Fiction:
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel
Pickle: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School by Kimberly Baker

Juvenile Nonfiction:
The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum by Candace Fleming
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, and Treachery by Steve Sheinkin

Young Adult Fiction:
The Hush, Hush Saga (Hush, Hush, Crescendo, Silence, and Finale) by Becca Fitzpatrick
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Prodigy by Marie Lu
The Elite by Kiera Cass

Young Adult Nonfiction:
Every Bone Tells a Story: Hominin Discoveries, Deductions, and Debates by Jill Rubalcaba and Peter Robertshaw
Lincoln’s Last Days: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever by Bill O’Reilly and Dwight Jon Zimmerman

Young Adult Graphic Novels:
My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon by Matt Fraction

New Materials

cindy — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:08:31 +0000

Here is a list of some of the new items added to our collection this week. Come by the library to check out what other new things we have added.

Fiction
Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austin by Syrie James
Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer
These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf

Non-Fiction
Hounded: The Lowdown on Life from Three Dachshunds by Matt Ziselman
Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV by Brian Stelter
Unsinkable by Debbie Reynolds
Until There is a Cure: The Latest and Greatest in Diabetes Self-Care by Gary Scheiner
The Wow Factor: Insider Style Secrets for Every Body and Every Budget by Jacqui Stafford

DVD’s
True Blood, Season Two, Three and Four

Preschool Storytime: Margaret Wise Brown’s Birthday

cindy — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:14:23 +0000

Tuesday, May 21st
10:30am

Margaret Wise Brown wrote hundreds of books and stories during her life. Join us in the Children’s Area to hear some of her classics and make a fun craft!

2013 Summer Reading Program

cindy — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:52:35 +0000

Come “Dig Into Reading” with us this summer!
This program is suitable for all ages.
Make sure you register and receive your reading log!
Registration begins Monday, June 3rd.
Bring your completed reading log to the library between August 5th-23rd to receive a prize AND be entered to win the grand prize.
First program June 18th!
Events continue throughout June and July, with a wrap-up party at Harmon Field on August 6th.

Preschool Storytime: Turtles

cindy — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:48:56 +0000

Tuesday, May 14th
10:30 am

Join us in the children’s area for stories and songs.
We’ll also make a yummy snack!

Friends of the Library Silent Auction

cindy — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:35:57 +0000

The silent auction books for May are:

Southern Table by Frank Stitt

Frederic Remington by Philip R. St.Clair

Southern Living – Courtyards to Country Gardens by Todd A. Steadman

Tutankhamun: His Tomb and It’s Treasures by I. E. S. Edwards

The Story of Painting: From Cave Painting To Modern Times by H. W. Janson and Dora Jane Janson

New Book on Polk County Libraries available

cindy — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:20:38 +0000

The Friends of the Polk County Public Library (FOPCPL) Board has sponsored a book, entitled Libraries of Polk County, A History, that includes stories of how all the PC libraries came into being from the Sidney Lanier Library of the late 1800s to the modern Polk County Public Library finished in 2006. It is prepared to inform as well as to celebrate the many individuals who have given so much of themselves to provide good literature, sources of information, cultural enrichment, and entertainment to the community by developing and supporting libraries in the area. It is offered as a public service and is not a money making project for the author, Marian Bryan, or for the FOPCPL Board. The book sells for $15.00 and is available at the Circulation Desks of the Polk County and Saluda Public Libraries.