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Footnotes from the Library

Nancy Smith We all have our favorite authors. We love the book characters and follow their antics, problems and lives. So let’s take a look at the authors who create these best-selling books: Kathy Reichs: She’s a board-certified forensic anthropologist for the province of Quebec, Canada. She’s also the Chief Medical Examiner for the state…

Footnotes for the Library

Nancy Smith Magazines are surviving dinosaurs. When the digital age zoomed in, the magazines adjusted and got better. Those that didn’t died. Do you subscribe to a magazine? Like the newspapers, you can easily read them on your computer, Kindle or Nook. But there is something nice about thumbing through a magazine. If you walk…

Footnotes from the Library

Lois Anderson May. This is the fifth month of our calendar. Most of us think of the May flowers that follow the April showers but in Arizona, May is usually just the beginning of the long hot summer with or without blooming flowers on those prickly cacti. May. By definition, that word means permission is…

Footnotes from the Library

Marilyn Klooster What is a sharing library? In contrast to a lending library, the SunBird Community Library has no procedures for check-out/return dates for shared books, audiovisuals and puzzles. We trust our residents! What does it mean to share in our library? All residents of SunBird own a share of the library as a source…

Footnotes from the Library

Lois Anderson A few months ago, I was asked to be in charge of the Puzzle section of the SunBird Library. This is what I have discovered. Most people who like to do puzzles think that this activity exercises your brain while it helps use up a few minutes or hours. Those who don’t do…

Footnotes from the library

Nancy Smith Do you remember the first time you voted? I do. It was in my small rural hometown, in the school basement. Paper ballots. My parents were not of the same political persuasion and it made for some interesting discussions. February 15 is President’s Day, a national holiday. It should prompt all of us…

Footnotes from the library

Nancy Smith Do you start the New Year with great resolutions? Easy plans for hopeful solutions? Do you wonder just what the New Year holds as each and every month unfolds? Here’s an idea- no strain, no stress, a trip to the Library for quiet success. Time is so precious, each day and each minute…

Footnotes from the Library

Lois Anderson Fall is in the air! Trees are turning red, orange and yellow as frost turns our cheeks and noses a bright pink. There is a nip in the air. Colorful sweaters, hats and mittens begin to appear. Wait a minute! We live in Arizona! True, the temperatures have left the 110s but there…

Footnotes from the library

Nancy Smith People frequently ask us how many books we have in our Library; 15 years ago it was about 5,000; today it is about 12,000. That is a lot of authors. The newspaper and magazine reviews give us updates on current best sellers, but many readers would like to know a little more about…