The Bookmobile will not be at any stops this week for scheduled maintenance. We will resume a normal schedule Tuesday, May 28.

On the Shelf: Take Me Out to the Ballgame

The boys of summerWait till next year : a memoirBunts : Curt Flood, Camden Yards, Pete Rose and other reflections on baseballGeorge Brett : from here to CooperstownI never had it made : an autobiography

Simple Discoveries

Plant pic blog

Gardening with Drip Irrigation

I decided to share some of my personal gardening endeavors from the last couple of months. Gardening is one of my favorite past-times. It is such a satisfying feeling to know the plant I started  from seed has now sprouted into flowers or vegetables as a direct result from the nurturing and care I have [...]

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Curate This! The genius of our Age

Come into the gallery today. Talented teens with an interest in the arts have created a well thought-out exhibit focusing on the individual. Participants in our Curate This! program receive real-life training for possible careers as museum directors, curators or archivists. Learn more about this library outreach effort.

A Grand Complication

An Obsession with Time in The Grand Complication: The Race to Build the World’s Most Legendary Watch

James Ward Packard was one of the men behind the luxurious Packard Automobile Company and was an inventor who made millions, though he had one underlying passion- watches. Pocket watches were marvels of invention that could go beyond telling time and have additional functions called complications like sunrise times and celestial movements. Packard contracted with Patek Philippe, a premier watch maker, to design watches referred to as grande complications because of their multiple complications.

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May 2013 Teen Schedule

Teens can find something to do at the library every week. Here’s a rundown of teen events scheduled this month. See you at the library for some fun, games and hanging with friends.