The library needs your help. On March 4, we are asking for your yes vote on the renewal levy of .60 mills. This levy has been in place since 1978 and is a very important part of our budget. In the last few years we have made some significant changes to our building. Feedback from patrons has all been positive.
This year the roof needs to be replaced on the main part of the building and the computer system needs to be updated — both expensive projects.
The library offers a wide variety of services from tax forms and genealogy materials to puppets and the summer reading program. Where else can the whole family visit and find something to interest every member. For just pennies a day, everyone in the community has access to all of these services.
Remember — vote yes on March 4.
Two video titles were added to our collection this month:
Service With Honor: Last Chopper Out, Service With Honor: War in the Skies.
30 DVD titles were added to our collection this month:
Animal Clinic, Balls of Fury, The Bourne Ultimatum, Call of the Wild, Clifford the Big Red Dog: Be My Big Red Valentine, Clifford the Big Red Dog: Playtime With Clifford, Curious George: Rocket Ride and Other Adventures, Golden Door,  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, High School Musical 2, Hip Hop Harry: Fun With Friends, The Honeymooners, Hot Rod, Madea’s Family Reunion, Miracle Dogs Too, Mr. Woodcock, Paradise Texas, The Pink Panther, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Rescue Dawn, Rush Hour 3, Seemore’s Playhouse: Fire Safety, Dental Visits, Sentimental Reflections: America’s Heritage in Story, Scenery and Song, The Simpsons Movie, Star Wars IV: A New Hope, Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi, Stardust, Transformers, Underdog.

Fiction
Wild Inferno — Sandi Ault
When a wildfire erupts on the Southern Ute Reservation, Jamaica Wild risks her safety to go after a Ute man named Grampa Ned who wandered into the area, leaving no trace. Before she can find him, a firestorm forces her to run for her life. Jamaica discovers a firefighter smoldering on the side of the road. The man, part of a hotshot crew trapped in the burn area, sputters a cryptic message before losing consciousness. Soon Jamaica’s relentless pursuit of clues plunges her into peril. As the fire blazes and the area becomes a war zone with thundering helicopters and armies of firefighters, Jamaica unravels riddles while eluding an armed stalker.
Fathers and Sons — Jo Bannister
Agnes knew her fiancé Robin Firth had a failed marriage behind him. But until the night the police called she had no idea  how directly his past would affect her. When Robin’s son is blamed for a fatal car crash, amnesia prevents Mouse from remembering what happened in the car and his refusal to believe he was drunk. Then the village church burns down and suspicion falls on Mouse. Reluctantly, Agnes is drawn into events more complex — and more threatening — than she could ever have foreseen.
Firefly Lane — Kristin Hannah
Tully Hart and Kate Mularkey come from different backgrounds: Vivacious Tully  has been abandoned by her hippie mother, while studious Kate comes from a stable and loving family. They make a pact to be best friends forever. For thirty years, Tully and Kate buoy each other through life, weathering the storms of friendship — jealousy, anger, hurt, resentment. They think they’ve survived it all until a single act of betrayal tears them apart … and puts their courage and friendship to the ultimate test.
Pushing Up Daisies — Rosemary Harris
Meet Paula Holliday, a transplanted media exec who trades her stilettos for garden clogs when she makes the move from the big city to the suburbs to start a gardening business. Paula can handle deer, slugs, and the occasional human pest — but she’s not prepared for the mummified body she finds while restoring the gardens at Halcyon, a local landmark. Casual snooping turns serious when a body is impaled on a garden tool and one of Paula’s friends is arrested for the crime. Aided by an aging rocker, a wise-cracking former colleague, and a Mexican laborer, Paula digs for the truth and unearths more dirty business the town has kept buried for years.
Sizzle and Burn — Jayne Ann Krentz
Raine Tallentyre hears voices, which are now telling her that someone is being held hostage in the basement of her Aunt Vella’s home. Raine’s quick thinking saves the young woman’s life, and although the local police might be skeptical of her gift, private investigator Zack isn’t, because he sees visions. Zack wants Raine to team up with him and work for the Arcane Society, investigating the disappearance of scientist Dr. Lawrence Quinn, who just happened to be in town the same day Raine’s aunt died. Raine has some trust issues with the Arcane Society, but when she becomes the target of a clever killer, she doesn’t need her unique gift to know that working with Zack  might be the only way out of danger.
Ice Trap — Kitty Sewell
At the height of his career, a British surgeon has found success in both the hospital and at home. Suddenly, the delicate equilibrium of his home life is blown apart by the arrival of shocking news. Deep in the desolate sub-Arctic wilderness of Canada where Dr. Woodruff lived and worked years before, a woman claims he is the father of her thirteen-year-old twins. Woodruff knows it cannot be true — but DNA tests don’t lie. To make sense of the impossible, he must return to the town of Moose Creek, where no rules and few laws apply. But the people he once knew in that godforsaken place guard secrets of their own and no one — least of all the ruthless woman at the dark core of this malestrom — will help him uncover the truth.
Non-Fiction
Chronic Crisis —  Selvoy Fillerup
This book is a straightforward, accessible, and directly to the point look at the real issues affecting the United States’ healthcare market. The author provides easy explanations of industry-specific terms, a thoroughly researched review of several nations’ successful healthcare delivery systems, and a brief gaze at the hole into which the U.S. health insurance industry is presently sliding. He gives his perspective regarding reform and a list of secondary economic and social benefits that accompany any truly sustainable universal healthcare system.
Kiss of a Dolphin — Tom Tuohy
This is the story of Dreams for Kids. It is a story of compassion, acceptance, and love — the innate qualities of a dolphin. These moving, real-life stories of children who have been given an opportunity to achieve what they thought impossible, take us on a journey of courage and determination. With the compassion and acceptance of others, these children found the courage to refuse to allow the circumstances of their lives determine the quality of their days. Children came from the sidelines of life to sail, golf, water-ski, and play sports that previously existed only in their dreams, and were met with the grace of idols and everyday people, who unselfishly gave their time and their hearts. Dreams for Kids has empowered and positively influenced more than 20,000 children.
Living Well: 21 days to transform your life, super-charge your health and feel spectacular — Montel Williams
Montel imparts his personal recipe for healthy and happy living, and shares his 21-day Living Well Food and Workout Program — a hard-hitting, three-phased health plan consisting of diet changes, simple exercise regimes, and a new outlook on how you and your family can eat well to live well. He also explains the science behind the plan, with interviews of a global “SWAT team” of doctors, scientists and university researchers on nutrition and fitness. Throughout, he reveals the amazing effects of eating whole, raw and natural foods and of getting regular exercise — a prescription for living well that truly comes from nature, not the drug store.

March 2008
Memorials
American Country Churches — William Morgan. In memory of: Helen Brenneman. Given by: Diane and Roger Pothast, Jane and Paul Sadler.
Quack — Phyllis Root. Hop! — Phyllis Root. Nobunny’s Perfect — Anna Dewdney. Wee Little Chick — Lauren Thompson. Sleepytime. In memory of: Miley Haunhorst and in honor of: Chad Haunhorst Family. Given by: Sandy Benroth Family.

Donations:
1 year subscription to The Catholic Chronicle, Lent and Easter With Mary — Thomas Craughwell, The Everything Mary Book — Jenny Schroedel and John Schroedel, The Everything Jesus Book — Jon Kennedy, Marriage As Gift: A Catholic Approach — Josephine Robinson. Donated by: Catholic Daughters of America 06/06.

From the Children’s Corner:
Emily’s Magic Words by Cindy Post Senning and Peggy Post
Familiar authors may give away the subject of this amusing story: manners! Emily has just five magic words or phrases, but these simple terms can put smiles on people’s faces, open doors and help you make friends. What are the magic words? You’ll have to read to find out. Try this cute, simple excellent read for an important lesson.
Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton
Who doesn’t know and can sing along with the familiar words to the timeless song made unforgettable by the musical group ‘Peter, Paul and Mary’? This beautiful picture book introduces the story of Puff to a whole new generation of children. Puff and Little Jacky Paper are childhood friends who share imaginative adventures until that tragic day when Jackie grows up. Though the song ends here, Eric Puybaret infuses hope that all is not lost for Puff in his final illustration. Check it out!
Maybelle in the Soup by Katie Speck
Maybelle is a cockroach and her friend Henry is a flea. Together they live with Myrtle and Herbert Peabody. Maybelle knows the rules: ‘when it’s light, stay out of sight’, ‘if you’re spied, better hide,’ and ‘never meet with human feet’. But she’s tired of leftovers. Just once, she’d like to taste food before it hits the floor. The Peabodys are having company, so Maybelle decides to break the rules. This is a humorous ‘third-grade reader’ with simple chapters.
The Traitors’ Gate by Avi
Avi’s story takes place in 19th century London — a seedy, smelly, poverty-stricken environment, the perfect surroundings for a tale of traitors, spies and mystery. John Huffman’s father is put in prison for his gambling debt, and under suspicion of selling the secret to a navy weapon. A cast of characters includes the one-legged Sergeant Muldspoon, John’s best friend Sary the Sneak, Chief Inspector Ratchet of Scotland Yard and Lady Euphemia Huffman who is rich but won’t  pay the father’s debt. Lots of suspense and danger surrounds John and Sary as they unravel the mystery and try to free his father.
Pee-Yew! by Mike Artell
This book claims to hold the ‘Stinkiest, Smelliest Animals, Insects and Plants on Earth’. Do you know how turkey vultures chase away predators? Do you know how far a skunk can squirt its smell? What is it about smelling bad that makes these plants, animals and insects important to nature? Dive into this interesting read but, pay attention to the warning in the front: you WILL be reading about VERY disgusting things. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.