Summer Reading Calendars
One World … Many Stories —– printable calendars are now available online by clicking on the link under “What’s Going On.”
Connie Heider To Retire
After 28 dedicated and faithful years, Connie Heider will retire May 28th, 2011.
To honor her service, the library will host a reception on Monday, May 23rd from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please stop by and congratulate Connie on her upcoming retirement. If you wish, you may bring a ”best wishes” card to the library between the 23rd and the 28th or mail it to: Connie Heider, c/o Atchison Public LIbrary, 401 Kansas Ave., Atchison, KS 66002.
Many, many folks have been blessed with Connie’s ever-smiling face, caring attitude and enthusiasm for her work. Please make it a point to thank her and wish her well.
Afternoon Tea and Super Heros
A Reception Honoring Herman and Tillie Feldman
Please join us on Tuesday, May 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to celebrate and remember the Feldmans by sharing your memories of them and visiting with their children.
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New Fiction- New DVDs
- Bedlam. , [videorecording] /, Season 1, a Red Production Company ; written and created by Neil Jones, David Allison and Chris Parker ; directed by John Strickland and Alrick Riley ; produced by Matthew Bird.
- 1Q84 , [sound recording] /, Haruki Murakami ; translated by Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel.
- The Civil War , [videorecording] /, a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV ; producers, Ken Burns and Ric Burns ; writers, Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns, Ken Burns.
- Tales of terror, the pit and the pendulum, the raven , [videorecording] .
- Ghost hunter collection , [DVD videorecording] /, Echo Bridge Home Entertainment.
- New Nonfiction
- Westmoreland : , the general who lost Vietnam /, Lewis Sorley.
- Folks, this ain't normal : , a farmer's advice for happier hens, healthier people, and a better world /, Joel Salatin.
- What's a homeowner to do? / , Stephen Fanuka and Edward Lewine.
- A universe from nothing : , why there is something rather than nothing /, Lawrence M. Krauss ; with an afterword by Richard Dawkins.
- Tales from the sustainable underground : , a wild journey with people who care more about the planet than the law /, Stephen Hren ; [foreword by Lyle Estill].
- New Large Print
- New Young Adult
- New Audiobooks
- Private , [sound recording] :, #1 suspect /, James Patterson [and Maxine Paetro].
- Seriously-- I'm kidding , [sound recording] /, Ellen DeGeneres.
- 77 Shadow Street , [sound recording] :, (a novel) /, Dean Koontz.
- 1861 , [sound recording] :, the Civil War awakening /, Adam Goodheart.
- Mr. Fox , [sound recording] /, Helen Oyeyemi.
- New Children’s