KRAEMER LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTER
BIMONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR November 5, 2013
Help the Library Support Youth
Initiatives
Scanning & Color Copies Now
Available in Library
The Kraemer Library has established a Wish List
on Amazon.com to support youth literary
initiatives. The Wish List can currently be
accessed through Amazon.com (see instructions
below).
The Kraemer Library recently acquired a color
copier / scanner and it is now available for public
use on a self-service basis at the library’s main
desk. Scanning is free of charge, and color copies
are $0.15 each.
 Click on the Wish List dropdown on the right
side of the home page.
 Click Find Wish List or Registry
 Type Kraemer Library in the box and click
Search
 Shop!
Area Literary Events
A link to the Wish List will be posted to the
Kraemer Library website in the near future.
Notecards Available in Library
The Friends of the Kraemer Library and the Old
Franklin Township Historical Society have
collaborated in a project to produce notecards
with historic scenes of Plain. The cards are 5x7
inches and are available in packs of 4. Two cards
portray
the
Kramer
Brothers
store,
circa
1908 and
two cards
portray a view of Main Street looking uphill. The
cards are available for $4 in the library, and
would be a good Christmas or hostess gift.
Friday, November 8 (9 am-5 pm) and Saturday,
November 9 (9 am-1 pm) – Book Sale sponsored
by Friends of the Ruth Culver Community Library.
David Rhodes will appear at Arcadia Books in
Spring Green on Sunday, November 17 at 2 pm
to discuss his novels, Driftless and
Jewelweed. Reservations are required
for his presentation (limit of 4). Call
Arcadia at 608-588-7638 for
reservations.
We welcome any suggestions for
authors or programs you’d like to bring to the
Kraemer Library - contact Carolyn or any library
staff member.
Thanksgiving Factoids, Part I
From:
http://www.theholidayspot.com/thanksgiving/tri
via.htm
 The pilgrims arrived in North America in
December 1620.
 They celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day in
the fall of 1621 at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
 The Pilgrim leader, Governor William
Bradford, had organized the first
Thanksgiving feast in 1621 and invited the
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neighboring Wampanoag Indians also to the
feast.
Author Profile: Orson Scott Card
Science fiction fans are probably aware of the
recently-released film “Ender’s Game,” based on
the 1985 novel by Orson Scott Card (Kraemer
Library has ordered a copy), but may not be
familiar with the author’s
background.
Card is a native of Washington
State and has lived in
California, Arizona, and Utah.
He is a distant relative of
Brigham Young, and as a practicing Mormon,
spent time in Brazil in the early 1970s as part of
his LDS mission. He began his writing career as a
poet and worked in the theater adapting fiction
for scripts. Card is best known for his science
fiction works, but writes in several different
genres: young adult, contemporary fantasy,
frontier fantasy, biblical novels, and plays and
scripts.
Card’s well-known novel Ender’s Game and its
sequel Speaker for the Dead won both the Hugo
and Nebula awards. Over the years, he has been
protective of film rights and artistic control over
his works, and actually wrote the screenplay for
“Ender’s Game.”
In summary, Card is known for engrossing and
moral stories, his provocative view of a world in
which individuals can make a difference. He often
uses children faced with moral and ethical issues
as primary characters (as in Ender’s Game).
Common themes are family, duty, sacrifice, and
the battle between good and evil.
Science fiction authors similar to Card would be
Nancy Kress, Patricia C. Wrede, Gilbert Morris,
Robert Jordan, and George R.R. Martin.
DIY Kraemer Library Holiday
Craft Series Kicks Off Nov 8
Explore sewing and other crafts this fall with a
friend at the Kraemer Library and create a
beautiful gift for yourself or for a lucky someone.
Denise Halada will be our first presenter from
6:30–9:30 pm on Friday,
November 8. Denise will
help us make a lovely
reversible apron with
bottom ruffle. Denise
Halada has owned "Denise's
Niche," a custom sewing
and sewing instruction
business for over 15 years.
She has also taught sewing
classes through Madison
College for the last 13 years
and is a member of the
American Sewing Guild. If we fill the November 8
class, then Denise would also like to help us make
felted wool mittens and a blue jean purse this fall
as well.
Preregister by calling the library at 546-4201 or
emailing the library at: [email protected].
Participation is free but you will be asked to bring
your sewing machine and necessary supplies for
each craft.
Newly Received Children’s Titles
The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by
Kathi Appelt Ages 8-12
Peck, Peck, Peck by Lucy Cousins Ages 3-7
From Norvelt to Nowhere by Jack Gantos Ages
10-14
The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by
Richard Peck Ages 8-12
Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills Ages 4-8
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