Princeton Public Library
the Director’s desk...Brenda Williams
The holidays are behind us and the New Year has
begun and may it be a good year for you and your
family.
Youth Services...April Yockey
During inclement weather, listen to WRAY,
check our Facebook page, or receive text
alerts for library hour changes.
Cathy’s Corner...book reviews
If increasing your brain power is one of your New Year’s The tragic lives of families involved in drug abuse and crime are
resolutions, then the library is the right place to be.
hard to read, yet Bryn Greenwood has managed to make a realistic
The Youth Department’s non-fiction shelves are ready for approach in All the ugly and wonderful things. The love story of
One of the first thoughts, unfortunately, is filing your you to explore with many new titles on a wide array of
Wavy and Kellan shines throughout the heartbreaking truth of
income tax returns. We will again be hosting AARP topics. If your child is writing a report or other
survival in a brutal world. This book does contain graphic scenes
volunteers who will be figuring the taxes for the
homework project, we offer the use of many resources
and may be too painful for some readers, but is recommended
elderly and low income families free of charge. We
and reference tools to aid them in their academic success. highly as an excellent story.
will do two pre-registration dates in January and the
Readers of all ages can enjoy the pictures in our
New books: Whole town’s talking by Fannie Flagg, Night school
AARP volunteers will be starting in February. If you non-fiction book section even if the book is at a different
by Lee Child, Fates and traitors by Jennifer Chiaverini, Denim and
or your representative can not come to one of the
reading level. It is never too early to share the joy of
lace by Diana Palmer, Bone collection by Kathy Reichs, Ben-Hur
pre-registration days, you can always sign up on a day books with young readers.
by Carol Wallace, Mistletoe secret by Richard Paul Evans, Award
they are here. Check the calendar for the dates of the
Here are some popular new titles from our non-fiction
by Danielle Steel, Order to kill by Vince Flynn, and Baxter family
pre-registration and tax sessions. We will put the tax
section: What Would You Do? by Linda Schwartz –
Christmas by Karen Kingsbury.
forms out as soon as we receive them in January.
tackles tricky everyday situations that your child may
Before Hoosiers: Native American people had been living in preRemember the library may not be open during bad
face and gives some of the best ways to handle them.
sent day Indiana for thousands of years, according to Early Peoples
weather-heavy snow and icy roads. We will inform
Last of the Giants by Jeff Campbell- chronicles the rise
of Indiana. Archeologists have detailed distinctive tribes with
WRAY of all closings, send out our text alerts, post
and fall of cool but now extinct animals and where they
history, photos, and maps that explain culture and migrations
on our Facebook page, or you can call the library. If
once roamed the Earth. Drones: Eyes in the Sky by Daniel across the territory. Tribes include Potawatomi, Wea, Miami,
the answering machine answers, we are not open. If
Faust- this book set explores the new uses for drones and Delaware, Kickapoo, Piankashaw, and Shawnee. This book is
we close due to the weather, we will remove any fines their exciting technology and potential.
reference only, and may not be checked out. Come to the Local
that you receive on the material that was due those
Also, a new book from our fiction section is The Blobfish History / Genealogy Room for reading provided by authors James
days. We could also go to short hours of 10am-6pm.
Book by Jessica Olien- this book features an adorable
Jones and Amy Johnson, Indiana State Archaeologists.
I would also like your input regarding our computer
blobfish character who is horrified when he finds out that More new books: Christmas town by Donna Vanliere, Candidate
policy. At the present time if you are over 16 you
some people consider him to be one of the world’s ugliest by Lis Wiehl, When all the girls have gone by Jayne Ann Krentz, A
must show us a picture id to receive a guest pass to
sea creatures.
love transformed by Tracie Peterson, Vietnam by Christopher
use the computers or you can use your library card. If
Our library’s IT specialist, Jonathan Miller, will begin
Goscha, Twenty-three by Linwood Barclay, and Perfume River by
you are under 16, you must show us your library card
hosting Maker Mondays that are open to everyone ages
Robert Olen Butler. Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance, who is from the
for us to scan to see if your parent allows you to get
10+. The group meets on Mondays starting January 9
Kentucky Appalachia region, personifies working-class
on the internet without them being there. Some
from 3:30-5:00. Maker Mondays will explore various
Americans in the current culture in crisis.
libraries are now not requiring parent’s permission for
STEAM topics. Their first activity will focus on the fasci- They left us everything by Plum Johnson is a bittersweet account of
a child to use computers with internet access and
nating world of digital art. Today’s art museums feature dealing with the emotional and physical memories after the death
adults do not have to show picture ID. We will have
works by digital artists alongside traditional paintings and of her parents. Her English father and American mother traveled
a survey at the front desk and on our web page asking
drawings.
around the world and made their home in Canada. Going through
two questions, please one survey per person:
In February, we will be reading books and doing
the family’s belongings creates memories considered both a
Should the library require picture id for a
activities that explore and celebrate our nation’s cultural blessing and a curse. She explains that “how you are taught to treat
person to use computers?
diversity. The Lyles Station outreach program is sending something is what gives it value” and what the “home place”
us their Traveling History Trunk which is full of
means to descendants.
Should parents or guardians have to give
historical objects to investigate.
The Last Word: Groucho Marx said, “I find television very
written permission for their child to use the
Here is a fun game to play at the Princeton Public Lieducating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the
Library’s internet computers?
brary : New books have the yellow DOT. How many
other room and read a book.” That sounds like great advice for the
New Year.
new books can YOU spot?
Thank you for your input.