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Spring 2008 Newsletter

Catch up with the latest library news by viewing our online newsletter! Print copies are available at the Circulation desk.

Wednesday Book Group

The book selections for the Wednesday Book Group are:

June 4 - Zookeepers Wife by Dianne Ackerman
July 2 - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
August 6 - The Race by Richard North Patterson
September 3 - Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews
October 1 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
November 5 - A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
December 3 - Share your favorite holiday, entertaining, or cookbook with our group. Holiday refreshments served.

The Wednesday Book Group meets the first Wednesday of the month at 2:30pm.
All are invited!

AVL

The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources. It is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research. Please visit the library to get your AVL card today!

Lulu's back @ the Library

Crazy Sista Cooking book cover Local restaurateur and author Lucy Buffett will be at the Orange Beach Library Friday, July 25 from 1-3pm to read from her book Crazy Sista Cooking. This cleverly written cookbook features more than 150 recipes that helped transform her restaurant, “LuLu’s at Homeport Marina,” from an upscale dive to a “mecca” for restaurant-goers near and far.
For fans who want a taste of the Buffett way of life, Lucy includes a generous portion of cherished family recipes complemented by laugh-out-loud anecdotes that will leave food lovers hungry for more. Copies of Crazy Sista Cooking will be available for purchase and autographing. This event is free and open to the public.

PAL - Parenting Assistance Line

The Parenting Assistance Line (PAL) is a new resource for parents, grandparents and others in Alabama who provide care for children ages birth to twelve. PAL is confidential and anonymous and provides free information and support through a toll-free number:

1-866-962-3030
available Monday through Friday from 8am until 8pm

This line is staffed by parenting resource specialists who will answer the phone, listen to callers, then offer helpful information and support. Callers may also request free literature about specific parenting concerns.

Goodbye Rosetta, Hello Livemocha

As noted in previous posts, effective June 30, 2008, Rosetta Stone online language learning will no longer be available to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach library patrons. In a letter dated September 21, 2007, Rosetta Stone notified public libraries that after “careful analysis the company has decided to discontinue access online for public libraries.” The only option offered by Rosetta Stone was language learning through computers in the library. The letter can be viewed on the Orange Beach Public Library website: www.orangebeachlibrary.org.

The Orange Beach Public Library suggests a free online language learning site Livemocha.

Livemocha is a free online website where members can tackle 160 hours of beginning or intermediate lessons in French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Hindi or English.

For more information, select the Read more link below.