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The Photo Contest theme this year is "What I Love about Lake Lure and the Hickory Nut Gorge." Twelve photos will be selected to appear in the 2011 Friends of the Mountains Branch Library calendar. A thirteenth 'Best of Show' winner may also be selected for the front cover of the calendar. Winners will receive a free copy of the calendar. We are taking entries now and the deadline is August 31st. Photographs must be taken in landscape orientation, with the minimum photo size and resolution of 1280 X 960 pixels at 300 dpi, submitted on a CD in jpeg format. Due to the overwhelming number of entries last year, entries are limited to three per contestant. The Calendar committee would like to select seasonal photos appropriate to the months that they will represent. |
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The schedule of events for the 2010 Summer Reading program was recently announced by Jeannie Smith, Children's Librarian. All events are at 3:30pm. For more information, call Jeannie at 828-287-6115. Make A Splash! | July 20
| Jeff Robbins (Mountain Music, Stories, and Dance)
| July 27
| Summer Reading Celebration Party with Ranger Glen George from Chimney Rock State Park
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The Mountains Branch Library has added Mango Languages to its growing list of online resources. Mango is free of charge to all Library patrons and is the easiest and most effective way to learn to speak a foreign language. Mango is available in two versions: Mango Basic: Perfect for a foreign language beginner, Mango Basic teaches everyday greetings, gratitudes, goodbyes and helpful phrases in a short period of time. The courses, which require only two to five hours of time to complete, are currently available in 22 foreign languages and 14 English as a Second Language (ESL) courses. Mango Complete: Mango Complete offers a 100-lesson course that digs much deeper and is designed to provide a more complete understanding of the entire language and culture. It is available in nine foreign language and three ESL courses. Foreign language courses include Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. ESL courses include Polish, Spanish and Portuguese. Click on the Mango logo on the Library's homepage, or here, to start learning a new language today! |
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CUTTING LIBRARIES DURING A RECESSION IS LIKE CUTTING HOSPITALS DURING A PLAGUEEleanor Crumblehulme |
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NEW FICTION As Husbands Go by Susan Isaacs Private by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith A Murderous Procession by Ariana Franklin Stork Raving Mad by Donna Andrews NEW NON-FICTION Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts by Kaffe Fassett Kid Carolina, R.J. Reynolds Jr.: A Tobacco Fortune, and the Mysterious Death of a Southern Icon by Heidi Schnakenberg Oprah by Kitty Kelley War by Sebastian Junger It's a Wrap I And 2 by Susan Brier Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Untinkable Choices by Mosab Hassan Yousef NEW DVD's Sherlock Holmes Astro Boy Alvin and the chipmunks (The Squeakquel) The Blind Side My Sister's Keeper Dollhouse Castle New Moon |
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