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416 James Street Ozark, Alabama 36360

Phone (334) 774-5480 E-mail: library@odcpl.com http://www.odcpl.com Facebook.com/ozarklibrary
Board of Directors Earl Hyers Marie Black Imogene Mixson Library Staff Full Time Staff Director Part Time Staff Genealogy/Reference Librarian Circulation Librarian Admin. Assist/ILL Librarian Processor Circulation Clerk Cataloger Marketing & Media WebMaster Childrens Librarian Circulation Clerk Custodian Beverly Raley Mary Stewart

January 2013

Volume 15 Issue 01

Sandra J. Holmes Jocelyn Rayford Donna Crescenzi Elaine Land Karen Speck Darnell Johnson Minta Forester Kathryn Clark Joni Mize Angela Olivier Patrick Clark Frank Crescenzi

Statistics for November 2012

Circulation Attendance New Materials Site Visits Borrowers on roll Employment searches Internet Users Genealogy Users 7,549 6,889 221 112,460 12,876 1,550 1,886 546

Quote of the Month

My grandma always said that God made libraries so that people didnt have any excuse to be stupid. --Joan Bauer, Rules of the Road

LIBRARY HOURS Tuesday through Thursday 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Closed on Sunday & Monday

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FROM THE DIRECTOR

Happy New Year! As we begin the year 2013, we are filled with hope, a sense of renewal, and plans for a successful New Year. Our year will start off with a special book sale sponsored by our Friends of the Library. If youre looking for a bargain, come in to see what we have. You can buy one book and get the second book of equal or less value absolutely free. It is scheduled for Saturday, January 5th from 10:00 until 1:00. Next, Classical Guitarist Jeffrey Bianchi will give a live performance on Friday, January 11th at 2:00 in the afternoon. It also is sponsored by our Friends of the Library and is free to the public. Mr. Bianchi has toured throughout the East Coast and the South and will expand his performances to the West Coast later in 2013. This year we will also introduce our new E-Books offered by Overdrive. We will start setting everything up in January and have everything ready to go live by February. Finally, the last Monday of the month is traditionally the time we set aside for our Friends of the Library Annual Luncheon and Membership Drive. We will all gather at Noon on Monday, January 28th to review our accomplishments from 2012, enjoy delicious food prepared by the best cooks in our County, and elect new officers for 2013. Our special program will be presented by Keisha Vickers, well known gospel singer. We have some great plans for 2013 and we hope you will be an active part of an exciting New Year. As we prepare for a new beginning, we want to say thank you to our Friends of the Library who have done so much for us. There is one group of people that I especially want to recognize and thank: Roberta Hyers, Pat Walker, and the dedicated workers who come each Monday to work in the Book Sale area as they prepare for our various Book Sales. These sales events are major fundraisers for us and require much organization, cooperation, and hard work to prepare. The workers come through for us and work diligently preparing and presenting the Book Sale events. They also list our many books on Amazon.com. Recently I posted $518 in book sales for a two-week period. I also extend a big thank you to Elizabeth Babine for her two years of service to the Friends and the Library. Her term is coming to a close and I commend her for an outstanding job. We are now ready to prepare for a new year and a new beginning. Because you, our patrons, are our most important asset, we must not lose sight of the fact that without you, we would not exist. Therefore, we pledge our service to you and encourage you to make suggestions for ways we can improve our services to our community. We are never too busy to listen to your constructive criticism.

Kolb-Chesser House By Jocelyn Ross-Rayford On April 14, 1978 the Kolb-Chesser House on 417 Broad Street, built circa 1908 in Ozark, was listed on the Alabama Historical Commission Register of Landmarks & Heritage. The house qualified because much of its beauty has been preserved. It is said to have Queen Anne Victorian Neo-Classical elements. Inside the entrance hallway, there is a heart of pine staircase flanked by twostory bays at each end. Their ceilings are twelve feet high. This house on Broad Street was built by Leonidas W. Kolb (1851-1933). He eventually sold it to Sidney Brown. Jennifer Langdale of the New South Associates was funded by the City of Ozark to research and write a document listing Ozarks buildings that would be found eligible to be put on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by the Alabama Historical Commission. Ms. Langdale prepared the results in a book named Historic Building Survey, Ozark, Dale County Alabama, which was presented to the City of Ozark, at a public meeting in Ozark. That meeting was the citys annual goals conference. The goals committee was formed to answer the questions, Is Ozark an historic town? Can we draw tourists and their money into our area? According to Ms. Langdales report, the intricate details of the beautiful Kolb-Chesser house, such as the beveled leaded glass windows, massive wraparound porch, and the heart of pine staircase, have been preserved as much as possible by its latest owner Dr. Chesser, (a dentist) and his family. They have been living in Ozark since 1971. The original owner of the home, Leonidas William Kolb, made his income as the owner of a furniture store and as an embalmer for the community. Dr. Chesser and his family have tried to preserve the integrity of this house as it was originally built by Mr. Kolb. This house is now one of Dale Countys loveliest landmarks.

From all of the Staff and Board at your Library, we wish you a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Dale County Genealogical & Historical Society The Society will meet Monday, January 7th at 6:00 in the Alice Doughtie Wing of the Library. Our program, Civil War Letters, will be given by Olivia Burden and Beverly Ketcham. Please join us.

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NEW MATERIALS BEST SELLERSFICTION An Irish Country Wedding by Patrick Taylor Buzzard Table by Margaret Maron Captain Vorpatrils Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold Daring to Dream by Nora Roberts Experiment in Murder by Donald Bain Fox Tracks by Rita Mae Brown Giving Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn Heroes Proved by Oliver North Looking for Yesterday by Marcia Muller Private London by James Patterson Season of Angels by Thomas Kinkade Shiver by Karen Robards Super Volcano All Fall Down by Harry Turtledove The Black Box by Michael Connelly The Forgotten by David Baldacci The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts The Trinity Signs by Scott M Sullivan Two Crosses by Ernie Lindsey Two Graves by Douglas Preston Welcome Home Garden Club by Lori Wilde Yellow Packard by Ace Collins BEST SELLERSNONFICTION A Covert Affair: Julia Child & Paul Child (940.5 CON) Candid Comments: Selected Columns from Eufaula Trib une 1958-2006 (976.1 SMI) Coming Apart: State of White America, 1960-2012 (305.8 MUR) Counting Ones Blessings: Selected Letters of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (941.08 ELI) The Murder That Never Dies (364.1 HOL) BEST SELLERSLARGE PRINT A Season of Angels by Thomas Kinkade An Amish Gift by Cynthia Keller Angelfire by Linda Lael Miller Better Than Chocolate by Sheila Roberts Christmas in Cornwall by Marcia Willett Gone by Randy Wayne White Something Old, Something New by Beverly Jenkins Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers Sweet Laurel Falls by RaeAnne Thayne

(Friends of the Library continued) Sale in the Book Room at the library from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. This sale will consist of buy one book and get one FREE of equal or lesser value. On January 11, 2013, the Friends of the Library will present a performance by Jeff Bianchi, classical guitarist. This performance will take place at the library in the West Wing at 2:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Jeff is a native of Williamson, New York. He started playing the classical guitar in his teens, performing at weddings and cafes. His performances have earned him performances at the Rantucci International Guitar Festival as well as the nationally recognized Ithaca Guitar Festival. In 2012 Jeff had successful concerts in South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Ohio and Texas. Please mark this date on your calendar. On January 28, 2013, the annual Friends of the Librarys luncheon will be held in the West Wing, beginning at 12:00 noon. All of the friends are asked to bring one of their delicious dishes to share. This luncheon is the kick-off of our membership drive. All members will be receiving a letter in the mail as well as a membership application concerning this luncheon. Your membership contribution helps make the Ozark-Dale County Public Library one of the best in this area. This is my last contribution to the Library Newsletter. New Officers will be sworn in at the annual luncheon. Please attend and partake in the best meal served in Ozark.

MEMORIAL/HONORARIUM GIFTS In Honor of Donor The Library Staff Imogene Mixson B Team Angels Ministry of Joy Ozark Literary Club Other Donors Wiregrass United Way Jack Cumbie Friends of the Library NewSouth, Inc Avis Joan Autrey Faye Brown Charles Holman Sue Quick Joseph Beverett Sue Switzer Sarah D. Medley Shirley Pescia Chuck Auman Mary Grace Hood Betty S. Brown Jeffrey & Liz Babine Teresa Tucker Barbara Wilhelm Sam and Penny Griffith Building Improvement Fund Donations Val McGee

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY By Elizabeth Liz Babine

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! The Friends of the Library hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. The Friends are starting out the New Year with a BANG! On January 5th and each first Saturday of the month during the year, there will be a Book

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