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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 Circulation Clerk Marketing & Media WebMaster Childrens Librarian Circulation Clark Custodian Beverly Raley Mary Stewart Sandra J. Holmes Jocelyn Rayford Donna Crescenzi Elaine Land Karen Speck Darnell Johnson Minta Forester Pat Mangum Kathryn Clark Joni Mize Angela Olivier Patrick Clark Frank Crescenzi

May 2012

Volume 14 Issue 05

Statistics for March 2012

Circulation Attendance New Materials Site Visits Borrowers on roll Employment searches Internet Users Genealogy Users 7,504 8,702 454 270,126 12,231 2,705 3,603 440

Quote of the Month

Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not. --Francis Bacon

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

The 2012 Hurricane season begins June 1 and continues until November 30. While weve not experienced any significant hurricanes since 2005, we need to be prepared and expect the unexpected. This also might be the time for you to invest in a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather radio that will operate on batteries or from an electrical outlet. Youll get weather alerts 24 hours a day and it is a very handy item to have. The Library has one and we use it year round, especially to alert us for stormy weather. Make sure that you are ready for our tropical storm season. During the month of April we offered a special deal to our patrons who had outstanding fines and overdue books. In recognition of National Library Week, we declared April to be Fine-Free Month. Many people took advantage of our offer and returned their library materials or checked in with us to have their fines removed. Thank you to all our patrons who took advantage of this offer. Our Book, Bake, and Plant Sale held at the end of April was a great success. We sold many books, goodies, and plants. Thanks to all the Friends of the Library and Claybank Master Gardeners who worked for months to get everything ready. Their hard work really paid off. Our Summer Reading Program starts Wednesday, June 6th at 2:00. You may register your child or grandchild from now until May 31st. This years theme is Dream Big Read. We will have programs about dreams, hopes, and wishes, and youll have the opportunity to think about what you want to be when you grow up! Well end with a Pajama Party. Youll find a registration form and a schedule of events in this newsletter. Join us for a fun-filled time. For other happenings at the Library, visit us on the web at www.odcpl.com. BOOK SALE AREA Our Friends Book Sale Area is open whenever the Library is open, and the offerings are updated every week. You may also note some carts at the entrance of the Library with books and videos for sale. Our selection is wide and were sure you will find something that will please you and at a reasonable price.

FROM THE CREEL RICHARDSON ROOM by Jocelyn Rayford In the Genealogy Room, Ancestry.com is available upon request. For those unacquainted with researching on this site or on a computer, help is available. Usually, those new to the site become comfortable with it very quickly. Of interest to experienced Ancestry researchers is the 1940 census that Ancestry.com has made available. However, if looking for a person who comes from a very populated area such as New York, New York, information is still limited. We have the Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide. This can tell the researcher which censuses are not available for each state, and which lands belonged to Native Americans during census periods. This could be helpful to those researching their Native American origins. Also, helpful is The Dawes Commission and the Allotment of the Five Civilized Tribes 1893-1914 by Kent Carter. This book was provided by Llewellyn Jones who is researching the Evans, Hext, Jones and William Families; her phone number is available. Also, from Ms. Jones are the Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations 1650-1775, and Scots in the West Indies 1707-1857 Volume I, both by David Dobson. Scots in Georgia and the Deep South 1735-1845, is also authored by David Dobson. Scottish Family History, A Guide to Works of Reference on the History and Genealogy of Scottish Families was written by Margaret Stuart. A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland by Samuel Lewis is a helpful reference. Each book comprises Several Counties, Islands, Cities, Burgh and Market Towns, Parishes and Principal Villages with Historical and Statistical Descriptions, and Embellished with Engravings of the Seals and Arms of the Different Burghs and Universities. The first edition of this set was published in 1846, the second edition in 1851, reprinted in the U.S. in 1989.

Read Off Your Fines

Read Off Your Fines is a program for any patron who wishes to remove his/her Library fines without paying for them. Just read in the Library! Call 774-5480 for more information.

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NEW MATERIALS BEST SELLERSFICTION Betrayal by Danielle Steel Big Cat Nap by Rita Mae Brown Blue Marble: Gods Message by Darnell Johnson Calico Joe by John Grisham Capitol Murder by Phillip Margolin Come Home by Lisa Scottoline Death Comes Silently by Carolyn Hart Guilty Wives by James Patterson Innocent by David Baldacci Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith Left for Dead by J.A. Jance Letter From a Stranger by Barbara T. Bradford Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward Miss Julia to the Rescue by Ann B. Ross Unnatural Acts by Stuart Woods Unseen by Heather Graham Wandering Heart by Thomas Kinkade BEST SELLERSNONFICTION Autism Revolution (616.8588 H) Cant Is Not an Option by Nikki Haley (B HALEY HAL) Heaven is for Real (133.9 BUR) Steve Jobs: Man Who Thought Different (B JOBS BLU) BEST SELLERSLARGE PRINT A Texans Promise by Shelley Gray Along Wooded Paths by Tricia Goyer Bakers Wife by Erin Healy Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand Lethal Remedy by Richard L. Mabry Lonestar Sanctuary by Colleen Coble Loving by Karen Kingsbury Season of Passion by Danielle Steel Shadow in Serenity by Terri Blackstock The Fiddler by Beverly Lewis INTERLIBRARY LOAN SERVICE We offer Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service to all our patrons at no charge. If you find a book that youd like to read and we dont have it, stop by the Library to see if we can get it from ILL. Our system allows us to search catalogues of libraries located throughout the United States. Stop by to see what we can do for you.

MEMORIAL/HONORARIUM GIFTS In Memory of Samuel J. Maund, Jr. Donor Rejina Barclift

Other Donors Wiregrass United Way Jack Cumbie Friends of the Library Avis Joan Autrey Ron Roberts Jessica Morrow Sue Switzer Sandy Monk Reta Dyson David & Ashley Holmes Wiregrass Foundation George Small Pam Osborn Holmes Beth Lee Betty S. Brown Commercial Bank of Ozark Building Improvement Fund Donations Harry and Elisabeth LeMonte, Jr Bridlewood Chapel Adrian and Judy Holman Memorial donation for Whigham Mixson by Imogene Mixson Memorial donation for Leadell Williams by Jack & Pat Jackson

COMPUTER CLASSES Basic computer classes are offered each Saturday morning at 9:00. This is a 2-part class with basic computer the first week and Internet tips the second week, Each enrollee must take the first part before he/she is allowed to take the second part. For more information, call the Library at 774-5480. We can accommodate only 8 people, so get your name on the list early.

GIVE A BOOK AS A GIFT The Ozark-Dale County Public Library just may be able to help you find the perfect gift for that person who has everything. Give a book! We currently have the following books for sale. Claybank Memories: The History of Dale County by Judge Val McGee. $30.00. The History of Fort Rucker by Judge Val McGee. $15.00 Selma: A Novel of the Civil War by Judge Val McGee. $30 hardback & $20 soft cover A Cross Above: History of First United Methodist Church of Ozark by Judge Val McGee. $25.00 We also have a good selection of newer books in the Friends Book area that will make nice gifts.

Dale County Genealogical & Historical Society

The Society will meet Monday, May 7th, at 6:00 in the Alice Doughtie Wing of the Library. The program will be a video presentation of Honoring and Preserving the Heritage: Ozarks Architectural History from 1824-1957. Please join us.

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