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The SWGRL Spotlight A monthly e-news and information publication of the Southwest Georgia Regional Library System. January 2019 Volume 10, Issue 6 "If the eyes are the windows to the soul, libraries are the windows to the world." ~ Paul D Marks
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In this Issue
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All libraries in our system will be closed on January 1st for New Year's Day. All libraries will reopen on January 2nd. All libraries will be closed on January 21st, for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. All libraries will reopen on January 22nd.
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Check out local toddler and story times at your library! Decatur County hosts Toddler Time on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 am. Toddler Time will not be held January 1st. Miller County hosts Toddler Time on the third Thursday of the month at 10 am. Seminole County hosts Toddler Time every Tuesday at 10:30 am. Join us for stories, songs, and activities!
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New Books at the Library!
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We Hope for Better Things
by Erin Bartels
A journalist discovers more than she expected when she is charged with delivering a box of photos to a relative she didn't know she had.
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Flights of Fancy
by Jen Turano
Miss Isadora Delafield may be an heiress, but her life is far from carefree. When her mother begins pressuring her to marry an elderly and uncouth duke, she escapes from the high society world she's always known and finds herself to be an unlikely candidate for a housekeeper position in rural Pennsylvania. Mr. Ian MacKenzie is known for his savvy business sense and has built his reputation and fortune completely on his own merits.
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New Children's Books at the Library!
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Giraffe Problems
by Jory John
A follow-up to Penguin Problems finds an embarrassed giraffe trying to cover up the long neck he thinks is absurdly different from those of other animals before a turtle in a bow tie helps him realize how purposeful, and stylish, his long neck can be.
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Potato Pants!
by Laurie Keller
Potato is very excited to buy a pair of pants on sale at Lance Vance's Fancy Pants Store, but when he sees Eggplant, who pushed him the day before, he is afraid to go in
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The Eye that Never Sleeps: How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln
by Marissa Moss
A picture book introduction to the life and achievements of 19th-century American detective Allan Pinkerton discusses how he became Chicago's first police detective, established the nation's most successful detective agency, solved hundreds of murder cases and saved the 16th president from an assassination attempt.
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Schedule of Upcoming Events
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1st ALL LIBRARIES CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY 2nd First Wed. Book Club 10 am SEM Chess Club 4 pm DEC 3rd Toddler Time 10 am DEC Minecraft Club 4 pm DEC Legos at the Library 4 pm MIL 7th Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC Knitting Club 6 pm DEC 8th Toddler Time 10 am DEC Toddler Time 10:30 am SEM Minecraft Club 4 pm MIL Bainbridge Bookworms 5 pm DEC 9th Chess Club 4 pm DEC 10th Toddler Time 10 am DEC Fortnite at the Library 4 pm MIL 14th Fortnite at the Library 4 pm DEC 15th Intro. Computer Class 10 am DEC* Toddler Time 10 am DEC Toddler Time 10:30 am SEM Chess Club 4 pm SEM 16th Intro. Computer Class 10 am DEC* Chess Club 4 pm DEC
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17th Intro. Computer Class 10 am DEC* Toddler Time 10 am DEC Medicare Assistance 10 am DEC Legos & More 4 pm DEC 18th Darkness to Light 10 am DEC* 21st ALL LIBRARIES CLOSED FOR MLK, JR. DAY 22nd Toddler Time 10 am DEC Toddler Time 10:30 am SEM Minecraft Club 4 pm SEM 23rd Chess Club 4 pm DEC 24th Toddler Time 10 am DEC Chess Club 4 pm MIL 1 on 1 Financial Advice 4 pm DEC 28th Bookends Book Club 10 am DEC Craft Club 3:30 pm SEM 29th Toddler Time 10 am DEC Toddler Time 10:30 am SEM 30th Chess Club 4 pm DEC 31st Toddler Time 10 am DEC
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DEC = Decatur; MIL = Miller; SEM = Seminole Counties
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January Bookmobile Schedule
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January 3rd Recovery Community Center 10-11 am January 7th Attapulgus Community Center 10-11 am January 16th Gibbs Bainbridge Village Apartments 10-11 am January 23rd Parkside Mini Mart 10-11 am The Bookmobile containing books, DVDs, and more travels to a stop near you! Visit Ms. Arlene to get your hands on these materials.
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Southwest Georgia Regional Library 301 S Monroe St Bainbridge, Georgia 39819 229-248-2665www.swgrl.org |
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