Thanksgiving Holiday

The library will be closed Thursday, November 25th - Sunday, November 28th for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. We will re-open at 9:30am on Monday, November 29th.

Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!

Book Club Schedule

Book Club Schedule for the first half of 2011:

January 10th - The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig

February 14th - Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson

March 16th - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

***This will be an off-site meeting held on Wednesday at 6pm at the Irondale Cafe***

April 11th - Women of True Grit by Edie Hand & Tina Savas

May 9th - Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

Book Club meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 6:30pm (unless otherwise noted). New members are always welcome! Call 951-1415 or email us (irondalelibrary@gmail.com) for more information.

Crazy for Mad Men?

Even though Season 4 has ended there are lots of ways to get your Mad Men fix here at the library! Request Seasons 1-3 from the library or check out a book about the show:

Sterling's Gold: wit & wisdom of an ad man by Roger Sterling

The Fashion File : advice, tips, and inspiration from the costume designer of Mad Men by Janie Bryant

Mad Men: the illustrated world by Dyna Moe

Kings of Madison Avenue : the unofficial guide to Mad Men by Jesse McLean

Mad Men Unbuttoned: a romp through 1960s America by Natasha Vargas-Cooper

If this doesn't hold you over until Season 5, here are a few websites that can give a good dose of Mad Men:

AMC's official Mad Men site

Mad Men Wiki Page

Mad Men Fan Blog

Cafe Press Merchandise

NPR interview with John Slattery about Sterling's Gold

Book Club Wrap-Up

We had a lovely book club meeting last Monday. Instead of discussing a particular book we had a book show-and-tell. Book Clubbers were asked to bring a favorite holiday book, cookbook or any other kind of book to share with the group.

A big thank you to Cheryl for the delicious Chicken Cheese Ball and to Vicki for the yummy dessert bars. We had a festive time!

Here are the books that were shared by the group:

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

The Ballad Series by Sharyn McCrumb

Calling All Cooks compiled by Telephone Pioneers of America

A Child's Book of Christmas Carols by Inez Bertail McClintock, Illustrated by Masha

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows

Landscape of Lies by Peter Watson

Mary Mac's Tea Room : 65 years of recipes from Atlanta's favorite dining room by John Ferrell

The night before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore

The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore; a pop-up by Robert Sabuda

Rainwater by Sandra Brown

Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall

One of Sarah's favorite holiday books is an audiobook of A Christmas Carol that is narrated by Patrick Stewart. Unfortunately there is not a copy in the library system, but we do have the movie A Christmas Carol with Patrick Stewart that can be checked out.

Jan shared her momAgenda Kitchen Folio as her favorite cookbook. She uses it to collect recipes - one her son created is called "French Toast for Dummies." :-)

Thank you to everyone who came out to book club! This was our last meeting for 2010, we will next meet on January 10th, 2011.

Later this week we will post the book club titles for the first half of 2011. So stay tuned!

Veterans Day

The libary will be closed Thursday, November 11th in observance of Veterans' Day.

We will be open normal hours on Friday, November 12th (9am-1pm).

Fall Back this Weekend

Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour on Sunday, November 7th!

Preschool Storytime

Join us Thursday, November 4th for Preschool Storytime! We will begin at 10:30am - hope to see you there!

Questions? Call 951-1415 or email us (irondalelibrary@gmail.com).

You Are What You Read

What books have influenced you the most throughout your life? Scholastic has a new social networking program on their website called You Are What You Read:

At Scholastic, we believe that literacy is the pathway to success and to realizing a complete life. Books play an important role in shaping who we are and who we will become. You Are What You Read provides a unique opportunity for readers all over the world to connect with each other through their shared “Bookprints,” as we celebrate the books that bind us together and make us who we are today.

Once you sign up, you’ll be able to input your Bookprint – the five books that most influenced your life. You’ll then be able to connect with others through your shared Bookprints, interact with a global community of readers, and discover new books to enjoy.

Check out what books celebrities Taylor Swift, Daniel Radcliffe, and Sarah Jessica Parker have chosen. There is also a list of authors like Judy Blume, James Patterson and Rick Riordan. You can see the 5 books that most influenced them....or sign up to make your own Bookprint!