couple of weeks. When you do, register early. Seats will be limited, and it is sure to fill up early.

Don’t forget the library during the busy holiday season. Not only do we still need patrons to re-member to return items on time, but we still need volunteers to help. We need a couple of volun-teers who would be will-

November is upon us, and the holidays are just min-utes away. Until then, we continue to move forward at the library. I attend webi-nars every week, trying to keep us in the forefront of programs and services we can provide for our patrons.

One idea that we had after the book sale was to have a handmade gifts/ altered book program. If you have-n’t seen what one can do with an old book and some imagination, you won’t want to miss this program. I think you will be seeing fli-ers about this in the next

ing to train and schedule regular work shifts. The experience is sure to be a rewarding one.

We recently (September 30th) completed our fis-cal year and started FY 2012 on October 1st. Next month, after we clear up all the details and numbers, we’ll pro-vide you with some of the stats for FY 2011.

Friends of the Atlanta Public Library (903) 796-2112

Friends News November, 2011November, 2011November, 2011

101 West Hiram Street

Atlanta, TX 75551

Indvidual Highlights:

Librarian News: 1

Web Site: 2

Book Reviews: 3

Kids Corner: 3

Board Comments: 4

Genealogy: 5

Events Calendar: 6

New Arrivals: 1-6

Membership Form: 8

Our Mission Statement:

To provide an at-

mosphere of warmth and safety for com-

munity growth through information and social interaction

Friends of the Library

Board of Directors:

President: Open

Vice President: Open

Treasurer: Jerry Porter

Corresponding Secretary:

Lois Neff

Secretary: Open

FOL Board Notes !!

From the Director’s Desk…

Dear Friends:

We are rapidly approaching a series of holidays and Holy Days normally concluded by a New Year’s Eve celebration. Family members away at college or just living away will be back to celebrate with mom, dad, brother, sister, cousin and/or friends. However, not all of our fellow Atlanteans will have

reason to celebrate due to personal circumstances beyond their control. Personal loss, broken relationships, illness and other misfortunes play havoc with people’s lives, especially at this time of the year. If you know someone is “down” during the end-of-year “goings on”, you may want to consider to include them. Assuming all watched out for children and others during Halloween, be sure to express your thankfulness as the Spirit leads you during Thanksgiving.

Jerry Porter

Atlanta Public Library Web Site… Atlantalib.com

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We are N O W here !

Thanksgiving Season Books

In December we will start exploring the Library’s new website!!

The above link connects the At-lanta Library and its patrons to many resources housed in vari-ous State Libraries.

The top line links provide con-nections to information:

“For the Public”….

“For Libraries and Educa-tors” ….

“For State and Local Gov-ernments” …. And

“ Agency Information”

We don’t have near enough room to go into detail about each link.

However, there is a link in this site to help you find out all about our Texas State Library system and about Texshare in general. See if you can find it!!

You may be looking for a very particular book, refer-ence, document, etc that the Atlanta Library does not carry and you may find it through this WebPage.

If you are an explorer, this could be an excellent ave-nue to spend an interesting afternoon researching!

This is a view of the Texshare site once opened. Nearly all the above

words are links to other sites

Are you interested in reading books pertaining to the Holi-days? If you are, here’s a few suggestions:

1. ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving chil-dren’s book about kids saving 8 turkeys

2. A Boy Named Boomer author’s childhood memo-ries including Thanksgiv-ing with his grandmother

3. The Candy Corn Con-test children’s book about a boy trying to win the Thanksgiving Candy Corn contest

4. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving 1995 - Video

5. A Fatal Feast: a Mur-der… A murder mystery revolving around Thanks-giving -- Donald Bain

6. The First Thanksgiving a non-fiction on the origin of Thanksgiving -- Linda Haywood

7. The Hoboken Chicken Emergency Arthur goes to pick up the Thanksgiving turkey, but comes back with a 260 pound chicken

8. Look Who’s In the Thanksgiving Play! A child’s book about a 2 year old wanting to join his older sister’s school play

9. Miracle on 34th Street the real Santa is hired by Macy’s to play the depart-ment store’s Santa in the Thanksgiving parade, but has to prove in court that he is who he says he is.

DVD video

10. Molly’s Pilgrim -- Bar-bara Cohen

11. A Turkey For Thanks-giving Mr. and Mrs. Moose try to invite a tur-key to their Thanksgiving feast Grade 2 - 3 level

12. The Waltons: The Thanksgiving Story Video

13. A Quilter’s Holiday: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel Thanksgiving marks the start of holiday quilt stitching at Elm Creek manor

14. The Substitute Teacher Michelle and her family spend Thanksgiving on a farm where she meets and befriends a turkey destined to become her dinner

15. The Thanksgiving Story fictional narrative about Thanksgiving -- Alice Dalgliesh

Check the Library Web site for more titles!

Sarah regrets to announce that she is unable to continue “STORY TIME” due to conflict with

her class schedules!!

Texas hunting season has started… for squirrels now, and other game seasons are close at hand. Many real young children can’t go with family members and may be either disappointed they can’t go or don’t know what hunting is about. Bring them by anytime to read (and sing) from this book.

interested in the development and service of the Atlanta Public Li-brary…. and shall become a member on the payment of annual dues. The rest of the Bylaws deal with officer duties and parliamentary proce-dures. The Bylaws do not outline individual member responsibilities, but the third document does. The document is a “Memorandum of Understanding, dated January 17th, 2008. It specifically states the following: The Friends agree…

More on this in December Real Book Reviews by Lois Neff

Beaglemania: A Pet Rescue Mystery by Linda O. Johnston - 2011

Lauren Vancouver is the head of “HotRescues”a no-kill animal shelter, but it is often human nature that puts her in the path of danger. In this story that (danger) happens three times. At a particularly nasty puppy mill (a place that breeds and produces dogs without regard to the safety, health and com-fort of the animal), Lauren helps rescue four adorable beagle puppies that were dumped down a drain-age pipe; and she is pretty sure she knows who is responsible. Efram Kiley, an employee of the mill has a history of dog abuse. After he shows up at HotRescues and stirs up trouble by threatening Lau-ren, Efram is found dead at the shelter --- and Lauren becomes the prime suspect. Anyone that is an animal lover will enjoy this first book of a new series to the Library!

Library Call numbers: F JOH pm#1

Subjects: Dog Breeders; Animal Rescue; Mystery

Let’s Look at 2012 !

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Kid’s Corner by …… Any volunteers?

Sarah Johnson

Our Friends of the Library are guided by three (3) documents or group of rules. The first one is a group of rules. We won’t go into much detail, but essentially the rules are federal and state government regulations man-dating procedures and payments pertaining to an organization authorized to do business in Texas. The other part of this group pertains reports and actions necessary for a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. The Board of Directors is the primary body responsible for compli-ance. The second document is the revised (January 17, 2008) Bylaws of the organization, whose full name is Friends of the Atlanta Public Library, Inc. Article III defines Membership as “Any citizen or organization

1. Publicly support the Library and its policies. 2. Include a member from the Library’s administration (Jackie Icenhower) 3. All monies raised be spent for Library programs, services and defined

needs… 4. Library administration has final say in accepting/declining any and all gifts

made to the Library. 5. Engage in advocacy efforts on behalf of the Library under guidance of the

Library and Library Advisory Board. 6. If they (Friends) cease to actively fundraise and promote the Library, they

will disband allowing for a new Friends group to be established…

I’m sorry I have to leave! I’ll miss all

my visitors and their families.

No business was conducted during September as is noted in September’s Financial Report. All Summer Reading expenses to-date have been paid.

Receipts were very light and so no deposit was made until October. These (and other) receipts will be reflected in Octo-ber’s Report.

It is imperative, as we move into membership renewal time to get a volunteer to serve as Vice President. At this time, the Vice President will NOT have to serve in lieu of the Presi-dent.

The primary responsibility of the VP will be to maintain and track incoming membership (new and renewals). If anyone likes to do a little spreadsheet work on a computer and is will-ing to donate about 10 hours per month, stay in touch with the Library staff to get incoming forms and keep the membership up to date, the FOL needs your help.

In order to keep expenses down and serve our membership, we need to know our membership. Non-renewals will be dropped from the roster and not receive services; but we do not want to inadvertently omit or overlook our loyal constitu-ency.

Please let anyone on the Library staff know your interest.

So Whats new ? …. in Books that is

Board Officer Comments !!

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Large PrintLarge Print Green: The Beginning

and the End Ted Dekker

A Vision of Lucy: A

Rocky Romance Margaret Brownley

Flowerbed of State Dorothy St James

Beaglemania Linda O. Johnston

Classified as Murder: A Cat in the Stacks...

Miranda James

Black Valley Riders Ralph W. Cotton

Damnation Road Max McCoy

Dear John Nicholas Sparks

Young AdultYoung AdultYoung Adult

Gone

Lisa McMann

Wake

Lisa McMann

Fade

Lisa McMann

Little Men: Life at

Plumfield With Jo’s Boys

Louisa M Alcott

Non fiction

The Noticer: Some-times All a Person Needs is a Little... Andy Andrews

Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy Peter Wright W. D.

Atlanta Heather R Pilcher

J Frank Dobie: A Liber-ated Mind Steven L. Davis

Texas Through Women’s Eyes: the 20th Century ... Judith N McArthur

The Unlikely Lavender Queen: A Memoir of Un-expected Blossoming Jeannie Ralston

Continued on next page!

Remember, this list is only

a partial showing of all the new books received by the

Library !!

Charles Steger—President Kathy Peacock—Publicity Chair Post Office Box 880 Atlanta, TX 75551 (903) 796-4456 (Charles) (903) 796-6662 (Kathy)

The resources housed in the upper floor are property of the Atlanta Public Library, but are maintained by both the Cass County Family History Center (CCFHC) and the Cass County Genealogy Society (CCGS). They are available for research, but can NOT be checked out!

The Cass County Genea-logical Society will meet Tuesday, November 8th, 6:30 p.m., in the Meeting Room of the Atlanta Library, Hiram Street, Atlanta, Texas.

(Please enter through east

door near railroad tracks.)

The guest speaker will be

Charles Steger, President of the

Cass Co. Genealogical Society.

He will be speaking on Research

Documentation. This will be very

educational for one just begin-

ning to research genealogy.

We have recently had books donated to the Fam-

ily History Center by writers as well as those find-

ing books at estate sales. The following books

have been donated:

Appleseeds of Love, written by a former resi-

dent of Atlanta and a retired teacher in the Tyler

area School system, Marilee Rabb Chapman.

Mrs. Chapman speaks about the Lessons of Life

she learned and applied when teaching.

30th Anniversary of Our Heritage Family

Stories, co-authored by former Cass County resi-

dent, and present member of the Cass Co. Genea-

logical Society, Belzora Brown Cheatham. Mrs.

Cheatham, who makes her home in Chicago, Illi-

nois, and is a prominent historian and genealogi-

cal researcher. The book consists of Afro-

American Genealogy and Historical Society of

Chicago.

The following books have been donated by CCGS

member, Charlotte Evans:

1. Records of Walker Co., AL

2. South Carolina Index of 1820 Census

3. 1830 West Tennessee

4. 1830 Middle Tennessee

5. Lawrence Co., Miss. Marriages 1818-1879

Extreme Measures: A Thriller

Vince Flynn

Dark Harbor David Hosp

Nora, Nora Anne R. Siddons

Chasing Fire Nora Roberts

Term Limits Vince flynn

Lando Louie L’Amour

Audio ------>

Wild Fire: A Novel Nelson DeMille

A Stranger’s Game: A Bitter Creek...

Joan Johnston

The Alexandria Link

Steve Berry

Sail James Patterson

Flashpoint Suzanne Brockman

What’s New in books

Genealogy and Cass County Genealogical Society

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Non fiction

Damselflies of Texas: A Field Guide John C. Abbott

Texas Gardening the Natural Way: the Com-plete Handbook Howard Garrett

Republic of Barbe-cue: Stories Beyond the Brisket Elizabeth Engelhardt Delwiche Sanders

Fireflies: Photo-graphs of Children Keith Carter

The Perfect Machine Lance Letscher

Flight of the Old Dog Dale Brown

Death and Honor W. E. B. Griffin

Black Ops W. E. B. Griffin

The King of Torts John Grisham

H. R. H. Danielle Steel

The Wonder Spot Melissa Bank

The Jury Fern Michaels

6. South Carolina County Wills

The Beard Family, book owned by

the late Evelyn Beard, a resident of At-

lanta. The book was donated by Mrs.

Anna Beth Kennedy.

Other donations are:

1. Marion Co., TX Veterans of the

Confederate Forces

2. Marion Co., TX Census of 1860

3. Augusta Co., Marriages 1748-

1850

4. A History of Ashdown, Arkan-

sas

5. Militia of Washington Co., VA:

Officers 1777-1835; Militia Men

1798-1835

Two Atlanta High Schools Annuals for

the years 2003 and 2004 were donated

by an unknown citizen.

The CCGS is truly thankful for these

recent donations. All donations help to

improve our service to all researchers,

no matter where they live!

Please note the change from our usual

meeting place !!

Monday Evenings - -- game night 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM till 8:00 PM8:00 PM8:00 PM

Tuesdays at 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM - - - Nimble Thimble Quilt Club

Tuesdays at 10:30 AM 10:30 AM 10:30 AM - - - Youth/Family Reading time with Sarah Johnson

Thursday, 11/03 at 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM - - - NO FOL Board Meeting till Board vacancies filled

Thursday, 11/03 at 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM - - - APL Advisory Board Meeting

Tuesday, 11/08 at 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM - - - Cass County Genealogical Society meeting, (Every 2nd Tues)

Thursday, 11/17 at 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM - - - Regular Friends membership meeting

Wednesday, 11/23 at 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM - - - Library closes early for Thanksgiving

Thursday, 11/24 - Saturday, 11/26 - - - Closed for Thanksgiving

Misc days 11/01 thru 11/18 anytime between 10:00 AM & 6:00 PM 10:00 AM & 6:00 PM 10:00 AM & 6:00 PM - --Organizing books for 2012

book Sale in Library basement

Dead Sleep Greg Iles

Dakota Deathtrap John Sharp

Blood Duel: A Ralph Compton Novel

David Robbins

The Reapers John Connolly

Arkansas Ambush John Sharpe

Outlaws Paul Bagdon

A Cold Place in Hell William Blinn

The Virginia City Trail Ralph Compton

Slocum and the Backshooters

Jake Logan

Listen to Your Heart Fern Michaels

Fallon Louie L’Amour

Riverboat Blaze J. R. Roberts

Vanish With the Rose Barbara Michaels

Black Ted Dekker

The Alchemist Paulo Coelho

Wings of Fire Dale Brown

The Revelation Beverly Lewis

Dwelling Places: A Novel

Vinita H. Wright

The Beach Trees Karen White

A Perfect Day Richard P. Evans

Velocity Dean R. Koontz

Cat’s Claw Alex Matthews

Her Father’s House Belva Plain

Legacies: A Novel Janet Dailey

The Mercy Beverly Lewis

Easy Books

Nannabah’s Friend Mary Perrine

Arthur Mitchell Tobi Tobias

Keep the Lights Burn-

ing, Abbie Peter Roop

The Case of the Stolen

Bagels Hila Colman

The Best Mom in the

World Judy Delton

The Plant Sitter Gene Zion

My Buddy Audrey Osofsky

Fritz and the Mess Fairy Rosemary Wells

Salt Boy Mary Perrine

DVD’s

No new listings this month

Calendar of Events………..at the Library

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What else is New in books—fiction! Paper Backs Hard backsPaper Backs Hard backs

The Men of the Saddle Series by Lori Copeland

Three of the four novels follow the Claxton (Cole, Beau and Cass) boys through a number of adventures and their lady foes (who obviously become friends) in the early post-civil war West, July 1865. In #1, (The Peace-maker) Wynne is after Cass Claxton until his brother, Cole, appears. In #2, (The Drifter) Beau finds himself near death until

rescued by Charity. They go on to homestead the Prairie. In #3, (The Maverick) Cass finally meets his match… again. Six years prior, Cass was tricked into a shotgun wedding and did not stay around for the wedding re-ception. Suzanne and Cass cross paths again. Suzanne is transporting nine orphans cross country and needs Cass’ help. Has she changed enough to lasso Cass on his terms now? Read and see!!! In #4, (The Plainsman) Trey McAllister is on his way home to Tyrone, Kansas, after

Series, sequels and stories !!!!

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About our Organization……. Friends

Create public support for an expanding library program

Intensify Atlanta’s awareness and use of the Library

Encourage gifts, endowments and memorials for the Li-brary

Aid in public relations by in-forming Atlanta patrons

about the Library’s services and programs; communicat-ing the needs of Atlanta to the Staff and Library Board.

three years fighting in the Union Army. Trey is riding past Sassy Gap, Louisiana, when he sees a fire blazing out of control. He stops to help and discovers that the entire town is made up of eight women who live together and run a funeral parlor. Mire Dupree instantly catches his atten-tion. Trey soon discovers that Mire's tyrant father is the one har-assing the women of the town. Loving Mire could ruin Trey's life, but he just can't help himself. Through determination and true love, Trey and Mire face their hardships together as they struggle to make a life in the Old West.

Friends News

To our Friends at:

See you at the Library !!!

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