CCRLD News Blog

New York Times Bestselling Author, Gregg Olsen, will be at the Dayton Memorial library tonight from 6:30 to 8pm to talk about his books and his new YA series, 'The Empty Coffin."

"A Seattle native who lives in Washington State, Gregg has seen the darker side of the Pacific Northwest and knows a little more about the area than your average guy. “There is something dark and beautiful about the Pacific Northwest," he says. “We seem to have an overabundance of serial killers out here–so many, in fact, sometimes I wonder if they have a secret convention in Washington.” A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with 13 books and sales of over one-million copies to his credit, Gregg made his young-adult fiction debut with Envy. The follow-up, Betrayal, will be published in September 2012."

Learn more at http://emptycoffinseries.com/ or http://greggolsen.com

Your Library Card... the Smartest Card in your Wallet!

With your CCRLD library card, you can:

• Borrow books, movies (DVD & Blu-Ray), audiobooks on CD, music on CD, Playaways, magazines, and puzzles!
• Get access to excellent research resources, including databases on automotive repair, peer-reviewed journals and articles, Consumer Reports, World Book Encyclopedia, as well as HeritageQuest genealogy and Historic MapWorks!
• Check out eBooks for your Kindle, Nook, iPad, or download "eAudiobooks" onto your mp3 player!
• Plus so much more!

During the entire month of September, stop by the library to get your free library card. Eligibility rules apply.

60 Ways to Use that Library Card...

New books for the month of August:

We added 420 new materials for the month, spanning Young Adult/Teen, Fiction, Sci-Fi, Mysteries, Northwest, Biographies, General Non-Fiction, Children's books, Audio CDs, DVDs, and Christian Fiction!

New Books for August 1st through August 15th! -->

The August meeting of the Friends of the Library will be held on the 5th Wednesday, August 29th at 10:00 a.m.

This change is only for August.

New Books: July 11th through August 1st -->

There's a lot of new Biographies, Christian fiction, Easy-readers/picture books, Chapter books, Adult books, YA/Teen titles, and lots more!

It's almost time to call it done -- the 2012 Summer Reading Programs ("Dream Big: Read!" for k-6 and "Own the Night" for 6-12) will be coming to a close this next week.

Thursday, July 26th, 3-5pm: "Own the Night" Teen Party

Snacks, games, and prize drawings! Teens who turn in a completed bingo card (from the Summer Reading packet) will have their name thrown in a hat to win an iTunes giftcard!

Monday, July 30th, 11am: "Dream Big" Craft Day

Children pre-k through 6th grade can come do some final crafts in the library. There will be activities and crafts spanning each week of this year's Summer Reading program.

Don't miss the fun! :-)

Questions? Please contact the library at 382-4131.

The Columbia County Rural Library District Board of Trustees will meet Saturday, August 18^th from 9 to noon for a Strategic Planning session for 2012 to 2014.  Anyone is welcome to attend.  No action will be taken at the meeting.

Questions? Contact the library:

382-4131

library@daytonwa.net

The Forest Service will present a teen program on our silent, nocturnal neighbors, owls, from 3 to 5pm TOMORROW (July 19th) in the Delany room. There will be slides, authentic owl pellets, and more!

Questions? Contact Heather at 382-4131.

Are Ghosts Real?

Do They Talk to Us?

This Thursday, July 12th, between 3 and 5pm, teens (and adults, too!) can come find out more about the supernatural and the science of modern ghost hunting with our local paranormal investigation group, Eastern Washington Paranormal.

About EWP:

We are a group of people who volunteer our time and resources, to help people find answers to the paranormal activity experienced in their homes, businesses, and other property.  We do not claim to be able to remove or communicate with any phenomena you may be experiencing, rather our goal is to look for logical explanations first, and document any phenomena that may be occurring at the location second.

We are a scientific minded group, and we hold professionalism and respect in the highest regard.  Our job is to present any evidence as we find it to the client, including any possible natural or man-made explanations for the activity they have experienced.

http://www.easternwashingtonparanormal.com/