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The Merry Month of May Brings Great Things @ JCPL, Including New Fiction!

"I was walking through the park one day; in the merry, merry month of May..." and so the song goes.

The merry month of May brings great things to the outdoors, but it also brings great things to the indoors of the Jasper County Public Library.

  • Posted: Friday, May 10, 2013 - 6:56am

It's Only Human to Love JCPL's New Fiction Titles!

Kids are people too. I know this to be a fact, because my seven year old granddaughter tells me so.

She is observant and comes up with some very thought provoking statements. When she was four years old and her baby brother, Eli, was born, in a very mature voice she said, “You know, baby Eli won’t be a baby forever.”

  • Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 6:04pm

Good Fiction is "In the Bag" at JCPL!

“Once in a blue moon,” you “go for broke” and “race against the clock” to find that perfect book to read, and when you do, you realize that you “can’t judge a book by its cover,” because as you read it, you think to yourself, “it’s all Greek to me.”

  • Posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 6:58pm

Try Something New! Check out These New Adult Fiction Titles!

I like to try new things and go to new places, and agree with the late, great Dr. Seuss when he said, “There’s no limit to how much you’ll know depending how far beyond zebra you go.”

  • Posted: Friday, March 1, 2013 - 5:00pm

You'll Love Checking Out These New Fiction Titles @ JCPL!

Scrolling through some Internet sites, I came across this definition of love: “Love is a wildly misunderstood, although highly desirable, malfunction of the heart, which weakens the brain, causes the eyes to sparkle, cheeks to glow, blood pressure to rise and the lips to pucker.”

This quote, written by an unknown author, is the very definition of the “L” word in most households, and also in mine, unless ham is the chosen meal for that particular day.

  • Posted: Sunday, February 10, 2013 - 7:40pm

What Would Happen If You Checked Out Some Brand New Fiction From JCPL?

 At least once each day, the thought, “What would happen…” runs through my mind. Does it yours?

According to a small article in “Reader’s Digest,” Google, the most powerful search engine in the World Wide Web knows this and comes prepared with statements that complete this thought.

  • Posted: Friday, January 18, 2013 - 5:19pm

Wake Up and Smell the Coffee With New Fiction @ JCPL!

I’ve always considered myself an avid reader, and have often said that I will read whatever is in front of me, be it magazines, newspapers or the cereal box.

  • Posted: Sunday, January 6, 2013 - 7:12pm

De-Stress This Holiday Season With A New Book From JCPL!

It’s almost Christmas, and my to-do list is growing like Pinocchio’s nose.

  • Posted: Saturday, December 8, 2012 - 8:25am

New Books are Hot, Even in November!

It is November; a time to reflect on things that we are thankful for.

Some folks take it day by day throughout the month, and count their blessings one by one. I’ve been thinking about all I am thankful for, and, of course I am thankful for family, friends, food on my table, a warm, cozy home and all of the things that most people would consider blessings.

  • Posted: Thursday, November 22, 2012 - 7:33am

The Pickle Principle Up and Running At JCPL!

Have you heard of the Pickle Principle? At JCPL, the Pickle Principle has become a daily way of making sure that everybody who visits us “gets the pickle!”

The Pickle Principle was hatched by Bob Farrell, an entrepreneur who personally received a letter from a disgruntled customer whose waitress wanted to charge him for an extra slice of pickle on his hamburger.

  • Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - 3:17pm