Mulvane Public Library

Jim Beckett was everything she’d ever dreamed of…But two years
after Tess married the decorated cop, she helped put him
behind bars for savagely murdering ten women. Even locked up in a maximum
security prison, he vowed he would come after her and make her pay. Now the
cunning killer has escaped—and the most dangerous game of all begins….

The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner is the winner of the 1998 Reviewer’s Choice Award and is the subject of the next book discussion on May 17th.  Please call or stop by the library for further information.

Registration for the Summer Reading Program begins on May 22nd.  Any child from birth through age 17 is welcome to participate.  No registrations will be accepted after June 30th, so sign up early.

Performers will be at the library on Wednesday mornings from June 6th through July 11th.  The Bug Lady will start us off on June 6th with tarantulas, lizards, hairless rats, snakes, insects and much more!  On June 13th Eric Vaughn will provide a magic show that will thrill adults and kids alike.  Mad Science: After Dark will be the program on June 20th.  Discover what makes a lightning bug light up and much more.  JR Juggles the Clown will be here on June 27th with juggling, magic and balloon animals.  JoHo the Storyteller will join us on July 11th with an imaginary camping trip that includes a funny fishing tale and and a not so scary boogie man tale.

New this year is the Tweens & Teens program.  Some of the programs planned include Zombie Apocalypse, Ghost Hunters, Vampire and Werewolves, Midnight Munchies, Angry Birds Live and a special version of The Hunger Games at Main Street Park ( . . . although with less blood, arrows to the knees and violence!).

These programs are open to a larger age range this year, so be sure to sign up early.  Space is limited.

While going through my email this morning I was directed to a website I’d never seen before.  The Library History Buff is right up my alley! I love history and libraries (of course) so this site quickly caught my attention.

The site is located at www.libraryhistorybuff.org and has many interesting displays.  One contained postcards that were sent to library users to let them know of overdue library books.  The earliest card on this site is from the 1800′s and they continue up through the 1950′s.

One postcard in particular, dated August 25, 1884, stated that fines would accumulate at the rate of ten cents per day.   This struck me as interesting since our fines are still ten cents per day.  After 128 years, library fines have not risen.  Libraries truly are a bargain!

Mulvane Public Library is pleased to announce the addition of e-books to the collection!  Stop by the library for instructions on how to get started.  To use this service, you will need a Mulvane Library card, access to a computer, an e-reader device (such as a Nook, Kindle, iPad, iPhone, etc.) and software from Adobe offered free of charge.  Once you have the instructions, users can access the items on their own.