New Movies at the Library

Cars 2

Lightning McQueen competes in the World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car.

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer

Family comedy based on the best selling book series.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Shia LaBeouf and the AUTOBOTS must fight the DECEPTICONS to defend the world from evil.

Captain America: the First Avenger

Captain America leads the fight for freeom from the Red Skull and HYDRA organization.

Everything Must Go

Will Ferrell moves himself and all his possessons to his front yard.

Fast Five

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of all stars from every chapter of the movie franchise.

Hibbing City Band Will Play at Annual Yuletide Festival

Everyone is invited to the library on Tuesday, December 6th for a holiday performance by the Hibbing City Band. The musical selections will begin about 6:15 p.m.

The City Band, once known as the Hibbing Municipal Concert Band, has a long and interesting history. Their background is documented in a graduate research paper, written in 1972 by Arthur M. Hill. “A History of the Hibbing Municipal Concert Band” is available at the front desk of the library.
According to Mr. Hill the first band rehearsals began in 1897, “but progress was slow because of the calloused hands of the men and the difficulty of getting to rehearsals”. The members persevered and in the following years the numbers grew, they elected a director, and even purchased uniforms. The name changed a few times until in 1903 it was changed back to the Hibbing City Band.
In the early 1900s the band began furnishing the music for the town’s Fourth of July celebrations. There is record that the band won competitive honors over the years. They were even invited to play at the State Fair in both 1915 and 1916. The band’s tradition of providing the community with wonderful summer concerts began as early as 1916.
The Hibbing City Band is truly a wonderful tradition in our community. They have graciously played for the Yuletide Festival at the library for many years and we hope will continue to perform for many more. So please join the library staff and the Friends of the Hibbing Public Library on December 6th for some wonderful music.

How to: Many websites and so little time

Websites that offer how to instructions are abundant: How To Do Things, Ehow, Instructibles, and You Tube all give directions and can make you an expert in no time. Need help learning how to knit, paint, tile floors? All information can be found on a handy website. After reading through the instructions, you will quickly know if the thing you are attempting is beyond your abilities and best left to the professionals. What projects have you attempted and had success or decided hiring someone would be a better idea? Write in and let us know.
The library also has sections on woodworking, quilting, knitting, crocheting, painting, house and car repair and many other "do it yourself" projects.

Nightwoods by Charles Frazier

Charles Frazier, author of Cold Mountain, has put out his third novel titled Nightwoods.  Nightwoods is set in the Appalachian  mountains of North Carolina in the 1960's.  Luce is a woman with a dark past who has taken a job as caretaker of an old abandoned lodge.  Her solitude is interrupted when her murdered sister's two children come to live with her.  The children have witnessed their mother's murder and it is evident that trauma lies at the root of their dysfunction.  The children do not speak, blankly stare and are fascinated with lighting fires.  Bud, the kid's alcoholic and violent step-dad has been acquitted of Lily's murder.  Things get messy when he appears back into their lives.  Suspense mounts in a dramatic manner as Bud's path begins to converge with Luce and the children. 

Zero Day by David Baldacci

John Pullar, U. S. Army Criminal Investigator, is sent to investigate the murder of an Army colonel and his family in West Virginia coal country. Pullar, married to the Army, comes from a military family with a retired general for a father and a brother in a military jail for treason. 

Pullar, along with Sergeant Samantha Cole, from the local sheriff’s department, soon realize that they are on to something that threatens national security. With time running out, and bodies piling up, they must link the coal mining industry to an old bunker built in the 1950s to save the local community.

David Baldacci has another hit with Zero Day. He has a website: www.davidbaldacci.com

David and his wife are cofounders of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy across America: www.wishyouwellfoundation.org

Killing Lincoln: the shocking assasination that changed America forever by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard



Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard write in a historical account that reads like fiction of the events surrounding the assassination and tracking of the killer John Wilkes Booth and accomplices.

Fall Festival on PBS

Friday nights on PBS

H.M.S. Pinafore: Oct. 14

AMERICAN MASTERS Pearl Jam Twenty: Oct. 21

GREAT PERFORMANCES Miami City Ballet: Oct. 28

Give me the Banjo: Nov. 4

AMERICAN MASTERS Bill T. Jones: Nov. 11

Women Who Rock: Nov. 18

GREAT PERFORMANCES Il Postino: Nov. 25

GREAT PERFORMANCES Andrea Bocelli: Dec. 2

GREAT PERFORMANCES The Little Mermaid: Dec. 16

Check out the display of music with bookmarks at the front gate of the library.

Masterpiece Mystery on PBS

Hercule Poirot
David Suchet plays the suave Belgian detective. In Three Act Tragedy, a cocktail party is the scene of a crime, while in The Clocks, multiple frozen clocks factor into a murder. Agatha Christie’s detective Poirot investigates a death at a festive event turned foul in Hallowe'en Party.

Miss Marple
Julia McKenzie plays Agatha Christie's detective with a gentle smile and probing mind in The Pale Horse. Miss Marple's old friend is found murdered, and when she receives a list of names sent by the victim before his death, Miss Marple seeks justice.

Zen
What does an honest cop do when his bosses are on the side of the lawbreakers? Outwitting prosecutors, politicians, mobsters, kidnappers and killers, Detective Aurelio Zen brings justice to modern-day Italy. Rufus Sewell stars as Zen, based on the books of Michael Dibdin.

Inspector Lewis
Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox play Inspector Lewis and DS Hathaway in four Oxford University-based whodunits, which have them solving cases at an all-female college, investigating the poisoning of a bishop, looking into a clinical trial and examining a sinister blackmail plot. Inspector Lewis is the spinoff from the Inspector Morse series by Colin Dexter.

Jackson Brodie
Set amidst the iconic landscapes of modern Edinburgh, Case Histories brings the delightful jigsaw puzzles of Kate Atkinson's bestselling novels and the complexity of her hero Jackson Brodie, played by Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter) to life.  (from the PBS website)

Books and some movies based on the PBS Masterpiece Mystery series are available in the library and by interlibrary loan.

Window Exhibits at the Library

The window display at the entrance of the library is available for use by community organizations. Library exhibits serve to make the public aware of the informational, educational and cultural resources of the community. The exhibits may direct the public's attention to the materials and services of the library itself, to the work of talented individuals, or to ideas expressed by community organizations.

All exhibits are scheduled for two week time periods. Call the library at 362-5959 to reserve the window display for your organization.

The front window display is currently being used by the North Star Hospice.  North Star Hospice was organized in 1984 as a licensed hospice provider.  In 2003 North Star Hospice affiliated with Fairview Range Regional Health Service.  Hospice is a special program designed to enhance the quality of life in people whose life expectancy is limited.

 The Hospice has a volunteer program and also always accepts memorial donations.  Check out the informational display in the library’s entrance and go to their web site at http://www.range.fairview.org/services/hospice.

BOO BOO BEAR'S MISSION

"Boo Boo Bear's Mission" by Mary Linda Sather is a heartwarming story about a beloved teddy bear on an imporatnt mission.
Young Shea Leigh's dad has been deployed to Iraq with the Air National Guard. To help her dad feel less lonely while he is away from his family, Shea Leigh sends Boo Boo Bear to him in a care package. Boo Boo tours the base with Dad, embarks on a jet fighter flight and fulfills an important mission—to carry a family's love until they can be together again.

This title is available through interlibrary loan. You may also click the link below for more information on this title and author.

http://www.boo-boo-bears-mission.net/index.html

Great Books Reading Club

Members of last year’s Great Books Reading Club are currently reorganizing.  One of the issues that need to be decided is if they will stay with the Great Books format or choose more contemporary reading selections.  The group is also looking for a new leader/moderator.  If you are interested in joining a book club please call the library at 362-5959 or email hibbingpl@arrowhead.lib.mn.us and leave your name and phone number.  Also indicate which format you would prefer.  This will help with the decisions.

Emily Post's Etiquette: Manners for a new world.

In the 18th edition, virtual manners and social networking have their own chapter.

When posting on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace or other social sites, good manners are important. "The conventions for interacting and conversing in a polite, positive, considerate, respectful and honest way still apply. That means take care with what you write and what you post. People who receive your message don't have your body language, your facial expressions, or tone of voice to help interpret the meaning of your message. All they have are the words on their screen. While you might have been joking or sarcastic, they may read your comments as hurtul, rude or spiteful. Take time with your messages and posts to consider whether they might be interpreted in a negative light by the people who look at them."

Remember to be polite. Everything online is public and permanent and what you say reflects on you. Proofread your spelling and grammar, be selective about your word choice, remember proper punctuation and keep it clean and civil.

Social networking is a great way to keep in touch with friends and family.

The Chronicles of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg with an introduction by Lemony Snicket

The Stranger You Seek by Amanda Kyle Williams

The Stranger You Seek introduces a new private detective:
  "My name is Keye Street. First name from my Asian grandfather; my adoptive parents awarded me the second. By trade I am a detective, private, that is a process server and bill recovery agent. In life, I am a dry alcoholic, a passionate believer in Krystal cheeseburgers and Krispy Kreme doughnuts, and a former behavioral analyst for the FBI. How I ended up here in the South, where I have the distinction of looking like what they still call a damn foreigner in most parts of Gerogia and sounding like a hick everywhere else in the world is a mystery Emily and Howard Street have never fully unraveled for me."
Keye Street is soon dragged into consulting on a serial killer case for the Atlanta homicide department. Pleanty of action and suspense with some humor from the creative ways she gets results as a process server, The Stranger You Seek is available at Hibbing Public Library.
Amanda Kyle Williams has a website: http://www.amandakylewilliams.com/

Young Adult Novels

Books stacking up on my desk....  I need to get them back out on the shelves! ~Ginny
Here are my Fall 2011 Young Adult reads:

Ruby Red By Kerstin Gier. Translated by Anthea Bell (2011).  Warning: this is the first in a time travel series, translated from the original German (2009).  So, unless you can read German and get a copy of Sapphire Blue in German, you will have to wait until 2012 for the second book (New York Times Review).  Gwenyth's cousin Charlotte has been trained all her life to time travel, but when they turn 16 it is Gwenyth that jumps back in time with handsome but snooty Gideon. Good enough that I wished I'd waited until all the books are out (in English!)

Skyship Academy: The Pearl Wars by Nick James (2011).  Published right here in Minnesota (Flux Books, Woodbury).  Another first in a series (more patience required).  Much more science fiction than fantasy.  The year is 2095 in post-apocalypse American, two boys are thrown together Jesse from the skyship community, Cassius from the government on the Surface.  Both competing for the Pearls of energy that fall from the sky.  Both wondering where they fit in their warring societies and why the adults that mentor them are not telling them the whole story...
Ten questions with Nick James

And now for something completely different:
the summer i learned to fly by Dana Reinhardt (2011).  Not a series, not out of this world.  Dana, at age 13 and a bit of  a loner, hangs out at her mother's cheese shop.  She is given a rat, just a regular pet rat she names Hum, no magic abilities. But that rat leads her to meet Emmett, a friend who leads her into summer adventures and new awareness of herself, her town, and the people that share it. Indiebound Kid's Next List

Orionid Meteor Shower

map from http://www.meteorblog.com/

If you are interested in meteor showers and like astronomy, Check out Astro Bob's Blog.
Bob King works at the Duluth News Tribune in Duluth, Minn. as a photographer and photo editor:
"I'm also an amateur astronomer and have been keen on the sky since age 11. My modest credentials include membership in the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) where I'm a regular contributor, International Meteorite Collectors Assn. and Arrowhead Astronomical Society. I also teach community education astronomy classes at our local planetarium."

For more information and best viewing times to see the Orionid Meteor Shower Saturday morning, check out Astro Bob's Blog: http://astrobob.areavoices.com/ and Meteor Blog: http://www.meteorblog.com/

Explore Careers in the Health and Medical Sciences

The National Institutes of Health's Office of Science Education "Life Works" homepage was designed to help young people learn about different careers in the health and medical sciences. Visitors can browse for information on more than 100 careers by title, education required, interest area, or median salary. (from The Scout Report, October 21, 2011)

A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny

Chief Inspector Gamache revisits the small village of Three Pines after a body is found in the flowerbed of his artist friends, Clara and Peter Morrow. Clara, full of terror and joy at the accolades for the success of her gallery showing, is astonished when a body is discovered the morning after the party.

Louise Penny says this about her books: “My books are about terror. That brooding terror curled deep down inside us. But more than that, more than murder, more than all the rancid emotions and actions, my books are about goodness. And kindness. About choices. About friendship and belonging. And love. Enduring love.
If you take only one thing away from any of my books I'd like it to be this:  Goodness exists.”

Louise Penny has a website: http://www.louisepenny.com/
The seventh and previous books in the series are available through Hibbing Public Library and our digital media catalog.

Do It Yourself Repair

Snow will be on the ground soon and now is the time to make sure your snowmobiles and snow blowers are ready to go.  The Small Engine Repair database is a reference that is available free of charge to library card holders.

It is the definitive online tool for small engine assistance.  Original photos and illustrations guide the user through every repair job.  The database provides assistance for routine maintenance such as tune ups and brake service as well as extensive repairs involving engine and transmission disassembly.

Just go to the library’s website at www.hibbing.lib.mn.us, click on “databases and search engines”, click on “consumer” and then click on “Small Engine Repair”.  Have your library card handy because the 14 digit number on the back is need for access.

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

A debut novel by Vanessa Diffenbaugh about a young 18 year old woman  named Victoria who is a distrustful and and troubled product of the foster care system.  The book alternates between past and present events which brings greater meaning to why she behaves the way she does with the people she meets.  We see how Victoria learns and communicates through the language of flowers and we see her struggle to accept herself and the love others offer.

A nice touch to the end of the book is Victoria's Dictionary of Flowers.

The Killer Is Dying by James Sallis

Three males converge:

Christian, Vietnam veteran, goes by the nickname he received while serving in Vietnam. A hired hit man with a terminal disease, Christian has a contract on John Rankin but someone else attempts to murder Rankin before Christian can shoot him. Already living longer than expected, Christian wants to understand the meaning of his life as a contract killer. “How many dead and dying men had he stood above or beside? And death, finally, wasn’t all that interesting. What was interesting, what never failed to surprise and amaze him, is the way life always holds on, whatever the circumstances, how it just won’t let go.”

Jimmie, abandoned by his parents, lives on the toys he buys and sells on the Internet, living a life he never expected to last. “At first he had waited, living off what was left, canned food, cereal, expecting someone to show up at the door, a neighbor school officials, police. But no one did. So then, still expecting to be exposed any day, he’d gone on to work with what he had. Now he found it difficult to imagine another life, another way of living.” Jimmie learns while living on his own that, “Your day needs structure.” He has built a life for himself by volunteering at the local retirement home and Mrs. Flores, his neighbor can be counted on in an emergency.

Detective Graves and Sayles are investigating the shooting of John Rankin. Sayles’ wife, Josie is dying and has gone into hospice care. Sayles says “Strength was not about overcoming things. Strength was about accepting them.”

Sayles is unknowingly looking for Christian, while Jimmie dreams about Christian’s memories.

James Sallis: Drive, currently in theaters and The Killer is Dying, his latest book, has a website: http://www.jamessallis.com/

Defensive Wounds by Lisa Black

Theresa MacLean, forensic investigator, is called to the murder of the criminal defense attorney, Marie Corrigan, by a text from her daughter who has a summer job at the front desk of the famed hotel. The Ritz-Carlton in Cleveland is hosting a convention for lawyers when Corrigan is found in the presidential suite by housekeeping.

Not well liked, Marie Corrigan was not exactly mourned by the police community who nevertheless must investigate her murder while believing that her unethical behavior in the courtroom caused her death. Corrigan’s murder has many suspects as this police procedural looks for a killer amongst her personal and professional relationships.

Theresa, while pulling samples from the presidential suite where Corrigan was found tries to limit her daughter Rachel’s exposure to the grim aspects of the murder investigation when a second murder occurs. In this fourth book in the mystery series, Theresa and the homicide detectives, Kelly and Powell, try to figure out how the murder occurs in this new twist in the case of the locked room when there is no record of an electronic key issued.

Lisa Black has a website: http://www.lisa-black.com/

WikiHow: Featured Website

WikiHow states that they are "the world's collaborative how to manual."
First learn how to from one of the 123,291 articles by finding the topic you are interested in; share your how to information with millions of people; and work together with others to improve on your how to experience.
Check out the featured articles on everything from office etiquette to pitching a baseball and tieing a tie.
Browse by category: arts and entertainment; computers and electronics; finance, business and legal; and sports and fitness; and travel.

Kindle Owners Can Download Books from Library

Kindle owners can now download free ebooks from the library’s Overdrive site.  You can enjoy library eBooks on your Amazon Kindle or free Kindle reading app.

All you need to get started is a valid library card and a registered Kindle device or reading app.  Next visit the library’s collection of eBooks.  Just click on the “Download Audio Books” icon on the website at www.hibbing.lib.mn.us.

• Browse the ebook collection and check out a Kindle book.
• Click the 'Get for Kindle' button. This opens the Amazon.com website. You may be required to sign in with your Amazon.com account if you are not already logged in.
• Select a Kindle device or Kindle reading app. Click the 'Get library book' button and sync your device or app to download the book, or choose to send it to your device via USB.
• An active Wi-Fi connection is required for wireless delivery to a Kindle device.
• If your Kindle is not Wi-Fi capable or you do not have an active Wi-Fi connection, read Amazon's instructions for transferring files via USB.

Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture by David Mamet

Film director, playwright and essayist David Mamet takes a sociological, political and philosophical look at American Culture during his lifetime and describes how it has shaped his current values. The Secret Knowledge is available at Hibbing Public and other Arrowhead Libraries through interlibrary loan in book and sound recording (discs) format.

Fire Prevention Week is October 9th - 15th

The library recommends the Hibbing Fire Department's annual open house on Saturday, October 8th from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.  This is a free event that features public safety booths and demonstrations, health and blood pressure screenings, equipment and rigs on displaly, fire extinguisher demos, kids games, AED lessons, lunch and much more.

Everyone in the family has a role to play in home fire safety.  Both adults and kids should be familiar with smoke alarms and home fire escape planning.  Attending the open house is a great way to get started on a safer future.

Remember to check the library for books on fire safety.  Currently available in the children's department:

Fire Safety by Lucia Raatma

A Kid's Guide to Staying Safe Around Fire by Maribeth Boelts

Smoke Alarms by Lucia Raatma.

Heat Rises by Richard Castle

Third book in the Nikki Heat and Jameson Rook series, action abounds in New York City with the murder of a parish priest. Heat and Rook with the homicide squad follow the leads which take some surprising turns.

The Nikki Heat series, entertaining with a lot of action - also mentioned on the television Castle series - closely mirrors the case solving skills of Castle and Beckett and the homicide crew.

Also recently out is the graphic novel: Castle: Richard Castle's Deadly Storm by Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick and Lan Medina.

American Pickers: Guide to Picking by Libby Callaway with Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and Danielle Colby

Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz answer the question what does a picker do?
"Pickers are kind of a cross between Indiana Jones and Sanford & Son. Basically, we're professional treasure hunters, but instead of precious artifacts, we're on the lookout for good old all-American junk - aka rusty gold."
Based out of Le Claire, Iowa, Wolfe and Fritz: "Pickers travel - a lot. You don't uncover the one-of-a-kind things we're in the market for by staying in one place for very long. We're always burning up the back roads, taking the routes less traveled, keeping our eyes open for properties that look like they might be holding hidden jewels."
If you want to take a try at being a picker, Read American Pickers under 745.1075 CALLA in the new book section. American Pickers also has a television series on the History Channel.

It Is Bucks Buy Books Time

The Bucks Buy Books campaign began in 2004 due to budget cuts.  The library's financial status has not improved, but due to the generosity of so many, your contributions have kept more books on the Hibbing Public Library shelves.  Titles by favorite authors of both adults and children have been bought with these funds.

Donating is easy thanks to Hibbing Public Utilities.  Your October billing will include a pre-addressed envelope to the library.  Please mail your contribution in the envelope or drop it off at the front desk at the library during your next visit.  Checks can be made payable to the Hibbing Public Library Book Fund.

With your financial support, many more books will be kept in the hands of area readers and the library's mission will be upheld.  The Library Board and staff appreciate your support and encourage your participation in this campaign.  You will be making our library one of the best investments in Hibbing.

Squidoo

Check out the Squidoo website: "Squidoo makes it easy to build your personal interest graph of the things you know and love. On Squidoo, you can write a page. A single webpage, focused on a single topic.
Then you can build another page. And another one. And another. Each page on a different interest. Tell a story, recommend a product you love, share an experience you had, teach someone something, pay tribute to a person you admire (an author, band, your mom... ) and so much more."

We call these pages lenses because they snap your point of view into focus. Explore the sidebar of listed topics. It's simple to write a lens. And of course, it's free. Even if you build 100 of them! (from Squidoo website)

Family Hitchcock by Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett

“The annual family vacation. Every year since he could remember, his father and mother had taken them on some sort of summer trip. When the kids were little, the vacations had been fun – at least, that’s how Maddy and Benji remembered them. Hawaii. The Grand Canyon. When Benji was six, they had spent a week in New York seeing shows.”

“But over the past few years a once - fine family tradition had gone sour. In Disneyland, their mother had made them wear so much sunscreen both children had come back whiter than when they had left. In Alaska, their father took one too many pictures of a grizzly, goading the giant bear into charging their minivan.”

You get the picture.

Benji and his sister, Maddy, dread the idea of this year’s family trip. Read about this year’s Hitchcock family vacation found in the j Fiction section of the children’s room at Hibbing Public Library.

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

“The circus arrives without warning.”

“No announcements precede it, no paper notices on downtown posts and billboards, no mentions or advertisements in local newspapers. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not.”

Visit the circus, Le Cirque des Reves, where it opens at nightfall, closes at dawn and the illusions are real.

Found in Hibbing Public Library in the new fiction section under Morgenstern.

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Divergent (c2011) is the first book in a new series by a new author, Veronica Roth.  She is only 22 years old! http://www.thedivergenttrilogy.com/  Her novel is the story of Beatrice, a 16 year old in a Chicago of the future.  She is at the age when each student must choose which of five factions (Candor, Abnegation, Dautnless, Amity and Erudite) to join and start her adult life.  Her choice may separate her from her family forever.  The initiation could cost her her life.  She and her brother choose different factions and she renames herself Tris.  What neither they nor the other initiates realize is that the future of their perfect society is at stake.  The choices this group of teenagers makes will affect everyone.

Divergent reminds me of The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games. If you haven't read those, you are missing some of the best "dystopian" or post apocalyptic fiction of the decade!  The film version of The Hunger Games is scheduled to be released on March 23, 2012.[1]  And it looks a company has purchased the movie rights for Divergent as well!
Novels like these, what I call Social Science Fiction, are why I continue to choose Young Adult books over any other genre for my recreational reading. ~Ginny

Flip by Martyn Bedford

Flip (c2011) is the story of 14 year old Alex who goes to sleep on a winter night and wakes up six months later in someone else's bed, in someone else's room, in someone else's family, in another part of the country.  In fact, he is in someone else's body!  Philip is athletic but not so smart; quite different from Alex on the outside but now with Alex's mind inside. 

Why is Alex in Flip's body?  

Where has Flip's mind/soul gone?  

Which boys' skills and talents will come through?  

Is there anyway for Alex to get out?  To go home?

Hibbing teens will find some familiar things here: cell phones and Google searches.  But the story is set in England so school will seem a bit different.  A fun read that blends everyday teen struggles with a science fiction twist (or flip!)  

This is Martyn Bedford's first Young Adult/teen novel.  He also writes novels for adults (http://martynbedford.com). 

See the author's favorite YA novels on the same or a similar theme:

http://suvudu.com/2011/04/martyn-bedfords-top-ten-flip-ya-books.html

Vacancy on Library Board Needs to be Filled

The library is seeking a dedicated reader to fill a board vacancy for the remainder of a term through March 2012.  The purpose of the library board is to see that adequate funds are obtained for good library service; to promote the best possible use of all library resources in the area, to improve the library, and extend library service to those not previously serviced.  Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 4:30 p.m.

 Applications are due by Wednesday, September 28, 2011 and are available in the City Hall Council Office: 3rd Floor City Hall at 401 East 21st Street, Hibbing or on-line on the City Website Boards and Commissions page.  If your application is already on file in the Council Office, please call the Administrative\Council Assistant at 362-5990 to inform her of your interest to again be considered for an appointment.

Pirate King by Laurie R. King

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes take on the cast of Pirates of Penzance in this thrilling tale of “a story within a story” while working on a film crew in Lisbon and Morocco with real pirates.

Mary Russell, undercover as the producer’s assistant, is sent by Chief Inspector Lestrade to investigate the British moving picture industry where the Flytte Film Company is experiencing some rather odd problems. 11th in the series, real pirates on a real pirate ship, the Harlequin, gives realism a new name in the latest Mary Russell – Sherlock Holmes mystery.

Holmes remarks: “I’ve spent much of my life being thought of as a fiction. One grows accustomed to it.” Always thrilling, with humorous commentary, Pirate King, makes for fun and entertaining reading.
Website: http://www.laurierking.com/

Thank You To Our Many Visitors

Every year many people travel to Hibbing to visit the community where Bob Dylan grew up.  The library would like to thank all these visitors for stopping in, spending time, and signing our guest book.  Some of you are artists, some poets, and all of you are very appreciative fans.  We would like to share with everyone some of the art and comments from our guest book.


"Great tribute!  Finally visiting the hometown of my favorite musical genius and poet!  Definitely will be visiting again"  (Chicago, ILL)

"He moves my soul..."  (Cathedral City, CA)

"Grew up 2 blocks west of Zimmerman home.  Thanks Bob for the music!"

"In 1983 my brother wrote a paper on Dylan in college and introduced me to his music.  He has become my passion..."  (Noark, Conn.)

"We enjoyed the exhibit and Hibbing!  What an amazing musician."

"How does it feel?  It feels great to be in Hibbing - Bob Dylan's hometown!!  Love ya, Bob."  (Amarillo, Texas) 

"Took one lifetime (so far) to get here, but here I am.  Thanks, Brother Bob, for your journey and mine.  Love and respect."  (Albert, Canada)

"Long trip from England, but well worth it.  Many Happy Returns Bob!!!"

"Just passing.  Saw the light on."  (Australia)

"...Bob Dylan has provided a soundtrack for my life"  (Fargo, ND)

There were many more great comments and we invite everyone to stop by, see the exhibit, and add their own mark in our book.

Midwest Living Magazine

Look at the latest issue of Midwest Living for September/October and bake one of the many recipes using apples. Apple Scones with spiced maple butter looks particularly tasty. http://www.midwestliving.com/recipe/fruit/apple-scones-with-spiced-maple-butter/

Check out the travel destinations in the upper Midwest or more specifically Minnesota for a weekend getaway. Articles on the North Shore, Root River Valley, Twin Cities, and Northern Minnesota abound. http://www.midwestliving.com/travel/destination/minnesota/

Work Green

Are you interested in exploring green careers?  ISEEK offers a dedicated website for them. ISEEK.org is Minnesota's career, education and job resource on line, and their latest industry portal, MnGreenCareers.org, details the newest research on green careers, education,and jobs in Minnesota.

You will find definitions, information on typical green careers, green training and education at Minnesota schools and where a green career can lead, as well as job search and green business research resources. The site includes quizzes, career videos and Minnesota-specific resources, appropriate for the student, job seeker, career explorer, educator, and entrepreneur.

Go to the ISEEK main site to explore all careers, plan your education, and for detailed help on tracking down a job.

Northwest Angle by William Kent Krueger

Cork O'Connor brings his family back for a vacation on a houseboat on Lake of the Woods, in Northern Minnesota. While spending a beautiful summer day on the lake, various members of the family go off in different directions to explore the lake when a sudden storm with straight line winds hits. To find out what happens next, pick up Krueger's latest book in his series.
First Line: "Later, when it no longer mattered, they learned that the horror that had come from the sky had a name: derecho."
William Kent Krueger has a website and he writes about the inspiration for his latest book, Northwest Angle: http://www.williamkentkrueger.com/

Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs

Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist, assigned to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Mecklenburg County, investigates a murder in Charlotte, North Carolina in this 14th book in the series. During NASCAR, a body is found in a barrel next to the Charlotte Motor Speedway. While trying to solve a murder, Brennan is also doing some investigating into why the fiancé of Brennan’s ex-husband, Pete, seems to be unhappy with her upcoming wedding plans.

The book starts:

“Looking back, I think of it as race week in the rain. Thunderboomers almost every day. Sure, it was spring. But these storms were over the top.
In the end, Summer saved my life.
I know, Sounds bizarre.
This is what happened.”

Kathy Reichs has a website: http://kathyreichs.com/

We Remember 9/11

On September 11, 2001, four planes were hijacked. The hijackers then deliberately flew three of the planes into two important buildings, the Pentagon in Washington DC and the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York. The fourth crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The loss of life and damage that these hijackings caused form the biggest act of terrorism ever on United States soil. Nearly 3000 people died in the attacks and the economic impact was immense.

Remember or learn about the history of September 11, 2001 by checking out the window and book display at the library. Books include both eyewitness accounts and stories of individuals that lost family members during and after the attack.  See the tragedy through the eyes of the children in The Day Our World Changed: Children's Art of 9/11 with an introduction by Rudolph W. Giuliani .

Commemorative events will be taking place across the country.  In Hibbing, The Community College Library will be presenting the art of Judith Shea.  Her exhibit, “The Legacy Collection:  The 10^th Anniversary of 9-11” will open to the public with a reception on Sunday, September 11, 2011 from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m.