It's Time for the Best Books Discussion!

It's that time of year again - when we spend an evening discussing the best, and worst, books of 2006. I have spent the last year reading reviews and collecting fun and interesting information about books and authors. I hope you'll come and join me on Thursday evening, February 1st at 7:00 pm at the Albemarle Library. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the books you read last year. For everyone who attends, I'll have a great handout with lists of bestsellers, notable books, books made into movies, award winning books and authors who have died - all in 2006.

Cathy Pickens will discuss her mysteries Southern Fried and Done Gone Wrong at the Albemarle Library on Thursday, January 25 at 6:00 p.m. Friends of the Stanly County Library will sponsor this program as well as the book signing which will follow. Pickens' novels will be available for purchase. For more information, call (704)986-3766.

Reading in a Winter Wonderland

Get warm and cozy this winter with a good book, and join our annual adult winter reading program.

Starting on January 2, sign up at your local library - in Albemarle, Badin, Norwood, Oakboro, or Locust - and you will receive a special book mark. For each book you read, drop and entry form into the weekly drawing box and be eligible to win a limited edition library mug. All weekly entries will be eligible for the final drawing of a $25.00 gift certificate to Barnes and Nobel Bookstore.

This is the time to read some of the great books that have been published in the last year, or to pick up an old classic you've been meaning to read, and maybe win a prize!