SPRING IS HERE!

It's already April, and Easter is upon us. Don't forget that the library closes at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 9; is closed for Good Friday on April 10; and reopens on Easter Sunday, April 12 at 6 p.m. Any work time you miss can be made up on any day, or contact me to make schedule at time to come in in the evening.

For April movie nights, think Anime! We'll show Spirited Away on April 3, Castle in the Air on April 17, and Princess Mononoke on April 24. Movies start at 5 p.m., and you're welcome to bring popcorn, pizza, sodas, whatever. The main entrance of the library closes at 4:30, so come to the downstairs entrance next to Sprague Hall, and enjoy the show with us!

On Thursday, April 2, we will have John and Hugh Bannister and Carolyn Tomlin in our library at 3:30 to talk about Nonna Bannister, a Ukranian teenager who was forced into a labor camp during the Holocaust and survived with a diary chronicling her experiences, which has been recently published. The book is a fascinating document that sheds new light on the conditions of both Jews and non-Jews during this time of upheaval in Russia and Germany.

And if you're downtown on Thursday at noon, come to the Jackson-Madison County Library to celebrate National Poetry Month. Library Media Center coordinator Jonathan Orr, and Cataloging Librarian Clint Underwood, along withSteven Fonville and Ryan Guth will join faculty from Union and Lane to read poetry of Edgar Allan Poe as they commemorate the 200th anniversary of Poe's birth. Dessert and coffee will be provided - feel free to bring your lunch with you.

Besides being National Poetry Month, the first week of April is also Library week, so come check out our new displays and enjoy a book or video at your library!