If you like short stories or just feel that you don’t have time to read a novel, you should be able to find something you like in one of the library’s short story collections.  Go the Library Search tab in the Catalog, type in “short stories” and click on “Keyword.”  You will get a list of 687 items to browse.  Some examples of what you will find are:

FIC KIN, JUST AFTER SUNSET: stories, by Stephen King

SF WEL, BEST SCIENCE FICTION STORIES OF H.G. WELLS

MP3 LAM, LOUIS L’AMOUR COLLECTION

813 FIS, FISHING’S BEST SHORT STORIES, Ed. by Paul D. Staudohar

813 BES, BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES, 1990 through 2012

Download TWA, THE MAN THAT CORRUPTED HADLEYBURG, Mark Twain

JP THO, HOORAY FOR THOMAS,… Thomas the Tank…stories,by David Mitton

jFIC PEC, PAST PERFECT, PRESENT TENSE, by Richard Peck

YA HOR, THE COMPLETE HOROWITZ HORROR, by Anthony Horowitz

You can see that there are stories available in each section of the library and in various formats: books, audiobooks and downloadables.  If you are busy but have the NEED TO READ, short stories are a good way to satisfy your craving for words and ideas.

Yoga for ages 12-18 continues with beginner yoga classes on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 at the Brown County Public Library. May sessions are on the 14th, 21st and 28. Bring a mat if you have one and wear clothes you can stretch in. For more info call 812-988-2850.

We have decided to change the type of case used for the DVD collection. This is mainly due to lack of space behind the desk.  Patrons will no longer have to wait for library staff to search the drawers for the DVDs.  We will now be using cases that lock the DVD into the case until the library staff unlocks them at check out.  Our purpose is to keep the collection safe for all of our patrons to enjoy and reduce the amount of wait time.

Do you find yourself gazing outside at your garden?  Listening for the sound of birds, returning from the south? Are you consumed with the obsession to till, even when the temperature is 35 degrees?  Then you need to check out the library’s upcoming books on gardening and nature  such as Everyday Roses by Paul Zimmerman;  Grow Fruit Naturally by Lee Reich and Powerhouse Plants by Graham Rice.    If you’re tired of cooking comfort food in a crock pot and want some fresh ideas for dinner, check out Cooking Light’s Fresh Food Fast or Vegetables Please : the More Vegetables, Less Meat Cookbook by Carolyn Humphries and if you want to restyle, renovate your house  or simplify your life look into Cristin Frank’s Living Simple, Free and Happy or Matthew Mead’s Ultimate Recycled Style Guide.  Whatever your passion, the library has books to pursue it!