with Judy Coder & Cowgirl Swing
Sunday, November 29
3:00–4:00 pm
Marvin Auditorium

Nothin’ like a cowgirl band to loosen up a crowd and start the good times a‐rollin’. Judy Coder and Cowgirl Swing livens up your holiday spirit with a generous helping of country‐and‐western Christmas music.

Andy Bridge and his mother Hope loved each other with a deep, abiding love, but she was so tormented in her mind that she was unable to care for her son. Andy was seven when she was institutionalized, and he was placed in foster care.

The book begins and ends at the Eufaula Adolescent Center in Alabama, site of a class action lawsuit centering on poor treatment of its residents. Newly-hired as a lawyer, Andy interviews Jeff, a teenager sequestered in a drafty basement for an infraction of the rules. Andy sees himself in Jeff and flashes back to his own experiences.

The descriptions in this memoir are so vivid that the reader feels an affinity for Andy and his story. A page turner, this memoir is hard to put down and provides a moving portrait of a boy who refused to fail in life in spite of his circumstances. This book is a must read!  Reviewed by Susie Nightingale

This week's Tech Tuesday video focuses on Twitter, at www.twitter.com. What is Twitter, what it does, and how and why you might want to use it…

The library is now purchasing Blu-ray discs. This exciting new collection will debut at your library on Monday, January 4, 2010. 

The Blu-ray disc collection will be available for checkout through the DVD Dispenser catalog.

The new collection will include popular recent releases including:  Fast and Furious, Up, Terminator Salvation, G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra, District 9, The Hangover, G-Force, Monsters Vs. Aliens, Angels & Demons, Star Trek, Inglourious Basterds, Paranormal Activity, Julie and Julia.

These tongues make up one of two necklaces that earned a spot in our Topeka Competition 29 juried art exhibit. Find out what other body part was inspiration for the winning entry. View the exhibit Nov. 6 through Dec. 30 in the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery.

Take a trip through South America with these books. Try a recipe from Cooking the South American Way or read about Angel Falls. Look for more booklists for the rest of the continents as part of the library's fall reading program for children and teens.

Highland Park High School reported in their school newspaper, The Bagpiper, five Topeka places that are haunted. The well known Rochester Cemetery has had a long time reputation for being haunted by the Albino Woman. Gather several of your friends and visit the cemetery after dark. You might see a very pale woman dressed in white tending the graves.

Topeka High School has had several ghost...