December 2012 Volume 1, Issue 9 Your Library News INSIDE THIS ISSUE New Releases ...........................2 Book Review ............................2 Main Street Bookies Selection.2 Funny Bookmarks ...................3 Technology Resources & Tips..4 Friends of the Library..............5 From the Director………..……...5 Rossville Remembers…………..6 Month’s Historical Photo….….6 HIGHLIGHTS THIS ISSUE HOLIDAY FESTIVAL FUNNY BOOKMARKS UPCOMING ADULT FICTION & DVD RELEASES Popular Book Releases Threat Vector– Tom Clancy (Dec 4) Two Graves– Preston & Child (Dec 11) Private Berlin– James Patterson (Jan 7) The Husband List– Janet Evanovich (Jan 8) Kinsey and Me– Sue Grafton (Jan 8) The Blood Gospel– James Rollins (Jan 8) 1356– Bernard Cornwell (Jan 8) Collateral Damage– Stuart Woods (Jan 8) Popular DVD Releases The Dark Knight Rises (Dec 4) Ted (Dec 11) The Bourne Legacy (Dec 11) Ice Age: Continental Drift (Dec 11) Pitch Perfect (Dec 18) 10 Years (Dec 18) Trouble with the Curve (Dec 18) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (Dec 18) Total Recall (Dec 18) Resident Evil: Retribution (Dec 21) Arbitrage (Dec 21) “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” -Desmond Tutu MAIN STREET BOOKIES We are reading for: Dec 21st @ 10:00 Our first foray into Inspirational Fiction with a lighthearted, holiday story of the Amish. 2 FAMOUS DETECTIVES We are all familiar with the most famous of detectives, Sherlock Holmes, but if you haven’t checked out some of these others, make sure to do so! (Detective/character followed by author) Lord Peter Wimsey—Dorothy Sayers Hercule Poirot—Agatha Christie Nero Wolfe—Rex Stout Ellery Queen—Daniel Nathan & Manford Lepofsky Sam Spade—Dashiell Hammett Henry Gamadge—Elizabeth Daly Albert Campion—Margery Allingham Philip Marlowe—Raymond Chandler Miss Marple—Agatha Christie Alex Cross—James Patterson Father Brown—G.K. Chesterton Kay Scarpetta—Patricia Cornwell Kinsey Millhone—Sue Grafton Perry Mason—Erle Stanley Gardner Harry Bosch—Michael Connelly What have you used as a bookmark? A recent e-mail sent to Kansas libraries asked “What is the strangest thing you’ve found used as a bookmark?” We got a laugh at the responses and thought you might, too… Raw bacon! A slice of cooked bacon. I once found a Father's Day card made by a small child. It was very sweet. :) A used Q-tip. Dried “chicken noodle soup” noodles stuck between the pages. (Hope they had grilled cheese with it.) I never found anything weird used as a bookmark, but I did once find something dried, sticky, and red, possibly cough syrup. I used to work in a pharmacy library and in our archives, we had a lot of historical books on pharmacy that used to belong to pharmacists. Whoever did the earlier processing of the collection did not look thoroughly at each volume and clean dust and debris off of them. The dried, sticky stuff attracted mice at some point (not while in our collection, though), so there were bite marks on the book. Divorce papers. I bought a book at a used book sale--a lovely poetry book with an inscription "Best wishes for 1894" inside. Between two pages I found a beautifully pressed and preserved four-leaf clover. I felt pretty lucky! A colonoscopy picture. A fake moustache. A live bat. I didn't notice until I'd picked up the book it had nestled into and then we both were screaming. However, after calling in reinforcements with leather gloves it was safely released outside. Slice of bologna. Dental floss. A month's cycle of birth control pills. A flattened dried-out frog! I think it actually got thrown in alive into the (outside) bookdrop over a LONG, HOT summer weekend. It got crushed between the books and after several more books dropped onto the pile, ended up inside one! GROSS!!!! A Canadian dollar bill. A long fake fingernail. A dead baby snake. A matchbook with all the matches still attached and all had been lit. I think when they were put inside the library book the matches got snuffed out. Thankfully! 3 Technology Resources & Tips You’re invited to “Book a Librarian!” Who: Everyone What: One-on-one session with either Jaclyn or Adrienne for help with computers, tablets, e-books and e-readers, reader’s advisory, local history and genealogy, resumes, creating a website or blog, small business tax forms, or personal budgets (no investment advice will be given) When: Every Tuesday morning from 10-11 a.m. or 11-noon. Please book in advance to confirm your time slot and our availability. We will take “walk-in appointments” on a limited basis if we have an opening. Please come prepared with your questions. If you would like help with something that is not listed, please ask and we’ll see what we can do to help you. SEVEN TECHNOLOGY MYTHS DEBUNKED 1. Facebook Privacy Notice Claim: Posting a notice on your Facebook wall will protect your copyright and privacy rights. Fact: To set your privacy and account settings, click on the arrow next to “Home” then choose appropriately. 2. Postcard Virus Claim: You’ve received a [virtual greeting/postcard/e-card/etc.] from a [family member/classmate/neighbor]! Fact: There are legitimate Web sites that offer a service that allows a user to send a customized “virtual postcard,” which makes this an effective method of camouflaging viruses. Make it a habit to never click on links sent in e-mails. Instead go directly to the Web site of the company, find the card pickup page, and enter the ID code included in the email. The worst that could happen is you won’t get a card. 3. ATM PIN Reversal (PINned Hopes) Claim: Entering your PIN in reverse at any ATM will summon the police. Fact: Several states have tried to implement such a panic code but have failed. As Chuck Stones of the Kansas Bankers Association said in 2004, “I’m not sure anyone here could remember their PIN backward with a gun to their head.” 4. Mobile Mania Claim: Even when your cell phone signal is blocked, dialing 112 will connect you with an emergency call center. 4 Fact: Calling 112 is “special” in the sense that it will use any tower your mobile phone can contact to complete the emergency call, regardless of whether or not your phone is authorized to relay signals through that tower. However, the 112 number has no special powers that enable you to use it in areas where all cellular signals are blocked or otherwise unavailable. 5. Remote Possibility Claim: Any car equipped with a remote keyless entry system can be unlocked via cell phone. Fact: Relaying remote entry system signals via telephone might work if the signals were sound-based, but they’re not. It transmits an encrypted data stream to a receiver inside the car via a radio frequency signal that can’t be effectively relayed via cell phone. Cells phones also typically operate on completely different frequencies than radio. 6. Hidden Battery Power Claim: To activate hidden battery power press *3370# and your cell phone will restart with a 50% increase in battery. Fact: This is a misunderstanding of an option with some phone brands (such as Nokia) for Half Rate Codec, which provides about 30% more talk time on a battery charge at the expense of lower sound quality. However, this option is enabled by pressing the sequence *#4720#. The sequence *3370# actually enables Enhanced Full Rate Codec, which provides better sound quality at the expense of shorter battery life. 7. Windows Live Update Virus Claim: Clicking an attached file called “Windows Live Update” will release a virus that will burn the whole hard drive. If you send this information to all of your contacts, you will protect us all. Fact: This bogus warning has also been distributed under names such as “Invitation,” “Olympic Torch,” “A Card for You,” and “Black in the White House.” No such incurable computer virus exists, and spamming all your friends just fuels the fire. **Info taken from www.snopes.com** KEEP ‘EM COMING! We’ve received quite a few donations of books, DVDs, videogames, and music CDs in the past month. Keep them coming!! We are poised to have another great sale this coming spring! You don’t have to wait for our annual sale: Join the Friends for only $10 a year! Have you checked out our book case in the front of the library where you can buy books anytime the library is open? Prices are very low! “There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.” - Irving Stone FROM THE DIRECTOR, ADRIENNE OLEJNIK Book Awards National Book Award -Awarded annually in November by the American Booksellers Association -Established in 1936 -Presented to authors for books published in the U.S. roughly during the award year. -Goal: “to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of good writing in America.” -Four award categories: Fiction, NonFiction, Poetry, Young People’s Literature -Two lifetime achievement awards given each year, too. John Newbery Medal -Literary award given by a division of the American Library Association -Given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. -Established in 1921 and named after an 18th century English publisher of juvenile books. -Winner announced in January annual- ly. -Also started Newbery Honors in 1971. Caldecott Medal -Annually recognizes the most distinguished picture book for children, published in the U.S. -Established in 1937 and named after Randolph Caldecott, a 19th century English illustrator. -It is awarded to the illustrator by a division of the American Library Association. Pulitzer Prize -U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition. -Established in 1917. -Administered by Columbia University. -Awarded yearly in 21 categories. William Allen White Children’s Book Award -Annual book award chosen by Kansas students. Two winners each year, grades 3-5 and grades 6-8. -Established in 1952 and administered by Emporia State University. 5 Library Hours Monday 10-6 Tuesday 10-6 Wednesday 10-7 Thursday 10-6 Friday 10-5 Saturday 10-2 Sunday (Closed) WiFi available 24 hours! Just pull up in the front of the library! ROSSVILLE REMEMBERS The Library has been working on updating and completing the cemetery records of the Rossville Cemetery on www.findagrave.com. We’ve added 1,096 new memorials/burials and 2,009 headstone photos to findagrave.com. We receive requests from people all over the country for genealogical information who have seen us on findagrave.com, our library website, or our history website! We also have created an index of over 4,300 obituaries and have these on file at the library! If you have a genealogical request, we will help you the best we can. (*If you are stopping in, advance notice is appreciated so we can make sure we have adequate staff on hand to help serve you.) See more historical photos on our history website: http://history.nekls.org/en/ rossville This Month’s Featured Historical Photo 407 Main Street PO BOX 618 Rossville, Kansas 66533 Phone: 785-584-6454 Fax: 785-584-6454 E-mail: director@rossvillelibrary.org www.rossvillelibrary.org Welcome to Rossville sign, Rossville, KS (Date of photo: unknown) Does anyone know more about this sign? Its location, when it was taken down... 6