Summer Movie Schedule Announced

Thursdays at 2:00PM, through August 20th, Movies on the Big Screen are back!

United Fund of Iowa County Lends Support

Many thanks to the United Fund of Iowa County for their continued support of the Barneveld Public Library. The 2009 grant will go toward the purchase of recorders that will be used in our oral histories project. 

Stay tuned for our annual report

Statistics and stories are being gathered to tell you what's been happening at your library.

Wisconsin Nature Author Lecture

1:00pm, Saturday, November 15
John Bates
Wisconsin Nature Author

John Bates is the author of seven books and a contributor to four others, all of which focus on the natural history of the Northwoods. His poetry has appeared in a number of journals. He's worked as a naturalist in Wisconsin's Northwoods for 19 years, leading an array of trips all designed to help people further understand the remarkable diversity and beauty of nature, and our place within it.

Summer Library Program

Movies on the Big Screen has moved to the basement of the library. Upstairs, we had too many kids in too little space -- what a wonderful problem! The movies (and free popcorn) will continue on Thursdays at 2:00 PM throughout the summer. So far, we've seen The Golden Compass, The Waterhorse, Surf's Up, and The Spiderwick Chronicles. Coming up are Herbie Fully Loaded, Ratatouille, The Bee Movie, and Enchanted. Suggestions welcome.

At the end of July, we will add Bug Stuff, a program about insects on Tuesdays at 2:00 PM. Although intended for early elementary students, Jill Fuerstenberg can easily adapt the program a little younger or a little older for whoever comes in to find out about a different type of bug each week.

Audio Book Collection Titles Revealed!

The June/July set of audiobooks has arrived -- just in time for vacations on the road or in the hammock.

All through the night -- Clark, Mary Higgins
Bird (+CD) -- Johnson, Angela
Blaze (CD) -- Bachman, Richard
A blessed event -- Page, Jean Reynolds
Blood test -- Kellerman, Jonathan
The cat who talked turkey (CD) -- Braun, Lilian Jackson
A civil action -- Harr, Jonathan
A corner of the universe (CD) -- Martin, Ann M.
The dark river (CD) -- Twelve Hawks, John
Deceit (CD) -- Siegel, James
East of Eden -- Steinbeck, John
Evan blessed (CD) -- Bowen, Rhys
Every second counts -- Armstrong, Lance
Extremely loud & incredibly close (CD) -- Foer, Jonathan Safran
Flags of our fathers (CD) -- Bradley, James
Garden of beasts -- Deaver, Jeffery
The grave Maurice -- Grimes, Martha
In cold blood (CD) -- Capote, Truman
Killer smile -- Scottoline, Lisa
McNally's dare -- Lardo, Vincent
The mysterious flame of Queen Loana (CD) -- Eco, Umberto
Not even for love -- Brown, Sandra
The no. 1 ladies's detective agency (CD) -- McCall Smith, Alexander
Reign in hell -- Diehl, William
Scribbling the cat -- Fuller, Alexandra
The senator's wife (CD) -- Miller, Sue
Shanks for nothing (CD) -- Reilly, Rick
Sight hound (CD) -- Houston, Pam
Still summer (CD) -- Mitchard, Jacquelyn
Summertime -- Rigbey, Liz
Tell me your dreams -- Sheldon, Sidney
Treason's harbour -- O'Brian, Patrick

Many Thanks to Lilas Miller

Farm receipts from the 1940's, cancelled checks (written out in pencil!), grocery lists, and newspaper clippings of local interest fill the scrapbooks recently donated by long-time Barneveld resident, Lilas Miller. The seven books span about 45 years and are a wonderful addition to our growing local history collection. We've noticed that while browsing the books, memories are stirred and many library users are prompted to tell stories of their own. Our thanks to Mrs. Miller for her thoughtful gift to the community.