The movie party was a success!

At least everyone seemed to have a good time. Let us know if there are other movies you'd like to see. And next time we'll try to have the popcorn popped by the time the movie starts!

We'd like to call your attention to a couple of things right here at the Friends blog -- over in the left hand column, under the daisy.....is a section for links. At this point there's a link to the Jensen Memorial Library website, and a link to the Library's "What's New?" blog. (There may be others later.)

The website is not "done", but it's begun, and you can check back from time to time to see the progress that's being made; there is a calendar of upcoming events you may want to check out! The blog is a good way to keep up on new things and events, and you can add it to your feed reader to get alerts in your inbox!

Another new item is the "Search" field. This works! It's not that hard to find a specific post here at this point, we don't have that many. But later, this could be a real time saver, if there's something in particular you want to look up. Like the name of the author who came just recently to talk about his book. (I know, it's just a couple of posts down, but this is just an example.) If you put Author in the search field, and click, you will get links to all the posts that mention the word "Author". It's cool!

The other thing is at the bottom of the left hand column, and that is a Paypal link. This is just a convenience we've added, for those of you who pay your bills online, now you can make a donation or pay your dues online as well. Thanks very much to those of you who take the time to support us and our activities!

Movie Night coming up!

Coming up! A family movie night -- August 12 at 7:30, we will be showing Race to Witch Mountain, a movie just out on dvd. Bring your lawn chair ~ no, we're not showing it outside, but as of yet we don't have comfy chairs to watch the movies in. Maybe that should be our next project! Anyway, come prepared to eat popcorn and have a good time!!

Summer is half over

Not by the calendar.....according to the calendar, summer started a little over a month ago, and we've got 2 more months to go....and if we're going by the school calendar, summer is MORE than half over, school starts in about 3 weeks. But by MY calendar, summer is June, July, and August, and it's now half over. Sigh.

Better get some summer reading in before it's too late!!








We want to think Bob Wolfe for coming to Minden and sharing his and his wife's stories with us. The afternoon was enjoyable for everyone who was able to be here at the library, I believe; and Mr. Wolfe's books will be available to check out soon, for those of you who were not able to be there.

Author Talk and Book Signing

Don't miss out on the next Friends-sponsored event at the library!

Sunday, July 19, at 2:00 PM, we are pleased to have Bob Wolfe coming to give us a presentation about his book, "Clara, the little girl from the prairie".

From the publisher's promotional material:

When two immigrant families from Denmark connect in a small Nebraska farm town, the stage is set for Clara Rasmussen to enter the world. In his new biography, Clara the little girl from the prairie, (published by Authorhouse), C. Robert Wolfe honors his wife by sharing her story -- a true tale of ambition, dedication and pure love.

Clara Rasmussen Wolfe grew up in this area, and is a relative of many people here in Minden, and we hope that everyone will turn out to hear Bob and say Hi!

There will be an opportunity to buy the book and have it autographed after the talk.

Summer Reading is Not Just for Kids!

The Summer Reading Program for children is a familiar program at the library....but this year, the Friends of the Library are also sponsoring a program for adults. Stop at the counter and pick up a sheet to record the books you read. Along with the title and author and your name, jot down a small critique. After the program ends at the end of August, we will compile the critiques (minus your name) into a readers' advisory that everyone can use. PLUS! The reason for adding your name with every book is that after the program ends, we will put all the records into a hat (or a bucket, or whatever) and have a drawing for a prize (or two or three).


The more you read, the better your chances of winning! And you will be helping your fellow readers find good books.........or avoid stinky ones. *wink*