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Welcome to October, which is Adopt-A-Shelter Dog Month, Computer Learning Month, Family History Month, Fantasy Month, International "Fired Up" Month, Month of the Dinosaur, National Animal Safety and Protection Month, National Car Care Month, National Caramel Month, National Communicate With Your Kid Month, National Cookie Month, National Crime Prevention Month, National Dessert Month, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National Pasta Month, National Pizza Month, National Pork Month, National Roller Skating Month, National Stamp Collecting Month, and a personal favorite - National Popcorn Poppin' Month!
This week alone is National Customer Service Week, National Newspaper Week, National Work From Home Week, and Squirrel Awareness Week! Today is the 10th anniversary of the reunification of East and West Germany, as well as National Techies Day, honoring technology professionals and their achievements.
Wednesday is International Toot Your Flute Day. Thursday is the National Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence. Students across America will be asked to voluntarily sign a "Student Pledge Against Gun Violence," a solemn promise never to bring a gun to school, never to use a gun to settle a dispute, and to discourage their friends from using a gun. Saturday begins Clergy Appreciation Weekend.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
At Wednesday's 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. story times, participants will hear stories about spiders and make a spider with web and a spider hat. At Saturday morning's 10:00 Columbus Day story time, participants will eat hardtack and make a sailing ship. While you're at the Fair this week, be sure to view the Roswell Public Library display in booth 7 of the Education Building.
Mark your calendars now for the annual Altrusa/Friends of the Library Book Sale, October 18-21. At Friday night's preview sale, Friends of the Library members are admitted free. On Sunday, you can buy a bag of books for just $2!
You'll also want to make your reservations now for a fun-filled evening featuring appetizers, dinner, door prizes, and the premier performance of "Aliens in Transylvania," written by Frank Schlatter and performed by members of the Roswell Community Little Theater. The fun begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, October 27, at the library. Cost is just $40 per person, and reservations can be made at the library.
BOOK TALK
Many people enjoy catching their favorite author's latest book just as it comes out. Mystery readers are not exception. Rita Mae Brown (together with her co-author and pet can Sneaky Pie Brown) has delivered yet another mystery in her most popular series in which the animals are always several steps ahead of the humans in solving the latest crime. "Pawing Through the Past" revolves around a series of murders that take place during a high school reunion in the small town of Crozet.
All of the regular characters are out in force, but it is their past that determines whether they will live or die. Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and Tucker use their feline and canine instincts and abilities to protect their human, Mary Minor Harristeen, from a killer who has lost all touch with reality and cannot stop killing. Animal lovers will enjoy the rivalry and humor of the dog and cats as they watch their humans stumble through life without a decent sense of smell. Their love for these "lesser beings" is entertaining and touching.
DID YOU KNOW?
You can get expert advice on-line from the American Veterinary Medical Association on choosing a pet, selecting a vet, health and safety issues, and more at www.avma.org/care4pets.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: "Class reunion: same old faces, and more new teeth." (unknown)
JUDY ARMSTRONG, 624-7276
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