Author, songwriter and filmmaker Bill Jamerson presents: ‘Dollar-A-Day Boys’. Please join us on Wednesday, May 23 at 1:30 p.m. at the Black River Falls Public Library for a fun, nostalgic look at the 1930′s Federal Works Program that gave employment to 3.5 million men. Hilarious stories, foot tapping songs and a short video makes this a “must see” experience!

The Black River Falls Library is hosting a Photography Exhibit May 8-25. Any person, any age may exhibit. Framed or matted photographs, ready for hanging, must be brought to the library May 2nd or 3rd. Your name must also be placed on the exhibit. It is an exhibit only; there will be no official judging. Certificates for “People’s Choice Awards” will be handed out. All exhibitors are invited to attend a public Artists’ Reception Wednesday, May 9th, from 5-7 p.m. Photos must be picked up May 29th or 30th. Registration forms are available at the library circulation desk.

Stop, You’re Killing Me! is a resource for lovers of mystery, crime, thriller, spy, and suspense books. They list over 3,800 authors, with chronological lists of their books (over 43,000 titles), both series (4,300+) and non-series. Use the alphabetical author and character links or the special indexes in the left column. And it’s perfectly fine with them if you print their pages for your private use, especially for a trip to your local library! Go to our ‘Resources’ tab; click ‘Online Databases’, and scroll down to ‘Stop You’re Killing Me!’.

The United State Postal Service offers customers the ability to put your own family photo on an actual postage stamp. The kit is available from any post office, or online at http://www.usps.com/postagesolutions/photostamps.htm.   It lets you send in a digital photo to the Postal Service, which they in turn will convert into a sheet of actual stamps for you.  It’s a great idea for those family reunion notices!

Thanks to a recommendation from one of our loyal patrons, we have added a link to a new resource we think our patrons will enjoy. ‘Goodreads’ is the largest site for readers and book recommendations in the world. Join  more than 6,800,000 members who have added more than 240,000,000 books to their shelves. A home for casual readers and bona-fide bookworms alike, Goodreads users recommend books, compare what they are reading, keep track of what they’ve read and would like to read, find their next favorite book, form book clubs and much more. Go to our ‘Resources’ tab; click on ‘Online Databases’, and scroll down to ‘Goodreads’.

The Green Book Club will be meeting on Wednesday, March 21 at noon in the Black River Falls Public Library Conference Room. The book scheduled for this month’s discussion is, ‘The Land Remembers’ by Ben Logan. For further information or to reserve a copy of one of these books, call the Black River Falls Public Library at 715-284-4112 and ask to speak to Muriel Gunderson, Library Director.

New members are always welcome!

Library patrons from all over the state with a valid library card can now download eBooks to a Kindle device or any mobile device running the free Kindle app. Go to the ‘Resources’ tab and click on ‘Online Databases’ and click on ‘Overdrive’.

For information on ‘Searching and Reserving Items’, click here. For information on ‘Checking Your Account’, click here. For information on ‘Creating Your List’, click here. The new catalog will be available beginning Monday, August 29!

The Chess Club will be meeting at the Library from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays.  All ages are welcome and invited to attend as Chess provides an opportunity for skill building for young and old alike. Just learning the various moves – without strategy – assists with mathematics, problem solving skills, reasoning and decision making, critical thinking, communication and number awareness.  Please come join in on the fun!