Barnheart: The Incurable Longing for a Farm of One’s Own by Jenna Woginrich
The Fruit Gardener’s Bible by Lewis Hill
Eat Your Yard! Edible Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Herbs and Flowers for your Landscape by Nan K. Chase
Edible Landscaping by Rosalind Creasy

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food From My Frontier by Ree Drummond
The Fresh Egg Cookbook: From Chicken to Kitchen by Jennifer Trainer Thompson
Chic & Unique Wedding Cakes: 30 Modern Designs for Romantic Celebrations by Zoe Clark
Pick Another Checkout Lane, Honey: Save Big Money & Make the Grocery Aisle Your Catwalk by Joanie Demer
The 17 Day Diet Cookbook: 80 All New Recipes for Healthy Weight Loss by Mike Moreno
Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health by William Davis
The Dash Diet Cookbook: Quick and Delicious Recipes for Losing Weight, Preventing Diabetes, and Lowering Blood Pressure by Mariza Snyder
Could it be B12?: An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses by Sally M. Pacholok

Ultimate Classroom Management Handbook: A Veteran Teacher’s Instant Techniques for Solving Adolescent Student Misbehavior by Dave Foley
Easy Mathematics Step-By-Step: Master High-Frequency Concepts and Skills for Mathematical Proficiency Fast by William D. Clark
The Periodic Table: A Very Short Introduction by Eric R. Scerri
The Animal Kingdom: A Very Short Introduction by Peter W. H. Holland
Parenting Without Power Struggles: Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm, and Collected by Susan Stiffelman

Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry by Akiane Kramarik
Creating Textured Landscapes With Pen, Ink and Watercolor by Claudia Nice
T-shirt Quilts Made Easy by Martha DeLeonardis
Softball Skills & Drills by Judi Garman

Been watching for these new films to be released on DVD? These movies are now available at Union Township Public Library locations. Demand for new movies is high, so visit the Online Catalog to request a copy of the movies that interest you! We’ll call or email you when your requests are ready for you to pick up at your local library branch.

The Rope: An Anna Pigeon Novel by Nevada Barr
River’s Call by Melody Carlson
Something New by Dianne Christner
A Life of Joy by Amy Clipston
The Thief: An Isaac Bell Adventure by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke
Kill Shot by Vince Flynn
Catch Me by Lisa Gardner
Robert Ludlum’s The Janson Command by Paul Garrison
A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison
The Fear Index by Robert Harris
Left For Dead by Judith Jance
Victims by Jonathan Kellerman
Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas
Copper Beach: A Dark Legacy Novel by Jayne Ann Krentz
The Brethren by Beverly Lewis
The Betrayal by Beverly Lewis
The Covenant by Beverly Lewis
The Forbidden by Beverly Lewis
The Longing by Beverly Lewis
The Parting by Beverly Lewis
Beauty For Ashes by Dorothy Love
The Healing by Jonathan Odell
Private Games by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan
Chasing the Sun by Tracie Peterson
Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult
The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice

This March, sign up to attend free computer classes at the Aberdeen Library, to learn more about sending email and working with digital cameras. Computer classes are free, but space is limited, so please call the Aberdeen Library at 937-795-2534 to reserve your spot.

Tuesday, March 20, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Email – Learn to set up an email account, send and reply to messages, send pictures, and include attachments. Do you have an email account, but have questions about using it? Bring your questions – we’ll be glad to help!

Tuesday, March 27, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Digital Cameras – Learn how to capture photos and video with your digital camera. We’ll practice transferring your pictures from the camera to a computer, learn to do basic photo editing, and how to save your videos to a DVD. Feel free to bring your camera along!

All Things Fall Apart (R)
Boardwalk Empire: Complete First Season
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (PG 13)
Courageous (PG 13)
Downton Abbey: Season 1
Downton Abbey: Season 2
50/50 (R)
Fireflies in the Garden (R)
Geek Charming (G)
Gift of the Magi
Hocus Pocus (PG)
The Journey of Natty Gann (PG)
The Last Samurai (R)
The Mighty Macs (G)
Paranormal Activity 3 (R)
Perfect Game (PG)
Project Nim (PG 13)
The Rum Diary (R)
Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale (PG)
The Tree of Life (PG 13)
Tower Heist (PG 13)
Turtle: The Incredible Journey (G)

Join us this Saturday, February 11, at 2:00 pm in the Union Township Public Library meeting room, for a special program commemorating Ripley in the Flood of 1937.

Greg Haitz will present a talk, and we’ll show photographs of the Flood of 1937. Local residents with memories, family stories, or photographs of the flood are welcome to bring them and share during the event.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the historic flood of 1937, which exceeded all previous records along the Ohio River. During the flood, most of Ripley was under water, along with many other towns along the Ohio River. The main floor of the Union Township Public Library, designed to be above the previous flood record set in 1913, was flooded with several feet of water, and over 1000 volumes were destroyed. The 1937 flood level is marked by this plaque, outside the main Library entrance.

The water rose rapidly after a combination of rising river levels and intense rain, and crested far above the levels predicted, catching local residents off guard. Read some personal recollections of Ripley residents who experienced the Flood of 1937, and see historic photographs, at ripleyohio.net.

This program commemorating Ripley during the Flood of 1937 is sponsored by the Ripley Bicentennial Committee. For more information, contact Betty Campbell at 937-392-4044, or by email at bcampbellriverfarm@att.net.

Computer Basics: Windows 7
Tuesday, February 7, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Become familiar with basic computer features, functions, and tasks in this introductory class. Discover how to interact with a computer running Windows 7. Beginners welcome!

Microsoft Word
Tuesday, February 14, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Learn to use the popular word processing program Microsoft Word to create and format documents. This class will focus on the extended features offered in Microsoft Word toolbars, adding clip art, using tables, and more.

Text to Speech: Windows 7
Tuesday, February 21, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Did you know you can control your computer with voice commands? Learn to use the Windows 7 integrated speech recognition feature to execute commands, or dictate documents.

Question & Answer Session
Tuesday, February 28, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Have a nagging computer question? Need help? Bring your computer questions to this open help session, and we’ll work with you to find the answer.

Students and parents are invited to hear a free jazz concert, and learn about the history of jazz in America, at the Union Township Public Library. On Saturday, January 21, at 2:00 pm, Glenn Ginn, Associate Professor of Music at Morehead State University, will visit the Ripley Library and present a performance featuring a unique blend of Americana music, from jazz and blues to country, gospel and classic rock. Glenn will be accompanied by his wife, Lisa, and by Larry and John Ford.

This free educational performance is offered as part of the After School Enrichment program, and is sponsored in part by the Friends of the Library, and the 21st Century Grant.

Glenn is an accomplished guitarist, and is a graduate of the world-famous jazz studies program at the University of North Texas. Lisa, a self-taught vocalist, cites many greats such as Aretha Franklin and Billie Holiday as her inspirations. Together, they’ve released two CDs, Swing Street and I Know Who Holds Tomorrow. Their upcoming new release, There’s a Road, is a collection of original songs by Glenn.

After nearly 20 years at the Ripley Library, Technology Director and “face of the Library” Jerry Daniel will retire at the end of 2011. Jerry has been a familiar face and voice at the front desk of the Ripley Library for many years, providing patrons with wonderful service, item recommendations, and technical advice. His extensive knowledge of library services and materials, patrons, and the friendly service he offers will be missed by co-workers and library patrons.

Alison Gibson, Library Director, writes:

Jerry Daniel, while titled Technology Director, is also the voice and the face of Ripley’s circulation desk, as well as computer problem solver, and book and movie “reserver” extraordinaire. Jerry made it possible for us to move from pencil and card circulation to being a member of the SEO online system we are part of today: when we started linking with the other libraries, Jerry used his talent and know-how to run line, troubleshoot, and crimp a million cable ends to bring us into the 21st century. He made it possible for us to smoothly go from one library location to three, connecting all of us to the online world. He’s barcoded thousands of items, knows where material often hides, has helped out with funky phone problems, and knows just about every person that walks in the door – and their family, and their library card number, and what they like to read or watch… His knowledge of Ripley and Ripley people (and places – he’s helped out with identifying lots of old photos) is priceless and will be missed very much.

Please stop in before the end of the year to say hello and wish him lots of retirement wishes. After nearly 20 years at the library, we hope retirement happily suits him, and it will be a long time before I look at the desk, behind the counter, and stop expecting to see him there.

Stop by the Union Township Public Library between now and December 31, to wish Jerry a happy retirement!

Everyone is welcome to leave Jerry a note in the retirement album we’ve placed for him at the front desk – look for the small red album, and write a retirement greeting or library memory for Jerry.

Patrons of the Union Township Public Library have special Christmas memories of visiting Magic Santa at the Library each year. This Monday, December 19, at 7:00 pm, Magic Santa returns to the Ripley Library!

Library Director, Alison Gibson, relates:

For more than twenty years, Magic Santa has regaled children of all ages with his magic and jokes, as well as being the very best Santa.

Be sure to stop by the Ripley Library this Monday, at 7:00 pm, to visit with Magic Santa, watch his magic show and jokes, and chat with him!

For more information, call the Union Township Public Library at 937-392-4871.