PERSONAL COMPUTER TUTORING  Sign up for an hour of free personal computer instruction in November by calling 224-2539 or register online.  (Find the November calendar, click on 'one-on-one with the Tech lady' for the day/time you want.)

October 2010 

Great websites for Mystery Readers    (from Booklist)

www.malicedomestic.org
Dedicated to traditional and cozy mysteries. Home of the Agatha Award.

www.mysterywriters.org
Web site of the mystery writer's association.  Home of the Edgar Awards.

www.sistersincrime.org
Dedicated to women writers and female characters in mysteries.  Extensive listing of mystery Web sites and bookstores.

www.stopyourekillingme.com
One-stop site for all things crime.

http://ww2.kdl.org/libcat/WhatsNextNEW.asp
Listing of books in series and searchable by title, author, subject & keyword

DOWNLOADABLE PURCHASE REQUESTS

Thanks to a donation by the Kingsport Book Club, KPL will be able to purchase downloadable audio and eBook titles to add to their existing R.E.A.D.S. inventory.  KPL will purchase duplicate copies of titles with multiple holds to decrease your wait time. 

Feel free to request titles for other purchases - fiction/non-fiction/audio/eBooks, etc.  

Just email us at kptref@wrlibrary.org

AN EVENING WITH DR. BILL BASS

WHEN:
December 2

WHERE:
Dobyns-Bennett High School Little Theatre 

TIME:
6:00 p.m. - doors open for book signings/photo ops (books available for purchase)

7:00 p.m. Dr. Bass speaks

COST:
Admission $10 adults
                  $5 students

Dr. Bass, a world-renowned forensic anthropologist, founded the University of Tennessee's Anthropology Research Facility - the Body Farm.  He is also half of the writing duo Jefferson Bass.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Kingsport Public Library and Eastman Chemical Co.  Profits from the event will be donated to the Kingsport Public Library Building Fund.

Advanced tickets go on sale at the Kingsport Public Library on Tuesday, November 2.  Cash or check ONLY.

PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS

LOCATION:  library auditorium
TIME:  6:00-7:45 p.m.
FREE

November 1: Video & Board games

November 8: How to Shop Safely Online Class

November 15:  Craft Night
Bring your current project and socialize while you craft 

WEBSITE IMPROVEMENTS

The library's website has been redesigned and we've added a few things.  Check out the new teen and kids pages. 

Teen pages have list of new books, links to popular teen author information and photo wall. 

Kids pages have lists of books for children by age, homework websites, videos about children's books and authors and information for parents who want to encourage their child's reading.