Friends of the Atlanta Public Library (903) 796-2112

Friends News 101 West Hiram Street

Atlanta, TX 75551

Indvidual Highlights:

Librarian News: 1

Web Site:

Book Reviews: 2

Kids Corner: 2

Taxes: 5

Events Calendar: 4

New Arrivals: 1-6

Membership Form: 6

Genealogy: 3

Our Mission Statement:

To provide an at-

mosphere of warmth and safety for com-

munity growth through information and social interaction

Friends of the Library

Board of Directors:

President: Open Vice President: Diana Fulks Treasurer: Jerry Porter Corresponding Secretary: Open Secretary: Open

FOL Board Notes !!

From the Director’s Desk…

Dear Friends,

Please note that the starting time of the Friends General Membership Meeting has been moved up to 3:00 PM from 4:00 PM. The meeting will re-

main the third (3rd) Thursday of the month.

Our checking account balance as of 03/22/2012 is $5,653.74 Jerry Porter

This month has been a busy one, with a trip to Denton and beginning computer classes. The Denton trip was a result of an invitation to partici-pate in the PEARL (Promoting and Enhanc-ing the Advancement of Rural Libraries) project. Students in the Certificate of Advanced Studies pro-gram are acting as men-tors and facilitators with rural librarians to help prepare and present out-reach programs in rural areas. We met to discuss the parameters of the program and begin plans for developing an out-reach program here in Atlanta. The first step was to survey area residents and from those answers decide what kind of out-reach program to devel-op. We surveyed patrons who came into the library

and then took the surveys out into the public. At-tendees at the Rotary Club's Annual Spelling Bee were asked to partici-pate. Debbie Wisdom and I also went to Wal-Mart and set up a table to get input from shoppers there. The level of partici-pation was great, with over 250 of the general needs surveys submitted. Those data are still being examined, but we did get some great input. The next step with the PEARL project is to decide on our outreach program and develop a plan. You will be hearing more about that soon. The computer clas-ses have begun with a bang. We signed up stu-dents, and with area in-formation outlets the re-sponse was astounding. Because the grant bought us 20 laptops, we were

limited to that number in each class. Surprisingly, we filled the Wednesday basic class very quickly and decided to open an-other section on Thurs-days. It too filled, and we have a waiting list for the basic class that will begin in June! The other classes, Of-fice Products, email and online, and job skills are also going well. We had a small hiccup with our in-ternet, so just pray that all goes well next week. Summer Reading is coming up, so expect to be hearing about lots of exciting activities sur-rounding that activity. We are planning to get the community and adults involved this year, so consider participating as a volunteer or partici-pant.

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Friends Insider Information !! The 2012 Annual Book Sale is scheduled for Thursday 10:00 AM through Saturday 2:00 PM, MAY 3rd through May 5th

The planning for the 2012 Annual Book Sale is well underway. During our last Membership meeting, we laid the groundwork for the sale.

During new business the FOL’s: a) committed $1,500.00 to the Sum-mer Reading Program. b) agreed to purchase 4 tables for general Library use. c) agreed to purchase individu-al book stands for use in open areas where patrons browse materials. Publisher: Jerry Porter

gcporter70@yahoo.com

Subscription: $5.00/yr KID’S CORNER Maybe you have a child or grandchild that wants a pet, maybe a bird or cat. The Library has numerous resources on caring for commonly acquired pets as well as a “youthful” analysis of why a Stegosaurus would make a great pet. This month’s selection include caring for canaries and a story about a disappearing cat. The Crabby Cat Caper is about a young lady, Dee Dee, and her cat, Master Whiskers, who chooses to vanish, of all times, on the way to a cat show. Do a Catalog Search for “PETS” and see what you come up!

Baseball—Library Style by… Unshelved Book Club

Charles Steger—President Kathy Peacock—Publicity Chair Post Office Box 880 Atlanta, TX 75551 (903) 796-4456 (Charles) (903) 796-6662 (Kathy)

The resources housed in the up-per floor are property of the Atlanta Public Library, but are maintained by both the Cass County Family His-tory Center (CCFHC) and the Cass County Genealogy Society (CCGS). They are available for research, but can NOT be checked out!

The Cass County Gene-alogical Society will meet Tuesday, April 10th, 6:30 p.m., at the Horne Enterprise Building, Pinecrest Drive at South Louise, Atlanta, Texas.

Our guest speaker will be former President of the Texas State Genealogi-cal Society, Marynell Bry-ant, from Sulphur Springs. She will be sharing infor-mation on "how to" re-search specific areas of genealogy. Members and

guests are invited to attend.

With more information on fami-lies, churches, schools, etc. being given to the CCGS to preserve, an "SOS" was sent out to the public and organiza-tions for volunteers. From the Tram-mel's Trace DAR, we have had Linda Ballard, Charleen Granberry, Connie Draper, Kathy Valenta, Kathleen Brooks, Olice Davis, Traci Jones. Other individuals are Janis Elliott and Jana Rogers. The CCGS could use even more volunteers. For more information, please call 903-826-5473 or 903-796-4456.

Book Donations are increasing. This past month we have had the fol-lowing books donated and shelved: Cherokee Roots, Volume 1 & 2,

Bob Blankenship (a census of the Cherokee Indian from 1851 through 1909 west of the Mississippi.

Cherokee, People of the writ-ten word, Wayne L. Youngblood

Scottish Ancestry, Gerald H. Ed-wards

his Star Scout promo-tion. Coyt’s father is Travis Ransom, the Troop Scoutmaster and a member of the Atlan-ta Public Library Advi-sory Board. T h e paint was d o n a t e d by Price H a r d -w a r e , courtesy of store man-ager, Curt Bates.

We often speak of the need and value of our volunteers and many times we don’t see the their results and can not put a dol-lar value on their ser-vice. Recently, the Li-brary was the benefi-ciary of such volun-teer work and the re-sults of their handi-work are readily evi-dent. All you have to do is look at the park-

Boy Scout Volunteers

Genealogy and Cass County Genealogical Society

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Please take time to thank our scout volunteers and paint suppliers at the Hardware Store.

ing lane stripes and no-tice their bright new glow! On March 24th, a number of young men descended on the Li-brary grounds with painting equipment. They were from Boy Scout Troop 7, Caddo Area Council. The project was su-pervised by Coyt Ran-som and he engaged the help of his fellow scouts to complete a communi-ty service project as part

Scots on the Chesa-peake, 1607-1830, David Dobson

Directory of Scots, Banished to the Ameri-can Plantations, 1650-1775, David Dobson

American, Passenger Arrival Records, Michael Teper

50th Virginia Infantry, John D. Chapla

Civil War: Ft. Sumter to Perryville, Shelby Foote

Civil War: Fredericks-burg to Meridan. Shelby Foote

Civil War, Red River to Appomattox , Shelby Foote

The Civil War Years, Robert E. Denney (A day-by-day Chronicle of the Life of a Nation)

Monday Evenings - -- game night 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM till 8:00 PM8:00 PM8:00 PM

Tuesdays at 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM - - - Nimble Thimble Quilt Club

Thursday, 04/05 at 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM - - - NO FOL Board Meeting till Board vacancies filled

Thursday, 04/05 at 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM - - - APL Advisory Board Meeting

Tuesday, 04/09 at 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM - - - Cass County Genealogical Society meeting, (Every 2nd Tues)

Thursday, 04/19 at 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM - - - Regular Friends membership meeting (subject to change)

Misc days 04/01 thru 04/30 anytime between 10:00 AM & 6:00 PM 10:00 AM & 6:00 PM 10:00 AM & 6:00 PM - --Organizing books for Book Sale in Library basement

Calendar of Events… at the Library

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New Items at the library Audio Books 1105 Yakima Street Debbie Macomber

44 Charles Street Danielle Steele

Bad Luck and Trouble: … Lee Child

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

Katherine Boo

Best Friends Forever Jennifer Weiner

Broken: A Novel Karin Slaughter

The Camel Club David Baldacci

Chill Factor Sandra Brown

Christmas in Cedar Grove: a Cedar Grove….

Debbie Macomber

Dashing Through the Snow

Mary H Clark

Defending Jacob William Landay

Fantasy in Death J. D. Robb

Happy Ever After Nora Roberts

Laced: A Regan Reilly Mystery

Carol H Clark

The Next Always Nora Roberts

Nora Debbie Macomber

Origin in Death J. D. Robb

Rainwater: A Novel Sandra Brown

The Western Trail Ralph Compton

Yesterday Fern Michaels

HB Fiction Agony of the Leaves Laura Childs

Alinor Roberta Gellis

Bond Girl Erin Duffy

The Captive Heart Dale W. Cramer

Celebrity in Death J. D. Robb

Cinnamon Roll Murder Joanne Fluke

Dark Predator: A Carpa-thian Novel

Christine Feehan

Fiber and Brimstone Laura Childs

Fire Song Roberta Gellis

Here’s to Friends Melody Carlson

Indelible Karin Slaughter

Library Humor !!!i (Continued from page 2)

Tax Time !

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About our Organization……. Friends Create public support for an

expanding library program

Intensify Atlanta’s awareness and use of the Library

Encourage gifts, endowments and memorials for the Li-brary

Aid in public relations by in-forming Atlanta patrons

about the Library’s services and programs; communi-cating the needs of Atlanta to the Staff and Library Board.

By the time you read or re-ceive this newsletter, you will have less than 17 days to file your taxes. Remember, if you file for an EXTENSION, you are still liable for the payment of your “tax due” balance. If you fail to do so, the IRS will impose a late filing and

penalty fee. Choose with care any private or commercial tax prep business. 1) Ensure they provide year-round tax support in case of a random IRS audit. 2) Have state tax prep software if you live/work in LA, AR, OK or another state. 3) Their tax professionals have adequate

training. Six (6) to eight (8) hours training in the use of the software does not make them professional!

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