Celebrate National Library Week, April 13-19 @ the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library!

National Library Week 2014 will be packed with exciting programs at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library!  This year’s theme for the week, April 13-19 is “Lives Change @ Your Library”  This year’s 56th Anniversary of this nationwide observance, sponsored by the American Library Association, celebrates libraries, librarians and the activities and information available to all people. Throughout the week, library staff and guest presenters will host programs for the community.

     National Library Week is a great time to “meet” your friends and family at the library.  Show your support of Mississippi’s Libraries, and your commitment to your community, by visiting us during this special week.  Here is a list of programs:

—Learn how to “Garden With Herbs” on Tuesday, April 15 at 12:00 PM in the library auditorium. Warren         County Master Master Gardener Joelyn James will teach participants how to grow herbs.  The event is a Brown Bag Lunch—attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch and drinks and dessert will be provided by the library.  .—Now that you’ve learned how to grow herbs, attend our “Cooking with Herbs” program on Wednesday, April 16, 2014  at 12:00 PM,  hosted by Chef Chris Brinkley, of Anchuca Historic Mansion and Inn.  Chef Chris will create his famous fresh herb marinade and then teach attendees how to make a bruschetta appetizer  using the marinade.    The event is a Brown Bag Lunch—attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch and drinks and dessert will be provided by the library.

 —On Thursday, April 17 at 4:00 PM,   Blues harmonica player Bobby Rush will present a “Senior Ciizens Play the Blues” where he will teach Senior Citizens how to play the harmonica.  There is a limit of 30 participants and registration forms are available at the library and the Vicksburg Senior Center.  Registration will be on a first come-first served basis and completed forms must be turned in to the library.  Participants will receive their own harmonica and a great lesson from a famous musician!

—Friday, April 17 9:00-11:00 AM, we will celebrate our loyal supporters with “Customer Appreciation Day!’  Join us for coffee and cookies and some great conversations about books and movies.

     We would like to especially thank the members of the Board of Supervisors and our Mississippi Legislators during this week. Warren County provides over 80% of the money needed to run our library and we are thankful for their support.

"Steamed" and Mysterious!

For those of you like a little romance with your mystery, I have discovered a great new "Gourmet Girl" mystery series, complete with recipes. This book has a little bit of everything, a touch of romance, a splash of humor, and a sprinkling of great characters. Steamed by Jessica Conant-Park and Susan Conant is the first book in this series. Written by a mother-daughter team, Jessica Conant-Park has a master of social work degree from Boston College and is married to Chef William Park. Her mom is author Susan Conant, who holds a Doctorate on Human Development from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is the author of the Cat Lover's Mysteries and the Dog Lover's Mysteries and is the six-time winner of the Dog Writers Association of America's Maxwell Award. Included in the book are six pages of recipes to make a romantic dinner that one of the main characters served to the other. The star of this story, Chloe Carter is always on the quest for the perfect meal and the perfect man. Known on the Internet as the "GourmetGirl," she accepts a date with "DinnderDude" online, she discovers he is just another cheap, boring, egotistical man. When he skips out on paying for dinner because he is stabbed to death in the men's room, Chloe goes on the hunt to find his killer- especially since the prime suspect is a cute chef that she has a crush on. The investigation pushes Chloe into the gourmet restaurant scene where competition is as cutthroat as murder!