Remembering

Memorial Day for me is a time for remembering.  The past few days I have been thinking about love ones lost and concentrating on the happy moments we shared.  I think of cooking with my mom; preparing big family dinners when we all were together.  I fondly remember my dad teaching me to drive.  We would go on long drives out the river road and talk.  We discussed everything from boys to the Vietnam War.  I loved those drives.  I remember my Aunt Lorraine who could fold a diaper and make it look like it had been ironed.  I don't know how she did that, but I was impressed.  I hope this weekend you have lots of good memories and share good times with family.

Remember in honor of the holiday, all the library branches will be closed on Monday, May 27th.  We will be ready for business on Tuesday.

Summer reading registration begins on Wednesday.  Don't forget to stop in and register your children for our Read @ Home program.  They can earn prizes for reading each week.  You can enter for the grand prize drawing by completing your reading calendar each week and checking out books from your local branch.  New this year, you may register online beginning May 29th from our website:  www.dubcolib.lib.ia.us. 

I know I am planning my summer reading now.  My family is gathering at a lakeside cabin north of Madison for a week later in June.  The boys will go fishing (all three generations) and I get to read.  Here are a couple titles that are going to Wisconsin:

The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman is an historical thriller set in England in 1831 during the cholera epidemic. 

Wine of Violence by Priscilla Royal is the first in a series of Medieval mysteries set in 1270 in the small priory of Tyndal in a remote part of England.  The order is led by a young prioress with a talent for detective work.      

The Queen's Man by Sharon Penman is also the first in a series of Medievel mysteries.  This one is set in 1193 amid the intrigue and treachery of Eleanor of Aquitaine's court.  Where is her son Richard and is her son John going to take the crown?

I will be whisked away to other times and places which is what I like best about reading.  I learn so much while I'm following a great story.

Have a peaceful Memorial Day weekend and we will see you next week.

Dawn