Looking back, moving forward.
We would like to open the April newsletter by noting a special date this past month - March 16, the 80th anniversary of library services on St. Simons Island. The St. Simons Library was founded by Mrs. Abbie Fuller Graham with 50 books housed temporarily in the home of Captain and Mrs. J. C. Clark on Arnold Road. Soon after, County Commissioners agreed to house the library in the Casino under the sponsorship of the Cassina Garden Club. Additional materials for the move to the Casino were furnished by the National Youth Administration, the Works Project Administration, and local residents. You can view a timeline of the St. Simons library's history on our website.
Later this month on April 24, the St. Simons Island Public Library will host "In Celebration of Poetry: A Reading" in honor of Poetry Month this April. Four distinguished poets will read, including two local poets - Dennis Holmes and Steven Croft. We are also honored to have poets Stephen Corey, editor of The Georgia Review, and Shirley Plummer, a former resident of Saint Simons Island who now resides in Oregon. Lovers of poetry, and those who appreciate the beauty and power of language in general, will not want to miss this event.
Looking forward into May, avid readers and collectors should mark the dates of May 4 - 6 on their calendars for the Literary Guild of St. Simons Spring Book Sale. Proceeds from this sale directly benefit the St. Simons Island Public Library. More information about the sale and making donations is available on our website.
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Explore our digital services.
Zinio for Libraries offers a great selection of E-Magazines, such as, Golf, Taste of Home, Guideposts, US Weekly, O Magazine, and many more. Save articles, pictures and recipes from your favorite magazines to enjoy again and again! Go to our Zinio site to create an account using your email address and PINES library card number to get started. The Zinio for Libraries app is available in the iTunes and the Google Play stores. Check out our user guide for additional information.
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Find something new to read.
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Brunswick-Glynn County Library
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Tools of titans : the tactics, routines, and habits of billionaires, icons, and world-class performers /
By Ferriss, Timothy
"Fitness, money, and wisdom--here are the tools. Over the last two years...Tim Ferriss has collected the routines and tools of world-class performers around the globe. Now, the distilled notebook of tips and tricks that helped him double his income, flexibility, happiness, and more is available as Tools of Titans."
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Behind her eyes : a novel /
By Pinborough, Sarah
"Only two can keep a secret if one of them is dead. David and Adele seem like the ideal pair. He's a successful psychiatrist, she is his picture-perfect wife who adores him. But why is he so controlling? And why is she keeping things hidden? As Louise, David's new secretary, is drawn into their orbit, she uncovers more puzzling questions than answers."
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St. Simons Island Public Library
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A deadly affection /
By Overholt, Cuyler
"One of the first women practicing in the advanced new field of psychology, Dr. Genevieve Summerford is used to forging her own path. But when one of her patients is arrested for murder--a murder Genevieve fears she may have unwittingly provoked--she is forced to seek help to solve the crime and clear her patient's name ... and her own"--
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Making midcentury modern /
By Kennedy, Christopher
"Created to help you make midcentury modern by offering one hundred ... ways to introduce modernist design into a contemporary home"
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Attend a library event.
April 5, 2017 - 1:30 pm @ St. Simons Island Public Library
Drop by the atrium area near the SSI Library and help us celebrate poetry month. A variety of make it and take it projects will be available for you to enjoy.
April 7, 2017 - 5:30 pm @ Brunswick-Glynn County Library
While you enjoy Downtown Brunswick, stop by the Brunswick Library and help us celebrate poetry. A variety of make it and take it projects will be available for you to enjoy. As part of First Friday activities, children are also invited to read to our special guests, the dogs of Therapy Dogs International. The library will provide the books and the dogs; you provide the enthusiasm.
April 24, 2017 - 10:30 am @ St. Simons Island Public Library
April is Poetry Month. To celebrate the beauty of language through poetry, Marshes of Glynn Libraries will host a poetry and essay reading at the Saint Simons Island Public Library. Four distinguished poets will read, including local poets Dennis Holmes and Steven Croft. We are also honored to have Stephen Corey, editor of The Georgia Review, and Shirley Plummer, a former resident of Saint Simons Island who now resides in Oregon.
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Support your local library.
We cannot say enough thanks to the Friends of the Brunswick-Glynn County Library for all of the time and effort their members put into their Winter Book Sale, as well as operating the Friends Store. On St. Patrick's Day, the group donated $12,000 from their proceeds for books and programming to the Brunswick-Glynn County Library. Pictured are Diane Hughes, Book Sale Co-Chair, presenting a Shamrock Check to Lori Hull, Library Manager, supported by volunteers, Troup Nightingale, Chris Noyes, Mila Bouts, Alice Nightingale, Gloria Moreau, and Betsy Stafford.
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