5th Grade Class Banner

Take a look at the banner hanging in the library. Created by Mrs. Pafford's fifth grade class, it displays all the signers of the Declaration of Independence. It is a fine piece of work by a great class!

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERS

The New York Times Best Sellers that are currently available at the
Arthur Johnson Memorial Library as of May 8, 2007.

The Road
By Cormac McCarthy

Two Little Girls in Blue
Mary Higgins

Night
By Elie Wiesel

The Fifth Horseman
By James Patterson

The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell

Gone
By Jonathan Keller

Stumbling on Happiness
By Daniel Gilbert

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
By Kim Edwards

Dreams From my Father
By Barack Obama

At Risk
By Patricia Cornwell

Running with Scissors
Augusten Burroughs

Promise Me
By Harlan Coben

The Secret
By Rhonda Byrne

Second Sight
By Amanda Quick

What to Expect When You’re Expecting
By Heidi Murkoff

Judge & Jury
James Patterson

Rich Dad Poor Dad
By Robert T. Kiyosaki

Water for Elephants
By Sara Gruen

The Children of Huran
By J. R. R. Tolkien

The Woods
By Harlan Coben

I Heard That Song Before
By Mary Higgins Clark

The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
By Alexander McCall Smith

Obsession
By Jonathan Kellerman

Fresh Disaster
By Stuart Woods

Kingdom Come
By Tim LaHaye

White Night
By Jim Butcher

Step on a Crack
By James Patterson

Whitethorn Woods
By Maeve Binchy

The Audacity of Hope
By Barack Obama

Freakonomics
By Steven D. Levitt

The Wild Trees
By Richard Preston

Kabul Beauty School
By Deborah Rodriguez

The God Delusion
By Richard Dawkins

The Measure of a Man
By Sidney Poitier

Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell

Logo Competition

Arthur Johnson Memorial Library is pleased to announce a public competition to design a Library logo. Entry to the competition is open to all individuals who are at least 18 years of age. The rules of the competition are included below.
We look forward to receiving your entry.
Purpose To acquire a logo for the Library for use on web sites, computer desktops, printed matter, and so on. (This list is not exhaustive.) Guidelines · The logo must pertain directly to the Arthur Johnson Memorial Library.· The logo must be original work of the submitter.· The logo should be usable in monochrome and color media Limited to 2 or 3 colors, on 8½ x 11 sized paper.· The logo must not exploit or offend anyone's sex, race, religion, morality, culture, nor be salacious or pornographic.· The logo must contain the name or initials of our Library.· Designs will not be returned to the designers.· No responsibility can be accepted for entries that are lost, submitted past the deadline, or damaged.· Any submissions which do not satisfy the above "Guidelines” will be automatically disqualified without explanation. Submission deadline May 26, 2007 by 5:00 pm Participation The competition is open to all designers over the age of 18 except those who are a part of the Library Board, Friends of the Library, or are employed by the Library. Family members of those exceptions are also excluded. Prize $100.00 (provided by the Friends of the Library) Submission format Each submitter will be given a form to fill out for each submission, (This form can be picked up at the library or requested by submitter) which contains a number that submitter must add to their submission. Copyright The winning submission will automatically become the property of the Arthur Johnson Memorial Library, which will hold sole ownership and all rights to the logo, and the winning designer will disclaim any trademarks and without limitation all other rights related to the design. By submitting a logo for entry in the competition, the designer acknowledges that he/she is the person that made the logo and is its rightful owner. The designer also certifies that the logo does not infringe upon the rights of any third party and that it does not violate any copyright.
Judging of Competition

All entries will be judged by the Arthur Johnson Memorial Library Board Members. Winner of this competition will be announced on June 5, 2007. (If no entries are deemed suitable, the Arthur Johnson Memorial Library reserves the right to reopen or cancel the competition.)

Arthur Johnson Memorial Library Gets A Blog!!

Today we have finally started our Blog. Thanks to the State Library and Amigos teaching staff how to bring a blog to life. I hope that you will enjoy what we have planned for this blog.