On the Shelf

Same Old Days — Same Old Times

You may have read recently that the Sierra County Board of Supervisors voted to change the days that the Loyalton Library is open. And, for some, that might have created some confusion about the other library stations in Sierra County. But, rest assured, the change only applies to Loyalton. The other three branches will continue with their usual days and hours. Thus:

• Alleghany: 1st & 3rd Saturday each month, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
• Downieville: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; Thursday, noon to 4:00 p.m.
• Loyalton: Wednesday & Thursday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
• Sierra City: Tuesday & Thursday, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

More New (to the library) Stuff on the Shelves of the Downieville Library

Yep, we have received even more items that are new to the library. Here they are:

Fiction books

• Simply Lies, by David Baldacci (thriller)
• The Union Quilters, by Jennifer Chiaverini (quilt-themed)
• The Judge’s List, by John Grisham
• Queen of the Northern Mines, by Richard Hurley & T.J. Meekins (local interest)
• Small Mercies, by Dennis Lehane
• The Storyteller, by Jodi Picoult
• The Gold Nugget, by Patricia Redican
• Dark Fire, by C.J. Sansom (mystery)
• Dissolution, by C.J. Sansom (mystery)
• Heartstone, by C.J. Sansom (mystery)
• Revelation, by C.J. Sansom (mystery)
• Sovereign, by C.J. Sansom (mystery)

Non-fiction books

• Sutter’s Fort: Gateway to the Gold Fields, by Oscar Lewis
• Gold Rush Women, by Claire Rudolf Murphy & Jane G. Haigh (local interest)
• Bedside Book of Bad Girls: Outlaw Women of the American West, by Michael Rutter (local interest)
• High-Spirited Women of the West, by Anne Seagraves
• Back Roads of California, by Earl Thollander
• Gold Miners & Guttersnipes, by Mark Twain

Audio-books

• Simply Lies, by David Baldacci (thriller)
• The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece, by Tom Hanks
• Identity, by Nora Roberts
• The Wedding Planner, by Danielle Steel

A Few Special Days Still to Come this Month

October 5

• World Teachers’ Day

October 9

• Indigenous People’s Day (United States) (2nd Monday of October)
• Thanksgiving Day (Canada) (2nd Monday of October)

October 16

• World Food Day

October 17

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

October 24

• United Nations Day

October 31

• First day of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) — celebrated until November 2 (Mexico)
• Halloween