February Monthly Gauntlets

Normally there will be two gauntlets released each month between now and November. But to start the year off right you actually have a choice of three this month.

The first monthly gauntlet is an either/or choice. You can choose to read any book by Stuart Woods who was born on January 9, 1938 or you can read any book by Agatha Christie who died on January 12, 1976. These authors are well represented in our collection and it should not be hard to find a book to read or listen to from either one you choose.

The second monthly gauntlet ties in with Black History Month. The challenge is to read any book written by a black author. This means an author who is black, not a book with black characters. There will be a list of authors who work for this category in the binder in the reference department. And you may pick up a copy of the brochure Black Fiction Authors in the reference department also.

The saying goes that for every rule there is an exception. So here’s one, if you read the River City Read book Leaving Gee’s Bend by Irene Latham you can count it as one of the February Gauntlets. The reason this is an exception is the book is catalogued at DPL as a juvenile book and the rules state that nothing catalogued as Juvenile will count for the challenge. But since we use this Reading Challenge to shamelessly push everything we touch at the library, we figure why not? To receive credit for this you need to get your hands on one of the “pass along” copies, (not the checkout copy catalogued in the library) read it, and fill out the survey on the website. (Remember we are pushing the River City Read.) And we hope you can make it to the library on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 4:00 pm to meet the author Irene Latham.

Happy Reading!

February 2016 StephRhonda Schedule*

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1 9am-5:30pm	2 11am-8pm Movie Night	3 9am-8pm	4 9am-5:30pm Book Club	5 9am-5pm	6 Not Available
7 Not Available	8 9am-5:30pm	9 9am-5:30pm	10 9am-8pm	11 11am-3pm 5pm-8pm Movie Night	12 Not Available	13 9am-5pm
14 2pm-5pm	15  Library      Closed 2pm-4pm Gee’s Bend Reception	16 Not Available	17 9am-8pm	18 9am-5:30pm	19 9am-5pm	20 Not Available
21 Not Available	22 9am-5:30pm	23 Not Available	24 9am-8pm	25 11am-8pm Movie Night	26 9am-5pm	27 9am-5pm
28 2pm-5pm	29 9am-5:30pm

 *This schedule is accurate as of 1/27/2016 but subject to change. If you have questions or wish to make sure we will be available at a certain time please contact us.

Email: stephrhonda@decatur.lib.al.us

Phone: 256-353-2995 ext.125

2016 Adult Reading Challenge

Our fourth annual Adult Reading Challenge is called Authorian Quest and challenges participants to read books based on the authors who write them. 

If you choose to accept our challenge you will receive a Royal Charter for your quest, which contains a list of specific types of authors you must read and provides you with a place to record your quest.   Your crusade is broken down by different categories that are in no particular order.   You read them in any order you choose and you decide which quest you choose to read and which you pass over.

Like last year, this year’s challenge is interactive.  Each month, additional quests known as Monthly Gauntlets, will be announced via the Decatur Public Library blog.  These challenges will not be made known until the blog comes out some time around the first of each month starting with February. You do not have to do the quests in the month they are released but can go back to add them to your Charter at any time during the year.

To learn more about this year’s Adult Reading Challenge you can click here or come in and ask for StephRhonda at the front desk. We will be happy to explain in detail and get you signed up if you wish to play. Our schedule for the rest of January is below so you will know when we are in the library and our contact info is also listed if you need to call or email to set up a meeting time.

 Happy Reading!

January 2016

						16  Sat. Steph 9am-5pm
17  Sun. Steph 2pm-5pm	18  Mon. Closed	19  Tues. SR 9am-5:30pm	20  Wed. SR 9am-8pm	21 Thurs. SR 9am-5:30pm	22  Fri. SR 9am-5pm	23  Sat. Not Available
24  Sun. Not Available	25  Mon. SR 9am-5:30pm	26  Tues. SR 9am-5:30pm	27  Wed. SR 9am-8pm	28 Thurs. SR 11am-8pm	29  Fri. SR 9am-5pm	30  Sat. Rhonda 9am-5pm
31  Sun. Rhonda 2pm-5pm	Email: stephrhonda@decatur.lib.al.us Phone: 256-353-2993 ext. 125