Happy April, Club Members!

Hello fellow readers!

April has arrived, and that means green grass, pastel flowers, and spring fashions. Does your new spring wardrobe include a new book? Let us know what you're reading! Here's what your fellow members are reading:

Heather W. recommends The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. Heather says "I loved this book, told from the perspective of the family dog. It makes me want to connect with the wisdom in every dog I see and helped me re-connect with my dog after having two children and a crazy, but typical family life."

Lisa W. finished reading Stuntman: My Car-Crashing, Plane-Jumping, Bone-Breaking, Death-Defying Hollywood Life by Hal Needham. She says "The title drew me in, but the book was very dry, not exciting at all. It was just a rundown of the stunts he did, there was no emotion, or tension. I give it a pass."

Erika B. just finished reading The Winter of Our Disconnect: How Three Totally Wired Teenagers (and a Mother Who Slept with Her iPhone)Pulled the Plug on Their Technology and Lived to Tell the Tale by Susan Maushart. She says "it has inspired me to disconnect at least a day or two each week to explore other interests and reconnect with family time." "It definitely puts a perspective on how much technology consumes our lives."

Anythink Celebrates National Bookmobile Day on April 13

Anythink libraries celebrates National Bookmobile Day on Wednesday, April 13, with refreshments and mini-bookmobiles at Anythink in Motion stops throughout the day. Anythink in Motion's schedule for Wednesday, April 13 is:

• Carpenter Recreation Center, 9-9:30 a.m.
  11151 Colorado Blvd.
• Thimmig Elementary School, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
  11453 Oswego St., Henderson
• Danahy Park, 1:15-2:15 p.m.
  10709 Huron St.
• Thornton Community Center and City Pool, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
  2211 Eppinger Blvd.

April Programs at Anythink Huron Street
9417 Huron Street, Thornton or go to anythinklibraries.org.

E-Reader Extravaganza
Thursday, April 12, 10-11:30 a.m.
Thinking of buying an e-reader? Come try out the library's Nook Color, Kindle and Sony Reader. A comparison chart will be provided so you can evaluate the various features of the readers. All ages welcome.

TAB/ Teen Books
Wednesday, April 6, 3-4 p.m.
Discuss the best books you've read in the last month, plus get new ideas of things to read for this month. Also, let us know what you want to see in the library. Appropriate for students grades 6-12.

True Crime and Mystery Book Club
Wednesday, April 6, 7-8 p.m.
What evil lurks in the hearts of men? Read all about it and discuss with fellow true crime fans! Mystery fiction is included in the list.

Mighty Monday Book Club
Monday, April 18, 2-4 p.m.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba is the story of a boy in Malawi who built a windmill and changed the lives of everyone in his village.

Tuesday Tales Book Club
Tuesday, April 19, 2-4 p.m.
Visit 1960s Jackson, Mississippi by reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett and join us in what's sure to be a stimulating discussion.

March Programs at Anythink Wright Farms
5877 E. 120th Ave., Thornton or go to anythinklibraries.org.

Spring Book Talk
Saturday, April 16, 2 p.m.
Please join local author Deborah Erickson to discuss her book Legacy of the Frontier: Day Trips to Historic Sites That Shaped the West. Get some ideas for your summer road trip and learn a little local history as well. Refreshments will be provided. Space is limited; registration recommended.

Teen Time
April 19, Book-club Revamped! – Regular book club? I think not! Book club with a fun twist!

Adult Programs
Wright Farms Readers - AM
Tuesday, April 19, 9:30 a.m.
Please join us to discuss, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts by Neil White. Refreshments will be served.

Wright Farms Readers - PM
Wednesday, April 20, 7 p.m.
Please join us to discuss Plainsong by Kent Haruf. Refreshments will be served.

Is this the future of libraries? Tell us what you think!

The Newport Beach library considers going bookless
Courtesy: Latimes.com
Although a library removing books from its shelves sounds like it's going to turn into a story about e-books, this one is not. Newport Beach, which is considering a bookless library, thinks its readers still wants printed books. It's considering a borrowing model that's part Netflix, part Max Headroom -- in which the library itself would be a place to hang out and read, but not where the books would be stored. In our pages today, Mike Reicher writes: In a sign of the times, Newport Beach is considering closing the city's original library and replacing it with a community center that would offer all the same features -- except for the books.

Instead of a reference librarian, patrons would be greeted by a kiosk equipped with video-calling software that would allow them to speak with employees elsewhere. And books -- when ordered -- would be dropped off at a locker for pickup.... Newport Beach is weighing a Netflix-like system in which readers could order books and then pick them up from lockers at an "electronic library," a 2,200-square-foot room with a central fireplace and a kiosk where patrons could select titles online. Part of the impetus for the change is anticipated California budget cuts. Read the rest of the story here.

From Books to Movies:

The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly. Now in theaters
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney. Now in theaters
Atlas Shrugged, Part 1 by Ayn Rand. Opens April 15
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Opens April 22

Happy Reading!