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Rainbow City Public Library
3702 Rainbow Drive · Rainbow City, Alabama 35906 ·(256)442-8477
library@rbcalabama.com

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The Big Read -- Alabama Reads
 
Join with people across the state
reading and discussing

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain

February - April 2010

http://docs.google.com/File?id=dfkx7sdh_31fz4mwxdq_b
 

Join us for the following programs:

This Ain’t Tom Sawyer’s Picket Fence  Monday, February 1, 2010 – 3:00pm – 6:00pm.  Stop by the library to show your creativity and decorate a picket for our Big Read picket fence.  The pickets will be used to create a unique display in the library that looks nothing like the fence Tom Sawyer whitewashed.  Register to win a copy of the Big Read Alabama Edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.  Big Read materials will be available for distribution. Click here to see photos from this program.

Tom Sawyer & Friends Storytime Wednesday, February 17, 2010 – 11:00am & 1:30pm.  Miss Dianne will present a Tom Sawyer-themed storytime for children ages 3-5.

Jim Aycock presents Mark Twain Monday, March 8, 2010 – 3:30pm (All Ages).  Jim Aycock presents a one-man show of Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain writings and quotes in costume and character.  The centerpiece of the program will be the reading of passages from “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.”  He will conclude with a Q & A as Jim Aycock the actor and his involvement with Walt Disney’s production of “Tom and Huck.” The program will last approximately 45 minutes.

Brown Bag Lunch Book Discussion Monday, March 15, 2010 – 12:00pm – 1:00pm.   Bring a bag lunch and join us for a discussion of superstitions in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
 

Free Online Versions of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Text:  Project Gutenberg
Audio:
LibriVox

 


Check out the
Alabama Reads Facebook fan page and Twitter account.
 

The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. The Big Read is made possible by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.
 

Storytime

Storytime is held most Wednesdays beginning in September and concluding in mid-May.  Children ages 3-5 may attend a program at 11:00am or 1:30pm.  The same program is held at 2 different times for your convenience.  Programs usually last about 30 minutes and feature stories, songs, fingerplays, and crafts.  For additional information please contact the Library.

Connecting Families
An iMac computer with webcam is available for use.

 

Make FREE video calls to your friends and family via Skype whether they're in-state, out-of-state, or overseas
Reserve the iMac up to one week in advance (a reservation is not required but is encouraged to guarantee a specific time)
There is a one-hour limit per family per day

This service was made possible by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation administered through Alabama Public Library Service.

Click here to learn more

Click here to view the Connecting Families YouTube video

 

Search our online catalog

You may RENEW your items online or place RESERVES for materials that are currently in use.  Please ask to set up a password/PIN for your account on your next visit to the library.  Passwords/PINs cannot be set up by telephone.  If you are using a shared computer, log out of your account when you are finished.

Our records have been enhanced with searchable Accelerated Reader (AR) information, including point value and reading level.  Use the Study Program search link to search for AR titles the library owns.


Visit our Book Sale

Hardbacks -- $.25 and up
Paperbacks -- $.10 and up
Magazines -- $.05
Audiobooks and Videos -- priced as marked


 

Search Genealogy Records

Search for your ancestors on Ancestry Library Edition

With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more!
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. Remote access is not available.

To access census records online from home try Heritage Quest Online.