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SJI Library

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Winter is a wonderful time to curl up with a good book, and the fireplace in our library’s main reading room provides the perfect backdrop for your holiday reading pleasure. Here are a few suggestions for a great seasonal read:

Six Geese A-Slaying by Donna Andrews

The Great American Christmas Almanac by Irena Chalmers

A Quilter's Holiday by Jennifer Chiaverini

Silent Night by Mary Higgins Clark

When Elves Attack by Tim Dorsey

Finding Noel by Richard Paul Evans

Shrouds of Holly by Kate Kingsbury

The Perfect Christmas by Debbie Macomber

Ultimate Christmas by Jane Newdick

Nine Lives of Christmas by Sheila Roberts

A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd

Christmas Journey by Donna VanLiere

300 Ways to Make the Best Christmas Ever! Edited by Mimi Tribble

Happy Holidays from the Diva of Do-Ahead by Diane Phillips

Best wishes of the season to you & your family from all of us at the San Juan Island Library.

Kate Mullen
Circulation Coordinator
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360-378-2798
www.sjlib.org/

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Community News

Know Your Island Walk: Secrets of an Ancient Prairie May 25 Monday, 20 May 2013 Join Jane Wentworth of the Washington Native Plant Society and Doug McCutchen, San Juan County Land Bank Steward, to walk the Westside Preserve from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 25 on San Juan Island.   Famous for its views of sunsets, marine wildlife and sweeping vistas, it is also home to one of the rarer and most bio-diverse habitats of our region. Meet and…

Art & Entertainment

FHMS band concert May 21 and FHHS band concert May 23 Only a few weeks remain in the school year and it is time for the Friday Harbor Middle and High School bands to show off what they've learned in separate free concerts next week. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, the 6th, 7th and 8th grade Friday Harbor Middle School bands have their turn on the Whittier stage at San Juan Community Theatre. Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m. the…

Obituaries

Richard Linwood Foster January 21, 1923 - May 3, 2013 Monday, 20 May 2013 richard-fosterBorn in Astoria, Oregon January 21, 1923. Passed away peacefully May 3, 2013 surrounded by his loved ones. He graduated from Astoria in 1941 and from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois in 1950. After serving four years in the navy he married Virginia who survives in their home in Seaside, Oregon. Also survived by sons Jeffrey in Kuna,…

Latest Columns

JUST SAY OOPS Sunday, 19 May 2013 Avatar_DavidBentley Have you heard the statement that anything worth doing is worth doing badly? It sounds really odd and seems to go against everything we've ever been taught. However, it makes good sense when you accept that it is important to allow yourself to make mistakes. Somewhere deep inside ourselves, no matter how much we strive to be perfect, we know that we learn from making…

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May 21

Directions: Beginning at the left and using the five clues, fill in the open spaces below with five overlapping words.

Total Squares: 24
Difficulty Level: 1 2 3 4 5

CLUES:

  1. PLACE FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
  2. ONE WHO CHECKS THE SECURITY OF MILITARY MAIL
  3. AN ASSOCIATION OR SOCIETY OF WOMEN
  4. MA...

    INKLE | Tue, 21 May 2013

Letters to the Editor

98 % of donations to United Way stay in community Friday, 10 May 2013 To the Editor:     I very much enjoy reading the positive articles you post on your website. It is wonderful to read about the good things happening on our community, and about the many ways we support each other. I wanted to write to you about another very positive aspect of our community: the many benefits of charitable giving. Although not everyone can direct…

Announcements

Engagement Announcement: Ayanna Mancuso/Brian Sprawka ayanna-mancusoRobert Mancuso and Yvonne Buijs-Mancuso of Friday Harbor wish to announce the engagement of their daughter Ayanna to Brian Sprawka, son of Gregory and Cheryl Sprawka of Austin, Texas. The happy couple met in Boston, Massachusetts, where they currently reside.

Editorial Cartoon by Matt Davies of remappingdebate.org

Horoscopes

A New Stellium and Full Moon in Scorpio April 22 - 28, 2013 Avatar_trianaelanThe Aries stellium went out with the expected violence and now we have the Sun, Venus and Mars in solid Taurus. This will be a month of seeking solidity, quality, security and loyalty. It will also be a month of stubbornness and unyielding mind sets for those so inclined. Taurus is the sign of the abundance of spring and the profusion of growth as well as fertility.…

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