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The Public Libraries of Birmingham/Jefferson County

the READER
VOL. 12, NO. 3 AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 2002

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		SeptemberFest at Springville Road Library Birmingham Public Library Branch SeptemberFest - September 21, Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. This annual event helps fund Springville Road Library’s children’s programs. SeptemberFest will feature a variety of crafts, wares and foods from individual vendors that are sure to appeal to folks of all ages. There will also be a bake sale stocked with homemade goodies. Booth spaces are still available for a $15.00 registration fee. If you would like to reserve a spot to sell your own products, please call (205) 226-4085.

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	FREE Computer Classes		The Regional Library Computer Center is located on the third floor of the Linn-Henley Building at the Birmingham Public Library. The following classes are currently being offered:
			Basic PC operation Basic Internet Free E-mail on the Web Job Sites on the Web	Access 97 (Part 1 & 2) Word 97 (Part 1 & 2) Microsoft Publisher Excel
	Pre-Registration is required for all classes. Call (205) 226-3799 for further details and registration information. Class schedules are available at your local public library



			Fall Into READING Staff Recommendations Contributed by Katie Moellering, Emmet O’Neal Library An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears is full of suspense and political intrigue. Set in 17th century England, four characters take turns telling the story of the murder of an Oxford don and the subsequent investigation. If you want to discover a great mystery writer, check Pears out! The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich spans the 20th century in a story that centers on the figure of Father Damien Modeste, a priest on the Ojibwe reservation of Little No Horse. Erdrich's wonderfully realized characters and intriguing plot make this a real page-turner. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson is the story of the author's mid-life crisis-inspired trip on the Appalachian Trail. Although his walking companion, an old school chum, shows up at his door grossly overweight and unprepared, the two nevertheless set off on an unbelievably hilarious journey across America.				If You Like… James Patterson You’ll Also Like… *The Alienist* by Caleb Carr All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell Complicity by Ian Banks Darkness Peering by Alice Blanchard Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis LeHane Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs The Edge of Sleep by David Wiltse Exceptional Clearance by William J. Caunitz Eyes of Prey by John Sanford Hideaway by Dean Koontz Gone, But Not Forgotten by Philip Margolin The Informant by James Grippando Judgement Deferred by Jeffrey Ashford The Looker by Michael Kilian No Witnesses by Ridley Pearson Red Dragon by Thomas Harris *The Shadow Man* by John Katzenbach *Summer of Fear* by T. Jefferson Parker The Weatherman by Steve Thayer

							Compiled by Leslie West Bessemer Public Library

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