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Malvern, Iowa 51551

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Malvern Public Library

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The Malvern Public Library has been serving the people of Malvern and the surrounding area since 1916. Our collection includes books, videos and DVDs, books on tape and CD. In addition we offer our customers Internet access, programs for children and adults, assistance with your information needs--and this website! Please visit us often!

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FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

HOLIDAY BENEFIT DINNER

December 5, 2009

During Festival of Trees

Malvern Community Building Lower Level

6:00 PM

Tickets: Adults - $15, Children - $5

Tickets available at

Malvern Public Library and

Malvern Trust & Savings Bank

Menu:

Steak Medallions

Cheesy Potatoes

Holiday Green Beans

Festive Salad

Dinner Roll

Brownie Sundae

(Children's menu- Ages 10 & under, Chicken Strip dinner)

See the beautifully decorated trees on the upper level of the Community Building and come enjoy a Festive Holiday Dinner

complete with community 4-H Youth table servers

Sponsored by Friends of the Malvern Public Library

Steaks prepared by Mills-Montgomery Co. Cattlemen's Assn.

Supplemental Funds donated by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Proceeds will benefit Library technology and programming funds.

"MEMORIES OF MALVERN"

2010 PICTORAL CALENDAR NOW ON SALE

The images on the calendars are scenes of the early years in Malvern beginning in the 1800's.

Be sure to get your copy now. The beautiful photos in the calendar are local scenes that are familiar to anyone who has either visited or lived here, but they are of bygone days.

The calendars make great gifts for relatives or friends both near and far.

Stop by the library and get yours now.

What is a "DIGITAL MALVERN LEADER"???

Previously, research in the archives of the Malvern Leader newspaper was done with old, fragile, dusty bound volumes….OR….your could spend hours peering thru microfilm images on the quirky old microfilm reader. But unless you knew exactly what published date you were looking for, it was a long process.

But NOW, the Malvern Library presents the DIGITAL MALVERN LEADER. The Friends of the Library received two grants from the Mills County Community Foundation that allowed decades the old microfilm to be digitized and placed online on a website. The website, available at the library only, is capable of searching by dates and/or keywords...which is a real time saver.

In MINUTES rather than hours, you should be able to find the article or name you are searching for to complete your research and print what you need.

Thanks to the grant from the Mills County Community Foundation and the Friends of the Malvern Public Library, the years 1879 thru 2003 are now available online. With the cooperation of the Glenwood Public LIbrary the Opinion Tribune is also available as well as other volumes of newspapers no longer in print. Thanks to all who made this project possible.

Check back here regularly to find out about more upcoming events.

Library of Congress: News

Best Seller List BookSense.com

1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, ISBN: 9780399155345); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 51 "This wonderful debut set in the rural South of the 1960s is a February 2009 Indie Next List Great Read."
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson (Knopf, ISBN: 9780307269980); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 27 "The highly anticipated sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."
3. The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper, ISBN: 9780060852573); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 13 "Kingsolver's eagerly anticipated novel is a November 2009 Indie Next List Great Read."
4. The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova (Little Brown, ISBN: 9780316065788); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 3 "The new novel by the bestselling author of The Historian is a January Indie Next List Great Read."
5. Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls (Scribner, ISBN: 9781416586289); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 17 "Walls follows up her bestselling memoir, The Glass Castle, with this true-life novel about her grandmother, Lily Casey Smith. An October Indie Next List Great Read."

1. The Help
by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, ISBN: 9780399155345); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 51 "This wonderful debut set in the rural South of the 1960s is a February 2009 Indie Next List Great Read."

2. The Girl Who Played With Fire
by Stieg Larsson (Knopf, ISBN: 9780307269980); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 27 "The highly anticipated sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."

3. The Lacuna
by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper, ISBN: 9780060852573); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 13 "Kingsolver's eagerly anticipated novel is a November 2009 Indie Next List Great Read."

4. The Swan Thieves
by Elizabeth Kostova (Little Brown, ISBN: 9780316065788); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 3 "The new novel by the bestselling author of The Historian is a January Indie Next List Great Read."

5. Half Broke Horses
by Jeannette Walls (Scribner, ISBN: 9781416586289); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 17 "Walls follows up her bestselling memoir, The Glass Castle, with this true-life novel about her grandmother, Lily Casey Smith. An October Indie Next List Great Read."

Library Hours

Mon. 9:30 AM-6:00 PM

Tues. 9:30 AM-6:00 PM

Wed. 2:00 PM-7:00 PM

Thur. 9:30 AM-6:00 PM

Fri. 9:30 AM-6:00 PM

Sat. 9:30 AM-3:00 PM

Sun. Close

What's New

DON'T MISS THE CANDYLAND DISPLAY: The Library Elves have been working extra hard to create a virtual Candyland right in the Kids' Corner of the Library. So stop by and see the display and check out the hundreds of new books and take special notice of the Kids Holiday Book display. You're sure to find something fun to read.

Holiday Gift & Craft Display: There is always something for everyone at the library. This season there is a special Holiday Craft and Book display where you will see some handmade craft items along with lots of holiday ideas and books to check out in the adult section. So be sure to stop by to see what's new at the library

Visit Our Rain Garden The new rain garden, grass channel and other water conserving measures are complete. Native flower and forbs have now been planted and blossomed beautifully for the second year. The rain garden was completed in cooperation with a grant from the Iowa DNR and the Mills County NRCS.

New Furniture Donated by Class of 1963 The Malvern Class of 1963 formally donated a beautiful Mission style furniture grouping to the Friends of the Library at a ceremony im-mediately following the 2008 Homecoming Parade. Linda Downey, President of the Friends of the Library gratefully accepted the generous donation and in turn presented it to the Library Trustees for use in the library facility. The project had been ongoing for over two years and many of the alumni who donated to the project were present for the ceremony. "Thank You" to all who gave to this wonderful project. The furniture will be used here for many generations to come.

Iowa News

IA: Iowans rate drivers' texting as more urgent than gay marriage A majority of Iowans think the issue of gay marriage doesn't deserve lawmakers' limited time. Among six hot-button topics, a new Iowa Poll shows a majority of Iowans consider only a ban on text messaging while driving worth the Legislature's time during a session shortened by 20 days to cut costs. By Jennifer Jacobs
IA: Food-stamp aid collected by inmates costs state Thirty percent of the inmates in the Polk County Jail last spring were illegally collecting food-stamp benefits, a state investigation shows. By Clark Kauffman

IA: Iowans rate drivers' texting as more urgent than gay marriage
A majority of Iowans think the issue of gay marriage doesn't deserve lawmakers' limited time. Among six hot-button topics, a new Iowa Poll shows a majority of Iowans consider only a ban on text messaging while driving worth the Legislature's time during a session shortened by 20 days to cut costs.
By Jennifer Jacobs

IA: Food-stamp aid collected by inmates costs state
Thirty percent of the inmates in the Polk County Jail last spring were illegally collecting food-stamp benefits, a state investigation shows.
By Clark Kauffman

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