The Board of Trustees will be meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 
at 7:00 in the Reading Room. This meeting is open to the public.

The Cranberry Lake Reading Club will hold its first meeting of the 
season on Monday, May 19 at 1PM. The book for discussion will be 
Barbara Hambly's "Patriot Hearts".

NEW!!!! Check out the new privacy screens on our public access 
computers!!!!

May is...

GET CAUGHT READING MONTH
Celebrities appear in ads appealing to people of all ages to remind 
them of the joys of reading.

NATIONAL BARBECUE MONTH
To encourage people to start enjoying barbecuing early in the season 
when Daylight Savings Time lengthens the day.

EAT WHAT YOU WANT DAY - MAY 11
Here's a day you may actually enjoy yourself. Ignore all those on-
again/off-again warnings.

WORLD TURTLE DAY - MAY 23
An observance sponsored by American Tortoise Rescue to help people 
celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises, as well as their habitat 
around the world.

NATIONAL TAP DANCE DAY - MAY 25
To celebrate this unique American art form that represents a fusion 
of African and European cultures and to transmit tap to succeeding 
generations through documentation and archival and performance support
Held on the anniversary of the birth of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson to 
honor his outstanding contribution to the art of tap dancing.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS...
Barbara Taylor Bradofrd, author - May 10, 1933
Frank Lyman Baum, author of "The Wizard of Oz" - May 15, 1856
Jimmy Stewart, film actor - May 20, 1908
Rachel Carson, American scientist and author - May 27, 1907

                        From the book, "Chase's Annual Events"