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Dear Reader, Food Handlers Class October 8, 2018 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Stephen Edwin King is an American author of horror, . King was Pre-Natal Wellness Class born September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine. When was two years October 17, 2018 old, his father left the family under the pretense of "going to buy a pack of 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. cigarettes", leaving his mother to raise Stephen and his older brother, David, by Alzheimer’s Meeting herself, sometimes under great financial strain. The family moved to De Pere, October 18, 2018 10:30 a.m. Wisconsin, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Stratford, Connecticut. When King was 11, the Library Board Meeting family returned to Durham, Maine, where his mother cared for her parents until their October 18, 2018 deaths. She then became a caregiver in a local residential facility for the mentally 9:00 a.m. challenged. King was raised Methodist and remains religious as an adult. King Movie Afternoon at the Library- related in detail his primary inspiration for writing horror fiction in his non-fiction October 25, 2018 Danse (1981), in a chapter titled "An Annoying Autobiographical Pause". 2:00 p.m. King compares his uncle's successfully dowsing for water using the bough of an Garden Club apple branch with the sudden realization of what wanted to do for a living. That October 25, 2018 9:00 a.m. inspiration occurred while browsing through an attic with his elder brother, when ESL Classes -Every Tuesday and Wednesday King uncovered a paperback version of an H. P. Lovecraft collection of short stories 6 p.m. – 8p.m. he remembers as The Lurker in the , that had belonged to his father. King Mahjong Club – every Tuesday told Barnes & Noble Studios during a 2009 interview, "I knew that I'd found home 12:00 p.m. when I read that book." Senior Fitness Session – Every Monday 9:30 a.m. King has received Awards, World Awards, and British Fantasy Story Time – every Tuesday Society Awards. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. His "The Man in the Black Suit" (1994) received the O. Henry Award. He has also received awards for his contribution to literature for his entire oeuvre, such as the Library Hours for Life Achievement (2004), the Canadian Booksellers Association Lifetime Sunday – Closed Achievement Award (2007), and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & of America (2007). In 2015, King was awarded with a National Medal of Arts from Friday - 8:30 am – 5:00 pm the United States National Endowment for the Arts for his contributions to literature. Wednesday 8:30 am – 7:00 pm He has been described as the "King of Horror". Saturday – 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

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Mr. Kippy’s Story Time 9:00 a.m and 10 a.m. In the Library New Titles in the Library Koha Online Catalog Adult Fiction Visit our website at The Outsider – Stephen King www.aransaslibrary.org:8000 Depth of Winter – Craig Johnson Time’s Convert – Deborah Harkness Reserve a Librarian Need help with computers, job applications, The Last Night Out – Catherine O’Connell resumes, laptops, and more. Reserve a librarian we Button Man – Andrew Gross are here to help. In His Father’s Footsteps – Danielle Steel Big Woods – May Cobb TexShare Database Leverage in Death – J.D. Robb Library of Texas exclusive online resources for genealogy, business, health, and homework. Ask a librarian for information. ______Children’s Book Review New Library Activities! Submitted by Waconda Clayworth Don’t Forget to Attend! A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker Illustrated by Kady MacDoanld Denton Every 4th Thursday of each month at 2:00 p.m., we will host an Afternoon This is a tale of an unlikely friendship due to persistence...Very sweetly painted Movie at the Library featuring a just and a . Can you think of an unlikely friendship? released movie. This month’s feature is

Richard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever Hotel Artemis. This crime is rated R. The film features actress Jodi His books are now classics. This one is both a dictionary of useful words and Foster as The Nurse. She runs a high- catchy pictures for previewing or reviewing school goers. What I find as this has security, members-only hospital for high- been written decades earlier is that there is a traditional he does this and she rolling criminals in Los Angeles. When a does that . And to me that is behind the present times of non-gendering bank robber (Sterling K. Brown) brings his at work and home. But! What do you think about this? Would I recommend this book? Yes, but with reservations... injured teammates along with $18 million in jewels there, both mob boss Wolf King The City Book Written and illustrated by Lucille Corcos (Jeff Goldblum) and the police follow. With the hospital under siege, The Nurse, Written at a time when cities were revered and admired, this very softly and her orderly (Dave Bautista) and her completely illustrated book tells a student about all parts of a city. Is the same other criminal patients have to defend or different from where s/he lives? Not since I worked in Tokyo and Yokohama metroplexes have I thought about crowds and trains. But this comprehensive themselves. book has thousands of people and hundreds of illustrations to remind one that rural living can be less hectic but urban living can be interesting...What's your ESL Classes! take on this? The San Patricio Adult Literacy Council will be . sponsoring ESL classes at our library starting in September. Classes will be held 2 times a week on Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Call (361)758-2350 for details. OverDrive is Now Available!! Mission: In Striving for public service OverDrive is the leading global digital distribution platform, offering the excellence, The Aransas Pass Public Library is a welcoming community industry’s largest catalog of eBooks, audiobooks, music, streaming center whose staff, resources, programs, video and periodicals. and services provide for the needs of our diverse community. Visit the library today and ask about OverDrive! Page 2 of 2