Book Club Author Bich Minh Nguyen to Read in Grand Rapids Tuesday August 18

If you want to get a jump on the Library Book Club's October selection, Bich Minh Nguyen, author of Stealing Buddha's Dinner, the 2009-10 Great Michigan Read, will read tonight from her new novel "Short Girls" at 7:00 PM tonight, Tuesday August 18th, at Schuler Books in Grand Rapids. The Hastings Public Library will take up "Stealing Buddha's Dinner" for discussion Thursday, October 1st at 6:30 in the Community Room.

Help Protect Michigan Libraries!

Every day more and more people walk into their public library to search for a job online, write a resume or file for unemployment. This is not only a reflection of our hard economic times but also an indication of Michigan moving forward. We are no longer a state that can rely on the manufacturing industry to support our residents, we are moving toward a knowledge-based economy and with that comes the necessity for access to technology for everyone.

And now, these services are at risk.



Library funding is currently less than half of what is required by law, any further cuts will be detrimental to the entire library system.
http://www.milibrariesforthefuture.org/

Hastings Public Library - The Movie

Here's a little information about the new Hastings Public Library. We're planning on making further informational videos in the future. We love to hear what subjects you like us to cover, so leave us a comment.

Life or Death after Twilight

If you like author Stephanie Meyer click on this link to Novelist and get some more ideas of what to read next.

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Stephanie Meyer's Twilight Stays on Shelf Overnight!

It may not be news to some, but those who have gotten sucked into the vampire world of Stephanie Meyer know the library hasn't actually reshelved "Twilight" in months. Interested patrons have had to wait for weeks to get their hands on a copy. Well, news of news, two copies of "Twilight" actually stayed on the shelf overnight. One of them went out already this morning, but one remains on the shelf waiting to be found. Like Harry Potter, the furor may finally be subsiding.

Update: Well, it lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes. Check out time 12:45 pm.

Hastings Table Company and Barry County History in Old Postcards

More than once someone has called the library from out of state having just bought an antique table manufactured by the Hastings Table Company (example of Hastings Table with Tyden locking mechanism on left.) Up until now I haven't had much information to offer them. Then while looking at the Wikipedia entry for Hastings, MI I came across Debra J. Barlow's postcard collection. A couple of slides into the Hastings business postcards there was Hastings Table Company in all its glory. Nothing more at this point. But it's a start.