And so the calendar turns...again

     Can you believe it?  April is just a couple of days away!!!  If you're like me, my March is flying by so fast I'm not really finished with it yet.
     But we don't let fast months stop us here at the library.  We're already putting out the April displays.  In fact, these displays are so good that we're showing them for six weeks.  You see, they're baskets!!!
     Lots of people are basket collectors, so I've discovered.  We have several here, too.  When I first decided I wanted something different for the displays this time, I asked around for basket-contributors.  And I found them...Ann, Aileen, Melody, Johnnie, and me, of course.
     The best basket is one donated by Melody...a huge grapevine basket that she filled with springtime flowers, tall flowers, for the center of our foyer table.  There are irises, daisies, roses, daffodils, and all kinds of swirley stuff.
     Around that huge basket, we've placed other baskets filled with books.  And since our color theme for the front lobby displays are yellow and blue, those baskets are filled with colorful books.  If it weren't for Keva and all her hard work, we would never be able to keep all the displays filled for our patrons. 
     Our front counter bookcase showcases the same colors and encourages you to "Read A Springtime Novel."  And again, the same colors are selected for the Friends-Recommend shelf across from the computer center.
     Even our lighted cases have baskets with daffodils, irises and tulips, making the cases burst with blazes of bright yellow.  Those baskets will be a little different from the ones on the foyer table.  They are rather unique.  One is a blond straw sewing basket lined with shiny red material and embroidered on top with flowers and leaves.  There is also an old, faded-color "buttocks" basket that Johnnie said a friend made for her mother. Two baskets have leather trim around their tops.  Three baskets are teeny-tiny and another basket actually has two side pockets.
     When we did our "Bucket List for the Library," one of the suggestions was that we honor one author a month on a display table.  Well, we've done better than that.  We will be honoring some of our favorite authors.  For the month of April we will honor Jan Karon, David Baldacci and Eugenia Price.  On the table you'll find not only their books, but a brochure about each author that will help you select even more of their books to read...and books by read-alike authors.  Thanks to Ann for the author selection and to Aileen for the many brochures.
     Don't forget either to look at the lighted calendar case just off the long, white hallway.  This month we are highlighting author and illustrator Jerry Pinkney.  If you haven't seen his beautiful illustrations, see what we are showing and then visit his website at jerrypinkneystudio.com.  Amazing pictures and wonderful books.
     We do all of this for you and hope that your visit to our library is a fantastic trip.