Newly Notable -- One Hundred Names for Love

In case this one hasn't come across your radar yet, Diane Ackerman's One Hundred Names for Love has been making an incredible splash (including--but hardly limited to--an incredibly warm interview on NPR's The Diane Rehm Show). On the off chance that neither that or the plethora of great reviews has piqued your interest, check out this accolade, from Abraham Verghese (of Cutting for Stone fame):

This book has done what no other has for me in recent years: it has renewed my faith in the redemptive power of love, the need to give and get it unstintingly, to hold nothing back, settle for nothing less, because when flesh and being and even life fall away, love endures. This book is proof.

For more of the review, click here.

Support Your Library in Tough Economic Times

Check out Author Sharon Draper's comments on the importance of libraries. To contact your legislators about important issues, including the need to continue to fund libraries, click here.

Celebrate Arbor Day

Stop by Friday, April 29 to celebrate Arbor Day! Free seedlings are available to our patrons and you can sign up to win a free potted tree! Also, don't miss "Thinking Green: Ethics for a Small Planet" presented by Author and GVSU professor Karel Rogers on Saturday, April 23 at 3:00pm at the library! Learn more at http://www.herrickdl.org/.

Business Book Group Meets on April 19

Join us Tuesday, April 19 from noon-1:00pm at the library to discuss The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work by Shawn Achor. The Business Book Group is sponsored by Herrick District Library and the Holland Area Chamber of Commerce and is facilitated by the President of Keystone Coaching & Consulting, Mark DeRoo. Bring a lunch or purchase one from the library's cafe. Register at http://www.hollandchamber.org/. Check out this brief video to learn more about the book. Books are available to check out from the library.

Attention Book Groups - Eat, Pray, Love

If your book group is looking for more reading ideas, Herrick has added a new Book Group To Go Bag -- Eat, Pray, Love. Elizabeth Gilbert embarks on a long journey after a painful divorce. She travels to Italy, India and Indonesia and consequently writes an entertaining memoir about her experiences. Her book has also been made into a movie starring Julia Roberts.

Genealogy Gems - Heritage Quest

If you would like to search the census at home and have a Herrick District Library card, you can go to our website to the Research tab, then Genealogy and Local History, move the cursor to your right and down and click on Genealogy Electronic Resources. Go to Heritage Quest Online and enter your library card number and PIN and you will be able to search the census online from home. Heritage Quest offers access to other genealogical information including books and Revolutionary War pension files. Herrick also subscribes to Ancestry Library Edition which is available only at the library.

From Page to Screen -- Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen's book, "Water for Elephants", has been made into a movie that will be released April 22. Her book about circus life during the depression has won numerous awards, the Quill and Alex Awards to name a few. It was on the New York Times best seller list for 12 weeks in 2006. There is much anticipation about this film especially with the well known actors in it. There's still time to read the book before the movie.