Pageturner Christmas

The Pageturners Book Club will be having their annual Christmas get-together on Wednesday, December 1, at 5:30 p.m. at the Bayern Stube Restaurant in Gibson City. Feel free to bring a holiday memory or collection or favorite thing to share!

Memorial Donation

We have received a donation from K&S Lincoln Mercury in Fairbury in memory of Melvin resident John Bitner who was a Friend of the Library. John's mother Esther Bitner was the librarian at Melvin Public Library for many years in the 1980-1990s.

Popular New Book

One of the most popular series at the library is the Guinness World Record Books and the 2011 edition has just arrived!

Pageturners Meet in Gibson City

The library's book club The Pageturners held their November meeting last evening at the Gibson Area Hospital Annex. The meeting was hosted by Esther Ficken, a resident of the Annex and a beloved founding member of the book club.

The group discussed the latest Richard Paul Evans book The Christmas List with most members giving it a vote of 8 or higher. There were a few members who did not love the book but in general it was rated a very pleasurable, if somewhat sad, read.

Special thanks to the Annex staff who were so kind to provide meeting space for the group as well as delightful refreshments, to Pat Donovan for the idea (if Esther can't come to the library for book club we'll take the book club to Esther!), to Cheryl Kurtenbach for tirelessly leading the group, to Esther for hosting, and to all the Pageturners for making it such a special evening!

Pageturner Road Trip

The Pageturners will meet Monday, November 8 at the Gibson City Hospital Annex to enjoy the company of one of the group's founding members, Esther Ficken. Please join us in the little conference room by 6:30 for the discussion, although the room will be available anytime after 6:00 if you wish to come early and visit. The book for discussion is The Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans and there will be light refreshments served.