@ your library (R) ......by Paige Turner January 20, 2005
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Stop!
Tired of the snow? Want to go somewhere warm without leaving town? Come to Bill Altaffer's Mediterranean slideshow on February 2, 2005, at 7 PM at the Mammoth Lakes Library. This show will highlight stops in Gibraltar, Morocco and Tangiers. There will also be pictures of ancient ruins in Tunis and King Fauruk's palace in Alexandria. The grand finale includes images of Cyprus, Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo.
Bill Altaffer is one of the world's most traveled people, so don't miss this chance to see and hear about some of the exotic places around the Mediterranean. Again, the date is Wednesday, February 2, at 7PM at the Mammoth Lakes Library. We'll see you @ your library!
More new books have been arriving almost weekly. Here are some of the most recent:
"Advanced Sales Survival Training" by Tom Hopkins
"Biggest Bear" by Lynd Ward
"Collapse; How Societies Choose To Fail or Succeed" by Jared Diamond
"Lazarus Vendetta" by Robert Ludlum
"Mountaineering Essays" by John Muir (replacement copy)
"News From Paraguay" by Lily Tuck
"The Broker" by John Grisham
"High Odyssey" by Gene Rose
"Lonely Planet: The Travel Book; A Journey Through Every Country in the World" by Roz Hopkins
TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE WEEK: The word "tip" is an acronym for what?
ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S QUESTION: According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the following are America's snowiest cities (excluding ski areas, obviously). These cities are mere amateurs compared to Mammoth!! Our last storm dropped more snow in ONE DAY than they get all year. Average annual snowfall in inches: Sault St. |
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