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416 James Street Ozark, Alabama 36360

Phone (334) 774-5480 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.odcpl.com Facebook.com/ozarklibrary
Board of Directors Earl Hyers Marie Black Imogene Mixson Beverly Raley Mary Stewart Library Staff Sandra J. Holmes Jocelyn Rayford Donna Crescenzi Elaine Land Karen Speck Darnell Johnson Minta Forester Kathryn Clark Joni Mize Angela Olivier Patrick Clark Frank Crescenzi

December 2012

Volume 14 Issue 12

Full Time Staff Director Part Time Staff Genealogy/Reference Librarian Circulation Librarian Admin. Assist/ILL Librarian Processor Circulation Clerk Cataloger Marketing & Media WebMaster Childrens Librarian Circulation Clerk Custodian

Statistics for October 2012

Circulation Attendance New Materials Site Visits Borrowers on roll Employment searches Internet Users Genealogy Users 8,492 7,896 729 116,144 12,816 1,876 2,501 850

Quote of the Month

Book love, my friends, is your pass to the greatest, the purest and the most perfect pleasure that God has prepared for His creatures. It lasts when all other pleasures fade; it will support you when all other recreations are gone; it will last you until your death; it will make your hours pleasant to you as long as you live. --Anthony Trollope

LIBRARY HOURS Tuesday through Thursday 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Closed on Sunday & Monday

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FROM THE DIRECTOR

Income tax time is just around the corner and this month may be your last chance to make a donation to the Library that is tax deductible. Donations may include memorials, honoraria, books, or other items you think the Library needs or can use. Well send you a letter and tax statement indicating your donation and you get to use this as a charitable donation on your taxes. Thanks to the many Friends of the Library volunteers who contributed their time and talent to make the Back-toSchool Book Sale a great success. We appreciate all you do for us. Merry Christmas to all!

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY By Elizabeth Liz Babine The Friends of the Librarys Big Book Sale, which was held on Saturday, November 3, 2012, took in $502.85. After this book sale, teachers from the area schools, as well as parents who home school, were invited to come to the library on Wednesday, November 7th and go through the books that did not sell and take, FREE, any books that they wanted for their students. This opportunity went through November 15th. The FOL felt that this book sale was a success since all books were buy-one and get-one for equal or lesser value FREE. There will be more book sales sponsored by the FOL in 2013, so be on the lookout. The Friends of the Library had a very successful year with their various fund raisers and community information forums. We want to thank all who made these successes possible, both the members of the FOL and those in the community. The FOL are looking forward for another productive year in 2013, and would appreciate your continued support. Well, 2012 is slowly coming to an end and a new year will begin. Please put on your 2013 calendar the FOL Annual Meeting Luncheon, which will be held on January 28, 2013, at noon. All of the FOL will be notified by mail of this coming event. Please bring a friend. I have enjoyed being your President for the past two years. I want to thank everyone for your support, work and ideas in order to make these last two years a success for the Friends of the Library. I look forward to continuing to work with this great worthwhile group which has helped make the Ozark-Dale County Public Library a leader in library services for Dale County. FOOD FOR FINES As the holiday season approaches, we want to remind our patrons that we have many less fortunate people in our community that will need a helping hand to make their holiday celebrations memorable. We will collect canned goods in lieu of fines until December 30th and will accept one canned item for every $4.00 in overdue fines. This will help us get our materials back, and it will help some family have a nicer holiday.

Eagle Stadium, an Alabama Landmark By Jocelyn Rayford In March 2012, Dale Countys Eagle Stadium was honored by being added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Historic Places. This stadium was built on 368 Martin Street, a residential district of Ozark. It has been a very important part of the Ozark community since its construction in 1946. In fact, Eagle Stadium is one of baseballs few remaining stadiums and playing fields that can be directly traced to the late 1940s. Minor league professional baseball was celebrated during the post World War II years. It is this history that makes Eagle stadium special in Alabama. The stadium was originally built on what was the 1920-1950 football field of Ozark High School. It was named the Buddy Williams Field to honor the man who owned and promoted minor league baseball in Ozark. After winning the National League pennant and the 1934 World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals played an exhibition game on Ozarks Buddy Williams Field. The following year, in 1935, Ozark built a stadium on this same field. Playing in this exhibition game held on Buddy Williams Field in Ozark, were Dizzy Dean, Joe Medwick, and Frankie Frisch. These were players accepted into Baseballs Hall of Fame. In 1946, Eagle Stadium replaced Marley Stadium on the Buddy Williams Field. This new stadium was built to host professional teams from the Alabama-Florida League. Eagle Stadium features a covered grandstand, albeit small. Sixty-six years after it was constructed, the area around this stadium is still predominantly residential. To those who use the stadium, and to those who appreciate its historic value and presence in our community, Eagle Stadium is a reminder of a time during the last century when small towns supported minor and hometown teams. These teams were considered a vital part of neighborhood life before the advent of television and the many major leagues.

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NEW MATERIALS BEST SELLERSFICTION A Grown-up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell Columbus Affair by Steve Berry Iced by Karen Marie Moning Last Man by Vince Flynn Lawgiver by Herman Wouk Mad River by John Sandford Racketeer by John Grisham Retribution by Val McDermid Sins of the Mother by Danielle Steel 1636: The Kremlin Games by Eric Flint Stay Close by Harlan Coben The Little Women Letters by Gabrielle Donnelly The Panther by Nelson DeMille BEST SELLERSNONFICTION A Familys Guide to Tourette Syndrome (616.8 TOU) A Hole At The Bottom of the Sea (363.7 ACH) A Peculiar Tribe of People: Murder & Madness in Heart of Georgia (364.1 HUT) End This Depression Now (330.9 KRU) Gift of Hope: Helping the Homeless (362.5 STE) Killing Kennedy: End of Camelot (973.92 ORE) Presidents Club: Inside the Worlds Most Exclusive Fraternity (973.9 GIB) Reveille in Washington 1850-1865 (975.3 LEE) Seward: Lincolns Indispensable Man (973.7 STA) The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven (236.1 MAL) The Long Road to Antietam (973.7 SLO) Why Nations Fail (330 ACE) BEST SELLERSLARGE PRINT A Season of Love by Amy Clipston Abducted by Janice Cantore Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio First Warm Evening of the Year by Jamie M. Saul For Such a Time As This by Ginny Aiken Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers Hostage by Elie Wiesel House of Mercy by Erin Healy How I Came to Sparkle Again by Kaya McLaren Inescapable by Nancy Mehl Love Thy Neighbor by Debbie Macomber Lucky Dog Matchmaking Service by Beth Kendrick Mad River by John Sandford Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock

MEMORIAL/HONORARIUM GIFTS In Memory of James Y Carroll Louise Redd In Honor of Laura Bruce, Carol Taylor Donor Jimmy & Vesta Peek Ozark D.A.R. Donor Ozark Literary Club

Other Donors Wiregrass United Way Jack Cumbie Friends of the Library Michael Olive John Gates Dennis Hatcher Avis Joan Autrey Ronn Roberts Sue Switzer Jerry Forester Wiregrass Rose Society Building Improvement Fund Donations Bridlewood Chapel Memorials for James Carroll from Virginia Baldwin Davis, Frances Steagall, A. W. Murrah, Joseph Emery, Sue Shaw and Family

HOLIDAY HOURS The Library will be closed December 25-26 and December 31-January 1st.

FROM ALL THE STAFF AND BOARD OF THE OZARK-DALE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

GIVE A BOOK AS A GIFT THIS YEAR Christmas is almost here and the Ozark-Dale County Public Library can help you find the perfect Christmas gift for that person who has everything-- Give a book. We currently have the following books on sale: Claybank Memories: The History of Dale County by Judge Val McGee. $30.00 The History of Fort Rucker by Judge Val McGee. $15.00 Cemeteries of Dale County compiled and edited by Manonia Snell. $45.00 Selma: A Novel of the Civil War by Judge Val McGee. $30 hardback & $20 soft cover DVD Honoring and Preserving the Heritage: Ozarks Architectural History 1824-1957. $20 We also have a great selection of new books in the Friends Book Sale area that will make nice gifts.

Dale County Genealogical & Historical Society

The Society will meet Monday, December 3rd at 6:00 in the Alice Doughtie Wing of the Library. This will be our annual Christmas gathering. Please bring a Christmas Memory to share with the group.

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