The following books have been recently catalogued and are of current interest. Many other new books can also be found on the round carrousel in front of the card catalogue. Serene Jones who spoke to us this past summer during our Calvin Birthday celebration has a new book, Trauma and Grace. The subtitle is Theology in a Ruptured World and gives examples of the long term effects of abuse, war, etc. as it affects our Christian theology of grace and redemption. How does violence affect one’s capacity to remember, to act, and to love? There are several new books on Religion and Science. John Polkinghorne’s Exploring Reality: The Intertwining of Religion and Science explores the response of a Christian committed to orthodox belief to new knowledge. Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved by Frans De Waal. A professor at Emory University De Waal’s latest book is The Age of Empathy; Natures Lesson’s for a Kinder Society. In fiction, The Help by Kathryn Stockett and Elizabeth Strout’s Abide With Me are recent additions. Remember when checking out books to put your name and date due (three weeks for books) on the check out card found in the back of the book and place it in the box indicated on the library desk. If checking out a book from the book cart in the Wallace Foyer place your card in the envelope in the basket indicated. Please return all books to the library desk. (We will check in and reshelf.)
New books in our library on the best seller lists are: The Help by Kathryn Stockett and Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson. The “help” in Stockett’s historical fiction are the maids in Jackson, Mississippi who with a budding writer help change the course of their lives at the height of the civil rights movement. Greg Mortenson’s book is the story of his continuing project of bringing schools to the children (particularly girls) in Pakistan and now Afghanistan. Continue to peruse the book exchange shelf across the table from the children’s shelves. Bring a book you have enjoyed and wish to share with others and enjoy one shared by someone else. The CE committee has recently approved Library Policy and Procedures. Time allowed for materials to be checked out and renewed are part of this policy and follow the Buncombe County policy. Those procedures are as follows: Books may be checked out for 1 week with 2 renewals. Periodicals should be returned in 1 week and not renewed. A complete copy of these policies and procedures can be found on the bulletin board behind the library desk.
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