We are all thawed out and back open this week from 10 to 5.
New to the Library:
DVDS:
4 Film Favorites: Westerns
All Creatures Great and Small, Season 1
Cobra, Season 1
Greenland
Insidious 4 Movie Collection
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Untamed Americas
Young Guns
Fiction: (all quotes from publishers’ summaries)
Endless Mercy by Tracie Peterson (F PET Tre.2)
“Madysen Powell has always been a forgiving person, but when her supposedly dead father shows up in Nome, ...
A reader of this column recently asked me why we just experienced record cold temperatures in Mason County, given that the average temperature of the Earth is increasing as a result of increasing levels of greenhouse gases (especially carbon dioxide) in our atmosphere.
To understand our recent record cold snap, it is first important to understand the difference between weather and climate.
Talk about "man's best friend", meet Diesel! This fellow has had a pretty rough time of it so far but he is still a super lovable guy who we think is about 4. Diesel is an owner relinquish and Second Chance Mason Animal Rescue's newest rescue. He was taken in by a very kind family in Mason County.
The Second Chance Mason Animal Rescue (SCMAR) purchased 2.76 acres near the city landfill in 2015 to build a no-kill animal shelter and dog park. The dream is still alive, albeit, a bit slower than hoped.
According to Nancy Wooldridge, fund-raising has been slower than expected, but the Board of Directors of the SCMAR, has resolved to begin construction of the dog park in 2021.
Have you ever stopped to think about what goes on inside a tree? We know that the roots of a tree take up water and minerals from the soil and transport them to the leaves where some of the water is used in photosynthesis to combine with carbon dioxide from the air to make sugars, starches and cellulose.
But the roots are 30 feet below the top of the average Hill Country tree, and there are many trees that are several times that tall.
New to the Library:
DVDs:
Cliffhanger
Let Him Go
Peppa Pig: Best of Peppa Pig
Tesla
The West Wing Season 3
Wild Mountain Thyme
Van Damme 4 Film Collection
Fiction:
Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner
“Frankie Elkin is an average middle-aged woman who spends her life searching for missing people the world has stopped looking for. A new case brings Frankie to Mattapan, a Boston neighborhood with a rough reputation.
Our unusual, prolonged cold snap this week has readers wondering about freeze damage to plants, and also about how trees sense that the time is right to leaf out and bloom in the spring.
Native trees and plants rarely experience any trouble with our winter freezes, because they are adapted to our local climate.
The library building will be open for browsing this week with hours from 10:00 to 5:00. We will have two computers available for use. We will also still be running curbside services as well.
New to the Library:
DVDS:
Fatman
Mr. and Mrs. Murder Series 1
Princess Ka’iulani
Roadkill
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Snowpiercer Season 1
The West Wing Season 1
Fiction: (all quotes from publishers’ summaries)
The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin (F BEN)
“The morn ...
The dramatic granite and gneiss outcrops of Mason County are often covered with colorful lichens, as are most of our trees. This is great sign of our clean air, as lichens are very sensitive to air pollution. If you drive from Mason to one of the large cities to our east, such as Austin or San Antonio, stop and look at the oak trees along your journey.
Purchase price is important, but it is not the only factor when buying a home. Consider the following “costs” when choosing a place to live.
Cost of Travel
Your home is your starting point for everywhere you go. How much time does it take to get to work? Where is the nearest grocery store?
