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On August 21, 2017, millions of people across the United States will see nature’s most wondrous spectacle — a total eclipse of the Sun. It is a scene of unimaginable beauty; the Moon completely blocks the Sun, daytime becomes a deep twilight, and the Sun’s corona shimmers in the darkened sky. This is your guide to understand, prepare for, and view this rare celestial event. For more information click on the following link. Great American Eclipse 2017
“Images and description courtesy of Michael Zeiler of www.greatamericaneclipse.com”
We are planning a viewing event here at Abbeville Memorial Library. Check this Website and our Facebook Page for more information closer to the date of the event.

Abbeville Memorial Library will be closed on Monday, January 2nd 2017.

Check out some of the new arrivals.

“Jar City” by Arnaldur Indridason, “Silence of the Grave” by Arnaldur Indridason, “Cross the Line” by James Patterson, “Settle for more” by Megyn Kelly, “True Faith and Allegiance” by Mark Greaney (Tom Clancy), “Flesh and Bone” by Jefferson Bass, “Breaking Creed” & “Reckless Creed” by Alex Kava, “Christmas on my mind” by Janet Dailey, “Bring on the Holidays” by Beverly Jenkins, “No Man’s Land” by David Baldacci, “Odessa Sea” by Clive Cussler, “The Longest Kill” by Craig Harrison, “Night School” by Lee Child, “The Mistletoe Secret” by Richard Paul Evans, “The Imposter”, “The Quieting”, & “The Devoted” by Suzanne Woods, “The Forgotten Recipe”, “The Courtship Basket”, & “The Cherished Quilt” by Amy Clipston, “A Man called Ove”, “My Grandmother asked me to tell you she’s sorry”, “Britt-Marie was Here”, & “And every morning the way home gets longer and longer”, by Fredrik Backman, “Missing” by James Patterson & Kathryn Fox, “Junkyard Dogs” by Craig Johnson, “The Blackhouse” by Peter May, “Obsidian Chamber” & “Blue Labyrinth” by Douglas Preston & Lee Childs, “I’m travelling Alone”, by Samuel Bjork, “Escape Clause” by John Sanford, “Home” by Harlen Coben, “Inherit the Bones” by Emily Littlejohn.

We also have in Large Print: “The Mysterious Affairs at the Styles”, “Murder is Easy”, “Murder in the Mews”, “The Mysterious Mr. Quinn”, “Evil under the Sun”, “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas”, “The Mystery of the Blue Train”, “Elephants can Remember”, all by Agatha Christie. “Stand in the Sun” by Max Von Kreisler, “A Map of Betrayal” by Ha Jin, “The Last Camellia” by Sarah Jio, “The Most Wonderful Time”, by Fern Michaels.

New DVDs: “Jason Bourne”, “Harry Potter” (Complete 8 film collection), “I.T.”, “Hell or High Water”, “Ghostbusters” (remake), “The Sea of Trees”, “Into the Woods”, “Independence Day Resurgence”, “Blood Father”, “Captain America Civil War”, “The Trust”, “Now you See Me”, “Now you See Me 2”, “Open Range”, “Marauders”, “Criminal”, “The Skeleton key”, “Land of the Lost”.

Abbeville Memorial Library will be closed on Friday, December 23rd, and Monday, December 26th, to allow staff to spend time with their families. We hope that each of you has a Safe and Merry Christmas.

Beginning Monday, December 12th through Saturday, December 31st. Abbeville Memorial Library will offer its “Food for Fines” program. Overdue material can be returned to the Library along with non-perishable food donations and the Library will clear any fines associated with the account. Food donations cannot be used to pay fines for damaged or unreturned/lost items. Collected food donations will be donated to Local Food Banks to be distributed to local families in need.
1 can of food= up to $3 in fines. 2 cans= up to $6. You may donate as many cans as you need to pay for your late fines.
You do not have to have late fines to participate! All canned food donations are welcome. No glass containers, no open packages, no repackaged or expired foods.

The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting will take place in front of the Courthouse at 6pm on Tuesday, November 30th, 2016.

The Library will be closed Thursday November 24th, and Friday November 25th for the Thanksgiving Holidays. We will re-open on Monday November 28th at 9AM. We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday.