_DuBois Public Library News Column:   
    The new year is a good time to re-evaluate your financial life.  The DuBois Public Library has several books that will help make sense of your finances, from managing your day-to-day living expenses to creating college savings funds or a healthy retirement package. Start with the basics; learn how everything works, and you will become a better steward of your own money.
    Some of the books available are: The Busy Family’s Guide to Money by Sandra Block; Family Financial Workbook: a Family Budgeting Guide by Larry Burkett; The Financially Confident Woman by Mary Hunt; Smart Is the New Rich: If You Can’t Afford it, Put It Down by Christine Romans; and Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People by Jane Bryant Quinn.

New Non-Fic: I, Steve: Steve Jobs In His Own Words by Steve Jobs; Clark Howard’s Living Large in Lean Times by Clark Howard; The Good Life On a Budget: Delicious, Fun, and Timeless Tips for Tough Times; Tracing Your Family History on the Internet by Chris Paton; Traveling With Your Pet: The AAA Petbook; The Real State America Atlas: Mapping the Myths and Truths of the U.S. by Cynthia Enloe; My Fellow Americans: The Most Important Speeches of America’s Presidents; MGM: Hollywood’s Greatest Backlot by Steven Bingen; Hiking Ruins Seldom Seen by Dave Wilson; Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Matters in Mathematics by Richard Elwes

New Fiction: Covert Warriors: a Presidential Agent novel by W.E.B Griffin; The Devil’s Elixir by Raymond Khoury; D.C. Dead: a Stone Barrington novel by Stuart Woods; Down the Darkest Road by Tami Hoag; 77 Shadow Street: a novel by Dean Koontz; The Hunter: a novel by John Lescroart; A Devil Is Waiting by Jack Higgins; Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert; Larry Bond’s Red Dragon Rising: Shock of War by Larry Bond; Gun Games by Faye Kellerman

New Children’s Books: J-E Fiction: Goyangi Means Cat by Christine McDonnell; Amelia Bedelia Makes a Friend by Herman Parish; Dinosaur Train: Buddy Loses a Tooth; Strawberry Shortcake Makeover Madness by Samantha Brooke; Thomas & Friends Danger at the Dieselworks by Rev. Awdry; J Fiction: American Girl: Cecile’s Gift by Denise Patrick; Little Leap Forward: A Boy in Beijing by Guo Yue; The Blackhope Enigma by Teresa Flavin; Wonder Struck by Brian Selznick; Eight Keys by Suzanne LaFleur; J Non Fiction: The Elephant Scientist by Caitlin O’Connell; What’s In My Food? Vitamins by George Ivanoff; The Greatest Players: Basketball by Blaine Wiseman; Science Crackers: Bubbling Biology by Steve Parker; Grandmothers’ Stories by Burleigh Muten

New Audios: Ed King by David Guterson; The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks; The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson; Zero Day by David Baldacci

_Erin Shaffer of Creative Memories will teach adults and children age five (5) and up to make a valentine or a mini scrapbook.
Moms, Dads, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Sisters, Brothers, Neighbors: This would be a fun winter afternoon activity for you and the special child in your life. Sign up today! Class size is limited.
All materials will be provided. Cost is $2 per item.
To register, call 371-5930 ext. 4