Saturday, June 18, 2011

Little Dixie Dispatch: Local Travel Destinations

     Little Dixie Regional Libraries is gearing up for summer 2011! Our adult theme this year is “Novel Destinations.” We will be having programming for all ages at all of our branches, as well as a contest for adults where you could win an e-reader. For more information check us out on our website (www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us/noveldestinations), our Facebook page (Little Dixie Regional Libraries) or give us a call!

Local Travel Destinations

 “100 Festive Finds in Missouri: Festivals, Fairs, and Other Fun” by Ann Hazelwood (2010)

 “Route 66 Missouri” by Joe Sonderman (2010)

“Hiking Missouri” by Kevin Lohraff (2009)

“100 Unique Eats and Eateries of Missouri” by Ann Hazelwood (2009)

“50 Hikes in the Ozarks: Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks in the Mountains, Wildernesses and Geological Wonders of Arkansas and Missouri” by Johnny Molloy (2008)

“Backroads & Byways of Missouri: Drives, Daytrips, and Weekend Excursions” by Archie Satterfield (2008)

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Outreach Deliveries

Little Dixie Regional Libraries is proud to offer Outreach services to members of the Randolph and Monroe communities. Outreach services are always free of charge and available to anyone who has a physical problem getting to the library. Books and other materials are delivered by the delivery van or through mail.


If you are interested in learning more about Outreach services available through your local library or would like to sign up, please contact Rachael at the Moberly Public Library.

The next Outreach Delivery will occur 
on June 14th & 15th, 2011

Monday, June 13, 2011

Little Dixie Dispatch: Classic Books with Exotic Locations

Little Dixie Regional Libraries is gearing up for Summer 2011! 

Our adult theme this year is “Novel Destinations.” We will be having programming for all ages at all of our branches, as well as a contest for adults where you could win an e-reader. 

For more information check us out on our website (www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us/noveldestinations), our Facebook page (Little Dixie Regional Libraries) or give us a call!

Classic books with Exotic Locations
“Around the World in 80 Days” by Jules Verne (1873) A Victorian gentleman and his valet win a bet that they can go around the world in only 80 days.

“Into the Heart of Borneo” by Redmond O’Hanlon (1985) The story of a 1983 journey to the center of Borneo, which no expedition had attempted since 1926. O'Hanlon, accompanied by friend and poet James Fenton and three native guides brings wit and humor to a dangerous journey.

“Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson (1883) An innkeeper's son finds a treasure map that leads him to a pirate's fortune.

“Moby Dick” by Herman Melville (1851) An adventurous tale that tells the story of Ishmael as he travels the seas with Captain Ahab. Delves into the fascination and driven power of Ahab as he fights to find and kill a whale named Moby Dick.

“Antony and Cleopatra” by William Shakespeare (~1603-1607) Legendary lovers come to life in Shakespeare's tragedy about the conflict of love and duty. 

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Little Dixie Dispatch: Missouri Information

Little Dixie Regional Libraries is gearing up for summer 2011! 

Our adult theme this year is “Novel Destinations.” We will be having programming for all ages at all of our branches, as well as a contest for adults where you could win an e-reader. 

For more information check us out on our website (www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us/noveldestinations), our Facebook page (Little Dixie Regional Libraries) or give us a call!

Missouri Information
“St. Louis Brews: 200 Years of Brewing in St. Louis, 1908 – 2009” 
by Henry Herbst (2009)

“The Ultimate Missouri Trivia Quiz: More than 800 Questions and Answers about the state of Missouri” by Zach Sims (2009)

“Kansas City, Missouri: A Photographic Portrait” (2008)

“Historic Hotels of Missouri: Hotels, Inns, and Taverns of 19th Century Missouri” by David James (2009)

“Insider’s Guide to St. Louis” by Dawne Massey (2009)

“Bringing Science to Life: A Guide from the St. Louis Science Center” by Patricia Corrigan (2007)

Friday, June 10, 2011

Online Randolph County Obituaries

Did you know that Little Dixie Regional Libraries has a database of local Randolph County obituaries? 

Slowly but surely, all of the obituaries are being cataloged into this easily searchable database. 

Wonder how it works? 

Find Deaths


Find Deaths
SURNAME
GIVEN
MAIDEN
DIED
BORN
MMI
BURIAL
NOTES
MCA
RCTH
HH
THE PAPER
      
You will come up with the above form. 
While this form is not searchable, clicking on the link takes you to the searchable form. 


Once you've put in a searchable term in the form, click Search. The results show which newspaper the obituary appeared in and the date it appeared in. In many cases, the deceased person's birth and death dates are included as well as their burial location.

Countless hours of volunteers have made this resource possible to genealogists with family in this area.

For more information, please contact Little Dixie Regional Libraries. Happy hunting! 

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Little Dixie Regional Libraries Board Meeting

The Little Dixie Regional Libraries Board Meeting will occur on Thursday, June 9. 
For more information on the topics on the agenda, please contact the library.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

What's @ The Movies is in YOUR Library

Sometimes the book is better than the movie. 

Join us as we discover the books behind some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters…new and old. 

All of the books featured here can be found at your local Little Dixie Regional Library!

Book: “Zodiac Unmasked: The Identity of America’s Most Elusive Serial Killers Revealed” by Robert Graysmith (2007) After following the clues for 30 years, "San Francisco Chronicle" employee Graysmith provides the final chapter on the Zodiac killings with hundreds of never-before-published photos and the only complete reproduction of the Zodiac letters.

Movie: “Zodiac” Released in Theaters March 2007. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., and Chloe Sevigny, “Zodiac” highlights A San Francisco cartoonist when he becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac killer. Based on the true story of Robert Graysmith.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Little Dixie Dispatch: Weird Missouri

Little Dixie Regional Libraries is gearing up for Summer 2011! 

Our adult theme this year is “Novel Destinations.” We will be having programming for all ages at all of our branches, as well as a contest for adults where you could win an e-reader. 

For more information check us out on our website (www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us/noveldestinations), 
our Facebook page (Little Dixie Regional Libraries) or give us a call!

Weird Missouri

“Ghosts of St. Louis: the Lemp Mansion and Other Eerie Tales” by Bryan Alaspa (2007)

“Branson Hauntings” by Harold Lee Prosser (2010)

“It Happened in Missouri: Thirty True Tales from the Show-Me State” by Sean McLachlan (2007)

“Haunted Kansas City Missouri” by Angela Cox (2009)

“Paranormal Missouri: Show Me Your Monsters” by Jason Offutt (2010) Tales of the supernatural include a UFO crash and government cover-up, encounters with a mid-Missouri dogman, Bigfoot encounters in southern Missouri, and the spirits that haunt an abandoned nursing home in Walt Disney's boyhood home.

“Weird Missouri: Your Travel Guide to Missouri’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets” by James Strait (2008)

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Search Our Catalog!

Search our Catalog from home! 

Click on the link: 
and search! 

New content is added every day as well as new locations on materials. 

Place a hold, find a book...your one stop shop!

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Little Dixie Dispatch: Travel the United States

Little Dixie Regional Libraries is gearing up for Summer 2011! 

Our adult theme this year is “Novel Destinations.” We will be having programming for all ages at all of our branches, as well as a contest for adults where you could win an e-reader. 

For more information check us out on our website (www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us/noveldestinations), our Facebook page (Little Dixie Regional Libraries) or give us a call!

Traveling the World

“Chicago Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities, and Other Offbeat Stuff” by Scotti Cohn (2011)

“Fodor’s Walt Disney World 2011: Plus Universal Orlando and Seaworld” (2011)

“The Everything Family Guide to New England: Where to Eat, Play, and Stay in America’s Scenic and Historic Northeast” by Kim Knox Beckius (2008)

“North American Wine Routes: A Travel Guide to Wines and Vines from Napa to Nova Scotia” by Dan Berger (2010)

“Unbelievably Good Deals and Great Adventures that You Absolutely Can’t Get Unless You’re Over 50” by Joan Heilman (2007)