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What are you reading?

Anne of Green Gables is on the top of the list for Samantha Valent
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 23, 2018

By Darlene Bowers
“Oh, it's delightful to have ambitions. I'm so glad I have such a lot. And there never seems to be any end to them- that's the best of it. Just as soon as you attain to one ambition you see another one glittering higher up still. It does make life so interesting.”

― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

Samantha Valent, Recent ONU Law grad studying for bar exam

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Remembering the great War

Four public programs in September at the library
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 21, 2018

The Ada Public Library and the Ada Historical Society present "Remembering the great War" on Wednesdays in the month of September, according to Rhett Grant, library director.

Retired Professor, Dr. Karl Roider of Louisiana State University, will teach a course on World War I, on four Wednesdays in September as this is the 100th  anniversary of the end of World War I. 

The course will take place from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. in the Ada Public Library's community room and is free to all.  For more information call the Library at 419-634-5246.  All are welcome and the program is free of charge. 

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What are you reading?

Some great science ficdtion, for starters
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 20, 2018

By Darlene Bowers
““Thoughts are ephemeral, they evaporate in the moment they occur, unless they are given action and material form. Wishes and intentions, the same. Meaningless, unless they impel you to one choice or another, some deed or course of action, however insignificant. Thoughts that lead to action can be dangerous. Thoughts that do not, mean less than nothing.”

 

―Ann Leckie, Ancillary Justice

Karin Alba, Staff, Ada Public Library

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What are you reading?

For Eric Hardesty II it's lots of Sci/Fi
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, August 19, 2018

By Darlene Bowers
"“When you mix Science Fiction with Fantasy you don't have a pure genre, the two are, to a professional separate genres. I noticed today there is a tendency to mingle them, and then excuse the result by calling it imaginative fiction. Actually they don't mix well. Science Fiction, to be credible, has to be based on some degree of plausibility, Fantasy gives you no limits at all. Writing Science Fiction demands care on the part of the author, writing Fantasy is as easy as strolling in the park.”

― L. Ron Hubbard, Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000

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What are you reading?

Debbie Engelhardt's list spreads from Amish fiction to Christian fiction
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 6, 2018

By Darlene Bowers
"Better to stop one paddle short than one too far."
— Suzanne Woods Fisher, A Lancaster County Christmas

Debbie Engelhardt, substitute teacher, 45 year Alger resident

A Lancaster County Christmas by Suzanne Woods Fisher is Debbie Engelhardt’s favorite book “It is a good Amish Christmas story,” shares Debbie.

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Tech tips to help you avoid scams

Do not call the number
Posted by LizGH on Wednesday, August 1, 2018

By Chloe Noel
Ada Public Library tech trainer
As a technology trainer working in public libraries for over three years, one unfortunate trend I've seen increasing is the number of fake viruses and scams. In order to help keep your technology (and your bank account) safe from online scammers, I've compiled a list of things to watch for.

1) It is easier now for people to make fake viruses than it is to make real ones. These fake viruses usually pop up on your screen with a message saying something like "Your computer has been infected. Call Windows (or Microsoft) Tech Support at XXX-XXX-XXXX.”

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