• Ross Cunningham •
• Originally published January 22, 2009 at 11:58 a.m., updated January 22, 2009 at 11:58 a.m.

The Bay City Public Library started the New Year off with a new library director on Monday, Jan. 12. Ann Moore comes to Bay City from Espanola Public Library in New Mexico with 22 years experience as a librarian. Moore made the move to be closer to Family with her daughter Jamie, who lives in Houston, she said. That is not the only new change at the library in January. The Library also has a new database testing reference center on the library’s website. It has testing preps for students taking ACT, SAT, SAT subjects test and the PSAT. These are just a few test prep resources that the site has. For more information on the testing and education resource center go to www.baycitytxlib.org and click on Testing and Education Reference Center and the password is TEXAS. Another new database that the library has is Ancestry.Com but the program is only available free at the library. The Bay City Public Library is also celebrating National Book Month in January and has books for every age group and member of the family. The library has a lot happening in January, starting at 10:30 a.m. every Monday with the children’s story time for children, and in Sargent the event is at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The children’s library is for pre-school children to junior high. The children’s library has several new books available for children to check out. Some of the new books are “Sophie’s and the Next Door Monster” by Chris Chase, Mighty Max by Harriet Zieffert with drawings by Elliot Kreloff. For the month of January the library has a special table displaying new and old books on knitting. Some of the knitting books are “Knit Fix Book” by Lisa Kartas. The book gives problem-solving tips for knitters. “Knitting for Baby” by Melanie Falide and Kristen Nicholas is another helpful book. In the front of the Library there is a four-sided bookshelf, which has new adult books. One of the new books is a novel by Allison Winn Scolch called “Time of My Life.” The story is about Jillian Westfield who wakes up one morning seven years in the past before her daughter was born and before she was married. Armed with 20-20 hand sight she is now free to choose all over again. Another interesting book is “Can I Have One?” by Lynn Buzhardt and Sue Steib. The book is a parents guide to raising kids with cats and dogs. The library also has a large selection of books on audiocassette. Some of the audiocassettes are “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens performed by Franke Miller, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee performed by Sissy Spacek. For those that like to do jigsaw puzzles the library even has a table with a scenic puzzle that needs finishing and a new puzzle box on the counter when the old one is finished. The library has for the public now an online data base called TexShare Databases. You can think of the database as your own virtual library with its electronic shelves stocked with encyclopedias, reference books, literature, medical information, technical businesses and scientific journals. They even have current newspapers and magazines. For more information call the library at 979-245-6931 The library is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The library is located at 1100 Seventh Street.

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