Welcome to Oz --- Marvel Style

From the people who brought you the Amazing Spider-Man, the Invincible Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk, comes Dorothy and her merry misfits -- the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion. Yup. It's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, done the Marvel Way!

Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Eric Shanower teams up with artist Skottie Young to bring L. Frank Baum's beloved classic to life! When Kansas farm girl Dorothy flies away to the magical Land of Oz, she fatally flattens a Wicked Witch, liberates a living Scarecrow and is hailed by the Munchkin people as a great sorceress...but all she really wants to know is: how does she get home?

Come in and check it out. It's in the New Books section.

Pride and Prejudice without the undead

You may find it hard to believe, but there were no zombies in the original version of "Pride and Prejudice."

If you're curious to read what Austen originally wrote without the undead, come down to the library and check it out.

Then you might want to follow it up by reading "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" by Seth Grahame-Smith and have some fun comparing the two novels.

See ya at the library!

New book of the week!

This week's new book comes to us from authors Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. This "collaboration" creates a new look at Austen's tale of early 19th century English romance. As Mary Ellen Quinn wrote in Booklist: This may be the most wacky by-product of the busy Jane Austen fan-fiction industry—at least among the spin-offs and pastiches that have made it into print. In what’s described as an “expanded edition” of Pride and Prejudice, 85 percent of the original text has been preserved but fused with “ultraviolent zombie mayhem.” For more than 50 years, we learn, England has been overrun by zombies, prompting people like the Bennets to send their daughters away to China for training in the art of deadly combat, and prompting others, like Lady Catherine de Bourgh, to employ armies of ninjas. Added to the familiar plot turns that bring Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy together is the fact that both are highly skilled killers, gleefully slaying zombies on the way to their happy ending. Is nothing sacred? Well, no, and mash-ups using literary classics that are freely available on the Web may become a whole new genre. What’s next? Wuthering Heights and Werewolves?

This book is now available for checkout, located on the New Books shelves next to the circulation desk.

Cool off in the library

The SCCC/ATS Library will hold a monthly drawing for three Braum's gift cards in June and July.

Just come down to the Library, fill out an entry form (at the front desk) and you'll be eligible to win a $5 gift card from Braum's.

We'll have two random drawings, each with three winners, one in June and one in July. Winners will be posted at the Library.

So come by the Library and beat the summer heat!

Please note: Only one entry per person per drawing.

What are the late fees?

A library book borrowed by George Washington has been returned. It's only overdue by 221 years. To read the story, click here.

Magazine Monday

It's Finals Weeks and if you're stressing, need to unwind and compress. come down to the library and read a magazine!

Runner's World (June)
10 Ways to Improve: Core Strength, Flexibility, Endurance And More!
Natural Nutrition: Should You Go Organic?
Injury-Prevention 101: Why You Need Stronger Calves And How To Get Them
Beginners: Learn To Love Long Runs

Us Weekly (May 17)
Halle Berry's Nasty Split
Jessica Simpson's New Man
Sandra Bullock: Why She Hid The Baby
Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart: Meet Our Baby Girl

TIME (May 17)
The Big Spill: What The Disaster In The Gulf Means For The Future Of Energy
The Times Square Bomber: Faisal Shahzad's Double Life
Why Pakistan Is Terror's New Source

Popular Mechanics (June)
Extreme Flight: Turning The Human Body Into An Aircraft With Flying Suits and Jet Packs
Salt Flat Road Trip: Mustang vs Camaro
Electric Cars: What's In Store
Snakebite Alert: Sorry, No More Antidote

Vanity Fair (June)
World Cup: The Stars Of The Planet's Biggest Sports Events
Tiger: Not Out Of The Woods Yet
When Washington Took On Wall Street
The Dish On White House Dinners

Glamour (June)
Sexy! We've Got The Best Swimsuits For Every Body
Curvy? Skinny? It's All Good! Amazing Finds For Your Exact Shape
10 Secret Ways You Turn Him On Without Even Trying
31 Things Healthy Women Know About Food, Sex Even Insurance

Police (June)
Should You Have .308 Patrol Rifles?
Shooting the Gen 4 Glocks
Firs Look At The Revolutionary Maul Shotgun

Also on the rack: Kansas Farmer, High Plains Journal, Lucky, Sports Illustrated, Consumer Reports and much more. So if you need to take the edge off after or before finals, come in to the library and read a magazine. And if a magazine just won't do, we've also got books, newspapers and graphic novels.

Finals Week

Library hours for finals week will be as follows:

Monday to Wednesday: 7:45 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Thursday to Friday: 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

And don't forget, the library will be closed on Sundays until mid-August.