Introducing Good Reads

With more than 170,000 books published annually in the U.S., we know that the task of keeping up with new titles is overwhelming. Now there's an easy and exciting new way to be sure you don't miss out on the types of books you'd really like to read. By subscribing to our free Good Reads e-newsletter, sponsored by the Friends of the Sun Prairie Public Library, you can keep up on the latest in books, authors, dvds, music and happenings at the library. Reviews of recommended titles in your favorite genres for children, teens and adults will be delivered right to your inbox, with links to the library catalog so you can easily reserve titles. Also, be sure to check out the READER'S section of our new web site. There you'll find award and bestseller lists, an author directory, BookPage reviews, and links to our reader's databases and our favorite reader's web sites.

Mark Cullen Art Exhibit

The art of Mark Cullen, Reference Librarian and local artist, will be on display in the West Wing of the library (near the Adult Porch) through October 31.

"I have been making art since I was a child. It is compulsive, really. If I don't make art for a while, I start to feel off balance. I work in a variety of mediums: recycled teabags, beeswax, and salvaged piano parts are a few examples of the unusual materials I like to employ. I get a charge out of rescuing materials from certain death in a landfill and breathing new life into them. The display at the library is witness to this fact. You will find paintings, old-school printmaking, and found-object sculpture which utilize traditional and non-traditional materials." - Mark Cullen