Are you a Downton Abbey fan?

Beautiful costumes, scandal, tradgedy, war, love and hate- you can watch it all in the wildly popular PBS series Downton Abbey.  Come to Mt. Pleasant Regional Library this Saturday, March 23, as we continue showing the first season of  Downton Abbey in our auditorium.  This Saturday will begin with episode 4 of Season 1.  On the following 3 Saturdays, March 30, April 6 and 13 will show to the end of Season 2.
Season 3 will be shown in the summer. The show begins at 2:00 p.m. and lasts until about 5:00 p.m. Feel free to bring your own snack, but we will serve popcorn and soft drinks. 

Want to see other similar DVD's that the library has?  Try the original "Upstairs Downstairs" or the new series of Upstairs Downstairs, the tales of the servants and the residents of a house in London.

If you enjoy PBSor BBC  DVDs, here are several others you might like to try:

Wives and Daughters
Middlemarch
Forsyte Saga
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility
Cranford
Return to Cranford
Duchess of Duke Street
Pallisers

Please visit our website to find out more about these DVDs and to place holds, or stop by the Reference desk where we're always glad to help you find what you want.

Thanks for reading and we hope to see you this Saturday.

March is National Crafts Month

Did you know that March is National Craft Month?  Come in and see our book display with all sorts of craft books.  As always, our display books are available for check-out.

If you prefer a little mystery with your crafts, try some of our crafty mysteries.  In our previous two posts we looked at knitting and quilting mysteries.  We'll include hobby mysteries, too.

Are you a golfer?  Maggie Toussaint writes the Cleopatra Jones Mystery series featuring a golfer who's also a sleuth. 









For the gardeners there are several mystery series featuring herbalists and gardening enthusiasts:  Kate Collins, Anthony Eglin, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Rosemary Harrier and Ellis Peters (Cadfael Mystery Series). 
There is also a TV mysteries, Rosemary and Thyme, featuring two gardeners who always find a dead body wherever they are digging.

Is Antiquing your hobby?  These authors are interested in antiques or own shops:  Madelyn Alt, Mary Kay Andrews and Jane K. Cleland. 

Torrie O'Shea is a genealogist who also solves myteries.  This series is written Rett MacPherson.

For Puzzle lovers Nero Blanc and Parnell Hall write mysteries around puzzles.  Nero Blanc is a husband/wife writing team who features a crossword editor in their series, and Parnell Hall features a the Puzzle Lady, the creator of a crossword puzzle column.

Call  (843) 849-6161 to reserve your favorite crafty mystery, or visit our website to reserve your book.  We are always happy to help you use our catalog.
Thanks for reading.