All libraries will be closed Wednesday, November 11, for Veteran's Day. ON THE SHELVES AT THE LIBRARY
![Haunted histories collection [DVD videorecording] : America's most haunted places](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=733961162738)
![Mail order bride [DVD videorecording]](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=741952670698)
![The big bang theory. Season 2 [DVD videorecording]](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=883929072552)
![House M.D. Season 5 [DVD videorecording]](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=025195050340)
![Garrison Keillor [DVD videorecording] : the man on the radio in the red shoes](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=767685155646)
![Children of God [DVD videorecording]](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=658769932935)
![The burrowers [DVD videorecording]](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=031398108375)
![Katyn [DVD videorecording]](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=741952317890)
![Ali Baba and the forty thieves [DVD videorecording]](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=025192019005)
![Beautiful day [sound recording]](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=803020144828)
![Before the frost [sound recording]](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=020286136323)
![Humbug [sound recording]](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=801390023729)
![G.I. Joe [sound recording] : the rise of cobra, score from the motion picture](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=030206698022)
![Lost highway [sound recording]](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=602527139319)
![Armistice [sound recording]](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=093624975366)
![The outsiders [sound recording]](http://www.syndetics.com/index.php?isbn=/SC.GIF&client=sprgr&upc=075678959721)
MINDING YOUR BUSINESS
Is daylight saving time worth it?
COMMUNITY MATTERS
The "Community Focus 2009," a report for Springfield and Greene County, was released on September 30th. Find out what "blue ribbons" and "red flags" were indicated for our community's health and vitality.
LOCAL HISTORY
In 1959, Gerald H. Pipes interviewed Newt and Alice Bruffett. This extensive news article has been divided into two parts. Part 1covers Newt and Alice's scary encounters with haunted houses.
LIBRARY NEWS
Ten years ago, the big-box home improvement store “Payless Cashways” sat empty on a hillside overlooking Campbell Avenue in south Springfield.
FEATURED DATABASE
HeritageQuest Online
A great resource for census data, family records, local histories and Revolutionary War pension records.
PROGRAMS and EVENTS
Tuesday, November 3
- Storytime for age 1, 9:30 a.m., Library Center
- Storytime for age 2, 10:15 a.m., Library Center
- Storytime for infants-23 months, 10:30 a.m., Strafford
- Storytime for ages 3-6, 11:00 a.m., Library Center
- Storytime for ages 3-5, 11:00 a.m., Strafford
- Meet Your New Teen Space, 3:30 p.m., Republic Branch
Wednesday, November 4
- Storytime for age 2, 9:30 a.m., Library Center
- Storytime for ages 3-5, 10:00 a.m., Fair Grove Branch
- Storytime for ages 2-6, 10:00 a.m., Midtown Carnegie Branch
- Storytime for age 1, 10:15 a.m., Library Center
- Storytime for ages 3-6, 11:00 a.m., Library Center
- Urban Legends: Fact or Folklore?, 2:00 p.m., Fair Grove Branch
- Anime Alliance, 3:00 p.m., Midtown Carnegie Branch
- Lions, Mice and Bats, Oh My!, 3:30 p.m., Republic Branch
Thursday, November 5
- Reading Pals, 3:30 p.m., Republic Branch
