William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Neighborhood Library

Letter From a Stranger A Novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford








Porch Lights A Novel by Dorothea Benton Frank 

The book Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow is a picture book that can be used to expose elementary-age readers to Jimi Hendrix and his music.  Hendrix, a popular guitar player in the 1960s is well-known today for his outstanding performance at Woodstock, where he played the electric guitar with his teeth as well as the Star-Spangled Banner at Woodstock.  His music left him as a legend and as one of the greatest rock star superheroes of all times.

Did you know:

• The first world chess championship took place in 1886.
• The world chess federation was founded in Paris in July 1924.
• The first programed chess games appeared on the market in the 1970s and now thousands of people enjoy playing chess against their computer.

But now you have a chance to come to Bellevue Neighborhood Library to play a game or learn how to play a game of chess with Mr. Humunan. Come down on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. and learn a little chess!

The three-level, 22,000-square-foot library, which features more than 40,000 materials for checkout and separate reading areas for adults, teens and children, will now be open six days a week, Monday through Saturday.