With this stirring biographical history, Orlean follows up her bestselling The Orchid Thief with another tale of passion and dedication overcoming adversity and even common sense-this one centering on Rin Tin Tin, the German shepherd who founded a film and TV dynasty. After spending a lonely childhood in an orphanage, the young soldier Lee Duncan discovers on the battlefield of WWI France the puppy that will make a name for him as one of Hollywood’s top dog trainers, and become his life’s guiding purpose. The book follows Rin Tin Tin’s trajectory from early Hollywood’s “Poverty Row,” where Duncan sought the dog’s first film deal, to international celebrity in silent films, radio shows, and TV programs. Though Rin Tin Tin’s contracts began to lapse in later years, Duncan never ceased grooming canine successors and shopping around scripts, and producer Bert Leonard lived on friends’ couches as he poured money into colorizing old episodes of The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. Orlean directs a sympathetic gaze toward these men so haunted by their memories of the dog that swept them into stardom. Even readers coming to Rin Tin Tin for the first time will find it difficult to refrain from joining Duncan in his hope that Rin Tin Tin’s legacy will “go on forever.”

Over the next few months the schedule for the Library Board meetings has been changed so members can attend other functions.

January meeting: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 7:00pm

February meeting: Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 7:00pm

March meeting:   Tuesday, March 27, 2012  at 7:00pm

These meeting are open to the public.

The Kearny County Library will be closed on Monday, January 2, 2012 for the New Year Holiday.   We wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2012.

The Kearny County Library will be closed on Friday, January 20, 2012  for a staff workday.  We are sorry for any inconveience this may cause. 

The Christmas tree in the foyer is a “In Loving Memory” tree.  For a $3.00 donation you can get a small frame ornament to insert a picture of your loved one that has fought the battle with cancer.   All donations go to the Local American Cancer Soceity.