March is Jane Austen Month in the Lake County Library. Learn more about this remarkable writer who portrayed the British upper-class world of the early 19th century in her books, among them “Pride and Prejudice,” “Sense and Sensibility,” “Emma” and “Mansfield Park.”
In this world, fortune counted for more than love when choosing a spouse, but on occasion, love and fortune could be found together. Filmmakers have turned Jane Austen”s books into movies, scholars interpret and analyze her works, other authors have written sequels and spin-offs of her books and still others have completed her unfinished works.
Many of these books and films can be found in the Jane Austen display at Lakeport Library through March. The library invites patrons to browse the display and learn more about Miss Austen.
To request more Jane Austen items in the library collection from home, visit the library catalog online at http://ipac.sonoma.lib.ca.us/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=lake. During March, in honor of Jane Austen, the library Web site includes a page, www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/DepartmentDirectory/Library/JANE_AUSTEN_FEATURED_AUTHOR.htm, devoted to her biography and her works and includes links to Jane Austen Web sites.
Lakeport Library, located at 1425 N. High Street, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; and noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The phone number is 263-8817.
Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road, Clearlake, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; and noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The phone number is 994-5115.
Middletown Library, 21267 Calistoga Road, is open 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The phone number is 987-3674.
Upper Lake Library, 310 Second St., is open 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. The phone number is 275-2049.
Jan Cook is library technician for the Lake County Library.
