Come join us on Monday evening as we discuss Michael Cunningham's novel The Hours and watch the film starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore. Enjoy pizza and refreshments and take this opportunity to help select the next title for the new Westport Library Teen Book Club. E-mail me if you have any questions.

The event will take place in the Higgins Room, located in the Children's Department, from 4-8PM.

Are you familiar with the Five Second Rule? Wikipedia states:

"The rule applies to foods that have fallen to the ground. Normally, customary rules of hygiene dictate that food that has fallen to the ground should be discarded, in order to prevent ingestion of disease-causing agents acquired from the dirty surface. The rule states that if the food is picked up within five seconds, it can still be eaten."

Let me state that for the record, I am not above the Rule. The only reason I have stopped actively practicing is that I have a dog. The Five Second Rule has given way to the Pug Rule, which states: "All foods that have fallen to the ground become property of the pug."

Today's New York Times has an article entitled "The Five-Second Rule Explored, or How Dirty Is That Bologna?," which gives the findings of an actual scientific study of the Rule at the University of Illinois. Long story short: five seconds is long enough for food to become contaminated from bacteria found on the floor. So next time you drop that cookie, maybe you should just accept the loss.

Here are photos from Saturday's Free Comic Book Day Event. Special thanks to Heroes Comics & Cards in Norwalk for their generous donations!

If you missed Free Comic Book Day, we still want to hear your opinions on what comic books, graphic novels, and anime' that the library should collect. You can e-mail me or pick up a survey in the Teen section of the Library.

Saturday, May 5th is Free Comic Book Day! Come celebrate at the library from 12-4 on Saturday afternoon in the Library's McManus Room. We will eat pizza, watch anime', and of course, pass out free comic books. This is also a chance for you to give us input on what you would like to see in the library.

Hope to see you there!