Light 'n Lively Reads Sweet and Low for March
Copies of Rich Cohen's Sweet and Low are available at the Circulation Desk. Pick up a copy and join the Light 'n Lively book discussion group on Thursday, March 22nd at 1:00 in the library.From the Publisher
Sweet and Low is the amazing, bittersweet, hilarious story of an American family and its patriarch, a short-order cook named Ben Eisenstadt who, in the years after World War II, invented the sugar packet and Sweet'N Low, converting his Brooklyn cafeteria into a factory and amassing the great fortune that would destroy his family. It is also the story of immigrants to the New World, sugar, saccharine, obesity, and the health and diet craze, played out across countries and generations but also within the life of a single family, as the fortune and the factory passed from generation to generation. The author, Rich Cohen, a grandson (disinherited, and thus set free, along with his mother and siblings), has sought the truth of this rancorous, colorful history, mining thousands of pages of court documents accumulated in the long and sometimes corrupt life of the factor, and conducting interviews with members of his extended family. Along the way, the forty-year family battle over the fortune moves into its titanic phase, with the money and legacy up for grabs. Sweet and Low is the story of this struggle, a strange comic farce of machinations and double dealings, and of an extraordinary family and its fight for the American dream.
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10 Things to Love About Reading
- Reading makes you smarter.
- Reading stretches your imagination.
- Books are friends for life.
- Reading gives you lots to talk about.
- You can read almost anywhere and anytime.
- You can read on your own or with family or friends.
- There are tons of great things to read.
- Reading helps you do better in school.
- With books, you can go back in time, or explore make-believe worlds.
- Reading is an awesome way to relax and have fun!
Adapted from Positive Promotions.
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Labels: ReC RooM News
New Fiction Added Week of February 20th
New fiction added to the library collection last week: The Double Bind by Christopher Bohjalian
High Profile by Robert B. Parker
Sisters by Danielle Steel
Step on a Crack by James Patterson
Traveler by Ron McLarty
These books are available for check-out now. If the book you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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Labels: new stuff for adults, ReaDiNG RooM News
New Children's Audio Kits Added Week of February 20th
New children's audio kits (picture book plus cassette) added to the library collection this week: Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric Kimmel
The Bear's Toothache by David McPhail
A Day in the Life of Murphy by Alice Provensen
Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin
Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night by Cynthia Rylant
Moo Cow Kaboom by Thacher Hurd
There's Only One of Me by Pat Hutchin
Vera's First Day of School by Vera Rosenberry
These kits are available for check-out now. If the kit you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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Labels: KiDS' RooM News, new stuff for kids
Town and School Budgets & Warrants
Copies of the Town and School budgets and warrants are available for viewing at the Circulation Desk.
The approved minutes from the January 8, 2007 Board of Trustees Meeting are now available for viewing. If you are interested in reading these minutes, please click here.
Katherine Paterson's Newbery Award winning novel, Bridge to Terabithia, has once again been adapted for the big screen and is now showing in area theaters. If you're wondering whether or not the movie stays true to the book, School Library Journal says "the script smartly follows the book's narrative," and the comments I've read from movie-goers back them up.
View the movie trailer and more at Disney.com.
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New teen fiction added to the library collection last week:
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
Firestorm by David Klass
Loving Wil Shakespeare by Carolyn Meyer
Missouri Boy by Leland Myrick
Reality Chick by Lauren Barnholdt
School's Out--Forever by James Patterson
Someday's Dreamers by Norie Yamada
Highlights of new children's non-fiction added to the library collection last week:
Cats to the Rescue by Marilyn Singer
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why Commas Really Do Matter by Lynne Truss
Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex
Guess Again! Riddle Poems by Lillian Morrison
I Drive an Ambulance by Sarah Bridges
I Drive a Garbage Truck by Sarah Bridges
How Nearly Everything Was Invented by Lisa Swerling
The Magic School Bus and the Science Fair Expedition by Joanna Cole
Wow! America by Robert Neubecker
These books are now available for check-out. If the book you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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New children's picture books added to the library collection last week:
I'm Mighty by Kate McMullan
Is There Really a Human Race? by Jamie Lee Curtis
Probuditi! by Chris Van Allsburg
Snow is My Favorite and My Best by Lauren Child
These books are now available for check-out. If the book you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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New children's chapter books added to the library collection last week:
Amelia's Longest, Biggest, Most-Fights-Ever, Family Reunion by Marissa Moss
Anyone Can Eat a Squid by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Cornelia and the Audacious Escapaders of the Somerset Sisters by Lesley M. Blume
Crispin: At the Edge of the World by Avi
Cuckoo Feathers by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Flyte by Angie Sage
Ghosthunters and the Gruesome Invincible Lightning Ghost by Cornelia Caroline Funke
Miracle on 49th Street by Mike Lupica
Punished by David Lubar
Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything by Lenore Look
Sand Dollar Summer by Kimberly Jones
These books are now available for check-out. If the book you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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New audio fiction added to the library collection last week:
Fiction
The Bookwoman's Last Fling by John Dunning
Cat's Eyewitness by Rita Mae Brown
The Devil in the Junior League by Linda Francis Lee
Non-Fiction
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America by Steven M. Gillon
American Theocracy by Kevin P. Phillips
These audiobooks are now available for check-out. If the book you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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Love is in the Air
Celebrate Valentines Day with a romance novel! Don't know what to read? Check out the books on display above the fireplace or ask a Librarian for a recommendation.
Tax Forms
Dying to get started on your taxes? Forms are now available at the library!
Love Your Library
February is "Love Your Library Month." Show your love by joining the Friends of the Library.
Feel the love this month with our Love Bug Take 'n Make. Children of all ages can pick up their craft kit February 13th - 17th. Make a Love Bug to give away, or keep as a pet!
Clipart courtesy of Clipart Heaven.
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Labels: miscellaneous, town information
Board Meeting Minutes
The approved minutes from the January 8, 2007 Board of Trustees Meeting are now available for viewing. If you are interested in reading these minutes, please click here.Labels: BoaRD RooM News, minutes
This Week @ The Library...
Light 'n Lively Meets Thursday
Come join the group as they discuss Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn at 1:00. Say you haven't read the book, but would like to see what the group is like? Then come and observe. Seats are available and new faces are always welcome.
Love Your Library in the Month of February
Love your library this week and every week! Click here for ideas on How to Love Your Library.
Labels: this week
Bridge to Terabithia Now in Theaters
Katherine Paterson's Newbery Award winning novel, Bridge to Terabithia, has once again been adapted for the big screen and is now showing in area theaters. If you're wondering whether or not the movie stays true to the book, School Library Journal says "the script smartly follows the book's narrative," and the comments I've read from movie-goers back them up.
View the movie trailer and more at Disney.com.
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Labels: KiDS' RooM News, ReC RooM News, TeeN RooM News
Library Closed February 14th
The library is closed today
due to winter weather.
Labels: library closings
All Booked Up Reads Life of Pi for March
All Booked Up has selected Life of Pi by Yann Martel for their March meeting. Pick up your copy at the Circulation Desk and join the group on Wednesday, March 7th at 6:30 p.m.
From the Publisher
Life of Pi is a masterful and utterly original novel that is at once the story of a young castaway who faces immeasurable hardships on the high seas, and a meditation on religion, faith, art and life that is as witty as it is profound. Using the threads of all of our best stories, Yann Martel has woven a glorious spiritual adventure that makes us question what it means to be alive, and to believe. [ read more... ]
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Labels: all booked up, book discussion for adults, events/activities for adults, ReaDiNG RooM News
New Teen Fiction Added Week of February 6th
New teen fiction added to the library collection last week: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
Firestorm by David Klass
Loving Wil Shakespeare by Carolyn Meyer
Missouri Boy by Leland Myrick
Reality Chick by Lauren Barnholdt
School's Out--Forever by James Patterson
Someday's Dreamers by Norie Yamada
Audiobooks
The Loud Silence of Francine Green by Karen Cushman (CD)
The Misfits by James Howe (cassette)
These books are now available for check-out. If the book you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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The Misfits by James Howe (cassette)
These books are now available for check-out. If the book you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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Labels: new stuff for teens, TeeN RooM News
New Children's Non-Fiction Added Week of February 6th
Highlights of new children's non-fiction added to the library collection last week: Cats to the Rescue by Marilyn Singer
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why Commas Really Do Matter by Lynne Truss
Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex
Guess Again! Riddle Poems by Lillian Morrison
I Drive an Ambulance by Sarah Bridges
I Drive a Garbage Truck by Sarah Bridges
How Nearly Everything Was Invented by Lisa Swerling
The Magic School Bus and the Science Fair Expedition by Joanna Cole
Wow! America by Robert Neubecker
These books are now available for check-out. If the book you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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Labels: KiDS' RooM News, new stuff for kids
New Picture Books Added Week of February 6th
New children's picture books added to the library collection last week: I'm Mighty by Kate McMullan
Is There Really a Human Race? by Jamie Lee Curtis
Probuditi! by Chris Van Allsburg
Snow is My Favorite and My Best by Lauren Child
These books are now available for check-out. If the book you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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Labels: KiDS' RooM News, new stuff for kids
New Beginning Reader's Added Week of February 6th
New children's begining readers added to the library collection last week:
After the Dinosaurs by Charlotte Lewis Brown
Berenstain Bears Down On the Farm by Stan Berenstain
Berenstain Bears Out West by Stan Berenstain
Biscuit Wins a Prize by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Happy Birthday, Biscuit! by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Minnie and Moo, Wanted Dead or Alive by Denys Cazet
Oliver Pig and the Best Fort Ever by Jean Van Leeuwen
Shipwreck Search by Sally M. Walker
Zelda and Ivy, the Runaways by Laura Kvasnosky
These books are now available for check-out. If the book you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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Labels: KiDS' RooM News, new stuff for kids
New Children's Chapter Books Added Week of February 6th
New children's chapter books added to the library collection last week: Amelia's Longest, Biggest, Most-Fights-Ever, Family Reunion by Marissa Moss
Anyone Can Eat a Squid by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Cornelia and the Audacious Escapaders of the Somerset Sisters by Lesley M. Blume
Crispin: At the Edge of the World by Avi
Cuckoo Feathers by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Flyte by Angie Sage
Ghosthunters and the Gruesome Invincible Lightning Ghost by Cornelia Caroline Funke
Miracle on 49th Street by Mike Lupica
Punished by David Lubar
Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything by Lenore Look
Sand Dollar Summer by Kimberly Jones
These books are now available for check-out. If the book you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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Labels: KiDS' RooM News, new stuff for kids
This Week @ The Library...
Ella Minnow Pea
Get your copy of Ella Minnow Pea and join the Light 'n Lively discussion group next week.
Shop the Sale
Browse the Friends of the Library's on-going used book sale in the lower level hallway. Books, audiobooks, videos, and DVDs are available and looking for a new home.
Love is in the Air
Join the Dear Reader online Romance Club! Each day you'll reveive a 5-minute portion of a book. During the week you can read 2-3 chapters and decide if you want to check the book out of the library. A new book is started every Monday. Sign up and start reading.
Clipart courtesy of Clipart Heaven.
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New Audiobooks Added Week of January 30th
New audio fiction added to the library collection last week: Fiction
The Bookwoman's Last Fling by John Dunning
Cat's Eyewitness by Rita Mae Brown
The Devil in the Junior League by Linda Francis Lee
Non-Fiction
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America by Steven M. Gillon
American Theocracy by Kevin P. Phillips
These audiobooks are now available for check-out. If the book you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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Labels: new stuff for adults, ReaDiNG RooM News
This Week @ The Library...
Love is in the Air
Celebrate Valentines Day with a romance novel! Don't know what to read? Check out the books on display above the fireplace or ask a Librarian for a recommendation.
Tax Forms
Dying to get started on your taxes? Forms are now available at the library!
Love Your Library
February is "Love Your Library Month." Show your love by joining the Friends of the Library.
Photo from Cute Overload.
Labels: this week
More Love Bugs for February's Take 'n Make
Feel the love this month with our Love Bug Take 'n Make. Children of all ages can pick up their craft kit February 13th - 17th. Make a Love Bug to give away, or keep as a pet!
Clipart courtesy of Clipart Heaven.
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Labels: events/activities for kids, KiDS' RooM News, ReC RooM News, take 'n make
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