Harry Potter #7 Cover Unveiled
Scholastic released the book jacket artwork for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Wednesday morning. "The artwork by Mary GrandPré, who illustrated the previous six Potter books, features the teen wizard standing with an outstretched left arm under a dramatic orange and gold sky, wearing his Gryffindor robe. For the first time, the evil Lord Voldemort—He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named—also appears on the cover. The illustration suggests a confrontation between Harry and Voldemort, who, dressed in a dark cape and hood, glares at the young wizard with glowing red eyes." [School Library Journal]
At the same time, across the Atlantic, Bloomsbury released two British covers: one for adults, and one for children.
Click on "comments" below this post and let everyone know which jacket you like the best!
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Take the D.E.A.R. Pledge
In honor of Beverly Cleary's birthday, April 12th is Drop Everything and Read day. Here at the library, staff will drop everything to read from 11:00-11:15 and 3:15-3:30. We'd love to have you read with us here at the library, or you can sign a pledge to read 30 minutes on your own any time, anywhere, with anybody. Pledge sheets await you at the Circulation Desk.
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April Take 'n Make
It's Spring Peeps for April's Take 'n Make! Children of all ages are invited to stop by the library to pick up this ducky craft kit April 17 - 21.
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This Week @ The Library
March Madness
Check out a book on basketball. Whether you need pointers, history, or stories, we've got you covered.
Get 'em while they're hot!
Time's a wasting--"Reading Roadtrip U.S.A" summer reading t-shirts are available for only 10 more days. They will not be available this summer, so it's now or never!
All Booked Up
There's still time to pick up a copy of Ireland by Frank Delaney, and join our All Booked Up discussion group in April 4th at 6:30p.m. Get your copy at the Circulation Desk.
Time's a wasting--"Reading Roadtrip U.S.A" summer reading t-shirts are available for only 10 more days. They will not be available this summer, so it's now or never!
All Booked Up
There's still time to pick up a copy of Ireland by Frank Delaney, and join our All Booked Up discussion group in April 4th at 6:30p.m. Get your copy at the Circulation Desk.
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Labels: this week
New Non-fiction @ the Library
New non-fiction recently added to the library collection: Altruistic Armadillos, Zenlike Zebras: a Menagerie of 100 Favorite Animals by J. Moussaieff Masson
Big Birthdays: the Party Planner Celebrates Life's Milestones by David Tutera
Bird-By-Bird Gardening by Sally Roth
Blood and Thunder: an Epic of the American West by Hampton Sides
The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them
The Family Kitchen: Easy and Delicious REcipes for Parents and Kids to Make and Enjoy Together by Debra Ponzek
First Into Nagasaki: the Censored Eyewitness Dispatches on Post-Atomic Japan and Its Prisoners of War by George Weller
Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt by Megan Nicolay
The Good Good Pig: the Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood by Sy Montgomery
Home: the Blueprints of Our Lives
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence by Amy Sedaris
TheMeasure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
Native Plants of the Northeast: a Guide for Gardening & Conservation by Donald Leopold
Noise by Bart Kosko
The Omnivore's Dilemma: a Natural History of Our Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Secrets of the Savanna: Twenty-Three Years in the African Wilderness Unraveling the Mysteries of Elephants and People by Mark Owens
The Smart Money: How the World's Best Sports Bettors Beat the Bookies Out of Millions by Michael Konik
A Star is Found: Our Adventures Casting Some of Hollywood's Biggest Movies by Janet Hirshenson
Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
What Color is Your Parachute?: a Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers by Richard Nelson Bolles
When the Dancing Stopped: the Real Story of the Morro Castle Disaster and Its Deadly Wake by Brian Hicks
Who Let the Blogs Out?: a Hyperconnected Peek at the World of Weblogs by Biz Stone
The Winter Garden by Val Bourne
You, On a Diet: the Owner's Manual for Waist Management by Michael F. Roizen
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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This Week @ The Library
Get Your T-Shirts While You Can
Stop in and order your children's summer reading club t-shirts. All orders must be placed by April 4th. Don't wait too long!
It's Light 'n Lively
Join the book discussion of Sweet and Low on Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
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New Children's Audio Fiction
New children's audio fiction recently added to the library collection: The Best Christmas pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer
The Moffats by Eleanor Estes
The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls by Elise Primavera
W.I.T.C.H.: The Disappearance
These audiobooks are available for check-out now. If the audio you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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New Children's DVDs
New children's DVDs added to the library collection last week: Flicka
Mega Truck Adventures
Open Season
Popular Mechanics for Kids: Firefighters and Other Life Saving Heroes
Popular Mechanics for Kids: Lightning and Other Forces of Nature
Richard Scarry's Best ABC Video Ever!
Richard Scarry's Best Busy People Video Ever!
Richard Scarry's Best Counting Video Ever!
Richard Scarry's Best Learning Songs Video!
The Safe Side
Tractor Adventures
These DVDs are available for check-out now. If the DVD you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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New Teen Audio Fiction
New teen audio fiction recently added to the library collection: Last Shot: a Final Four Mystery by John Feinstein
New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
These audiobooks are available for check-out now. If the audio you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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New DVDs
New DVDs recently added to the library collection
The Black Dahlia
The Departed
Man of the Year
She's the Man
Talladega Nights
These DVDs are available for check-out now. If the DVD you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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New Audio Nonfiction
New audio non-fiction recently added to the library collection: The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner
Six Frigates: the Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy by Ian Toll
This I Believe: the Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women
A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller by Frances Mayes
These audiobooks are available for check-out now. If the audio you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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New Audio Fiction
New audio fiction recently added to the library collection: The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos
Red Lily by Nora Roberts
The Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman
Short Straw by Stuart Woods
Skylight Confessions by Alice Hoffman
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
These audiobooks are available for check-out now. If the audio you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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It's T-Shirt Time!
"Reading Road Trip USA" t-shirts are now on sale for this year's Summer Reading Club for kids. Designed by New Hampshire artist Julie Brillhart, t-shirts are available in sizes Youth 2T ($8) to Adult XXXXLg ($12). Tote bags are also available for $12. Orders and payment are due by Wednesday, April 4th.
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Lenny the Leprechaun Needs a Good Home
Stop in for this month's Take 'n Make craft kit, Lenny the Leprechaun.
Do You Have the Luck of the Irish?
The first person to come into the library and say "Top of the morning to ya" to a librarian will receive a special prize.
Don't Forget the Sweet and Low
There's still time to pick up a copy of Rich Cohen's Sweet and Low for the Light 'n Lively book discussion on March 22nd at 1:00p.m.
Graphic courtesy of Cross Cards.
Join All Booked Up, our book discussion group, on Wednesday, April 4th, at 6:30 p.m. for a chat about Ireland by Frank Delaney. Pick up your copy at the Circulation Desk.
From the Publisher's Weekly
BBC reporter Delaney's fictionalized history of his native country, an Irish bestseller, is a sprawling, riveting read, a book of stories melding into a novel wrapped up in an Irish history text. In 1951, when Ronan O'Mara is nine, he meets the aging itinerant Storyteller, who emerges out a "silver veil" of Irish mist, hoping to trade a yarn for a hot meal. Welcomed inside, the Storyteller lights his pipe and begins, telling of the architect of Newgrange, who built "a marvelous, immortal structure... before Stonehenge in England, before the pyramids of Egypt," and the dentally challenged King Conor of Ulster, who tried, and failed, to outsmart his wife. The stories utterly captivate the young Ronan ("This is the best thing that ever, ever happened"), and they'll draw readers in, too, with their warriors and kings, drinkers and devils, all rendered cleanly and without undue sentimentality. When Ronan's mother banishes the Storyteller for telling a blasphemous tale, Ronan vows to find him. He also becomes fascinated by Irish myth and legend, and, as the years pass, he discovers his own gift for storytelling. Eventually, he sets off, traversing Ireland on foot to find his mentor. Past and present weave together as Delaney entwines the lives of the Storyteller and Ronan in this rich and satisfying book. Agent, Ed Victor. (Feb.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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New teen materials added to the library collection last week:
Fiction...
Have you moved? Do you have a new telephone number? Maybe a new email address? Don't forget to notify the library so we can change your contact information. Simply tell us the next time you are in, or email the info to us.
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Children of all ages are invited to stop by the library March 13 - 17 to pick up a Lenny the Leprechaun craft kit. Once home, put Lenny together and ask him to take you to his gold!
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This Week @ The Library...
Lenny the Leprechaun Needs a Good Home
Stop in for this month's Take 'n Make craft kit, Lenny the Leprechaun.
Do You Have the Luck of the Irish?
The first person to come into the library and say "Top of the morning to ya" to a librarian will receive a special prize.
Don't Forget the Sweet and Low
There's still time to pick up a copy of Rich Cohen's Sweet and Low for the Light 'n Lively book discussion on March 22nd at 1:00p.m.
Labels: this week
Don't Forget...
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All Booked Up Reads Ireland for April
Join All Booked Up, our book discussion group, on Wednesday, April 4th, at 6:30 p.m. for a chat about Ireland by Frank Delaney. Pick up your copy at the Circulation Desk.
From the Publisher's Weekly
BBC reporter Delaney's fictionalized history of his native country, an Irish bestseller, is a sprawling, riveting read, a book of stories melding into a novel wrapped up in an Irish history text. In 1951, when Ronan O'Mara is nine, he meets the aging itinerant Storyteller, who emerges out a "silver veil" of Irish mist, hoping to trade a yarn for a hot meal. Welcomed inside, the Storyteller lights his pipe and begins, telling of the architect of Newgrange, who built "a marvelous, immortal structure... before Stonehenge in England, before the pyramids of Egypt," and the dentally challenged King Conor of Ulster, who tried, and failed, to outsmart his wife. The stories utterly captivate the young Ronan ("This is the best thing that ever, ever happened"), and they'll draw readers in, too, with their warriors and kings, drinkers and devils, all rendered cleanly and without undue sentimentality. When Ronan's mother banishes the Storyteller for telling a blasphemous tale, Ronan vows to find him. He also becomes fascinated by Irish myth and legend, and, as the years pass, he discovers his own gift for storytelling. Eventually, he sets off, traversing Ireland on foot to find his mentor. Past and present weave together as Delaney entwines the lives of the Storyteller and Ronan in this rich and satisfying book. Agent, Ed Victor. (Feb.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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Labels: all booked up, book discussion for adults, events/activities for adults, ReaDiNG RooM News
New Teen Materials Added Week of February 27, 2007
New teen materials added to the library collection last week: Fiction...
Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
Audio Fiction...
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
Audio Fiction...
Born to Rock by Gordon Korman
Fly on the Wall by E. Lockhart
Pendragon 7: The Quillan Games by D. J. MacHale
Just for Fun...
Fly on the Wall by E. Lockhart
Pendragon 7: The Quillan Games by D. J. MacHale
Just for Fun...
SignSpotting: The World's Most Absurd Signs by Doug Lansky
These materials are available for check-out now. If the item you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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These materials are available for check-out now. If the item 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
The 2006 Town Reports Have Arrived
The 2006 Litchfield Town Reports are here and they are yours for the low, low price of... well, they're FREE! Pick up your copy here at the library, or over at Town Hall, and discover how many wild animals calls were received for snakes, how many people were arrested for domestic disturbances, how many children were born, or how many students are enrolled in our schools. There's a wealth of information available to you from every town department, and each school. Don't get left out of the loop--pick up your copy while supplies last!
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Don't Forget to Update Your Patron Information
Have you moved? Do you have a new telephone number? Maybe a new email address? Don't forget to notify the library so we can change your contact information. Simply tell us the next time you are in, or email the info to us.
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Labels: iNFoRMaTioN BooTH News
It's a Leprechaun Take 'n Make in March
Children of all ages are invited to stop by the library March 13 - 17 to pick up a Lenny the Leprechaun craft kit. Once home, put Lenny together and ask him to take you to his gold!
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Labels: events/activities for kids, KiDS' RooM News, ReC RooM News, take 'n make
Remember to READ 4 THe FuN oF iT @ Aaron Cutler Memorial Library!
