Little Critter at the Library


little critter at the libraryLittle Critter came to the library this morning! He played Freeze Dance at Story Time and greeted many, many children.

Before he left, Little Critter checked our catalog to make sure we had his books in our collection, and he was very happy to find so many.

Check out all the great photos from Little Critter's visit!

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Goldfish Cracker Contest Winner


goldfish cracker photo courtesy of shannahsin on sxc.huHow many goldfish crackers were in the ball? Ask Samantha Walsh. She came very very close to the correct answer. Samantha guessed 206 crackers, and there were 212 crackers in the ball. Way to go Samantha!

Join the fun! Make a Splash--READ ends July 30th.

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Make Waves Winners


pizza box image courtesy of imagechef.comConnor Robinson and Sara Johnson win in the Make Waves summer reading club for tweens and teens.

Connor guessed there were 472 tiny seashells in the bottle. Actual number--510! Excellent guess.

Sara won pizza and a movie ticket in the Week 1 raffle. She'll be dining at Professor's Pizza and watching a movie at Apple Tree Cinema. Wonder who will go with her??

If you're a tween or teen, be sure to come in this week to earn raffle tickets for Week 2. Maybe you'll read your name here next week!

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Water Your Mind Winners


ticket image courtesy of imagechef.comCongratulations to Debbie Nordyke and Janice Hood--our first winners in the Water Your Mind...Read summer reading club.

Debbie is our Week 1 raffle winner, and Janice is the winner of the sunflower seed guessing contest. Janice guessed 1,800, and the actual number was 1,936. (Boy did that take a while to count!) Good job ladies!

Remember, you can't win unless you play. Come in this week for the Pocket Full of Posies matching activity, and/or get raffle tickets for the books you read.

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This Week in Summer Reading...


moose reading a bookMake a Splash--READ!
(age 3 - 5th grade)

Make the Librarian Laugh Week
Tell us your favorite joke. Make us laugh and you'll be rewarded! All week.

Lenny the Lobster Take 'n Make on Tues. and Thurs.
Pick up a craft kit to take home and make a lobster, but be careful not to get pinched! Earn 4 points.

Whale's Tail Kid's Club on Tuesday
Children 6-8 will make a painted flower pot whale at 10:30 a.m. Registration is required, so call for availablity.

Story Time Splash on Wednesday
Join Miss Carrie-Anne and her friend Little Critter on the lawn Wednesday morning at 10:30 for stories and fun. Bring a blanket to sit on. (Rain location: LMS cafeteria.)

Fishin' For Fun Game
Don't forget to bring your point log to the library each week so you can play the Fishin' Game for bonus points.


book wave
Make Waves @ Your Library!
(grades 6 & up)

Famous Ships Word Find
Find the hidden words and earn 1 weekly raffle ticket. All week.

Where's Surfboard Sam?
Sam is surfing around the world, checking out the sights. Figure out where he is this week and earn 1 weekly raffle ticket. All week.

Featured Novel
Get a copy of the our featured book, The Great Wide Sea. Read it and earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

Prizes From the Goodie Box
Don't forget to collect your Goodie Box prize each time you earn 2 raffle tickets in one week!


watering can
Water Your Mind...Read
(adults)

A Pocket Full of Posies
Match the flowers to their names. Earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

Read Chocolat
Get a copy of at the Circulation Desk and join All Booked Up next week Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Earn 2 raffle tickets--1 for the book and 1 for the discussion.

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New Downloadable eBooks @ Your Library!


book coverThe following ebook titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Book collection:

Blindsighted (Grant County, 1) by Karin Slaughter
The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers by Josh Kilmer-Purcell (non-fiction)
By the Rivers of Babylon by Nelson DeMille
Contagious (Infected, 2) by Scott Sigler
The Ersatz Elevator (Series of Unfortunate Events, 6) by Lemony Snicket (kids)
A Faint Cold Fear (Grant County, 3) by Karin Slaughter
Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman by Sam Wasson (non-fiction)
Frommer's Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard 2010 by Laura Reckford (non-fiction)
Indelible (Grant County, 4) by Karin Slaughter
Infected by Scott Sigler
Kisscut (Grant County, 2) by Karin Slaughter
The Lion's Game by Nelson DeMille
Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India by William Dalrymple (non-fiction)
Plum Island by Nelson DeMille
The Telling (Seasons of Grace, 3) by Beverly Lewis
Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille

Download these ebooks for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Books.

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New Downloadable Audiobooks @ Your Library!


book coverThe following audiobook titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Book collection:

American Music by Jane Mendelsohn
The Anniversary Man by R. J. Ellory
Big Country, Vol. 2: Stories of Louis L'Amour by Louis L'Amour
Broken by Karin Slaughter
Forged of Shadows (Marked Souls, 2) by Jessa Slade
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi Durrow
A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn (teen)
Knit the Season (Friday Night Knitting Club, 3) by Kate Jacobs
Knit Two (Friday Night Knitting Club, 2) by Kate Jacobs
The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti(teen)
Pray for Silence (Kate Burkholder, 2) by Linda Castillo
Seduced by Shadows (Marked Souls, 1) by Jessa Slade
Sizzling Sixteen (Stephanie Plum, 16) by Janet Evanovich
To Desire a Devil (Legend of the Four Soldiers, 4) by Elizabeth Hoyt
Unholy Magic (Downside, 2) by Stacia Kane
The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home by Dan Ariely (non-fiction)

Download these audiobooks for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Books. For more information, read Downloadable Audiobooks Free!

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New Dvds @ Your Library!


dvd coverNew DVDs recently added to the library collection:

For Teens and Adults
The Book of Eli
Happy Tears
Shutter Island
When in Rome

Place the DVD you'd like to watch on reserve through the online catalog or at the Circulation Desk.

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New Stuff for Adults @ Your Library!


New titles recently added to the library collection:

Fiction
Frankenstein: Lost Souls by Dean Koontz
Insatiable by Meg Cabot
Neighborhood Watch by Cammie McGovern
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Spies of the Balkans by Alan Furst
Whiplash by Catherine Coulter

Non-Fiction
Eating Pomegranates by Sarah Gabriel
Frommer's Grand Canyon National Park by Shane Christensen
Law of the Jungle by John Otis
The Optimism Advantage by Terry Paulson

Audio CD
The Genius in All of Us by David Shenk
Getting Organized in the Google Era by Douglas Merrill

And remember, each book you read between now and August 13th is worth 1 raffle ticket in the Water Your Mind...Read summer reading club!

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New Stuff for Teens @ Your Library!


book coverNew titles recently added to the library collection:

Fiction
Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman
Borderline by Allan Stratton
Brilliant by Rachel Vail
The Demon's Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan
The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
Finder's Keepers by Marilyn Kaye
Gimme a Call by Sarah Mlynowski
Heist Society by Ally Carter
The Helm by Jim Hardison
Hunter's Moon by Meg Cabot
Numbers by Rachel Ward
Pop by Gordon Korman (audio cd)
Reality Check by Peter Abrahams
Runaway by Meg Cabot
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Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
Stuck on Earth by David Klass
Thirteen Plus One by Lauren Myracle
Token of Darkness by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Twilight: the Graphic Novel Vol. 1 by Stephenie Meyer
Voices of Dragons by Carrie Vaughan
Wanted by Sara Shepard

Non-Fiction
Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff

Place the titles you'd like to read on reserve through the online catalog or at the Circulation Desk. And remember, each book you read between now and August 6th is worth 1 raffle ticket in the Make Waves at Your Library summer reading club!

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Great Photos from the Make a Splash Kick-Off


kids at the bead tableCheck out the photos from the kid's summer reading kick-off event held Thursday, June 24th on the library lawn. 157 people joined us for 2 hours of fun!

Activities included:
necklace beading craft
tic tac toe craft
creating decorations for the children's room
tattoos
bubble blowing
hula-hooping
frog fling game
jump the river game
picnic lunch
book bingo

Children can join in on the fun at anytime during the 6-week program. For more information, stop by the library or download the activity guide and calendar.

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Summer Reading T-Shirts


summer reading t-shirtThe Friends of the Library is offering a limited number of summer reading T-shirts for $5.25 each.

Don't miss this opportunity. Stop by the library and get yours today!

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This Week in Summer Reading...


moose reading a book
Make a Splash--READ!
(age 3 - 5th grade)

Something's Fishy
Guess how many goldfish crackers are in the container. All week. Earn 4 points.

Story Time Splash
Join Miss Carrie-Anne on the lawn Wednesday morning at 10:30 for stories and fun. Bring a blanket to sit on. (Weather permitting.)

Book Bunch
Books will be distributed on Wednesday at 1:00 pm to kids age 9-11 who'd like to participate in a book discussion beginning Wednesday, July 7th. Earn 4 points.

Make a Splash Kick-Off
Join us on Thursday from 11:30-1:30 on the library lawn for crafts, lunch and Book Bingo. Bring a picnic lunch, a blanket, and a gently used book. Come for all or part. (Rain location: LMS cafeteria)
Fishin' For Fun
Don't miss your chance to play the Fishin' For Fun Game each week. Just bring in your point log, drop your fishin' line, and earn bonus points.


book wave
Make Waves @ Your Library!
(grades 6 & up)

Shell Guessing Contest
Guess how many tiny shells are in the jar. Closest without going over wins! All week.

Macrame Necklace Craft to Go
Grab a craft kit to take home. Earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

Where's Surfboard Sam?
Sam is surfing around the world, checking out the sights. Figure out where he is this week and earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

Featured Novel
Get a copy of the our featured book, The Great Wide Sea.

watering can
Water Your Mind--Read
(adults)

Everything's Coming Up Sunflowers
Help us figure out how many flowers we can grow. Guess how many seeds are in the jar. Earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

Review-It
Read anything good? Read anything bad? Review it and earn 1 weekly raffle ticket. Review forms are available at the library and online.

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Water Your Mind--Read @ The Library This Summer


watering can
Sing-up for adult summer reading is underway! Stop by the library and sign-up for 9 weeks of Water Your Mind--Read beginning June 22nd.

As always, we're keeping things simple for the "old folks": read and earn raffle tickets, do the weekly activities and earn raffle tickets, write book reviews and earn raffle tickets... Got the picture?

Full details at the library and online.

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Tweens and Teens Can Make Waves @ Your Library This Summer


book wave
There’s a lot going on at the library this summer for Tweens and Teens in grade 6 and up. Make Waves @ Your Library offers boredom busters for 7 weeks in the form of reading, crafts, paper puzzles and games.

Other activities include Magician Ruben Moreland, Minute to Win It, Water Capture the Flag, a Rootbeer Float and Raffle Party, and more.

Tweens and Teens earn raffle tickets from June 22nd til August 6th for each book they listen to or read, and for each activity or event they participate in. Raffle tickets earn them the chance to win a pizza and a movie ticket each week, prizes from the Goodie Box, and the chance to win great prizes in the final drawing.

For the full rundown of activities, sign-up in the Teen Room at the library and pick up your Make Waves @ Your Library Activity Guide Part 1 and Part 2. Bring all your friends along too!

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Make a Splash--READ! Summer Reading for Kids


moose reading bookBring in your children, age 3 - 5th grade, and sign-up for 6 weeks of summer reading fun! Between June 22nd and July 30th, Make a Splash--READ! will have your kids reading, participating in crafts & contests, and attending other activities, making their summer extra fun.

Surf's Up Book Clubs
Reading, or being read to, for 75 minutes a week earns 6 points each week.

Catch a Wave Challenge
Weekly activities at the library earn children 4 points each.

Hang Ten Challenge
Participation in these activities earn 2 points each.

Add the points up and before you know it, your kids are earning raffle tickets for a chance to win great prizes! Plus, if your child reaches 36 points out of a possible 86+ (with 24 points coming from reading), he or she will earn this year's 4 final prizes: a sundae from McDonald's, a kid's meal from Bugaboo Creek, a slice of pizza from Papa Gino's, and tickets to the Manchester Monarchs.

Top this off with 15+ other fun events, and you've got yourself quite a lot to do! Children can take part in any or all of the activities--whatever fits your schedule. And did I mention it's absolutely FREE? That's right. Free, zero, zip, nada!

Stop by the library to sign-up, and pick up your Make a Splash--READ! Activity Guide and Calendar. You'll be glad you did.

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New eBooks @ Your Library!


book coverThe following titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Audio Book collection:

Kids
The Austere Academy (Series of Unfortunate Events, 5) by Lemony Snicket

Adults
Blockade Billy by Stephen King
Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, 6) by Charlaine Harris
Hide (Bobby Dodge, 2) by Linda Gardner
A Highlander Never Surrenders by Paula Quinn
Laird of the Mist by Paula Quinn
Mistress By Mistake by Maggie Robinson
The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner
A Promise of Hope by Amy Clipston
The Sea Hunters II by Clive Cussler (non-fiction)
Seven Secrets of Seduction by Anne Mallory
Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, 1) by Bernard Cornwell
Three Nights of Sin by Anne Mallory
Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen

Download these books for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Audio Books. For more information, read Downloadable Audio Books Free!

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New Downloadable Audio Books @ Your Library!


book coverThe following titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Audio Book collection:

Kids
Big Nate by Lincoln Pierce
The Shadows (Books of Elsewhere, 1) by Jacqueline West

Teens
Infinity (Chronicles of Nick) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Adults
Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth by James Tabor (non-fiction)
Dead Lie Down by Sophie Hannah
How Did You Get This Number by Sloane Crosley
Insatiable by Meg Cabot
The Laws of Our Fathers (Kindle County, 4) by Scott Turow
Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures by Robert Wittman (non-fiction)

Download these books for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Audio Books. For more information, read Downloadable Audio Books Free!

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New DVDs @ Your Library!


New DVDs recently added to the library collection:

For Kids
Alice in Wonderland
Thomas & Friends: the Greatest Stories

For Teens and Adults
Dear John
Jaws
The Wolfman

Non-Fiction
Into the Arms of Strangers
Pressure Cooker
Under the Sea

These DVDs are available for check-out now. Check the online catalog for availability. If the title you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve through the online catalog or at the Circulation Desk.

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New Stuff for Kids @ Your Library!


book coverNew titles recently added to the library collection:

Chapter Books
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson #4) by Rick Riordan
The Emperor's Code (39 Clues #8) by Gordon Korman
The Kings of Clonmel (Ranger's Apprentice #8) by John Flanagan Storm Warning (39 Clues #9) by Linda Sue Park

These titles are available for check-out now. Check the online catalog for availability. If the title you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve through the online catalog or at the Circulation Desk.

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New Stuff for Adults @ Your Library!


book coverNew titles recently added to the library collection:

Fiction
The Lion by Nelson DeMille
My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares
The Passage by Justin Cronin
The Rule of Nine by Steve Martini
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman

These titles are available for check-out now. Check the online catalog for availability. If the title you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve through the online catalog or at the Circulation Desk.

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Board Meeting Minutes and Reports


meeting image courtesy of clipartheaven.comThe approved minutes, and other reports, from the May Board of Trustees Meetings are now available for viewing.

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Make a Splash Kick-Off Event Next Week


summer reading posterWhat
Join us for crafts, lunch and the ever popular Book Bingo! Bring a picnic lunch, a blanket, and a gently used book. Come for all or just part of the activities.

When
Thursday, June 24th from 11:30-1:30

Where
Library Lawn
(Rain location: Litchfield Middle School cafeteria)

This is a summer reading activity for children age 3 thru 5th grade. Everyone is welcome!

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New Downloadable eBooks @ Your Library!


book coverThe following titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable eBook collection:

The Bad Beginning (Series of Unfortunate Events, 1) by Lemony Snicket (Kids)
Blood Oath (Nathaniel Cade, 1) by Christopher Farnsworth
China Lake (Evan Delaney, 1) by Meg Gardiner
Executive Privilege by Phillip Margolin
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
The Miserable Mill (Series of Unfortunate Events, 4) by Lemony Snicket (Kids)
Mission Canyon (Evan Delaney, 2) by Meg Gardiner
Pandora's Seed: The Unforseen Cost of Civilization by Spencer Wells
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream by David Platt
The Reptile Room (Series of Unfortunate Events, 2) by Lemony Snicket (Kids)
book coverRush Limbaugh by Zev Chafets (non-fiction)
Savor the Moment (Bride Quartet, 3) by Nora Roberts
South of Broad by Pat Conroy
Spells (Laurel, 2) by Aprilynne Pike (Teen)
That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo
Where's My Wand?: One Boy's Magical Triumph Over Alienation and Shag Carpeting by Eric Poole
The Wide Window (Series of Unfortunate Events, 3) by Lemony Snicket (Kids)
Wings (Laurel, 1) by Aprilynne Pike (Teen)
The Wrong Mother by Sophie Hannah

Download these books for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Books.

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New Downloadable Audiobooks @ Your Library!


book coverThe following titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Audiobook collection:

Fiction
A to Z Mysteries, Volume 1 by Ron Roy (Kids)
Acts of Mercy (Mercy Street Foundation, 3) by Mariah Stewart
Allies (Star Wars Fate of the Jedi, 5) by Christie Golden
Blood Noir (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, 16) by Laurell K. Hamilton
Bloodroot by Amy Greene
The Cardturner by Louis Sachar (Teen)
Cerulean Sins (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, 11) by Laurell K. Hamilton
Dear Money by Martha McPhee
Deception by Amanda Quick
Flight of Shadows by Sigmund Brouwer
Incubus Dreams (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, 12) by Laurell K. Hamilton
The Lion (John Corey, 5) by Nelson DeMille
book coverMarried by Morning (Hathaway, 4) by Lisa Kleypas
The Necromancer by Michael Scott (Teen)
Not Untrue and Not Unkind by Ed O'Loughlin
Once a Spy by Keith Thomson
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
The Passage by Justin Cronin
Pleading Guilty (Kindle County, 3) by Scott Turow
Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, 1) by Seanan McGuire
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer (Teen)
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham (Kids)
The Tommyknockers by Stephen King
Unholy Ghosts (Downside, 1) by Stacia Kane
Wanna Get Lucky? by Deborah Coonts
Watership Down by Richard Adams (Teen)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

book coverNon-Fiction
Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us by Christopher Chabris
Murder in the High Himalaya: Loyalty, Tragedy, and Escape from Tibet by Jonathan Green
Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory by Ben Macintyre
Seaworthy: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea by Linda Greenlaw
The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr
To Save America: Stopping Obama's Secular-Socialist Machine by Newt Gingrich

Download these books for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Books. For more information, read Downloadable Audiobooks Free!


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New Stuff for Kids @ Your Library!


book coverNew titles recently added to the library collection:

Picture Books
Dog and Bear: Three to Get Ready by Laura Seeger
Epossumondas Plays Possum by Coleen Salley
Petunia by Roger Duvoisin
Red Sings From Treetops by Joyce Sidman
Sneaky Weasel by Hannah Shaw

Beginning Readers
Beck's Bunny Secret by Tennant Redbank
Big Friend, Little Friend by Melissa Lagonegro

Chapter Books
The Curse of the Night Wolf by Paul Stewart
Dewberry and the Lost Chest of Paragon by J. H. Sweet
Moonflower and the Pearl of Paramour by J. H. Sweet
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Snapdragon and the Odyssey of Elan by J. H. Sweet

book coverInformation Books
Almost Astronauts by Tanya Stone
Children's Book of Art
Everything You Need to Know About Science by Mike Goldsmith
The Great Big Book of Mighty Machines by Jean Coppendale
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
Nubs: the True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle by Brian Dennis
Pinewood Derby Speed Secrets by David Meade
Super Stars: the Biggest, Hottest, Brightest, and Most Explosive Stars in the Galaxy by David Aguilar

Audiobooks
A Dog on His Own by M. J. Auch
The Mercy Watson Collection by Kate DiCamillo
No More Monsters For Me! by Peggy Parish

These titles are available for check-out now. Check the online catalog for availability. If the title you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve through the online catalog or at the Circulation Desk.

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This Week @ The Library...


photo courtesy of svenic at sxc.huMake 'n Take All Week
Stop in for the It Ain't Easy Being Green Make 'n Take in the Young Readers' Room this week.

Summer Reading Registration
Kid's and Teen Summer Reading registration begins Tuesday, so sign up and mark your calendars!

Get Your Copy of Q & A
June's featured novel is available for pick up at the Circulation Desk.

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All Booked Up Reads Chocolat for July


book coverAll Booked Up, our book discussion group for adults, has selected Chocolat by Joanne Harris for their July discussion on Wednesday, July 7th at 6:30 p.m. Copies are available at the Circulation Desk.

From the Publisher
Illuminating Peter Mayle's South of France with a touch of Laura Esquivel's magic realism, Chocolat is a timeless novel of a straitlaced village's awakening to joy and sensuality. In tiny Lansquenet, where nothing much has changed in a hundred years, beautiful newcomer Vianne Rocher and her exquisite chocolate shop arrive and instantly begin to play havoc with Lenten vows. Each box of luscious bonbons comes with a free gift: Vianne's uncanny perception of its buyer's private discontents and a clever, caring cure for them. Is she a witch? Soon the parish no longer cares, as it abandons itself to temptation, happiness, and a dramatic face-off between Easter solemnity and the pagan gaiety of a chocolate festival. Chocolat's every page offers a description of chocolate to melt in the mouths of chocoholics, francophiles, armchair gourmets, cookbook readers, and lovers of passion everywhere. It's a must for anyone who craves an escapist read, and is a bewitching gift for any holiday.

Coming for August: Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

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Q & A is the Book of the Month for June


Vikas Swarup's Q & A, also known as Slumdog Millionaire, is our featured novel for June. Pick up a copy at the Circulation Desk and let us know what you think!

From the Publisher
Vikas Swarup's spectacular debut novel opens in a jail cell in Mumbai, India, where Ram Mohammad Thomas is being held after correctly answering all twelve questions on India's biggest quiz show, Who Will Win a Billion? It is hard to believe that a poor orphan who has never read a newspaper or gone to school could win such a contest. But through a series of exhilarating tales Ram explains to his lawyer how episodes in his life gave him the answer to each question.

Ram takes us on an amazing review of his own history — from the day he was found as a baby in the clothes donation box of a Delhi church to his employment by a faded Bollywood star to his adventure with a security-crazed Australian army colonel to his career as an overly creative tour guide at the Taj Mahal.

Swarup's Q & A is a beguiling blend of high comedy, drama, and romance that reveals how we know what we know — not just about trivia, but about life itself. Cutting across humanity in all its squalor and glory, Vikas Swarup presents a kaleidoscopic vision of the struggle between good and evil — and what happens when one boy has no other choice in life but to survive.

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