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New Stuff for Adults @ Your Library!

New titles recently added to the library collection:

Fiction

The Errand Boy by Don Bredes

The Jungle by Clive Cussler

The Lost Hours by Karen White

Love Bites by Tori Carrington

Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult

Skeletons at the Feast by Christopher Bohjalian

Toys by James Patterson

The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf

Audio Fiction

In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz

Stategic Moves by Stuart Woods

Non-Fiction
The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss
100 Cross Stitch Patterns to Mix-and-Match by Jane Greenoff
Lighten Up by Peter Walsh
The Myth and Mystery of UFOs by Thoms Bullard
Vampire Knits by Genevieve Miller

Audio Non-Fiction
Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff
Packing For Mars: the Curious Science of Life in Space by Mary Roach

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

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New Stuff for Teens @ Your Library!

New titles recently added to the library collection:

Fiction
Draw the Dark by Ilsa Bick
I am J by Cris Beam
Real Live Boyfriends by E. Lockhart
The Rivalry: Mystery at the Army-Navy Game by John Feinstein
The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher

Popular Non-Fiction
Dragons & Fantasy by Kythera of Anevern
Every Bone Tells a Story by Jill Rubalcaba
The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie: a Doll's History and Her Impact on Us by Tanya Stone
Lincoln's Flying Spies by Gail Jarrow
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: a True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery by Steve Sheinkin
What My Father Gave Me: Daughters Speak
The Zodiac Killer: Terror and Mystery by Brenda Haugen

Non-Fiction
They Called Themselves the KKK: the Birth of an American Terrorist Group by Susan Bartoletti

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

Labels: new stuff for teens, TeeN RooM News

 

New Downloadable Audiobooks @ Your Library!

The following audiobook titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Books collection:

For Adults
The Adjustment Bureau by Philip K. Dick
Against All Odds by Scott Brown (non-fiction)
The Brothers of Baker Street (Baker Street, 2) by Michael Robertson
The Faithful Spy (John Wells, 1) by Alex Berenson
Four in Hand (Regency, 2) by Stephanie Laurens
The Informationist by Taylor Stevens
Love You More (D. D. Warren, 5) by Lisa Gardner
Moonwalking with Einstein: the Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer (non-fiction)
Other Kingdoms by Richard Matheson
A Pinchbeck Bride by Stephen Anable
The Pyramid (Kurt Wallander, 9) by Henning Mankell
Serpent's Storm (Callope Reaper-Jones, 3) by Amber Benson
The Tea Party Goes to Washington by Rand Paul (non-fiction)
Then Everything Changed by Jeff Greenfield (non-fiction)
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht

Timescape (Dreamhouse Kings,4) by Robert Liparulo
Twice a Spy by Keith Thomson
Whirlwind (Dreamhouse Kings, 5) by Robert Liparulo

For Teens
Blink & Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones

For Kids
A to Z Mysteries, Books K-N by Ron Roy
The Burning (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, 6) by Kathryn Lasky
The Death-Defying Pepper Roux by Geraldine McCaughrean
The Wings of Merlin (Lost Years of Merlin, 5) by T. A. Barron

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

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New Downloadable eBooks @ Your Library!

The following ebook titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Books collection:

For Adults
Carrot Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen, 10) by Joanne Fluke
Crimes by Moonlight by Charlaine Harris
Devil's Food Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen, 15) by Joanne Fluke
The False Friend by Myla Goldberg
The Ghost War (John Wells, 2) by Alex Berenson
Harvest Moon by Robyn Carr
The Heir by Grace Burrowes
The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos by Brian Greene (non-fiction)
The Informationist by Taylor Stevens
A Lady's Guide to Rakes by Kathryn Caskie
Losing Graceland by Micah Nathan
Love You More (D. D. Warren, 5) by Lisa Gardner
The Midnight House (John Wells, 4) by Alex Berenson
Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good: Larry David and the Making of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm by Josh Levine (non-fiction)
The Runaway Duke by Julie Anne Long
The Silent Man (John Wells, 3) by Alex Berenson
This Matter of Marriage by Debbie Macomber

The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht
Time Steam by J. D. Williams
Twice a Spy by Keith Thomson

For Teens
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls, 2) by Ally Carter
Masquerade (Blue Bloods, 2) by Melissa de la Cruz

For Kids
Judy Moody Saves the World! (Judy Moody, 3) by Megan McDonald
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson, 2) by Rick Riordan
Stink: the Incredible Shrinking Kid (Stink, 1) by Megan McDonald

Download these ebooks for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Books.

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This Week @ The Library...

Flyin' High Make 'n Take Craft All Week
Bring the kids to make this windsock craft, or take a kit to make at home.  Not available during Story Time on Wednesday.

Book Bunch on Wednesday
Our book group for children age 9-11 meets at 4:00 p.m. to discuss Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, complete a short activity, and begin the next book, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins.  New members are always welcome!

Preschool Story Time on Wednesday
Join Miss Carrie-Anne for stories, songs, and fun at 12:30 p.m.

Pick Up Three Cups of Tea for All Booked Up
Read this hugely popular title and join the group on Wednesday, April 6th @ 6:30 p.m.  Can't make the meeting? You can still borrow the book.

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Join the Book Bunch!

Book Bunch, our book discussion group for children ages 9-11, will meet on Wednesday, March 16th at 4:00.  The group will discuss Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, complete a short activity, and begin the book for April.  New members are always welcome!

Coming for April: The Adventures of Nanny Piggins by R. A. Spratt

Labels: book bunch, events/activities for kids, KiDS' RooM News

 

Flyin' High Make 'n Take Next Week

Bring the kids by next week for our Flyin' High Make 'n Take craft.  Make the windsock while you're here, or take a kit to make at home.

Note: Make 'n Take not available during Story Time.

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Town and School Election Results

Read the results for the town and school elections of officials and the results of all the warrant articles.

Labels: miscellaneous, town information

 

New Stuff for Teens @ Your Library!

New titles recently added to the library collection:

Fiction
Angel (Maximum Ride) by James Patterson
Daniel X: the Manga by James Patterson
Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers
My Little Phony (Clique) by Lisi Harrison
Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A. S. King
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
A Tale of Two Pretties (Clique) by Lisi Harrison

Place the titles you'd like to read 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
The Fates Will Find Their Way by Hannah Pittard
Gideon's Sword by Preston Douglas (large print)
Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Wild Man Creek by Robyn Carr (large print)

Non-Fiction
The Kids Are All Right by Diana Welch
Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children by Conor Grennan
The Man Behind the Nose by Larry Harmon
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
When Did the Statue of Liberty Turn Green? by Jean Ashton

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

Labels: new stuff for adults, ReaDiNG RooM News

 

New Downloadable eBooks @ Your Library!

The following ebook titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Books collection:

For Adults
After the Abduction (Swanlea Spinsters, 3) by Sabrina Jeffries
Balance of Power (Kerry Kilcannon, 3) by Richard North Patterson
Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton (non-fiction)
The Confessor (Gabriel Allon, 3) by Daniel Silva
Conviction (Christopher Paget, 4) by Richard North Patterson
The Defector (Gabriel Allon, 9) by Daniel Silva
Desire (Notorious, 3) by Nicole Jordan
Evening Class by Maeve Binchy
Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy
A Notorious Love (Swanlea Spinsters, 2) by Sabrina Jeffries
Pale Demon (Rachel Morgan, 9) by Kim Harrison
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Prince of Fire (Gabriel Allon, 5) by Daniel Silva
The Rembrandt Affair (Gabriel Allon, 10) by Daniel Silva
Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
Wicked Angel by Julia London

For Teens
The Iron Thorn (Iron Codex, 1) by Caitlin Kittredge
Trash by Andy Mulligan
The Unidentified by Rae Mariz

Download these ebooks for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Books.

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New Downloadable Audiobooks @ Your Library!

The following audiobook titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Books collection:

For Adults
Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton (non-fiction)
Cat's Claw (Reaper-Jones, 2) by Amber Benson
Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy
A Deeper Sleep (Kate Shugak, 15) by Dana Stabenow
Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World, 2) by Jeaniene Frost
Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy
The Night Season (Archie and Gretchen, 4) by Chelsea Cain
Pale Demon (The Hollows, 9) by Kim Harrison
River Marked (Mercedes Thompson, 6) by Patricia Briggs
Townie: a Memoir by Andre Dubus, III (non-fiction)
Unknown by Didier Van Cauwelaert

For Teens
Iron Thorn (Iron Codex, 1) by Caitlin Kittredge

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

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This Week @ The Library...

Preschool Story Time on Tuesday Only
Join Miss Carrie-Anne at 10:30 for stories, songs and fun!


Go Irish for St. Patrick's Day
Select a title from our display of books about or set in Ireland.  (Or just find a book with a green cover!)


Get Your Town Report
Grab a copy to take home, and read about your tax dollars at work.

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All Booked Up Reads Three Cups of Tea for April

Get your copy of Greg Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time at the upstairs Circulation Desk, and join the discussion group on Wednesday, April 6th at 6:30 p.m.

From the Publisher
One day in 1993, high up in the world's most inhospitable mountains, Greg Mortenson wandered lost and alone, broken in body and spirit, after a failed attempt to climb K2, the world's deadliest peak. When the people of an impoverished village in Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya took him in and nursed him back to health, Mortenson made an impulsive promise: He would return one day and build them a school. Although he was a homeless "climbing bum" living out of his aging Buick in Berkeley, California, Mortenson sold what few possessions he had to launch one of the most remarkable humanitarian campaigns of our time." "Three Cups of Tea traces Mortenson's decade-long odyssey to build schools, especially for girls, throughout the region that gave birth to the Taliban and sanctuary to Al Qaeda. While he wages war with the root causes of terrorism - poverty and ignorance - by providing both girls and boys with a balanced, nonextremist education. Mortenson must survive a kidnapping, fatwas issued by enraged mullahs, death threats from Americans who consider him a traitor, and wrenching separations from his family." Today, as the director of the Central Asia Institute, Mortenson has built fifty-five schools serving Pakistan and Afghanistan's poorest communities. And as this real-life Indiana Jones from Montana crisscrosses the Himalaya and the Hindu Kush fighting to keep these schools functioning, he provides not only hope to tens of thousands of children, but living proof that one passionately dedicated person truly can change the world.

Coming for May:  Mudbound by Hilary Jordan

Browse All Booked Up's complete reading list on LibraryThing.

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The Pact is the Book of the Month for March

This month's featured novel, The Pact by Jodi Picoult, is available for check-out at the upstairs Circulation Desk.

From the Publisher
From Jodi Picoult, one of the most powerful writers in contemporary fiction, comes a riveting, timely, heartbreaking, and terrifying novel of families in anguish -- and friendships ripped apart by inconceivable violence. Until the phone calls came at 3:00 A.M. on a November morning, the Golds and their neighbors, the Hartes, had been inseparable. It was no surprise to anyone when their teenage children, Chris and Emily, began showing signs that their relationship was moving beyond that of lifelong friends. But now seventeen-year-old Emily has been shot to death by her beloved and devoted Chris as part of an apparent suicide pact -- leaving two devastated families stranded in the dark and dense predawn, desperate for answers about an unthinkable act and the children they never really knew

Coming Next: Push by Sapphire

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

In honor of the birthday of Dr. Seuss and Read Across America Day, let's all take the Reader's Oath:

I promise to read
Each day and each night.
I know it’s the key
To growing up right.

I’ll read to myself,
I’ll read to a crowd.
It makes no difference
If silent or loud.

I’ll read at my desk,
At home and at school,
On my bean bag or bed,
By the fire or pool.

Each book that I read
Puts smarts in my head,
‘Cause brains grow more thoughts
The more they are fed.

So I take this oath
To make reading my way
Of feeding my brain
What it needs every day.
Words by Debra Angstead
Missouri-National Education Association

Now go forth and read!

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2010 Town Reports Have Arrived!

That's right, folks--the Town of Litchfield Annual Reports for 2010 are in!  Pick up your free copy here at the library.

In case you're not familiar with this particular publication, the Town Reports contain annual reports from all town departments, as well as each school and the SAU. 

Ever wonder what kind of wild animal problems or sightings get called in during the year? What local organizations worked with the Recreation Commission?  How many tons of cardboard was collected at the Transfer Station? What land was purchased by the Conservation Commission?  How many audiobooks are available for free download at the library? Who got married? Gave birth? I could go on and on.  It's all in there!

The Town Reports also include deliberative session minutes, election results, and financial reports for both the town and the school district.

Town Reports are also available online, at Town Hall, through the schools, and at the polls on March 8th.

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Love Your Library Month Winners Announced

As February ends, we bid a fond adieu to Love Your Library Month, and announce the winners of our contests:

Dinner and a Movie Raffle
People of all ages entered the raffle by telling us why they love the library.  The $25 gift certificate to La Caretta Restaurant in Derry and 2 tickets to Derry 5 Star Cinemas goes to Jill Walker! 

Valentine Candy Guessing Contest
Adults were asked to guess how many pieced of candy were a jar.  The closest without going over won.  Helen Desmond guessed 525 pieces.  Actual number--540. Way to go Helen!  She took home an autographed copy of Lisa Gardner's Say Good-bye.

Love Your Library Goodie Bag Raffle
Children earned raffle tickets in the Young Readers' Room by completing different tasks each week in February.  The lucky winners are Nick Anderson, Emma Ozmore and Cayla Leon-Guerrero.  The goodie bags include a book plus a number of heart-related items.

Congrats to the winners and a big thanks to everyone who participated!

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