Monday, March 29, 2010

Easter Holiday Hours

The Library will close on Saturday April 3 at noon and open on Monday April 5 at 2pm.

Have a Happy Easter.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Audio Books for Younger Listeners

Both of these books are recommended for ages 12+

The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade
(secret agent in Victorian London)

Curse of the Blue Tattoo by L.A.Meyer
(1803 in Boston, a schoolgirl roams the city looking for adventure)

These books will be shelved with the rest of the audio collection on the upper level of the library.

Audio Books

Books on CD now available on the Upper Floor in the fiction area.

Death of a Witch by M.C. Beaton
Scotland's most laconic and low-tech policeman investigates the death of a woman with seemingly unearthly powers.

Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie finds herself in over her head with a caper involving thrice stolen money, a racehorse, a care chase and a bad case of hives.

The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris
the sequel to Chocolat.


Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
6 of Sedaris's amusing Christmas stories.

One Fifth Avenue by Candace Bushnell
from the author of Sex and the City.

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
8 stories exploring the secrets and complexities lying at the heart of family life and relationships.

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
includes the controversial last chapter not published in the first edition.

Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich
Simultaneous love letters and hate mail make Connie Rosolli suspicious that her secret admirer and stalker are the same person.

Testimony by Anita Shreve
a sex scandal at a New England boarding school


Tuesday, March 2, 2010

New Electronic Resource

A to Z World Culture is a new addition to our collection of electronic resources. It is a wonderful place to get information about countries you plan to visit, or that you saw win medals in the recent Olympic games! Please visit the library's webpage to explore this and other subscription databases.

Monday, March 1, 2010

international books

Fiction:
Censoring: an Iranian love story – Shahriyar Mandanipour
Wonderful Word –Javier Calvo

Non-fiction:
The Gecko’s Foot : bio-inspiration: engineering new materials from nature – Peter Forbes
Green Volunteers: the world guide to voluntary work in nature conservation – edited by Fabio Ausendal
Day of the Dead in the USA: the migration and transformation of a cultural phenomenon – Regina Marchi
Naming Infinity: a true story of religious mysticism and mathematical creativity – Loren Graham & Jean Michael Kantor