Here you'll be able to see several of the more recent Library Corner
articles. The articles are written by library staff and appear weekly in
the The Leader and The Echo, our local papers. In the articles we feature current happenings in the library, upcoming events, and a few reading
suggestions.
LIBRARY CORNER
by Lac du Bonnet Regional Library
August 22, 2008
We are once again adding newer videos and DVDs to our collection, but if you prefer “Golden Oldies”, you may want to re-visit our Dorothy Waters Classic Video Collection. Included in this collection are movies featuring artists like Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, James Cagney, Vivien Leigh, Lucille Ball, Catherine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Elizabeth Taylor and many, many more. Remember the Honeymooners? We have several volumes of the Honeymooner Classics, or if you prefer Science Fiction, you might enjoy our classic Star Wars collection, featuring Star Wars: A New Hope, Return of the Jedi and Empire Strikes Back.
New non-fiction titles include: Sylvia Browne’s Secret Societies and How They Affect Our Lives Today; Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover’s Soul by Jack Canfield, et al.; I Wanted to Be Elvis, So What Was I Doing in Moose Jaw? by Ray St. Germain; Hockey Drills for Passing & Receiving by George Gwozdecky and Vern Stenlund (in cooperation with Huron Hockey School); Respect – a Girl’s Guide to Getting Respect & Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed by Courtney Macavinta & Andrea Vander Pluym; Doing It Right – Making Smart, Safe, and Satisfying Choices About Sex by Bronwen Pardes; School Shooting (At Issue Series); Assisted Suicide (Current Controversies Series) and last but not least, Child Abuse (Contemporary Issues Companion Series).
New to our paperback fiction collection are Last to Die and The Informant, both thrillers by James Grippando. Reginald Hill gives us On Beulah Height and Bones and Silence, mysteries featuring Dalziel and Pascoe.
Remember, Fall Supper tickets are now available at the Library or Ingham’s Pharmacy. Last year, the supper was sold-out for both sittings, so please be sure to get your tickets early. If you are able to help with some of the grocery items required or can donate your valuable time or bake a pie, please either stop by the library or give us a call at 345-2653.
LIBRARY CORNER
by Lac du Bonnet Regional Library
August 15, 2008
Tickets for the annual Fall Supper, being held this year on September 20 at the Legion Hall are now available at the Library or Ingham’s Pharmacy. Our Comrades at the Legion do an excellent job preparing the traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Last year, the supper was sold-out for both sittings, so please be sure to get your tickets early. If you are able to help with some of the grocery items required or can donate some time or bake a pie, please either stop by the library or give us a call at 345-2653.
This week we are featuring a new Alternate History series. What is Alternate History you ask? Well, from what we can tell, it is a subgenre of speculative or science fiction and historical fiction that is set in a world in which history has diverged from the actual history of the world. Alternate history literature asks the question, "What if history had developed differently?" Harry Turtledove brings us his Worldwar Series: In the Balance, Tilting the Balance, Upsetting the Balance and Striking the Balance
Non-fiction acquisitions include: 100 Questions & Answers About Prostrate Disease by K.R. Loughlin, M.D. and John Nimmo. Coping with an Anxious or Depressed Child by Sam Cartwright-Hatton. Your Sacred Self by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer. David Haugen and Susan Musser bring us Gambling – The Opposing Viewpoints Series. Blue & Gold – 75 Years of Blue Bomber Glory, edited by Bob Irving. (A comment overheard from the Head Librarian (“We Bomber Fans are still waiting for glory this year!”) Quick & Easy Kids’ Cakes by Sara Lewis and finally, Bathroom Ideas That Work by Scott Gibson.
The Summer Reading Program windups will be 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Aug. 19th for the K-6 group and Aug. 21st for the Preschoolers. If you haven’t already turned in your reading log sheets, please make sure you bring them to the windups to see if you are eligible for a prize from the Laugh Out Loud Library Store.
LIBRARY CORNER
by Lac du Bonnet Regional Library
August 8, 2008
Tickets for the annual Fall Supper, being held this year on September 20 at the Legion Hall, will be available August 11, 2008 at the Library or Ingham’s Pharmacy. Last year, the supper was sold-out for both sittings, so please be sure to get your tickets early. Tickets will be $12.00 for adults and $6.00 for children. Any donations, whether in the form of grocery items, cash, or your valuable time are greatly appreciated. This is the Library’s main fundraising event of the year and its success is largely due to the generosity of our community. Thank you for your continued involvement.
This week we are featuring Junior and Young Adult titles. In the Junior category, we have several Goosebumps and Nightmare Room books by R.L. Stine. Avatar – The Last Airbender brings us Fire and Earth, two additions to The Lost Scrolls series. Iain Lawrence gives us The Cannibals – Book 2 in The Curse of the Jolly Stone Trilogy, complete with fire-breathing monsters, headless corpses, gigantic snakes, a mysterious woman and island full of cannibals. Pearces’s ex-girlfriend is back and she needs twenty grand before midnight, or she’s dead... in Kill Clock by Allan Guthrie. Damien Graves gives us Volume 6 of The Midnight Library, with 3 terrifying tales like Shut Your Mouth, Good Luck, Bad Luck and Ghost in the Machine. Good-bye Marianne is a historical fiction for young people award winner about growing up in Nazi Germany.
In the Young Adult category, we have The Plague (#2) and The Judgment (#3) in the Crow Chronicles by Clem Martini. Brian Jacques gives us Voyage of Slaves – Book 3 in the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman; and High Rhulain, the latest novel of Redwall. Ann Brashares gives us Forever in Blue – The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood.
Good-as-New and Second-Hand books and magazine sales will continue throughout the summer. We add new titles on an on-going basis, so be sure to drop by regularly and “See What’s New”.
LIBRARY CORNER
by Lac du Bonnet Regional Library
August 1, 2008
Tickets for the annual Fall Supper, being held this year on September 20, will be available August 11, 2008 at the Library or Ingham’s Pharmacy. Last year, the supper was sold out for both sittings, so please be sure to get your tickets early.
This week we are featuring several Scientology books by L. Ron Hubbard. Some of these titles include: Scientology – A New Slant on Life; Scientology – The Fundamental of Thought; The Way to Happiness – A Common Sense Guide to Better Living; The Problems of Work – Scientology Applied to the Workaday World and finally, Self Analysis.
Newly acquired hardcover adult fiction titles include: Resolution by Robert B. Parker – Everett Hitch heads into the afternoon sun and ends up in Resolution, an Old West town so new the dust has yet to settle, and takes a job as a lookout at Amos Wolfson’s Blackfoot Saloon. No mere human being was ever meant to face the darkness that now stalks the world, not even one as oddly special as Odd Thomas, in Dean Koontz’s Odd Hours. Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they’d spy on their kids, but their 16-year-old son Adam has been unusually distant lately, and after the suicide of his best friend, they can’t help but worry, in Harlan Coben’s Hold Tight. The crew of the Oregon has just completed a top secret mission against Iran in the Persian Gulf when they come across a cruise ship adrift at sea with hundreds of bodies littering the deck, in Plague Ship by Clive Cussler.
Paperback titles include: Ian Rankin’s Witch Hunt, Blood Lies by Daniel Kalla, The Firemaker by Peter May and Separation of Power by Vince Flynn.
LIBRARY CORNER
by Lac du Bonnet Regional Library
July 25, 2008
Our new book orders have been placed and the books are arriving and being processed quickly, thanks to our summer students. Some of our more popular authors have standing reserve lists, so if you would like to verify that your name is on a particular list, please call or drop by at your earliest convenience.
New hardcover adult fiction acquisitions include: Audition – The Most important woman in the history of television journalism, Barbara Walters, gives us “the whole package,” in this inspiring and riveting memoir. Cilla McGowan, a former child star who has found more satisfying work as a restorer of old houses, has come to her grandmother’s farmhouse, to rescue it from ruin and to find some kind of normalcy for herself in Tribute by Nora Roberts. Set sail, soak up the sun, prepare to die – a perfect family vacation turns into a life-or-death nightmare in Sail by James Patterson. Meet Maxine Williams, a dedicated doctor with three great kids, a challenging career, and the perfect new man in her life. Her only problem, her irresistibly charming, utterly infuriating ex-husband, a.k.a. The Rogue by Danielle Steel. Personal vendettas, hidden treasure, and a monkey named Carl will send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most explosive adventure yet in Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich.
Non-Fiction books now available include: Where Should I Sit at Lunch – The Ultimate 24/7 Guide to Surviving the High School Years by Harriet S. Mosatche, Ph.D.; The Tennis Handbook by Sue Rich; He’s Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo; Recognizing and Managing Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects; Gaining – The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders; and The Skin Type Solution by Leslie Baumann, M.D.
The Fall Supper is now in the planning stages. Our lists for volunteers and grocery items will soon be available. Once again, we will be asking our very generous library friends to help us in any way they are able, to make this year’s annual event even better than last year. Thanks in advance for your continuing support.
Effective August 1, 2008, there will be a user fee for wireless internet and public computer access. Hopefully this fee will help offset the costs we incur for technical support.