Thursday, February 28, 2008

Is the library good for your health?

Has the library improved your mental or physical health? If so, Woman's Day Magazine wants to hear about it. In 700 words or less they want you to tell them in what ways the library has improved your life. Four lucky people will have their submission published in the March 2009 edition of Woman's Day.
So what are you waiting for? Get to writing...

For more information click here.

New Books

Adult Fiction:

This is how it Happened
By Jo Barrett

A Flaw in the Blood
By Stephanie Barron

Murder, Mayhem, and a Fine Man
By Claudia Burney

Whispers of the Bayou
By Mindy Starns Clark

Wizard's Daughter
By Catherine Coulter

Carrot Cake Murder
By Joanne Fluke

Hard to Handle
By Lori Foster

The Outlaw Demon Wails
By Kim Harrison

Thugs and Kisses
By Sue Ann Jaffarian

Remember Me?
By Sophie Kinsella

A Touch of Grace
By Lauraine Snelling

Honor Thyself
By Danielle Steel

Revelation (Star Wars)
By Karen Traviss

Desert Cut
By Betty Web

Adult Non-fiction:

Major
By Todd Balf

The Paradiso Files
By Timothy Burke

The Third Jesus
By Deepak Chopra

Little Cakes from the Whimsical Bakehouse
By Kaye Hansen

The Reason for God
By Timothy Keller

Home Rich
By Gerri Willis

Overhaulin the library!

Hey tweens and teens...the library needs your help. We need you opinion ( and I know you've got one), we want you to tell us how we can serve you better. Do you want more books...more games...more programs? Whatever your opinion is we want to know about it. And the best part is we're actually going to use your opinion to revamp and revise the library to better suit your needs. So if you want to be apart of the library's "Great Big Overhaul" then click here and answer a short survey. Or you can find it on the library's website.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

New Books

Adult Fiction:

Tracing the Shadow
By Sarah Ash

Matter
By Ian Banks

Life Class
By Pat Barker

Stalked
By Brian Freeman

The Killing Ground
By Jack Higgins

The Invention of Everything Else
By Samantha Hunt

And Sometimes Why
By Rebecca Johnson

World Made by Hand
By James Howard Kunstler

The Eye of Jade
By Diane Wei Liang

The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square
By Rosina Lippi

Victory Conditions
By Elizabeth Moon

The First Patient
By Michael Palmer

A Daughter's Inheritance
By Traci Peterson

Hush My Mouth
By Cathy Pickens

Strangers in Death
By J.D. Robb

Prepared for Rage
By Dana Stabenow


Adult Biography:

Hope's Boy
By Andrew Bridge



Adult Non-Fiction:

America Unzipped
By Brian Alexander

20 Something Manifesto
By Christine Hassler

A Banker for all Seasons
By David Shields

Friday, February 15, 2008

Blog Update

On your left you make have noticed a link titled "Library Book Sale". If you click on it you will be taken to the library's "shop" on half.com.

Welcome

If this is your first visit to our blog...welcome. We are so glad you stopped by.

If you are one of our previous readers thank you so much for taking the time to switch to our new address.

In an effort to more efficiently serve you the library has decided to combine the Young Adult, Children's, Home School, and General blogs into one comprehensive library blog . This new and improved blog will hopefully provide you with a wider range of library information in one simple "click".

So please add us to your feedreader and check back often. We will do I very best to keep you up-to-date on all the happenings at the library.

Thanks,

Librarygirl