New Fiction

• Island Beneath the Sea - Isabel Allende
• The Pregnant Widow - Martin Amis
• Nowhere to Run - C.J. Box
• Cat of the Century - Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
• 61 Hours - Lee Child
• The Shadow of Your Smile - Mary Higgins Clark
  
• This Body of Death – Elizabeth George
• Eight Days to Live - Iris Johansen
• The God of the Hive - Laurie R. King
  
• Girl in Translation - Jean Kwok
  
• The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest –Stieg Larsson
  
• A Question of Belief – Donna Leon
  
• Double Comfort Safari Club – Alexander McCall Smith
• Solar - Ian McEwan
• Hannah's List - Debbie Macomber
• Cross Roads - Fern Michaels
• Return to Sender - Fern Michaels
• Blue Eyed Devil – Robert B. Parker
• Miracle on the 17th Green - James Patterson
• The 9th Judgement - James Patterson
• In the Name of Honor – Richard North Patterson
• Cruelest Month – Louise Penny
• The Long Way Home - Robin Pilcher
• Every Last One – Anna Quindlen
• Storm Prey - John Sanford
• Private Life – Jane Smiley
• Innocent – Scott Turow
• The Angel's Game - Carlos Ruiz Zafon

New Non-Fiction

• Nomad: From Islam to America, A Personal Journey through the Clash of Civilizations - Ayaan Hirsi Ali
• Those About Him Remained Silent: The Battle over W.E.B. DuBois - Amy Bass
• This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection - Carol Burnett
• Trust the Dog: Rebuilding Lives Through Teamwork with Man's Best Friend - The Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation with Gerri Hirshey
• This Book is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All - Marilyn Johnson
• War - Sebastian Junger
• Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience - Jeremy Mynott
• The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and The Battle of the Little Bighorn - Nathaniel Philbrick
• The Case for Rational Optimism - Frank S. Robinson
  
• The Gesualdo Hex: Music, Myth, and Memory - Glenn Watkins
  

New Audio Books

• Island Beneath the Sea - Isabel Allende
• Scarpetta Factor - Patricia Cornwell
• Heart of the Matter - Emily Giffin
  
• A Question of Belief - Donna Leon
• Defy Gravity: Healing Beyond the Bounds of Reason - Caroline Myss
• Innocent - Scott Turow

New DVD's

• Invictus - Matt Damon, Morgan Freemsn
  
• Hamlet - Patrick Stewart
  
• The Messenger - Woody Harrelson
  
• Nine - Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson
• Private Lives of Pippa Lee - Robin Wright
• The Road - Viggo Mortensen

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BOOKLISTS

Every month in this spot we feature reading suggestions. These include historic fiction, science fiction, mysteries, and more. Many of these titles can be found in the Mid Hudson Library System.

Visit the Library to pick up a copy of the booklist-of-the-month brochure and check out a book from our current display.

Favorite Book Group Titles

• Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
  House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
  
• In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
  
• The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou
  
• Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay
  
• The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
  
• The Clothes They Stood Up In and The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett
  
• Open House by Elizabeth Berg
  
• Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
  
• Breathtaker by Alice Blanchard
  
• Before you Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian
  
• Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
  
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  
• The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
  
• All Over but the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg
  
• Girls by Frederick Busch
  
• Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
  
• The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter
  
• Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros
  
• The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
  
• River, Cross My Heart by Breena Clarke
  
• What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage
  
• Nine Horses by Billy Collins
  
• Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat
  
• The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat
  
• Raising Fences: A Black Man's Love Story by Michael Datcher
  
• House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
  
• Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton
  
• Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
  
• Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
  
• One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
  
• Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
  
• White Oleander by Janet Fitch
  
• The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
  
• A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
  
• Ellen Foster and A Virtuous Woman by Kaye Gibbons
  
• Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
  
• The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
  
• The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
  
• Replay by Ken Grimwood
  
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
  
• Mrs. Kimble by Jennifer Haigh
  
• A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton
  
• The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
  
• Eventide by Kent Haruf
  
• You Are Not a Stranger Here by Adam Haslett
  
• Mother of Pearl by Melinda Haynes
  
• The Great Fire : A Novel by Shirley Hazzard
  
• Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi
  
• Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
  
• Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman
  
• The Mammoth Cheese by Sheri Holman
  
• Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
  
• The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo by Paula Huntley
  
• The Known World by Edward P. Jones
  
• The Captain's Wife by Douglas Kelley
  
• The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
  
• Mountains beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
  
• A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel
  
• The Ha-Ha by Dave King
  
• The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
  
• Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
  
• Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
  
• Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
  
• I Know this Much Is True by Wally Lamb
  
• She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
  
• The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
  
• Crow Lake by Mary Lawson
  
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  
• Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
  
• Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
  
• Absolutely American by David Lipsky
  
• Jewel by Bret Lott
  
• The Photograph by Penelope Lively
  
• Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
  
• The Way the Crow Flies : A Novel by Ann-Marie MacDonald
  
• Life of Pi by Yann Martel
  
• One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  
• The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
  
• Atonement by Ian McEwan
  
• Shadow Baby by Alison McGhee
  
• While I was Gone by Sue Miller
  
• A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
  
• The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
  
• Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore
  
• The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
  
• Gap Creek by Robert Morgan
  
• Paradise by Toni Morrison
  
• Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
  
• Sula by Toni Morrison
  
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
  
• Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
  
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
  
• We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
  
• Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell
  
• Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir
  
• Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer
  
• The Dogs of Babel : A Novel by Carolyn Parkhurst
  
• Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
  
• Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
  
• The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
  
• Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
  
• My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
  
• Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen
  
• The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds
  
• Bury the Lead by David Rosenfelt
  
• Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio
  
• Empire Falls by Richard Russo
  
• The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
  
• The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan
  
• Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage
  
• Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
  
• The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
  
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
  
• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
  
• The Sleeping Father by Matthew Sharpe
  
• The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve
  
• We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
  
• Balzac & the Little Chines Seamstress by Dai Sijie
  
• Cane River by Lalita Tademy
  
• The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
  
• So Help Me God by Larry Thompson
  
• Felicia's Journey by William Trevor
  
• St. Maybe by Anne Tyler
  
• Montana, 1948 by Larry Watson
  
• The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
  
• Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

LIBRARY FAIR

Saturday, June 12, 10 am – 3 pm
on the Library Lawn

Meet your friends at the 64th Annual Stone Ridge Library Fair!

As welcome as Spring itself, the Annual Stone Ridge Library Fair returns with all its time-honored traditions: Book Bargains Galore under the Giant Tent, a huge Plant Sale with a vast assortment of annuals, perennials, and veggies,

Local Authors who will sell and sign their latest works, a Silent Auction of fabulous goods and services,

Eleanor’s Emporium of gently used gifts and tableware and a 50/50 raffle. Fiber artists — among them the Library’s Saturday knitters — will demonstrate their crafts to admire and purchase. Teens and younger kids will find plenty of toys, games, and activities to enjoy.

Our mouthwatering menu will include sausage and peppers, hot dogs and hamburgers, vegetarian entrees, lemonade, cotton candy, popcorn, and homemade baked goods. Save room for our mouth watering strawberry shortcake—the real old-fashioned variety.

The music lineup starts at 10 am with Petey Boy: a Cowboy, Blues, Kirtan, Celtic Harmonica Band featuring Peter Hayes and others. Then at 11, we’ll hear from Fuzzy Lollipop, a New Paltz-based band, with catchy tunes for kids of all ages. At Noon, Grenadilla takes the stage, offering up voices and rhythms flavored with Kwela, a South African pennywhistle based sound — Cape Town jive — “can’t sit still music…music from the spirit…music from the front verandah.”

Back by popular demand, Breakaway with Robin Baker will keep things rolling from 1 – 2, and then we’ll wrap things up with the Rondout Valley Jazz Band under the direction of Randy Loder. The kids will rock the Music Tent from 2 o’clock till Fair’s end at 3.

The Stone Ridge Library Foundation will be on hand to share the latest news about the Library’s plans.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The Library Fair Volunteers are the heart of the Fair! We welcome returning and new volunteers to help with this important fundraiser. There is something for everyone to do—and we really need your help—so please sign up either in the library, on line, or by calling 845 687-8726. It’s fun, worthwhile and rewarding! Join us!

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION

Check our virtual information booth for volunteers. It includes answers to logistical questions. There are 4 ways to sign up to volunteer:

• Sign up sheets across from the Circulation Desk
• click here to sign up online
• email Jody Ford, Library Director
• call the Programs line at 687-8726.

The Fair will take place as always rain or shine. Shuttle bus service will be available from SUNY Ulster and the Marbletown Elementary School.

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ADULT CHESS CLUB

Monday, June 7,
6-7:30pm in the Reference Room

Our new Chess Club for adults, is scheduled for the first Monday of the month, from 6 - 7:30pm. Bring your own board if possible, and come join the fun!

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Tea Time Book Group

Wednesday, June 9
4pm in the Reference Room

The selection this month is The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. A tragic, spiritual portrait of a perfect English butler and his reaction to his fading insular world in post-war England. We will be reading the book and discussing the movie as well.

Join us in the Biography Room for lively Discussion and light refreshments.

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HOLMES & CO.
Mystery Lovers
Book Group

Wednesday, June 16,
4pm in the Biography Room

The selections for this meeting include: What Remains of Heaven by CS Harris. Set in the glittering yet dangerous world of 1812 London, where nobleman and former spy Sebastian St. Cyr courts personal disaster in his effort to expose a murderer. And The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez - a Sherlock Holmes mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Focus Group
for Seniors

Wednesday, June 23,
10:30am in the Biography Room

Toby Krawitz, LCSW, is coming to the Stone Ridge Library to host a focus group to gather ideas about living at home as we age, the costs and benefits of this decision for you and how our community can help in that process. She is working under the auspices of Family of Woodstock through a grant from the UC Office for the Aging. Surveys for people aged 60+ are available at the Library through June 23 as part of this community outreach program.

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MEDIEVAL
Book Group

Wednesday, July 21,
7pm in the Biography Room

We will talk about the legendary character Robin Hood and his era. The recommended readings for July are Robin Hood by James Clarke Holt (an analysis of the legend) and one of the novels written about Robin and his era. There are many from which to choose including Robin Hood by Paul Creswich (a traditional tale) or The Sheriff of Nottingham by Richard Kluger.

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Knitting Group

Every Saturday
10am-noon

The Stone Ridge Library Knitters meet every Saturday morning from 10am - 12noon. All ages and experience levels can join us and drop-in knitters are also welcome. We each bring our own supplies and do our own work, but one of the best things about us is that whatever obstacle or confusion you might encounter, you're likely to receive as much comment and advice as you need to get where you're going with a project. Some of us can help toward the repair of knitted or crocheted items too.

The group is sociable and lively, and our conversation and sharing is just as wide-ranging as our projects. We are especially interested in the UFOs (Un-Finished Objects) that members bring in and love the show and tell of projects under way and being finished, new or old, simple or complex. Though knitting is our love and mainstay, we graciously adapt ourselves to stray crocheters and those of us who simply must take to the hook when the spirit moves. We share articles, magazines and books on knitting. Donations of yarn to the Library get made up into items for sale at the Library Fair and during the winter holidays for the benefit of the Library. Some of us also knit things for local hospitals or for the U.S. troops.

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Botanical Art on Exhibit
through June

Botanical drawings by Wendy Hollender, coordinator of Botanical Art and Illustration at the New York botanical Garden, are on view at the Stone Ridge Library through the end of June. Wendy relocated from Manhattan to a small farm in Accord, where she offers workshops in botanical drawing. She took part in the library’s Recipe for a Greener Spring this March.

Hollender is the author of Botanical Drawing, a Beginner’s Guide, and has a new book, Botanical Drawing in Color, being published by Random House, due this July. The first book as well as greeting cards and silk scarves are available for sale at the library, along with many of the drawings, with partial proceeds being donated to the library. For more information about the artist, her workshops and her farm, visit whartdesign and hollengoldfarm.

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On the Shelves

with Carol Rodriguez
Poughkeepsie Journal 5.2.10

Seed your library with books on gardening

Although I love gardens, I am not a natural gardener. I need a great deal of help, advice and inspiration. If any of this sounds familiar to you, the following titles may be what you need to ensure a successful growing season. Even the veteran may encounter unfamiliar territory, and these titles will provide answers and encouragement.

"The Garden Primer" by Barbara Damrosch is an excellent resource for the novice or expert. This is the perfect place to start if you need basic information dealing with gardening tools, dividing perennials or figuring out "Which end is up?" for the bulbs you are planting. The "which end is up?" section includes line drawings to be certain to avoid disappointing mistakes. "The Garden Primer" also covers soil requirements and improvements in detail. In addition to flowers and vegetables, there are sections on trees, shrubs and lawns.

Flower lovers with less-than-perfect garden conditions will benefit from "50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants" by Tracy Disaboto-Aust. This title is loaded with photographs and detailed plant descriptions. Each variety includes a "Tracy's Note" section that lists hardiness zones, height, sun and shade needs and suggested planting combinations. The low-maintenance checklist for each plant helps with a variety of issues, some of which are especially relevant in the Hudson Valley, such as deer resistance and heat and humidity tolerance. This guide is a great way to guarantee successful flower gardens.

If your interest runs more to produce, "The Vegetable Gardener's Bible" by Edward C. Smith is an excellent choice. Smith advocates raised bed gardens and since this is a 10th edition he must have made believers of many readers. He gives step-by-step instructions on raised beds, including soil depth, row width and crop rotation.

"Small Plot, High Yield Gardening: How to Grow Like a Pro, Save Money, and Eat Well by Turning Your Back (or Front or Side) Yard Into an Organic Produce Garden" by Sal Gilbertie is a great resource for anyone who is interested in growing vegetables in a small space. This is a comprehensive book that still manages to remain accessible to the novice.

Since every gardener has to deal with pests, "The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control: A Complete Guide to Maintaining a Healthy Garden and Yard the Earth-Friendly Way" edited by Fern Marshall Bradley explains how to control pests without the use of chemicals. This title features a guide with symptoms and solutions for more than 200 plants.

Carol Rodriguez is the director of the Beekman Library. She serves on the Mid-Hudson Library System Resource-Sharing Committee and is the Dutchess County Director's Association liaison to Dutchess County Youth Services.

Bonjour...Hola....
Ni Hao...
Ohaiyogozaimasu

Most people know that each of these words is a form of greeting in its respective language. French, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese, in that order, to be exact. Most people probably wouldn't know how to say much else. Here is another thing they probably don't know. Internationally, nearly seventy percent of people are bilingual. In the United States, that number is only nine percent.

Why is that number so low? It's not because people don't want to learn a second language. Instead it's because people think it's too hard, or will take too much time, or will cost too much money. None of those reasons apply now because our library system recently added Mango Languages to its list of resources.

Mango is a simple, easy-to-use language learning program that is offered online and is the most effective way to learn a language. It's not just about learning words and phrases. It's fun. The courses are presented with an appreciation for cultural nuance and real-world application that integrates components of grammar and culture. Students learn actual conversation, breaking down complex conversational elements within an audio-visual framework that allows the user to draw important connections between pieces of information they have already learned

Mango is available in two versions. One is Mango Complete, a 100-lesson course that is designed to provide a full understanding of an entire language and its culture. It is available in nine foreign language and three ESL courses. The second is Mango Basic, which teaches everyday greetings, gratitudes, goodbyes and helpful phrases in a short period of time and is designed to appeal to a beginner in a new language. The courses, which require only two to five hours of time to complete, are currently available in 22 foreign languages and 14 English as a Second Language (ESL) courses.

"We are thrilled to add our library to the growing list of libraries across the country who have added Mango to their resources," said Jody Ford, Director of the Stone Ridge Library. "Some people need to learn a second language for business or travel reasons. Others just want to because they think it would be interesting. No matter the reason, learning the language should be fun. With Mango, it definitely is."

To learn more about Mango and get a preview of what the program has to offer, you can visit the company's website at mangolanguages.com. Even better, if you have your library card and have access to the internet, you can access the actual courses remotely from anywhere!

Au Revoir...Adiós....Zài Jiàn...Sayonara.

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GREAT WEBSITES!

Free eBooks

For those of you who have purchased, or are thinking of purchasing an eBook reader here is a list of free resources. Our library system doesn't have any right now, that may change at some point. The New York City Public Library does have some eBooks available, and as a resident of New York State you may apply for a NYPL card.

Free e-book resources:

Project Gutenberg

eBooks@Adelaide

Bartleby.com Ebook Store

Online Books Page at Penn

Manybooks.net

Feedbooks

Free-ebooks.net

SkyTruth

SkyTruth, a nonprofit organization, "uses remote sensing and digital mapping to educate the public and policymakers about the environmental consequences of human activities, and to hold corporations and governments to higher standards of accountability around the globe." This site is currently following the Gulf Coast oil spill. more

Wildflower Information.org

This site is "a resource for wildflower enthusiasts and gardeners." It features a history of wildflowers, material about common and botanical wildflowers names, and a wildflower information database, which is sortable by bloom color, height, soil preference, moisture needs, and other factors. Flower entries include images. "Authors, photographers, naturalists and many gardeners have contributed to the information and images." more

Open Culture

The best free cultural & educational media on the web. Open Culture "scours the web for the best educational media." It "brings together high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community." They find free audio books, free online courses, free movies, free language lessons, free ebooks and other enriching content, and they put it all in one place. more

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