September 2012

New Fiction

• The Undertow - Jo Baker
• Vengeance - Benjamin Black
• Sneaky Pie for President - Rita Mae Brown
• The Red Chamber - Pauline A. Chen
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
• The Storm: a Kurt Austin Adventure - Clive Cussler
• A Violet Season - Kathy Leonard Czepiel
• Night Watch - Linda Fairstein
• Homesick - Roshi Fernando
• Broken Harbor - Tana French
• Sweet Talk - Julie Garwood
• The Queen's Lover - Francine De Plessex Gray
• The Kingmaker's Daughter - Philippa Gregory
• The Spymasters: a Men at War novel - W.E.B. Griffin
• The Red House - Mark Haddon
• Die a Stranger: an Alex McKnight novel - Steve Hamilton
• Close Your Eyes - Iris Johansen
• Odd Apocalypse: and Odd Thomas novel - Dean Koontz
• Cop to Corpse: a Peter Diamond Investigation - Peter Lovesey
• The St. Zita Society - Ruth Rendell
• A Conspiracy of Friends: a Corduroy Mansions novel - Alexander McCall Smith
• I, Michael Bennett - James Patterson
• The Risk Agent - Ridley Pearson
• The Last Victim - Karen Robards
• The Lifeboat - Charlotte Rogan
• The Fallen Angel - Daniel Silva
• Criminal - Karin Slaughter
• The Houdini Specter - Daniel Stashower
• Behold a Pale Horse - Peter Tremayne
• Alif the Unseen - G. Willow Wilson

New Non-Fiction

• Herbs: a Global History - Gary Allen
• Artisanal Gluten-Free Cooking - Kelli and Peter Bronski
  
• The Lucky Ones: My Passionare Fight for Farm Animals - Jenny Brown
• The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods you can Stop Buying & Start Making - Alana Chernila
• Bruce Springsteen and the Promise of Rock 'n' Roll - Marc Dolan
• Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives - Robert Draper
• Turing's Cathedral: the Origins of the Digital Universe - George Dyson
• New England - Eyewitness Travel
• Sweet Home: Over 100 Heritage Desserts - Rebecca Miller Ffrench
• What Light Can Do: Essays on Art, Imagination and the Matural World - Robert Hass
• Ethical Chic: the Inside Story of the Companies We Think We Love - Fran Hawthorne
• Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution - Linda Hirshman
• Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women as I Knew Them - Frank Langella
• Jam On: The Craft of Canning Fruit - Laena McCarthy
• American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America - Michelle Obama
• It's Even Worse than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism - Thomas E. Mann
• A Mission from God: a Memoir and Challenge for America - James Meredith
• On Par: The Everyday Golfer's Survival Guide - Bill Pennington
• Handmade to Sell: Hello Craft's Guide to Woning, Running and Growing Your Crafty Biz - Kelly Rand
• The Astaires: Fred & Adele - Kathleen Riley
• Orchids: a Practical Handbook - Brian & Wilma Rittershusen
• Yes, Chef: a Memoir - Marcus Samuelsson
• Baseball Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Baseball - Matthew Silverman
• Golf Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Golf - Matthew Silverman
• Cupcakes, Cookies & Pie, Oh, My - Karen Tack
• The Fight for Home: How (parts of) New Orleans Came Back - Daniel Wolff
• Foraged Flavor: Finding Fabulous Ingredients in your Backyard or Farmer's Market - Tama Matsuoka Wong

New Audio Books

• Emerald City and other stories - Jennifer Egan
• V is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton
  
• Rumpole on Trial - John Mortimer
  
• Pigs Have Wings - P.G. Wodehouse

New DVD's

• Anthony Bourdain No Reservations - Collection 7
• Bernie - Jack Black, Shirley Maclaine, Matthew McConaughey
• Boardwalk Empire, Second Season - Steve Buscemi
• The Good Wife, seasons 1, 2
• Homeland, First Season, Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin
• The Hunger Games - Jennifer Lawrence
• Marley - Bob Marley documentary
• Never Stand Still: Dancing at Jacob's Pillow
• Prairie Home Companion 30th Broadcast Season Celebration
• Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt
• A Separation - Best Foreign Language Film 2011

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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.

SHORT STORIES

• Title 50 Great Oriental Stories - edited by Gene Z. Hanrahan 890.8han
• Title Add a Dash of Pity and Other Short Stories - Peter Ustinov Fic/Ust
• African Short Stories : a Collection of Contemporary African Writing - edited by Charles R. Larson 896 lar
• The Afterlife and Other Stories - John Updike 813.54 upd
• All around Atlantis - Eisenberg, Deborah Fic/Eis
• The Angel on the Roof: the Stories of Russell Banks - Banks, Russell Fic/Ban
• The Anniversary and Other Stories - Auchincloss, Louis Fic/Auc
• Another Wilderness: New Outdoor Writing by Women - edited by Susan Rogers 786.5 Ano
• Bad Dirt : Wyoming Stories 2 - Annie Proulx Fic/Pro
• Bang Srunch: Stories - Smith, Neil Fic/Smi
• Beethoven was One-Sixteenth Black: and Other Stories - Nadine Gordimer Fic/Gor
• The Best American Short Stories, 2004 - selected by Lorrie Moore Fic/Bes
• The Best American Short Stories 2009 - selected by Alice Sebold Fic/Bes
• The Best American short stories 2011 - selected by
  
• Geraldine Brooks 813.01 BES 2011
• Best New American Voices 2008 - edited by Richard Bausch Fic/Bes
• The Best of Jack London - London, Jack Fic/Lon
• Best Russian Short Stories - Seltzer, Thomas 891.7 Sel
• Black American Short Stories: One Hundred Years of the Best - edited by John Henrik Clarke Fic/Bla
• A Blind Man can see How Much I Love You: stories - Amy Bloom Fic/Blo
• Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: Twenty-Four Stories - Haruki Murakami Fic/Mur
• Blood Lines : Long and Short Stories - Ruth Rendell Fic/Ren
• Burning your Boats: the Collected Short Stories - Angela Carter Fic/Car
• The Cape Cod Lighter - John O'Hara Fic/Oha
• The Cat's Pajamas - Ray Bradbury Fic/Bra
• The Catskill Witch and Other Tales of the Hudson Valley - James McMurry Fic/McM
• Collected Stories - Gabriel García Márquez Fic/Gar
• The Collected Stories - Reynolds Price Fic/Pri
• Collected Stories - Ellen Gilchrist Fic/Gil
• The Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer Fic/Sin
• The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg Fic/Eis
• The Complete Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham Fic/Mau, V.1, V.2
• The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway Fic/Hem
• The Complete Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson Fic/Ste
• The Complete Works of O. Henry Fic/Hen
• A Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman: Complete Short Stories - Margaret Drabble Fic/Dra
• Death Dines In - edited by Claudia Bishop and Dean James Fic/Dea
• Demonology: Stories - Rick Moody Fic/Moo
• The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye: Five Fairy Stories - A.S. Byatt Fic/Bya
• Dorothy Parker - with an introduction by W. Somerset Maugham Fic/Par
• Dreamtime: a Collection of Short Stories - Robert F. Steiner Fic/Ste
• East into Upper East: Plain Tales from New York and New Delhi - Ruth Prawer Jhabrala Fic/Jha
• The Empty Family: Stories - Colm Toibin Fic/Toi
• Enough Rope: Collected Stories - Lawrence Block Fic/Blo
• Fancies and Goodnights - John Collier Fic/Col
• Fantasy Stories - chosen by Diana Wynne Jones Fic/Fan
• The First Person and Other Stories - Ali Smith Fic/Smi
• Follies: New Stories - Ann Beattie Fic/Bea
• A Gift of Love - Jude Deveraux 813 Gif
• A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain: Stories - Robert Olen Butler Fic/But
• Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories - Philip Roth Fic/Rot
• Great Short Stories of the World, Selected by the editors of the Reader's Digest 808.83 Gre
• Guided Tours of Hell: Novellas - Francine Prose Fic/Pro
• Hardscrabble Short Stories: the Wry Humor of Angus MacLander Fic/Mac
• The Hill Bachelors - William Trevor Fic/Tre
• Hollywood Nocturnes - James Ellroy Fic/Ell
• Inventing the Abbotts and Other Stories - Sue Miller Fic/Mil
• Just after Sunset: Stories - Stephen King Fic/Kin
• Lantern Slides: Stories - Edna O'Brien FicO'Br
• The Lemon Table: Stories - Julian Barnes Fic/Bar
• Licks of Love: Short Stories and a Sequel - John Updike Fic/Upd
• The Life to Come, and Other Short Stories / E.M. Forster Fic/For
• Lost in the City: Stories - Edward P. Jones Fic/Jon
• Lust & Other Stories - Susan Minot Fic/Min
• The Magic of Shirley Jackson - Shirley Jackson Fic/Jac
• Maps and Legends: Reading and Writing along the Borderlands - Michael Chabon 808.02 Cha
• The Matisse Stories - A. S. Byatt Fic/Bya
• McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories - edited by Michael Chabon Fic/McS
• Me and my Baby view the Eclipse: Stories - Lee Smith Fic/Smi
• Miss Marple: the Complete Short Stories Agatha Christie Fic/Chr
• Modern Satiric Stories: the Impropriety Principle - Gregory Fitz Gerald 808.83 Fit
• Mr. Bedford and the Muses - Gail Godwin Fic/God
• New York Stories - edited by Diana Secker Tesdell Fic/New
• Novels & stories 1963-1973 - Kurt Vonnegut Fic/von
• The Old Country - Sholom Aleichem Fic/Ale
• On Glorious Wings: the Best Flying Stories of the Century - edited Stephen Coonts Fic/Coo
• Open Secrets: Stories - Alice Munro Fic/Mun
• The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle Fic/Doy
• The Palace Thief - Ethan Canin Fic/Can
• Parachutes: Poems and Short Stories - Shirley Powell 811 Pow
• The Pen/O. Henry Prize Stories. 2009 - chosen and with an introduction by Laura Furman Fic/Pen
• The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories. 2011 - chosen and with an introduction by Laura Furman Fic/Pen
• Plots and Counterplots: More Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott Fic/Alc
• The Price of Love and Other Stories - Peter Robinson Fic/Rob
• Prophets and Dreamers: a Selection of Great Yiddish Literature - edited by Miriam Weinstein 839 Pro
• Roger Caras' Treasury of Great Horse Stories Fic/Rog
• Roger Caras' Treasury of Great Cat Stories 636.8 Rog
• Rumpole on Trial - John Mortimer Fic/Mor
• Saint Augustine's Pigeon: the Selected Stories of Evan S. Connell Fic/Con
• Selected Stories of Bret Harte - Fic/Har
• Selected Writings of Herman Melville - Fic/Mel
• Servants of the Map: Stories - Andrea Barrett Fic/Bar
• The Shell Collector: Stories - Anthony Doerr Fic/Doe
• The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh Fic/Wau
• Short Stories and Tall Tales of the Catskills: a compilation of oral and written history - D.W. Brooks 974.7 Bro, V1, V2
• The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky 891.73 Dos
• The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith Fic/Hig
• Short Stories. Selections Complete Stories, 1864-1874 - Henry James Fic/Jam
• Short Stories, Five Decades - Irwin Shaw Fic/Sha
• Sweet Land Stories - E.L. Doctorow Fic/Doc
• The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald Fic/Fit
• Short Stories of de Maupassant 840 Mau
• The Short Stories of Saki (H.H. Munro) Fic/Sak
• The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov Fic/Che
• Some Laughter, Some Tears: Tales from the Old World and the New - Sholom Aleichem Fic/Ale
• Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women - edited by Paula Gunn Allen 808.83 Spi
• Stories of the Hudson - Washington Irving 974.7 Irv
• The Stories of John Cheever Fic/Che
• Stories of Three Decades - Thomas Mann Fic/Man
• The Sunny Side: Short Stories and Poems for Proper Grown-Ups - A.A. Milne Fic/Mil
• Strange Stories from a Chinese studio - Songling Pu 895.1 Pu
• Temporary Shelter: Short Stories - Mary Gordon Fic/Gor
• The Thing Around your Neck - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Fic/Adi
• A Tidewater Morning: Three Tales from Youth - William Styron Fic/Sty
• The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories - Elmore Leonard Fic/Leo
• Too Much Happiness: Stories - Alice Munro Fic/Mun
• Trust Me: Short Stories - John Updike Fic/Upd
• The Unabridged Edgar Allan Poe Fic/Poe
• What was Mine: Stories - Ann Beattie Fic/Bea
• What we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank - Nathan Englander Fic/Eng
• The Whore's Child and Other Stories - Richard Russo Fic/Rus
• Wild Ducks Flying Backward: the Short Writings of Tom Robbins Fic/Rob
• Wild Nights!: Stories about the Last Days of Poe, Dickinson, Twain, James, and Hemingway - Joyce Carol Oates Fic/Oat
• Willa Cather's Collected Short Fiction, 1892-1912 Fic/Cat
• Winesburg, Ohio - Sherwood Anderson Fic/And
  

A New Walkway
into the Library

The Library has a grand new walkway made from 370 million-year old bluestone (feldspathic sandstone) recently recycled from our old dismantled sidewalk.

Randy de Laura designed the walk, cut and prepared 34 stones, and installed a design 38.10 feet long by 7 feet wide in a walkway that will provide easier and safer access to the Library. The construction of the walk was donated by a Library patron.

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Fall Book Sale

Saturday, October 6
10am–2pm

We are now collecting books for our Fall Book Sale. Please bring your donations by any time the Library is open.

Our annual fall book sale will take place on Columbus Day weekend, and will feature book bargains galore and delicious soups donated by local restaurants to enjoy on site or carry out. Home-baked sweets, coffee, cider, pumpkins and jeweled-colored mums will also be available. Hours for both days are 10am – 2pm. Join us on the library lawn for great book deals and seasonal refreshments.

BAG SALE
Bargain Basement Prices

Sunday, October 7, 10am–2pm

Grab a bag or two of books, for $5 a bag.

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Computer Software Upgrade

We are happy to announce that we will be joining other Mid-Hudson Library System libraries by offering SAM. SAM stands for Smart Access Management. Sam will manage the public access computers, which are used for internet, word processing and other computer operations. SAM will schedule and time the use of the computers, allowing more patrons to have access to our computer stations. SAM will also manage printing, by allowing patrons to use their library card as a prepaid printing account. Patrons will be able to see how many pages and what the cost will be before they print. If they choose to print, the amount of the job is deducted from their prepaid balance on their library card. You will need to have your Library card with you to use the Library's computers.

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Portrait Conservation
Grant Awarded

The Library has just received news that we have been awarded a 2012 Museum Conservation Treatment Grant from the Greater Hudson Heritage Network in the amount of $3750 for conservation treatment for one of our portraits by Francesco Anelli done around 1840. The paintings are of Julia Lawrence Hasbrouck and her husband Garret Decker Hasbrouck. The work will be done by Susan Blakney from Westlake Conservators, LTD. Stay tuned for details on which painting we will select for this segment of our conservation work and our hopes for continuing conservation for the pair of portraits, key components of the Library's local history collection.

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Women's Empowerment in Fiction: The Millenium Trilogy Explored

Funded through a New York Council for the Humanities Project Grant.

Scholar Angelina Birney will lead us through a lively discussion series based on Stieg Larsson's trilogy.

The program is free and open to the public, but registration for the series is required. Please call the program office, 687-8726 for details or sign up on our online calendar.

Stieg Larsson gives us a male perspective of the female plight in the world—from sex trafficking, to physical abuse and violence, to subjugation in the political and professional arenas. Simultaneously, Larson explores powerful female figures, in particular that of the central character, Lisbeth Salander, whose resourcefulness drives her toward justice. The fourth session will focus on Stieg Larsson whose passion for justice and journalistic ethics in concert with his respect for women was the impetus for his incredibly riveting and thought provoking trilogy. Books will be available to borrow at the Circulation Desk prior to the sessions.

Thursdays 6:30-8pm

• September 13 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  
• September 27 - The Girl Who Played with Fire
  
• October 11 - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
  
• October 18 – Film and discussion about the late author

Angelina Birney has a Master's Degree in English Education from New York University and a Bachelor's degree in Writing and Communications. She has traveled extensively throughout Tibet, Nepal and India and is the author of Pure Vision, a reflection of spiritual traditions of those lands. An alumna of the White House Project, an organization which promotes women's advancement and leadership, she is the author of Powerful Women Changing the World—a blog dedicated to women's influence in world affairs. Angelina's work has also been published in the McGraw-Hill anthology, Women: Images and Realities (2011).

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TEA TIME BOOK GROUP

Wednesday, September 12,
4pm in the Biography Room

The September selection is Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Marcia Marquez. Set in an unnamed Caribbean seaport, it is one of literature's most remarkable stories of unrequited love that survives half a century. A compelling exploration of the myths we make of love. Join us for tea and lively discussion.

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HOLMES & CO.
Mystery Lovers Book Group

Wednesday, September 19
4pm in the Biography Room

The selection for this meeting is Jar City: a Reykjavík Thriller by Arnaldur Indridason. When a lonely old man is found murdered in his Reykjavík flat, the only clues are a cryptic note left by the killer and a photograph of a young girl's grave. Arnaldur Indridason is a new crime writer from Iceland whose work has created an international sensation.

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CLIO'S MUSE
A History Reading Club

Wednesday, September 19
7pm in the Biography Room

The book for our September meeting is Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie. A narrative biography of Catherine the Great, the empress of Russia, covering her life from childhood to death, the book reveals the human drama of her rule, offering details on her relationships with friends, enemies, family, and lovers, in addition to analysis of how she coped with political crises. The Clio's Muse Book Group meets five times a year: March, May, July, September, and November.

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Conversational Spanish

Tuesday, September 4,
1:30-2:30 in the Bio Room

This new program will be offered on the First Tuesday of each month. Cliff Rockmuller, former language teacher at the Rondout Valley School District, will facilitate. Basic conversational ability is a pre-requisite for this session that will provide participants with an opportunity to practice and hone their Spanish language skills in a comfortable and enjoyable setting.

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EASY DOES IT YOGA
with Donna Nisha Cohen

September 6 & 20
4 – 5pm
Biography Room

Donna will lead the class thorough different movement patterns—done either sitting in chairs or standing—that will help us discover how to use our bodies in simple and safer ways, while we also notice and connect body, mind, emotions and spirit through mindful breathing. This popular program will resume in September on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 4 to 5pm in the Biography Room.

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MEMOIR WRITING GROUP

Saturday, Sept 1,
at 1pm
in the Biography Room

The Memoir Writing Workshop usually meets the first Saturday of the month. Bring in something you've recently written or are working on to share. Anyone interested should contact Brian Drabkin by email, or at 687-4711 or Diane in the Program Office at 687-8726.

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POETRY
with Rosemary Deen

Thursday, Sept. 13,
1-3pm in the Bio Room

Join us for another afternoon of poetry with Rosemary Deen. Our meetings are the second Thursday of the month.

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Move to Music with our
Dance and Rhythm Group

Every Thursday
10:45 to 11:45
at the Marbletown Community Center

If you would enjoy stretching, moving and dancing to all kinds of music come join us at the Marbletown Comunity center on Thursdays. We don't have a teacher, we wear comfortable clothing, go barefoot or not, and bring CDs or cassettes of our choosing. For more information call 687-7186.

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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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ON THE SHELVES

Poughkeepsie Journal - 8.11.12
Alison Herrero

Reissues revive old titles

Reissued books are lucky. They've often been rescued from obscurity by publishers willing to gamble that they'll be loved as much now as they were then. Discover what made them worth taking a second chance.

The Moonflower Vine by Jetta Carleton. This novel, originally published in 1962, is told from the perspective of individual members of a Midwestern family. A story about the bonds of love, it was included in the summer 1963 edition of Reader's Digest Condensed Books.

Pistols for Two by Georgette Heyer. In 1960, prolific author Georgette Heyer produced this collection of 11 stand-alone short stories, set in the Regency era, that "run the gamut from cloak-and-dagger to whimsical comedy." Like Jane Austen? Give Heyer a try.

Nightingale Wood by Stella Gibbons. This 1938 novel mirrors in many ways the classic tale of Cinderella, with Viola playing the lead role as a young widow and victim of fate. A Prince Charming is included, but be warned that this one wears his crown askew.

Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley. See what unfolds in this 1917 novel when a middle-aged woman impulsively buys a bookshop-on-wheels. In this memorable little charmer, you'll be sitting right alongside Helen McGill as she takes her long-overdue adventure.

Alison Herrero is the adult services librarian at the Howland Public Library.

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Movies Based on Books Opening in Theaters

Sept 14
Movie Title: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Based on: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Starring: Emma Watson, Paul Rudd, Dylan McDermott, Logan Lerman, and Ezra Miller
Director: Stephen Chbosky

HOURS

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Volunteer Shelvers Needed

We are looking for a few volunteers who can shelve books on a regular basis, on Wednesday or Friday. If you are interested please stop in or call Jody at 687-0094.

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24/7

See what you can do from home with your library card.

• Use our on-line catalog and place holds to order books, audio's and DVD's.
• Use our databases – including two new offerings through the Ulster County Portal –Tutor.com and Universal Classroom.com
• Download audio books and e-books to your PC or mobile device.

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What to read next?

Our website has a list of sites that will help you decide which book to read next. You can find it by clicking either the "recent" or the "catalog' button at the top of the homepage. more

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BOOK CLUB
IN A BAG

Running your own book club? Thinking of starting your own book club? Have we got something for you!
Check out a Book Club in a Bag kit – it comes with 10 copies of a book, discussion questions and tips for leading your club. With over 150 titles to choose from there is something for everyone! Just visit BCB, it's as easy as 1-2-3! Just:

• Browse: choose from more than 150 titles – everything from fiction to non-fiction, mysteries to history!
• Schedule: pick a month, you may reserve a kit up to a year in advance!
• Reserve! All you need is your library barcode and PIN!

A few recently added titles: more

• Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese
  
• Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier
  
• A Simple Murder, Eleanor Kuhns
  
• War Horse, Michael Morpurgo
  
• A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle

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GREAT WEBSITES!

10 Beautiful Buildings Inspired by Famous Books

Real-life architecture inspired by literature from all over the world, such as Orhan Pamuk's Museum of Innocence, in Istanbul, an extensive museum (reportedly, he spent almost all of his 1.5 million Nobel Prize dollars on it) devoted to expanding on and complementing his novel, The Museum of Innocence. From Emily Temple at flavorwire. more

Books in Series Database

A series is two or more books featuring the same character or characters. For listings of your favorite series in order, search by Author or Title or Series name, even main character's name. From the Nebraska Library Commission. more

Landscape for Life: A Sustainable Cities Initiative

Land- scape For Life shows you how to work with nature in your garden, no matter where you live, whether you garden on a city or suburban lot, a 20–acre farm. It is filled with information on water conservation, regionally-appropriate plants and mulching.* more

• * Reproduced with permission from copyright 2010 by the ipl2 Consortium (http://www.ipl.org). All rights reserved.

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