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The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations
Wired for Books
Author interviews from Don Swaim's New York radio program, Book Beat, from the 1970s through the early 1990s. Features video clips of the interviews and of celebrities and authors reading poetry and literature. "Wired for Books is a production of the WOUB Center for Public Media Ohio University." more The Story of Christmas Seals
World AIDS Day
Doris Lessing
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Cruel and Unusual: Sentencing 13 and 14 Year-Old Children to Die in Prison
25 Secrets of the Mona Lisa
This October 2007 article discusses how scans with a multi-spectral imaging camera of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" peel away "centuries of varnish and other alterations, shedding light on how the artist brought the painted figure to life and how she appeared to da Vinci and his contemporaries." Provides images of her left eye, descriptions of several other revelations, and links to related material about da Vinci and Mona Lisa's smile. From LiveScience. more True Colors of the "Mona Lisa" Revealed National Farm Toy Museum
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
UNICEF: Water, Environment and Sanitation
Background and updates on drinking water and sanitation issues around the world, focusing on child and family health, hygiene, and access to sanitation facilities. Features stories about the impact of sanitation improvement activities, water and sanitation country profiles, statistics, video clips, and general and technical documents. From UNICEF. more The Works of Norman Mailer
Jack London: Author and Adventurer
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An array of fine art, pottery, jewelry, antiques, and a variety of services—from haircuts and massages to dinner at one of our local restaurants, tickets to cultural events, Christmas trees, wine, and other beautiful and useful items will be up for bid. Hand knit gifts, made by the library’s knitting group will be available for purchase as well. The traditional Gift Wall laden with jewelry and textiles for purchase will be available during the entire month of December, providing an ongoing opportunity to take home a thoughtful holiday gift or two. The Silent Auction items will be on view beginning Friday, Dec. 7.
The Library has recently learned that local resident, Martin Puryear, is having a major retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. This link takes you to his MOMA exhibit site. 
Wednesday, December 12th,
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Mondays, December 3, 10, 17
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What You Have Left, by Will Allison; Free Press. Will Allison has written an engrossing story told through the voice of a young woman named Holly, who, at the age of 5, must live with her grandfather after her mother, an aspiring NASCAR driver, dies (not in an automobile) and her father abandons her. Holly's grandfather is determined not to die of Alzheimer's as so many of the men in the family have before him. Holly is determined to find her lost father, and there is an eventual reunion, though perhaps not the reunion everyone hopes for. Holly also must make a decision about marriage and starting a new life, but is unable to face that until she has confronted her past. The story moves through time rapidly and in a non-linear fashion, but is satisfying and stays with you long after you have closed the book. This is good Southern fiction that is funny, tragic and a little crazy, but definitely a winner.
The Night Birds, by Thomas Maltman; Soho Press. The Night Birds by Thomas Maltman is set in the post-Civil War Midwest and traces the history of European and American Indian conflicts through a family's mysterious past. Asa Senger's Aunt Hazel (his father's sister) is released from a state mental hospital and brings to his home the hidden family history (its connection between German and Dakota peoples) through her storytelling. The writing is excellent and the reader finds herself effortlessly immersed in the setting.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz; Riverhead. Oscar Wao is a family saga of a Dominican family with Wao in the center of the story. Oscar is obese, uncouth and a nerd, but Diaz moves Oscar and the women, who are the real heroes of the book, around him through the Dominican Republic, New Jersey, poverty, immigration, a family curse (to mention only a few plot twists) with wonderful humor and a terrific voice.
her fiance before the birth of their child and the wedding. Jenny must cope with her new life as a single mother, and her trials and tribulations are told with charm, humor and warmth. This is a quick and satisfying read.
Keeping the House, by Ellen Baker; Random House. Baker explores the old Mickelson house in Wisconsin and moves the story from the beginning of the 20th century to the 1950s.
The Stone Ridge Library has a partnership with the New York Public Library that can make your shopping fast, easy and beneficial to the Library. Purchase items at the Library Shop by clicking on the link below and the Stone Ridge Library will receive a 15% commission. 
"Have you ever wondered 'Where did they film that?' ... The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations is the essential travel guide to filming locations of Hollywood blockbusters, indie cult films and arthouse cinema throughout the world." Browse by movie name, actor or director, or location. Also includes an interactive map for movies filmed in North London. From an author who has published books on the subject. 
History of Christmas Seals, labels originally placed on mail during the holiday season to raise funds for tuberculosis and now benefiting lung disease programs. Discusses the events leading up to the sale of the first Christmas Seals on December 7, 1907. From the American Lung Association. 
Material related to World AIDS Day (December 1), which "is not just about raising money, but also about increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education." Includes a list of World AIDS Day themes back to 1988, suggestions for ways individuals can support World AIDS Day, and links to related information and sites. From Avert, an international AIDS charity based in the UK. 
Collections of book reviews and articles about British author Doris Lessing, recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature, and known for writing books with feminist, political, mystical, and science fiction themes. Includes reviews of books back to 1950 (most free, some require a fee) and articles mainly from the 1980s and 1990s. From The New York Times. 
Website for this television show that "takes a [humorous] reality-based look at news, trends, pop culture, current events, politics, sports and entertainment with an alternative point of view. In each show, anchorman Jon Stewart and a team of correspondents, ... comment on the day's stories." Features a searchable archive of video clips from the show back to 1999. From Comedy Central. 
This 2007 study "has documented 73 cases where children 13 and 14 years of age have been condemned to death in prison. ... This report is intended to illuminate this cruel and unusual punishment inflicted on children, particularly for those who have been without legal help for so long." Includes profiles of some of the children, data, and photos. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the nonprofit law organization, Equal Justice Initiative. 
Website for this Iowa museum that houses "thousands of toys and exhibits. ... of tractors, implements, trucks, miniature farm dioramas, toy manufacturing information, and pedal tractors." Its site features photos of dozens of toy tractors from the museum's collectors tractor series, a "Kids Corner" with a tractor-part identification guide, and links to related sites. 
Website for this Santa Fe, New Mexico, museum "dedicated to the art of Georgia O'Keeffe and to the study of American Modernism (1890-present)." Features a short O'Keeffe biography and chronology, selected images from the permanent collection (such as of O'Keeffe's paintings of flowers and mesas), and a list of temporary exhibits. The "Research Center" includes a bibliography of recommended readings on O'Keeffe. 
Companion to a fall 2007 exhibition of materials associated with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer, who died in November 2007. It "highlights some of the major works of Norman Mailer housed in the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Thomas Cooper Library [University of South Carolina]." Includes images of book jackets (such as for "The Naked and the Dead"), and a self-portrait. From the University of South Carolina. 
Companion to a collection of material about fiction and nonfiction author Jack London. Features a London chronology, an overview of the voluminous papers in the collection, and highlights of images (such as a photo of London as a teen, a page from the manuscript for "White Fang," letters, and a photo of London and his wife Charmian aboard their ship the "Snark"). From the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. 