LPL News for the week of 8/24/08

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LPL News for the week of 8/24/08

Postby Lakewood Public Library » Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:32 pm

"Writing a novel is not merely going on a shopping expedition across the border to an unreal land: it is hours and years spent in the factories, the streets, the cathedrals of the imagination." -- Janet Frame (1924-2004)

UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY

September 7
SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS:Rust Belt Blues

The Mississippi River flows straight through the Rust Belt in the person of Oliver Buck, blues revivalist. With an expressive yet unaffected voice and a direct, unadorned sound he brings the gamut of human emotion to stomping blues classics and old-timey originals alike.
2:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

Monday, September 8
BOOKED FOR MURDER: For Lovers of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem

Rookie investigator Andrea Fisher is in over her head with four unsolved mysteries. Will she skip ahead to the last chapter before it's too late? For the thrilling conclusion, stop by on the nights below and share your thoughts. Visit www.lkwdpl.org/bookclubs to learn more. The first book in the series is: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
In this classic hard-boiled detective novel, Sam Spade is hired by a femme fatale to track down the man who betrayed her. As both Spade’s partner and his target are murdered, he finds himself entwined with a colorful cast of rogues in search of the fabled Maltese Falcon.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room

Thursday, September 18
[b]THE FRIENDS SEPTEMBER BOOK SALE
Member's-only preview sale: from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.[/b]
Join the Friends and receive entrance to special, members-only preview sales on Thursday, September 18 and Thursday, November 20 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Memberships may be purchased at the door. All Friends Members get a 10% Discount!
BOOK SALE:
Saturday, September 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m
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LAKEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION SPECIAL EVENT
Wednesday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m.
An Evening With Garrison Keillor

Join us for a conversation with Garrison Keillor about Lake Wobegon and his latest Lake Wobegon novel, Liberty, coming out in September. Borders will be on site with Garrison Keillor books for sale and signing.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Lakewood Public Library Foundation.
The event will be held at Lakewood Civic Auditorium,
14100 Franklin Boulevard, Lakewood, Ohio 44107
For Venue description and directions: www.lkwdpl.org/schools/civicaud
General Admission Ticket $20.00
VIP Ticket $75.00 includes:
*VIP Reception with Garrison Keillor at the NEW Lakewood Public Library and
*Reserved seating at Lakewood Civic Auditorium

NEW BOOKS, MOVIES & MUSIC -- Located on the First Floor

Adult Fiction:

The Sugar Queen (large print) by Sarah Addison Allen — LP FICTION ALLEN
The Evil that Men Do: a Jackson Donne novel by Dave White — FICTION WHITE
Fallen by Tim Lebbon — SCIFI LEBBON

Adult Nonfiction:

Beginnings XI: a publication of adult student writing of the Ohio Writers' Conference by Ohio Literacy Resource Center — 808.81 BEGINNINGS
Truth, lies, and the O.R.: the good, the bad, and the realities by F.W. Ernst — 617 ERNST
Redesigning 50: the no-plastic-surgery guide to 21st-century age defiance
by Oz Garcia — 613.7 GARCIA

Adult Audiovisual:

The Bucket List -- DVD BUCKET LIST
Helen Mirren at the BBC by Helen Mirren — DVD HELEN MIRREN AT THE BBC
The Odd Couple by Gnarls Barkley — CD R&B GNARLS BARKLEY

Juvenile Fiction:

The Retired Kid by Jon Agee — jPICTURE BK Agee
The Dangerous Alphabet by Neil Gaiman — jPICTURE BK Gaiman
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall — jFICTION Birdsall

Juvenile Audiovisual:
Strawberry Shortcake Rockaberry Roll jDVD Strawberry
Kenny & the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi — jCD FICTION DiTerlizzi
Songs of Our World by Raffi — jCD Raffi

BROWSING THE STACKS

Lakewood Public Library offers a wide variety of book collections within our non-fiction area. This week's spotlight is on: Fashion
These books are located on the 2nd floor in non-fiction.

Jeans: a cultural history of an American icon by James Sullivan — 687.1 SULLIVAN
Details Men's Style Manual: the ultimate guide for making your clothes work for you by Daniel Peres — 646.32 PERES
That Extra Half An Inch: (hair, heels and everything in between) by Victoria Beckham — 646.34 BECKHAM
How Not to Look Old: fast and effortless ways to look 10 years younger, 10 pounds lighter, 10 times better by Charla Krupp — 646.7042 KRUPP
Tim Gunn: a guide to quality, taste, & style by Tim Gunn — 646.34 GUNN
The Grown-up Girl's Guide to Style: a maintenance bible for fashion, beauty, and more by Christine Schwab — 646.7 SCHWAB

LPL'S WEB SITE FOCUS - HOME SCHOOLING RESOURCES

If you are thinking of home schooling your children or if you already do, this web site has a number of links to web sites, magazine, newspaper and journal artcles plus a list of books that are available at Lakewood Public Library. Go to http://www.lkwdpl.org/tcc/Homeschool/.

Contact us with any suggestions to this page through email: lpl@lkwdpl.org


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