LPL News for the week of 12/6/09

[Lakewood Public Library]

LPL NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 6

"Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent."
--Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY

Sunday, December 6

SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS: The Best of Sinatra
Musicologist Frank Casey has selected twenty-five outstanding vocal performances out of the thirteen-hundred recordings that comprise Frank Sinatra’s career to make the case that “Ol’ Blue Eyes” was the best. We weren’t arguing, but it sounds like a fun afternoon, anyway.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Monday, December 7

FINANCIAL AID 101
Attention High School Seniors, cash-strapped parents and anyone else interested in furthering their education! Does the application process for financial aid seem a bit overwhelming to you? Are you confused by the FAFSA, CSS PROFILE, award letters, verification, subsidized loans and the rest? Join us for an informative presentation that will streamline the entire financial aid process with sensible explanations of all the forms, terminology, and various timelines. This life-changing program is presented by the staff of Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Inc., one of the oldest college access programs in the nation.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Saturday, December 12

LAKEWOOD PUBLIC CINEMA: Pinocchio (1940)
Directed by Hamilton Luske & Ben Sharpsteen Rated G
Everybody knows what happens when you wish upon a star… Walt Disney’s painterly masterpiece about a marionette come to life will look like a mural come to life when projected on our big screen. They don’t make wooden little boys like this anymore.
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Sunday, December 13

SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS: Troubadours of Divine Bliss
This eclectic, female folk duo boasts harmonies smooth as Kentucky bourbon and soft as Spanish moss. With guitar, accordion, humor and heart they travel the world stirring up people for a revolution of the spirit.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

NEW BOOKS, MOVIES & MUSIC-- Located on the First Floor in the New Book Area

Adult Fiction:

Atlantis code by Charles Brokaw -- FICTION BROKAW
Deadline by Cynthia Danielewski -- MYSTERY DANIELEWSKI
Ancestors and others: new and selected stories by Fred Chappell -- FICTION CHAPPELL

Adult Nonfiction:

Murder of King Tut: the plot to kill the child king : a nonfiction thriller by James Patterson -- 932.014 PATTERSON
When everything changed: the amazing journey of American women, from 1960 to the present by Gail Collins -- 305.4097309045 COLLINS
Walking English: a journey in search of language by David Crystal -- 420 CRYSTAL

Adult Audiovisual:

Underworld - rise of the lycans DVD UNDERWORLD RISE OF THE LYCANS
Confessions of a shopaholic starring Isla Fisher -- DVD CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC
Sonic boom by Kiss -- CD ROCK KISS

Juvenile Fiction:

Froggy Green by Anna Walker -- jPICTURE Walker
It's a Secret! by John Burningham -- jPICTURE Burningham
Monstrumologist: William James Henry by Rick Yancey -- jFICTION Yancey

Juvenile Audiovisual:

Tom & Jerry's Greatest Chases Vol. 3 -- jDVD Tom
39 Clues: The Black Circle by Patrick Carman -- jCD FICTION Carman
Rockin' the Schoolhouse Vol. 1 by Billy Gorilly -- jCD Gorilly

BROWSING THE STACKS

Lakewood Public Library offers a wide variety of book collections within our non-fiction area. This week's spotlight is on: Budgeting and Saving. After the holidays, you'll want to check out these titles. They can be found on the second floor in the
Non-Fiction Collection.

Simple money solutions: 10 ways you can stop feeling overwhelmed by money and start making it work for you by Nancy Lloyd -- 332.024 LLOYD

Have more money now: a commonsense approach to financial management
by John Layfield -- 332.024 LAYFIELD

Save now or die trying: achieving long-term wealth in your 20s and 30s
by Mark Bruno -- 332.02401 BRUNO

The complete cheapskate: how to get out of debt, stay out, and break free from money worries forever by Mary Hunt -- 332.024 HUNT

Make more than your parents: your guide to financial freedom
by Mike Bundlie -- 332.02401 BUNDLIE

Building wealth: the new rules for individuals, companies, and nations in a knowledge-based economy by Lester C. Thurow -- 332 THUROW

LPL'S WEB SITE FOCUS: Winterhurst Ice Rink

With its double rink configuration, Winterhurst is one of the largest and most unique year-round municipal skating facilities in the country. Winterhurst offers public skating, hockey, broomball, speed skating, figure skating, Learn To Skate and Adapted Learn To Skate sessions. Check it out at http://www.lkwdpl.org/city/winterhurst/

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