LPL News for the week of 4/11/10

[Lakewood Public Library]

"A sheltered life can be a daring life as well. For all serious daring starts from within." --
Eudora Welty (1909-2001)

Upcoming Events

Sunday, April 11
SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS: STRAIGHT-SIX DIXIE
Sing along if you know the words. Clap and dance if you feel the need. These six gentlemen will each inject a little bit of their own personality into a red hot assortment of ragtime and Dixieland standards.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Tuesday, April 13
MEET THE AUTHOR:
The Baby Thief by Barbara Bisantz Raymond
For three decades, Georgia Tann was lauded for her work with children—even as she sold her charges to the wealthiest clients. She invented modern American adoption, commercialized it and corrupted it with secrecy by falsifying birth certificates–a practice that continues to this day. Listen to first-hand accounts from her victims and consider Tann’s influence today. The Baby Thief was named a Best Book of 2007 by Publisher’s Weekly and a 2009 Summer Pick by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Books will be available for sale and signing.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Thursday, April 15
BUSINESS BOOK TALK with Tim Zaun and Friends
Free: The Future Of A Radical Price by Chris Anderson
Bestselling author of The Long Tail examines the benefits of no-strings-attached giveaways that reap rewards through sales of other products or services. Learn “50 Business Models Built on Free.”
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room

Saturday, April 17
FIVE STAR FILMS: Gosford Park (U.K.- 2001)
Directed By Robert Altman Rated R
Carloads of guests arrive at a country estate to do some serious hunting and party like its 1932. But somebody hunts their host, and he turns up murdered - twice! The police are baffled. The servants know more than they’re telling. Starring Maggie Thomas, Helen Mirren, Kristen Scott Thomas, Michael Gambon and more, this mystery drama serves up more than one unexpected twist.
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Sunday, April 18
SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS:
JIM GILL & DOC DREYFUSS: Contemporary Folk Music
Take one heartwarming, homespun and hilarious singer-songwriter and add the most innovative electric viola player in the history of the instrument. We think you end up with a dazzling afternoon of entertainment, impossible to explain but easy to enjoy. It’s hard to believe these guys are just folks.
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:

Bits and pieces: a St. Rose Quilting Bee mystery by Annette Mahon - MYSTERY MAHON
Merry wives of Maggody: an Arly Hanks mystery by Joan Hess - MYSTERY HESS
Iorich by Steven Brust - SCIFI BRUST

Adult Nonfiction:

The multiple sclerosis manifest: action to take, principles to live by by Julie Stachowiak - 616.834 STACHOWIAK
Fodor's Arizona & the Grand Canyon 2010 by Cate Starmer - 917.910453 FODOR'S 2010
The everything wedding etiquette book from invites to thank-you notes-- all you need to handle even the stickiest situations with ease by Holly Lefevre - 395.22 LEFEVRE

Adult Audiovisual:

Ocean eyes by Owl City - CD ROCK OWL CITY
More than a game by Esther Dean - CD SOUNDTRACK MORE THAN A GAME
Gangster collector's set: 3 films -- DVD GANGSTER COLLECTOR'S SET

Juvenile Fiction:

Egg Drop by Mini Grey-- - jPICTURE Grey
Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl! by Tedd Arnold - jBEGINNER READER Arnold
Sweet Little Lies: An L.A. Candy Novel by Lauren Conrad - TEEN FICTION Conrad

Juvenile Audiovisual:

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly And More Sing-Along Favorites - jDVD There
Skippyjon Jones: Lost in Spice by Judith Byron Schachner - jCDB Schachner
Go Waggaloo by Sarah Lee Guthrie - jCD Guthrie

BROWSING THE STACKS

Lakewood Public Library offers a wide variety of book collections within our non-fiction area. This week's spotlight is on: Leisure. These titles can be found in the Non-fiction collection on the second floor or at the Madison Branch.

In praise of slowness: how a worldwide movement is challenging the cult of speed
by Carl Honorae - 306 HONORE

Importance of being lazy: in praise of play, leisure, and vacations by Al Gini - 394.26 GINI

The joy of not working: a book for the retired, unemployed, and overworked by Ernie J. Zelinski - 306.38 ZELINSKI

Celebrating the third place: inspiring stories about the "great good places" at the heart of our communities by Ray Oldenburg - 307.0973 CELEBRATING

Work, play, and type: achieving balance in your life by Judith A. Provost - 158 743

The great good place: cafes, coffee shops, community centers, beauty parlors, general stores, bars, hangouts and how they get you through the day
by Ray Oldenburg - 307.0973 OLDENBURG

LPL'S WEB SITE FOCUS: The Friends of Lakewood Public Library

The Friends of Lakewood Public Library deserve special recognition for their donation of time and energy. They sort, price, shelve and assist patrons during their book sales. They volunteer an average six to nine hours a week—some as many as twenty—and they are the folks who make the book sales possible.

The income made at the Friends' book sales goes to supporting the Library. The Friends currently support our free programming and assist with the children’s summer reading program. In addition, they supply many books, DVDs and CDs to the library collection. In a single month, they recently donated approximately 3,000 items, valued at over $6,000. To find out find out more about the Friends and how you can become a Friend, go to http://www.lkwdpl.org/friends/

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