LPL News for the week of 1/2/11

[Lakewood Public Library]

"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold it would be a merrier world." -- J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973)

Upcoming Events

Saturday, January 8
FALL GUYS AND FEMME FATALES: Film Noir in the Forties
Out of the Past (1947)
Directed by Jacques Tourneur Not Rated
Ex-gangster Robert Mitchum has finally found happiness in a small California town running a service station and going on blissful picnics with his lady love, Virginia Huston. But it’s not long before the movie’s plot catches up with its title, and characters from the past must be dealt with, including mob boss Kirk Douglas and femme fatales Rhonda Fleming and Jane Greer.
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Sunday, January 9
SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS: The Dixon Family Reunion
Step back in time and space and enter a smoky 1950s roadhouse. The food is lousy, but the music is great. From rhythm & blues to the old rock’n’roll, this family plays American music dating back to the turn of the twentieth century.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

These statewide databases are available for free to all Ohio residents.
OHIO WEB LIBRARY RESEARCH DATABASES -- http://www.oplin.org/databases/

Lakewood Public Library no longer provides plastic bags. Patrons are welcome to take or leave plastic bags from selected areas in the first floor Community Room and the Audiovisual Department. Thank you for supporting our continuing efforts to be environmentally responsible.

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

Adult Fiction:

The emperor's tomb: a novel by Steve Berry - LP FICTION BERRY
Tu Fu Comes to America: a Story in Poems Poems by Larry Smith - FICTION SMITH
Magic at the gate by Devon Monk - SCIFI MONK

Adult Nonfiction:

Peterson's scholarships, grants & prizes, 2011 -- 371.223 PETERSONS
Simply Ming one-pot meals: quick, healthy & affordable recipes by Ming Tsai - 641.595 TSAI
Green interior design by Lori Dennis - 747 DENNIS

Adult Audiovisual:

Big fan by Robert Siegel - DVD BIG FAN
Raymond v Raymond by Usher - CD R&B USHER
Caught by Harlan Coben - CD FICTION COBEN

Juvenile Fiction:

Shadow by Suzy Lee - jPICTURE Lee
Trash by Andy Mulligan - jFICTION Mulligan
Just One Wish by Janette Rallison - TEEN FICTION Rallison

Juvenile Audiovisual:

Veggietales Sweetpea Beauty -- jDVD Veggietales
Dewey the Library Cat: A True Story by Vicki Myron - jCD 636.800929 Myron
Pickin' & Grinnin': Great Folk Songs for Kids -- jCD Pickin'

BROWSING THE STACKS

Lakewood Public Library offers a wide variety of book collections within our non-fiction area. This week's spotlight is on: Resumes and Cover Letters. Now is the perfect time to update your resume. Lakewood Public Library has many books to assist you with this. These titles can be found in the Nonfiction collection on the second floor at Main Library and also at the Madison Branch.

Get that raise! by Jason R. Rich - 650.12 RICH

Gallery of best resumes by David F. Noble - 650.142 NOBLE

The resume handbook: how to write outstanding resumes & cover letters for every situation by Arthur D. Rosenberg - 650.142 ROSENBERG

Gallery of best resumes for people without a four-year degree by David F. Noble - 650.142 NOBLE

Get the interview every time: Fortune 500 hiring professsionals' tips for writing winning resumes and cover letters by Brenda Greene - 650.14 GREENE

How to say it in your job search: choice words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs for resumes, cover letters, and interviews by Robbie Miller Kaplan - 650.14 KAPLAN

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