LPL News for the week of 3/4/07

[Lakewood Public Library]

LPL NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 4, 2007

"No one, ever, wrote anything as well even after one drink as he would have done with out it."
--Ring Lardner (1885-1933)

UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY

Saturday, March 3
LAKEWOOD PUBLIC CINEMA - The Gold Rush (1925)[/b]
Directed by Charles Chaplin -- Not Rated (All Ages)
In the film Charlie Chaplin wanted to be remembered by most, the Little Tramp goes prospecting for gold in the frozen wastelands of the North. The film is silent-you won't be!
7:00 P.M. in the Main Library Auditorium

Sunday, March 4
SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS - Sugar Coat
Jazz vocalist Kelly Wright reinvents your standard afternoon of standards accompanied by crackerjack keyboardist Chris Hanna.
2:00 P.M. in the Main Library Auditorium

Tuesday, March 6
PRUNING: The Backbone of a Healthy Garden
Horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey once said, "pruning, shaping and training bring the person into closest contact and sympathy with his or her plants." So go ahead and prune with a clear conscience; it's the best thing you can do for your plants. Silvia Spotts-Weber will discuss the best tools, techniques and times to prune.
7:00 P.M. in the Main Library Auditorium

Wednesday, March 7
A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE PROGRAMS
A book discussion program for students in fourth through eighth grade
Though I'd rather not, I'm obliged to inform you of these most unhappy programs about Lemony Snicket's very sad books concerning the dreadful lives of the Baudelaire orphans. Please read at least the first two books before the first program. You would probably have a happier time watching leaves grow on trees, but if you must register you should stop in, call (216) 226-8275, ext. 140, or use the form provided on the last page of this booklet.
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Thursday, March 8
SCIENCE VS. MAGIC
A book discussion program for students in fourth through eighth grade
Explore new worlds in six amazing fantasy and science-fiction series. We'll read the first installment of each saga to determine whether aliens are smarter than fairies, or whether genies are more powerful than Greek gods. Each title must be read by its discussion date. To register, please stop in, call (216) 228-7428 or use the form provided on the last page of this booklet.
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
7:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. at the Madison Branch

Saturday, March 10
LAKEWOOD PUBLIC CINEMA - A Little Princess (1995)
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón--Rated G
From the author of The Secret Garden and the director of such diverse films as Y Tu Mamá También and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, comes the story of imagination's triumph over drudgery and compassion's defeat of despair. Make sure you bring enough Kleenex for Dad…
7:00 P.M. in the Main Library Auditorium

For information on all events at Lakewood Public Library, check out our EVENTS CALENDAR at http://www.lkwdpl.org/calendar/

NEW BOOKS, MOVIES & MUSIC
Adult Fiction:
Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak FICTION SHAFAK
Red River by Lalita Tademy FICTION TADEMY.
Dust: a Richard Jury mystery by Martha Grimes MYSTERY GRIMES

Adult Nonfiction
MySpace unraveled: a parent's guide to teen social networking from the directors of BlogSafety.com by Larry Magid 004.678 MAGID
The unaffordable nation: searching for a decent life in America by Jeffrey Jones 339.420973 22 Jones
The 2007 what color is your parachute?: a practical manual for job- hunters and career-changers by Richard Nelson Bolles 650.14 BOLLES

BROWSING THE STACKS
The Lakewood Public Library offers a variety of intriguing book collections assembled by our staff.
They can be found throughout the building on special kiosks, at the beginning of aisles and on hanging wall displays.
Our goal is to bring together all the materials on popular topics into one convenient location.

ESL/Basic English
We have books for people whose second language is English and we have books for those of us who need to brush up on grammar. This kiosk is located on the second floor.

English simplified: grammar, punctuation and mechanics, word choice, paragraphs and essays, research writing and documentation, ESL tips
by Blanche Ellsworth
428.2 ELLSWORTH
ESL content based language: games, puzzles, and inventive exercises
by Imogene Forte
428.24 FORTE
Words for students of English: a vocabulary series for ESL by Holly Deemer Rogerson
428.24 WORDS
Sister Bernadette's barking dog: the quirky history and lost art of diagramming sentences by Kitty Burns Florey
428.2 FLOREY
Write right!: a desktop digest of punctuation, grammar, and styleby Jan Venolia
428.2 VENOLIA
Words for students of English: a vocabulary series for ESL by Holly Deemer Rogerson
428.24 WORDS V.1

LPL'S WEB SITE FOCUS - - Lakewood Parents Page
This page, created by a former LPL staff member and updated by a current one, is where you'll find resources to make parenting a little easier and a lot more fun! Much of this information is directed to parents of pre-school-aged children, but the page has quite a bit of information for parents of older children as well. Free fun stuff, inexpensive fun close by, and Parenting links on the web are all part of this comprehensive page for parents.You can find all this and more at http://www.lkwdpl.org/parents/index.html

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