LPL News for the week of 9/21/08

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LPL News for the week of 9/21/08

Postby Lakewood Public Library » Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:54 pm

"All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath." --
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)

UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS:

National Parks: Hidden Gems off the Beaten Path
Our friend, filmmaker Terry Meehan, heads west on a video journey, kicking up dust on less-traveled roads from North Dakota to Utah in search of the hidden gems of the National Park System. After the movie, its question and answer time with Terry.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

MEET THE TRUE CRIME AUTHOR
Murder on the White Sands:
The Disappearance of Albert and Henry Fountain by Corey Recko
After helping to bring indictments against several notorious cattle rustlers, Colonel Albert Jennings Fountain took his eight year old son on a three day journey, heading for home. What became of them remains New Mexico’s greatest murder mystery. Join the author for a discussion of the facts and a visual presentation of key participants and locations. Books will be available for sale and signing.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

SUPERCOLLIDER: Fantasy, Science Fiction and More

Join staff member Chris Weaver for a discussion about
Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde.
In Great Britain, time travel is routine, cloning is a reality, and literature is taken very, very seriously. When someone kidnaps Jane Eyre from the pages of Bronte, Thursday Next is faced with the challenge of her career.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS:
Robin Stone

After playing professionally for fifteen years, this singer-songwriter is living the dream. Robin Stone is the skinny, funky, white chocolate center of SheLovesYouRecords. Her neo-soul groove sound mixes acoustic pop with R&B flavor and never stops moving.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

***UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENT***

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1


LAKEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION SPECIAL EVENT: 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 7:00 p.m. 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

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

Adult Fiction:


The Matchmaker of Périgord: a novel by Julia Stuart — FICTION STUART
Kitchen Princess 7 by MiyukiKobayashi — GRAPHIC NOVEL KOBAYASHI
City at the end of time by Greg Bear — SCIFI BEAR

Adult Nonfiction:

The rhino with glue-on shoes: and other surprising true stories of zoo vets and their patients by Lucy H. Spelman — 636.0890922 RHINO
What's math got to do with it?: helping children learn to love their most hated subject--and why it's imporant for America by Jo Boaler — 510.71 BOALER
My Mercedes is not for sale: from Amsterdam to Ouagadougou: an auto-misadventure across the Sahara by Jeroen van Bergeijk — 916.60433 BERGEIJK

Adult Audiovisual:
Texas cookin' by Guy Clark — CD COUNTRY CLARK
Electronic projects for musicians by Apples in Stereo — CD ROCK APPLES IN STEREO
10,000 BC --DVD 10,000 BC

Juvenile Fiction:

Drive by Nathan Clement — jPICTURE BK Clement
LaRue for Mayor: Letters from the Campaign Trail by Mark Teague — jPICTURE BK Teague
The Last Apprentice: Wrath of the Bloodeye by Joseph Delaney — jFICTION Delaney

Juvenile Audiovisual:

George of the Jungle (The Swingin' 1st Season) -- jDVD George
The Linden Tree by Eleanor Mathews — jCD FICTION Mathews
Sing with Fred by Fred Penner — jCD Penner

BROWSING THE STACKS

Lakewood Public Library offers a wide variety of book collections within our non-fiction area. This week's spotlight is: Pets
Whether you want to learn about pet care or how to photography your furry friends, we've got just the book! Located In the non-fiction room on the second floor.

Pets in America: a history by Katherine C. Grier — 636.08870973 GRIER
Firefly encyclopedia of the vivarium : keeping amphibians, reptiles, and insects, spiders and other invertebrates in terraria, aquaterraria, and aquaria by David Alderton — 639.39 ALDERTON
Unlocking the animal mind: how your pet's feelings hold the key to his health and happiness by Franklin D. McMillan — 636.0887019 MCMILLAN
Therapy pets: the animal-human healing partnership by Jacqueline J. Crawford — 615.8515 CRAWFORD

LPL'S WEB SITE FOCUS - Lakewood Public Library Foundation
Established in 1994, the Lakewood Library Foundation seeks philanthropic support for the growth and success of the Library. It's a non-profit charitable organization which operates for the exclusive benefit of the Lakewood Public Library. The Foundation seeks financial support from corporations, foundations, individuals and groups to enhance library collections, equipment, facilities and services. Seven trustees serve without compensation on the foundation board. The Internal Revenue Service recognizes the Lakewood Public Library Foundation as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Donations to the Lakewood Public Library Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by the law. For information about their Fall Fundraiser with author Garrison Keillor go to see the Special Events section in this newsletter. For more information about the Foundation go to http://www.lkwdpl.org/foundation/keillor/

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