LPL News for the week of 2/8/09

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LPL News for the week of 2/8/09

Postby Lakewood Public Library » Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:38 pm

"I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through." --Jules Verne (1828-1905)


UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8

Sunday with the Friends-Dead Soldiers at Gettysburg

More than 170,000 soldiers clashed at Gettysburg—7,000 died immediately while another 33,000 cried out for treatment in the aftermath. Civil War storyteller Harold George recounts the handling of the dead and the ceremonies held over them. Copies of his book will be available for sale
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10

Saving and Enhancing Lives Through Organ and Tissue Donation

Discover the facts behind the myths surrounding organ and tissue donation with Mark Lattimer of LifeBanc and Noreen Kyle of the Coroner’s Office. We’ll discuss the processes and practices of procurement and learn the many ways donations can save and enhance lives.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14

LAKEWOOD PUBLIC CINEMA

The Philadelphia Story
(1940) Directed by George Cukor Not Rated
Katherine Hepburn is a real piece of work. As the infamous socialite Tracy Lord, she’s caught in a love triangle between the blackmailing Jimmy Stewart and her ex-husband, Cary Grant. Wait a minute—isn’t she supposed to be marrying that other guy? Here’s a romantic comedy that remembered to be funny—and it’s actually romantic, too.
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium


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

Adult Fiction:


The various flavors of coffee by Anthony Capella - FICTION CAPELLA
The wettest county in the world: a novel based on a true story by Matt Bondurant - FICTION BONDURANT
People of the thunder by W. Michael Gear - FICTION GEAR

Adult Nonfiction:

The United States Constitution: a graphic adaptation by Jonathan Hennessey
The Americans -- 779.997392 AMERICANS
Resilience: faith, focus, triumph by Alonzo Mourning - BIO MOURNING
In spite of myself: a memoir by Christopher Plummer - BIO PLUMMER

Adult Audiovisual:

The secret by Vincent Perez - DVD SECRET
Birds of America by Jana Edelbaum - DVD BIRDS OF AMERICA
Hard times in Cleveland -- CD ROCK HARD TIMES IN CLEVELAND

Juvenile Fiction:


Like a Windy Day by Frank Asch - jPICTURE BK Asch
Uh-Oh! by R. Schuyler Hooke - jPICTURE BK Hooke
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks: A Novel
by E. Lockhart - jFICTION Lockhart

Juvenile Audiovisual:

Power Rangers Jungle Fury Way of the Master--DVD Power
Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff - jCD FICTION Wolff
Pop Fly by Justin Roberts - jCD Roberts

BROWSING THE STACKS

Lakewood Public Library offers a wide variety of book collections within our non-fiction area. This week's spotlight is: Pets

Doc Halligan's What every pet owner should know: prescriptions for happy, healthy cats and dogs by Karen Halligan - 636.8 HALLIGAN

The Merck/Merial manual for pet health by Cynthia M.Kahn - 636.0887 MERCK

Caring for your aging dog: a quality-of-life guide for your dog's senior years by Janice Borzendowski - 636.708930438 Borzendowski

The dog whisperer: a compassionate, nonviolent approach to dog training
by Paul Owens - 636.7 OWENS

Planet cat: a cat-alog by Sandra Choron - 636.8 CHORON

Pet food nation: the smart, easy, and healthy way to feed your pet now
by Joan Weiskopf - 636.7085 WEISKOPF

LPL'S WEB SITE FOCUS - City of Lakewood News Releases

If you want to keep up with the latest city news, news releases for the City of Lakewood can be found at http://www.lkwdpl.org/city/news.htm


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