LPL News for the week of 8/22/10

[Lakewood Public Library]

"A person hears only what they understand." -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1771-1832)

Upcoming Events

Sunday, August 22
SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS: J. SCOTT FRANKLIN
Emerging from the Lost State of Franklin, this death-defying guitarist goes solo to capture lost moments in time with heartfelt, intelligent lyrics and riffs ranging from haunting to silly. Hear for yourself why Scene Magazine nominated him songwriter of the year.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Saturday, August 28
FIVE STAR FILMS: Burnt by the Sun (Russia-1994)
Directed By Nikita Mikhalkov Rated R
The brilliantly crafted plot of this film unfolds during the era of Stalin. A popular Red Army colonel and hero of the Revolution spend an idyllic day with wife and daughter at the summer home of his batty in-laws. As suddenly as he vanished years before, his wife’s former fiancée reappears in their midst. What is his agenda? Russian with English subtitles.
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium


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 crowded shadows by Celine Kiernan - SCIFI KIERNAN
Finny : a novel by Justin Kramon - FICTION KRAMON
First thrills: high-octane stories from the hottest thriller authors by Lee Child - FICTION FIRST

Adult Nonfiction:

She looks just like you: a memoir of (nonbiological lesbian) motherhood Amie Klempnauer Miller - 306.8743086640973 MILLER
Losing our cool: uncomfortable truths about our air-conditioned world (and finding new ways to get through the summer) by Stan Cox - 306.46 COX
Half the sky: turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide by Nicholas D.Kristof, - 362.83091724 KRISTOF

Juvenile Fiction:

The Village Garage by G. Brian Karas - jPICTURE Karas
The Very Fairy Princess by Julie Edwards - jPICTURE Edwards
Imaginalis by J.M. DeMatteis - jFICTION DeMatteis

Juvenile Audiovisual:

Wind in the Willows -- jDVD Wind
If I Stay by Gayle Forman - TEEN CD FICTION Forman
Come On Get Happy: The Best of Daddy A Go Go Vol. 1 -- jCD Daddy

BROWSING THE STACKS
Lakewood Public Library offers a wide variety of book collections within our non-fiction area. This week's spotlight is on: Fashion. These titles can be found in non-fiction collection at Main Libraryand the Madison Branch.

Towering world of Jimmy Choo: a glamorous story of power, profits, and the pursuit of the perfect shoe by Lauren Goldstein Crowe - 391.413082 CROWE

Glamour: a history by Stephen Gundle - 646.72 GUNDLE

What people wore when: a complete illustrated history of costume from ancient times to the nineteenth century for every level of society by Melissa Leventon - 391.009 WHAT

The one hundred: a guide to the pieces every stylish woman must own by Nina Garcia - 687.082 GARCIA

The lucky guide to mastering any style: how to wear iconic looks and make them your own by Kim France - 391.2 FRANCE

Tim Gunn: a guide to quality, taste, & style by Tim Gunn - 646.34 GUNN

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