DVDs, music and books on CD we ordered April 25, 2007

Below is a list of the DVDs, music and books on CD recently ordered by the library. Click on the titles to see more and request a copy!

DVDs
Movies
Astronaut farmer
Code Name: The Cleaner
For love or money
Premonition
Speak
Titanic

Family
The Santa clause 3: The escape clause

Music
Lester Young: Essential Lester Young
Lester Young: Immortal Lester Young
Gretchen Wilson: One of the boys

Books on CD
Fiction
Deception by Alcorn, Randy
Christine falls by Black, Benjamin

New books we ordered April 25, 2007

Below is a list of the books recently ordered by the library. They are grouped by Fiction, Non-fiction, Large Print and Children. Click on the title to see more and request a copy!

Fiction
The perfect boy by Abbott, Hailey
A miracle of catfish : a novel in progress by Brown, Larry
Fireworks : four summer stories by Burnham, Niki
White night : a novel of the Dresden files by Butcher
Honey, baby, sweetheart by Caletti, Deb
Don Quijote de la mancha : fourth centenary by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
Cuentos completos : Complete works by Cortazar, Julio
Full dark house by Fowler, Christopher
The Girlfriend Project by Friedman, Robin
Cien Anos de Soledad : One hundred years of solitude by Garcia Marquez, Gabriel
T is for trespass by Grafton, Sue
The shooters by Griffin, W. E. B.
Never look back by Herman, Kathy
A thousand splendid suns by Hosseini, Khaled
Home to Holly Springs by Karon, Jan
Pontoon by Keillor, Garrison
Texas showdown : two Texas novels by Kelton, Elmer
Sizzle and burn by Krentz, Jayne Ann
The parting by Lewis, Beverly
Avalanche : a Sheriff Bo Tully mystery by McManus, Patrick
Now and then by Parker, Robert
Blind spot : a novel by Persons, Terri
Creation in death by Robb, J. D.
Love and lies by Roby, Kimberla Lawson
Black & white by Shapiro, Dani

Nonfiction
Neruda/pablo Neruda : his best poems
Dr. Bernstein's diabetes solution : the complete guide to achieving normal blood sugars by Bernstein, Richard
50 best girlfriends getaways in North America by Bond, Marybeth
Baseball card price guide 2007 by Clemens, Joe
Mindfulness in plain English by Gunaratana, Henepola
Living time : faith and facts to transform your cancer journey by Healy, Bernadine
Keeping a princess heart : in a not-so-fairy-tale world by Johnson, Nicole
Raising a modern-day knight : a father's role in guiding his son to authentic manhood by Lewis, Robert
American Medical Association guide to preventing and treating heart disease : essential information you and your family need to know about having a healthy heart by Lipsky, Martin
Gaining : the truth about life after eating disorders by Liu, Aimee
My first five husbands-- and the ones who got away by McClanahan, Rue
The seventeen traditions by Nader, Ralph
What dog? : a guide to help new owners select the right breed for their lifestyle by O'Neill, Amanda
From the heart : 7 rules to live by by Roberts, Robin
The green book : the everyday guide to saving the planet one simple step at a time by Rogers, Elizabeth
Breath by breath : the liberating practice of insight liberation by Rosenberg, Larry
Breaking Murphy's law : how optimists get what they want from life-- and pessimists can too by Segerstrom, Suzanne
At the center of the storm : my years at the CIA by Tenet, George
Hypnotic writing : how to seduce and persuade customers with only your words by Vitale, Joe

Large Print
Death of a scriptwriter by Beaton, M. C.
Fear no evil by Brennan, Allison
Tin roof blowdown by Burke, James Lee
The woods by Coben, Harlan
Cloud of unknowing by Cook, Thomas
Deep black: Jihad by Coonts, Stephen
Double take by Coulter, Catherine
Alpine scandal by Daheim, Mary
Something more by Dailey, Janet
Tallgrass by Dallas, Sandra
Double agents by Griffin, W. E. B.
Home to Holly Springs by Karon, Jan
Deep blue alibi by Levine, Paul
The parting by Lewis, Beverly
Devil who tamed her by Lindsey, Johanna
What the dead know by Lippman, Laura
Marcelli princess by Mallery, Susan
Survivors by McCall, Dinah
Sister mine by O'Dell, Tawni
Spare change by Parker, Robert
Hide and seek by Rankin, Ian
No safe place by Ross, JoAnn
Ten days in the hills by Smiley, Jane
Ice blue by Stuart, Anne
My nerdy Valentine by Thompson, Vicki

Children
Bootsie Barker bites by Bottner, Barbara
No biting! : a lift-the-flap book by Katz, Karen
Teeth are not for biting by Verdick, Elizabeth

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We don't mean to toot our own horn, but ...

The latest statistics from the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives have just been released and the Henderson County Public Library is shining once again!

Consider this:
Henderson County ranks #20 in population as compared to all other Kentucky counties.

Out of all 116 public library systems in Kentucky, the Henderson County Public Library also holds the following rankings:

• #10 in number of books loaned to other libraries through Interlibrary Loan;
• #13 in number of people coming to the library;
• #15 in total number of items checked out;
• #14 in number of public computer stations;
• #11 in total number of audio books;
• and #13 in total number of registered borrowers.

We think that's something worth celebrating!

Source: Kentucky Public Library Statistics, 2005-2006.

DVDs, music and books on CD we ordered April 18, 2007

Below is a list of the DVDs, music and books on CD recently ordered by the library. Click on the titles to see more and request a copy!

DVDs
Movies
Alpha Dog
Deja Vu
Freedom writers
Letters from Iwo Jima
Man on the flying trapeze
Never give a sucker an even break
Old-fashioned way
Payback
Poppy
Smokin' aces
You're telling me

Family
The ghost next door
My best friend is invisible
Perfect school
Shock on Shock Street

Music
Amanda Perez: I pray
Beyonce: B'Day
Ciara: The evolution
The covenant
Ginuwine: I apologize
Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere
Joss Stone: Introducing Joss Stone
Lloyd: Street love
Macy Gray: Big
Musiq Soulchild: Luvanmusiq
Sunshine Anderson: Sunshine at midnight

Books on CD
Fiction
Blood dreams by Hooper, Kay
Little pink slips by Koslow, Sally
Up close & personal by Michaels, Fern
High noon by Roberts, Nora
Dark of the moon by Sandford, John
Body surfing by Shreve, Anita

Nonfiction
The new American story by Bradley, Bill

New books we ordered April 18, 2007

Below is a list of the books recently ordered by the library. They are grouped by Fiction, Non-fiction, Large Print and Children. Click on the title to see more and request a copy!

Fiction
Last summer : a summer boys novel by Abbott, Hailey
All through the night : a troubleshooter Christmas by Brockmann, Suzanne
Darkest hour by Cabot, Meg
Haunted by Cabot, Meg
Jinx by Cabot, Meg
Ninth key by Cabot, Meg
Reunion by Cabot, Meg
Shadowland by Cabot, Meg
New England white by Carter, Stephen
Prom dates from Hell by Clement-Moore, Rosemary
The final detail : a Myron Bolitar novel by Coben, Harlan
One false movel by Coben, Harlan
Simple gifts by Copeland, Lori
Angels on Sunset Boulevard by De la Cruz, Melissa
The big beautiful by Duncan, Pamela
Fringe girl in love by Frankel, Valerie
Blood red by Graham, Heather
North River : a novel by Hamill, Pete
Hellstrom's hive by Herbert, Frank
The far reaches by Hickam, Homer
Impulse by Hopkins, Ellen
The warriors by Jakes, John
Crazy sweet by Janzen, Tara
Demons are forever : confessions of a demon-hunting soccer mom by Kenner, Julie
The prada paradox by Kenner, Julie
Holy smokes by MacAlister, Katie
Running with the giants : what Old Testament heroes want you to know about life and leadership by Maxwell, John
The outback stars by McDonald, Sandra
The penny : a novel by Meyer, Joyce
McKettrick's heart by Miller, Linda Lael
McKettrick's luck by Miller, Linda Lael
McKettrick's pride by Miller, Linda Lael
Dangerously Alice by Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
The truth about diamonds : a novel by Richie, Nicole
Come Juneteenth by Rinaldi, Ann
Blood brothers by Roberts, Nora
Lowcountry boil : a novel by Smith, Carl
White by Whitcomb, Christopher
Girl of the moment by Zindel, Lizabeth

Nonfiction

The law of rewards : giving what you can't keep to gain what you can't lose by Alcorn, Randy
The occupation of Iraq : winning the war, losing the peace by Allawi, Ali
The last chance millionaire : it's not too late to become wealthy by Andrew, Douglas
Get a hobby! : 101 all-consuming diversions for any lifestyle by Barseghian, Tina
Joy Bauer's food cures : easy 4-step nutrition programs for improving your body by Bauer, Joy
How to raise an American : 1776 fun and easy tools, tips, and activities to help your child love this country by Blyth, Myrna
The new American story by Bradley, Bill
Richard M. Nixon by Drew, Elizabeth
Tales from Q school : inside golf's fifth major by Feinstein, John
Chasing kangaroos : a continent, a scientist, and a search for the world's most extraordinary creature by Flannery, Tim
The dragon and the foreign devils : China and the world, 1100 B.C. to present by Gelber, Harry
Nurture the nature : understanding and supporting your child's unique core personality by Gurian, Michael
Confessions of an heiress : a tongue-in-chic peek behind the pose by Hilton, Paris
Keeping chickens : the essential guide to enjoying and getting the best from chickens by Hobson, Jeremy
The price of liberty : paying for America's wars by Hormats, Robert
The real all Americans : the team that changed a game, a people, a nation by Jenkins, Sally
Dog days by Katz, Jon
Rethinking thin : the new science of weight loss--and the myths and realities of dieting by Kolata, Gina
What is good and why : the ethics of well-being by Kraut, Richard
History of imperial China : Qin and Han by Lewis, Mark Edward
The lost Gospel of Mary : the Mother of Jesus in three ancient texts by Mathewes-Green, Frederica
The River Queen : a memoir by Morris, Mary
From Edison to iPod : protect your ideas and make money by Mostert, Frederick
Are we Rome? : the fall of an empire and the fate of America by Murphy, Cullen
The secret history of the American empire : economic hit men, jackals, and the truth about global corruption by Perkins, John
The case against perfection : ethics in the age of genetic engineering by Sandel, Michael
Walk away the pounds : the breakthrough six-week program that helps you burn fat, tone muscle, and feel great without dieting by Sansone, Leslie
Positively American : winning back the middle-class majority one family at a time by Schumer, Charles
Comrades! : a history of world communism by Service, Robert
Girls gone mild : young women reclaim self-respect and find its not bad to be good by Shalit, Wendy
Cold zero : inside the FBI hostage rescue team by Whitcomb, Christopher

Large Print
Dead room by Graham, Heather
Queen of broken hearts by King, Cassandra
Family by Kingsbury, Karen
Forever by Kingsbury, Karen
Blood brothers by Roberts, Nora

Children
Escape from Jabar-loo by Abbott, Tony
Mars needs moms! by Breathed, Berke
Sweet Clara and the freedom quilt by Hopkinson, Deborah
Under the quilt of night by Hopkinson, Deborah
Jeremy : the tale of an honest bunny by Karon, Jan
Kimchi and calamari by Kent, Rose
Greetings from planet Earth by Kerley, Barbara
Let me hold you longer by Kingsbury, Karen
You wish by Lethcoe, Jason
Gooney the fabulous by Lowry, Lois
Shadow in the north by Pullman, Philip
Frognapped by Sage, Angie
Fox in socks by Seuss, Dr
Horseradish : bitter truths you can't avoid by Snicket, Lemony
The tale of Pale Male : a true story by Winter, Jeanette

DVDs, music and books on CD we ordered April 11, 2007

Below is a list of the DVDs, music and books on CD recently ordered by the library. Click on the titles to see more and request a copy!


DVDs
Movies
Big
Carnal knowledge
Love happy
The Natural
Thr3e

Other
Planet Earth

Family
Bridge to Terabithia


Music
Best of Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers
The essential Bob Dylan
Five For Fighting: Battle for everything
Joe Diffie: Super hits


Books on CD
Fiction
The heir by Bradford, Barbara Taylor
The gift by Evans, Richard Paul
Trouble by Kellerman, Jesse
Black rock coffin makers by L'Amour, Louis
The Collected Bowdrie Dramatizations by L'Amour, Louis
Galloway by L'Amour, Louis
Lando by L'Amour, Louis
Mustang man by L'Amour, Louis
Riders of the dawn by L'Amour, Louis

Nonfiction
The secret by Byrne, Rhonda

New books we ordered April 11, 2007

Below is a list of the books recently ordered by the library. They are grouped by Fiction, Non-fiction and Large Print. Click on the title to see more and request a copy!


Fiction
Kissing Christmas goodbye by Beaton, M. C.
Written in bone by Beckett, Simon
The heir by Bradford, Barbara Taylor
Boomsday : a novel by Buckley, Christopher
Beyond reach : a novel by Carlson, Melody
Mexico by Carlson, Melody
Playing with fire by Carlson, Melody
Secret sins by Charles, Kate
The New Year's quilt by Chiaverini, Jennifer
Waking with enemies by Dickey, Eric Jerome
Nefertiti : the book of the dead by Drake, Nick
The gift by Evans, Richard Paul
Then we came to the end : a novel by Ferris, Joshua
Dead heat by Francis, Dick
The Chinese alchemist by Hamilton, Lyn
Pandora's daughter by Johansen, Iris
Devilish by Johnson, Maureen
Valentine's exile : a novel of the vampire Earth by Knight, E. E.
The fourth sacrifice by May, Peter
The return : an Inspector Van Veeteren mystery by Nesser, Hakan
The race by Patterson, Richard North
A Christmas beginning by Perry, Anne
Starburst by Pilcher, Robin
The naming of the dead by Rankin, Ian
Dark of the moon by Sandford, John
Sovereign by Sansom, C. J.
Shell game by Shaber, Sarah R.
Country lovers by Shaw, Rebecca
Zig zag : a novel by Somoza, Jose Carlos
Turquoise girl by Thurlo, Aimee
Don't you forget about me by Von Ziegesar, Cecily
The canyon of bones by Wheeler, Richard S.
Bloodline by Wilson, F. Paul
When the morning comes by Woodsmall, Cindy


Nonfiction
The Foundation Center's guide to winning proposals
The Foundation Center's guide to winning proposals II / Guide to Winning Proposals II
The handybook for genealogists : United States of America.
"Intimate" violence against women : when spouses, partners, or lovers attack
The source : a guidebook of American genealogy
Presidential courage : brave leaders and how they changed America, 1789-1989 by Beschloss, Michael R.
The lost boys of Sudan : an American story of the refugee experience by Bixler, Mark
Harsh pink : color me burned by Carlson, Melody
Train wreck : the life and death of Anna Nicole Smith.by Hogan, Donna
Greening your cleaning by Imus, Deirdre
Fundraising for social change by Klein, Kim
The diet docs and the amazing metabolic transformation by Klemczewski, Joe
Murder city : the bloody history of Chicago in the twenties by Lesy, Michael
The long exile : a tale of Inuit betrayal and survival in the high Arctic by McGrath, Melanie
Through the eyes of a street child : amazing stories of hope by Murray, Angela
American pilgrimage : sacred journeys and spiritual destinations by Ogilbee, Mark
Miracle in the Andes : 72 days on the mountain and my long trek home by Parrado, Nando
Family tree problem solver : proven methods for scaling the inevitable brick wall by Rising, Marsha Hoffman
Ladies of liberty : the women who shaped our nation by Roberts, Cokie
Courthouse research for family historians : your guide to genealogical treasures by Rose, Christine
Julia Child by Shapiro, Laura
The utility of force : the art of war in the modern world by Smith, Rupert
Uncovering your ancestry through family photographs by Taylor, Maureen Alice
The physics of Christianity by Tipler, Frank J.
Evolution for everyone : how Darwin's theory can change the way we think about our lives by Wilson, David Sloan
A savage kingdom : the true story of Jamestown, 1607, and the settlement of America by Woolley, Benjamin
The power and the glory : inside the dark heart of John Paul II's Vatican : a political biography by Yallop, David A.


Large Print
Sleeping doll by Deaver, Jeffery
Pandora's daughter by Johansen, Iris
Dockside by Wiggs, Susan

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The surefire way to avoid taxes, of course, is to keep your funds in a tax-deferred account. If you do hold funds in taxable accounts, however, you should look for tax-efficient funds in order to minimize your tax bill.

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Morningstar Library Edition provides a quick and easy way for users to analyze a fund's tax efficiency. Look up any mutual fund report in Morningstar and click on the Tax Analysis tab in the left-hand column.

Here you'll see returns before and after taxes. You'll also see how the fund's before-tax and after-tax returns stack up against the rest of its category. Further, the Tax Cost Ratio measures how much a fund's annualized return is reduced by the taxes investors pay on distributions. For example, if a fund had a 2% Tax Cost Ratio for the three-year time period, it means that on average each year, investors in that fund lost 2% of their assets to taxes. A score of 0% represents the most tax-efficient funds, and 5% the worst.

An even easier way to find tax-efficient funds is to use the preset screen already in Morningstar Library Edition. Just click here to log in to Morningstar. (Provide your library card barcode number and PIN.) Select Screeners, then click on the white box labeled "Morningstar Screens." Open the "Select Screen" box at the top. Select "Aftertax Stars." It's that simple. So, whenever you find yourself grumbling about taxes, just know that you can use Morningstar Library Edition to find funds that won't tax your wallet.

If you would like more information about how you can access Morningstar, please click here or call the Library at 826-3712.

New books we ordered April 4, 2007

Below is a list of the books recently ordered by the library. They are grouped by Fiction, Non-fiction, Large Print and Children. Click on the title to see more and request a copy!


Fiction
Secrets in the attic by Andrews, V. C.
Silence of the grave by Arnaldur Indrithason
These boots weren't made for walking : a novel by Carlson, Melody
The Yiddish policemen's union : a novel by Chabon, Michael
Frill kill by Childs, Laura
Miriam's healing by Davis, Cynthia
Skin by Dekker, Ted
Protect and defend by Flynn, Vince
A lick of frost by Hamilton, Laurell K.
The hooded hawke : an Elizabeth I mystery by Harper, Karen
Novels : Fanshawe, the Scarlet Letter, the House of the Seven Gables, the Blithedale Romance, the Marble Faun by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Third degree by Iles, Greg
Hand of evil by Jance, Judith A.
City of the dead by Keene, Brian
The conqueror worms by Keene, Brian
The rising by Keene, Brian
The penny tree by Kennedy, Holly
Duma key by King, Stephen
Between Sundays by Kingsbury, Karen
Ladykiller by Light, Lawrence
Lone Creek : a novel by McMahon, Neil
Still summer by Mitchard, Jacquelyn
Command decision by Moon, Elizabeth
Rant : the oral biography of Buster Casey by Palahniuk, Chuck
Dead of night by Robb, J. D.
The quality of mercy by Roberts, David
The ghosts of Glevum : a libertus mystery of Roman Britain by Rowe, Rosemary
Body surfing : a novel by Shreve, Anita
Murder on K Street : a Capital Crimes novel by Truman, Margaret
Hell hath no fury by Weber, David
Certain girls by Weiner, Jennifer
My French whore by Wilder, Gene


Nonfiction
Love in black and white : a memoir of race, religion, and romance by Cohen, William S.
Opening day : the story of Jackie Robinson's first season by Eig, Jonathan
Ric Flair : to be the man by Flair, Ric
Fame junkies : the hidden truths behind America's favorite addiction by Halpern, Jake
Crazy '08 : how a cast of cranks, rogues, boneheads, and magnates created the greatest year in baseball history by Murphy, Cait
Raising hell : the reign, ruin, and redemption of Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay / Ronin Ro. by Ro, Ronin.
When God winks at you : how God speaks directly to you through the power of coincidence by Rushnell, Squire D.
The hidden half of the family : a sourcebook for women's genealogy by Schaefer, Christina K.
A jewel in His crown : rediscovering your value as a woman of excellence by Shirer, Priscilla
How to do a superior performance appraisal by Swan, William S.
Me, myself & Bob : a true story about God, dreams, and talking vegetables by Vischer, Phil
The happiest man in the world : an account of the life of Poppa Neutrino by Wilkinson, Alec


Large Print
Up in Honey's room by Leonard, Elmore


Children
Back to school by Brunstetter, Wanda E.
School's out by Brunstetter, Wanda E.
Darcy Daisy and the Firefly Festival : learning about bipolar disorder and community by Lewandowski, Lisa M.