New Kentucky economic assistance website

Governor Steve Beshear recently announced the creation of a new website, assistance.ky.gov – a one-stop shop where many forms of public assistance are available in one easily accessible site.

This website provides links to information about programs that can help during these tough economic times. At assistance.ky.gov, you will find help on paying bills, obtaining a job and holding onto your home if or when foreclosure is threatened.

DVDs,Books on CD, & Music ordered Nov 26

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

DVDs
Movies
Appaloosa
Blindness
The derby stallion
Elf
The express
The family that preys
Fifteen and pregnant
Hitch
Howards End
Johnson family Christmas dinner
Less than zero
The longshots
My best friend's girl
Nick & Norah's infinite playlist
Nights in Rodanthe
Scary movie 3
Spirit of the marathon

Family
Igor
Jingle all the way
Madagascar
Pink Panther: A pink Christmas

Books on CD
No more sleepless nights by Hauri, Peter
The 8th confession by Patterson, James

Music
Enya: And winter came
Michael W. Smith: A new hallelujah
The very best of Perry Como

New books we ordered November 26, 2008

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

Fiction
Before they are hanged by Abercrombie, Joe
The blade itself by Abercrombie, Joe
Last argument of kings by Abercrombie, Joe
Crusade by Anderson, Taylor
City at the end of time by Bear, Greg
Harmony by Bentley, C. F.
Blood wedding by Brooke, P. J.
Working stiff : a Sofie Metropolis novel by Carrington, Tori
Year of the dog by Chang, Henry
The joys of my life by Clare, Alys
The glass of time : the secret life of Miss Esperanza Gorst : narrated by herself by Cox, Michael
Hollywood is like high school with money by Dean, Zoey
Toll the hounds by Erikson, Steven
Burned by Hagberg, David
The hunted by Haig, Brian
Marsbound by Haldeman, Joe
Merry wives of Maggody by Hess, Joan
Knit two by Jacobs, Kate
When the Duke returns by James, Eloisa
Wicked intentions by Joyce, Lydia
Blindspot : by A Gentleman in Exile and a Lady in Disguise by Kamensky, Jane
Red Knife : a Cork O'Connor mystery by Krueger, William
The collected short stories of Louis L'Amour by L'Amour, Louis
Duainfey by Lee, Sharon
Dexter by design by Lindsay, Jeffry
Hardly knew her : stories by Lippman, Laura
Summer on Blossom Street by Macomber, Debbie
Dragonheart by McCaffrey, Todd
The darker side by McFadyen, Cody
A Stone Creek Christmas by Miller, Linda
Badlands : a novel of suspense by Montanari, Richard
A deadly silver sea by Morris, Bob
The courtship by Morris, Gilbert
When the cat's away by Morris, Gilbert
Juggler of worlds by Niven, Larry
Stranger in the night by Palmer, Catherine
Hey there (you with the gun in your hand) : a Rat Pack mystery by Randisi, Robert
Going under / Quantum Gravity, Book 3 by Robson, Justina
Keeping it real by Robson, Justina
Selling out by Robson, Justina
The memorist by Rose, M. J.
Cheater by Rosenberg, Nancy
New tricks by Rosenfelt, David
Arms of Nemesis : a novel of ancient Rome by Saylor, Steven
Roman blood by Saylor, Steven
A dark matter by Straub, Peter
The parlor house daughter by Sundell, Joanne
The United States of Atlantis by Turtledove, Harry
Lucky Billy by Vernon, John
Get real by Westlake, Donald
By the sword : a Repairman Jack novel by Wilson, F. Paul
Another time, another place by Zane
Love is never painless : three novellas by Zane

Nonfiction
Berlitz German Concise Dictionary : German - English / Englisch - Deutsch
Clint Eastwood : a life in pictures
A great idea at the time : the rise, fall, and curious afterlife of the Great Books by Beam, Alex
Holy war, Inc. : inside the secret world of Osama bin Laden by Bergen, Peter
Unholy business : a true tale of faith, greed, and forgery in the holy land by Burleigh, Nina
The Canterbury tales by Chaucer, Geoffrey
Dreams of Africa in Alabama : the slave ship Clotilda and the story of the last Africans brought to America by Diouf, Sylviane
The long descent : a user's guide to the end of the industrial age by Greer, John
Do the right thing : inside the movement that's bringing common sense back to America by Huckabee, Mike
Ten : all your favorite foods--and ten recipes for each by Lukins, Sheila
Greasy rider : two dudes, one fry-oil-powered car, and a cross-country search for a greener future by Melville, Greg
Jesus : 90 days with one and only by Moore, Beth
GED En Espanol : Gui De Preparacion Completa Para Tomar La Prueba Ged by Ortman, Jill
Spellbound by beauty : Alfred Hitchcock and his leading ladies by Spoto, Donald

LargeType
The 8th confession by Patterson, James

Children
Draw 50 airplanes, aircraft, and spacecraft by Ames, Lee
Draw 50 animal 'toons by Ames, Lee
Draw 50 animals by Ames, Lee
Draw 50 beasties and yugglies and turnover uglies and things that go bump in the night by Ames, Lee
Draw 50 boats, ships, trucks & trains by Ames, Lee
Draw 50 buildings and other structures by Ames, Lee
Draw 50 cars, trucks, and motorcycles by Ames, Lee
Draw 50 dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals by Ames, Lee
Draw 50 dogs by Ames, Lee
Draw 50 famous cartoons by Ames, Lee
Draw 50 magical creatures : the step-by-step way to draw unicorns, elves, cherubs, trolls and many more by Ames, Lee
Draw 50 monsters, creeps, superheroes, demons, dragons, nerds, dirts, ghouls, giants, vampires, zombies, and other curiosa ... by Ames, Lee
Draw 50 sharks, whales, and other sea creatures by Ames, Lee
Amazing peace : a Christmas poem by Angelou, Maya
Zac Efron by Dougherty, Terri
Dolphins by Hardyman, Robyn
South by McDonnell, Patrick
My little girl by McGraw, Tim
It's time to sleep, my love (a lullabye) by Metaxas, Eric
Silverwing by Oppel, Kenneth

Database reductions - Phase 2

The Library has for many years offered access to the Kentucky Virtual Library, a product of the Council on Postsecondary Education. This department has been severely impacted by budget reductions applied to agencies due to decreased state revenues. Budget cuts have affected the Kentucky Virtual Library to the point that several databases have been dropped and will no longer be accessible.


The second phase of cutbacks has taken place and the following databases are no longer available from the library's website or the Kentucky Virtual Library:

• Biography Reference Bank
• International Index to Music Periodicals
• ProQuest Computing
• FirstSearch databases: ArticleFirst (OCLC) - PapersFirst; World Almanac; GPO Monthly Catalog; ProceedingsFirst; Clase and Periodica; ECO; Electronic Books; WorldCat Dissertations and Theses

These are valuable and timely research tools for students and adult learners alike and we regret that we are no longer able to provide access. If you have been a user of any of these databases and would like suggestions of alternate sources, please call or email the Library and we would be happy to help you. You may also wish to view our interactive guide to the Library's online resources.


Please visit our online Research Center to view all of our online databases and services.

A Stocking Full of Stories

The Children's Department will be hosting storyteller Linda Bruns for a Christmas-themed storytime on Thursday, December 18, at 3:30 p.m.

All ages are invited to attend and registration is required. Registration will be held December 7 - 17. Please stop by or call the Library (826-3712) to register.

New books we ordered November 19, 2008

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

Fiction
Night fall by Adair, Cherry
Night secrets by Adair, Cherry
First family by Baldacci, David
The devil's web by Balogh, Mary
No man's mistress by Balogh, Mary
The secret pearl by Balogh, Mary
The Christmas sweater by Beck, Glenn
A single thread by Bostwick, Marie
Shoot the lawyer twice by Bowen, Michael
Tempted by the night by Boyle, Elizabeth
In the valley of ancient rain gods by Burke, James
Dead ringer by Burton, Mary
The courtship dance by Camp, Candace
Tempted all night by Carlyle, Liz
Paradise Valley by Carr, Robyn
Second chance pass by Carr, Robyn
Temptation ridge by Carr, Robyn
The man must marry by Chapman, Janet
Moonlight warrior by Chapman, Janet
The scarecrow by Connelly, Michael
The lovers by Connolly, John
A match made on Madison by Davis, Dee
Always look twice by Dawson, Geralyn
Day after midnight by Diamant, Anita
Snake dreams by Doss, James
Almost innocent by Feather, Jane
The bride hunt by Feather, Jane
Kissed by shadows by Feather, Jane
A Valentine wedding by Feather, Jane
Peripheral vision by Ferguson, Patricia
The January dancer by Flynn, Michael
My wicked Marquess by Foley, Gaelen
Hell's gate by Frey, Stephen
The moon looked down by Garlock, Dorothy
People of the thunder by Gear, W. Michael
The price of desire by Goodman, Jo
Hidden by Gray, Shelley
Cretaceous dawn by Graziano, Lisa
Ex-kop by Hammond, Warren
The lost temple by Harper, Tom
Where serpents sleep : a Sebastian St. Cyr mystery by Harris, C. S.
The outlaw demon wails by Harrison, Kim
The castaways by Hilderbrand, Elin
All that matters by Holm, Stef
Double fantasy by Holt, Cheryl
My true love by Holt, Cheryl
Angel in a red dress by Ivory, Judith
The yada yada prayer group gets decked out : a novel by Jackson, Neta
The Yada Yada Prayer Group gets rolling by Jackson, Neta
The Yada Yada Prayer Group gets tough by Jackson, Neta
A dog named Christmas by Kincaid, Gregory
Come the night by Krinard, Susan
Till there was you by Kurland, Lynn
Deadly intent by La Plante, Lynda
Fools' experiments by Lerner, Edward
Butchers Hill by Lippman, Laura
The Bourne deception by Lustbader, Eric Van
Sweet spot by Mallery, Susan
Sweet talk by Mallery, Susan
Sand sharks by Maron, Margaret
Three silent things by Mayhew, Margaret
All jacked up by Mccall, Penny
The devil's eye by McDevitt, Jack
Any minute by Meyer, Joyce
Betrayals by Neggers, Carla
Swimsuit by Patterson, James
The way home by Pelecanos, George
Warning at one by Purser, Ann
206 bones by Reichs, Kathy
I can see you by Rose, Karen
The rogue hunter by Sands, Lynsay
The Paris enigma by Santis, Pablo de
Contagious by Sigler, Scott
The captive heart by Small, Bertrice
An Irish country Christmas by Taylor, Patrick
Dancing with demons : a mystery of ancient Ireland by Tremayne, Peter
Along came trouble by Woods, Sherryl
The Inn at Eagle Point by Woods, Sherryl
Welcome to Serenity by Woods, Sherryl

Nonfiction
Antarctica : secrets of the southern continent
Fine art publicity : the complete guide for galleries and artists by Abbott, Susan
Nothing to be frightened of by Barnes, Julian
Charles Darwin : the concise story of an extraordinary man by Berra, Tim
Ingles Para Dummies / English For Dummies by Brenner, Gail Abel
Travels by Crichton, Michael
Spiders : the ultimate predators by Dalton, Stephen
The little book that saves your assets : what the rich do to stay wealthy in up and down markets by Darst, David
Warlord : a life of Winston Churchill at war, 1874-1945 by D'Este, Carlo
Small screen, big picture : Mediabistro.com's inside-the-business guide to writing and producing TV by Gervich, Chad
Financial Armageddon : we are in a battle for our very survival by Hagee, John
Rome sweet home : our journey to Catholicism by Hahn, Scott
If not now, when? : duty and sacrifice in America's time of need by Jacobs, Jack
With wings like eagles : a history of the Battle of Britain by Korda, Michael
An exact replica of a figment of my imagination : a memoir by McCracken, Elizabeth
Abraham Lincoln / The 16th President, 1861-1865 by McGovern, George
Working longer : the solution to the retirement income challenge by Munnell, Alicia Haydock
Acedia & me : a marriage, monks, and a writer's life by Norris, Kathleen
The Leptin Diet : how fit is your fat? by Richards, Byron
Retire, and start your own business by Sargent, Dennis
A deadly misunderstanding : a congressman's quest to bridge the Muslim-Christian divide by Siljander, Mark
The homeowner's guide to managing a renovation : tough-as-nails tactics for getting the most from your money by Solakian, Susan
The smartest 401(k) book you'll ever read : maximize your retirement savings-- the smart way! : (smartest 403(b) and 457(b), too!) by Solin, Daniel
Operation hotel California : the clandestine war inside Iraq by Tucker, Mike
The truth about buying annuities by Weisman, Steve

Teen Fiction
Kimmie66 by Alexovich, Aaron
Star Wars : the force unleashed by Blackman, Haden
Welcome to the jungle by Butcher, Jim
Being Nikki by Cabot, Meg
Water baby by Cambell, Ross
Confessions of a blabbermouth by Carey, Mike
Graceling by Cashore, Kristin
Let it snow : three holiday romances by Green, John
Good as Lily by Kim, Derek Kirk
In Odd we trust by Koontz, Dean
Cybele's secret by Marillier, Juliet
If only you knew : a Hotlanta novel by Millner, Denene
Watch the skies by Patterson, James
The Discworld graphic novels : The colour of magic & The light fantastic by Pratchett, Terry
The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Stevenson, Robert
Clubbing by Watson, Andi

LargeType
Fiction
First family by Baldacci, David
Never romance a rake by Carlyle, Liz
The scarecrow by Connelly, Michael
The Bourne deception by Lustbader, Eric Van
Sweet spot by Mallery, Susan
Sweet talk by Mallery, Susan
Sweet trouble by Mallery, Susan
Wedding challenge by Mallery, Susan
Swimsuit by Patterson, James
Kill for me by Rose, Karen
Fireside by Wiggs, Susan

Nonfiction
American lion by Meacham, Jon

Children
Forever princess by Cabot, Meg
Holiday princess by Cabot, Meg
The Christmas bears by Conover, Chris
Do princesses really kiss frogs? by Coyle, Carmela LaVigna
Do princesses scrape their knees? by Coyle, Carmela LaVigna
Do princesses wear hiking boots? by Coyle, Carmela LaVigna
Merry Christmas, Ollie! by Dunrea, Olivier
Dangles and bangles : 25 funky accessories to make and wear by Haab, Sherri
Sunrise by Hunter, Erin
The little drummer boy by Keats, Ezra Jack
The dog who saved Santa by Kelley, True
Let's go on a Mommy date / Let Us Go on a Mommy Date by Kingsbury, Karen
Drummer boy by Long, Loren
Bake and make amazing cookies by MacLeod, Elizabeth
Christmas farm by Ray, Mary
Christmas crafts from around the world by Sadler, Judy
Repo elf by Sims, Tom
The lump of coal by Snicket, Lemony
The nutcracker by Spinner, Stephanie
Kids in the holiday kitchen : making, baking, giving by Strand, Jessica
Medallion : a fantasy for young readers by Watkins, Dawn
What does Mrs. Claus do? by Wharton, Kate
A pirate's night before Christmas by Yates, Philip
Hanukkah haiku by Ziefert, Harriet

DVDs,Books on CD, & Music ordered Nov 19

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

DVDs
Movies
Christmas cottage
The clique
Ella enchanted
Fractured
Freedom writers
Ghostwatcher
Left behind collection
Lethal weapon 2
Lethal weapon 3
Mahabharata
Nobody's fool
The protector

Family
The nightmare before Christmas

Books on CD
Fiction
First family by Baldacci, David
Hannah Coulter by Berry, Wendell
In the valley of ancient rain gods by Burke, James Lee
The scarecrow by Connelly, Michael
The lovers by Connolly, John
Hell's gate by Frey, Stephen
The Bourne deception by Lustbader, Eric Van
Swimsuit by Patterson, James
206 bones by Reichs, Kathy
Pursuit by Robards, Karen

Teen
Watch the skies by Patterson, James

Music
Bob Mintzer Big Band: Swing out
Ghost rider soundtrack
Zac Brown Band: The foundation