DVDs, music and books on CD we ordered March 28, 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
Arachnophobia
Because I said so
From Hell
Ghost rider
Mirrormask
Poison Ivy
That thing you do
Tommy

Children of Dune
Roots
What the 'bleep' do we know? : Down the rabbit hole

The Chocolate War


Music
Clay Walker: Fall
Martina McBride: Waking up laughing
Otis Redding: Definitive soul
Sublime: Gold
Wreckers: Stand still, look pretty


Books on CD
Fiction
The Fourth Order by Frey, Stephen W.
The quest by Smith, Wilbur A.

Nonfiction
Einstein by Isaacson, Walter
Failing America's faithful by Townsend, Kathleen

Spring into gardening

Spring has arrived and over the next few weeks we will see so many patrons come in with their eyes sparking and their minds full of dreams of long afternoons spent working in their beloved gardens. Green Thumbs, fear not, we are ready to meet your needs!

We are dedicating this month's display to gardening and lawn care. Some of our patrons spend weeks landscaping their backyards to transform it into the paradise of their dreams. Many of our patrons find no greater pleasure than eating zucchini and tomatoes fresh from their own vegetable gardens. Other patrons take great pride in the beautiful blooms that they nurse from their flower beds every season. We have all these passionate growers covered, regardless of what their garden plans might be this year. So whether you are an organic vegtable grower or can boast of the most beautiful roses in your neighborhood, please come down and see what our librarians have that can help your gardens grow.

National Puppy Day is March 23!

The Animal Miracle Foundation and Network has named this Friday, March 23rd, as National Puppy Day. Their hope is to have 10,000 puppies adopted from the nation's animal shelters on this day. If you plan on inviting a new furry friend to join your life Friday, or any day for that matter, don't forget to stop by the library and check out our books, videos, and DVDs on dog care and training. Here is just a sample of the resources our librarians can help you find that will help make your animal adoption experience a pleasant one for you and your new pet.

Dr. Pitcairn's complete guide to natural health for dogs & cats
Your new dog and you
Cesar's Way
Let the dog decide
Your dream dog: a guide to choosing the right dog for you

If you love dogs, but adopting one just isn't a possibility right now, try celebrating man's best friend on Friday by reading one of these dog tales.

Chow Down: a Melanie Travis mystery
Walking in circles before lying down
The dogs of Babel
Marley and Me: Life and love with the world's worst dog
Dogs of Bedlam Farm

Last minute tax filer?

According to the Internal Revenue Service, nearly 1 in 5 taxpayers wait until last minute to begin working on their tax returns. Whether you are one of those people who works best under pressure or someone who just hasn't been able to find the time, the library can help you get started when that time comes.
We have plenty of Federal and Kentucky tax forms in our reference department. We also have a master copy of the Indiana Non-Resident tax return packet for our patrons who work in Evansville or other Indiana towns. If we do not have the particular form you need in stock, any of our staff will be happy to find the form you need in our Master Book or at the IRS or Kentucky Revenue Cabinet websites.
We do not have a qualified accountant on our staff to help with tax returns, but our reference department holds several books that explain tax law changes and updates for our patrons who have questions about their returns, deductions, how tax law applies to them, etc. Patrons may also take advantage of the computers in our computer lab to use one of many fee-based online tax preparation programs available on the internet or to e-file their taxes for free on the IRS website.
So if you are one of the millions of Americans who have not even picked up their pencil and 1040, let us help you meet the April 17th filing deadline with our tax resources.

DVDs, music and books on CD we ordered March 14, 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
Dead silence
Evita
The good shepherd
Hannibal rising
The Mambo Kings
Nadia
Torn curtain

FDR: A presidency revealed
Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy

Facing fear without freaking out
How to do homework without throwing up
Taking the "duh" out of divorce
What on Earth do you do when someone dies?


Music
Patti Austin: Avant-Gershwin


Books on CD
Better than good by Ziglar, Zig
Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte

New books we ordered March 14, 2007

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


Fiction
Virgin lies : a novel by Anscombe, Roderick
Homecoming by Cabot, Meg
Pants on fire by Cabot, Meg
Tallgrass by Dallas, Sandra
The hardcore diaries by Foley, Mick
Stripped by Freeman, Brian
Helpless : a novel by Gowdy, Barbara
Suffer the little children by Leon, Donna
Morning comes softly by Macomber, Debbie
Roseflower Creek by Miles, Jackuelyn L.
The affectionate adversary by Palmer, Catherine
The year of fog by Richmond, Michelle
Cally's War by Ringo, John
The hero by Ringo, John
Watch on the Rhine by Ringo, John
Play dead by Rosenfelt, David
The mercy seller by Vantrease, Brenda Rickman


Nonfiction
Country quick and easy : fast family favorites and nothing-to-it meals that are simple, satisfying and delicious.
Seasons for sharing : a country store in your mailbox
Final exam : a young surgeon's reflections on mortality by Chen, Pauline W.
Angels by Graham, Billy
Recipe for life : how to change habits that harm into resources that heal by Kerr, Graham
Women & money : owning the power to control your destiny by Orman, Suze
Never quit the fight by Peters, Ralph
Living with Lupus by Pigache, Phillippa
Positive options for living with lupus : self-help and treatment by Pigache, Phillippa
Lupus : a patient's guide for diagnosis, treatment, and everyday living by Quintero del Rio, Ana
Too late to say goodbye : a true story of murder and betrayal by Rule, Ann
Letters to young black men : advice and encouragement for a difficult journey by Whyte, Daniel


Children
A dangerous path by Hunter, Erin
Fire and ice / book 2 by Hunter, Erin
Forest of secrets by Hunter, Erin
Rising storm by Hunter, Erin
Into the wild by Hunter, Erin
Gnat Stokes and the Foggy Bottom Swamp Queen by Keehn, Sally M.

Spring break programs for children

Spring break for Henderson County students is just around the corner and the Library is preparing some exciting programs for children. We will be highlighting owls this year in honor of our newly added Great Horned Owls outdoor sculpture and Great Horned Owl indoor specimen.

Registration is required and will be held March 18-24. You can register at the library or online beginning March 18.

Whooooo Knows Owls - Tuesday, April 3 at 1:30

Children ages 5 and up are invited to attend this program and hear Alan Gehret, curator of the Audubon Museum, explain how owls see, think and live. There will be fun activities and storytelling.

"Give a Hoot" Owl Storytime - Wednesday, April 4 at 1:30

Children ages 5 and up will hear owl stories, sing owl songs, learn owl trivia and make a paper bag owl puppet.

"Name That Owl" Contest Reception - Thursday, April 5 at 1:30

The Library has acquired a wonderfully preserved Great Horned Owl through the generosity of the Chip Crafton family. It is housed in the Children's Department and is a fine specimen. To make sure that our owl truly feels at home in our library, we would like to give him a name.

Children ages 5-13 are invited to participate in our "Name That Owl" contest. Submit your favorite name beginning March 18 at the library or online. For contest rules and more information, please visit our official spring break page.

Back by popular demand - tai chi classes

Tai chi classes will once again be offered by the Library beginning later this month. Our last sessions filled up quickly so sign up now!

The classes will be taught by Diana Hobgood, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and certified massage specialist.The class times are as follows:

• 2:00 pm on Mondays - March 26 through May 29


• 10:00 am on Saturdays - April 7 through June 9

There is a $30 registration fee which is due before classes begin. Class size is limited, so please register early by stopping by the Library at 101 South Main Street. (Checks or cash only, please)

Benefits of tai chi exercise, which is a slow, gentle exercise system based on Chinese martial arts, include improved posture, flexibility, balance, lower body strength, coordination, physical endurance, breath control and stress management.

If you have questions, please call the Library at 826-3712.

New books we ordered March 8, 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
Dead witch walking by Harrison, Kim
Every which way but dead by Harrison, Kim
A fistful of charms by Harrison, Kim
For a few demons more by Harrison, Kim
The good, the bad, and the undead by Harrison, Kim
Flies on the butter by Hildreth, Denise
Secrets of the Highwayman by Mackenzie, Sara
The eyes of Texas : a novel by Morris, Gilbert
The yellow rose : a novel by Morris, Gilbert
Fifty degrees below by Robinson, Kim Stanley
Dockside by Wiggs, Susan


Nonfiction
Walt Disney World resort & Orlando
Warm glass : a complete guide to kiln-forming techniques : fusing, slumping, casting by Beveridge, Philippa
Spiritual connections : how to find spirituality throughout all the relationships in your life by Browne, Sylvia
Francesco's Italy : a personal journey through Italian culture -- past and present by Da Mosto, Francesco
The buried book : the loss and rediscovery of the great Epic of Gilgamesh by Damrosch, David
Best choices from the people's pharmacy : what you need to know before your next visit to the doctor or drugstore by Graedon, Joe
Roots by Haley, Alex
Grave matters : journey through the modern funeral industry to a natural way of burial by Harris, Mark
Letter to a Christian nation by Harris, Sam
Introduction to glass fusing : 15 complete project lessons & ideas for dozens of additional fused pieces by Kaiser, Petra
Grace eventually : thoughts on faith by Lamott, Anne
War and the American presidency by Schlesinger, Arthur Meier
Masonry : beyond the light by Schnoebelen, William
Less law, more order : the truth about reducing crime by Waller, Irvin


Large Print
Simply magic by Balogh, Mary
I heard that song before by Clark, Mary Higgins
Hot stuff by Evanovich, Janet
Successor by Frey, Stephen W.
Irish linen by Greeley, Andrew M.
Past perfect by Isaacs, Susan
Absolute fear by Jackson, Lisa
Back on Blossom Street by Macomber, Debbie
Lethal justice by Michaels, Fern
River knows by Quick, Amanda
Obsession by Robards, Karen


Children
Yes by Alborough, Jez
Aunt Isabel tells a good one by Duke, Kate
The Daddy Goose treasury by French, Vivian
Jack and the beanstalk by Galdone, Paul
Kiss good night by Hest, Amy
Bats at the beach by Lies, Brian
Foxes by Nobleman, Marc Tyler
G is for goat by Polacco, Patricia
In the night kitchen by Sendak, Maurice
The napping house by Wood, Audrey

DVDs, music and books on CD we ordered March 8, 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
Apocalypto
Dreamgirls
No direction home: Bob Dylan

Bob Newhart : button down concert
Brides of Christ
I love Lucy: Seasons 7, 8, 9
Tai Chi for beginners

Everyone's hero
Happily n'ever after


Music
Clay Crosse: I surrender all
Eric Dolphy: Out to lunch
Fergie: The duchess
Gary Allan: Greatest hits
Horace Silver: Blowin' the blues away
Jeremy Camp: Beyond measure
Jimmy Eat World: Bleed American
Miranda Lambert: Kerosene
Relient K: Five score and seven years ago
Sound spectacular sound effects
Taking Back Sunday: Louder now


Books on CD
The mystical life of Jesus by Browne, Sylvia

DVDs, music and books on CD we ordered March 1, 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
Boynton Beach Club
Catch and release
The greatest show on Earth
Harlem nights
The Queen
Skulls II
The Skulls III
Stomp the yard
The trouble with angels

Mickey's great clubhouse hunt
On the move
Read it and weep
Save the Wonder Pets!
Shape detectives

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
The wild parrots of Telegraph Hill


Music
Bob Marley: One love at Studio One
Dierks Bentley: Long trip alone
The essential Bob Marley & Wailers
Jason Aldean
Les Miserables
Spider man 2 soundtrack


Books on CD
Barron's beginner's self-study course Spanish
Pimsleur conversational Spanish

New books we ordered March 1, 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
Free fire by Box, C. J.
Big boned by Cabot, Meg
Mirror Universe : Obsidian alliances by David, Peter
Jason & Kyra by Davidson, Dana
Denzel's lips by Diggs, Anita
The presidential affair by Egleton, Clive
The traitor's tale / A Dame Frevisse Medieval History by Frazer, Margaret
Time to kill by Freemantle, Brian
The Kommandant's girl by Jenoff, Pam
Catching genius by Kiernan, Kristy
Con ed by Klein, Matthew
Angelica : a novel by Phillips, Arthur
The prestige by Priest, Christopher
Blossom : a novel by Queen Pen
Rat run by Seymour, Gerald
Dark moon defender by Shinn, Sharon
The thirteenth house by Shinn, Sharon
Mirror univers, glass empires by Sussman, Mike
The Picasso flop by Van Patten, Vincent
Sheer abandon : a novel by Vincenzi, Penny
Greed by Wasserman, Robin
Hacking Harvard by Wasserman, Robin
She ain't the one by Weber, Carl
The religion by Willocks, Tim

Nonfiction
Growing up in slavery : stories of young slaves as told by themselves
Rome, Inc. : the rise and fall of the first multinational corporation by Bing, Stanley
What would Machiavelli do? : the ends justify the meanness by Bing, Stanley
The easy way to stop smoking by Carr, Allen
United States v. George W. Bush et al. by De la Vega, Elizabeth
Is nothing sacred? : the story of a pastor, the women he sexually abused, and the congregation he nearly destroyed by Fortune, Marie M.
100 places every woman should go by Griest, Stephanie Elizondo
How doctors think by Groopman, Jerome E.
Why good people do bad things : understanding our darker selves by Hollis, James
Christian ethics : an essential guide by Lovin, Robin W.
All American : why I believe in football, God, and the war in Iraq by McGovern, Robert
Supreme discomfort : the divided soul of Clarence Thomas by Merida, Kevin
Amazing Grace : William Wilberforce and the heroic campaign to end slavery by Metaxas, Eric
Teenagers are people too! by Meyer, Joyce
A day apart : how Jews, Christians, and Muslims find faith, freedom, and joy on the Sabbath by Ringwald, Christopher D.
In an instant : a family's journey of love and healing by Woodruff, Lee

Large Print
Clearing in the wild by Kirkpatrick, Jean

Children
The wings of Merlin by Barron, T. A.
The day I had to play with my sister by Bonsall, Crosby Newell
Mice are nice by Ghigna, Charles
I see, you saw by Karlin, Nurit
Go away, dog by Nodset, Joan L.
Dragon of the red dawn by Osborne, Mary Pope
Saving the world and other extreme sports by Patterson, James
General Winston's daughter by Shinn, Sharon
Awakening by Wasserman, Robin
Betrayal by Wasserman, Robin

This just in ... February's new materials

For those of you who like nice and neat organized lists (like librarians do), we have put together lists of the new materials that were added to the library's collection in the month of February. Click on the links below to see the lists and request items.

(Hint: You can see these lists every month in the "Best Bets" section of the library's online catalog, or in the library in the New Books section.)


Books
General Fiction
Mysteries, Westerns, and Science Fiction
Nonfiction and Biography
Large Print
Children

Audio-Visual
DVDs
Books on CD
Music on CD

A wee bit o' Ireland for all

In March, many people's thoughts turn to the Emerald Isle of Ireland as they celebrate their own Irish heritage or the contributions of the Irish-American immigrants to our country's history and culture. We are participating in the celebrations by spotlighting hundreds of books in our collection that celebrate Ireland and the Irish. The books on our display were either written by an Irish or Irish-American author, have prominent Irish characters, or take place in Ireland. Here's just a small sample of the Irish spirit on our display shelves right now:

My dream of you
Ireland.
Anybody out there?
The deception of the emerald ring
The greener shore : a novel of the druids of Hibernia
Master of souls : a mystery of Ancient Ireland
Badger's moon
Deliciously Irish : a collection of recipes from the hosts and chefs of Ireland

What to watch while you wait.

The ballots are in and this year's winners have been announced for the Academy Awards. As you can see from the previous post, we have many of this year's winners and nominees in our collection and you can reserve your copy today. But while you are waiting for The Departed or Babel to come in, why don't you try some of these past Best Picture winners and nominees that you might have forgotten about? We will have these and many other winners and also-rans on display all month, so come check a few out.

12 Angry Men
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
A Beautiful Mind
Sideways
Hotel Rwanda