LPL News for the Week of 9-23-07

[Lakewood Public Library]

"Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."
--William Faulkner (1897-1962)



UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Sunday, September 23, 2007
SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS -- BEYOND CUPCAKES AND ICE CREAM
NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO FLOOD DAMAGE IN THE AUDITORIUM
2:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium


FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
Bugs Don't Bug Me
2:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch

Friday, September 28, 2007
FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
To the Max! (and Ruby)*
10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch
*Playhouse Square is offering chances for prizes and discounted tickets for upcoming Discovery Theatre Series performances during this weekend.

Saturday, September 29, 2007
FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
To the Max! (and Ruby)*
10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch
*Playhouse Square is offering chances for prizes and discounted tickets for upcoming Discovery Theatre Series performances during this weekend.

Please check our online calendar for complete information.
http://www.lkwdpl.org/calendar/events/

NEW BOOKS, MOVIES & MUSIC -- Located on the First Floor

Adult Fiction:
Cupid's web by Carolyn Hughey, -- FICTION HUGHEY
Swim to me: a novel by Betsy Carter -- FICTION CARTER
The reluctant rockstar by Mona Ingram -- FICTION INGRAM

Adult Nonfiction:
Baby on board: becoming a mother without losing yourself: a guide for moms-to-be by Joelle Kristin Jay -- 646.700852 JAY
Rodolphe Töpffer: the complete comic strips by Rodolphe Töpffer -- 741.5973 TOPFFER
Pop!: why bubbles are great for the economy by Daniel Gross -- 332.6 GROSS

Adult Audiovisual:
Martian time-slip and The golden man by Philip K. Dick -- CD SCIFI DICK
Disturbia -- DVD DISTURBIA
The hills have eyes 2 -- DVD HILLS HAVE EYES 2

Juvenile Books:
Bow-Wow Bugs a Bug by Mark Newgarden--jPICTURE BK Newgarden
Ready, Set, Skip! by Jane O'Connor--jPICTURE BK O'Connor
In Search of Mockingbird by Loretta Ellsworth--jFICTION Ellsworth

Juvenile Audiovisual:
Escape to Witch Mountain/Return to Witch Mountain--jDVD Escape
How to Be Popular by Meg Cabot--jCD FICTION Cabot
Kidz Bop 10--jCD Kidz

BROWSING THE STACKS
The Lakewood Public Library offers a wide variety of book collections within our non-fiction area.

This week's spotlight is: Pets
Whether you want to learn about pet care or how to photography your furry friends, we've got just the book! Located In the non-fiction room on the second floor.

Unlocking the animal mind: how your pet's feelings hold the key to his health and happiness by Franklin D. McMillan -- 636.0887019 MCMILLAN
Pads for pets: fabulous projects for your furry, feathered, and 'phibious friends by Elizabeth Quinn -- 636.0831QUINN
The lost pet chronicles: adventures of a K-9 cop turned pet detective by Kat Albrecht -- 363.289 ALBRECHT
The ASPCA complete guide to pet care by David Carroll -- 636.0887 CARROLL
Professional techniques for pet & animal photography by Debrah H.Muska -- 778.932 MUSKA
The healing power of pets: harnessing the amazing ability of pets to make and keep people happy and healthy by Marty Becker -- 615.8515 BECKER

LPL'S WEB SITE FOCUS - Lakewood Public Library Foundation
Established in 1994, the Lakewood Library Foundation seeks philanthropic support for the growth and success of the Library. It's a non-profit charitable organization which operates for the exclusive benefit of the Lakewood Public Library. The Foundation seeks financial support from corporations, foundations, individuals and groups to enhance library collections, equipment, facilities and services. Seven trustees serve without compensation on the foundation board. The Internal Revenue Service recognizes the Lakewood Public Library Foundation as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Donations to the Lakewood Public Library Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by the law. For information about their Fall Fundraiser see the Special Events section in this newsletter. For more information about the Foundation go to http://www.lkwdpl.org/foundation/.

Contact us with any suggestions to this page through email: lpl@lkwdpl.org

E-BOOKS
Through the Ohio eBook Project your Lakewood Public Library card (and PIN) gives you access to browse and search hundreds of titles for downloading to your home computer, portable device, or burning onto CDs for reading and listening anywhere, anytime. The Ohio eBook Project is funded in part using LSTA funds awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to the State Library of Ohio.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Book 1 of 3 - The Graphic Novel
by Douglas Adams, John Carnell and Steve Leialoha
Reader version: Adobe Reader 6 or later
Dead Samurai by Aron Lusen
Reader version: Adobe Reader 6 or later
Deity by Robert Napton and Karl Altstaetter
Reader version: Adobe Reader 6 or later
Feather by Steve Uy
Reader version: Adobe Reader 6 or later

Don't have a PIN? You will need a PIN to access your account online or to check out materials from the eBook Project. Get your PIN at the Circulation Desk at Main Library or Madison Branch. Get started here: http://ohdbks.lib.overdrive.com/