LPL News for the week of 10-14-07

[Lakewood Public Library]

"Media, the plural of mediocrity."
--Jimmy Breslin (1930-)

UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Sunday, October 14, 2007
SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS -- TRADITIONAL CHICAGO BLUES
Self-taught harmonica player, Wallace Coleman, traveled the world for ten years with Robert Lockwood Junior's legendary band, then hit the road with his own group, playing every major blues festival in the United States. Here's your chance to hear the Living Blues Award winner perform solo.
2:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
Fuzzy Wuzzy Friends
2:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
CAN YA TELL STORIES?: For students in fifth through eighth grade
Do you like to tell stories? Ever wanted to read to children? Interested in presenting a story time to toddlers and preschoolers? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, sign up for this series of five one-hour, interactive workshops, then present a special story time to the Lakewood Early Childhood PTA. All participants will who complete the program will receive a certificate and other rewards. To register, please stop in, call (216) 228-7428 or use the form provided on the last page of our Fall/Winter Program Guide.
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Madison Branch


Thursday, October 18, 2007
READING RUMBLE 2007: A book discussion program for students in fifth through eighth grade
Enter the ultimate book-based team competition. Competitors will use problem-solving skills, teamwork and the knowledge of what they have read to complete a variety of challenges. Which team will rise to the top? To register, please stop in, call (216) 228-7428 or use the form provided on the last page of our Fall/Winter Program Guide.
Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man by Wendelin Van Draanen
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
7:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. at the Madison Branch

Friday, October 19, 2007
FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
Horse Hoe-Down
10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch

Saturday, October 20, 2007
THE LAKEWOOD PUBLIC CINEMA
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
(1968) Directed by George A. Romero ages 12+
The dead have risen from their graves and they seek the flesh of the living... but you already knew that. This black-and-white horror original may, however, surprise you with its emphasis on pitch-perfect suspense over gratuitous gore-even though it's still pretty gross.
7:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
Horse Hoe-Down
10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch

Sunday, October 21, 2007
SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS -- THREE LAKEWOOD POETS
Lakewood's Poet Laureate, a creative writing instructor and a semi-retired nuclear physicist invite you to an afternoon of poetry. Jack McGuane, Susan Grimm and Terry Provost (respectively) will recite from their own work.
2:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
Horse Hoe-Down
2:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch

NEW BOOKS, MOVIES & MUSIC -- Located on the First Floor
Adult Fiction:
Head Games A Hector Lassiter Novel by Craig McDonald, -- FICTION MCDONALD
Dark of the moon by John Sandford -- FICTION SANDFORD
The Light of Evening by Edna O'Brien -- FICTION O'BRIEN

Adult Nonfiction:
House of Hilton From Conrad to Paris: a Drama of Wealth, Power, and Privilege by Jerry Oppenheimer-- 647.94092 OPPENHEIMER
The last days of the Incas by Kim MacQuarrie -- 985.02 MACQUARRIE
Penguin life: surviving with style in the South Atlantic by Andy Rouse

Adult Audiovisual:
Epic movie -- DVD EPIC MOVIE
The Sunday List of Dreams by Kris Radish -- CD FICTION RADISH
Alternadad by Neal Pollack -- CD 306.8742092 POLLACK

Juvenile Books:
Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for School? by Barney Saltzberg--jPICTURE BK Saltzberg
Nini Here and There by Anita Lobel--jPICTURE BK Lobel
Night of the Soul Stealer by Joseph Delaney--jFICTION Delaney

Juvenile Audiovisual:
R.L. Stine's Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It--jDVD R.L.
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie--jCD FICTION Barrie
Cartoon Network Toon-a-Rama--jCD Cartoon

BROWSING THE STACKS
The Lakewood Public Library offers a wide variety of book collections within our non-fiction area. This week's spotlight is on: Get Into Shape
Stay a step ahead of the holidays and don't worry about all the food you'll be tempted with. Discover ways to have your cake and eat it too by checking out our large number of fitness books. These titles are located in the non-fiction room on the second floor.

7 minutes of magic: the ultimate energy workout by Lee Holden -- 613.7 HOLDEN
Fit to live: the 5-point plan to be lean, strong, and fearless for life by Pamela Peeke -- 613.7 PEEKE
The best life diet by Bob Greene -- 613.25 GREENE
Shape magazine's ultimate body book: 4 weeks to your best abs, butt, thighs, and more by Linda Shelton -- 613.71082 SHELTON
The basics of strength training by John M. Cissik -- 613.71 CISSIK
The complete idiot's guide to the Pilates method by Karon Karter -- 613.71 KARTER

LPL'S WEB SITE FOCUS - Teen Connections
Teen Connections is a collaborative community effort of the high school students in Lakewood, Lakewood Hospital, the Lakewood Y and the City of Lakewood's Division of Youth and Health who have joined together to produce this resource guide. A printed brochure was developed by students from Lakewood High School, St. Edward High School and St. Augustine Academy as well as several health care professionals. This guide is not inclusive of private professionals whose names and services can be obtained by contacting school principals, guidance counselors or family physicians. http://www.lkwdpl.org/teenconn.htm
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.
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/
This Week's Featured EBooks:
Echo Park by Michael Connelly, narrated by Len Cariou
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Restless by William Boyd, narrated by Rosamund Pike
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The Long Tail by Chris Anderson, narrated by Christopher Nissley
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Airborn by Kenneth Oppel, narrated by David Kelly, Daniel Bostick and Bruce Coville
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