LPL News for the week of 10-28-07

[Lakewood Public Library]

"One forgets words as one forgets names. One's vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die."
--Evelyn Waugh (1903- 1966)

UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2007
SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS -- MICHAEL JANTZ
Singer-songwriter Michael Jantz played his way up from the street corners-twice. He'll regale the audience with selected adventures from his journey, in-between performances of acoustic rock and storyteller blues from his latest album, "Snapshots of the Universe."
2:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
Who Wears a Mask?
2:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 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, NOVEMBER 1, 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.
Uncle John's Did You Know--? Bathroom Reader for Kids Only!
7:45 p.m.- 8:45 p.m. at the Madison Branch

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2007
LAKEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S HISTORIC HOUSE SERIES
HISTORIC PRESERVATION, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION
What historic preservation means to you and timely tips to help you research & document old buildings.
Contact Mazie Adams at the Lakewood Historical Society (216) 221-7343
10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m. at the Women's Pavilion at Lakewood Park

FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
The Great Outdoors
10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2007
FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
The Great Outdoors
10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch

THE LAKEWOOD PUBLIC CINEMA
MEAN GIRLS (2004) Directed by Mark Waters Rated PG-13
Loosely based on the non-fiction "Queen Bees and Wannabes" by Rosalind Wiseman, good girl mathlete Lindsay Lohan leaves home-schooling behind to explore the tribal world of public high school, eventually crowning herself the queen of the Plastics in the best teenage comedy of the last twenty years.
7:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 04, 2007
SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS -- DAYS OF THE DEAD IN MEXICO
Visual artist Joe Polevoi investigates the artistry and symbolism of traditional offerings made to the spirits of dead friends and relatives during the modern Mexican celebrations of All Souls Day and All Saints Day.
2:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
The Great Outdoors
2:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch

NEW BOOKS, MOVIES & MUSIC-- Located on the First Floor
Adult Fiction:
Wizard of the crow by Ngugi wa Thiong’o -- FICTION NGUGIWA
Bloodline: a Repairman Jack novel by F. Paul Wilson -- MYSTERY WILSON
Category 7 by Bill Evans -- FICTION EVANS

Adult Nonfiction:
When ghosts speak: understanding the world of earthbound spirits by Mary Ann Winkowski -- 133.91092 WINKOWSKI
Fight like a girl-- and win: defense decisions for women by Lori Hartman Gervasi -- 613.66082 GERVASI
Shopping for God: how Christianity went from in your heart to in your face -- James B. Twitchell -- 254.4 TWITCHELL

Adult Audiovisual:
The number 23 -- DVD NUMBER 23
Blades of glory -- DVD BLADES OF GLORY
Odyssey of the West. III: a classic education through the great books: The Medieval world by Timothy Baker Shutt -- CD 909.07 SHUTT

Juvenile Books:
Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson--jPICTURE BK Wilson
Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie by Laura Rankin--jPICTURE BK Rankin
Peak by Roland Smith--jFICTION Smith

Juvenile Audiovisual:
The Berenstain Bears: Adventure & Fun for Everyone--jDVD Berenstain
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery by John Feinstein--jCD FICTION Feinstein
Doodlebops--Get on the Bus!--jCD Doodlebops

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: TRUE CRIME
If you want more than CSI or Law & Order, these books might be for you!
These titles are located in the non-fiction room on the second floor.

Hidden evidence: 40 true crimes and how forensic science helped solve them by David Owen -- 363.25 OWEN
The battle for Las Vegas: the law vs. the mob by Dennis N. Griffin -- 979.3135 GRIFFIN
Aftermath, Inc.: cleaning up after CSI goes home by Gil Reavill -- 363.252 REAVILL
Kiss me, kill me and other true cases by Ann Rule -- 364.15230973 RULE
Investigating CSI: inside the crime labs of Las Vegas, Miami, and New York
by Donn Cortez -- 791.4575 INVESTIGATING
Crime beat: a decade of covering cops and killers by Michael Connelly -- 363.2595230973 CONNELLY

LPL'S WEB SITE FOCUS -- Go Buy Lakewood
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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/

Classic Poe by Edgar Allan Poe, narrated by Ralph Cosham
Software needed: OverDrive Media Console 1.0
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, narrated by Ralph Cosham
Software needed: OverDrive Media Console 1.0
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, narrated by Alex Wilson
Software needed: OverDrive Media Console 1.0

Dracula by Bram Stoker
Software needed: Mobipocket Reader 4.7