LPL News for the week of 5/31/09

[Lakewood Public Library]

"A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people." --Thomas Mann (1875 -1955)

UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY


SUNDAY, MAY 31

SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS :
Stephen Foster: One of America’s First Popular Composers
Judy Strauss plays our renovated Steinway grand piano to tell the story of an American pioneer of song. This “Beautiful Dreamer” didn’t live very long, but his music goes on.
2 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room

THURSDAY, JUNE 4

Author Richard Ondo
Open Borders—America Invaded: A Trilogy by Richard Ondo
True sportsmen know that Lake Erie fishing and boating can be dangerous. But who would ever expect a boat filled with terrorists to land in Northern Ohio? Novelist Richard Ondo has recently completed his terrorism trilogy with The Lore of Lake Erie, a dangerous mix of love, violence, mystery and the supernatural? He’ll be on hand to answer your questions and sign copies of his books which will be on sale at the event.
7 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

SUNDAY, JUNE 7

SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS : THE BRITISH ARE HERE!
Straight out of 1774, Private Zeih of His Majesty’s 64th Regiment of Foot shares his thoughts on life in the British Army. He’ll expound upon the details of his uniform, explain his equipment piece-by-piece, demonstrate weapons and discuss battle tactics. He may even shed some light on the origins of odd phrases like “Don’t let the cat out of the bag!”
2 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

NEW BOOKS, MOVIES & MUSIC-- Located on the First Floor in the New Book Area

Adult Fiction:

Unplugging Philco by Jim Knipfel - FICTION KNIPFEL
Coyote horizon: a novel of interstellar discovery by Allen M. Steele - SCIFI STEELE
Adversary by Mike Walters - MYSTERY WALTERS

Adult Nonfiction:

The magical chorus: a history of Russian culture from Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn by Solomon Volkov - 891.709358 VOLKOV
Separating fools from their money: a history of American financial scandals by Scott B. MacDonald - 364.1680973 MACDONALD
Sand: the never-ending story by Michael Welland - 553.622 WELLAND

Adult Audiovisual:

Born to Run by James Grippando - CD FICTION GRIPPANDO
Abraham Lincoln: a presidential life by James M. McPherson - CD BIO LINCOLN
The Kennedys -- DVD 973.922092 KENNEDYS

Juvenile Fiction:

Sneezy Louise by Irene Breznak - jPICTURE BK Breznak
Chicken Cheeks (The Beginning of the Ends) by Michael Ian Black - PICTURE BK Black
Andie's Moon by Linda Newbery - jFICTION Newbery

Juvenile Audiovisual:

Animalia: Where Animals Rule --jDVD Animalia
Magic Tree House Books 37-40 by Mary Pope Osborne - FICTION Osborne
Hushabye Baby: Rascal Flatts --jCD Hushabye

BROWSING THE STACKS

Lakewood Public Library offers a wide variety of book collections within our non-fiction area. This week's spotlight is: Viva Las Vegas
These titles can be found on the second floor in the Non-Fiction Collection.

The battle for Las Vegas: the law vs. the mob by Dennis N. Griffin - 979.3135 GRIFFIN

Las Vegas: the best of glitter city: an insider's guide to everybody's favorite party town by Don W. Martin - 917.931350434 MARTIN

Zeropolis: the experience of Las Vegas by Bruce Baegout - 979.3135 BEGOUT

Irreverent guide to Las Vegas by Mary Herczog - 917.931350434 HERCZOG

Bringing down the house: the inside story of six MIT students who took Vegas for millions by Ben Mezrich - 364.1720922 MEZRICH

The last honest place in America: paradise and perdition in the new Las Vegas by Marc Cooper - 917.931350433 COOPER

LPL'S WEB SITE FOCUS - Summer Reading Lists

Find out what books are on your school's summer list. This is also a great place to find titles if you're just looking for something great to read this summer. http://www.lkwdpl.org/sumread/

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