LPL News for the week of 1/30/11

[Lakewood Public Library]

"In my writing I am acting as a map maker, an explorer of psychicareas, a cosmonaut of inner space, and I see no point in exploring areas that have already been thoroughly surveyed." -- William S. Burroughs (1860-1904)

Upcoming Events

Sunday, January 30
SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS: Dolley Madison
Actress Carol Starre-Kmiecik plays the First Lady who set the tone for all those who followed. In addition to serving in her husband’s administration, she filled in as First Lady for the widowed Thomas Jefferson, furnished the brand new White House and saved democracy once or twice.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Tuesday, February 1
CLEVELAND’S GOLDEN AGE OF PRINT: Law of the Land
With memories as sharp as a stiff Lake Erie breeze, the frontline witnesses of Cleveland history reflect on the things they did to get the story. Featuring interviews with legendary reporter Doris O’Donnell, the author of Front Page Girl, this series of short documentaries chronicles a bygone era with ink-stained anecdotes from O’Donnell’s friends, colleagues and collaborators. Originally produced by Storytellers Media Group in conjunction with the Cleveland Police Historical Society & Museum, as part of the Emmy Award winning PBS series, Doris O’Donnell’s Cleveland, these episodes are now available on DVD and will be available for sale at each screening.
Back in the day, Doris knew all the top cops, including police chief George Matowitz, torso murder detective Peter Merylo, homicide chief David Kerr and prosecutor John T. Corrigan.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Saturday, February 5
FALL GUYS AND FEMME FATALES: Film Noir in the Forties: Gun Crazy (1949)
Directed by Joseph Lewis Not Rated
John Dahl has loved guns since he was a kid. After World War II, he returns home where he and his pals attend a carnival sideshow featuring Peggy Cummins, a sharpshooting blonde whose love of guns equals his own. They marry, but Annie is not satisfied with small-town life and craves money and excitement. Reluctantly he joins her on a crime spree that would make Bonnie and Clyde envious. The law is never far behind—and they have guns, too.
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

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

Adult Fiction:
Noir 13 by Edward Gorman - MYSTERY GORMAN
Goddess of legend by P. C. Cast - FICTION CAST
A gate at the stairs: a novel by Lorrie Moore - FICTION MOORE

Adult Nonfiction:
Must you go?: my life with Harold Pinter by Antonia Fraser - BIO FRASER
Unbearable lightness: a story of loss and gain by De Rossi, Portia - 791.45 DE ROSSI
Double delicious!: good, simple food for busy, complicated lives by Jessica Seinfeld - 641 SEINFELD

Adult Audiovisual:
Deliver us from evil by Baldacci, David - CD FICTION BALDACCI
All night long by Buckcherry - CD ROCK BUCKCHERRY
Precious (based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire) -- DVD PRECIOUS

Juvenile Fiction:
The Boy in the Garden by Allen Say - jPICTURE Say
The Reinvention of Moxie Roosevelt by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel - jFICTION Kimmel
Lure by Deborah Kerbel - TEEN FICTION Kerbel

Juvenile Audiovisual:
Veggietales Sweetpea Beauty -- jDVD Veggietales
We the Children by Andrew Clements - jCD FICTION Clements
Time Out to Rock! by Not-Its! - jCD Not-Its!

BROWSING THE STACKS
Lakewood Public Library offers a wide variety of book collections within our non-fiction area. This week's spotlight is on: Pets. These titles can be found in the Nonfiction collection on the second floor at Main Library and also at the Madison Branch.

Are you the pet for me?: choosing the right pet for your family by Mary Jane Checchi - 636.0887 CHECCHI
Birds for dummies by Gina Spadafori - 636.6 SPADAFORI
The total care guide for all the pets in your life by Rodale Press - 636.0887 TOTAL
Drives, getaways & camping for you & your dog, USA -- 647.947301 DRIVES
Animal house style: designing a home to share with your pets by Julia Szabo - 636.0631 SZABO
Real people don't own monkeys: and other stories of pets, their people, and vets who see it all by J. Veronika Kiklevich - 636.089092 KIKLEVICH

STAFF PICKS
Down Sand Mountain By Steve Watkins
It's 1966 and Dewey Turner is determined to begin the school year right. No more being the brunt of every joke. No more "Deweyitis." Unfortunately, events do not go as Dewey planned and he becomes a complete outcast. Dewey finds solace in his friendship with fellow outsider Darla Turkel and through their friendship gains an awareness of issues like race, segregation, and the harsh realities of the Vietnam War.

Gentlemen By Michael Northrop
Readers, especially boys, will be captivated by the chilling story of an unpopular group of tenth graders who make mistakes and poor decisions. When one of the teens disappears, the others begin to suspect their English teacher may be involved.

Staff Picks Archive: http://www.lkwdpl.org/staffpicks/

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