LPL News for the week 9/30-07

[Lakewood Public Library]

"Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you."
--Damon Runyon (1880-1946)

UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Sunday, September 30, 2007
FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
To the Max! (and Ruby)*
2:00 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.

Thursday, October 4, 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.
Joey Pigza Swallowed a Key by Jack Gantos
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
7:45 p.m.- 8:45 p.m. at the Madison Branch

Friday, October 05, 2007
FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
Nibble, Nibble, Little Mouse
10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch

Saturday, October 06, 2007
THE LAKEWOOD PUBLIC CINEMA
DISNEY'S ROBIN HOOD (1973) Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman Rated G
This light-hearted cartoon romp through the legend of Robin Hood memorably features Baloo the Bear as Little John and Roger Miller as a folk-singing rooster balladeer. Join the sly fox as he "borrows" from the rich and gives to the poor. Oo-de-lolly-golly, what a day!
7:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
Nibble, Nibble, Little Mouse
10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch

Sunday, October 07, 2007
SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS -- Jim Gill Live in Concert
He'll make you laugh one minute, and then break your heart with the very next song. Yet there's an unshakable sincerity to every twist and turn. Poet Louis Pastor calls the bighearted baritone, " the best [darn] singer-songwriter in the land." Welcome back, Jim Gill!
2:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
Nibble, Nibble, Little Mouse
2:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch

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:
Dexter in the dark: a novel by Jeff Lindsay -- FICTION LINDSAY
The choice by Nicholas Sparks -- FICTION SPARKS
Southern fatality: a Jersey Barnes mystery by T. Lynn Ocean -- MYSTERY OCEAN

Adult Nonfiction:
Darwinian fairytales: selfish genes, errors of heredity, and other fables of evolution by David Stove -- 303.4 STOVE
Change your thoughts, change your life: living the wisdom of the Tao by Wayne W.Dyer -- 299.51482 DYER
Public cowboy no. 1: the life and times of Gene Autry by Holly George-Warren -- BIO AUTRY

Adult Audiovisual:
Freedom writers -- DVD FREEDOM WRITERS
Because I said so -- DVD BECAUSE I SAID SO
Traveler by Ron McLarty -- CD FICTION MCLARTY

Juvenile Books:
The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers--jPICTURE BK Jeffers
When Gorilla Goes Walking by Nikki Grimes--jPICTURE BK Grimes
Estrella's Quinceanera by Malin Alegria--jFICTION Alegria

Juvenile Audiovisual:
Wonder Pets! Save the Unicorn!--jDVD Wonder
Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli--jCD FICTION Spinelli
Shrek the Third Motion Picture Soundtrack--jCD Shrek

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: Sports
Whether you're a diehard Browns fan or a NASCAR enthusiast, we have just the book for you! Located In the non-fiction room on the second floor.

How Lance does it: put the success formula of a champion into everything you do by Brad Kearns -- 796.01 KEARNS
Curses! : why Cleveland sports fans deserve to be miserable : a lifetime of tough luck, bad breaks, goofs, gaffes, and blunders by Tim Long -- 796.0977132 LONG
The rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the golden age of basketball
by John Taylor -- 796.323092 TAYLOR
Spanning the world: the crazy universe of big-time sports, all-star egos, and hall of fame bloopers by Len Berman -- 796 BERMAN
The rivals: Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova: their epic duels and extraordinary friendship by Howard Johnette -- 796.3420922 HOWARD
The woman equestrian by Jane R. Slaughter -- 798.2 SLAUGHTER

LPL'S WEB SITE FOCUS - FACTICITY
This alphabetical index, compiled by the Lakewood Public Library Reference Staff, is meant as a quick guide to facts about Lakewood as well as a guide to resources in the community. If you need further information, phone numbers are provided and you may contact these institutions directly. http://www.lkwdpl.org/city/facticity/

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/

Featured E Books:
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