LPL News for the week of 11-04-07

[Lakewood Public Library]

"A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened."
--Albert Camus (1913- 1960)

UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Thursday, November 08, 2007
THE VAN SWERINGEN BROTHERS: Real Estate to Railroads
Oris Paxton and Mantis James Van Sweringen were the unlikeliest of real estate and railroad moguls. Sabine Kretzschmar from the Shaker Historical Society traces their checkered career from a failed housing venture in Lakewood, to the creation of Shaker Heights, to the building of the Cleveland Union Terminal, to founding a rapid transit line and a railroad empire that stretched across the nation, and finally to financial ruin.
7:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

Friday, November 09, 2007
FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
Sharing is Caring
10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch

Saturday, November 10, 2007
FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
Sharing is Caring
10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch

Sunday, November 11, 2007
SUNDAY WITH THE FRIENDS -- WHAT'S SO FUNNY?
Lakewood Buzz humor columnist, syndicated radio commentator and award-winning author Jan C. Snow takes a light look at what makes us laugh and why. She may crack a few jokes of her own along the way.
2:00 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium

FAMILY WEEKEND WONDERS
Sharing is Caring
2:00 p.m. at the Madison Branch

NEW BOOKS, MOVIES & MUSIC-- Located on the First Floor
Adult Fiction:
Saving the world and other extreme sports by James Patterson -- FICTION PATTERSON
The godmother by Carrie Adams -- FICTION ADAMS
Rebel Island by Rick Riordan -- FICTION RIORDAN

Adult Nonfiction:
MySpace for musicians by Fran Vincent -- 782.4202 VINCENT
The Great Tradition Classic Readings on What It Means to Be an Educated Human Being -- 370.9 GREAT
Addicted to counterfeit love by Vikki Johnson -- 306.7 JOHNSON

Adult Audiovisual:
Hairspray: soundtrack to the motion picture -- CD POPULAR HAIRSPRAY
The summer of 1787: the men who invented the Constitution by David O. Stewart -- CD 342.73029 STEWART
Death proof -- DVD DEATH PROOF

Juvenile Books:
Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh--jPICTURE BK Walsh
Spot Goes to School by Eric Hill--jPICTURE BK Hill
Jinx by Meg Cabot--jFICTION Cabot

Juvenile Audiovisual:
Spongebob Squarepants Season 5 Vol. 1--jDVD Spongebob
Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary--jCD FICTION Cleary
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse--jCD Mickey

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: LINGUISTICS
The scientific study of language might sound off-putting, but there are a lot of fascinating books in this area. These titles are located in the non-fiction room on the second floor.

The atoms of language by Mark C.Baker -- 400 BAKER
Verbatim: from the bawdy to the sublime, the best writing on language for word lovers, grammar mavens, and armchair linguists by Erin McKean -- 400 VERBATIM
Word myths: debunking linguistic urban legends by David Wilton -- 422 WILTON
The origin of language: tracing the evolution of the mother tongue by Merritt Ruhlen -- 401 RUHLEN
The leaning tower of Babel and other affronts by the Underground grammarian by Richard Mitchell -- 418.00973 627
I stand corrected: more On language by William Safire -- 428.00973 801

LPL'S WEB SITE FOCUS - LAKEWOOD YOUTH COMMISSION
The purpose of the Commission is to provide the community with the opportunity to come together to create a strategic plan that focuses on four areas: Health & Safety, Families, Education and Recreation. The Youth Master Plan will be used by the city, schools & youth-servicing organizations to plan for programs and services for youth and their families.

Do you have ideas for the future of Lakewood’s youth? Come and share your ideas. For more information or to get involved, contact the City of Lakewood Department of Human Services by phone 216-529-6685 or fill in the form at http://www.lakewoodymp.com/
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/

Hallelujah! The Welcome Table by Maya Angelou
Software needed: OverDrive Media Console 1.0
My Life in France by Julia Child; narrated by Kimberly Farr
Software needed: OverDrive Media Console 1.0
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
by Julie Powell
Software needed: OverDrive Media Console 1.0
A Culinary Dictionary The Chef's Companion by Elizabeth Riely
Software needed: Adobe Reader 6 or higher