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Nonfiction blockbusters available on our shelves |
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Some of these latest additions to our collection may not be the newest nonfiction books out there, but they're definitely the hottest, and they're available now:
 The Magic Room: A Story about the Love We Wish for Our Daughters, by Jeffrey Zaslow - "The Magic Room" is actually Fowler, Michigan's Becker's Bridal, an important stop along many a woman's (hopefully) once-in-a-lifetime journey to the altar. Magic Room tells the stories of memorable women on the brink of commitment. Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope, by Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly, with Jeffrey Zaslow - An unflinching look at the overwhelming challenges of brain injury, as told by the congresswoman and her husband.
Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World, by Michael Lewis -  Greedy or duped Americans who faced their reckoning following the tsunami of cheap credit that rolled across the planet between 2002 and 2008 can take heart (or can they?)....we weren't the only ones screwed. Lewis illustrates the broader impacts of this financial phenomenon by writing about Icelanders who wanted to stop fishing and become investment bankers; Greeks who wanted to turn their country into a cashed-stuffed pinata and let as many citizens as possible take a whack at it, and more.
Screw Business as Usual, by Richard Branson - Branson argues that it's time to turn capitalism upside down and shift our values from an exclusive focus on profit to also caring for people, communities, and the planet.
The Millionaire Messenger: Make a Difference and a Fortune Sharing Your Advice, by Brendon Burchard - The author shows how to become an influential and highly paid advice expert though websites, books, speeches, and more.
Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell - What makes high-achievers different? Gladwell takes the reader on a tour of the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful.
A History of the World in 100 Objects, by Neil MacGregor - MacGregor, director of the British Museum, has selected 100 man-made artifacts, each of which gives us an intimate glimpse of an unexpected turning point in human civilization.
Salt: A World History, by Mark Kurlansky - The common household item has a long and intriguing history - it's influenced the establishment of trade routes and cities, provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions. You'll never look at a soft pretzel the same way again.
 The Louvre: All the Paintings, with commentaries by Vincent Pomarede and Erich Lessing - Endorsed by the world's most visited art museum, this volume contains all 3,022 paintings on display in the permanent collection - all in color and fully annotated with the name of the work and the artist, the date of the work, the birth and death dates of the artist, and more. |
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Coming up at the Wallkill Public Library
 Fridays - Nintendo DS Gaming takes place from 4 until about 4:30 p.m. Bring your DS and a game and connect with your friends!
Saturday, Jan. 21 - Ring in the Year of the Dragon with our Chinese New Year Celebration from 11 a.m. to noon. Come in and enjoy crafts, music, games, and stories.
Monday, Jan. 23 - The Friends of the Wallkill Public Library will be meeting at 7 p.m. this month, at the library. If you'd enjoy working with smart, interesting people to promote the library and support the community, this is the club for you!
Tuesday, Jan. 24 - Let's Get Cooking is a 4-5 p.m. story time and baking class for ages 5-8. Miss Carolyn will read If You Give a Moose a Muffin and then help her friends bake their own muffin to take home!
Wednesday, Jan. 25 - The Art Club meets every Wednesday from 4-4:45 p.m. Ages 7-11 are invited to come in and flex their creative muscles with Miss Christine. Be sure to check out the display case at the library's entrance on your way in - it's filled with our artists' imaginative masterpieces!
The Quilter's Circle also meets the 25th, at 6:30 p.m. at the library. Beginners to advanced are welcome - share your talent, learn a new technique, or make a friend who can help with a project you might have been hesitant to try on your own. The group meets the fourth Wednesday of each month.
Thursday, Jan. 26 - Imagination Playstation takes place from 4:30-5:15 p.m., for ages 5-8. Dabble in science, art, Lego play, and fun with friends!
This coming Thursday is also the day Book Talk will offer its brainstorming session. Ages 9-11 and their parents are invited in from 6:30-7:30 p.m. to hash out the details of this book club, which was inspired by the Together Program. Future meeting dates and times, food, and childcare issues will be discussed.
 Saturday, Jan. 28, is Art Appreciation Day. All ages are welcome from 11 a.m. to noon to read Ezra Keats' The Snowy Day, learn about the author, and create artwork in his style!
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Local shop showcases Books Alive!
Don't forget to stop by HiHo Home Market Sunday for one of the three performances being offered by this season's Books Alive! cast members!
The senior actors from the group will be in costume, performing monologs from this year's show at 11:15 a.m., 1:15 p.m., and 3:15 p.m. These young actors have learned their lines in just two weeks and are excited about sharing their skills with the community!
Things are moving along quickly for the Books Alive! actors. They have received a couple of the original songs and lyrics for the show and are in the process of learning them. The juniors have also started auditioning for parts in the two plays they will be performing.
HiHo is located on Route 44/55 in Gardiner. We hope to see you there! |
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Artists selected to assist with play Ten talented young people have won the opportunity to create artwork for this season's Books Alive! play, Fractured. Those selected were chosen based on their skill and unique interpretations in creating a sketch based on the tale, Lighting the Way. They'll now be participating in drawing and painting workshops offered by Story Book Farm Art School's Marion Suarez-Schenck. Our congratulations go out to:
Sophia Perna, age 11; Shelby Goering, 10; Jillian Landsman, 9; Zoey Calison, 11; Olivia Collins, 9; Reilly Mazzetti, 8; Autumn Zinser, 8; Alexis Faia, 9; Megan Podeszedlik, 12; and Lucas Craner, 11.
Good luck to all!! |
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More search limits added to catalog As part of a continuing effort to make the library's new electronic catalog more user-friendly, new search parameters have been installed to help patrons find the items they want faster.
Eight new search limits are now available and can be found on the Enterprise search bar under the "Everything" drop-down box. Please note that you should narrow your search using this box before you begin trying to locate a particular item.
The parameters that are now available are:
- Titles (by library)
- Adult, Children, or Teen audience levels
- Large Print
- Audiobooks
- DVDs
- Picture Books
As always, if you have any questions at all regarding the electronic catalog, don't hesitate to contact us at 895-3707. We appreciate your patience! |
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Hours change for Friends' Book Shop
The Friends' Used Book Shop will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays until further notice. The new hours are part of an attempt at cost effectiveness (since it gets quite expensive heating the building during the winter).
We apologize for any inconvenience. |
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Website of the week HowStuffWorks is a free site that provides facts and trivia from a variety of fields, including culture, entertainment, science, technology, and more!
What effects does fasting have on the body? What are the 21 best-selling books of all time? How should you prepare your car for the winter? From the mainstream to the arcane, HowStuffWorks has your answer! |
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Fate of Poe visitor a mystery  The Poe Toaster's tradition of paying the Baltimore gravesite of Edgar Allan Poe a visit each year on the writer's birthday is apparently nevermore.
The annual visitor, clad in black with a wide-brimmed hat and white scarf, has left a tribute of three roses and a half-empty bottle of cognac at the grave every January 19 since at least the 1940's. This, however, marks the third year the man has not appeared. Poe died at the age of 40 during a visit to Baltimore in 1849. |
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From the director....  As I stood at the front desk Wednesday afternoon, here is what I witnessed happening simultaneously: One teenager was applying for a library card; a man was coming in to pick up a fax that was sent to the library for him a few hours earlier; all five public access computers were filled; one woman had her laptop with her and was using our WiFi; one man was leaving because there were no more computers left for him to use; a woman was photocopying sheet music; a mom was registering her kids for Internet access; and kids and parents were filing downstairs for the afternoon Art Club. I thought to myself, the only people who think libraries aren't thriving are the ones who don't use them! We have noticed very little down time and registration for our children's programs is up. More people are discovering that they can download FREE eBooks from the library's online catalog onto their Kindle, Nook, iPad, computer, or MP3 player. Soon, users will be able to download an app that will allow them to check our library catalog from Barnes and Noble to see if we have a copy of the book they want, so they can order it right from where they stand. How cool is that? Many of you have turned to our FREE new release DVDs instead of paying to rent them. With four new DVDs coming in a month, you are sure to find what you want. In this digital age, libraries are keeping in step, offering new and innovative materials, downloads, and programming each day in cities all over the country. If you're a fan, please spread the word. Better yet, invite a friend to join you next time you visit or forward this email on to your contact list. Let us know - what would you like to see our library provide? What new and innovative service, material, or programming should we pursue? Give us your thoughts, ideas, and commentary. Send replies via this email.
Mary Lou Carolan |
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