April 2011

CHECK OUTS
April 2011
Rowlett Public Library
LIBRARY HOURS
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
9:30 a.m.—8:30
9:30 a.m.—8:30
9:30 a.m.—8:30
9:30 a.m.—8:30
9:30 a.m.—5:30
9:30 a.m.—5:30
Closed
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National Library Week
@ The Rowlett Public Library
Fine Free Week
April 11-16
Rowlett Public Library
3900 Main Street
Rowlett, Texas 75088
During National Library Week
we will accept food for fines!
Phone: (972) 412-6161
(Canned goods only please!)
Web Site: http://www.rowlett.com
(Click on Departments, then Library)
Catalog: http://catalog.rowlett.lib.tx.us
LIBRARY MEETINGS
Rowlett Library
Advisory Board
Monday, April 18,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(check www.Rowlett.com for agenda and schedule)
Friends of the Rowlett
Library, Inc.
For every 1 can of food donated
at the Library during
National Library Week,
we will waive $1 worth of fines
from your account.
All food items will go to Rowlett Needy Children’s Fund.
Eliminate your fines and contribute to a worthy cause.
Tuesday, April 26, 7 p.m.
Library Tote Bags
Make a donation to the Rowlett
Public Library Advisory Board to
receive a Rowlett Public Library
book bag, perfect for carrying
books, your lunch, etc.
The suggested donation is
$5 per bag.
for the yummy baked goods and iced tea!
Albertsons
Brendals Bakery
Chase Bank
Chick-fil-A
Cici’s Pizzs
McAllister’s Deli
McDonald’s
State Farm Insurance
Target
Tom Thumb
& Wal-Mart
Over 400 people spent the afternoon on the Library lawn with Red-E-Fox & Eddie Eagle from the Police
Department, Dewey Duck from the Library and Haley Hippo from the Wet Zone.
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CHECK OUTS
APRIL 2011
New books and videos now available at the Rowlett Public Library.
Fiction:
Body by Design by Kris Gethin with Gretchen Lees
Death of a Chimney Sweep by M.C. Beaton
The Investment Answer by Daniel C. Goldie & Gordon S.
Murray
The Secret Soldier by Alex Berenson
Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy
A Simple Government by Mike Huckabee
Bless the Bride by Rhys Bowen
Liberty's Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World by Maya Jasanoff
Agent X by Noah Boyd
Undisputed by Chris Jericho
When the Killing's Done by T.C. Boyle
Tough without a Gun: The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of Humphrey Bogart by Stefan Kanfer
The Union Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini
Scones & Bones by Laura Childs
The Jungle by Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul
Silent Mercy by Linda Fairstein
One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper
Fforde
King's Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus
by Timothy Keller
Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil
Disaster by John Konrad and Tom Shroder
Pujols by Scott Lamb and Tim Ellsworth
Now You See Her by Joy Fielding
The King's Speech by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi
Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Criminal Minds by Jeff Mariotte
Love You More by Lisa Gardner
Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal
Fire the Sky by Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W.
Michael Gear
Hard Money: Taking Gold to a Higher Investment Level
by Shayne McGuire
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Getting to Heaven by Don Piper and Cecil Murphey
Pale Demon by Kim Harrison
Double Prey by Steven F. Havill
I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, To the Blind Side,
and Beyond by Michael Oher
Gone by Mo Hayder
The Money Class by Suze Orman
Blowback by Peter May
Egypt on the Brink by Tarek Osman
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
The Killing of Crazy Horse by Thomas Powers
When the Thrill is Gone by Walter Mosley
My Father at 100 by Ron Reagan
A Heartbeat Away by Michael Palmer
The Globalization Paradox by Dani Rodrik
Hearts Aglow by Tracie Peterson
Exploring Dallas with Children by Kay McCasland
Threadgill
Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
Heartwood by Belva Plain
In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that
Changed Everything by Michael Waltrip
Gideon's Sword by Douglas Preston & Lincoln
Child
DVDs:
The Complaints by Ian Rankin
Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb
Night Vision by Randy Wayne White
Burlesque
The Fighter
127 hours
Non-Fiction:
Pirate Radio
Our Last Best Chance by King Abdullah II
Young Adult:
Kill or Capture by Matthew Alexander
The Longest War by Peter L. Bergen
Superbaby by Jenn Berman
The Pioneer Woman by Ree Drummond
Townie by Andre Dubus III
33 Men by Jonathan Franklin
Manifest by Artist Arthur
Trance by Linda Gerber
Shutout by Brendan Halpin
Red Moon Rising by Peter Moore
The Interrogation of Gabriel James by Charlie Price
Deadly Little Games by Laurie Faria Stolarz
AP RI L 2011
CHECK OUTS
Juvenile Fiction:
A Horse with Wings by Julie Atwood
Merlin's Dragon: Ultimate Magic by T.A. Barron
Finding Family by Tonya Bolden
The End of Time by P.W. Catanese
Ms. Leakey is Freaky! by Dan Gutman
The Popularity Papers: The Long-Distance Dispatch Between Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang by Amy Ignatow
The Popularity Papers: Research for the Social Improvement and General
Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang by Amy Ignatow
Ghost Dog Secrets by Peg Kehret
Super Chicken Nugget Boy and the Furious Fry by Josh Lewis
Cloudy with a Chance of Boys by Megan McDonald
Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown by Megan McDonaldThe Archaeolojesters by Andreas Oertel
Tangled: The Junior Novelization, adapted by Irene Trimble
Curse of the Were-Wiener by Ursula Vernon
Frankie Pickle and the Pine Run 3000 by Eric Wight
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Rowlett Public
Library Advisory
Board
The Rowlett Public Library
Advisory Board functions in
an advisory capacity to the
Rowlett City Council and the
Library Director. Library
Board Meetings (10 annually)
are held the second Thursday
of each month except July
and December.
Meetings start at 7:00 p.m. in
the Conference Room of the
Rowlett Public Library, 3900
Main Street.
Library Board meetings are
open to the public.
Members of the
Library Board:
Juvenile Non-Fiction:
Pat Harris
(Chair)
Silk & Venom: Searching for a Dangerous Spider by Kathryn Lasky
Veda Kull
(Vice-Chair)
Faulty Hearts: True survival Stories by Sandra Markle
Ginny Thomas
Leukemia: True Survival Stories by Sandra Markle
Julie Plummer
Lost Sight: True Survival Stories by Sandra Markle
Leora Olorunnisomo
Shattered Bones: True Survival Stories by Sandra Markle
Bruce Schwab (Alternate)
Wounded Brains: True Survival Stories by Sandra Markle
Here There Be Monsters: The Legendary Kraken and the Giant Squid by
H.P. Newquist
Mysteries of the Cosmic Joker by Kathryn Walker
Picture Books:
City Manager’s Book Club
Thursday, April 21st
at 7 p.m.
Don’t Slam the Door by Dori Chaconas
Crabby Pants by Julie Gassman
The Present by Bob Gill
More Bears! by Kenn Nesbitt
Queen of France by Tim Wadham
Ready Readers:
Brain Freeze! by J. E. Bright (Superheroes)
Kingdom of Color by Melissa Lagonegro (Disney’s Tangled)
Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
Panda Bear, Banda Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Head? by Bill Martin
T. Rex Trouble! by Dennis Shealy (Superheroes)
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth
Lynda Humble, City Manager of
Rowlett, will be leading this book
club on the 3rd Thursday of the
month through May.
Beginning Saturday, April 9th
Come by the Reference Desk and pick-up a free ticket to Spring Fest! Pick out a coloring
sheet and enter a chance to win a “prize” Easter basket or chocolate Easter bunnies.
Saturday, April 16th
Bring your camera into the Library to take a picture with Dewey Duck from 9:30-10:15 a.m.
Finished hunting eggs? Come into the Library and make Easter crafts, play the “Bunny
Ears” ring toss game, receive bunny teeth whistles, Peeps and more! Prize winners of the
Easter basket and chocolate bunnies will be announced at noon.
Saturday, April 16th, 10 a.m. to Noon
(on Main Street)
Grab your basket and hippity-hop on over to Main Street to hunt for 20,000 filled Easter
eggs! Enjoy face painting, bounce houses, music, and photos with the Easter Bunny!
May 2nd—May 7th
Stop by the Rowlett Public Library during Children’s Book Week to pick up a coloring
sheet and an entry form for a prize drawing. The winner of a Build-a-Bear will be
announced Saturday, May 7th!
Saturday, May 7th, 2 p.m.
(at the Rowlett Community Centre)
Make Mother’s Day special! Dress in your Sunday best and enjoy tea,
delicious desserts, and beautiful music. There is no charge, but
reservations are required. Please stop by the Rowlett Public Library
Reference Desk beginning Monday, April 11th to make reservations.
For more information call: 972-412-6176.