December 2009 Newsletter

Perry Public Library News
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Perry, IA 50220
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Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10:00-8:00
Fri.-Sat. 10:00-5:00
Sun. 1:00-4:00 (Sept.-May)
December/January Holiday Closings
Closing at 12:00 – Thursday, December 24
Closed – Friday, December 25
Closing at 5:00, Thursday, December 31
Closed – Friday, January 1
Children’s Programs
Silly Scarecrow Family Storytime kids hunted
for “needles in the haystack” November 19.
Dan Wardell’s Visit
Dan Wardell with Emily
Great turnout for the
November Raising Readers
program with Dan Wardell!
Frosty and Friends Family Storytime
The library will again host a Family
Storytime in December. The theme is Frosty and
Friends, and this program will incorporate stories,
related activities, and a snack into a fun evening
event for the entire family. Frosty and Friends is
scheduled for 6:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, December
17, in the library Community Room. Hurry -- preregistration is required for this event, and space is
limited!
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Book Discussions – December 2009
The final It’s a Mystery Book Club session
for 2009 is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.,
December 2, in the library Community
Room. The December mystery is
Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem, a New
York Times Notable Book and winner of the National
Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. A number of
paperback copies of the book are available at the
circulation desk for $8. If you enjoy mysteries, this
is an opportunity to share an evening with likeminded enthusiasts and make some new friends in
the process. Everyone is invited to join us for the
discussion. Discussion leader is Emily Weaver.
The December Book Discussion Group
will meet from 7:00-8:30 p.m., Tuesday,
December 15, in the library Community
Room. The selected title is Among Other
Things, I’ve Taken Up Smoking by
Aoibheann Sweeney. This is the final discussion for
the book club, as we are reading the last of the
2009 selections and ending the monthly discussion
format as it currently exists. The book club has
been meeting at the library for 12 years on a
monthly basis and reading a variety of genres. New
ideas are being developed for discussion events in
the future, but they will likely consist of more
stand-alone programming, rather than monthly
meetings. Come join us for this final BDG meeting,
and watch for details about upcoming library
programming.
To kick off the new year, we are planning a Julie
and Julia event for January 2010. More details
available after the holidays!
Friends Quarterly Book Sale
The Friends of the Library will hold their quarterly
book sale January 21-23 in the library Community
Room. The hours for the sale are as follows.
Thursday, January 21
Friday, January 22
Saturday, January 23
5:00-7:30
10:00-4:00
10:00-2:00
A bookmark with all the 2010 Friends sales is
available at the circulation desk. Pick one up!
Compiled and edited by Jill Cook
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Holiday Decorating
Special thanks to the Friends of the
Perry Public Library for generously
volunteering their time to decorate the
building for the holidays. Come and see
our festive look -- and pick up some Christmas
music CDs, books, or movies to take home and put
you in the holiday spirit!
Festival of Wreaths & Holiday Decor
A silent auction of holiday decor including wreaths,
trees, art, and centerpieces is underway at the
library -- from November 27 through December 5 -with all proceeds to benefit the American Cancer
Society Relay for Life. Everyone is invited to bid on
the decorations and support this worthy cause.
RECENT ACQUISITIONS
T (Toddler Books)
One Hot Summer ……………………….Nina Crews
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star…………….Iza Trapani
E (Easy Books)
Read-About Holidays Series………...Children’s Press
J (Juvenile Books)
Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, and a
Miracle……………………………...Brian Dennis
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: Battle
of the Bands...........................Annie Auerbach
Alvin and the Chimpmunks: The Squeakquel: Meet
the Munks……………………….Susan Hill Long
How to Twist a Dragon’s Tail………Cressida Cowell
How to twist a dragon's tale: the heroic
misadventures of Hiccup the Viking……..Cowell
How to be a Pirate…………………Cressida Cowell
How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse……Cressida Cowell
Fantastic Mr. Fox………………………...Roald Dahl
Bakugan Battle Brawlers (Official Handbook)……...
……………………………………..........Tracey West
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Masquerade Brawl……………………..Tracey West
The Battle Brawlers…………………….Tracey West
Y (Young Adult) Books
Beautiful Creature..…………………..Garcia & Stohl
Dragonfly………………………………Julia Golding
Revelations: A Blue Bloods Novel…Melissa de la Cruz
Books for Adults
Fiction
Pirate Latitudes……………………Michael Crichton
U is for Undertow………………………Sue Grafton
Breathless……………………………...Dean Koontz
Deadly Deals………………………….Fern Michaels
Strange Bedpersons………………...Jennifer Crusie
Swallowing Darkness…………...Laurell K. Hamilton
Deadly Deals…………………………..Fern Michaels
The Scarpetta Factor……………...Patricia Cornwell
A Friend of the Family…………….Lauren Grodstein
At Home in Stone Creek…………...Linda Lael Miller
Nonfiction
What the Dog Saw………………Malcolm Gladwell
The Book of Basketball………………..Bill Simmons
The Pioneer Woman Cooks………..Ree Drummond
Eat Your Way to Happiness………..Elizabeth Somer
LIT: A Memoir…………………………….Mary Karr
Fall to Pieces……………….Mary Forsberg Weiland
Notes Left Behind…….Brooke and Keith Desserich
Double Take: A Memoir..….Kevin Michael Connolly
In Spanish
El Símbolo Perdido………………………Dan Brown
Movies on DVD
Angels and Demons
Star Trek
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Year One
Land of the Lost
Up!
Transformers:
The Ugly Truth
Four Christmases
Bruno
Cheri
The Perfect Holiday
Revenge of the Fallen
Happy Holidays from the Perry Library staff!
Compiled and edited by Jill Cook
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