December 2008 - Perry Public Library

Perry Public Library News
1101 Willis Avenue
Perry, IA 50220
(515) 465-3569
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.perrypl.org
Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10:00-8:00
Fri.-Sat. 10:00-5:00
Sun. 1:00-4:00 (Sept.-May)
December - January Holiday Closings
The library will close at 12:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, December 24, and will be closed
December 25 for the Christmas holiday.
The library will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
December 31, for New Year’s Eve and will be
closed Thursday, January 1, New Year’s Day.
We will reopen on December 26 and January 2 with
regular hours, respectively. Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from the Perry Library Staff!
Chamber Coffee - December 18
The Friends of the Library will host the
December Perry Chamber of Commerce Coffee from
8:30 to 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 18, in the
library Community Room.
December 2008-January 2009
Gingerbread Family Storytime
There will be two family Storytime events
at the library during the month of December. On
Monday, December 15, there will be a session for
children ages one to five and their families, from
6:30-7:30 p.m. A second session for elementary
aged children and their families is scheduled for
Thursday, December 18, also from 6:30-7:30. The
family Storytime events include books, games,
snacks, and crafts with a gingerbread theme. Please
sign up in advance by calling the library at 4653569. Space is limited, so call soon! For more
information about children’s programming, call
Children’s Librarian Suzanne Kestel.
January Storytime
On January 13, a six-week Storytime unit
for 2-4 year-olds will begin with the
theme Hippity-Hop to the Library. The
group will meet from 10:15-11:00 each
Read Tuesday morning in the Community
Room of the library. Age appropriate books, games,
and activities will be shared.
A family Storytime is also planned for school-aged
children and their families on January 8 with the
theme Fun in the Snow. The event is scheduled for
6:30-7:30 p.m. in the library Community Room.
Please call the library to pre-register for the
programs. Questions are directed to children’s
librarian Suzanne Kestel.
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
Shop Safely Online
During the holidays, when stores are crowded and
lines are long, many people turn to their computers
to shop online in the comfort of their own homes.
This is a popular way to shop these days, but here
are some important considerations if you are
ordering gifts online.
Suzanne, Louisa & Turkey Time kids
Family Game Time
The Turkey Time family
Storytime in November
was such a success that a
family Storytime event
has also been planned for
December. Details follow.
The Turkey Dance!
Shop from a Secure Location: Shop only
from your own computer, not one used by
others or where others may potentially see your
private information. URLs should begin with
https: - the “s” indicates a secure site - and
look for a padlock symbol in the browser
window as well.
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Shop at Trusted Sites: A good choice is an
online version of a “bricks and mortar” store
familiar to you. Avoid sites with misspelled
words, particularly in the URL. Those sites are
most probably not legitimate!
Don’t Use Debit Cards Online: Thieves
could conceivably access private information
and hack into your bank account! Debit cards
are not typically protected for fraud the same
as credit cards. Use a PayPal account instead
that offers some consumer protection.
Trust Your Gut: If something seems too good
to be true, it probably is!
Friends of the Library Book Sale
The quarterly Friends book sale is
scheduled for January 15-17 in the library
Community Room. The Friends invite you to come
and browse a wide variety of hardback and
paperback books, music CDs, movies on DVD or
VHS, and audio-books. The hours for the sale are as
follows:
Thursday, January 15
5:00-7:30
Friday, January 16
10:00-4:00
Saturday, January 17
10:00-2:00
Hope to see you there!
Christmas Decorations
The library staff extends a special thank-you
to the Friends of the Library for donating
their time and talent to decorate the library for the
holidays. The Christmas trees really create a festive
atmosphere!
December 2008-January 2009
Book Discussion Group - December 16
The selected title for the December Book
Discussion Group is Sugar Cookie
Murder by Joanne Fluke, “a Hannah
Swensen holiday mystery with recipes”.
This book is from a popular series and is a perfect
choice for this time of year. The group will meet
Tuesday, December 16, in the library Community
Room. Come and join us for this fun holiday book
discussion. Everyone is welcome, and you do not
have to “join a club” to participate. Everyone is
welcome!
It’s a Mystery Book Club
It’s a Mystery Book Club will resume in
January for another three month session.
The January book has already been
selected, and the group will be
nominating titles for consideration and choosing the
remaining two titles when they get together. The
book club will meet the first Wednesday of each
month from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the library Community
Room: January 7, February 4, and March 4.
Everyone is invited to join the group, for one or all
of the discussions. Please come!
Featured Book: Dewey: A Small-town
Library Cat Who Touched the World by
Vicki Myron and Brett Witter
The Perry library has acquired copies of
the new book about Dewey Readmore
Books, the library cat; a story about a stray kitten
who was abandoned in the Spencer, Iowa Library
book drop. Spencer Librarian Vicki Myron coauthored the book, which is a true story about
hardship and survival, small-town values, and
relationships. This book has captured the attention
of the entire country and is currently on the New
York Times Bestseller List for hardcover nonfiction.
It is also rumored to be in development for a movie
starring Meryl Streep. Stories about Iowans are
always popular locally, but this book has become a
national sensation approaching Robert Waller’s The
Bridges of Madison County, endorsed by Oprah
Winfrey back in the nineties. The book is also
available on audio CD at the library or downloadable
online through our Wilbur consortium.
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NEW ACQUISITIONS
Children’s Books
T (Toddler) Books
Welcome Winter………………………….Scholastic
Dora’s Camping Trip…………………..Wendy Wax
Peek-a-Baby……………………………..Karen Katz
Meet Jack Truck…………………...Hunter McKown
Digger Man……………….Zimmerman & Clemesha
Wow! School!................................Robert Neubecker
E (Easy) Books
Glamsters…………………………Elizabeth Kimmel
Twelve Terrible Things……………..…Marty Kelley
Big Words for Little People……….Jamie Lee Curtis
Fancy Nancy Sees Stars…………..…June O’Connor
Willow Buds: When Toady Met Ratty……………
Mary Jane Begin
Humpty Dumpty Climbs Again…..…Dave Horowitz
That Book Woman…………………Heather Henson
Follow the Line……………………Laura Ljungkvist
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes……Mem Fox
Pete and Pickles……………….…Berkeley Breathed
Getting to Know Ruben Plotnick..….Roz Rosenbluth
J (Juvenile) Books
Our White House: Looking in, Looking out......Nat’l
Children’s Book and Literary Alliance
Katie Kazoo Switcheroo: My Pop is Tops!.....Nancy
Krulik
Dark Day in the Deep Sea…...…Mary Pope Osborne
Eve of the Emperor Penguin…...Mary Pope Osborne
J Audiobooks on CD
The People of Sparks………………...Jeanne DuPrau
The Prophet of Yonwood……………Jeanne DuPrau
The Diamond of Darkhold…………..Jeanne DuPrau
Johnny Tremain: A Novel for Old and
Young…………………………...Esther Forbes
Dancing Shoes……………………...Noel Streatfield
Party Shoes………………………….Noel Streatfield
Y (Young Adult) Books
Nation………………………………..Terry Pratchett
Paper Towns……………………………..John Green
Identical………………………………Ellen Hopkins
The Twilight Companion: The Unauthorized Guide
to the Series……………………..Lois H. Gresh
December 2008-January 2009
Shadow Kiss………………………….Richelle Mead
I Know It’s Over………………....C.K. Kelly Martin
Fruits Basket 7………………………Natsuki Takaya
Adult Books
Fiction
A Christmas Grace....................................Anne Perry
A Lion Among Men........................Gregory Maguire
Santa Clawed....................................Rita Mae Brown
The Downhill Lie....................................Carl Hiaasen
Say You’re One of Them......................Uwem Akpau
The Widows of Eastwick........................John Updike
Goodbye and Amen.............................Beth Gutcheon
Leaving Whiskey Bend....................Dorothy Garlock
A Good Woman....................................Danielle Steel
Tomato Girl: A Novel.............................Jayne Pupek
The Outfit..............................................Richard Stark
A McKettrick Christmas.................Linda Lael Miller
Alex & Me.......................................Irene Pepperberg
‘Tis the Season....................................Lorna Landvik
Bones: An Alex Delaware Novel…………..Jonathan
Kellerman
Goodbye and Amen………………….Beth Gutcheon
Burn out………………………………Marcia Muller
Arctic Drift………………………….…Clive Cussler
Your Heart Belongs to Me…………….Dean Koontz
Nonfiction
Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics.............Ina Garten
Flat Belly Diet....................................Liz Vaccariello
The Limits of Power: The End of American
Exceptionalism..................... Andrew Bacevich
Alex & Me……………………...…Irene Pepperberg
Love Matters: Remarkable Love Stories that Touch
the Heart and Nourish the Soul….…......Delilah
Layers: Uncovering and Celebrating God’s Original
Idea of You………………………..Sandi Patty
Barron’s GED 2008-2009
unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of
Disinformation…………...Jackson & Jamieson
Large Print
Divine Justice……………………….David Baldacci
Murder Inside the Beltway………..Margaret Truman
The Lover’s Knot…………………Clare O’Donahue
The Searching Guns…………………..…Ray Hogan
A Good Woman……………………....Danielle Steel
Crossroads……………………………….Belva Plain
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Audiobooks on CD
Water for Elephants…………………….Sarah Gruen
American Wife……………………..Curtis Setterfeld
The Friday Night Knitting Club……...…Kate Jacobs
The Shoe Bird…………Samuel Jones/Eudora Welty
Movies on DVD
Transsiberian
Priceless
Untraceable
Wall-E
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Tinkerbell
Journey to the Center of the Earth
What Would Jesus Buy
John Cleese: Wine for the Confused
The Visitor
Standard Operating Procedure
War, Inc.
Expelled
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Spanish Series on DVD
Éxito En El Norte....Experience Education/ISU
Extension
New Staff Member
We welcome circulation clerk Marlene Johnson to
the Perry Library staff. Marilyn is recently retired
from teaching at Perry Elementary School and will
be working at the circulation desk part-time. Stop at
the front desk and say hello!
December 2008-January 2009
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Veggie Tales: The Star of Christmas
A Christmas Story
The Holiday
Max and Ruby’s Christmas
Go Diego Go! Diego Saves Christmas
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Joyeux Noel
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Christmas in Connecticut
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause 2
The Santa Clause 3
The Polar Express
The Nightmare Before Christmas
What Would Jesus Buy?
Miracle on 34th Street
Mrs. Santa Claus
Babes in Toyland
Scrooged
Home Alone
Jingle all the Way
The Family Stone
Bad Santa
La Vendedora de Rosas (The Rose Seller)
Elmo Salva la Navidad (Elmo Saves Christmas)
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
Christmas Movies
The library has more than 56 movies with a
Christmas theme in our collection, on
either DVD or VHS format. Many families have a
tradition of watching a favorite holiday movie
together each year. With a large selection of old and
new movies available for free from the library, why
not pop some popcorn, gather together, and watch a
holiday movie today! We have something for
everyone: for children, adults, or families. Here is a
partial list of holiday movies available at the library.
The Night Before Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Chipmunk Christmas
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