November/December - Preble County District Library

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Vol. 14 ◊ Issue 6
Nov/Dec 2013
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November 11 is the day set aside to honor our Veterans. The Preble
County District Library Board of Trustees has decided to honor the
service of our veterans year-round by making a change to the Library’s
fine policy.
Beginning in November, the Preble County District Library will waive
overdue fines for veterans. Those who have been a member of the
military can simply visit their local PCDL Branch and present proof of service. This is the
Library’s way of saying ‘Thank You’ to all those who have served our country.
Also in observance of Veteran’s Day, the Preble County Room Staff announced an addition
to their collection by unveiling the results of a project that they have been working on for
quite some time. Preble County Military Serving During the Vietnam Era is a compilation
of information gathered from microfilm, newspaper articles, and personal stories detailing
the service of Preble County Vietnam Veterans. This three volume set contains over 650
pages of information, including many photos. Those interested in learning more about
Preble County’s Vietnam Veterans will find this to be an invaluable resource.
 Library Admin. Office
 450 S. Barron St. Eaton, OH 45320
Preble County Military Serving During the
Vietnam Era A-Z, three volumes containing
over 650 pages of information detailing the
service of Preble County Vietnam Veterans.
 (937) 456-4250
 www.pcdl.lib.oh.us
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Library Inklings: Director’s
Abby Noland, Library Director
As technology continues to grow at a dizzying pace, your library
continues to offer materials and e-resources.
Recent reports show that the ebook industry grew by 44 percent
from 2011 to 2012.
Did you know that with your library card, you can get access to over
thirty-one thousand copies of more than nineteen thousand
individual eBook titles via your PC, laptop, smart phone, Kindle, iPad,
iPhone, eReader or tablet? Right now, you go to OhioeBooks.com to
download titles. But on November 7, Ohio Digital Library (ODL) will
go live. This site will be the result of the merge of OhioeBooks.com
and the SEO Library Consortium (seo.lib.overdrive.com). So, you will
be able to check out even more title! Check ODL out and see what
more than 100,00 library patrons in Ohio have enjoyed.
November Highlights
Branch Wide Drawing: Win an MP3 Player
Children aged 12 & under have a wonderful opportunity to
win an MP3 Player. Simply visit any PCDL branch between
November 1 – November 16th, check out a book on CD, and
enter the drawing for a chance to win a ScanDisk 4GB MP3
Player. The player holds 1000 songs. It can also be used to
load audiobooks and podcasts. Audiobooks can be
downloaded for free from the Ohio Digital Library as of
Online magazines offer so much more than their print counterparts.
Like ebooks, they can be enlarged for easy reading. But what makes
downloading Zinio Magazines such an amazing deal is that they can
be kept forever on your device. Articles can be copied and sent to
friends. Like that new product touted in your favorite magazine? Just
click on the photo or link and be taken to the site that offers it. This
feature can be so helpful - especially during the holidays! Zinio
digital magazines are definitely worth a try.
November 7th using Overdrive.
The drawing will be held on Monday, November 18 at each
PCDL Branch except the Eldorado Branch which will be held
on Tuesday, November 19.
Ohio eBook Project Just got Better!
If you enjoy our bimonthly Library Ink Newsletter you can sign up
from the library’s website to receive the free eNewsletter @
http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/libraryink/index.html
Need help learning how to use the new technologies? Contact
Reference Librarian Lauren Robinson the Eaton Branch at
(937) 456-4331 or email her at [email protected].
News from the Reference Desk
Lauren Robinson, Reference Librarian
FYI: There is a maximum of 5 courses per year for
those who are taking advantage of our free
Learn4Life learning resource.
The next start date for courses is November 13th. Learn4Life offers a
genealogy basics course, SAT/ACT test prep, resume writing
workshops, and many more courses that cover a wide range of
topics.
You can access the database from our Reference desk web page
http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/reference/index.html
Your Levy $ at Work!
eBook readers know that the Ohio eBook Project (OEP) is
their go-to place to chec out library digital eBooks,
audiobooks, music and video. The exciting news is that OEP
just got better!
OEP and the SEO Library Center have combined collections
to form the Ohio Digital Library, (http://ohioebooks.org.)
Preble County District Library card holders can borrow
popular digital media anytime, anywhere and titles
automatically expire – so there are no late fees!
After downloading a free app, users may browse the digital
collection, borrow titles with a valid library card, and enjoy
them on all major computers and devices. eBooks can be
read immediately on any device with an internet browser
via OverDrive Read.
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Photos from “Who was Old Gabe? African
American History in Preble County,
1820 - 1900 Conference”
How was the Who was Old Gabe? African
American History in Preble County, 18201900 Conference you ask? Wonderful!
According to Library Director Abby Noland,
nearly sixty people attended -- some from
as far away as Kentucky. “We laughed. We
cried. We were astounded,” Abby
commented about the event. “It was great
Cathy Nelson
Ohio Humanities
AAConference group: Barbara Cox, PC Historical Society; Nicholas Patler, representing the
Wayne County Historical Museum, Minister Donne Hayden; Cathy Nelson, Ohio
Humanities, Marlene Ressler, PC Room Supervisor; Walt Mast, Historian/Author Bunker
Hill House; Abby Noland, PCDL Director, Dr. Ann-Eliza Lewis, Levi Coffin House.
and took a lot of hard working people to
create such a conference.”
The conference, which was made possible
through a grant from the Ohio Humanities
Council, was truly a team effort, involving
many individuals such as Cathy Nelson
from the Ohio Humanities, Minister Donne
Hayden, Walt Mast, Barbara Cox, Nicholas
Dr. Ann-Eliza Lewis
Levi Coffin House
Patler, and Ann-Eliza Lewis.
A thank you must go out to the library
staff: the Preble County Room Staff, the
wonderful volunteers from the PC
Genealogical Society, and the PC DAR. We
Minister Donne Hayden and Ohio Humanities
Representative Cathy Nelson
Barbara Cox
would also like to thank the PC Art Center
PC Historical Society
for allowing us the use of their beautiful
Marlene Ressler
PC Room / PCDL Staff
facility. And last, but not least, a very
special thank you goes out to PC Room
Supervisor Marlene Ressler who gave a
phenomenal presentation that brought the
rich and vibrant history of African
Americans in Preble County to life.
Author & Historian
Nicholas Patler
Minister Donne Hayden
Photographs by
Walt Mast from
Wayne County Historical
Friends - Quakers
Cheryl Richter
Bunker Hill House
Museum
Greater Cincinnati, Ohio
Attending this conference was a truly
moving experience.
If anyone is interested in learning about
our African American History in Preble
County, please visit the Preble County
Room to see all of the research they were
Wayne & Marilyn Melling
PC Room
L-R: Linda Coleman, Mildred Knipfer, Joyce Young, Brenda Mezz, Debra Crumbaker
Volunteers from PC Genealogical Society & PC DAR
able to uncover.
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eBook News with Sonya Knisley
Films
It’s a Wonderful Life
White Christmas
A Christmas Story
Home Alone
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
The Santa Clause
Animated/Computer Animated
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Frosty the Snowman
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Disney’s Very Merry Christmas
Advantage Titles (Items strictly for PCDL patrons)
Young Adult series by Veronica Roth:
Allegiant (Book 3 in the Divergent trilogy)
Free Four (a scene from Divergent from the character,
Four's, point of view)
The Transfer (a story from Divergent trilogy book 2,
Insurgent) Coming soon!
Young Adult Trilogy by Laini Taylor:
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Days of Blood and Starlight
Dreams of Gods and Monsters: The third book in the
trilogy comes out in the spring, 2014.
New Adult titles
The Advantage symbol lets
you know that your library
Storm Front / John Sandford
may have purchased copies
Mirage / Clive Cussler
of certain titles just for you!
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Peace / Shelley Shepard Gray
to
see which titles are part of
Sycamore Row / John Grisham
the
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Upon a Winter’s Night /
Karen Harper
Accidental Cowgirl /
Maggie McGinnis
Derailed / Neta Jackson and Dave
Jackson (Windy City Neighbors)
Love Finds You in Frost, Minnesota /
Judy Baer
NEWS! Changes to OEP
On November 7, the Ohio eBook Project will combine
collections with the SEO Center to become the Ohio
Digital Library.
Celebrate the
Holidays with
Movie Night!
Go to www.ohioebooks.org for hundreds of suggestions
You can also download Audio Books & MP3s from OEP!
Don’t see a particular title you’re interested in?
Request it at your library right from the OEP website.
Need help downloading Library Books to your
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2014 Forecast
See what the future holds for many popular authors!
2014 Promises to be a Stellar Year in Fiction!
January
Last to Know / Elizabeth Adler
May
The Summer I Dared / Barbara Delinsky
To the Bright and Shining Sun / James Lee Burke
Be Careful What You Wish For / Jeffrey Archer
Debbie Doesn’t Do It Anymore / Walter Mosley
Robert B. Parker’s Cheap Shot / Ace Atkins (Spencer)
Ghost Ship / Clive Cussler (NUMA Files)
June
Save the Date / Mary Kay Andrews
The Last Kind Words Saloon / Larry McMurtry
Resistant / Michael Palmer
Invisible / James Patterson and David Ellis
July
Sight Unseen / Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen
Secret Forest / Dean Koontz
August
The Road Trip / Beth Harbison
Your Turn: Book Reviews by You
Adult Summer Reading 2013
Title: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Author: Amy Chua
Reviewer: Amy Montgomery
Review: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is
written by a Chinese-American mother of
two daughters who is also a Yale Law
professor. She shows differences between
Chinese traditional parenting and Western
parenting, She admits that her intention was
to prove that Chinese parenting style is
superior, but she realized while writing the
book that it is not always successful. The
book is full of humor and poignant family
moments. This is an excellent read for a
mother of pubescent daughters.
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Message:
The library automatically purchases books by many popular authors. If
you are interested in any of the titles listed here, please request them at
your local branch library.
Holds can be placed on any title offered from the library’s catalog.
Sadly, best selling author Tom Clancy died on October 1,
2013 after a brief illness. This celebrated author was most
noted for his command of military technology. He was
able to describe and explain the most complicated
gadgetry in terms that any novice could understand. His
most noted character, CIA analyst Jack Ryan is the hero
featured in Clancy’s last book, Command Authority, which
will be released in early December.
HarperCollins recently launched a new digital-first line
called Witness that will offer mysteries, suspense, and
thrillers. Witness is part of the Impulse imprint that also
includes e-original romance, scifi/fantasy and young
adult books. HarperCollins is wading into the digital-first
market with both feet, trying to compete with
Amazon.com.
Witness launched in October, 2013 with ten titles: Darkness First by James
Hayman, The Drop by Howard Linskey, An Illustrated Death by Judi
Culbertson, The Art of Drowning by Frances Fyfield, Prince by Rory
Clements, The Murder Wall by Mari Hannah, Hunted by Emlyn Rees, Black
Dog by Stephen Booth. There are two titles the library cannot get:
Cambridge Blue by Alison Bruce and Doyle After Dark by John Shirley.
Legos®: Adults love ‘em too
Also available
as an ebook!
Title: Death by Panty Hose (A Jaine Austen Mystery)
Author: Laura Levine
Reviewer: Trisha Smith
Review: Laura Levine is an awesome writer!
She brings her characters to life. Her mystery
is believable and is easy to read along with. I
enjoy the surprise that she brings to the
ending of her “who dunit” books with her
cat Prozac.
Editor’s note: There are 12 books in this long-running series.
Death in pantyhose is the newest title to be added. For a
reading list of titles go online to Fantastic Fiction.com.
Adults participated in our Lego contest for the first time
this year! Since there is an interest in building block art,
we decided to add to our shelves several excellent books showcasing the
art form. All three titles will be available soon!
The Brick Bible: The Old Testament / Brendan Powell Smith
The Brick Bible: The New Testament / Brendan Powell Smith
Brick Shakespeare: The Tragedies - Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet
and Julius Caesaar / John McCann et. al.: You’ve never seen Shakespeare
like this before—in LEGO® bricks!
Adult builders at our Lego® Contest held at the Eaton Branch.
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A Candy-Coated Mystery by Nancy Coco
Cozy Mystery Cover Art
All Fudged Up: Allie McMurphy is up to her neck in renovations at the grand old hotel that's
been in her family for generations. With its quaint Victorian charm - and world-famous fudge
shop - the place is one of Mackinac Island's most beloved landmarks. Sure, every family has a
skeleton or two in the closet. But Allie didn't expect to find an actual corpse inside hers,
especially one Joe Jessup, who had a long-running feud with her dear departed grandfather.
Pet Boutique Mystery by Annie Marks
Paws for Murder: Izzy McHale wants her new Trendy Tails Pet Boutique in Merryville,
Minnesota, to be the height of canine couture and feline fashions. But at the store’s opening, it
turns out it’s a human who’s dressed to kill…
A Quilting Mystery by Mary Knox
Forget Me Knot: Martha and her besties Lucy and Birdie are set to expand their Quilty Tuesdays
by inviting newcomer Claire Terry into their group. Though at forty Claire's a tad younger than
their average age, her crafty reputation could perk up their patchwork proceedings, especially as
they prepare for the fancy quilt show coming to town. But when they arrive at Claire's home
and find her dead inside the front door, and her exquisite, prize-winning quilts soon missing,
Martha is not one to leave a mystery unravelled. Especially if she wants to stop a killer from
establishing a deadly pattern...
Nut House Mystery by Elizabeth Lee
A Tough Nut to Kill: Riverville, Texas, is pecan country, and the Blanchard family farm is famous
for its acres of tall pecan trees and the delicious pies and cookies sold at the Nut House, the
aptly named family store. Miss Amelia, Lindy’s feisty grandmother, makes the best pecan pies
for several counties and the farm is attracting visitors from far and wide to sample the wares.
Mystery Spotlight
Charms and Chocolate
Chips / Bailey Cates:
Between brewing
magically spiced treats
at Honeybee Bakery
and volunteering with a
local conservation
group, Katie Lightfoot
barely has time to see
her firefighter
boyfriend, Declan McCarthy, much less
delve further into her destiny as a witch.
But avoiding her fate won’t be as easy as
whipping up a new recipe—especially
when Katie finds herself once again
mixed up in murder.
When a fellow volunteer for the
conservation group is found dead, Katie’s
mystical senses tell her that there’s more
to the death than meets the eye. Her
suspicions are confirmed when members
of her coven are targeted next. Katie will
have to embrace her powers quickly...or
she may find herself chewed up and spit
out by some serious black magic.
Until the day Lindy walks into the greenhouse to find her uncle Amos murdered and her new
stock of trees destroyed, with the best of the bunch stolen. Who is out to ruin the Blanchard
family? And who wanted Uncle Amos dead? With the sheriff stumped, it’s up to Lindy and Miss
Amelia to save the ranch and tree a killer.
A Magic Potion Mystery by Heather Blake
A Potion to Die For: As the owner of Little Shop of Potions, a magic potion shop specializing in
love potions, Carly Bell Hartwell finds her product more in demand than ever. A local soothsayer
has predicted that a couple in town will soon divorce—and now it seems every married person
in Hitching Post, Alabama, wants a little extra matrimonial magic to make sure they stay hitched.
But when Carly finds a dead man in her shop, clutching one of her potion bottles, she goes from
most popular potion person to public enemy number one. In no time the murder investigation
becomes a witch hunt—literally! Now Carly is going to need to brew up some serious sleuthing
skills to clear her name and find the real killer—before the whole town becomes convinced her
potions really are to die for!
A Book Mobile Cat Mystery by Laurie Cass
Lending a Paw: With the help of her rescue cat, Eddie, librarian Minnie Hamilton is driving a
bookmobile based in the resort town of Chilson, Michigan. But she’d better keep both hands on
the wheel, because it’s going to be a bumpy ride…
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Available from publishers in September - See a title you like? Request it at your library!
Title
For Better or Worsted
Fatal Funnel Cake
Freezer I'll Shoot
Words with Fiends
Quotient of Murder
The Thrill of the Haunt
The Missing Dough
Author
Betty Hechtman
Livia J Washburn
Victoria Hamilton
Ali Brandon
Ada Madison
E. J. Copperman
Chris Cavender
Series Title or FYI
Crochet
Fresh Baked
Vintage Kitchen
Black Cat Bookshop
Prof. Sophie Knowles
Haunted Guesthouse
Eleanor Swift
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Maggie Barbieri will have a new
mystery out in early December. The
book is a departure from her Murder
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101 mystery series (Murder 101,
Extracurricular Activities, Quick Study,
Final Exam, Third Degree, Physical
Education, and Extra Credit.) It is being
marketed as a thriller rather than a
straight mystery. The title is Once
Upon A Lie and is due out in
December.
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Thomas and Charlotte Pitt fans have a
new book to look forward to in March,
2014 when Anne Perry releases Death
on the Blackheath. This book finds the
pair battling spies and traitors. The
synopsis reads: A baffled Pitt has never
needed his friends more desperately,
Available from publishers in October- See a title you like? Request it at your library!
Title
Home for the Haunting
The Vanishing Thief 1st in a new series!
A Catered Christmas Cookie Exchange
Quilt Trip
The Sayers Swindle
Merry Market Murder
Home for the Homicide
Murder, She Barked 1st in a new series!
Author
Juliet Blackwell
Kate Parker
Isis Crawford
Elizabeth Craig
Victoria Abbott
Paige Shelton
Jennie Bentley
Krista Davis
Series Title or FYI
Haunted Home
Victorian Bookshop
Mystery with Recipes
Southern Quilting
Book Collector's
Farmer's Market
Do-It-Yourself
Paws and Claws
including his indomitable wife,
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Charlotte; his canny old colleague
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Victor Narraway; and his personal
drawing-room spy, Lady Vespasia
Cumming-Gould. But even these allies
may not be able to save Pitt—or
Britain.
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I, for one, cannot wait until the new
Flavia Deluce book comes out in
January! In The Dead and Their
Vaulted Arches, Flavia’s sleuthing
adventures take her to the skies in her
mother’s Gipsy Moth plane, Blithe
Spirit. This mystery will involve none
other than Winston Churchill!
Romance Forecast: 2014
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See titles you like? Request them at your library!
A Don’t-Miss-This Recommendation
I just finished Barbara Davis’ fabulous couldn’t-read-it-fast-enough
debut novel, The Secrets She Carried. Part women’s fiction, part
historical novel, the writing evokes shades of Phyllis Whitney and
Mary Stewart without being too gothic. The writing itself is pure
poetry, but doesn’t overtake the telling of the story. If you’re in the
mood for a haunting southern tale that will have you waiting
breathlessly for the author’s next book, try The Secrets She Carried.
~C. Richter~
The Secrets She Carried / Barbara Davis: Though
Peak Plantation has been in her family for
generations, Leslie Nichols can’t wait to rid herself
of the farm left to her by her estranged
grandmother Maggie—and with it the disturbing
memories of her mother’s death, her father’s
disgrace, and her unhappy childhood. But Leslie
isn’t the only one with a claim to Peak.
Jay Davenport, Peak’s reclusive caretaker, has his own reasons for
holding onto the land bequeathed to him by Leslie’s grandmother.
Before she died, Maggie hinted at a terrible secret surrounding
Adele Laveau, a lady’s maid who came to Peak during the 1930s and
died under mysterious circumstances. Jay is haunted by Maggie’s
story, yet the truth eludes him—until Leslie uncovers a cryptically
marked grave on the property.
January
When the Rogue Returns / Sabrina Jeffries
(2nd in the Duke’s Men series)
April
Night Diver / Elizabeth Lowell
When We Met / Susan Mallery
The Masterful Mr. Montague: A Casebook of Barnaby Adair
Novel / Stephanie Laurens (Historical)
Otherwise Engaged / Amanda Quick (Ladies of Lantern Street, 3 )
The Collector / Nora Roberts (Hardcover)
May
Shadow Spell / Nora Roberts (Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy, 2)
The Beekeeper’s Ball / Susan Wiggs (Hardcover)
1st in a new series!
The Marriage Pact / Linda Lael Miller
June
Dead Heat / Allison Brennan (A Lucy Kincaid Novel)
Nantucket Sisters / Nancy Thayer (Women’s Fiction)
July
For All Time: A Novel / Jude Deveraux (Historical)
The Escape / Mary Balough (Historical)
A New Subgenre
As they delve into the mystery of Adele’s death, Leslie and Jay
discover shocking secrets that extend deep into the roots of Leslie’s
family tree—secrets that have the power to alter her life forever.
There is a new subgenre gaining in popularity called “New Adult”.
This subgenre is being marketed to post adolescents and young
adults ages 18 to 26.
Set in Small Town Ohio
New Adult fiction fills the gap between Young Adult and Adult
fiction - that gray area where the innocence and naivetee of
childhood is just beginning to give way to perspective and insight
that eventually leads to adulthood.
Welcome Back to Apple Grove / C. H. Admirand:
Grace Mulcahy thought she'd finally gotten Apple
Grove, Ohio, out of her system. Then she's lured
Many of the books published in the subgenre contain dark themes
- damaged souls grappling with tragedy, abuse, sexual identity, or
depression. These books tend to cater to former Twilight fans.
back for a family barbecue and spies a broadshouldered hottie hanging out at the grill. He
somehow seems utterly at ease, whether flipping
burgers or horsing around with her hellion
nephews. Why didn't her brother-in-law tell her he
had such gorgeous friends? Suddenly her mouth is watering for
more than her best friend's famous pie.
When firefighter Pat Garaham sees Grace, it's like a five-alarm bell
Other themes include first jobs, starting college, first love, wedding
engagements and marriages, or starting new families - all of those
firsts most everyone experiences when becoming an adult. They
can also be graphic in content containing adult themes - which is
why they do not fit into the Young Adult category.
New Adult can be combined with all of the other subgenres; SciFi,
horror, paranormal, dystopian, etc.
Grove, but he will do whatever it takes to keep her around. The life
Popular New Adult authors include Colleen Hoover, Tammara
Webber, J. A. Redmerski, Jamie McGuire, J. Lynn, Abbi Glines, and
Jessica Sorenson.
of a firefighter isn't an easy one though, and he'll have to prove their
For more suggestions try www.goodreads.com/genres/new-adult
goes off and he's the one ablaze. She says she wants to leave Apple
immediate spark can have a lasting chance at love..
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Paranormal & Suspense
Up From the Grave: A Night Hunters Novel /
Jeaniene Frost: Lately, life has been unnaturally
calm for vampires Cat Crawfield and her
husband Bones. They should have known better
than to relax their guard, because a shocking
revelation sends them back into action to stop
an all-out war... .1/14
Blood Games: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel / Chloe Neill: A killer
is stalking Chicago, preying on humans and leaving his victims with
magical souvenirs. The CPD hasn’t been able to track the assailant,
and as the body count rises, the city is running out of options.
Vampires and humans aren’t on great terms, but murder makes for
strange bedfellows. Can Merit find the killer before she becomes a
target? 8/14
Burning Dawn / Gena Showalter: A tormented past has left Thane
with an insatiable need for violence, making him the most
dangerous assassin in the skies. He lives by a single code: no mercy.
And as he unleashes his fury on his most recent captor, he learns
no battle could have prepared him for the slave he rescues from his
enemy's clutches—a beauty who stokes the fires of his darkest
desires.
Elin Vale has her own deep-rooted scars, and her attraction to the
exquisite warrior who freed her challenges her every boundary. But
Thane's unwavering determination to protect her means she must
face her greatest fears—and enter a world in which passion is
power, and victory means breathtaking surrender. 4/14
Highly Anticipated Finale...
3rd Book in the All Souls Trilogy
The Book of Life / Barbara Harkness: After traveling through time
in Shadow of Night, the second book in Deborah Harkness’
enchanting series, historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire
scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to face new
crises and old enemies.
At Matthew’s ancestral home at Sept-Tours, they re­unite with the
cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches—with one
significant exception. But the real threat to their future has yet to
be revealed, and when it is, the search for Ashmole 782 and its
missing pages takes on even more urgency.
In the trilogy’s final volume, Harkness deepens her themes of
power and passion, family and caring, past deeds and their
present consequences. In ancestral homes and university
laboratories, using ancient knowledge and modern science, from
the hills of the Auvergne to the palaces of Venice and beyond, the
couple at last learn what the witches discovered so many
centuries ago. Due out in July, 2014.
News on the romantic fiction front
Lynn Viehl ( AKA S. L. Viehl, Gena Hale, and Jessica
Hall) has written an alternate history, steampunk
series that had this reader confused. But thanks to a
post found in goodreads.com (a wonderful readers
advisory website BTW) I think I have it figured out. In
January, 2014, Viehl will release Disenchanted & Co.
The book is actually an amalgam of two recently
published titles: Her Ladyship’s Curse and His
Lordship Possessed. The synopsis for the series
sounds quite interesting: In the Provincial Union of
Victoriana, a steampunk America that lost the Revolutionary War,
Charmian "Kit" Kittredge makes her living investigating crimes of
magic. While Kit tries to avoid the nobs of high society, she follows
mysteries wherever they lead.
Why the publisher decided to split the book into two parts, then offer
both under one title later on is a mystery. Oh, well, at any rate the
mystery is solved The book comes out in late January, 2014.
Darynda Jones will unveil the sixth book in her
Charley Davidson grim reaper series. Sixth Grave
on the Edge in May, 2014. If you like stories
mixed with paranormal and humor, give her
series a try.
Young Adult author Cassandra Clare will release the sixth book of her
Immortal Instruments series. City of Heavenly Fire comes out in May,
2014. The motion picture based on the first book, City of Bones, was
recently in theaters.
Reminder: Take Down Twenty by Janet Evanovich comes out
in late November. What will Stephanie be up to next? The tag
line reads: “Stephanie Plum has her sights set on catching a
notorious mob boss. If she doesn’t take him down, he may
take her out.”
The title for the third book in Nora Roberts Cousins
O’Dwyer trilogy has been revealed, but you’ll have to wait
a while to read the book. Blood Magic won’t be released
until 2015. Note: As always with forecasting, titles are
subject to change.
Holiday Anthologies are on their way!
Christmas on Main Street / JoAnn Ross, Susan Donovan,
LuAnn McLane, and Alexis Morgan
Secret Santa / Fern Michaels, Laura
Levine, Marie Bostwick and Cindy Myers
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Moody Cleveland Bierly, Jr.
Everyone called him Sonny. Moody Cleveland Bierly, Jr. was a chubby child, traipsing about the
streets of Lewisburg, Ohio during the 1930s and ‘40s. He was the eighth child born to Moody
Cleveland “Cleve” and Margaret Bernheisel Bierly on September 24, 1932 in Preble County, Ohio.
Cleve Bierly was my great grand uncle on my father’s side.
Hardship came early to Sonny’s young life when, in 1937, at the age of five, he came down with the
dreadful scarlet fever. He survived, but his mother, who had been nursing him back to health,
contracted the disease herself. She was taken to the hospital, but died six days later at the age of
forty-three. The Lewisburg Leader newspaper stated that Margaret, who was a native of Lewisburg,
“...was a fine character and her death cast a gloom over the community.”
Photograph that appeared in the Lewisburg
Leader, 1950.
Sonny’s mother died on December 30, 1937. By August of that same year, his father, Cleve, married
a woman by the name of Bonnie, a local restaurant owner. However, by the 1940 U. S. Census, they
would be divorced.
Sonny’s sister, Josephine Bierly Chrisman Crowe Kreitzer (she married three times!) died in 1947 at the Stillwater
Sanatorium located in Dayton, Ohio. In Josephine’s obituary that appeared in the Register Herald, Sonny is placed in the
Preble County Children’s Home. He is living there because his father, Cleve, is also a patient at Stillwater. Josephine and
Cleve would both die from pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus. Josephine died in April at age twenty-six and
Cleve would die in August at the age of sixty. I have been unable to discover how long Sonny stayed in the children’s home.
Moody Cleve Bierly
On September 26, 1949, Sonny enlisted in the U. S. Army. The United States was at war with Korea. The following story
appeared in the December 21, 1950 edition of The Leader: “Sonny” Bierly with U. S. Army Unit in Korea. (It seems incredible but is
nevertheless true that the chubby Moody C. Bierly, whom it seems was trodding the streets of Lewisburg only a few years ago and was
known as “Sonny,” is now 18 and is with the U. S. Army in Korea. His parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Moody Cleve Bierly and he is
a nephew of E. J. Bierly, local business man. Learning recently that “Sonny” was in Korea and that he had written his sister, Mrs. Troy
(Beth) Beldon of Detroit, we wrote her for further information. – Editor’s Note.)
Mrs. Beldon said: Pfc. Moody C. Bierly, his full name, enlisted in September of ’49 and spent most of the first year in radio school at
Ft. Monmouth, N. J. “Sonny” was sent to Japan the last of September, 1950, where he was given specialized training and then was
flown to Korea around the middle of October.
“Sonny” is 18 and has two years to go before his tern of enlistment will expire. He is with the Signal Radio Relay company in the 10th
division.
His last letter to me is in part as follows: “This is the first chance I’ve had to write since I wrote from Tokyo. We are now in Pusan,
Korea. All we do is work and eat with very little sleep. This will go on until we get our relay stations set up to establish
communications between here and Seoul.
From what I’ve heard I will be in Seoul from then until my term of enlistment is up. We may go on north of the Parallel if they need
us, but we can’t be sure. If the war ends (and here it sounds like it is just starting from what our officers say) we will stay in one spot
the rest of the time. Who knows? – maybe we’ll be made infantry replacements. Anyway our living can’t be much worse that it is. The
worst thing is the chow and the smell is next. Still it isn’t as bad as it may well be in Seoul.
There are a couple thousand guerillas left between here and Seoul, but they are spread about. The relay teams are the ones to
worry because we are going to replace the teams already knocked out. It hasn’t been more than three weeks since the last one was
knocked out by a band of guerillas. The guys didn’t have a chance – they were all asleep and had their throats cut.
We’re going to have a few Korean soldiers with us to stand guard so that won’t happen to us. I won’t be able to sleep nights for awhile.
Mrs. Beldon added: “He also stated that he expected his second stripe soon. We are anxiously waiting for further news from
“Sonny” since his last letter was written November 5. His address is: Pfc. Moody C. Bierly RA-16296307, 518 Sig. Rad. Rel. Co. APO 59,
San Francisco, Calif., to Postmaster.
“Give my best regards to everyone there and may I wish you all the very best for the coming New Year.
Looking at the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Sonny was released from the Army on October 15, 1952.
At some point, he settled in Michigan and, according to a 1960 Royal Oak, Michigan City Directory, married a woman named Helene C.
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Gardening,
Grandma? Seriously?
Not on MY watch!
Bwahahaha!
Sprouting Off: Life in the Garden
I’m just sayin…
Chaos reigns when a grandchild enters your life. You realize right
away that you’ve forgotten what life was like with a little one
underfoot. Walking out of the room is a major feat!
Garden BEFORE grandbaby - neat and tidy
You find your life stuffed on the tallest shelf of the deepest cabinet
you own in hopes that little fingers cannot venture there. Drawers
are emptied and child locks are installed; gates are erected to
block off every entrance to every room not baby-proofed beyond
recognition.
But look at that face. How can you resist it? I surely can’t. My
house is a jumble, my garden a mess, but I don’t care a wit. My
grandbaby is awake and he’s ready to play. The rest can surely
wait for another day...or two. He won’t be a baby forever.
~Cheryl Richter~
Moody Cleveland Bierly, Jr. Cont.
They lived on Dreon Street and Moody was an
employee at ChryslerMissile. Built in 1953, the
Michigan Ordinance Missile Plant was operated
by the Army. The Chrysler Company served as
contractor. I don’t know what Moody did at
Chrysler Missile, but I do know that this is where
the Redstone and Jupiter missiles were built.
Sonny and Helene may have had one son born in
either 1960 or 1966.
Moody Cleveland “Sonny” Bierly, Jr. died on
December 15, 1993 while living in Grand Rapids,
Kent County, Michigan. He was sixty-one years
old.
`C. Richter~
Garden AFTER grandbaby - the overgrown jungle
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Keeping your changing needs in mind
An interactive
program for
nursing home residents
In November, the
residents will be exploring
the various forms of flight
-- including maple tree
helicopter seeds, which
are edible! They are best
New Arrivals
Large Print Books
The Widow Waltz / Sally Koslow
Love in the Balance / Regina Jennings
All in Good Time / Maureen Lang
What Once was Lost / Kim Vogel Sawyer
Harlequin Large Print Titles
Maid for Montero / Kim Lawrence
eaten in the spring.
A Touch of Notoriety . Carole Mortimer
A Rich Man’s Whim / Lynne Graham
Audio Books
“W” is for Wasted / Sue Grafton
The Mayan Secrets / Clive Cussler
The Sound and the Fury / Spencer Quinn
I Heard That Song Before / Mary Higgins Clark
Little Black Book of Murder / Nancy Martin
We Care: A Caregiver’s Support Group meets the first
Monday of every month at 2 PM at the Senior Center in Eaton.
The programs last 1–1½ hours. The Senior Center will provide
FREE handicapped accessible transportation. Call the Senior
Center one week before the meeting to schedule
transportation (456-4947). We Care is sponsored by the Preble
County Council on Aging, Preble County District Library,
Heartland, Vancrest, Greenbriar, and Crossroads.
Loyalty / Ingrid Thoft
A Bride for Island Prince / Rebecca Winters
Dick Francis’s Refusal / Felix Francis
Let the Dead Sleep / Heather Graham
Information: Contact PCDL Outreach Coordinator Danita Cook,
456-4376.
Outreach Services
Bringing the library (and smiles) to area nursing homes
Library Materials  Programming  And So Much More
Danita Cook (L), Outreach Coordinator & Vicki Hoff (R), Outreach Assistant
All e-Readers can be set to LARGE PRINT! No more waiting for your favorite books to come out in large print!
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West Elkton Library
Mickie Gayhart,
Branch Librarian
First, I want to thank everyone for their support during the past 10 years. I have met some really great people, kids and families. It has
been a wonderful journey. Following are a few great things that are happening at the West Elkton Library:
The library had a change in its hours of operation this past year. The new hours are Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 to 6pm, and
Thursdays from 12-5pm. Thanks to the levy and the PCDL Board of Trustees we have enjoyed an extra three hours of operation each week.
Summer Reading was a huge success! Dig into Reading was the theme for younger children of which 32 participants read 315 hours.
Beneath the Surface was the teen theme. There were seven teens who read 130 hours. Groundbreaking Reads was the adult theme of
which there were 25 participants. At the end of the reading program, we had a magic show, Diggn’ for Dinos, performed by Dr. T Rex (Paul
Adams). This year, 48 people attended the magic show. Summer reading is one of the highlights of our year at the West Elkton Branch
library. Patrons and Library Staff are on the edge for next year’s summer reading!
It is our duty as the local librarians to work with the school, so we volunteer with the West Elkton PTO doing all we can to encourage
young readers, and offer help with homework, too.
The West Elkton Library now offers “Grab & Go” Book Bundles. You can find these in our adult and children’s areas. Each bundle is handselected books that fit a theme, such as holidays, transportation, dinosaurs, cookbooks and health. Stop in and grab and a book bundle.
It means so much to us to have a wonderful Friends group. They are so supportive of the West Elkton Library. The friends group host fund
-raising events like book and bake sales throughout the year to help supply some of the things we need and to pay for certain programs
like summer reading. We owe them a BIG THANKS. In November, our Friends will vote in new officers. Friends will host a holiday open
house on Saturday, December 7th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to kick off the 2014 membership drive. Refreshments will be provided and
they would love for you to stop in to see what is going on at the West Elkton Library. You can be a Friend of the Library. It’s not just about
attending meetings or holding an office. Your talent and ability can be used in all sorts of ways. Please stop in at the library on the
December 7th Holiday Open House and see what you can do.
We love all of our patrons at the West Elkton library. It is our goal to create a welcoming, comfortable atmosphere in a place where they
can sit down and open up a world of possibilities beyond anything they can imagine.
Check us out on Facebook www.facebook.com/WEPCDL
It has been our privilege, the past four years, to
participate in the RAH (Reading at Home) program
at the Camden Primary School. Mrs. Campbell, the
Principal, invites West Elkton and Camden libraries
to help kick off RAH. We help get the kids excited
about reading at home. We have performed skits,
and given out prizes and books to promote RAH.
We are grateful for the opportunity to help the
students get excited about reading. Read S’more
Books is this year’s theme. The Camden and West
Elkton Libraries are once again holding a contest to
see which classroom can checkout and RAH the most books. The class with the highest total at the end of the school year will get a S’more
party from the Friends of the Library. Teachers and students can both participate. Remember to check out books and READ AT HOME!
Turn to page 16 for more photos from the West Elkton Library!
135 N. Main St. P.O. Box 100
Town Hall, West Elkton, Ohio, 45070
Phone: (937) 787-4873 Fax: (937) 787-3153
Stories of Love and Faith
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Long Awaited Prequel to Red River of the North
An Untamed Heart / Lauraine Snelling:
Twenty-year-old Ingeborg Strand is certain
she is destined to be an old maid. It's not that
she's lacked suitors, but now she no longer
can have the one she loved.
With the future looking bleak, her mother
suggests that she leave Norway and start
afresh in America, as so many others have
done before her. But how will she accomplish
that with little money and no one to
accompany her?
New Love Inspired Titles
 Falling for the Forest Ranger / Leigh Bale
 Homecoming Reunion / Carolyne Aarsen
 Bride Wanted / Renee Andrews
 The Soldier’s Sweetheart / Debra Kastner
 The Cowboy Healing Ways / Brenda Minton
 Healing Hearts / Margaret Daley
 Rocky Coast Romance / Mia Ross
 The Bachelor Baker / Carolyne Aarsen
Roald Bjorklund is a widower who has been planning to go to America,
lured by the promise of free land. He's a good man, a hard-working
man-- with a young son who desperately needs a mother. Ingeborg can
tell Roald is interested in her, but what about love? This isn't how she's
always imagined it.
Ingeborg Strand has a heartrending decision to make….
Amish Vines and Orchards, Book 3
For Every Season / Cindy Woodsmall: Working
hard to develop a new Amish community
outside of Unity, Maine, Rhoda Byler is fully
committed to rehabilitating an orchard with
business partner Samuel King. But an impulsive
decision has created an unexpected strain in her
relationship with her beau, Samuel’s brother,
Jacob, threatening plans for the orchard. Amidst
mounting tension in matters of the heart and
business, Rhoda finds that this fledging
settlement feels like the home she has always
longed for, and she begins to embrace the Godgiven, heightened intuition that has always felt like a burden to her.
She longs for Jacob to fully be free of his past, so they can work
towards the future together.
But as Rhoda uses her gift to unpack an old secret with her Englisch
neighbors, it is not her beau but an unlikely ally that cheers her on.
With the orchard on shaky ground and Jacob’s plans in question, Rhoda
is determined to see things through to harvest. But can she trust her
insight to direct her path in matters of the heart?
Women of Lancaster County, Book 4
An unexpected surprise awaits Fans of this popular series!
The Amish Seamstress / Mindy
Starns Clark and Leslie Gould: Izzy
Mueller is an exceptional listener
and gifted caregiver. She's also a
talented seamstress. As the young
woman sits with her elderly
patients, she quietly sews as they
share their stories. She's content
with her life until circumstances
reconnect her with someone she
once loved. Zed Bayer, a
Mennonite, is not what her family
is hoping for in a spouse, and his
creative interest in filmmaking is
definitely at odds with her Amish upbringing.
As Izzy is swept up again in Zed and renews her friendship
with his sister, Ella, she begins to ask questions about her
own life--her creative longings and historical interests, her
relationships and desire for romance, and most importantly,
her faith. What is the path God has for her? Can she learn
from the past of both her family's and Zed's--or must she
forge a completely different future of her own?
Homekeeping
This, That and the Other…Cheryl Richter
We took our grandchild to the zoo last month. I ate an
entire bag of green and pink cotton candy all by myself. It
was sooo good, but remorse quickly set in.
How many calories do you suppose I
consumed? Don’t answer that! I think the newest diet
book to hit the library shelves is in my future: The
Shift: How I Finally Lost Weight and Discovered a
Happier Life by Tory Johnson. Let me guess. Cotton
candy is probably not part of her dieting strategy!
I love pants that have an elastic waistband (see above) and after
browsing through all of the wonderful new cookbooks that are
being added to the library collection, I’m thinking I may have to go
up a size (note to self: work on self-control.)
New cookbooks: Taste of Home Christmas: 465
Recipes for a Merry Holiday! (Taste of Home), Kate
Gosselin’s Love is in the Mix / Kate Gosselin, Jamie
Oliver’s Food Escapes: Over 100 Recipes from the
Great Regions of the World / Jamie Oliver, Bacon
Nation / Peter Kaminsky and Marie Rama, Martha
Stewart’s Cakes / Martha Stewart, Trophy Cupcakes
and Parties! / Jennifer Shea, The Big Book of Cakes (Betty Crocker)
Would you like to know my secret for making flavorful, but
fast chicken and noodles that taste great the first day you
make them? Add a smidgen of poultry seasoning and a can
cream of chicken soup to the pot!
Chicken & Noodles
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 C shredded carrots
2 Tbsp. butter
2 14.5 oz. cans chicken broth
1 tsp. poultry seasoning
3 C water
1 14.5 oz. can cream of chicken soup
3 C noodles of your choice
Rotisserie Chicken, meat removed and chopped into
bite-sized pieces. Or cook chicken yourself, your choice.
Directions:
Cook celery, onion, carrots, butter, and poultry seasoning together
in Dutch oven or soup pot until vegetables are soft; add chopped
chicken and cook until chicken is heated through.
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Download on Magazines!
PCDL now offers free downloads of many popular magazines! Now
is the time to try it out what with the holidays fast approaching
and all!
100 Best Cookies, American Crafts,
Christmas Baking, Christmas Ideas, Food
Network Magazine, Knitters Magazine,
Interweave Crochet, Quilts and More,
Quilting Arts, Taste of Home and many
more by downloading them to your
Internet connected computer or favorite
mobile device! Simply go to the library’s
website www.pcdl.lib.oh.us and look for
the “Online Magazines Available” link.
From there you can also see a master list
of all of the other downloadable magazine titles we offer.
What makes this so awesome is that once a magazine is
downloaded to your device, it is yours to keep for as long as you
wish!
Cook Bookery & More
Taste of Home Christmas: 465 Recipes for a Merry Holiday: Let
Taste of Home help you plan your holiday parties and menus
with this idea-packed cookbook. There are wonderful
appetizers and beverages, company-- worthy entrees,
delectable breads, an array of sides and best of all dazzling,
divine sweets: cookies, candies, cakes, pies and more. Included
is classic fare, as well as updated twists on old-time favorites.
Add chicken broth and water. Heat to a boil and add noodles. When
broth comes back up to a simmer, add canned soup; stir until soup
is melted into broth. Taste broth and add salt if needed. Pepper to
taste. Cook until noodles are soft, about 15 - 20 minutes (depending
on the size noodles used.)
Serve with prepared mashed potatoes. Yum!
For more information regarding library programs & events, please see our monthly Program Calendar @www.pcdl.lib.oh.us
Christina Jones
Teen Librarian
Facebook page for more info @
www.facebook.com/PCDLTeens
West Elkton Library
Eaton Teen Programs
Nov 5
Anime Club @ 4 PM
Nov 12
TAB @ 4 PM
Nov 19
Catching Fire Program @ 4 PM
Nov 26
Adventure Time Program @ 4 PM
Traveling Teen Programs
Nov 6 @ West Manchester Branch
Book Speed Dating + Pizza Taste-Off @ 5 p.m.
Crafting with Christina, Teen Librarian
Nov 14 @ Eldorado Branch
Book Speed Dating + Pizza Taste-Off @ 3:30 p.m.
Keep in Touch!
www.pcdl-teens.tumblr.com
www.twitter.com/PCDLTeens
Mindy Gayhart, Library Asst. and Mickie Gayhart, Branch Librarian
West Elkton library has so much to offer our community, and we aim to please. There is
something for everyone here -- books, music CDs, DVDs, audio books, reference materials, and
computers. Our patrons often request items that are not on our shelves. We are happy to get
them for them! For those who have trouble reading small print, we also offer a wide variety of
large print books that include genres from mystery, to romance, to inspirational. We are also
“amped” up about our music CD’s because now we have a newer selection from which to
choose. There is also a large variety of magazines that include ShopSmart, FamilyFun, and
Dwight Wilt next to our Teen Read Week Display
Simple Delicious, Girls Life, National Geographic for Kids -- Mickie Gayhart, Branch Librarian.
Publication created by Cheryl Richter, 2013
All book synopsis’ taken from the product summary unless otherwise noted.
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