March/April - Preble County District Library

Mar / Apr 2008
Vol. 9 / Issue 2
Helping You Connect to the World
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o celebrate National Children's
Book Week (May 12 - 18) the Preble
County District Library and the
Eaton Bob Evans Restaurant have
teamed up to challenge the children
of Preble County to read a little
everyday.
Borrow
popular games
to play on your
favorite systems!
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The Bob Evans Reading Challenge
begins May 12 and ends on May 24.
Each child, 12 and under, can visit
any PCDL branch to receive a reading record. Children must read 15
minutes a day for 7 days out of the
Play Station 2
Xbox 360
Game Cube
Wii
For now, the games will be kept at
the Eaton Branch, but patrons can
place holds on titles and have them
delivered to any PCDL branch.
Rules of the game:
þ Borrow 2 games at a time.
þ Games check out for 7 days
þ $1 per day fine charged for
games not returned by due
date.
þ You must be 17 yrs. or older to
borrow M-rated games.
Game Ratings
The library will following the game
rating guidelines -E = Everyone
E10 = Everyone 10 and older
T = Teen
M = Mature Must be 17 yrs. & older
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Yum, yum! Can’t you just taste
those fluffy pancakes now!
The library would like to thank the
good folks at Bob Evans for sponsoring this event and for their continuing support of the library.
Teresa Deaton
Children’s Librarian
Program schedule:
pril is Prevention of Animal
Cruelty Month. In recognition of our
furry friends, the Preble County District Library Branches will be offering
a program presented by Help the
Animals, Inc., a Richmond, Indiana
organization that operates its shelter
under a no-kill policy. The presentation will include information about
the proper care and treatment of
animals. Children will be delighted to
know that they will also be bringing
live animals to the program.
Donations to Help the Animals,
Inc. will be gratefully accepted.
Donate: dry/canned puppy & kitten
food, canned dog food, 9 Lives or
Friskies canned cat food, dog/cat
treats, leashes & collars, Lysol
wipes/hand sanitizer.
u 450 S. Barron St. Eaton, OH 45320
13 days, then return the reading
record to the library for a FREE
Kids Meal coupon to use at Bob
Evans Restaurant.
New Paris Branch:
Sat, April 19, 10 AM
Eldorado Branch:
Sat, April 19, 11:30 AM
West Manchester Branch:
Sat, April 19, 1 PM
Camden Branch:
Sat., April 12, 10:30 AM
Eaton Branch:
Tues, April 22, 6:30 PM
In May:
West Alexandria Branch:
May 24, 11:30 AM
West Elkton Branch
May 24, 1 - 2 PM in city building
Other county libraries
Brown Memorial Library
(Lewisburg) May 24, 10 AM
u (937) 456-4250
u www.pcdl.lib.oh.us
Inklings by Abby:
Director’s Column
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re you one of those folks who
have said to yourself, "Someday I'm going to write a book?"
Boy, I sure am. I knew from childhood that someday I would sit
down and write out a best seller. And you know what -- some
day I might actually do that.
But if you are one of those folks, and you've made the attempt,
like I have, many times over...you know what a long and difficult process that can be. That's why I admire the folks right
here in Preble County who have actually become published
authors.
This August, at the West Elkton Friends Meeting House, more
than twenty of these tenacious and gifted writers will be coming together for the first time. They will display, sign and sell
their creative works.
We have children's authors with
funny poems.
We have frightening authors of
horror tomes.
We have romantic authors to
swell your heart,
and funny mysteries to
make sides split apart.
We have authors of
inspirational stories
and local histories of
Preble's past glories.
We have authors of talent to
appeal to each taste.
Don't let this unique chance
go to waste!
For more information: Bicentennial Link:
www.preblecounty200.com/events.htm
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Chief Royer points out the advantages of being prepared
he Preble County Council on Aging and Outreach Services of
the Preble County District Library co-sponsored a program presented by City of Eaton Fire & EMS Chief, Jack Royer.
Over thirty people attended the Fire & Life
Safety Issues program held at the Senior
to buy a fire
Center on March 13. Chief Royer and various
extinguisher!”
other fire department members presented a
one woman
highly informative program, discussing things
exclaimed as
like the safest way to put out a stovetop fire
she left the
and the number and placement of smoke and
program.
carbon monoxide detectors. Everyone who attended thought the program was very worthwhile.
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Thank you to our Volunteers!
Volunteers make all the difference -- especially at your library!
The library offers a variety of volunteer positions to those who are willing to donate their time -- and energy! If you are interested in joining
the ranks of Library Volunteers, please contact Marlens Ressler at
456-4376. You can also fill out a volunteer application form offered at
each of our seven branches. For more information you can always ask
your friendly Branch Librarian!
Volunteer Today!
Jacob Jones volunteers
at the Camden Branch
Audrey Gilbert volunteers in the
West Alexandria Archive
Karole Moore and Wesley Clark are volunteers at the
Brooke-Gould Memorial Library (Eaton Branch)
Jean Dawson volunteers in
West Alexandria Archive
Kayla Rush volunteers in the
New Paris Branch
A list of our other volunteers: Camden - Mackenzie
Steele & Kristin Mills; Eldorado - Austin Constable, Luke
Couch, Jeffrey Powell & Angela Scheurer; Eaton - Robert
Tinsman; West Alexandria - Renee Stefan & Jacob Booher;
West Manchester - Maranda Chaffee & Lizzy Johnson; Outreach Services - Christina Yoder, Joanne Brandenburg, Lois
Brubaker & Kathy Hamilton; PC Room - Steve Kleinhen &
Robert Tinsman.
Julianna Royer and Velma Boroff are volunteers
at the Library Office.
Family Fun Barnyard Night was a GREAT success! Over one hundred children &
family members attended the program. Activities included: a duck pond, crafts,
snacks, a milk -the-cow station (a fake cow, of course!), and a short play.
Everyone enjoyed an evening a wholesome barnyard fun!
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hank you!
A big, BIG thank you goes out to everyone who
purchased the Elder-Beerman Community Day
coupon booklets from your local library! Your
donations will be used to help support our
children’s services.
If you want to know what programs and events
are going on at your library, please check any
or all of the following options: Monthly Program
Calendar (available @ ourbranches & online),
posters & flyers, area newspapers, cable’s local
bulletin board, and local internet message
boards (Preblevoice.com & Talkeaton.com).
Amanda Denlinger, Children’s
Librarian Assistant, helped the children
troll the pond for ducks!
You can also contact your PCDL branch
for more information.
Deb Brock, Library Board Member, was on
hand to help the children at the craft table.
Your library has its finger on the pulse of entertainment by offering you the latest &
Our latest DVDs -- Feature Films
Library
Arcade
The Invasion: A mysterious epidemic is causing its
victims to behave oddly. When a Washington, D.C.
psychiatrist discovers that the epidemic’s origins are
extraterrestrial, she must fight to protect her son
who may hold the key to stopping the invasion.
Cast: Nicole Kidman & Daniel Craig. Rated PG-13
Sydney White: When tomboy Sydney (Bynes) is
banished from the most popular sorority on campus, she is taken in by seven socially challenged
but endearing guys. With the help of her new
friends, Sydney stands up for outcasts everywhere and takes on the reigning campus queen
in a popularity showdown! Amanda Bynes.
Rated PG-13
Strays: Vin Diesel’s directorial debut based on his
life growing up on the hard streets of New York
City. Joey Didio plays young Vin Diesel.
Haunted Forest
The Rival
Missionary Man
Mr. Bean’s Holiday
Blue State
Full of It
Eye of the Dolphin
Blind Dating
From TV to DVD
Roots: The Next Generations: Landmark continuation of Alex Hailey’s groundbreaking mini
series, Roots. This dramatic and emotional story
chronicles the lives of Alex Hailey’s family after
their release from slavery. 4 disc set.
My So-Called Life: The Complete Series: This
angsty teen hit aired for just 18 months in the late
90s. Containing only 19 episodes this teen series
has become a cult classic. It starred Claire Danes.
6 disc set.
Got Game? We Do! Borrow popular video
games by visiting the Eaton Branch or by placing them on hold from our Website
(www.pcdl.lib.oh.us). Stay current about new
titles by signing up to receive RSS feeds.
Just a sampling of titles below:
PS2
Sega Classics Collection
SmackDown! vs. Raw
Kingdom Hearts II
The Simpsons Hit & Run
Robots
Shinobi
Madagascar
X-Men Legends
Madden NFL ‘08
Ultimate Spider-man
Jak and Daxter
Tony Hawk’s Underground
Jak 3
All-Star Baseball 2003
Freestyle Metal X
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Shadow the Hedgehog
Shadow of the Colossus
Spyro, Enter the Dragonfly
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Star Trek Encounters
Sonic Mega Collection Plus
Viewtiful Joe
Xenosaga Episode I
Xenosaga Episode II
Book to Film
XBOX 360
The Jane Austen
Read the
Book Club: Six Califorbook by
nians start a club to disKaren Joy
cuss the works of Jane AusFowler!
ten, only to find their relationships - both old and new - begin
to resemble 21st century versions of her novels.
Cast: Kathy Baker, Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Amy
Brennemen, & Maggie Grace.
Music to your ears
Juno -- Original Sound Track: With the film
still playing in theaters, this sound track will
give fans something to listen to while waiting for the DVD release!
Songs include: All I Want Is You, My Rollercoaster, Up the Spout, & Tire Swing.
Cars game
Fusion Frenzy 2
Eragon game
Halo 3
Lord Of The Rings: Battle
for Middle Earth II
Madden NFL 07
Major League Baseball 2K6 Mass Effect
NBA 2K7
NHL 07
Open Season
TMNT
Superman Returns
Wii
The Ant Bully
(Kidz) Sports Basketball
Monster Trux Offroad
Transformers: The Game
Warioware: Smooth Moves Shrek the Third
& hottest DVDs, CDs & Video Games!
Nugget: Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club, was born in Bloomington, IN. When
she got her first library card, her family celebrated
with a special dinner!
THINK ABOUT IT!
Where else can you go and have the freedom to pick out and
take home anything and everything you see that strikes your
fancy? Give up? Your library, of course! See that Best Seller
you’ve been meaning to read? Check it out! Don’t know if you are
going to like so-and-so’s new CD enough to buy it? Borrow it from
the library first! Don’t have time to go to the movies anymore?
Borrow several DVDs and have movie night at home instead!
True, you are only borrowing the things you love for a short
while, but look on the bright side -- we save you the pain of sorting, storing and dusting it all!
Drop that shopping basket
and visit your local library
instead -- your wallet will
LOVE you for it!
3:10 To Yuma Original 1957 release starring Glenn Ford
3:10 To Yuma 2008 release starring Russell Crowe
2 Days in Paris: Couple hopes to rekindle relationship in Paris.
Martian Child: Could a science fiction writer’s newly adopted son
really be from Mars? Cast: John Cusack, Bobbi Coleman.
In the Valley of Elah: The disappearance of his son in war-torn
Iraq has life-altering consequences for career Army Hank Deerfield.
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron & Jason Patric.
Becoming Jane: The untold romance that inspired the novels of
one of the world s most celebrated authors — Jane Austen.
Horton Hears a Who! 1970 Television release w/Hans Conried as Horton
Playaways
Busy lifestyle keeping you from your
favorite author? Try a new form of audio-book called Playaway!
Measuring at just 3 x 2 inches, you
can’t go wrong with these snazzy little
audio-books. All you need is a AAA battery and a set of earbuds
— no messy cassettes to fumble through, and no CD flipping
and skipping to endure because...
Playaway is self-contained!
New titles just added to our collection:
Adult Fiction
An Ice Cold Grave / Charlaine Harris
Hard Call / John McCain & Mark Salter
Exit Ghost / Philip Roth
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade / Diana Gabaldon
Protect and Defend / Vince Flynn
Juvenile Fiction
Eulalia! / Brian Jacques
Leap / Jane Brestin Zalben
The Homework Machine / Dan Gutman
The Fairy-Tale Detectives / Michael Buckley
The Castle Corona / Sharon Creech
From Classics to revolutionary ideas
O Pioneers! / Willa Cather
Pudd‘nhead Wilson / Mark Twain
A Clockwork Orange / Anthony Burgess
Birdy / William Wharton
Escape through Romance Fiction
Lakeside Cottage / Susan Wiggs
McKettrick’s Luck / Linda Lael Miller
First Impressions / Jude Deveraux
Notorious / Virginia Henley
Oceans of Fire / Christine Feehan
On a Wild Night / Stephanie Laurens
Laura Joh Rowland has just the
book for you! This debut series
from the author who introduced historical mystery-lovers to the Sano Ichiro samurai detective series is sure to
please! You can’t lose with Charlotte Bronte as the adventure-seeking
literary amateur sleuth and atmospheric Victorian England as the setting!
Love historical suspense?
The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte / Laura
Joh Rowland: Upon learning that she has been falsely
accused of breaching her publishing contract, the normally mild-mannered Charlotte Brontë sets off for London to clear her name. But when she unintentionally
witnesses a murder, Charlotte finds herself embroiled in
a dangerous chain of events.
Visit the author’s Website:
Private Investigators -- Ladies
Curse of the Spellmans / Lisa Lutz: When not compiling Suspicious Behavior Reports on all her family members,
staking out her neighbor, or trying to keep her sister, Rae,
from stalking her "best friend," Inspector Henry Stone, Izzy
has been busy attempting to apprehend the copycat vandal
whose attacks on Mrs. Chandler's holiday lawn tableaux
perfectly and eerily match a series of crimes from 1991--92,
when Izzy and her best friend, Petra, happened to be at their most rebellious and delinquent. On order
Another Thing to Fall / Laura Lippman: In her 10th
outing, PI Tess Monaghan becomes the bodyguard of Selene Waites, star of the fledgling TV miniseries, Mann of
Steel. Things heat up when one of the crew members is
murdered. Suddenly the wall of secrets around Mann of
Steel is in danger of toppling, leaving shattered dreams,
careers, and lives scattered among the ruins. On order
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n a sad note...Phyllis A. Whitney, best known for
writing romantic suspense, passed away February 8th at
the age of 104. She was the author of over 75 novels and
several textbooks. She also wrote for teens.
Called the “Queen of the American Gothics”, Whitney’s talent garnered her worldwide acclaim. She earned the Grand
Master award for lifetime achievement from Mystery Writers of America. Her titles include: The Trembling Hills,
Thunder Heights, Columbella, Silverhill, Spindrift, The Glass
Flame, Vermillion, & Flaming Tree. Amethyst Dreams
(1997) was her last published novel.
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The Debuts — New Series Mysteries
The Poison Pen: A Forensic Handwriting Mystery / Sheila Lowe: Before her
body was found floating in her Jacuzzi,
publicist-t o-the-stars Lindsey Alexander
had few friends, but plenty of lovers. To
her ex-friend, forensic handwriting expert
Claudia Rose, she was a ruthless, backstabbing manipulator…It would be easier
on the police (and Claudia) to write it off as suicide. But
Claudia's instincts push her to investigate further…Racing
to identify a killer, Claudia soon has a price on her headand unless she can read the handwriting on the wall, she
will become the next victim.
Murder is Binding / Lorna Barrett:
The streets of Stoneham, New Hampshire
are lined with bookstores...and paved with
murder. When she moved to Stoneham,
city slicker Tricia Miles met nothing but
friendly faces. And when she opened her
mystery bookstore, she met friendly competition. But when she finds Doris Gleason
dead in her own cookbook store, killed by a carving knife,
the atmosphere seems more cutthroat than cordial.
Someone wanted to get their hands on the rare cookbook
that Doris had recently purchased-and the locals think
that someone is Tricia.
Corpse Pose A Mantra for Murder Mystery / Diana
Killian: Readers will stretch to the limit for
the debut of the first yoga mystery! Ever
since her husband ditched her, A.J. hasn't
exactly been on the road to inner peace.
Then her yoga-guru aunt is found dead,
and A.J.'s named the sole heir to her lucrative yoga studio-making her a multimillionaire, a prime suspect, and the killer's next target. Killian
is best known for her Poetic Death mystery series.
Through A Glass, Deadly A Glassblowing
Mystery / Sarah Atwell: Glassblower Emmeline Dowell has made a home for herself among the artists of Tucson's Warehouse District. But her friendship with
troubled newcomer Allison McBride takes a
dangerous turn when Allison's husband
turns up dead in Em's studio.
All 4 titles are on order
You Choose! See a title you like? Request it at the library or from our website @
www.pcdl.lib.oh.us! These mysteries will be available from publishers in
March and April, 2008.
Author
Title
Sleuth
Bk
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March, 2008
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News Alert
t makes you go,
hmmm...Last year Warner
Books (now known as
Grand Central Publishing)
announced that Janet
Evanovich and Stephen J.
Cannell were teaming up
to write a new series. The
first book, No Chance,
was due out in Oct ‘07.
That release date has
been cancelled indefinitely
due to “scheduling problems” according to Janet.
Happily, Janet’s Stephanie
Plum adventures will continue with the release of
Fearless Fourteen on
June 17th!
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Deb Baker
Dolly Departed
Dolls to Die For
Gretchen Birch, doll restoration artist
3
Stephanie Barron
A Flaw in the Blood
Patrick Fitzgerald, Irish barrister
1
Laura Childs
The Silver Needle Murder
Theodosia Browning, tea shop owner
9
Conant -Park, Jessica Turn Up the Heat Gourmet Girl
Chloe Carter, food connoisseur
3
Cleo Coyle
French Pressed
Claire Corsi, coffee shop barista
6
Hannah Dennison
A Vicky Hill Exclusive
Vicky Hill, bumbling investigative journalist
1
Joanne Fluke
Carrot Cake Murder
Hannah Swensen, bakery owner
10
Susan Goodwill
Little Shop of Murders
Kate London, amateur sleuth
2
Nancy Martin
Murder Melts in Your Mouth
Nora Blackbird, society reporter
7
Tamar Myers
Death of a Rug Lord
Abigail Timberlake, antiques dealer
14
Rhonda Pollero
Knock ‘Em Dead
Finley “F.A.T.” Anderson, paralegal
2
Mary Saums
Mighty Old Bones
Jane Thistle / Phoebe Twigg, amateur sleuths
2
Sharon Short
Tie Dyed and Dead
Josie Toadfern, Laundromat owner
6
Stephen White
Dead Time
Alan Gregory, Colorado psychologist
16
Susan Wittig Albert
Nightshade
China Bayles, herb shop owner/ex-lawyer
16
Nevada Barr
Winter Study
Anna Pigeon, Park Ranger
14
James Qwilleran, columnist
30
A Tea Shop
Coffeeshop Mystery
British
Den of Antiquity
Thistle & Twigg
April, 2008
Lilian Jackson Braun Cat Who Smelled Smoke
Cat Who
Dorothy Cannell
Goodbye Ms. Chips
Ellie Haskell, amateur sleuth
13
Jane K. Cleland
Antiques to Die For
Josie Prescott, antiques appraiser
3
Diana Spaulding, journalist (Historical)
4
Annie Darling, mystery book store owner
18
Kathy Lynn Emerson Lethal Legend
Final book in series
Carolyn Hart
Death Walked In
Death On Demand
Joan Hess
Mummy Dearest
Claire Malloy, book store owner
17
Mary Jane Maffini
Cluttered Corpse
Charlotte Adams, professional organizer
2
Fran Rizer
Hey Diddle Diddle, the Corpse and Calle Parrish, mortuary cosmetologist
the Fiddle
2
Alexander McCall
Smith
The Miracle at Speedy Motors
No. 1 Detective Agency
8
Denise Swanson
Murder of a Chocolate-Covered
Cherry Scrumble River Mystery
Skye Denison, school psychologist
10
ove insider buzz? Try freshfiction.com — this site will keep you plugged into all sorts of timely publishing information.
Also, the library is no longer receiving issues of BookPage. You can view an online version of the magazine by going to
bookpage.com.
Midnight Breed Series — Vampire Romance
Midnight Rising / Lara Adrian: In a world of shadows and dark, consuming hungers, desire is the deadliest weapon...For journalist Dylan Alexander, it began
with the discovery of a hidden tomb, thrusting her into
the center of a gathering storm of violence and secrets.
But nothing is as dangerous as the scarred, lethally seductive man who rises from the shadows to draw her
into his world of dark desire and endless night. On order
Previous books in the series:
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Kiss of Midnight
Kiss of Crimson:
Midnight Awakening
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Women’s Literary Fiction
The Darcy Connection / Elizabeth
Aston: Mr. Collins of Pride and Prejudice
is now the Bishop of Ripon, living with his
wife, Charlotte, and their two daughters,
who have reached marriageable age. The
elder, another Charlotte, is extraordinarily
beautiful, and her parents hope her looks
and connections will ensure a brilliant
marriage. Her sister, Eliza, while not as
handsome, possesses a lively intelligence
that, in Mr. Collins's opinion, is too like
her godmother, Mrs. Darcy.
In London, Charlotte's beauty wins her many admirers,
despite her small fortune. But Eliza's wit and attempts to
interfere in what she considers an unsuitable marriage for
her sister infuriate her family and Charlotte's suitor -- until
Eliza herself meets her match. New and old fans alike will
relish this witty, romantic, thoroughly entertaining novel
from a highly talented author. On order
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ant to learn more about the Regency Period? Try
this fun website: www.regencylady.net/repository
Revisit
Certain Girls / Jennifer Weiner: Continues the adventures of Cannie Shapira, who first appeared in
Weiner’s Good In Bed (2001).
The Third Angel / Alice Hoffman: The author
weaves a magical and stunningly original story
that charts the lives of three women in love with the wrong men.
Re-evaluate
The Ex-Debutante / Linda Francis Lee: When Carlisle
Wainwright Cushing left her native Texas to start a new life,
she had no regrets. The former Texas debutante, who never felt at
home in her Southern skin, had found liberation--or so she thought.
Until the day she gets an urgent call from her mother, reporting that:
one, the Symphony Association Debutante Ball, which Carlisle's family
has sponsored for years, is about to be called off; Two, her mother's
divorce has the whole town talking; And three, the family's good name
is at stake and Carlisle is the only one who can fix it all.
Do you yearn for a savage hero who bares his ruggedly
muscled chest instead of fangs? Try historical romance -the home of the savage warrior!
Laugh
Things I Want My Daughters to Know / Elizabeth
Noble: When Barbara realizes time is running out, she writes
letters to her four daughters, aware that they'll be facing the trials and
triumphs of life without her at their side. But how can she leave them
when they still have so much growing up to do?
Cry
All 4 titles are on order
Return of the Rogue / Donna
Fletcher: Though Honora Tannach came
of age amid the misty moors of the Scottish highlands, where warring clans battled to the death for the future of their
wild land, nothing frightens her so much
as a lifetime trapped in the castle of her
cruel stepfather. She is thrilled
when a marriage is arranged to the son of a Scottish laird . . . until her betrothed is revealed to be
Savage
Cavan Sinclare. Though the
Warrior Alert!
savage warrior once
saved her life, Honora knows no
one can tame the heart of such a
brute, no matter now finely chiseled
his features or how enticing his eyes . . . . On order
YOU CHOOSE!
These Romance Novels will be available from publishers in March &
April. See something you fancy? Request it at the library or online (www.pcdl.lib.oh.us).
Romance Forecast
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Author
Nugget: Dixie Cash is a pseudonym for sister writing team Pamela
Cumbie & Jeffrey McClanahan (aka
romance writer Anna Jeffrey)
Title
Subgenre & etc
March, 2008
ebbie Macomber
continues her Blossom
Street series with
Twenty Wishes that
will be released in hardcover in May. She follows
this up in the fall with
the eighth book in her popular Cedar
Cove series, 8 Sandpiper Way .
Anya Bast
Witch Blood
Mary Blayney
Traitor’s Kiss
Historical
Maureen Child
A Fiend in Need
Paranormal
Tish Cohen
Town House
Main stream comedy
MaryJanice Davidson
Dead Over Heels
Christina Dodd
Thigh High
Christine Feehan
Predatory Game
Joy Fielding
Charley’s Web
Suspense
Susan Krinard
Dark of the Moon
Vampire
Patricia Potter
Catch a Shadow
Suspense
Lynsay Sands
Vampire, Interrupted
Linda Wisdom
50 Ways to Hex Your Lover
Paranormal Chick Lit
Sheryl Woods
Seaview Inn
Contemporary
Elizabeth Bevarly
Don’t know
what this
book is about, but the cover art and title
certainly pique my interest! We’ll have to Celeste Bradley
wait until June to see if Christie RidgeJane Feather
way’s newest book meets expectations
created by both!
Katie Fforde
Fast and Loose
Contemporary — KY Derby
ora Roberts will release a new hard- Barbara Freethy
cover novel in July. The title is Tribute.
Nina Harper
S
outhern charm Texas style! Author
Dixie Cash delivers with, Don’t Make
Me Choose Between You and My
Shoes. It will be published in June.
Cover Art Sneak-Peek
Elemental Witches, Bk 2
3-in-1 novella
Paranormal
Paranormal
Contemporary
Ghost Walkers, Bk 6
Argeneau Vampires, Bk 9
Paranormal
Vampire
April, 2008
Heiress Brides
Historical
To Wed a Wicked Prince Cavendish Square
Historical — 2nd in Trilogy
Going Dutch
British Chick Lit
Silent Fall
Paranormal — psychic
Succubus in the City
Urban FAntasy
Andrea Kane
Twisted
Suspense
Karen Kendall
Take Me If You Can
Contemporary
Blue-Eyed Devil
Contemporary
A Stranger’s Touch
Fantasy — psychic touch
Lady & the Vamp
Vampire
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Dagger Star
Immortality Bites, Bk 3
Fantasy
Allan Pinkerton -A man of Fiction…and Fact
Pinkerton’s Secret / Eric
Lerner: This romantic adventure
conjures up the passionate life story
of the Civil War era's legendary
private eye, recounting dramatic
exploits and his clandestine love
affair with his female partner.
Meet the Man: Allan Pinkerton
Allan Pinkerton / James Mackay:
Though Pinkerton started the first
U.S. detective agency after successfully uncovering a counterfeit ring,
little was known about him. The author does an excellent job of tracing
Pinkerton's early life and his arrival in
the United States from Scotland.
Then he examines better-known aspects of Pinkerton's
career -- his part in Lincoln's train ride through Baltimore, investigation of the Confederate spy Rose
Greenhow, and association with Gen. George
McClellan, his mentor and hero. Mackay is perhaps too
apologetic in his treatment of Pinkerton's intelligence
reports to McClellan, which vastly overstated the number of Confederate troops, and he blames McClellan's
lack of initiative on political intrigue from Washington.
Nevertheless, Mackay's work will appeal greatly to
historians and Civil War specialists. Mark E. Ellis, Albany State
Univ. Lib., Ga. Copyright 1997 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Copyright Reed
Business Information Reed Elsevier Inc.
The phrase "private eye" can find its roots in the
Pinkerton Agency's trademark: a large, unblinking eye with the slogan "We Never Sleep."
Chow for the cowboy
The Texas Cowboy Cookbook: A History
in Recipes and Photos / Robb Walsh:
Robb Walsh digs deep into the culinary culture
of the Texas cowpunchers, beginning with the
Mexican vaqueros and their chile-based cuisine. He gives overdue credit to the largely
unsung black cowboys (one in four cowboys
was black, and many of those were cooks).
Cowgirls also played a role…
Here are a mouthwatering variety of recipes that include campfire and
chuckwagon favorites as well as the sophisticated creations of the New
Cowboy Cuisine:
• Meats and poultry: sirloin guisada, cinnamon chicken, coffeerubbed tenderloin
• Stews and one-pot meals: chili, gumbo, fideo con carne
• Sides: scalloped potatoes, onion rings, pole beans, field peas
• Desserts and breads: peach cobbler, sourdough biscuits,
old-fashioned preserves
Yee-ha!
Tame that
Texas-sized
appetite with
these hearty
recipes!
Through over a hundred evocative photos and
a hundred recipes, historical sources, and the
words of the cowboys (and cowgirls) themselves, the food lore of the Lone Star cowboy
is brought vividly to life.
Westerns in Large Print
Six Gun Syndicate / Norman A. Fox
Hangrope Heritage / Tom West
Big Ike / Andrew J. Fenaday
Sunset Trail / Wayne D. Overholser
Return of the Fast Gun / Lauren Paine
Pursuit / Lewis B. Patten
West Texas / Al Sarrantonio
Lead Reckoning / Ray Hogan
The Rebels: Sons of Texas / Elmer Kelton
Vengeance Moon / Charles G. West
Fast Guns Out of Texas / Ralph Cotton
Bring the Garden Indoors
Old Garden Friends
Kim Parker Home / Kim Parker: Kim Parker’s rise to
international renown as a designer and artist—her bedding
and bath line launched at Bloomingdale’s, and she recently
introduced new dinnerware and giftware collections with
Spode—is truly the story of the American dream. a
thoughtful look at the artist’s creative process, shows how anyone
can create an “interior garden” in
their home or apartment. A designer with a funky flair, Parker
combines her own fantastic floral
prints with unconventional flea
market finds, fashionable antiques,
and unique modern pieces to create a vibrant, colorful look. On order
Perennials: designing, choosing, and maintaining easy-care
plantings / Sally Roth & Jane
Courtier
Literary Gardens
In the Garden with Jane
Austen / Kim Wilson:
Bringing Jane Austen’s gardens—real and fictional—to
life with excerpts from her
novels and letters, period
songs, poetry, and illustrations, this charming recollection offers tips for creating
English gardens alongside
Austen. This lavishly illustrated exploration with
color photographs of gardens associated with the
writer offers a rich experience to admirers of both
Austen and gorgeous gardens. Complete with a
reference section that includes important dates in
Austen’s life, locations and dates of her houses,
and a map of 1809 England, this delightful book is
perfect for the history and garden enthusiast alike.
On order
Aromatic Gardens
The Complete Book of Garlic /
Ted Meredith: Worldwide, garlic
cultivation occupies over 2 million
acres of farmland, an area that has
more than doubled since 1970. Yet
even garlic fanciers may be unable
to tell hardneck from softneck, or
Purple Stripe from Rocambole, not to mention the
hundreds of cultivated varieties grown today, many
with distinct differences in taste and character. In
fact, the wealth of garlic varieties in nearly a dozen
horticultural groups rivals that of corn, carrots,
apples, and peaches. This book is the most comprehensive and in-depth guide available. On order
Don’t toss extra plants & seeds — swap ‘em!
Organize a Plant Swap
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Divide, collect: for a fall swap, divide perennials that bloomed in the
spring or early summer. For a spring swap, divide late summer and fall
bloomers. When collecting seeds, store them in airtight containers and store
in a cool, dry place.
Collect your gardening friends: invitations, posters/flyers, gardening
forums, newspapers.
Determine size of swap: This will affect where you plan to hold the swap.
What to swap: perennial favorites, successful new additions to garden
Label offerings: be sure to include all information with your plants
Condition of plants: make sure that the plants you bring are healthy and
disease-free.
Pick your swap site: easily accessible, plenty of parking, alternative site
for inclement weather, access to water to keep plants fresh on hot days.
Determine trade rules before the swap: are pre -trades acceptable? Will
your exchange be first-come, first-serve? Have you made a list of plants to
be exchanged?
Do NOT propagate Trademarked or Patented plants: they are marked
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Plant exchange forums: www.plantswap.net
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/explant/
Internet search: try plant swap or plant exchange
Share
Plants &
Know-how!
Beyond Books: Your Donations are Vital
Marlene Ressler, Outreach Coordinator, would like to extend a HUGE Thank You to Eaton
McDonalds manager, Randy Blaich. The restaurant very generously donated the delicious food
that was served at March’s Beyond Books program. The theme was, of course, fast food.
It is hometown generosity like this that makes our nursing home programs possible!
Beyond Books theme for April will be: Baseball
Anyone wishing to donate toward the program can contact
Marlene at 937-456-4376.
Donations are greatly needed!
Heartland of Eaton
ElderTales
during Beyond Books.
Residents really enjoyed the
food donated by the
Eaton McDonalds.
Stories as told to Marlene during
nursing home visits…
I was having a conversation with one of my nursing
home ladies the other day and she began reminiscing
about how she used to go to a Carnegie Library sixty
years ago. She told me how she loved going to the
library. “Reading is one’s foundation for life,” she told
me. She also thinks of the library and reading every
time she hears my name. She told me how much she
has appreciated me for bringing
books on tape to her over the years.
It gladdens my heart to be able to
bring the library to those who are
Middletown
Carnegie Library
Vancrest Nursing Center
no longer able to get there
on their own.
Carnegie libraries were built with money donated by ScottishAmerican businessman Andrew Carnegie. Over 2,500 Carnegie
libraries were built, including public and university libraries.
Website in
the Spotlight
An interactive Program for nursing home residents
A January Tea Party
Website:
Outreach Services provided a delightful
www.needymeds.com
afternoon to residents in The Greenbriar and Vancrest Nursing Homes by
hosting a tea party. Guests chased
away the cold winter doldrums by
sipping hot tea or coffee
and eating delicious tea
The Greenbriar
Beyond Books Tea Party
sandwiches and cookies.
Information you need to get your
medicine. NeedyMeds is a 501(3)(c) non-profit
with the mission of helping people who cannot
afford medicine or healthcare costs. The information at NeedyMeds is available anonymously
and free of charge.
Information you
will find:
“This is the first
tea party I’ve
ever been to!”
one resident said.
Vancrest Healthcare Center of Eaton
Beyond Books Tea Party
þ Brand & Generic Name Drugs
þ PAP Applications Patient Assistance Program
þ Medicaid & Medicare Info
þ SHIP sites State Health Assistance Program
þ Federal Poverty Guidelines
Website recommendation
Outreach Coordinator, Marlene Ressler recommends this site as being informative, useful and helpful!
The Preble County Council on Aging has scheduled an AARP Driver Safety Course
for Thurs., May 15 and Fri., May 16 from 8 AM - 12 Noon each day.
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What exactly is the course? According to the AARP Website, “The AARP Driver
Safety Course is the nation’s first and largest refresher course for drivers age 50
and older that has helped millions of drivers remain safe on today’s roads. You can •
expect to learn about current rules of the road, how to operate your vehicle more
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safely in today's increasingly challenging driving environment, and some adjust•
ments to common age-related changes in vision, hearing, and reaction time.”
The cost of the 8-hour course is $10.
Advance registration is required.
Call Preble County Council on Aging at 937-456-4947.
Hours: 8 am - 4 pm Mon - Fri
More Information
Learn how to avoid
driving hazards
Minimal course fee
No tests
Auto insurance discounts in most states -consult your insurance
agent
Debuts -- New Series
Broadmoor Legacy Series
A Daughter’s Inheritance / Tracie Peterson & Judith Miller: Cousins Amanda,
Sophie, and Fanny Broadmoor are as close as
sisters, but when their grandfather dies, the
terms of his will just might
destroy their bond.
Lose Yourself in the
Seventeen-yearHistory, Opulence,
old Fanny has
and Elegance of the
never put much
Thousand Islands
stock in the conventions of society.
In fact, she has given her heart to
Michael, the family boat-keeper. But
when she receives a surprising
inheritance, she discovers just how oppressive society can be...
and that she may be trusting the wrong people.
Dare she follow her heart and risk going against her family? What
if she loses everything she's ever known? It all comes down to
one choice: What does Fanny Broadmoor want her legacy to be?
Lady of Milkweed Manor / Julie Klassen:
Charlotte Lamb is the daughter of a heartless
English vicar, when she becomes pregnant
and he throws her out of her childhood home.
Vulnerable and unprotected, she is forced to a
lodging place for unwed mothers. Soon, Lamb
must make decisions involving true love and
sacrifice, providing many powerful turning
points throughout the story.
Inspirational Titles on Audio-Cassette
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Just Beyond the Clouds / Karen Kingsbury
Echoes / Kristen Heitzmaan
Dearest Dorothy, If not Now, When? / Charlene Ann
Baumbic
The Parting / Beverly Lewis
The Atonement Child / Francine Rivers
A Proper Pursuit / Lynn Austin
Listen to a Story!
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Latest From Love Inspired
Mountain Sanctuary / Lenora Worth
Heart’s Haven / Lois Richer Pennies from Heaven, #2
A Treasure Worth Keeping / Kathryn Springer
A Soldier’s Family / Cheryl Wyatt
Broken Lullaby / Pamela Tracy
MIA: Missing in Action / Debby Guisti
Don’t Look Back / Margaret Daley
Wildfire / Roxanne Rustand
Hideaway Home / Hannah Alexander
Frontier Courtship / Valerie Hansen
Favorite Authors
Forevermore / Cathy Marie Hake: Like
a dandelion in the wind, Hope Ladley blows
from one farm to the next, helping cook for
the field hands during the harvest. Illiterate
and often twisting clichés and Bible verses
into mind-boggling observations, Hope
leaves widower Jakob Stauffer baffled by
her unconventional ways.
But her sunny disposition and unstinting
love make changes of a different kind.
Sabrina (Big Sky Dreams, Bk 2) / Lori
Wick: A moving novel about past mistakes
and forgiveness both from God and people.
Sister’s Choice / Judith
Pella Patchwork Circle,#2: When it comes to quilting, Maggie Newcomb is all thumbs. And
nobody rubs it in more than Emma Jean
Stoddard. But Maggie swallows her ire for
one simple reason: she has a crush on
Emma Jean's handsome son, Colby, and
doesn't want to ruin her chances. So she
works hard to become the best quilter in Maintown.
Wyoming Brides / Susan Page Davis:
3 novellas —
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Protecting Amy
The Oregon Escort
Wyoming Hoofbeats
Three romances
blossom on the
trail to faith
History
Choosing baby names is important business!
Whaaa! Too bad our parents didn’t think so...
The National Road: A Photographic Journey / Cecil
Carvell: The National Road/U.S.
Route 40 was the nation's first
federally funded interstate highway and is the most historic
transportation corridor in the
United States. Each mile of this
scenic route reveals a cultural
landscape that traces back hundreds of years.
Logging Long Ago: Historic
Postcard Views / Mary L.
Martin et al.: Follow the history of logging as it unfolds
across the United States, from
the virgin forests of the east,
to the towering redwoods of
the West Coast. Historic photography, much of it beautifully hand tinted, captures
images of the early woods, the woodsman, and the
machines of this important industry.
Tales Behind the Tombstones: The
deaths and burials of the Old West's most
nefarious outlaws, notorious women, and
celebrated lawmen / Chris Enss
The New Baby Name Survey / Bruce
Lansky: How to pick a name that makes a
favorable impression for your child. Based on
data from a new survey of over 100,000 parents. The book lets parents know what people
think of the most popular names and helps
them pick names for their babies that make
favorable impressions. The New Baby Name
Survey also includes the origin, meaning, and
famous namesakes for each name, as well as a
name “profile” written by Bruce Lansky, the #1
name in baby name books.
Just Bizarre
Frontier Justice in the Wild West:
Bungled, Bizarre, and Fascinating
Executions: On the Western Frontier,
where jailhouses were few and gunslinging, cattle rustling, and stagecoach robberies were common, legal executions
served as both a deterrent and as entertainment. In some cases, invitations summoned spectators - and they came in
droves. From 1854 to 1910, in the lawless towns of the Old
West, more than one thousand men (and two women) were
executed. And while most of the punishments went off
"without a hitch," a handful of necktie parties and firing
squads stand out in the annals of history.
Tiger Force / Michael Sallah & Mitch
Weiss: At the outset of the Vietnam War, the
Army created an experimental fighting unit that
became known as "Tiger Force." The Tigers
were to be made up of the cream of the cropthe very best and bravest soldiers the American
military could offer. They would be given a long
leash, allowed to operate in the field with less
supervision. Their mission was to seek out enemy compounds and hiding places so that
bombing runs could be accurately targeted. They were to go where
no troops had gone, to become one with the jungle, to leave themselves behind and get deep inside the enemy's mind.
The experiment went terribly wrong.
Puppet Making
Braille Books for Children
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Buzz Leyes shows off the cool puppet he made
during the Puppet Making Class held at the Eaton
Branch. Nice job, Buzz!
he library has added a
new and important format to
its collection. Seedlings
Braille Books for Children
are books that provide mainstream popular literature to
blind and visually impaired
children who read, or who are
learning to read, Braille. All
stages of reading development
are covered, from board books
to picture books to classic juvenile literature. Braille is added
to the board books on a clear
plastic strip. Books for older
children contain Braille words
that are matched line for line.
FYI
Braille includes two systems:
Uncontracted Braille AKA Grade
One Braille or alphabet Braille uses character-by-character transcription,
substituting the equivalent
Braille character for its printed
equivalent. It is used only by
beginnings.
Contracted Braille AKA Grade Two
Braille uses a system of contractions to reduce space and to
speed the process of reading.
Make your
own
puppet!
Puppets / Susie Hodge
Braille Books
Toddlers (Board Books)
• Feely Bugs: To Touch & Feel / David Carter
• My Fuzzy Farm Animals / Tad Hill
Picture Books
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do You See?
• Arthur’s Christmas / Marc Brown
• Amelia Bedelia / Peggy Parish
• Curious George and the Puppies / Margaret & H.A. Rey
• Henry & Mudge Get the Cold Shivers / Cynthia Rylant
• There’s a Wocket in My Pocket / Dr. Seuss
Juvenile Fiction
• Al Capone Does My Shirts / Gennifer Choldenko
• Meet Addy / Connie Porter
• The Invisible Island / Ron Roy
• Here Come the Holidays: Stories and Poems
Publication created by Cheryl Richter, 2008
So far, the library has fifteen
titles and one kit. They will be
available at the Eaton Branch.
Grade One Braille
“A” and 1
Call or visit your local branch
for more information about our
new Seedlings Braille Books for
Children.
For more information about
Seedlings, check out their
Website: www.seedlings.org
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The word AND
Beezus and Ramona / Beverly Cleary
War Dog Heroes: True Stories of Dog Courage in
Wartime / Jeannette Sanderson
Hatchet / Gary Paulson
The Braille kit includes:
• One Cloth Bag
• The Braille Alphabet Read-a-Mat
• Playskool Magnetic Capital Letters with Braille engraving
• Braille Alphabet Bookmark
• Braille Board Book: Touch and Feel Baby Animals
• Braille for the Sighted: A Beginning Braille Guide
All book synopsis’ taken from the product summery unless otherwise noted.