STACKS OF NEWS - Pottsville Free Public Library

August 2014
STACKS OF NEWS
Pottsville Free Public Library
1911—2014
Volume 12 Number 2
Library Card Sign Up Month
All parents want their children to succeed, and one of the simplest
ways to ensure your child’s academic success is by making a
quick trip to the library. September is Library Card Sign-up
Month, a time when the Pottsville Free Public Library joins with
the American Library Association and public libraries nationwide
to make sure that every student has the most important school
supply of all – a free library card.
Resources at the Pottsville Library are available to anyone who
has a library card. Students can turn to the library for materials,
programs, and services that support academic achievement.
Students can use their library cards from home too. Our library
offers access to important educational resources, like Power Library, online databases and books, and Ask Here PA, an online
reference service.
Our library provides all types of students a welcoming atmosphere where they can explore, discover, and create. Students learn
in a variety of ways. Thanks to the resources available at the library, we can meet the needs of all ages and all types of learners.
Through books, programs, magazines, and computer access, the
Library has something for everyone – all with a free library card.
It is for these reasons that a library card is the most important
school supply of all.
For more information on how to sign up for a library card, visit the Pottsville Library in person or
visit the library online at
www.pottsvillelibrary.org.
Inside this issue:
Banned Books Week
2
Summer Reading Club Recap
2
Fall Programs for Children
2
Memorial & Honor Donations
3, 4
Upcoming Books
5
New Non-Fiction
6
Library Calendar
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Banned Books Week
Celebrate Banned Books Week, September 21
to 27, with a visit to your local library!
This is a list of the top 25 banned or challenged books:
1. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck
4. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
5. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
6. Ulysses, by James Joyce
7. Beloved, by Toni Morrison
8. The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
9. 1984, by George Orwell
10. Lolita, by Vladmir Nabokov
11. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
12. Catch-22, by Joseph Heller
13. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
14. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
15. The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway
16. As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner
17. A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway
18. Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale
Hurston
19. Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison
20. Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
21. Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell
22. Native Son, by Richard Wright
23. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey
24. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
25. For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
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Summer Reading Club Recap
The 2014 Summer Reading Club was a success.
The theme for this year was Fizz, Boom, Read!
which was all about science. We had a lot of fun
learning about science during our Thursday
Family Nights. There was a firefighter who
came to talk to the kids and show them all of his
equipment. Another week, the participants
squished, crushed, and mixed food together to
see what it looks like in the stomach. We also
made slime and fake vomit. Finally we did
“eggsperiments” to test the strength of egg
shells.
Over 250 children and teens registered, and Cloe
Moore, Tim Witman, and Lea Oshman won the
grand prizes of $50 worth of books, a $50 Barnes & Noble gift card, and $50 Knoebels ride
tickets, respectively. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who participated.
Fall Programs for Children
The Fall children’s programming starts the week
of September 15th. On Mondays @ 10:30 AM,
storytime for children ages 3-5 is held. On Mondays @ 4:00 PM, we hold a Lego Club for children ages 5-12. The Legos are provided, but donations are always welcome! On alternating
Tuesdays @ 6:00 PM are the Teen Advisory
Board, and Teen Writers Group and Teen Illustrators Group. Laptime for toddlers ages 17
months-3 years is held Wednesdays @ 10:30
AM. Younger and older siblings are welcomed
at both this and the Storytime. Also, on Thursdays @ 4:00 PM a program based on the
American Girl Doll Club is held. Special periodic programs for Family Night (Thursdays @ 6
PM) will be announced as well. The Teen Advisory board will be getting started on their annual
Halloween Haunted House soon, so look for that
in October. For more information on all programs, check out the library’s website @
www.pottsvillelibrary.org or call
570-622-8880.
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Memorial and Honor Donations
Memorial donations received since April 2014:
For A. Matthew Dudish: by Bob & Peggy Allen;
by David & Christine Ambrose; by Tom & Diana
Beausang; by James & Gina Bohorad; by Tish &
Bill Malarkey; by Ken & Jeanne Porter; by Mr. &
Mrs. Sean Reilly; by Mrs. Joanne Yuengling; by
Marina and Tim Refi. For Agnes Kelly: by Tim
and Mickey Pellish. For Alex E. Dietz: by Dr.
and Mrs. William R. Davidson. For Anne Hoffman: by Dr. and Mrs. William R. Davidson. For
Betty J. Ossman Shuman: by Dr. and Mrs. William R. Davidson. For Captain Jason Jones: by
Barbara Higgins; by Dr. and Mrs. William R.
Davidson; by Tim & Mickey Pellish; by John &
Agnes Reiley; by Isabel Rhoads; by Judith Bohorad; by Marie E. Wanchick. For Charles
(Chow) & Ross Heffner: by Pam & Bill Heffner.
For Claire A. Delaney: by Mr. & Mrs. Thomas
Eroh. For Claire Janov Barker: by Sarah
Donohue. For Clista Hudock: by David and
Christine Ambrose; by Dr. and Mrs. William
Davidson; by Dawn Woratyla and Joseph Puddu;
by Judy and Mike Witkowski. For David Weddell: by Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Griesbaum. For
Doris Polcrack: by Thomas & Martha Fletcher;
by Margaret H. Keyworth; by Kathryn C. Polcrack and Family; by Margaret (Susie) Rich. For
Edith Yuengling: by Stephen Lilienthal. For Edward "Bucksy" Reilly: by Tim & Mickey Pellish. For Edward Nevadomsky: by Joe & Sandi
Murton. For Eileen D. Klotz: by Dory Laudeman. For Grace Jones: by Dr. & Mrs. William
Davidson; by Judith Bohorad; by James & Gina
Bohorad; by Deborah & Robert Crosswell. For
Ione Geier: by Bob & Peggy Allen; by John Dudash and Judy Bilansky; by Board of Trustees of
the Pottsville Free Public Library; by Jim & Gina
Bohorad; by Derek Caney; by Colleagues of her
Daughter Lisa Von Ahn at Thomson Reuters; by
Robert Crosswell; by Anne & Tom Curry; by Dr.
& Mrs. William R. Davidson; by Marybeth Dohmann; by Sarah Donohue; by Diane Fiorillo; by
Kathleen Fleming; by Dr. David & Mary Beth
Harvey; by Jeanne V. Heffner; by Patricia Jones;
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by Madeline Kerrigan; by Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Kerris; by Stephen Lilienthal; by Robert Marshall;
by Janie (Crosswell) Miller and Family; by Sandi
& Joe Murton; by John & Agnes Reiley; by Joe &
Nancy Schlitzer; by Nancy Smink; by Dorothy
Hanner Stangl; by Jean Ann Towle; by Laura and
Tom Von Ahn; by April Wytovich. For James
(Irish) Benedict: by Joe & Sandi Murton. For
James W. Eroh: by Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Eroh; by
Peggy Sheridan & Family. For Joan M. Schappell: by Sandi & Joe Murton. For John Kretovich: by Linda and Ronald Pellish. For Joseph
Koury: by Bob & Peggy Allen; by Dr. and Mrs.
William Davidson. For Joseph Stagliano: by
Kathy Conway Banse; by Tom & Diana
Beausang; by Atty & Mrs. Martin J. Cerullo; by
Dr. and Mrs. William R. Davidson; by Ed & Mary
Hauck. For Judith Demyan: by James & Gina
Bohorad. For Leona Morgan: by James Bohorad.
For Margaret Puddu: by Dan & Mary Kay Alleman; by Bob & Peggy Allen; by David & Christine Ambrose; by Joseph Androshick and Family;
by John & Cathy Basiago; by Frederick & Maryanne Bausch; by Thomas Beausang; by Pete &
Martina Chwastiak; by Jim & Esther Clark; by
Mary L. Connell; by Deborah & Robert
Crosswell; by Anne & Tom Curry; by Dr. Glenn
& Beth Czulada; by Dr. & Mrs. Vincent Dauchess; by Debbie Eremus of Muench & Company
Accounting; by Stephen & Marianne Debuski; by
Joan M. Dewald; by Paul & Jeanie Dimmerling;
by Schuettler Family; by Howard S. Fernsler Jr.;
by Mantura & Jim Gallagher; by Dr. Richard
Greco; by Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Griesbaum; by
Daniel and Joan Guers; by Molly B. Guers; by
Debra & Edward Guers; by Sean & Marianne
Hegarty; by Irvin Ambrose Family; by Peggy &
Ralph Jaeger; by Joanne & Jack Keating; by Walter & Gail Kurtek; by Julie & Dave Leiby; by
Caroyln Lord; by Diane Luscavage; by Cookie &
Bill Mahon; by Susan & Hugh Miller; by Paula &
Tom Ney; by Thomas & Theresa Palamar; by
Nephew George Pawlowski; by Tim and Mickey
Pellish; by Steve & Sue Pierdon; by Pottsville Library Board of Trustees; by Dawn Woratyla and
Joseph Puddu; by Pam & Joe Purcell; by Rosie &
Carl Raring; by Deborah & Sean Reilly; by Marie
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& Frank Scheuren; by Joe & Nancy Schlitzer; by
Tom & Sandi Schreffler; by Kurt & Pat Shellhammer; by Gloria Swanson; by Janet & Marla
Terefencko; by Susan, John, Johnny, & Jeremy
Cantwell ; by Rick & Melanie Thornburg; by
Krista Varano; by David & Patty Wartella; by Sue
& George Yannaccone. For Marie A. Melinchok: by James & Gina Bohorad. For Marie
King: by Joe & Sandi Murton. For Michael
Brennan Sr.: by Dr. & Mrs. William R. Davidson; by Dr. Richard Greco & Sons. For Michelle
Chelius: by Ginny & Sara Zimmerman. For Mrs.
Joseph Jones: by Barbara Higgins. For Paul E
Becker: by Joe & Sandi Murton. For Pearl Bell:
by Dr. & Mrs. William R. Davidson. For
Reynolds Ramsey Hostetter: by Gary & Cathy
Cortese. For Robert Bohorad: by Bill & Angela
Kirwan; by Bob & Peggy Allen; by Robert E.
Babcock; by Frederick & Mary Ann Bausch; by
Marian J. Bellan; by Diane & Dick Biever; by
Cerullo, Datte, & Burke, PC; by Catherine Clifford; by James & Elizabeth Cooksey; by Deborah
& Robert Crosswell; by Dr. Tom & Anne Curry;
by Dr. & Mrs. William R. Davidson; by Linda &
Albert Deatrich; by Maria DeCesare; by Anthony
& Mary Jane Dicello; by Bonnie Lee & Carmen
A. DiCello; by Thomas G. Dignan Jr.; by Dennis
G. & Dorothy V. Dunn; by EEG, Inc; by Ms.
Patricia Eichman; by Margaret & Dick Fenstermacher; by Frank & Mary Ann Fetterolf; by William & Arlene Flatley; by Charles & Patricia Forney; by James & Maria Goodman; by Ellen & Michael Gordon; by Wayne & Kathleen Haas; by
Harriet & Michael Hashin; by Elias K. & Barbara
Hebeka; by Sandra M. & Gary Hess; by Barbara
Higgins; by Vicki S. & Robert Horning; by Islamic Society of Schuylkill County; by Peggy &
Ralph Jaeger; by Dr. Barry, Dana, & Heather Jenkins; by Karen Kenderdine; by Mrs. Madeline
Kerrigan; by Frederic J. Koch; by Bud & Ann
Koch; by Mick & Christine Kondrack; by Nancy
H. Lado; by Law Office of James P. Wallbillich;
by Law Office of Karen E. Rismiller; by Gus &
Evonne Liakos; by Lisa Von Ahn & Stephen
Lilienthal; by Rose Lipsett; by Alice & Vincent
Lopez; by Charles Lynch; by Ed & Marlene LyPage 4
McGlinn; by Bill & Elaine Miller; by David J.
Moyer; by M. Munir, MD; by Paula & Tom
Ney; by Thomas Nickels, ESQ; by Anthony Orlando; by Gita Sud & Sunita Patel; by Attys
Ronald & Linda Pellish; by Linda Peyakovich;
by Harry & Barbara Piccioni; by Anna Plachko;
by Pottsville Library Board of Trustees; by John
& Agnes Reiley; by Michael & Joannie Rich; by
Ross & Beth Rismiller; by Maureen & Paul
Roskoph; by Schaeffer's Sales & Services Inc;
by Marie & Frank Schueren; by Schuylkill
Country Club Ladies Gold League; by Schuylkill Otolarynology Associates; by David & Mary
Silcox; by Nancy Smink ; by John & Geri Sink;
by Lori Smith; by John & Carolynne A. Stiles;
by Margaret Stine; by Jess & Donna Stine; by
Pat & Joseph Stoffey; by Mrs. Irene M. Stump;
by Mrs. John W. Taylor Jr.; by The Class of '56
of Mahanoy City High School; by The Pelican
Marsh Women's Golf Association; by Richard &
Melanie Thornburg; by Sara Thornton; by Krista
Varano; by Marie E. Wanchick; by Susan
Wayne; by Leona K. & Robert C. Williams; by
Dr. Doris Wineman; by Gail Wolson; by Z & M
Painting and Papering . For Russ Preno: by
Vince Balitas. For Scott Bevan: by Mr. & Mrs.
Thomas S. Eroh; by Whitey Heffner Family. For
Stephen A. Rennick: by Dr. & Mrs. William R.
Davidson. For Waldemar J. "Wally" Love:
by James & Gina Bohorad. For William &
Mary Murton: by Sandi & Joe Murton. For
William E. Zacko: by James Bohorad. For
Debra A. Roadcap: by Bob & Sharon Piccioni.
Honor donations were:
For Dr. Vincent Balitas: by Stephen Lilienthal.
For Dr. & Mrs. William R. Davidson: by
Stephen Lilienthal. For Richard Higgins: by
Stephen Lilienthal. For Lorraine Jones: by
Peggy & Ralph Jaeger. For The Kelvin Family:
by Stephen Lilienthal. For Fran Nagle: by Lisa
Von Ahn & Stephen Lilienthal. For Employees
of the Smith Company: by Stephen Lilienthal.
For Becki White: by Stephen Lilienthal. For
Frank Peron on his Birthday: by Ed & Mary
Hauck. For Jeanne Heffner: by Pam & Bill
Heffner.
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Upcoming Books
Some new books to watch for by some of our favorite authors are:
Personal by Lee Child. You can leave the army,
but the army doesn’t leave you. Not always. Not
completely, according to Jack Reacher—and sure
enough, the retired military cop is soon pulled
back into service. This time, for the State Department and the CIA.
Eye of Heaven by Clive Cussler
and Russell Blake. Husband-andwife team Sami and Remi Fargo are
on a climate-control expedition in
the Arctic, when to their astonishment they discover a Viking ship in
the ice, perfectly preserved—and
filled with pre–Columbian artifacts
from Mexico.
The King’s Curse by Philippa Gregory. Book 6
in the series “The Cousins’ War” tells the story of
lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique
view of King Henry VIII’s stratospheric rise to
power in Tudor England.
Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett. The finale of
the Century Trilogy covers one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the 1960s through the 1980s,
encompassing civil rights, assassinations, Vietnam, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis,
presidential impeachment, revolution—and rock and roll.
Burn by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. Detective Michael Bennett and his family finally
return to New York City. Bennett
takes over the Outreach Squad in
Harlem and is drawn into an underground criminal world of terrifying
depravity.
An Italian Wife by Ann Hood. The story of Josephine Rimaldi, her joys, sorrows, and passions,
spans more than seven decades. Beginning in turn
-of-the-century Italy with an arranged marriage to
a man the 14 year old does not know or love, and
moving on to America, this is a portrait of a family bound by love and tradition.
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Rose Gold by Walter Mosley. An Easy Rawlins
mystery set in the Patty Hearst era of radical
black nationalism and political abductions.
Escape by David Baldacci. John Puller is a combat veteran and special agent with the U.S. Army,
the man they call to investigate the toughest
crimes facing the nation. But all his training, all
his experience, all his skills will not prepare him
for his newest case, one that will
force him to hunt down the most
formidable and brilliant prey he
has ever tracked: his own brother.
The Cinderella Murder: An Under
Suspicion Novel by Mary Higgins
Clark & Alafair Burke. This firsttime collaboration kicks off a
brand new suspense series about a
television program featuring cold case murders.
Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted
when the pilot for her reality drama, Under Suspicion, is a success, helping to solve an infamous
murder in the very first episode.
The Burning Room by Michael Connelly. Detective Harry Bosch and his new partner, rookie Detective Lucia Soto, investigate a recent murder
where the trigger was pulled nine years earlier.
When a man succumbs to complications from being shot by a stray bullet nine years earlier, the
body is still fresh, but all other evidence is virtually nonexistent. Beginning with the bullet that's
been lodged for years in the victim's spine, they
must pull new leads from years-old information,
which soon reveal that this shooting may have been anything but
random.
Also watch for:
Flesh & Blood: A Scarpetta Novel
by Patricia Cornwell.
The Job: A Novel (Fox and
O’Hare) by Janet Evanovich &
Lee Goldberg.
The Handsome Man's DeLuxe Café: No. 1 Ladies'
Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith.
The Girl Next Door by Ruth Rendell.
To reserve any of these titles, call the Library or
stop by the circulation desk.
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Pottsville, PA 17901
(570)622-8880
Denise A. Miller, Editor
Library Hours:
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday
8:30-8:30
Wednesday, Friday & Saturday
8:30-5
www.pottsvillelibrary.org
Current resident or
New Non-Fiction
Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World
by Kirsten Gillibrand. Senator Gillibrand has written
a playbook for women who want to step up, whether in
Congress or the boardroom or the local PTA. She
shares stories of growing up the daughter and granddaughter of two trailblazing feminists in a politically
active family in Albany, New York, and her personal
account of her journey to the U.S. Senate.
Enough: Our Fight to Keep America Safe from Gun
Violence by Garielle Giffords & Mark Kelly. Former
Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, share their impassioned argument
for responsible gun ownership. The book follows them
beyond the 2011 shooting in Tucson that nearly took
her life.
The News Sorority: Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Christiane Amanpour—and the (Ongoing, Imperfect, Complicated) Triumph of Women in TV News by Sheila
Weller. A look behind the scenes at three women who
revolutionized television broadcast news, breaking
through the “boys club” to become cultural icons and
pave the way for women in the news industry.
Library Calendar

Closed Labor Day, September 1st

Book Sales: Tuesday, 9/2/14, Monday, 10/6/14 &
11/3/14—12 noon to 2 PM and Saturday, 11/15/14—9
AM to 1 PM

Pottsville Open Writers—9/13/14, 10/11/14, 11/8/14—
11 AM

Children’s Programs begin—Monday, 9/15/14

Drop in Computer Tutoring—9/16/14—2 PM to 4 PM

Page Turners Book Discussion—9/25/14, 10/23/14, &
11/20/14 at 6 PM