Monday, December 31, 2007

Happy New Year

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Please stay safe and sober, and may this new year be even better than 2007,

gobby

2007-12-31 Newly Acquired items for the Monroe County Library System

Once a title shows up in the Monroe County online catalog, you can put in a REQUEST for that item. The item usually isn’t in your local library, yet, but it will be soon. If you’ve already requested it, you’ll be among the first patrons to check it out.

Before you try to put in any REQUESTS, be sure to click on the MY ACCOUNT tab on the SEARCH page. Enter your library card barcode (the number is on the back of the card, it starts out with the numerals 29072), and then SEARCH for the titles you want.

How to understand the listing below:

* Column 1 = Call No. which consists of:

1. the first letter of the author’s last name if it's an Easy Reader for the Youngest Generation, otherwise it's the first 3 letters of the author's last name (if it's fiction such as an audio book) or the first 3 letters of the title (if it’s a movie, etc.), or

2. the author's entire last name if it’s a BOOK of fiction, or

3. Dewey Decimal Numbers—those numbers on the lower part of the spine of the book—if it’s non-fiction, or

4. the last name of the person the book is written about if it's an autobiography or biography

* Column 2 = Title

NOTE: Reference books MAY NOT be checked out. But, if you need them, you may look at them in the library.

These items were all added to our catalog December 28th and December 29th. ENJOY!

ADULT FICTION – NEW

ACKROYD -- The fall of Troy /
DONOHUE -- The stolen child /
ENRIGHT -- The gathering /
EVERETT -- Erasure : a novel /
HENKIN -- Matrimony /
MUNOZ -- Zigzagger /
MURPHY -- Signed, Mata Hari : a novel /


ADULT NONFICTION OVERSIZE – NEW

690.893 PRO -- 1001 ideas for decks /
745.5941 SPI -- The Spirit of Christmas : creative holiday ideas.
745.5941 ULT -- The ultimate Christmas : over 240 projects to help you make, bake and decorate everything for Christmas!


ADULT NONFICTION – NEW

170 HAI -- The happiness hypothesis : finding modern truth in ancient wisdom /
296.43 OLI -- Jewish holidays : a brief introduction for Christians /
296.435 HOW -- How to spell Chanukah : 18 writers celebrate 8 nights of lights /
332.024 TYS -- Let's get real about money : profit from the habits of the best personal finance managers /
362.1968 MAC -- The 36-hour day : a family guide to caring for people with Alzheimer disease, other dementias, and memory loss in later life /
394.26 BLA -- Ex-etiquette for holidays and other family celebrations /
530.14 SMO -- The trouble with physics : the rise of string theory, the fall of a science, and what comes next /
614.514 JOH -- The ghost map : the story of London's most terrifying epidemic--and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world /
616.722 QUI -- 100 questions and answers about arthritis /
616.994 TOL -- 100 questions & answers about life after cancer : a survivor's guide /
618.9285 BLA -- The only boy in the world : a father explores the mysteries of autism /
642.8 DEW -- Donna Dewberry's designs for entertaining /
649.8084 COM -- When roles reverse : a guide to parenting your parents /
808.042 MUL -- Write on! /
809 BAY -- How to talk about books you haven't read /
811.54 DIL -- Tickets for a prayer wheel /
811.6 CHA -- Half-lit houses /
947.086 POL -- A Russian diary : a journalist's final account of life, corruption, and death in Putin's Russia /
973.9109 SCH -- Journals, 1952-2000 /


PARENTING COLLECTION

641.5973 HOD -- One bite won't kill you : more than 200 recipes to tempt even the pickiest kids on Earth : and the rest of the family too /

Friday, December 28, 2007

2007-12-28 Newly Acquired items for the Monroe County Library System

Once a title shows up in the Monroe County online catalog, you can put in a REQUEST for that item. The item usually isn’t in your local library, yet, but it will be soon. If you’ve already requested it, you’ll be among the first patrons to check it out.

Before you try to put in any REQUESTS, be sure to click on the MY ACCOUNT tab on the SEARCH page. Enter your library card barcode (the number is on the back of the card, it starts out with the numerals 29072), and then SEARCH for the titles you want.

How to understand the listing below:

* Column 1 = Call No. which consists of:

1. the first letter of the author’s last name if it's an Easy Reader for the Youngest Generation, otherwise it's the first 3 letters of the author's last name (if it's fiction such as an audio book) or the first 3 letters of the title (if it’s a movie, etc.), or

2. the author's entire last name if it’s a BOOK of fiction, or

3. Dewey Decimal Numbers—those numbers on the lower part of the spine of the book—if it’s non-fiction, or

4. the last name of the person the book is written about if it's an autobiography or biography

* Column 2 = Title

NOTE: Reference books MAY NOT be checked out. But, if you need them, you may look at them in the library.

These items were all added to our catalog December 27th. ENJOY!

AUDIO BOOK (Recorded on CDs)

GAB -- Lord John and the hand of devils


ADULT BIOGRAPHY – NEW

EISENHOWER -- Ike : an American hero /
MARTIN -- Born standing up : a comic's life /
SCHULZ -- Schulz and Peanuts : a biography /


ADULT FICTION – NEW

EVERETT -- The water cure /
GLOSS -- The hearts of horses /
ITANI -- Remembering the bones /
MENGESTU -- The beautiful things that heaven bears /
MUHAYMID -- Wolves of the crescent moon : a novel /
NEMIROVSKY -- Fire in the blood /
O'NAN -- Last night at the Lobster : a novel /
PHILLIPS -- Gods behaving badly : a novel /
ROLLINS -- The death trust /
WELLS -- Crawfish mountain : a novel /
WOLFE -- Pirate freedom /


ADULT NONFICTION OVERSIZE – NEW

551.4602 HID -- Hidden depths : atlas of the oceans.
651.74 LAM -- How to write it : a complete guide to everything you'll ever write /


ADULT NONFICTION – NEW

070.4407 PRI -- Far afield : a sportswriting odyssey /
152.41 RIT -- Love-- what's personality got to do with it? : working at love to make love work /
181.112 CHI -- The authentic Confucius : a life of thought and politics /
200.9227 MON -- Do you believe? : conversations on God and religion /
226.06 GOM -- The scandalous Gospel of Jesus : what's so good about the good news? /
277.3083 LIN -- Faith in the halls of power : how evangelicals joined the American elite /
297.8209 QAZ -- American crescent : a Muslim cleric on the power of his faith, the struggle against prejudice, and the future of Islam and America /
305.894 ZAC -- Dough : a memoir /
306.4609 HOD -- Trading in memories : revealing the past through castoffs, discards, and flea market discoveries /
359.3432 LER -- The Pueblo incident : a spy ship and the failure of American foreign policy /
615.854 AHE -- Gluten-free girl : how I found the food that loves me back-- & how you can, too /
623.8223 CAS -- Sailboat refinishing /
636.7088 MIL -- Be the pack leader : use Cesar's way to transform your dog-- and your life /
641.22 TAB -- To cork or not to cork : tradition, romance, science, and the battle for the wine bottle /
641.3372 HEI -- The story of tea : a cultural history and drinking guide /
641.5092 CLA -- Out of the frying pan : a chef's memoir of hot kitchens, single motherhood, and the family meal /
641.5092 MCG -- Eating royally /
641.5631 CLE -- Holly Clegg's trim & terrific diabetic cooking : over 250 recipes that can be on your table in 30 minutes or less /
641.568 COP -- Fruits of the harvest : recipes to celebrate Kwanzaa and other holidays /
647.9509 DAM -- Service included : four-star secrets of an eavesdropping waiter /
649.122 NEV -- Is this a phase? : child development and parent strategies from birth to 6 years /
649.64 IS -- Is it a big problem or a little problem? : when to worry, when not to worry, and what to do /
658.1522 CAR -- Getting grants : the complete manual of proposal development and administration /
745.5941 JOH -- Fast, fun & easy Christmas decorations : festive fabric keepsakes to create & embellish /
780.68 BRA -- Music, money, and success : the insider's guide to making money in the music business /
780.904 ROS -- The rest is noise : listening to the twentieth century /
791.4572 BRE -- The Sopranos : the complete book /
810.8354 CHO -- Choice : true stories of birth, contraception, infertility, adoption, single parenthood, & abortion /
811.54 KUM -- Still to mow : poems /
811.54 WAL -- Selected poems /
813.6 ALM -- Not that you asked : rants, exploits, and obsessions /
814.54 CAP -- Portraits and observations : the essays of Truman Capote.
814.54 THU -- Cleopatra's nose : 39 varieties of desire /
822.33 SHA -- Shakespeare in American life /
944.081 MOY -- The French century : an illustrated history of modern France /
956.7044 REP -- Reporting Iraq : an oral history of the war by the journalists who covered it /
973.7115 BLI -- A slave no more : two men who escaped to freedom : including their own narratives of emancipation /
973.92 LIS -- Listening is an act of love : a celebration of American life from the StoryCorps Project /
974.71 HAM -- Legends of the Chelsea Hotel : living with the artists and outlaws of New York's rebel mecca /


JUVENILE FICTION

ENGLISH -- Nikki & Deja /
FELLOWES -- The curious adventures of the abandoned toys /


LARGE PRINT FICTION – NEW

BRAND -- Acres of unrest a western story /
COTTON -- Fast guns out of Texas
DICKEY -- Waking with enemies
FENADY -- Big Ike
G'ORGE-WALKER -- Cruisin' on desperation
HOGAN -- Lead reckoning
KELTON -- The rebels sons of Texas /
KOONTZ -- Lightning
OVERHOLSER -- Sunset trail a western duo /
PAINE -- Return of the fast gun
PATTEN -- Pursuit
ROBB -- Holiday in death
SARRANTONIO -- West Texas
WEST -- Vengeance moon


MOVIES – DVDs

AMA -- Amazing stories. The complete first season
BOD -- Body & soul
BOU -- The Bourne ultimatum
DIS -- Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie The discreet charm of the bourgeoisie /
MIS -- Mission : impossible the second TV season /
RUS -- The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming
WIR -- The wire. The complete fourth season


CHILDREN’S MOVIES – DVDs

LAN -- The land of Oz The reluctant dragon /
SIG -- The sign of the beaver

Thursday, December 27, 2007

2007-12-27 Newly Acquired items for the Monroe County Library System

Once a title shows up in the Monroe County online catalog, you can put in a REQUEST for that item. The item usually isn’t in your local library, yet, but it will be soon. If you’ve already requested it, you’ll be among the first patrons to check it out.

Before you try to put in any REQUESTS, be sure to click on the MY ACCOUNT tab on the SEARCH page. Enter your library card barcode (the number is on the back of the card, it starts out with the numerals 29072), and then SEARCH for the titles you want.

How to understand the listing below:

* Column 1 = Call No. which consists of:

1. the first letter of the author’s last name if it's an Easy Reader for the Youngest Generation, otherwise it's the first 3 letters of the author's last name (if it's fiction such as an audio book) or the first 3 letters of the title (if it’s a movie, etc.), or

2. the author's entire last name if it’s a BOOK of fiction, or

3. Dewey Decimal Numbers—those numbers on the lower part of the spine of the book—if it’s non-fiction, or

4. the last name of the person the book is written about if it's an autobiography or biography

* Column 2 = Title

NOTE: Reference books MAY NOT be checked out. But, if you need them, you may look at them in the library.

These items were all added to our catalog December 17th through December 26th. ENJOY!

AUDIO BOOK (Recorded on tape cassettes)

FRE -- A million little pieces


AUDIO BOOK (Recorded on CDs)

BAS -- Basic French
COL -- I am America (and so can you!)


ADULT BIOGRAPHY – NEW

DOYLE -- The man who created Sherlock Holmes : the life and times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle /
HARDY -- Thomas Hardy /
SILVERSTEIN -- A boy named Shel : the life & times of Shel Silverstein /
THOMAS -- My grandfather's son : a memoir /
THOMPSON -- Gonzo : the life of Hunter S. Thompson : an oral biography /
WILSON -- Fair game /
ZHOU -- Zhou Enlai : the last perfect revolutionary : a biography /


ADULT FICTION

CLAY -- In search of pretty young black men /
COON -- Blackwolf : a novel /
COON -- Thief of the deep : a novel /
FRI -- Blast from the past /
GREGORY -- Starfish /
SITTENFELD -- Prep : a novel /
THOENE -- Only the river runs free : a novel /
WHITE -- Tampa burn /


ADULT FICTION – NEW

ALLEN -- Garden spells /
BRUEN -- Priest /
DELANEY -- Tipperary : a novel /
GARWOOD -- Shadow music : a novel /
GOODJOHN -- Sticklebacks and snow globes /
HODGSON -- The man who killed Shakespeare /
INFERNO -- Inferno : new tales of terror and the supernatural/
JANCE -- Hand of evil /
JONES -- The untelling /
MCCAFFREY -- Dragon Harper /
MCCAIG -- Rhett Butler's people /
NASAW -- When she was bad /
NESBO -- The redbreast /
SHERMAN -- Vulcan's soul. Book 3, Epiphany /
SMITH -- Blood eagle /
SWERLING -- City of glory : a novel of war and desire in Old Manhattan /
SWOFFORD -- Exit A : a novel /
THOR -- The first commandment : a thriller /


ADULT FLORIDA SHELF NONFICTION

508.759 NET -- Florida : a guide to nature and photography /
641.5975 KEY -- The Key West Food & Wine Festival cookbook /
917.5938 GLE -- Over Miami /
975.965 HAR -- Remembering St. Petersburg, Florida : Sunshine City stories /
975.965 HAR -- Remembering St. Petersburg, Florida : Volume 2, more Sunshine City stories /


ADULT FLORIDA SHELF NONFICTION – NEW

574.5263 KAT -- The nature of Florida's beaches including sea beans, laughing gulls and mermaids' purses /
574.5263 KAT -- The nature of Florida's waterways including dragonflies, cattails and mangrove snapper /
578.7736 KAT -- The nature of Florida's ocean life : including coral reefs, Gulf Stream, Sargasso Sea, and sunken ships /
591.9759 KAT -- The nature of Florida's neighborhoods : including bats, scrub jays, lizards, and wildflowers /


ADULT NONFICTION OVERSIZE

641.23 GLO -- The world encyclopedia of beer /


ADULT NONFICTION OVERSIZE – NEW

200.9 HIT -- Geography of religion : where God lives, where pilgrims walk /


GARDEN SHELF

635.986 ENC -- Encyclopedia of container gardening.


GARDEN SHELF – NEW

721.6 HAY -- Small buildings, small gardens : creating gardens around structures /


ADULT NONFICTION

171.8 KIE -- Me to we : finding meaning in a material world /
277.3083 SHE -- Believers : a journey into evangelical America /
291.13 CAM -- The hero with a thousand faces.
304.2 GRI -- Wild : an elemental journey /
305.896 COB -- My American life : from rage to entitlement /
306.8109 HAR -- His need her needs
330.973 KAM -- Generation debt : why now is a terrible time to be young /
362.2938 NAR -- It works, how and why : the twelve steps and twelve traditions of Narcotics Anonymous.
519.2 KAP -- Chances are-- : adventures in probability /
616.994 FIS -- How to fight cancer and win : scientific guidelines and documented facts for the successful treatment and prevention of cancer and other related health problems /
618.9285 IVE -- Strange son : two mothers, two sons, and the quest to unlock the hidden world of autism /
658.812 BLA -- Raving fans : a revolutionary approach to customer service /
745.61 STO -- Speedball textbook : the only complete guide to lettering and calligraphy /
796.323 JOR -- Driven from within /
917.9404 WIL -- I feel earthquakes more often than they happen : coming to California in the age of Schwarzenegger /
944.361 ROS -- Return to Paris : a memoir /
945.0929 STI -- The sack of Rome : how a beautiful European country with a fabled history and a storied culture was taken over by a man named Silvio Berlusconi /
973.757 HIC -- Raising the Hunley : the remarkable history and recovery of the lost Confederate submarine /
978.003 MCL -- Wild and woolly : an encyclopedia of the Old West /


ADULT NONFICTION – NEW

338.4768 CLA -- The real toy story : inside the ruthless battle for America's youngest consumers /
364.106 MAF -- Mafia : the government's secret file on organized crime /
364.1523 MCG -- Never enough /
394.2663 BIC -- Jeanne Bice's quacker factory Christmas : simple recipes, fabulous parties, and decorations to put sparkle, not stress, into your season.
509 HAK -- Einstein adds a new dimension /
553.82 ZOE -- The heartless stone : a journey through the world of diamonds, deceit, and desire /
615.788 GOR -- The essential guide to psychiatric drugs /
641.5973 SEI -- Deceptively delicious : simple secrets to get your kids eating good food /
648.5 WAR -- Downsizing your home with style : living well in a smaller space /
741.5973 TOM -- Shortcomings /
810.7117 SAM -- Soldier's heart : reading literature through peace and war at West Point /
919.804 BEA -- Frozen in time : the fate of the Franklin Expedition /
945.5 MAT -- A vineyard in Tuscany : a wine lover's dream /
970.016 RES -- A land so strange : the epic journey of Cabeza de Vaca : the extraordinary tale of a shipwrecked Spaniard who walked across America in the sixteenth century /
970.016 RES -- A land so strange : the epic journey of Cabeza de Vaca : the extraordinary tale of a shipwrecked Spaniard who walked across America in the sixteenth century /
973.3 ELL -- American creation : triumphs and tragedies at the founding of the republic /
973.92 BRO -- Boom! : voices of the sixties : personal reflections on the '60s and today /
973.931 UNG -- The fall of the house of Bush : the untold story of how a band of true believers seized the executive branch, started the Iraq War, and still imperils America's future /

ADULT REFERENCE (Not available for checkout)

362.2938 NAR -- It works, how and why : the twelve steps and twelve traditions of Narcotics Anonymous.
597.0972 BOH -- Fishes of the Bahamas and adjacent tropical waters /


EASY READER

L -- Davy's dream : a young boy's adventure with wild Orca whales /
M -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day /


EASY READER OVERSIZE

F -- Olivia helps with Christmas /
H -- Angelina's Christmas /
K -- Do unto otters : a book about manners /
K -- Pirate Pete's talk like a pirate! /
K -- The Great Texas hamster drive /
W -- Chester /


JUVENILE FICTION

BANKS -- Lenny's space /
BIRNEY -- The princess and the Peabodys /
COUVILLON -- The chicken dance /
DUG -- The royal woods /
HERMAN -- Scooby-doo! Scooby-doo's super groovy reader /
HIA -- Flush /
HIA -- Hoot /
HIGGINS -- The Black Book of Secrets /
JINKS -- Eglantine : a paranormal adventure /
LEVIN -- The unmaking of Duncan Veerick /


JUVENILE NONFICTION

423 SCH -- Scholastic children's dictionary.
796.72 EGA -- Hottest race cars /


JUVENILE NONFICTION OVERSIZE

232.97 HEY -- The Easter story /
598.92 SAY -- Vulture view /
811.54 BOR -- America is-- /
811.54 POL -- Peculiar zoo /

JUVENILE REFERENCE (Not available for checkout)

423 SCH -- Scholastic children's dictionary.


LARGE PRINT FICTION

CRI -- State of fear a novel /
DORSEY -- Cadillac Beach a novel /


LARGE PRINT NONFICTION

598.0723 OBM -- The big year a tale of man, nature, and fowl obsession /


ADULT AUDIOCASSETTE INSTRUCTIONAL

CON -- Conversational Italian in 7 days


MOVIES – DVDs

AME -- American pie 2
BES -- Best laid plans
BLO -- The blob
BOU -- The Bourne identity
BUR -- Buried alive
CAT -- Category 6 day of destruction /
CHR -- A Christmas visitor
CHR -- The Christmas card
CIT -- City of God
CLO -- Closely watched trains
CRO -- Crossfire trail
DAY -- Days of heaven
FLI -- Flight of the living dead
FLY -- The fly
FUL -- Full metal jacket
FUN -- Funny farm
HAI -- Hairspray
HAR -- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
INO -- I now pronounce you Chuck & Larry
JAC -- Jack Brittingham's ultimate hunting for North American big game III
JAW -- Jaws
JAW -- Jaws of the Pacific
JFK -- JFK
KNO -- Knocked up
MAD -- Made in America
MCL -- McLintock!
MON -- Monster bucks XII, vol. 2
MON -- Monster's ball
MOO -- Moonlight
O -- O
OCE -- Ocean's thirteen
PIT -- Pitch black
RAM -- Rambo III
RET -- Return to house on haunted hill
SHI -- Shirley Temple shorts
STA -- Stardust
SUS -- Susana
TOK -- Tokyo drifter
TWE -- 28 weeks later
UND -- Under one roof
VID -- Videodrome
WEW -- We were soldiers
WIL -- William Wegman video works, 1970-1999.
WIN -- Wind chill


CHILDREN’S MOVIES – DVDs

ADV -- The adventures of Milo and Otis
HIG -- High school musical 2
HOM -- Home alone
KID -- Kids safety tips
MOV -- Movers & shakers
NAR -- The chronicles of Narnia: The lion, the witch and the wardrobe /


YOUNG ADULT FICTION – NEW

BINGHAM -- Shark girl /
DOYLE -- Wilderness /
SORRELLS -- First shot /
ZEVIN -- Memoirs of a teenage amnesiac /


YOUNG ADULT FICTION

KEANEY -- The hollow people /

Friday, December 21, 2007

COMMUNITY : Winter Season Concerts 2008

We have brochures announcing the Middle Keys Concert Association, Incs plans for this winter’s concerts. Come on in & get one—they contain much more detail about each performance than the listing on the web does. But, be sure to double-check its information against the Middle Keys Concert Association, Inc website for updates about artists and dates.

“The Middle Keys Concert Association, Inc. will bring a six concert series to Marathon in 2008. All performances will be held at San Pablo Church, 122nd Street-Ocean at 7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 7:00 p.m.)

“Young people under 19 are admitted free. Subscriptions to the six concert series are only $75.00. (Please use the attached form.) Individual tickets at the door or at Food for Thought are $25.00.”


For information, phone Lynda Berrigan at 743-4687

The six concerts are:
• Monday, 1/14/08: Philadelphia Brass
• Monday, 1/21/08: Jupiter String Quartet, Clarinetist: Jose Franch-Ballester
• Friday, 2/8/08: Jacksonville Lyric Opera: La Boheme – Giacomo Puccini
• Monday, 2/18/08: Ji – Yong: Piano
• Monday, 3/3/08: Camerata Bariloche, Argentina’s acclaimed Chamber Orchestra
• Monday, 3/10/07: Stanislaw Drzewiecki: Piano

Very, very Special Note:

Monday, 1/28/08: Vienna Boys' Choir – These tickets cost extra. They’re NOT part of the “Subscription to the six concert series.”

The Vienna Boys' Choir tickets will go on sale to the public Jan 5th at:
• Food for Thought
• D'Asign Source
• Marathon Visitors Center
• or by mail (mail must be received by Jan 20 and tickets will be picked up at the door) $35.00 each

Mail to (This is the mailing address on the flyer):
The Middle Keys Concert Association, Inc
P.O. Box 522636
Marathon Shores, FL 33052-2636

January 25, 2008: BOCC Special Meeting

As you know, a $5 million shortfall was discovered in the County budget last year. All libraries had their budgets cut by 20% in January, 2007.

As a result, we had very little money to spend on new books, audio books, and movies. And, we lost Sharon, one of our part-time employees.

Another $10 million MUST BE CUT from the new County budget as soon as possible, but nothing was decided at the November 7th meeting. It seems as though the final budget decisions for all Monroe County Divisions, including us, will be made at the Special BOCC Meeting set for January 25th which will be held in Key West.

The Special BOCC Meeting is open to the public, please attend if you can. Get there early, so you can fill in the required forms, if you wish to be heard by the BOCC members. Otherwise, you can watch it on television, or on a computer with a broadband feed from our County’s Web site at:
www.monroecounty-fl.gov. Click on the link for “Watch MCTV Live.”

We'd like to thank everyone who's gone to bat for us since these budget cuts and consequent cutbacks in service became an issue. It’s heart-warming to discover how much we mean to so many of our loyal patrons. We hope that your phone calls and letters to the County Commissioners, plus your letters to the newspapers have made the commissioners aware of how important the libraries are to our community.

On a lighter note, please don’t forget that we’ll be closed Monday and Tuesday for Christmas. Plan ahead, and grab your holiday reading and/or entertainment goodies no later than tomorrow.

We’ll also be closed on Tuesday, January 1st for New Year’s Day.

Please have a happy and safe time during this year-end holiday season.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Friends of the Marathon Library Books and Coffee Series 2008

The Friends of the Marathon Library cordially invite you to attend the Winter 2008 Books and Coffee series. All programs will be held at Kirk of the Keys, 8877 Overseas Highway, Marathon. The programs will be on Thursdays from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Coffee, tea, ice water and cookies will be served at 1:00 p.m. The speakers will start at 1:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

January 10th
Sloan Bashinsky, denizen of Key West and astute, honest political commentator, writes a fascinating blog, GoodMorningKeyWest.com. A colorful, brilliant man, Sloan will not bore you!

January 17th
Keynoter Editor Larry Kahn will regale us with his take on Keys politics, fishing and life in general. An award winning journalist, Larry is one of Marathon’s luminaries and is sure to entertain.

January 24th
Author Tom Corcoran, the quintessential Key Wester and creator of the Keys-based Alex Rutledge mystery series, will bring us his new photo book, Key West In Black and White, which offers a collection of photographs taken in the 1970s capturing the unique nautical spirit of Key West.

January 31st
Marathon Librarian and poet Mark Giffen along with Key West poet Rosalind Brackenbury will each read a selection of their favorite poems.

February 7th
Henry James scholar, Professor Mary Cross of Key West will tell us about her new biography of Madonna. Formerly a professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Professor Cross is an excellent speaker.

February 14th
Key West playwright and screenwriter Ben Harrison will present his film and book about Count Von Cosel and his love for the fair, albeit deceased Elena. Undying Love, The Musical was performed in Key West, directed by Tom Murtha. The film is a campy production that reminds some of a Key West version of Rocky Horror Picture Show.

February 21st
Marathon photographer Larry Benvenuti has traveled to Cuba scores of times and will present his matchless pictures of this beautiful country. This is a unique opportunity to see Cuba though an independent eye.

February 28th
Eighty-nine year old Islamorada historian Irving Eyster, a Keys treasure, will speak on his recent book about his grandfather, Dr. Jeremiah Reade Explores Florida. Born in 1850 in Indiana, Dr. Reade made his way to Florida by offering an Indianapolis newspaper a daily column if it would pay his way.

March 6th
The undisputed dean of Marathon historians, Dan Gallagher will present his latest book, A New Look At Marathon and Its History. Dan’s previously published books on Marathon’s history are: Marathon Matures; Marathon 1906—1960; and Marathon: Heart of the Key West Extension.

March 13th
Nationally recognized historian Gail Swanson will speak about her fourth and fifth books on Keys history, Connecticut Seafarers at Key West and Place Names of the Florida Keys; Our Ancient, Dramatic History Discovered!!!

March 20th
Our beloved Jo Lee Scarborough will fly in from Iowa with "Sweetie" to regale us with her thoughts on Marlo Thomas' best seller, The Right Words At the Right Time. A book for "those in need of hope, a hero, or a healthy dose of inspiration,” this is a heartwarming collection of personal revelations from such luminaries Doris Kearns Goodwin, Steven Spielberg and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

March 27th
Key West writer Michael Haskins will entertain us with his soon to be published Keys-based mystery, Chasin’ The Wind, a mystery novel featuring Mad Mike Murphy. Tom Corcoran calls the book "a genuine winner...Haskins knows that a razor's width separates life and death at the end of the road. No one guards the gate to Key West. No island law exists that isn't, quite simply, a target."

Friday, December 14, 2007

2007-12-14 Newly Acquired items for the Monroe County Library System

Once a title shows up in the Monroe County online catalog, you can put in a REQUEST for that item. The item usually isn’t in your local library, yet, but it will be soon. If you’ve already requested it, you’ll be among the first patrons to check it out.

Before you try to put in any REQUESTS, be sure to click on the MY ACCOUNT tab on the SEARCH page. Enter your library card barcode (the number is on the back of the card, it starts out with the numerals 29072), and then SEARCH for the titles you want.

How to understand the listing below:

* Column 1 = Call No. which consists of:

1. the first letter of the author’s last name if it's an Easy Reader for the Youngest Generation, otherwise it's the first 3 letters of the author's last name (if it's fiction such as an audio book) or the first 3 letters of the title (if it’s a movie, etc.), or

2. the author's entire last name if it’s a BOOK of fiction, or

3. Dewey Decimal Numbers—those numbers on the lower part of the spine of the book—if it’s non-fiction, or

4. the last name of the person the book is written about if it's an autobiography or biography

* Column 2 = Title

NOTE: Reference books MAY NOT be checked out. But, if you need them, you may look at them in the library.

These items were all added to our catalog December 12th and December 13th. ENJOY!

AUDIO BOOK (Recorded on tape cassettes)

BRA -- The cat who brought down the house
BRA -- The cat who talked turkey
BUR -- The tin roof blowdown
BUR -- Pegasus descending
CON -- The Lincoln lawyer
CON -- The closers
CON -- Echo Park
DEM -- Night fall
EVA -- Motor mouth
EVA -- Ten big ones
GRI -- The broker a novel /
PAT -- The 5th horseman
PAT -- The 6th target
PAT -- Step on a crack
WOO -- Dark harbor


AUDIO BOOK (Recorded on CDs)

BUR -- Crusader's cross a Dave Robicheaux novel /
DAN -- Brother, I'm dying
DAV -- Sweet revenge
DEL -- Tipperary a novel /
EVA -- The gift
FLY -- Protect and defend
GAB -- Lord John and the brotherhood of the blade
JAN -- Hand of evil
KAR -- Home to Holly Springs
MAR -- Born standing up a comic's life /
MCC -- Love over Scotland
ROT -- Exit ghost
SAN -- Dark of the moon
SCH -- Identical strangers a memoir of twins separated and reunited /


ADULT FICTION

RICE -- Demon Reich /


ADULT FICTION – NEW

ANTON -- Egrets to the flames : a novel /
MAHFOUZ -- Three novels of ancient Egypt : Khufu's wisdom ; Rhadopis of Nubia ; Thebes at war /


ADULT FLORIDA REFERENCE FICTION (Not available for checkout)

BRACKENBURY -- The true story of Henrietta Penelope Hen : or how poultry liberation triumphed in Key West /


ADULT FOREIGN LANGUAGE NONFICTION OVERSIZE

643.7 HOL -- Ideas practicas para mejorar tu hogar /
909 VER -- La verdad sobre la historia : conozca las nuevas evidencias que estan cambiando la historia del pasado.


ADULT NONFICTION

371.822 MOR -- Three cups of tea : one man's mission to fight terror and build nations-- one school at a time /
510.9 BER -- Infinite ascent : a short history of mathematics /
613.711 FRI -- Total heart rate training : customize and maximize your workout using a heart rate monitor /
615.822 CAR -- Body reflexology : healing at your fingertips /
615.822 MAX -- K.I.S.S. guide to massage /
616.123 FRE -- The Harvard Medical School guide to lowering your cholesterol /
930 BER -- Digging for the truth : one man's epic adventure exploring the world's greatest archaeological mysteries /


ADULT NONFICTION – NEW

646.34 GUN -- Tim Gunn : a guide to quality, taste, & style /
914.4048 HAM -- Retiring in France : a survival handbook /
914.9618 MAX -- Istanbul.
914.9618 TIM -- Time out.


JUVENILE FICTION

KEENE -- The thirteenth pearl /
POE -- Tales of mystery and terror /


LARGE PRINT FICTION – NEW

JOHANSEN -- A summer smile


MOVIES – DVDs

ADV -- The adventures of young Indiana Jones. Volume one
AND -- And, there you are
BOU -- The Bourne ultimatum
FEE -- Feed
HAI -- Hairspray
HAU -- The haunted history of Halloween
HAU -- Hauntings
IAM -- I am Cuba
KIL -- Killer of sheep the Charles Burnett collection /
LIV -- Live free or die hard
NOS -- Nosferatu : a symphony of horror
PER -- Perry Mason. Season 2, volume 2
PLA -- Planet terror
POL -- Poltergeist
ROC -- The rock
SAL -- Salem witch trials
UNK -- The unknown
VAM -- Vampire secrets


MOVIES – VHS

FLY -- The fly


CHILDREN’S MOVIES – DVDs

ADV -- The adventures of Aquaman the complete collection /
GOO -- Goosebumps It came from beneath the sink /
GOO -- The Goonies
GOO -- Goosebumps Night of the living dummy /
GOO -- Goosebumps Say cheese and die /
GUE -- Guess that shape and color
LEA -- Learning about letters
LIT -- Little Einsteins our big huge adventure /
MAU -- Maurice Sendak's Little Bear Halloween stories /
REA -- Ready for school!
REE -- The reef
THO -- Thomas & friends. Come ride the rails
THO -- Thomas & friends. Tales from the tracks
THO -- Thomas & friends. Track stars

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

2007-12-12 Newly Acquired items for the Monroe County Library System

Once a title shows up in the Monroe County online catalog, you can put in a REQUEST for that item. The item usually isn’t in your local library, yet, but it will be soon. If you’ve already requested it, you’ll be among the first patrons to check it out.

Before you try to put in any REQUESTS, be sure to click on the MY ACCOUNT tab on the SEARCH page. Enter your library card barcode (the number is on the back of the card, it starts out with the numerals 29072), and then SEARCH for the titles you want.

How to understand the listing below:

* Column 1 = Call No. which consists of:

1. the first letter of the author’s last name if it's an Easy Reader for the Youngest Generation, otherwise it's the first 3 letters of the author's last name (if it's fiction such as an audio book) or the first 3 letters of the title (if it’s a movie, etc.), or

2. the author's entire last name if it’s a BOOK of fiction, or

3. Dewey Decimal Numbers—those numbers on the lower part of the spine of the book—if it’s non-fiction, or

4. the last name of the person the book is written about if it's an autobiography or biography

* Column 2 = Title

NOTE: Reference books MAY NOT be checked out. But, if you need them, you may look at them in the library.

These items were all added to our catalog December 10th and December 11th. ENJOY!

AUDIO BOOK (Recorded on CDs)

JAN -- Hand of evil
KEL -- Obsession


ADULT BIOGRAPHY – NEW

BOYD -- Wonderful tonight : George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and me /
EISENHOWER -- Ike : an American hero /


ADULT FICTION

DORSEY -- Torpedo juice : a novel /


ADULT FICTION – NEW

BRACKENBURY -- The true story of Henrietta Penelope Hen : or how poultry liberation triumphed in Key West /
BRU -- South Beach shakedown /
CHABON -- Gentlemen of the road /
HILL -- 20th century ghosts /
KLING -- Wrecker's key : a novel /
KOR -- A welcome grave /
MORTIMER -- Rumpole misbehaves /
NESBO -- The redbreast /


ADULT NONFICTION OVERSIZE – NEW

387.7065 TRA -- Pan American Clippers : the golden age of flying boats /


ADULT NONFICTION

551.471 MAC -- The Gulf Stream : encounters with the blue god /
598.0723 OBM -- The big year : a tale of man, nature, and fowl obsession /
910.9165 RUS -- Hunting pirate heaven : in search of the lost pirate utopias of the Indian Ocean /


ADULT NONFICTION – NEW

362.1982 WAG -- Born in the USA : how a broken maternity system must be fixed to put mothers and infants first /
363.7 JEN -- As the world burns : 50 simple things you can do to stay in denial /
428.2 FLO -- Sister Bernadette's barking dog : the quirky history and lost art of diagramming sentences /
808.3 BAT -- No plot? No problem! : a low-stress, high-velocity guide to writing a novel in 30 days /
973.93 BUC -- Day of reckoning : how hubris, ideology, and greed are tearing America apart /


PROFESSIONAL SHELF (Not available for checkout)

025.2102 GRE -- Analyzing library collection use with Excel /


ADULT REFERENCE (Not available for checkout)

551.552 NOR -- Hurricane almanac : the essential guide to storms past, present, and future /


EASY READER OVERSIZE

J -- What happens on Wednesdays /


JUVENILE FICTION

REEVE -- Starcross, or, The coming of the Moobs!, or, Our adventures in the fourth dimension! : a stirring adventure of spies, time travel and curious hats/


JUVENILE NONFICTION

616.864 HAR -- Crystal meth /


JUVENILE NONFICTION OVERSIZE

398.8 POT -- Beatrix Potter's nursery rhyme book.


MOVIES – DVDs

APA -- Apartment 1303
CAP -- Captivity
CRA -- The crawling eye
CRE -- Creature features collection the history of the greatest movie monsters of all time /
DAY -- Days of heaven
DEC -- Deck the Halls
DOG -- Dog soldiers
DOU -- The double McGuffin
DRU -- Drums along the Mohawk
ERN -- Ernest scared stupid
FAK -- Fakers
FID -- Fido
GIN -- Ginger snaps
GIN -- Ginger snaps back the beginning /
HIG -- High tension
HOA -- The hoax
INI -- The initiation of Sarah
LIV -- Live free or die hard
MED -- Medium. The third season (Discs 1 & 2 of 6)
MED -- Medium. The third season (Discs 3 & 4 of 6)
MED -- Medium. The third season (Discs 5 & 6 of 6)
MOM -- Moments with Fidel
MYT -- Mythos I the shaping of our mythic tradition /
NIG -- Night on earth
PIR -- Pirates of the Caribbean. At world's end (one disc set)
PIR -- Pirates of the Caribbean. At world's end (Two disc set)
QIG -- Qi gong fire & water /
RES -- Rescue dawn
TEX -- The Texas chainsaw massacre 2
WAI -- Waitress
WEA -- We are Marshall
WHY -- Why has Bodhi-Dharma left for the East?


MOVIES – VHS

TAL -- Tales of the Everglades Totch Brown's life in the 10,000 islands ;


CHILDREN’S MOVIES – DVDs

BOB -- Bob the builder ultimate adventure collection (Disc 1 of 3)/
BOB -- Bob the builder ultimate adventure collection (Disc 2 of 3)/
BOB -- Bob the builder ultimate adventure collection (Disc 3 of 3)/
HAN -- Hannah Montana life's what you make it /
INT -- Into the deep
LIT -- Little Einsteins : Team up for adventure - A triple-length adventure /
MON -- Monsters, Inc.
ROC -- Rocket's firebird rescue
SAN -- Santa clause 3 : The escape clause
SCO -- Scooby-Doo / Scooby-Doo 2 : Monsters unleashed
SIM -- The Simpsons treehouse of horror /
SUP -- Super secret super spy
UND -- Under wraps


MUSICAL RECORDING – CDs

BYR -- Greatest hits [Byrds (Musical group)]


PARENTING COLLECTION - DVDs

ALL -- All-star alphabet
BEI -- Being an individual, vol. 1
BOU -- Bounce let's talk! /
LEA -- Learning about numbers
LET -- The letter of the month club


YOUNG ADULT FICTION – NEW

DICKINSON -- Angel Isle /
SHETH -- Keeping corner /


YOUNG ADULT FICTION

COR -- The chocolate war /

Monday, December 10, 2007

2007-12-10 Newly Acquired items for the Monroe County Library System

Once a title shows up in the Monroe County online catalog, you can put in a REQUEST for that item. The item usually isn’t in your local library, yet, but it will be soon. If you’ve already requested it, you’ll be among the first patrons to check it out.

Before you try to put in any REQUESTS, be sure to click on the MY ACCOUNT tab on the SEARCH page. Enter your library card barcode (the number is on the back of the card, it starts out with the numerals 29072), and then SEARCH for the titles you want.

How to understand the listing below:

* Column 1 = Call No. which consists of:

1. the first letter of the author’s last name if it's an Easy Reader for the Youngest Generation, otherwise it's the first 3 letters of the author's last name (if it's fiction such as an audio book) or the first 3 letters of the title (if it’s a movie, etc.), or

2. the author's entire last name if it’s a BOOK of fiction, or

3. Dewey Decimal Numbers—those numbers on the lower part of the spine of the book—if it’s non-fiction, or

4. the last name of the person the book is written about if it's an autobiography or biography

* Column 2 = Title

NOTE: Reference books MAY NOT be checked out. But, if you need them, you may look at them in the library.

These items were all added to our catalog December 7th and December 8th. ENJOY!

ADULT NONFICTION

741.5952 SAK -- Rules of love /


EASY READER

B -- Star wars, a queens diary /
B -- Star wars, ready, set, podrace! /


MOVIES – DVDs

BEL -- Believers
BLO -- The blob
CAB -- The cabinet of Dr. Caligari
JIN -- Jingle all the way
RIS -- Rise blood hunter


CHILDREN’S MOVIES – DVDs

CRI -- Cricket on the hearth
MAG -- Magical winter tales
MON -- Monster house

Friday, December 07, 2007

2007-12-07 Newly Acquired items for the Monroe County Library System

Once a title shows up in the Monroe County online catalog, you can put in a REQUEST for that item. The item usually isn’t in your local library, yet, but it will be soon. If you’ve already requested it, you’ll be among the first patrons to check it out.

Before you try to put in any REQUESTS, be sure to click on the MY ACCOUNT tab on the SEARCH page. Enter your library card barcode (the number is on the back of the card, it starts out with the numerals 29072), and then SEARCH for the titles you want.

How to understand the listing below:

* Column 1 = Call No. which consists of:

1. the first letter of the author’s last name if it's an Easy Reader for the Youngest Generation, otherwise it's the first 3 letters of the author's last name (if it's fiction such as an audio book) or the first 3 letters of the title (if it’s a movie, etc.), or

2. the author's entire last name if it’s a BOOK of fiction, or

3. Dewey Decimal Numbers—those numbers on the lower part of the spine of the book—if it’s non-fiction, or

4. the last name of the person the book is written about if it's an autobiography or biography

* Column 2 = Title

NOTE: Reference books MAY NOT be checked out. But, if you need them, you may look at them in the library.

These items were all added to our catalog December 5th and December 6th. ENJOY!

ADULT FICTION

BRACKENBURY -- The true story of Henrietta Penelope Hen : or how poultry liberation triumphed in Key West /
HARRIS -- Dead by day /
HARRIS -- Dead in Dixie /
ORWELL -- 1984 /


ADULT FICTION – NEW

BEATTIE -- The doctor's house /
FREUDENBERGER -- Lucky girls : stories /
SHREVE -- Drives like a dream /


ADULT FOREIGN LANGUAGE FICTION

VALLEJO abk La virgen de los sicarios /


ADULT FOREIGN LANGUAGE NONFICTION

155.4514 AIN -- Si su nino tartamudea : guia para padres /


ADULT NONFICTION OVERSIZE – NEW

355.1342 COL -- Medal of Honor : portraits of valor beyond the call of duty (Book + DVD)/


ADULT NONFICTION

155.4514 AIN -- If your child stutters : a guide for parents /
615.892 TOG -- The complete guide to acupuncture and acupressure /
616.8554 EME -- Advise to those who stutter /
616.8554 FRA -- Self-therapy for the stutterer /
616.8554 SCO -- Stuttering : straight talk for teachers /
741.6409 MCK -- The look of love : the art of the romance novel /
745.582 PIE -- Beading on a loom /
818.607 ZAW -- How to be a villain : evil laughs, secret lairs, master plans, and more!!! /


ADULT NONFICTION – NEW

616.8554 CUR -- Stuttering and your child : questions and answers /
618.2 LEE -- Pregnancy & birth : your questions answered /
696.1 CAU -- Plumbing /
747.1 SEL -- 500 ideas for small spaces : easy solutions for living in 1000 square feet or less /
810.8 PUS -- The Pushcart prize.
811.54 DOT -- Sweet machine : poems /
811.54 DOT -- Turtle, swan & Bethlehem in broad daylight : two volumes of poetry /
811.54 HAY -- Hip logic /
811.54 SHA -- Interior with sudden joy /
811.6 NEL -- The latest winter /
814.54 BOL -- Race you to the fountain of youth : I'm not dead yet! (but parts of me are going fast) : laughing your way through midlife /
956.7044 MAR -- Hard Corps : one marine's journey from gangbanger to leatherneck hero /


ADULT REFERENCE (Not available for checkout)

317.3 TIM -- Time almanac /
317.3 WOR -- The World almanac and book of facts.
615.1 PHY -- Physicians' desk reference : PDR.
658.022 MOL -- Small business in paradise : working for yourself in a place you love /
796.021 SPO -- The Sports illustrated ... sports almanac.
914.3048 FOD -- Fodor's Germany.
916.8048 FOD -- Fodor's South Africa.


EASY READER

C -- Dream snow /
P -- Yuletide Ice Cube Fair /


EASY READER OVERSIZE

M -- The snow leopard /
W -- Over in the meadow : an old counting rhyme /


JUVENILE FOREIGN LANGUAGE

LINDGREN -- Jag vill ocksa ga i skolan /


JUVENILE NONFICTION

741.6092 WIT -- A day in the life of an illustrator /


JUVENILE NONFICTION OVERSIZE

468.3421 BER -- Berlitz Jr. Spanish.
811.2 MOO -- The night before Christmas /


LARGE PRINT FICTION – NEW

BRADFORD -- The heir
BROWN -- The tell-tale horse : a novel /
GRAHAM -- The last noel /
KLEYPAS -- Mine till midnight
LAHAYE -- Mark's story the gospel according to Peter /
PATTERSON -- The race : a novel /


MOVIES – DVDs

AME -- American pastime
CAP -- Captain Corelli's mandolin
CIV -- Civic duty
CON -- A conversation on the Constitution judicial independence /
FIN -- Fingers
INT -- In the land of women
KEY -- Key constitutional concepts
MAN -- Mandate the president and the people /
MIG -- A mighty heart
NAM -- The namesake the greatest journeys are the ones that bring you home /
OCE -- Ocean's thirteen
OUR -- Our constitution a conversation /
PIE -- Pierrepoint the last hangman /
SHA -- Shattered will your child drink & drive? /
STR -- Stranger than paradise
THO -- Thomas & friends Untimate Christmas /
UND -- Under the volcano
UNI -- United 93


ADULT VIDEOCASSETTE INSTRUCTIONAL

CLA -- Classics of American literature


CHILDREN’S MOVIES – DVDs

CAR -- Care Bears Tenderheart tales /
CAR -- Care Bears forever friends /
FRO -- Frosty the snowman


MUSICAL RECORDING – CDs

GIO -- Sicilia bella songs of Sicilian composers /
MIL -- The golden years (1938-1942) [Glenn Miller] Disc 1
MIL -- The golden years (1938-1942) [Glenn Miller] Disc 2
MIL -- The golden years (1938-1942) [Glenn Miller] Disc 3
MIL -- The golden years (1938-1942) [Glenn Miller] Disc 4


PARENTING REFERENCE COLLECTION (Not available for checkout)

428.1 RIC -- Letters and sounds N


READY REFERENCE (Not available for checkout)

317.3 TIM -- Time almanac /
615.1 PHY -- Physicians' desk reference : PDR.


YOUNG ADULT BIOGRAPHY

GATES -- Bill Gates /


YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION

616.8554 CUR -- Do you stutter : a guide for teens /


YOUNG ADULT REFERENCE (Not available for checkout)

741.5973 ALL -- Buffy the vampire slayer, panel to panel : the art of the comics : the first seven seasons /
741.5973 WHE -- The long way home /

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

2007-12-5 Newly Acquired items for the Monroe County Library System

Once a title shows up in the Monroe County online catalog, you can put in a REQUEST for that item. The item usually isn’t in your local library, yet, but it will be soon. If you’ve already requested it, you’ll be among the first patrons to check it out.

Before you try to put in any REQUESTS, be sure to click on the MY ACCOUNT tab on the SEARCH page. Enter your library card barcode (the number is on the back of the card, it starts out with the numerals 29072), and then SEARCH for the titles you want.

How to understand the listing below:

* Column 1 = Call No. which consists of:

1. the first letter of the author’s last name if it's an Easy Reader for the Youngest Generation, otherwise it's the first 3 letters of the author's last name (if it's fiction such as an audio book) or the first 3 letters of the title (if it’s a movie, etc.), or

2. the author's entire last name if it’s a BOOK of fiction, or

3. Dewey Decimal Numbers—those numbers on the lower part of the spine of the book—if it’s non-fiction, or

4. the last name of the person the book is written about if it's an autobiography or biography

* Column 2 = Title

NOTE: Reference books MAY NOT be checked out. But, if you need them, you may look at them in the library.

These items were all added to our catalog December 4th. ENJOY!

ADULT BIOGRAPHY

HEMINGWAY -- My brother, Ernest Hemingway /
LINCOLN -- Team of rivals : the political genius of Abraham Lincoln
MONROE -- Marilyn Monroe : the biography /


ADULT FICTION

PERRY -- The Hyde Park headsman /


ADULT FICTION – NEW

BOR -- Field of fire /
DURCAN -- García's heart /
GIMENEZ -- The abduction /
MICHENER -- Matecumbe /
MOONEY -- The missing : a thriller /
NADELSON -- Fresh kills /
ROLLINS -- The death trust /


ADULT NONFICTION

574.9094 COL -- Marine invertebrates and plants of the living reef /
629.1092 HIC -- Rocket boys : a memoir /
629.1309 LON -- Amelia Earhart : the mystery solved /
629.2877 BIC -- Bicycling magazine's complete guide to bicycle maintenance and repair : including road bikes and mountain bikes /
636.72 PIS -- Chow chow /
973.971FRA -- The truth (with jokes) /

ADULT NONFICTION – NEW

133.7097 KAC -- Ghosthunters : on the trail of mediums, dowsers, spirit seekers, and other investigators of America's paranormal world /
271.97 TER -- Mother Teresa : come be my light : the private writings of the "Saint of Calcutta" /
322.1097 MEA -- American gospel : God, the founding fathers, and the making of a nation /
323.4909 IVI -- Bill of wrongs : the executive branch's assault on America's fundamental rights /

ADULT REFERENCE (Not available for checkout)

917.8043 FOD -- Fodor's complete guide to the national parks of the West /


EASY READER

H -- When Randolph turned rotten /
I -- Dora climbs Star Mountain /
K -- The best chef in second grade /
K -- Library mouse /
B -- The great doughnut parade /


EASY READER OVERSIZE

B -- Madison's patriotic project /
D -- Great joy /
L -- Nini here and there /


JUVENILE FICTION

BLUME -- Soupy Saturdays with The Pain and The Great One /
KEENE -- Ticket trouble /
VARON -- Robot dreams /


JUVENILE NONFICTION

372.19 WHA -- What your fourth grader needs to know : fundamentals of a good fourth-grade education /


MOVIES – DVDs

BEA -- The bear
CHA -- Chasers
EDG -- Edgar Allan Poe's witchfinder general; and, Vincent Price collection disc of horrors
GUY -- A guy thing
KAT -- Kate & Leopold
NIN -- Nine months
OUT -- Out of sight
ROB -- Rob Roy
THE -- Theater of blood ; and, Madhouse
THR -- The 300 Spartans


PARENTING COLLECTION

591.5648 MCK -- Animals under our feet /
649.62 FRA -- Once upon a potty. Boy /
R -- Frank and the balloon /

YOUNG ADULT FICTION – NEW

COONEY -- Diamonds in the shadow /
DEPALMA -- Under the banyan tree /
LEGUIN -- Powers /
PARKER -- Edenville Owls /
PLUMMER -- Finding Daddy /

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

2007-12-04 Newly Acquired items for the Monroe County Library System

Once a title shows up in the Monroe County online catalog, you can put in a REQUEST for that item. The item usually isn’t in your local library, yet, but it will be soon. If you’ve already requested it, you’ll be among the first patrons to check it out.

Before you try to put in any REQUESTS, be sure to click on the MY ACCOUNT tab on the SEARCH page. Enter your library card barcode (the number is on the back of the card, it starts out with the numerals 29072), and then SEARCH for the titles you want.

How to understand the listing below:

* Column 1 = Call No. which consists of:

1. the first letter of the author’s last name if it's an Easy Reader for the Youngest Generation, otherwise it's the first 3 letters of the author's last name (if it's fiction such as an audio book) or the first 3 letters of the title (if it’s a movie, etc.), or

2. the author's entire last name if it’s a BOOK of fiction, or

3. Dewey Decimal Numbers—those numbers on the lower part of the spine of the book—if it’s non-fiction, or

4. the last name of the person the book is written about if it's an autobiography or biography

* Column 2 = Title

NOTE: Reference books MAY NOT be checked out. But, if you need them, you may look at them in the library.

These items were all added to our catalog November 28th and December 3rd. ENJOY!

AUDIO BOOK (Recorded on CDs)

CAT -- Plato and a platypus walk into a bar-- understanding philosophy through jokes /
CHI -- The New Year's quilt an Elm Creek quilts novel /
COR -- Book of the dead
DRA -- 44 ways to strengthen your marriage /
GER -- Heroic conservatism why Republicans need to embrace America's ideals (and why they deserve to fail if they don't) /
HAR -- The ghost
KEY -- Humor first session : the 23rd annual Key West literary seminar, January 6-9, 2005.
KEY -- Humor second session : the 23rd annual Key West literary seminar, January 13-16, 2005.
KEY -- The literature of adventure, travel, & discovery the 24th annual Key West literary seminar, January 5-8, 2006.
MAC -- 74 Seaside Avenue
MAR -- Hard row
MAR -- Born standing up a comic's life /
MCC -- Hard call great decisions and the extraordinary people who made them /
MCC -- Love over Scotland
PAT -- The lake house
REI -- Bones to ashes
TIC -- Judgment how winning leaders make great calls /


ADULT BIOGRAPHY

ANASTASIA -- Anastasia : the riddle of Anna Anderson/
CHARLES II -- The life and times of Charles II.


ADULT BIOGRAPHY – NEW

ELLISON -- Ralph Ellison : a biography /
HAMPL -- The florist's daughter /


ADULT FICTION

BEATTIE -- Another you /
KONRATH -- Whiskey sour : a Jack Daniels mystery /
MACKINNON -- Morning spy, evening spy /
PICOULT -- Second glance : a novel /
ROBINSON -- The shark mutiny /
SWIERCZYNSKI -- The blonde /


ADULT FICTION – NEW

BATTLES -- The cleaner /
BEATTIE -- The burning house : short stories /
BREWER -- Cormac : the tale of a dog gone missing /
CHIAVERINI -- The New Year's quilt : an Elm Creek quilts novel /
DURCAN -- García's heart /
FAROOKI -- Bitter sweets /
GRAFTON -- T is for trespass /
GUTHRIE -- Hard man /
HALLINAN -- A nail through the heart /
HAYES -- Broken heartland /
HAYS -- Learning to drive : a novel /
HILL -- The pure in heart : a Simon Serrailler mystery /
HYNES -- Triple homicide /
KINSELLA -- Shopaholic & sister /
LA PLANTE -- Clean cut /
LINDQUIST -- The king of Methlehem /
MCCULLOUGH -- Antony and Cleopatra /
MICHAELS -- Hokus pokus /
MURPHY -- Signed, Mata Hari : a novel /
O'NAN -- Last night at the Lobster /
RIMINGTON -- Secret asset /
ROSE -- The musical illusionist : and other tales /
SANTOGROSSI -- A stranger lies there /
SPIEGELMAN -- Red cat /
STONE -- The Echelon vendetta /
STONE -- Mr. Clarinet : a novel /
TURTLEDOVE -- Opening Atlantis /
UNGER -- Beautiful lies : a novel /
WHITE -- The beautiful room is empty /
WHITE -- The married man /
WOLFE -- Pirate freedom /
WOLFE -- Soldier of Sidon /


ADULT NONFICTION OVERSIZE – NEW

522.0975 LYN -- Florida starwatch /


ADULT NONFICTION

220.5205 BIB -- The new American Bible.
235.3 GRA -- Angels : God's secret agents /
294.38 BUD -- A Buddhist Bible /
363.232 KLI -- Into the kill zone : a cop's eye view of deadly force /
523.1 GRE -- The fabric of the cosmos : space, time, and the texture of reality /
615.321 GOL -- Essential energy : a guide to aromatherapy and essential oils /
636.755 STA -- American pit bull terriers/American Staffordshire terriers /
636.7559 STA -- Training your pit bull /
641.76 GRU -- The complete idiot's guide to grilling /
641.874 CEC -- Cosmopolitan : a bartender's life /
646.7708 KER -- Be honest--you're not that into him either : raise your standards and reach for the love you deserve /
646.78 KIR -- Too good to leave, too bad to stay : a step-by-step guide to help you decide whether to stay in or get out of your relationship /
942 ACK -- Albion : the origins of the English imagination/
973.9 COO -- Letter from America, 1946-2004 /


ADULT NONFICTION – NEW

004.16 MCF -- McFedries, Paul. -- Computers simplified /
004.6 DER -- Derfler, Frank J. -- How networks work /
006.686 CAR -- Carlson, Jeff. -- Photoshop Elements 5 for Windows /
006.686 ENG -- Engst, Adam C. -- iPhoto 6 for Mac OS X /
006.74 TIT -- Tittel, Ed. -- HTML 4 for dummies /
006.786 ULL -- Ullman, Larry E. (Larry Edward), 1972- -- Building a Web site with Ajax /
020.92 BOR -- Borchert, Don. -- Free for all : oddballs, geeks, and gangstas in the public library /
133.1097 KAC -- Kachuba, John B. -- Ghosthunting Illinois /
133.1097 KAC -- Kachuba, John B. -- Ghosthunting Ohio /
133.335 DUC -- Ducie, Sonia. -- Do it yourself numerology : how to unlock the secrets of your personality with numbers /
155.264 MAD -- Maddron, Tom. -- Living your colors : practical wisdom for life, love, work, and play /
231.6 GRA -- Graham, Billy, 1918- -- God's love for you : hope and encouragement for life /
248.843 MEY -- Meyer, Joyce, 1943- -- The confident woman : start today living boldly and without fear /
252.06 GRA -- Graham, Billy, 1918- -- The last crusade /
261.8358 MAR -- Marty, Martin E., 1928- -- The mystery of the child /
303.4833 GLE -- Gleick, James. -- What just happened : a chronicle from the information frontier /
305.244 SHE -- Sheehy, Gail. -- Passages : predictable crises of adult life /
305.8924 ENT -- Entine, Jon. -- Abraham's children : race, identity, and the DNA of the chosen people /
327.7305 RIT -- Ritter, Scott. -- Target Iran : the truth about the White House's plans for regime change /
330 SOW -- Sowell, Thomas, 1930- -- Basic economics : a common sense guide to the economy /
330.9051 HAR -- Harford, Tim, 1973- -- The undercover economist : exposing why the rich are rich, the poor are poor--and why you can never buy a decent used car! /
331.702 CAM -- Camenson, Blythe. -- Careers for aquatic types & others who want to make a splash /
331.702 GOL -- Goldberg, Jan. -- Careers for homebodies & other independent souls /
331.702 GOL -- Goldberg, Jan. -- Careers for persuasive types & others who won't take no for an answer /
332.024 ORM -- Orman, Suze. -- Women & money : owning the power to control your destiny /
332.6327 TYS -- Tyson, Eric (Eric Kevin). -- Mutual funds for dummies /
332.743 NIC -- Nickel, Gudrun M. -- The credit repair answer book : your answer for raising your credit score /
333.7202 MIL -- Miller, Louise, 1940- -- Careers for nature lovers & other outdoor types /
342.7308 SCH -- Schell, Debbie M. -- Become a U.S. citizen /
346.7307 LEO -- Leonard, Robin. -- Solve your money troubles : get debt collectors off your back & regain financial freedom /
346.7307 MCM -- McMillan, Adrienne M. -- Collect your judgment in 5 easy steps /
355 CRO -- Crowdy, Terry. -- Military misdemeanours : corruption, incompetence, lust and downright stupidity /
355.0217 SCH -- Schell, Jonathan, 1943- -- The seventh decade : the new shape of nuclear danger /
363.3251 KRU -- Krueger, Alan B. -- What makes a terrorist? : economics and the roots of terrorism : Lionel Robbins lectures /
364.1523 LEA -- Leake, John, 1970- -- Entering Hades : the double life of a serial killer /
371.042 FIE -- Field, Mark. -- Home schooling 101 : the essential handbook /
402.373 DAY -- Day, J. Laurence. -- Careers for foreign language aficionados & other multilingual types /
502.3 GOL -- Goldberg, Jan. -- Careers for geniuses & other gifted types /
502.3 GOL -- Goldberg, Jan. -- Careers for scientific types & others with inquiring minds /
520 JON -- Jones, Terry Jay. -- Astronomy for the utterly confused /
520.222 COS -- -- Cosmos : images from here to the edge of the universe /
523.1 LEV -- Levin, Janna. -- How the universe got its spots : diary of a finite time in a finite space /
530 DEN -- Dennis, Johnnie T. -- The pocket idiot's guide to physics /
550 EAR -- -- Earth /
576.84 NOV -- Novacek, Michael J. -- Terra : our 100-million-year-old ecosystem--and the threats that now put it at risk /
612.68 CRO -- Crowley, Chris. -- Younger next year for women /
615.321 CHE -- Chevallier, Andrew. -- Herbal remedies /
615.5 ONE -- -- 1000 cures for 200 ailments : integrated alternative and conventional treatments for the most common illnesses /
616.1205 SIN -- Sinatra, Stephen T. -- Reverse heart disease now : stop deadly cardiovascular plaque before it's too late /
616.132 TOW -- Townsend, Raymond R. -- 100 Q&A about high blood pressure /
616.856 FIS -- Fishman, Loren. -- Sciatica solutions : diagnosis, treatment, and cure for spinal and piriformis problems /
617.5605 TIN -- Tindel, Nathaniel L. -- I've got your back : the truth about back surgery, straight from a surgeon /
618.1453 RIC -- Ricks, Delthia. -- 100 questions & answers about hysterectomy /
618.175 SOM -- Somers, Suzanne, 1946- -- Ageless : the naked truth about bioidentical hormones /
618.2 FOR -- Ford-Martin, Paula. -- The everything pregnancy book : all you need to get you through the most important nine months of your life! /
636.0023 MIL -- Miller, Louise, 1940- -- Careers for animal lovers & other zoological types /
636.6864 DAV -- Davids, Angela. -- Budgies : a guide to caring for your parakeet /
636.7 ONE -- O'Neill, Amanda. -- What dog? : a guide to help new owners select the right breed for their lifestyle /
646.726 GRA -- Graf, Jeannette. -- Stop aging, start living : the revolutionary 2-week pH diet that erases wrinkles, beautifies skin, and makes you feel fantastic /
658.1522 FRE -- Freedman, Harry A. -- Black tie optional : a complete special events resource for nonprofit organizations /
659.109 TUN -- Tungate, Mark, 1967- -- Adland : a global history of advertising /
794.8 LUD -- Ludlow, Peter, 1957- -- The Second Life Herald : the virtual tabloid that witnessed the dawn of the metaverse /
811.54 WIE -- Wier, Dara, 1949- -- Remnants of Hannah /
811.54 WIE -- Wier, Dara, 1949- -- Reverse rapture /
811.6 NEL -- Nelson, Maggie, 1973- -- Jane : a murder /
823.8 DOY -- Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930. -- Arthur Conan Doyle : a life in letters /
930.102 DIS -- Discovery! / unearthing the new treasures of archaeology
940.5318 WIE -- Wiesel, Elie, 1928- -- Night /
951.9042 HAL -- Halberstam, David. -- The coldest winter : America and the Korean War /
973.0207 SED -- Seder, Sam. -- F.U.B.A.R. : America's right-wing nightmare /
973.931 CAF -- Cafferty, Jack. -- It's getting ugly out there : the frauds, bunglers, liars, and losers who are hurting America /

ADULT REFERENCE (Not available for checkout)

973.0222 TIM -- Time America : an illustrated history /


AUDIO BOOKS for KIDS (Recorded on CDs)

HOL -- Holt, Kimberly Willis. -- Piper Reed, Navy brat


EASY READER

B -- Arthur's Christmas /
K -- Library mouse /


JUVENILE FICTION

GIFF -- Nory Ryan's song /
STINE -- Deep trouble /
STINE -- Vampire breath /


EASY READER FOREIGN LANGUAGE

C -- How many? = Konbyen? /
C -- Where does it go? = Kote li ale? /


JUVENILE NONFICTION OVERSIZE

591.65 SIN -- Singer, Marilyn. -- Venom /
782.4217 STO -- Hanby, Bejamin Russell, 1833-1867. -- Stories of Santa : Up on the housetop, Jolly old St. Nicholas : a storybook of two beloved Santa songs /


LARGE PRINT FICTION – NEW

WRIGHT -- Christmas jars a novel /


MOVIES – DVDs

BER -- Berlin Alexanderplatz
GRO -- Gross anatomy
HER -- Her name is Sabine
JAC -- The jackal
JOH -- Johnny English
KNO -- Knocked up
NIG -- Nightfighters the true story of the 332nd Fighter Group, the Tuskegee Airmen /
PAT -- Pat and Mike


MUSICAL RECORDING – CDs

KEY -- Key West Symphony Orchestra. -- Seven year itch


YOUNG ADULT AUDIO BOOK

ABA -- Abalos, Rafael, 1956- -- Grimpow [the invisible road] /
MUR -- Murphy, Pat, 1955- -- The wild girls


YOUNG ADULT FICTION

SHAN -- The Lake of Souls /
SHAN -- The Vampire Prince /
SHAN -- The vampire's assistant /
SHAN -- Allies of the night /
SHAN -- Cirque du Freak /
SHAN -- Hunters of the dusk /
SHAN -- Killers of the dawn /
SHAN -- Lord of the shadows /
SHAN -- Sons of destiny /
SHAN -- Vampire Mountain /


YOUNG ADULT REFERENCE (Not available for checkout)

133.43 STE -- Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951- -- Magic /