May '08
What's New
The fair-weather is finally here!
Come on in and get all the information you need to get those
outdoor projects completed.
National Volunteer Week is
celebrated April 27 through May 3, and we would like to
shout out a giant THANK YOU!
to all of our dedicated volunteers who help make the library
run so smoothly. They are: Alma Reitz, Phyllis
Bertin, Mary Ann Way, Nancy Springman, Elsie Emick, Dan
Cotner, Clara Wall, and Robert Cressman. If you see
them on the street, make sure you tell them "thanks" for
volunteering at the library. We couldn't do what we do
without them!
Donations
A huge thank you to these generous donors
of the Library: Beta Sigma Phi Epsilon Eta Chapter,
Springs, Elsie Emick, Thelma White, and Lisa Cox.
Thanks to the generous donations of Dan
Doughton, we have several new BOOKS-ON-CD which include
Ludlum's Janson Directive, Patterson's Double
Cross, Silva's The Messenger, Iles' Third
Degree, and Baldacci's Camel Club. Stop in
now and pick one up to listen to on your next trip.
A donation was made in memory of Beverly
Christman by her niece Susan Nath with Where Are You Now?
by Mary Higgins Clark and Honor Thyself by Danielle
Steel chose. Phyllis Moore donated a book she wrote
titled Maxi's Choice in memory of her cousin Edna
McBride. Didi Yunginger donated the book
Hummingbirds in memory of her mother and author Julianne
Gehman.
Recent Purchases
Getting hard to read the small print?
Stop in the Library and take a gander at our new large print
titles. Enjoy a romantic story? Try Lisa Kleypas
Blue-Eyed Devil or James Patterson's Sundays At
Tiffany's. In the Librarian's pick of the month,
Mary Higgins Clark's Where Are You Now?, Carolyn is
determined to find her brother even though he told her not
to look for him. Read and find out what her brother is
hiding. Get the dish on what really happens behind the
Oscar's red carpet in Amada Goldberg's Celebutantes.
Eagle searches for his ex-whie whose middle name is trouble
in Stuart Woods' Santa Fe Dead. Deb
Wesselmann's Captivity is an original tale about a
woman who runs a chimp sanctuary and learns that chimps may
be more humane than we are. Harlan Coben's new tale
Hold Tight asks just how far we should pry into our
children's lives. Sit back and relax with a fresh
story from the women on Blossom Street in Debbie Macomber's
Twenty Wishes. Other new fiction includes Carol
Higgins Clark's Zapped; J Harris' The Girl
With No Shadow - the sequel to Chocolat; Sue
Henry's Degrees Of Separation - an Alaskan mystery;
Jeffrey Archer's Prisoner Of Birth - a patron told us
it should not be missed; Iris Johansen's Quicksand -
a forensic thriller, and Jude Devereaux's Secrets.
We have recently purchased several new
titles in our pregnancy collection including Naturally
Healthy First Foods For Baby, Understanding Your
Moods When You're Expecting, and The Complete Organic
Pregnancy. History buffs will enjoy For Liberty
And Glory - Washington, Lafayette, and Their Revolutions;
American's Founders; and Dinner At Mr Jefferson's:
3 men, 5 great wines, and the evening that changed America.
Baseball fans will like Steve Garvey's My Bat Boy Days -
Lessons I Learned From The Boys Of Summer - Mantle,
Robinson, Koufax, etc. David Sheff's Beautiful Boy
has been getting a lot of attention lately. In it,
read about a father's journey through his son's meth
addiction. Thinking about renovating the home?
Don't forget to stop at the Library and pick up the latest
books on kitchen, bathroom, deck, and patio design.
For the gardeners we have Stone Landscaping and
Garden Structures - Gazebos, Arbors, Trellises, and Pergolas.
New biographies include Willie Nelson, Williams
Shatner's Up Till Now, Valerie Bertinelli's Losing
It, and Barbara Walters' Audition. Other
non-fiction includes fly fishing books; Blogs, Wikis,
MySpace, and More; Mistaken Identity; Two
Families, One Survivor; and the best seller The Last
Lecture by Randy Pausch.
For beginning readers we have The
Prince Won't Go To Bed, Clarabella's Teeth,
Never Take A Shark To The Dentist, Laura Numeroff's
The Jellybeans and The Big Dance. Sleepy Places
perfect for naptime, and K McMullan's I'm Bad about
big ole' T-Rex. Boys will absolutely love Jon
Scieszka's Trucktown Smash! Crash! filled with bright
photos of loveable truck characters. For chapter
readers, we have Stink And The Great Guinea Pig Express,
Shel Silverstein's silly poetry collection Don't Bump The
Glump, and E Colfer's Airman. If your
children enjoyed the movie Nim's Island, they might
like to read the continuing story of Nim At Sea.
Set your teens reading with Meg Cabot's Princess Mia,
Getting Lost With Boys - a perfect summer romance, and
James Petterson's Maximum Ride: The Final Warning.
Perfect for the graduating seniors, Elsie Emick donated
Maria Shriver's And One More Thing Before You Go.
New DVDs include the hilarious
ventriloquist Jeff Dunham; Pregnancy For Dummies;
La Vie En Rose; There Will Be Blood with Oscar
winner Daniel Day Lewis; and Charlie Wilson's War
with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. For the family, we
have Alvin And The Chipmunks and the fantasy The
Seeker.
Programs
Backyard Composting Class
will be held Thursday, May 15th from 7:00 to 8:00pm.
Master Gardener Jean Hammond will go over the benefits and
methods of home composting using kitchen and garden waste to
produce rich organic material to benefit your soil and
plants. Participants will receive a coupon for a free
compost bin.
Herbs and Edible Flowers Sale
will be held Saturday, June 14th from 10:00am to 3:00pm.
Prices will be very reasonable and all proceeds will
go directly to the library. All complements of the
Muncy Herb Guild!
Stitching Circle meets the
1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 1:30pm. Everyone is welcome!
Work on your own knitting, cross-stitch or needlework while
enjoying the company of other "stitichers" in a cozy,
book-filled setting. Don't forget to bring a friend!
Creepy, Crawly, Bugs and Such!
Keep an eye out. News about the Summer Reading Program
is coming soon!
Pre-registration is required for all programs and
can be
made by calling 546-5014 after 1pm
or
stopping in at the library.
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