By popular demand, we will hold one last Jungle session for the Grades1-6 children on Tuesday, August 24th at the regular time.  Please remember, the Summer Reading Program windups will be held this year on Thursday, August 26th.  The preschoolers are scheduled for the morning and the older children for the afternoon. 

      Tickets for the annual Fall Supper, being held this year on September 18th at the Legion Hall, are now available at the Library or Ingham’s Pharmacy.  Tickets will be $12.00 for adults and $6.00 for children.  Come and enjoy some great company and a Turkey dinner with all the trimmings, including pie for dessert. 

      Paperbacks now available include:  Guardian of Lies by Steve Martini – Southern California defense attorney Paul Madriani becomes acquainted with a young, beautiful Costa Rican and finds himself in the middle of a decades-old conspiracy involving gold coins, espionage, murder, and Cold War weapons.

      After the President of the United States is killed in a helicopter crash, Mike Nolan, a Marine Corps reserve helicopter pilot and civilian trial attorney, is hired to defend the European manufacturing company in a court, but his only hope to win is to discover what really caused the crash, in Marine One by James W. Huston.

      Maya, having been convinced by her sister Rebecca and husband Adam to help with a relief effort after a devastating hurricane in North Carolina, is the victim of a helicopter crash, and while she struggles to stay alive in the wilderness, Rebecca and Adam, believing Maya is dead, find comfort in the arms of one another in The Lies We Told by Diane Chamberlain.

      Newspaper reporter Sophie Rose, having quit a high profile position because her boss wanted her to write an exposé about her criminal father, finds her Dad's reputation following her when an attempt is made on her life and an FBI agent is assigned as her bodyguard in Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood.

      Jessie Lockwood, raised in the small Appalachian community of Deep Down, Kentucky, returns to help search for her missing mother Mariah, endangering her own life and putting her back in touch with Sheriff Drew Webb, the only man she ever truly loved, in Deep Down by Karen Harper.

      Also by Harper, we have Down River – Lisa Vaughn is swept away by the rapids of the Wild River while attending a corporate retreat in a remote part of Alaska.  Lodge owner and former lover Mitch Braxton searches for Lisa deep in the wilderness, where both are forced to set aside their feelings to survive the brutality of nature and a killer who is on the loose.

      Non-fiction titles include:  The Male Brain – A breakthrough understanding of how men and boys think by Louann Brizendine; Living Well Beyond Breast Cancer – A survivor’s guide for when treatment ends and the rest of your life begins by Marisa C. Weiss; Impossible Motherhood – Testimony of an Abortion Addict by Irene Vilar; When a Child Has Diabetes, from Your Personal Health Series, endorsed by the Canadian Medical Association; and finally, How to Live Well with Early Alzheimer’s by Deborah Mitchell.

      Catalogue and Events details are available at the Library website: www.library.lacdubonnet.info.

 

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      The Summer Reading Program windups will be held this year on August 26th.  The preschoolers are scheduled for the morning and the older children for the afternoon.  Those parents or guardians willing to lend a hand or to supply a snack, please let Debbie or Alyssa know as soon as possible.

      Tickets for the annual Fall Supper, being held this year on September 18th at the Legion Hall, are now available at the Library or Ingham’s Pharmacy.  Last year, both sittings for the supper were sold out, so please get your tickets early.  Tickets will be $12.00 for adults and $6.00 for children.  Any donations, whether in the form of grocery items, pies, cash, or your valuable time are greatly appreciated.  This is the Library’s main fundraising event of the year and its success is largely due to the generosity of our community.  Thank you for your continued involvement.

      Books by Canadian authors:  The House Beside the Rock Hill – A story of pioneer life in a Latvian settlement near Lac du Bonnet, as told by Aina V. (Gulbis) Turton. 

      Andreas Oertel was born in Germany and has spent most of his life in Manitoba, now residing in Lac du Bonnet.  His fascination with archaeology, ancient civilizations, and discovery, inspired him to write The Archaeolojesters, now available for our Junior readers.

      From their dismal, secluded environment, on a cold winter day, 40 men, women and children spanning three generations, half the members of Greenwald Colony, with only meagre belongings, did the unimaginable. They left their culture, heritage and livelihood behind and moved into an unfamiliar and unknown world.  Rebecca Hofer with her daughter Helen tell us their story in Removing the Hutterite Kerchief.

      Wild West – Nature Living on the Edge:  Endangered Species of Western North America by Heather Beattie and Barbara Huck.

      Adult fiction titles available include:  Where the River Ends by Charles Martin – Doss Michaels, a fishing guide and aspiring artist, meets Abigail Grace Coleman, the daughter of a powerful South Carolina senator, and when Abbie faces a fatal illness ten years after their marriage, the two take a trip down the St. Mary's River to fulfill an old promise.

      David L. Robbins presents a tale of war, love, and survival set against the backdrop of the U.S. 11th Airborne's raid on the Japanese-run Los Baños prison in the Philippines--one of the most daring episodes of World War II, in Broken Jewel.

      Psychic Marley Millet, troubled by visions of women being killed by an underworld creature, decides to go to the police for help, but nobody believes her.  Marley ends up relying on a retired cop, and finds herself confronting a monster with a grudge against her ancestors, and becoming attracted to her crime-solving partner in Out of Body (#1 Court of Angels series) by Stella Cameron.

      Scandinavian crime writer Camilla Läckberg gives us Ice Princess, the first of three novels now available at this Library.  Joanna Trollope presents The Other Family and finally, meet high-society journalist Gus Bailey in Too Much Money by Dominick Dunne.

      We are in the process of weeding our collection, so be sure to drop by and take advantage of the great selection of magazines and books now available at very reasonable prices.

      Catalogue and Events details are available at the Library website: www.library.lacdubonnet.info.

 

      Kris Radish, an author new to our collection, graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in journalism and left home for Montana.  She traveled around the world and as a journalist covered just about every conceivable story - murders, court trials, natural disasters, baton twirling competitions, state fairs, politics and more murders. During her lively, often humorous, always exciting, and totally demanding career as a journalist she was also stalked, shot at, assaulted and threatened with everything from a rock to a shotgun.  She hung out the side of helicopters, went to Bosnia during the war, flew an airplane, rappelled down a mountain cliff, and almost drowned in the Colorado River.  Along the way she got married, had two babies, divorced, moved to California, Utah, Arizona, and then back to Wisconsin.  Kris is now a full-time author.

      Kris’ books now available include:  Annie Freeman’s Fabulous Traveling Funeral – Katherine Givens, following the wishes of her friend Annie who has died of ovarian cancer at the age of fifty-six, calls together four other women who have been important in Annie's life, and together they travel across the country sprinkling Annie's ashes in designated places, and re-evaluating their own lives and choices.

      The Sunday List of Dreams – Connie Nixon discovers a box belonging to her estranged daughter, Jessica, that reveals a secret life Connie wasn't aware of; but when she flies to New York City to track down Jessica, she begins to let her own hair down and experience things she never knew before.

      The Shortest Distance Between Two Women – Forty-something Emma Lauryn Gilford, having always been the dependable one among her widowed mother and three sisters, is forced to examine her life and her opinions about her family members after she receives a message from Samuel, a man who broke her heart years ago and wants a second chance.

      Hearts on a String – Five very different women, having met in a Tampa, Florida, airport bathroom after a storm grounded their flights, decide to stay together in a hotel suite, where they argue, bond, and learn about the meaning of sisterhood.

      Thrillers now available include:  Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay – David, Jan and son Ethan visit an amusement park for a much-needed break.  Ethan goes missing shortly after their arrival.  Though he is soon found, panic escalates to full-blown terror when Jan suddenly disappears. Confused and worried, David finds himself desperately searching for any clue that could lead him to his wife - even if it means unravelling a tangle of lies and deception that become more complicated at every turn.

        When the United States develops a new, state-of-the-art missile defense weapon, it threatens global stability and pits the world's superpowers in a contest for dominance in the space around Earth's orbit, in Dale Brown’s Executive Intent.

        In Innocent by Scott Turow, Appellate Court Judge Rusty Sabich is on trial for the murder of his wife, pitted against Tommy Molto, the prosecuting attorney whom Sabich faced years before in a similar trial.

        Finally, we have Do It Yourself – A step-by-step guide to fixing, building, and installing almost anything in your home (Canadian Edition) by Julian Cassell.

      Catalogue and Events details are available at the Library website: www.library.lacdubonnet.info

 

      Tuesday was the opening day of the Summer Reading Program and we are very pleased with the interest so far.  Nineteen children joined us on Tuesday morning and we anticipate a good turnout for the preschoolers as well.  Remember, this is a drop-in program for all children living in or visiting the Lac du Bonnet area.  For more information drop by the Library, call (345-2653) or check the Library website.

      Both our summer student positions have been filled.  Alyssa Chandler is our Summer Program coordinator and Brianna Wentz has accepted the Summer Assistant Clerk position.

      This week we are featuring series for all ages.  For our adults:  Staying Dead (Book 1 in the Retrievers series) by Laura Anne Gilman – Wren Valere, a Retriever, specializes in finding missing things.  Her job can be dangerous, and in this story she is looking for a cornerstone containing a spell.  She has to ask the help of some friends: a demon, a mage, and a few others.  Even with the help of her friends Wren runs into trouble.

      Tracing the Shadow (Book 1 of the Alchymist’s Legacy series) by Sarah Ash – Young Captain Ruaud de Lanvaux, a Guerriere or holy warrior in the kingdom of Francia, rescues an orphaned child not realizing she is the daughter of one of the mage's executed in the purge of the College of Thaumaturgy and that she is guarded by an aethyric spirit bent on revenge.

      Finally, Heart of Stone (Book 1 in the Negotiator series) by C.E. Murphy – Alban Korund, a winged, shape-shifting gargoyle, is framed as a murderer.  He begs legal help from Margrit Knight, a human lawyer who at first thinks he's your average Central Park stalker.  Margrit soon becomes attracted to her stony client and fascinated by the shadowy world of the Old Races, who live secretly among humans.

      Series in the Young Adult category:  Stray (Book 1 in the Shifters series) by Rachel Vincent – Graduate student and werecat, Faythe lives in two very different worlds, but when two of her were-friends disappear Faythe ignores her Pride's call to come home for safety's sake and goes off in search for them.

       The Awakening (Book 1 in the Vampire Diaries series) by L.J. Smith – The story of two vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon, who seek revenge on each other in order to win the beautiful Elena.
      Ghostgirl (Book 1 in the Ghostgirl series) by Tonya Hurley - Charlotte Usher has always struggled to fit in at her high school, and when Charlotte finds herself living in a parallel spiritual world after choking to death on a gummy bear, she tries to reconnect with the physical world while making new friends at her new school for the dead.

      Marked (Book 1 in the House of Night series) by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast – In 16-year-old Zoey Redbird's world, vampires have always existed. Zoey enters the House of Night, a school where she will train to become an adult vampire, if she makes it through the Change.

      In the Junior category:  The Lightning Thief (Book 1 of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series) by Rick Riordan – After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

      For our early readers, from Usborne First Experiences, we have Going to a Party, Going to the Doctor and Going to the Hospital, all by Anne Civardi.

      Catalogue and Events details are available at the Library website: www.library.lacdubonnet.info

 

      The Summer Reading Program will start next week, Tuesday, July 6th for kids going into Grades 1 – 6 and Thursday, July 8th for Preschoolers accompanied by an adult.  The Grades 1 – 6 kids can join us Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  Preschool children accompanied by an adult are welcome Thursday mornings from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  Registration is not necessary, children can just drop in, but in order to be as prepared as possible, we do appreciate it if you register for this program by calling the Library at 345-2653 or emailing mldb@mts.net.  Correction:  The Bookmark invitations previously handed out should have read July 6th NOT July 4th.  Sorry for any inconvenience.

      Vickie Short, our Head Librarian attended the Book Launch and Author Celebration at Centennial School on June 22nd.  Vickie was presented with a signed copy of If You’re Not From Lac du Bonnet... The Best Things About Our Hometown (According to Mrs. Hodgson’s Grade 5/6 Class) 2009 - 2010, written and illustrated by students from Room 9 – Centennial School.  The students did a wonderful job and the book is a welcome addition to our collection.

      Hopefully, the long wet spell is at an end and we can start enjoying the season.  Steve Newell gives us The Complete Golf Manual – A self-improvement guide to better golf, offering a fast-track to a lower handicap for all – from the novice to the experienced golfer.  Beyond striking the ball, this manual also shows you routines to help you deal with high-pressure situations, advises you on buying equipment, guides you through all-important golf etiquette, clearly explains golf’s most important rules, and defines all of the key terms used by golfers.

      Whether you’re a fitness runner looking to conquer hills with more speed or strength or a competitive runner looking for that extra bit of performance and a finishing kick, Running Anatomy by Joe Puleo and Dr. Patrick Milroy, will ensure that you’re ready to deliver your personal best.  You’ll find exercises for strengthening muscles and reducing injury, plus you’ll learn how to evaluate and rehabilitate the most common injuries that runners face.

      If exercising your brain or just plain relaxation is more to your liking, learn how character and personality can be revealed through graphology, in The Handwriting Analyst’s Toolkit by Peter West.

      Must Astrid Bjorklund give up love to pursue her calling?  Find out in, No Distance Too Far, (Home to Blessing, Book 2) by Lauraine Snelling.

      It is the late 1970s and criminal defense attorney Harrison J. Walker, better known as Jaywalker for his rebellious tactics, receives a phone call from a desperate black mother whose son Darren has been arrested for raping five white women.  This single phone call twenty-five years ago would change his life forever, in Bronx Justice by Joseph Teller.

      Walter Jon Williams brings us This Is Not A Game – A novel of greed, betrayal and social networking.  Finally, Carla Neggers pulls you deep into the heart-pounding world of one family’s terrible secrets, and the woman fated to pay for them, in On Fire.

      Catalogue and Events details are available at the Library website: www.library.lacdubonnet.info.

 

      The Summer Reading Program will start on Tuesday, July 6th for kids going into Grades 1 – 6 and Thursday, July 8th for Preschoolers accompanied by an adult.  The Grades 1 – 6 kids can join us Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  Preschool children accompanied by an adult are welcome Thursday mornings from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  Registration is not necessary, children can just drop in, but in order to be as prepared as possible, we do appreciate it if you register for this program by calling the Library at 345-2653 or emailing mldb@mts.net.

      Please join the Library Board and staff in welcoming Brianna Wentz.  Brianna has accepted the Library Clerk summer student position.  Welcome Brianna!

      Now available in our Reference section are several titles published by the Community Legal Education Association.  They include:  Manitoba Legal Services Directory 2010; Uncontested Divorce Guide for Manitoba; Not-for-Profit Organizations in Manitoba – Director’s Liabilities; and A Guide to Small Claims.  From the Department of Justice, we have Family Law in Manitoba 2008; and finally, Community Health Assessment 2008-2009 – Working Together to Create a Healthy North Eastman (February 2010) by North Eastman Health Association Inc. (NEHA).

      Teach yourself Spanish with Complete Spanish – Your complete speaking, listening, reading and writing package.  This kit includes 1 x 496-page book in full colour, 2 x 70 minute audio CDs (MP3 compatible) with online content to enrich your learning.

      Our audiobook collection now includes:  Stephen King’s Cujo; Invisible Monsters and Tell-All by Chuck Palahniuk; The Brutal Telling – a Three Pines Mystery by Louise Penny; the Council of Dads – My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could be Me by Bruce Feiler; and 61 hours – A Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child.

      Encounter nature’s wonder and wildlife by taking on an outdoor sport.  Learn how to plan, pack, and get the most out of your trip, whether it’s for a day or a week.  Outstanding photographs, survival tips, and fun facts spotlight the thrills and relaxation that await.  Two books from the Outdoor Adventures series include:  Hunting and Fishing, both by Julie K. Lundgren.

      Young readers will enjoy What I Did on My Summer Vacation – Kids’ Favorite Funny Summer Vacation Poems selected by Bruce Lansky, the King of Giggle Poetry.

      Just in time for Canada Day, we have Hey Freddy, its Canada’s Birthday by Canadian author Susan Chalker Browne, with illustrations by Hilda Rose.  It’s Canada Day and Freddy is dressed up as a Mountie.  Up on signal Hill in St. John’s, he’s all set for the Sunrise Ceremony.  But Freddy’s baby sister is cranky from getting up so early – and Freddy and his friend William set off on a wild race to make her stop crying.  But then something amazing happens, something Freddy never expected.

Catalogue and Events details are available at the Library website: www.library.lacdubonnet.info.

 

            A change has occurred on our website.  In order to search our library catalogue online we no longer have a tab at the top of the page stating “catalogue”.  Instead, the new tab says “Online Access”.  This “Online Access” tab provides our library patrons access to our library catalogue via Destiny.  The Dial Up option is not a slower speed, but it has fewer graphics to download so it does not take as long as the High Speed option.  The Dial Up link includes a unique visual search so children can click on a picture to choose a category for the books they are looking for.  The High Speed option of Destiny is a Web 2.0 search that provides users with more options.  By clicking on a book, patrons can add titles to personal lists by using the Drag and Drop option.  The Title Peeks option provides the reader with more information about the characters and the summary of the book selected, and Shelf Browse allows patrons to see what books are on the shelves to either side of the book.  Resource lists of various library collections are also found on the Destiny Quest link.  

            Under the “Online Access” tab, you are also able to access the eLibraries Manitoba site to download ebooks and audio books.  In order to do this you need your library user number and password.  If you don’t have a password or have forgotten it, come to the library to create or change your password.  Our website also has a link to Maplin, the search engine for of all Manitoba libraries that are online. At the Maplin site you must register your user number and password in order to request books. At our library, we allow 2 Inter-Library Loans at a time to be requested from other libraries.

            A new library policy has been passed concerning the Inter-Library Loans. If a patron has requested a book be brought in from another library and is not picked up prior to its due date to be returned to the lending library, the patron will be charged a $2.00 fine. We want to encourage respect and sharing of all library resources. 

            For our junior readers, we have a new Hannah Montana book called “Hit or Miss” and two books in the new Robo-Runners series, “The Tin Man” and “Tunnel Racers”.  The Robo-Runner series are about Crank and Al, robots on the run from the great recycling plant during their various adventures.

            For those interested in hunting, we have “Successful Muzzleloader Hunting: Sure-Fire Hunting Strategies with Black powder Firearms by Pete Schoonmaker.  “Wings Across the Water: Victoria’s Flying Heritage 1871-1971” by Elwood White and Peter L. Smith contains over 600 captivating aviation photographs. “Batoche 1885: The Militia of the Métis Liberation Movement” by Lawrence J. Barkwell contains documents of the Métis Resistance and Métis military and political structures at the South Beach Métis Settlement by way of a biographical vignettes of the lives of the participants. We have three more books that focus on decorating, “Wood Floors 1-2-3” by Home Depot, “The Resourceful Renovator: A Gallery of Ideas for Reusing Building Materials” by Jennifer Corson, and “Kids Rooms; Decorating Ideas and Projects” by Better Homes and Gardens.

            Until next week, enjoy a good read!

Catalogue and Events details are available at the Library website: www.library.lacdubonnet.info.

 

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