Blog entries - November 2011

Holiday Closures and program schedules

Heather — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:35:19 +0100

We'd just like to remind you all that we will be closed tomorrow (Thanksgiving) and on Friday (Nov. 26th). We hope you have a good holiday among friends and family.

Also, concerning the calendar of events:

There will be no Preschool storytime Dec. 26th and January 2nd.
There will be no Toddler storytime Dec. 27th and January 3rd.
There will be no baby storytime Dec. 27 and January 3rd.
And, there will be no Computer class on Dec. 6th.

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Audiobooks for 19 Nov 2011

Heather — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:14:07 +0100

Playaways:

The Kingdom (Cussler)
Dick Francis' Gamble (Francis)
Victory and Honor (Griffin)
The Sookie Stackhouse Companion (Harris)
Betrayal of Trust (Jance)
Flash and Bones (Reichs)

The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon

Heather — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:04:19 +0100

"The Story of Beautiful Girl" by Rachel Simon. It is one of our new books. I highly recommend it. It is well written and the story is very thought provoking.

by Sandy

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If you wish to reserve "The Story of Beautiful Girl " by Rachel Simon , please contact the library:

library@daytonwa.net

382-4131

Teen books for 18 Nov 2011

Heather — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:58:12 +0100

Fiction:

Inheritance (Paolini)

Non-Fiction:

Digital Moviemaking
Write Your Own Non-Fiction

Graphic Novels:

Fairy Tail vol 16 (Mashima)

Adult books for18 Nov 2011

Heather — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:28:53 +0100

Fiction:

A Dark and Lonely Place (Buchanan)
Lonestar Sanctuary (Coble)
The Highlander (Coffman)
A Fighting Chance (Dietz)
The Templar Magician (Doherty)
The Prague Cemetery (Eco)
The Battle of the Crater (Gingrich and Forstchen)
Remembering You (Goyer)
V is for Vengeance (Grafton)
Kiss of Darkness (Graham)
The House of Silk (Horowitz)
The Guardian (Kenyon)
11/22/63 (King)
A Blue and Gray Christmas (Medlicott)
Golden Lasso (Michaels)
As the Sparks Fly Upward (Morris)
Fleet of Worlds (Nive...

Adult books for 16 Nov 2011

Heather — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:13:16 +0100

Fiction:

I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Bradley)
In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Burke)
Bring Me Home for Christmas (Carr)
Hunt the Moon (Chance)
The Wedding Quilt (Chiaverini)
Monster Hunter Alpha (Correia)
Dead Six (Correia and Kupari)
Blue Nights (Didion)
The Marriage Plot (Eugenides)
Lost December (Evans)
Baby, It's Cold Outside (Fox)
That Certain Spark (Hake)
Savage Texas (Johnstone)
Arizona Ambush (Johnstone)
Massacre Mountain (Johnstone)
Christmas Treasures (Kincade)
Count...

Columbia County Rural Library District Announces 2012 Budget Hearing

Heather — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:55:22 +0100

Columbia County Rural Library District Board of Trustees is holding a public hearing to discuss the County Library District’s 2012 budget at their regularly scheduled meeting Monday, November 21, 2011 in the Delany Room of the Dayton Memorial Library, 111 S. 3rd Street, Dayton at 7 p.m.

Buffalo Music by Tracey E. Fern

Heather — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0100

I love the rough quality to Castillo's art, and how it it fits Fern's story of one stubborn woman with a kind heart who took in some orphan bison to save their lives. This story really gets at the heart of farm/rural life -- the love of animals and the kindness of strangers.

by Heather

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If you wish to reserve "Buffalo Music" by Tracey E. Fern, please contact the library:

I have read this book more often than I can count. It is my favorite of Anne McCaffrey's Harper Hall trilogy, and it remains as fantastic today as it was when I first read it. "Dragonsinger" is the continuation of Menolly's story -- she is a gifted female musician in a world where it is frowned upon for girls to do such a thing. At the opening of "Dragonsinger," Menolly finds herself at the doorstep of the Harper Hall (Pern's equivalent of an elite music schoo...

Children's books for 4 Nov 2011

Heather — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:53:32 +0100

Picture books:

The Three Gifts (Gifford)

Chapter books:

Cypher the Mountain Giant
Forno the Fire Dragon
You Have to Stop This (Bosch)
The Bear (Curwood)
Secret Agent Jack Stalwart, vol 7 (Hunt)
The Flint Heart (Patterson)
Around the World (Phelan)

Non-Fiction:

Eyewitness: Forensic Science
Eyewitness: Natural Disasters
Eyewitness: Spy
Face to Face with Grizzlies
In Search of Sasquatch
Lego Ideas Book
Life Cycle of a Koala

Graphic novels:

Hardy Boys: The Ocean of...

Adult books for 4 Nov 2011

Heather — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:41:50 +0100

Fiction:

Cloudburst (Andrews)
Zero Day (Baldacci)
The Snow Angel (Beck)
The City of Fallen Angels (Berendt)
Down by the River (Carr)
Just Over the Mountain (Carr)
Stormchild (Cornwell)
Crackdown (Cornwell)
Wildtrack (Cornwell)
Alone (Estleman)
The Litigators (Grisham)
Dangerous Mercy (Herman)
Sleeping with Fear (Hooper)
Once a Thief (Hooper)
Sense of Evil (Hooper)
Whisper of Evil (Hooper)
Always a Thief (Hooper)
Kindness Goes Unpunished (Johnson)
A Christmas Homecoming (Perry)
Hotel Vend...

Lego-Rama!

Heather — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:11:40 +0100

If you missed last week's "Lego-Rama!":

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Squeaky Clean Reads: Link of the Month

Heather — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:51:58 +0100

http://www.squeakycleanreads.com/

Squeaky Clean Reads is a website specializing in content reviews of books for middle grade (10-14) and teen (14-19) readers. An excellent resource to help the reader (or parent!) find "clean" books.

Regarding their reviews, Squeaky Clean Reads says:

"In our review process, we give an overall review (a review of the book's literary qualities), and then a content review (a discussion of possibly objectionable m...

DVDs for 2 Nov 2011

Heather — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:45:55 +0100

Entertainment:

(500) Days of Summer
Any Which Way You Can
Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again
Every Which Way But Loose
Honkytonk Man
In Harm's Way
National Treasure
Nights in Rodanthe
North to Alaska
The Undefeated

Children's:

A Dog of Flanders
A Little Princess
Jumanji
Nancy Drew
The Lion King
The Neverending Story
The Secret Garden

Adult books for 2 Nov 2011

Heather — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:38:53 +0100

Fiction:

Birds of Paradise (Abu-Jaber)
The Sense of an Ending (Barnes)
Hot Water (Brokovich)
Lost Melody (Copeland)
All the Pretty Hearses (Daheim)
Love Finds You in Nazareth, Pennsylvania (Dobson)
Christmas in Sugarcreek (Gray)
Deed of Murder (Harrison)
Only His (Mallery)
Attracted to Fire (Mills)
The River Queen (Morris)
1Q84 (Murakami)
The Cat's Table (Ondatje)
Hang Him High (Patten)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Skloot)
At Home by the Sea (Skye)
Black Thunder (Thurlo)
Baby, I...

Teen books for 2 Nov 2011

Heather — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:31:46 +0100

Fiction:

Battle of the Bands (Denman)
Comeback (Grant)
B Negative (Grant)
The Protectors (Karlsson)
Flying Feet (McCann)
Fallout (Tate)
Boarder Patrol (Thomas)
The Darwin Expedition (Tullson)
Grind (Walters)
Messages from Beyond (Watson)
The Club (Watson)

Non-Fiction:

Clara Barton
Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
Guitar for Everyone
Write Your Own Fantasy Story
Write Your Own Mystery Story

Children's books for 2 Nov 2011

Heather — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:28:10 +0100

Picture Books:

World's Most Dangerous Jobs
Thomas' Read-Along Storybook (Awdry)
Coral Reefs (Chin)
Princess Justina Albertina (Davidson)
Oodles of Animals (Ehlert)
The Queen Bee (Grimm)
Mythical Creatures (Hammond)
The Lucky Sovereign (Lees)
The Scallywags (Melling)
One Lucky Duck (Moloney)
The Race (Repchuk)
Alia's Mission (Stamaty)

Chapter Books:

Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (Barry and Pearson)
The Ogre of Oglefort (Ibbotson)