December Happenings and More!

December is such a busy month for everyone however there are some great things happening at the Wead Library to help celebrate the season.

December 6th from 6-8:00PM        There will be two showings of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” with crafts and stories in between. This is timed to coincide with “Santa in the Park” sponsored by the Malone Chamber of Commerce. Park festivities, directly across from the Wead Library, will have visits from Santa, Mrs. Claus, Frosty the Snowman, and Jack Frost along with holiday refreshments. Bundle up and come in for a great way to share holiday cheer and excitement!

December 10th at 1:00PM        A presentation about New York State Healthcare with Jill Rock of the Adirondack Health Institute. This is an informational evening on how to shop and enroll, calculate costs and much more. Signing up for a plan will not take place.

December 12th at 3:00PM        The Wead Library Book Club meets to discuss favorite Christmas books.

December 13th at 6:00pm        Family Movie night will show “Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas”

December 14th at 11-2:00PM        “In the bath” a workshop on soapmaking. Registration required.

December 14th at 10-12:00AM        Book signing with John Sparks, author of “Unearthly Tales From Space: Romantic Science Fiction Saga”

December 20th at 6:00PPM        Another holiday movie for the family! We will be showing “One Magic Christmas”

December 24th and 25th           The Wead Library will be closed. We are full of holiday cheer here at the library. Please come in and see our Christmas tree put together by our very creative staff. We think it is quite special!

December 31st        The library will close at 5:00PM on New Year’s Eve

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New Book Arrivals

All signs point to some great reading opportunity this week. Inclement weather is predicted and many have a long weekend break from work responsibilities. We have lots of new arrivals to our book shelves that are just waiting to share your downtime.  Included is a new work from John Grisham, “Sycamore Row”,  and the acclaimed “Killing Jesus” from Bill O’Reilly. Two new biographies also round out this week’s acquisitions.  First, our new fiction selections:

Fiction

“The First Phone Call From Heaven”  by Mitch Albom
“Dark Witch”  by Nora Roberts
“Sycamore Row” by John Grisham
“We Are Water”  by Wally Lamb
“Winners: a novel”  by Danielle Steel
“Mirage” by Clive Cussler
“Community”  by Graham, Masterton
“A Seaside Christmas”  by Sherryl Woods
“The Maid’s Version : a novel”  by Daniel Woodrell
“Thursdays in the Park”  by Hilary Boyd
“Cartwheel : a novel”  by Jennifer Dubois
“A Permanent Member of the Family”  by Russell Banks
“The Land of Dreams”  by Vidar Sundstol

Non-Fiction

 photo courtesy of Sue Halpern

 

“A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home”  by Sue Halpern
“Headhunters on my doorstep: a treasure island ghost story”   by J. Marten Troost
“Ecstatic Nation”  by Brenda Wineapple
“Collision Low Crossers”  by Micholas Dawidoff
“Killing Jesus”  by Bill O’Reilley and Martin Dugard
“Upton Sinclair”  by Lauren Coodley,  Biography
“The Death of Santinie”  by Pat Conroy,  Biography

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The Staff of the Wead Library would like to extend to all wishes for a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Drive safely and Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Our weekly new literary arrivals are here. Poetry fans will find “Haiku in English, the First Hundred Years” a must read. It contains over 800 poems by over 200 poets and is a delight. Also new this week is another book from Catholic philosopher, Richard Rohr, “The Immortal Diamond”.  For music lovers a wonderful biography has arrived, “Strings Attached” by Melanie Kupchynsky.   Let’s start with non-fiction this week.

Non-Fiction:

 ”Empire Antarctica”  by Gavin Francis

“Heretics and Heroes”  by Thomas Cahill

 ”Survival Lessons”  by Alice Hoffman

 ”Raising Henry”  by Rachel Adams

 ”Haiku in English”  edited

 ”Immortal Diamond”  by Richard Rohr

 ”Strings Attached”  by Melanie Kupchynsky

“Survival Lessons”   by Alice Hoffman

Fiction:

“Christmas on Ladybug Farm” by Donna Ball

“The Wishing Well”  by Holly Robinson

 ”Quiet Dell”  by Jayne Anne Phillips

 ”Critical Mass”   by Sara Paretsky

 ”Ask Not”  by Max Allan Collins

“The Valley of Amazement”  by Amy Tan

 ”The Prayer Box”   by Lisa Wingate

 ”Unearthly Tales”  by Carrie Brown

 ”The Last First Day”  by Carrie Brown

 ”Deceived”  by Randy Wayne White

 ”Fifteen Minutes”  by Karen Kingsbury

November 22, 2013
The movie “Benji” will be shown at 6:00pm. It is appropriate for all of the family.

We will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 28th and will re-open with our usual hours of 10:00 to 8:00 on Friday, November 29th.

November 30, 2013
Please join us for another fun day at the Wead. We will have a soapmaking workshop at 10:00am until 2:00pm. Registration is required and you can do that over the phone at 483-5251.

November News at the Wead Library

November 15, 2013
Family Movie night this week will feature Toy Story at 6:00pm, Friday, November 15th. All movies shown at the Wead library are free and open to the public. We welcome you to bring your own refreshments and make sure all drinks are covered.

November 18, 2013
The Wead Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7:00pm.

November 20, 2013
Our first “Based on the Book Movie Night” will begin with a showing of the film, “The Help”. It will start at 5:30pm, Wednesday evening. Please join us for what we hope are just the first of many such book inspired movie viewings here at the Library.

November 22, 2013
The movie “Benji” will be shown at 6:00pm. It is appropriate for all of the family.

We will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 28th and will re-open with our usual hours of 10:00 to 8:00 on Friday, November 29th.

November 30, 2013
Please join us for another fun day at the Wead. We will have a soapmaking workshop at 10:00am until 2:00pm. Registration is required and you can do that over the phone at 483-5251.

The latest New York Times Bestseller List has arrived and the following books on the list are owned by the Wead Library:

Fiction:

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
Storm Front by John Sanford
Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George
The Lowland by Jhunpa Lahiri
Police by Jo Nesbo
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

Non-fiction:

David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
My Story by Elizabeth Smart
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
One Summer by Bill Bryson

Other books on the list may easily be requested from other libraries in the Clinton Essex Franklin Library system. Call us or stop by if you have any questions. We will be glad to help you put through a request for your favorites.

Movies and Books!


Movie Night this week will be on Friday, November 8th at 6:00pm. Our presentation will be “Babe”, perfect for families with little ones but loved by adults as well. You can bring refreshments as long as drinks are covered and all of our movies are FREE. We hope to see you on our third floor Friday night for all the fun.

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The Wead Library will be closed on Monday, November 11, so we may all honor those who have served.

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We have three great new biographies to feature this week:

My Story by Elizabeth Smart

Taking the Stand by Alan Dershowitz

Balance by Nik Wallenda

All of these look to be great reads on contemporary individuals here in America.

New Non-Fiction:

Constellation of Genius 1922 by Kevin Jackson

Reign of Terror by Diane Savitch

Days of Fire, Bush and Cheney in the White House by Peter Baker

New Fiction:

The Sisters Weiss by Naomi Ragen

The Wolves of Midwinter by Ann Rice

The Captive Heart by Dale Cramer, large print

Though Mountains Fall by Dale Cramer, large print

The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson

Subtle Bodies by Norman Rush

Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon

The Explanation for Everything by Lauren Grodstein

After Her by Joyce Maynard

Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat

Necessary  Lies by Diane Chamberlain

Storm Front by John Sandford

These books can be reserved by either stopping by the Library, calling us on the phone or clicking on “Log – in, Search and Renew” in the right sidebar. Have your library card handy and remember that your pin number is the last four digits of your home phone that you have on file with the library.

Happy reading!

New Reads at the Wead!

This week’s new reads feature one by Vermont resident Archer Mayor.  Mayor and his VBI, Vermont Bureau of Investigation, seek answers to mysteries brought about by Hurricane Irene. Coffins filled with stones, one day governors and more peak the imagination. There is much about Hurricane Irene and its aftermath here that  you will recognize.  Call to reserve if you’d like or use the Login, Search and Renew tab on the right.

photo courtesy of Archermayor.com

 Fiction:

 Silencing Eve    by Iris Johansen

 The Kill List     by F. Forsyth

The Quest     by Nelson Demille

 The Incrementalists     by Steven Brust

 Deadline     by Sandra Brown

The Ice Cold Heaven      by Mirko Bonne

Accused    by Lisa Scottoline

Thankless in Death    by  J.D. Robb

Three Can Keep a Secret     by Archer Mayor

 Moonrise    by Cassandra King

The Bones of Paris    by Laurie King

The Longest Ride   by Nicholas Sparks

Non-fiction:

Vivien Leigh, An Intimate Portrait     by Kendra Bean

David and Goliath     by Malcolm Gladwell

Mud Season    by Ellen Stimson

Drink   by Ann Dowsett Johnston

Like Dreamers    by Yossi Klein Halevi

Tip and the Gipper     by Chris Matthews

Falling Upward    by Richard Rohr

These Few Precious Days    by Christopher Andersen

Wanted     by Shelley Shepard Gray

The Sex Lives of Cannibals    by J. Maarten Troost

Eventide, book three    by Shelley Shepard Gray

Hardcover Best Sellers at the Wead Library

Here are books that are currently at the Wead Library as well as being in the New York Times best seller list from the October 20th Book Review section. 

Fiction:

Doctor Sleep  by Stephen King

The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri

Never Go Back by Lee Child

W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton

Inferno by Dan Brown

The October List by Jeffrey Deaver

And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

Non-Fiction:

One Summer by Bill Bryson

Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

Zealot by Reza Aslan

Still Foolin’ ‘Em  by Billy Crystal

You can reserve these books by clicking on the Log In, Search and Renew link in the right sidebar. Have ready your library card. Your pin is the last four digits of the phone number you have on record with the library. Please call if you have any difficulty or if you would like us to reserve the book for you by phone.

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Thursday, October 31, the Wead Library will close at 5:00 PM. Happy Halloween!

photo courtesy of berkshireramblings.blogspot.com

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