Farmington Library Adult Blog

Books Out Dec 29th...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:46:00 PST

Shades of Midnight by Adrian, Lara.

A Matter of Class by Balogh, Mary.

Days of Gold by Deveraux, Jude.

Shades of Grey by Fforde, Jasper.

Sizzle by Garwood, Julie.

How to Save Your Own Life by Gill, Michael Gates.

Unfinished Desires by Godwin, Gail.

The Honor of Spies by Griffin, W. E. B..

Deeper Than the Dead by Hoag, Tami.

I, Sniper by Hunter, Stephen.

Fired Up by Krentz, Jayne Ann.

You on a Diet by Roizen, Michael F., M.D..

Kisser by Woods, Stuart.

Inside the Teenage Brain by Feinstein, Sheryl.

The Hidden Flame by Bunn, T. Davis.

The Burning Land by Cornwell, Bernard.

Fell Purpose by Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia.

The Mayo Clinic Diet by Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (COR).

Books Out Dec 22nd...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:46:00 PST

Hidden Empire by Card, Orson Scott.

Alone by Estleman, Loren D..

Suicide Kings by Martin, George R. R..

Living Well With Chronic Kidney Disease by Morris, Kerry-Ann.

Allergen-free Baker's Handbook by Pascal, Cybele.

Summertime by Coetzee, J. M..

Books out Dec 15th...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:45:00 PST

Witch and Wizard by Patterson, James.

Winning Job Interviews by Powers, Paul.

Boks Out Dec 8...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:44:00 PST

The Faces in the Pool by Gash, Jonathan.

Divine Misdemeanors by Hamilton, Laurell K..

La's Orchestra Saves the World by McCall Smith, Alexander.

Literary Life by McMurtry, Larry.

Domino Pattern by Zahn, Timothy.

Bed of Roses by Roberts, Nora.

Books Out Dec 1...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:43:00 PST

The Paris Vendetta by Berry, Steve.

Eggs Benedict Arnold by Childs, Laura.

Pirate Latitudes by Crichton, Michael.

U Is for Undertow by Grafton, Sue.

Click to Play by Handler, David.

The Farmer's Daughter by Harrison, Jim.

Trial by Fire by Jance, Judith A..

Stones into Schools by Mortenson, Greg.

Cat Striking Back by Murphy, Shirley Rousseau.

Liberating Atlantis by Turtledove, Harry.

Cave Man by Xiao, Xiaoda.

Cobra Alliance by Zahn, Timothy.

Unti Crichton Novel #4 by Crichton, Michael.

Pops by Teachout, Terry.

Hollywood Moon by Wambaugh, Joseph.

Farmington Gingerbread House Parade 11/23/09

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:28:00 PST

Gingerbread Houses Spark Creativity

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:57:00 PST

These works of art were all created by library patrons during the Gingerbread Workshop on November 23rd, 2009.

Books Out Nov 24th...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:43:00 PST

The Red Flag by Priestland, David.

The Imperial Cruise by Bradley, James.

London Boulevard by Bruen, Ken.

A Good Fall by Jin, Ha.

Breathless by Koontz, Dean R..

Deadly Deals by Michaels, Fern.

Growing Up With Your Children by Carey, Seamus.

Making a Success of Marriage by Yount, David.

Awards from Canada & Great Britain

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:20:00 PST

Linden MacIntyre's The Bishop's Man, which "chronicles the emerging crisis of conscience in a worldly priest who has been assigned to keep a lid on church-related sex scandals that are destroying the lives of the faithful in rural Cape Breton," won the 2009 Giller Prize, Canada's premier literary prize."

This year's Roald Dahl Funny Prize winners were Grubtown Tales: Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky by Philip Ardagh (for ages 7-14) and Mr. Pusskins Best in Show by Sam Lloyd (for ages six and under), the Guardian reported.

From Shelf Awareness blog...

Books Out Next Week, Nov 16th...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:04:00 PST

I, Alex Cross by Patterson, James.
The Original of Laura by Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich.
The Wrecker by Cussler, Clive.
Too Much Happiness by Munro, Alice.
The Red Flag by Priestland, David.
A Good Fall by Jin, Ha.
Breathless by Koontz, Dean R..
Bryant & May on the Loose by Fowler, Christopher.
Deadly Deals by Michaels, Fern.
First Lord's Fury by Butcher, Jim.
Hard to Hold by Tyler, Stephanie.
London Boulevard by Bruen, Ken.
The Imperial Cruise by Bradley, James.
The Morning Show Murders by Roker, Al.

World Fantasy Awards 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:25:00 PST

The World Fantasy Awards announced their award winning titles.
Best Novel: The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford and Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
Novella: "If Angels Fight" by Richard Bowes (F&SF, Feb. 2008)
Best Short Story: "26 Monkeys, also the Abyss" by Kij Johnson
Best Anthology: Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy, edited by Ekaterina Sedia
Best Collection: The Drowned Life by Jeffrey Ford

Other nominees for Best Novel:
The House of the Stag, Kage Baker (Tor)
The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury)
Pandemonium, Daryl Gregory (Del Rey)

Books Out Next Week, Nov 11th...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:02:00 PST

Open by Agassi, Andre.
A Blue and Gray Christmas by Medlicott, Joan A..
A Friend of the Family by Grodstein, Lauren.
American Original by Biskupic, Joan.
Atlantis Code by Brokaw, Charles.
Broken Jewel by Robbins, David.
Destroyer of Worlds by Niven, Larry.
Ice by Howard, Linda.
Larry Bond's Red Dragon Rising by Bond, Larry.
Mariposa by Bear, Greg.
New York by Rutherfurd, Edward.
The Crisis by Poyer, David.
The Fleet Street Murders by Finch, Charles.
The Mirror and the Mask by Hart, Ellen.
Under the Dome by King, Stephen.

Books Out Next Week, Nov 3rd...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:00:00 PDT

A Deep Dark Secret by Roby, Kimberla Lawson.
Altar of Eden by Rollins, James.
Matchless by Maguire, Gregory.
Merry, Merry Ghost by Hart, Carolyn.
O Dio Mio by Lamb, Wally.
Ruined by Nottage, Lynn.
Secrets of the Short Game by Mickelson, Phil.
Shades of Blue by Kingsbury, Karen.
Spinning Forward by DuLong, Terri.
Superfreakonomics by Levitt, Steven D..
The Body in the Sleigh by Page, Katherine Hall.
The Dead Hand of History by Spencer, Sally.
The Gift by Ahern, Cecelia.
The Lacuna by Kingsolver, Barbara.
Stir by Lynch, Barbara.
The Humbling by Roth, Philip.
A Christmas Blizzard by Keillor, Garrison.
A Wish for Christmas by Kinkade, Thomas.
Darkness Unleashed by Ivy, Alexandra.
Death Masks by Butcher, Jim.
Devil's Dream by Bell, Madison Smartt.
Finding the Lost by Butcher, Shannon K..
Ford County by Grisham, John.
Haiku by Vachss, Andrew H..
Holiday Grind by Coyle, Cleo.
Kindred in Death by Robb, J. D..
Knit the Season by Jacobs, Kate.
Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Weddings by Brightwell, Emily.
No Less Than Victory by Shaara, Jeff.
Quilter's Holiday by Chiaverini, Jennifer.
Rachel Ray's Book of Ten by Ray, Rachael.
Rainwater by Brown, Sandra.
Robert Redford by Callan, Michael Feeney.
The Last Nazi by Random House.
The Memory Quilt by Jakes, T. D..
Torch of Freedom by Weber, David.
What Remains of Heaven by Harris, C. S..

Books Out Next Week, Oct 20th...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:59:00 PDT

They Dared Return by O'Donnell, Patrick K..
A Christmas Promise by Perry, Anne.
A Creed Country Christmas by Miller, Linda Lael.
Abandoned by McFadyen, Cody.
Angel Time by Rice, Anne.
Ayn Rand and the World She Made by Heller, Anne Conover.
Child Sense by Dunstan, Priscilla J..
Council of the Cursed by Tremayne, Peter.
Cowboys Full by McManus, James.
Earthway by Thurlo, Aimee.
Gathering Storm by Jordan, Robert.
Grave Secret by Harris, Charlaine.
Home in Time for Christmas by Graham, Heather.
Invisible by Auster, Paul.
Last Night in Twisted River by Irving, John.
One Was a Soldier by Spencer-Fleming, Julia.
The Cloud Pavilion by Rowland, Laura Joh.
The Man in the Wooden Hat by Gardam, Jane.
The Shadows of Youth by Lewis, Andrew B..
The Widow's Revenge by Doss, James D..
True Blue by Baldacci, David.
Mrs. O by Tomer, Mary.
Family Album by Lively, Penelope.
Rumpole at Christmas by Mortimer, John.
The Vows of Silence by Hill, Susan.
Encyclopedia of the Israeli-palestinian Conflict by Rubenberg, Cheryl A. (EDT).

Books Out Next Week, Oct 20th...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:56:00 PDT

Blood Game by Johansen, Iris.
Enemies of the People by Marton, Kati.
I Am the New Black by Morgan, Tracy.
Knockout by Somers, Suzanne.
Southern Lights by Steel, Danielle.
The American Civil War by Keegan, John.
The Christmas Cookie Club by Pearlman, Ann.
The Museum of Innocence by Pamuk, Orhan.
The Queen Mother by Shawcross, William.
The Scarpetta Factor by Cornwell, Patricia Daniels.
The Vintage Caper by Mayle, Peter.
To Try Men's Souls by Gingrich, Newt.
Too Big to Fail by Sorkin, Andrew Ross.
What the Dog Saw by Gladwell, Malcolm.

Books Out Next Week, Oct 13th...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:53:00 PDT

And Another Thing... by Colfer, Eoin.
Budget Weddings for Dummies by Schneider, Meg.
Cheating Death by Gupta, Sanjay.
Cockroach by Hage, Rawi.
New Classic Family Dinners by Peel, M..
America for Sale by Corsi, Jerome R., Ph.D..
Animal Magnetism by Brown, Rita Mae.
Berserker Lord by Farland, David.
Breaking the Rules by Bradford, Barbara Taylor.
Bright-sided by Ehrenreich, Barbara.
Canticle by Scholes, Ken.
Chronic City by Lethem, Jonathan.
D Day by Beevor, Antony.
Deathtroopers by Schreiber, Joe.
Fourth Star by Jaffe, Greg.
Golden Shrine by Turtledove, Harry.
Gorgeous East by Girardi, Robert.
Home for Christmas by Greeley, Andrew M..
House of Reckoning by Saul, John.
Imager's Challenge by Modesitt, L. E.. Jumper Cable by Anthony, Piers.
Loot the Moon by Arsenault, Mark.
Martha Stewart's Dinner at Home by Stewart, Martha.
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Janzen, Rhoda.
My Dead Body by Huston, Charlie.
Nine Dragons by Connelly, Michael.
Pursuit of Honor by Flynn, Vince.
Shroud by Robbins, Harold.
Stained Glass by McInerny, Ralph M..
The Christmas Clock by Martin, Kat.
The Christmas Secret by Vanliere, Donna.
The Hadrian Memorandum by Folsom, Allan.
The Man Who Lives With Wolves by Ellis, Shaun.
The Monster in the Box by Rendell, Ruth.
The Sisters Who Would Be Queen by De Lisle, Leanda.
The Violet Hour by Judson, Daniel.
Wolf Hall by Mantel, Hilary.
Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire by Guiliano, Mireille.
Final Voyage by Nichols, Peter.
Inside the Kingdom by Lacey, Robert.
Locked in by Muller, Marcia.
The Thirty Years War by Wilson, Peter H..
Whole Earth Discipline by Brand, Stewart.
The Big Burn by Egan, Timothy.

Materials Out Next Week Oct 5th... (Including DVDs)

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:51:00 PDT

Puppyhood by Millan, Cesar.
Conquering Fear by Kushner, Harold S..
The Professional by Parker, Robert B..
The Children's Book by Byatt, A. S..
Tragic Magic by Childs, Laura.
The Christmas List by Evans, Richard Paul.
A Fatal Feast by Fletcher, Jessica.
Once in a Blue Moon by Goudge, Eileen.
Evidence by Kellerman, Jonathan.
The American Leonardo by Brewer, John.
A Touch of Dead by Harris, Charlaine.
Blackwork by Ferris, Monica.
The Chocolate Cupid Killings by Carl, Joanna.
The Suicide Run by Styron, William.
The Ghost King by Salvatore, R. A..
The Hidden Oasis by Sussman, Paul.
War Dances by Alexie, Sherman.
As God Commands by Ammaniti, Niccolo.
Paying Back Jack by Moore, Christopher G..
Half Broke Horses by Walls, Jeannette.
Crossers by Caputo, Philip.

DVDs
ALLY MCBEAL SEASON 1 by .
MY LIFE IN RUINS by .
YEAR ONE by .
BROTHERS BLOOM, THE by .

Materials Out Next Week Sept 22nd... (Including DVDs)

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:44:00 PDT

A Drunkard's Path by O'donohue, Clare.
The Owl Killers by Maitland, Karen.
The White Garden by Barron, Stephanie.
Frostbitten by Armstrong, Kelley.
Stardust by Kanon, Joseph.
Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter by Patton, Lisa.
Serpent in the Thorns by Westerson, Jeri.
Dark Mirror by Maitland, Barry.
Generosity by Powers, Richard.
Her Fearful Symmetry by Niffenegger, Audrey.
The Price of Malice by Mayor, Archer.
Blood Safari by Meyer, Deon.
Necessary As Blood by Crombie, Deborah.
Death Message by Billingham, Mark.
A Glass of Water by Baca, Jimmy Santiago.
Manhood for Amateurs by Chabon, Michael.
Midnight Fugue by Hill, Reginald.
Baking by Peterson, James.
To Ask for an Equal Chance by Greenberg, Cheryl Lynn.
Oral History, Oral Culture, and Italian Americans by Luisa, Del Giudice (EDT).
13.5 by Barr, Nevada.
There Goes the Bride by Beaton, M. C..
Capital Offense by Bernhardt, William.
Juliet, Naked by Hornby, Nick.
Blind Eye by Macbride, Stuart.
The Perfect Christmas by Macomber, Debbie.
The Price of Malice by Mayor, Archer.
The Brutal Telling by Penny, Louise.
Rough Country by Sandford, John.
Dark Tiger by Tapply, William G..
Lakeshore Christmas by Wiggs, Susan.
The Wild Things by Eggers, Dave.
Plum Pudding Murder by Fluke, Joanne.
Trick or Treat by Greenwood, Kerry.
The Missing by Lewis, Beverly.
Unseen Academicals by Pratchett, Terry.
The Murder of King Tut by Patterson, James.
Cranioklepty by Dickey, Colin.
The Wrong Mother by Hannah, Sophie.
American Idle by Collins, Mary.

DVDs
MANAGEMENT by .
AWAY WE GO by .
MONSTERS VS. ALIENS by .

Giller Prize Longlist

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:01:00 PDT

The Giller Prize honors Canadian authors for fiction written in English. This year's nominees are...

Margaret Atwood: The Year of the Flood
Martha Bailie: The Incident Report
Kim Echlin: The Disappeared
Claire Holden: The Heart Specialist
Paulette Jiles: The Colour of Lightning
Jeanette Lynes: The Factory Voice
Annabel Lyon: The Golden Mean
Linden MacIntyre: The Bishop’s Man
Colin McAdam: Fall
Anne Michaels: The Winter Vault
Shani Mootoo: Valmiki’s Daughter
Kate Pullinger: The Mistress of Nothing

If you would like any of these books, check with us and we can try to obtain it.

Materials Out Next Week Sept 22nd... (Including DVDs

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:01:00 PDT

Gourmet Today by Reichl, Ruth (EDT).
The Greatest Show on Earth by Dawkins, Richard.
Barack and Michelle by Andersen, Christopher.
The Year of the Flood by Atwood, Margaret Eleanor.
An Echo in the Bone by Gabaldon, Diana.
Nocturnes by Ishiguro, Kazuo.
Pilgrims by Keillor, Garrison.
The Lost Art of Gratitude by McCall Smith, Alexander.
Hardball by Paretsky, Sara.
A Change in Altitude by Shreve, Anita.
Hothouse Orchid by Woods, Stuart.
Spooner by Dexter, Pete.
Love Soup by Thomas, Anna.
Green Metropolis by Owen, David.
It's Really All About God by Selmanovic, Samir.
Hands Off My Belly by Landherr, Kathryn.
The Quiet War by McAuley, Paul.
Blood's a Rover by Ellroy, James.
A Separate Country by Hicks, Robert.

DVDs

MENTALIST, THE - COMPLETE 1ST SEASON by .
UGLY BETTY COMPLETE 3RD SEASON by .
30 ROCK SEASON 3 by .
GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST by .
OBSERVE AND REPORT by .

Books Out Next Week, Sep 15th...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:02:00 PDT

Bounce by Mcfarland, Keith.

The Lost Symbol by Brown, Dan.

The Menopause Book by Wingert, Pat.

Sheer Folly by Dunn, Carola.

No Time to Wave Goodbye by Mitchard, Jacquelyn.

Ladies of the Lake by Smith, Haywood.

Ground 0 by Wilson, F. Paul.

Haunting of America by Birnes, William J..

MAC OS X Snow Leopard All-in-one for Dummies by Chambers, Mark L..

Books Out Next Week, Sep 8th...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:00:00 PDT

Day After Night by Diamant, Anita.

The Last Song by Sparks, Nicholas.

Civil War Wives by Berkin, Carol.

Easy Microsoft Windows 7 by Soper, Mark Edward.

Books Out Next Week, Sep 1st...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:00:00 PDT

Pleasure by Frank, Jacquelyn.

Alex Cross's Trial by Patterson, James.

Resurrecting Midnight by Dickey, Eric Jerome.

Even Money by Francis, Dick.

206 Bones by Reichs, Kathy.

The Tale of Applebeck Orchard by Albert, Susan Wittig.

Homer and Langley by Doctorow, E. L..

Dark Slayer by Feehan, Christine.

Heaven's Keep by Krueger, William Kent.

Skeleton Hill by Lovesey, Peter.

Little Bird of Heaven by Oates, Joyce Carol.

The Spire by Patterson, Richard North.

Spartan Gold by Cussler, Clive.

Vanishing Act by Michaels, Fern.

Capri by Di Rosa, Arturo.

Books Out Next Week, Aug 11th...

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:49:00 PDT

South of Broad by Conroy, Pat.
Every Patient Tells a Story by Sanders, Lisa.
Smash Cut by Brown, Sandra.
Intervention by Cook, Robin.
Blindman's Bluff by Kellerman, Faye.
The Confessions of Edward Day by Martin, Valerie.
The Hunted by Haig, Brian.
A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True by Pasulka, Brigid.
Sand Sharks by Maron, Margaret.
You Can Adopt by Caughman, Susan.
The Essential Guide to Flash Cs4 by Kerr, Cheridan.
MAC OS X on a Dime by Mobily, Tony.
Once on a Moonless Night by Sijie, Dai.
Self's Murder by Schlink, Bernhard.
The Longshot by Kitamura, Katie.
Alibi by Woods, Teri.
Fear the Worst by Barclay, Linwood.

New Job Skills Interactive Service

noreply@blogger.com (Farmington Libraries since 1901) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:46:00 PDT

The Farmington Libraries are excited to offer this new resume and interviewing tutorial service. Please take a moment to review its features and use the link on the bottom of this entry to find out even more...

About JobNow

To complement all that Connecticut's libraries are already doing to assist residents in their job searches, CLC will launch JobNow statewide on July 1, 2009. This online chat resource will help people review their resumes and cover letters and practice interviewing online.
WHAT IS JOBNOW?
JobNow, powered by Brainfuse, provides live interactive online help combined with online resources to guide your patrons through the necessary tasks to get a job.

On the home page, patrons will have three services to choose from:

Find a Job:
Informative, easy-to-use, and free Internet resources for job seekers; including personality and career assessments.
Write the Resume:
Featuring "Resume Lab," Resume Builder provides the resources patrons need to craft a winning resume.
- Resume Lab: Patrons can send their resume to a JobNow expert, and receive expert analysis within 24 hours.
- Resume Templates: To help patrons get started, JobNow includes downloadable templates for four of the most common resume types.
- Internet Resources for Resumes: Search carefully selected sites for more information on resume writing.
Ace the Interview:
Featuring JobNow's Interview Coach service, this section provides resources to help patrons prepare for an interview.
- Live Interview Coaching: Connect with a live interview coach to brush up on interview skills.
- Interview Tips: Offers tips and common interview questions to help patrons prepare for an interview.
- Internet Resources for Interviewing: Use carefully selected sites to help prepare for an interview.

Get more information about JobNow from Brainfuse.com.