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Lovetorn by Kavita Daswani

noreply@blogger.com (Judith Wright) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:28:00 +0000

In Lovetorn by Kavita Daswani, Shalini has only known one world: India. She lives in a massive house with 37 of her relatives and loves it. She has been engaged to Vikram, the man of her dreams, since she was three years old. Nothing could spoil her wonderful life…except when her father decides to take a new job and uproot her family to L.A. How could she possibly adjust to this completely...

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Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler

noreply@blogger.com (Judith Wright) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:35:00 +0000

“Hershey’s Kisses, the Thin voice said. Twenty-five calories. The Thin voice whispered, Brown rice, one hundred thirty-five calories. Steamed broccoli, two cups, fifty calories. One bite of chicken, thirty-six calories. Two hours on the exercise bike. A diet is temporary, the Thin voice said knowingly. Being thin is forever.” The Thin voice won’t go away. It is constantly there to remind...

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What if you needed 22 library cards, instead of one?

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:11:00 +0000

The Jefferson County Library Cooperative (JCLC) is a group of 22 individual municipal Jefferson County libraries that banded together thirty-three years ago to create the "one county - one library card" system. Citizens of all ages use one library card countywide and have access to all the resources of all the libraries in the county, plus an online catalog, the Internet, numerous databases and...

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Here are Some Picture Books that we LOVE!

noreply@blogger.com (mollieh) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:58:00 +0000

We have been loving these two books by Maureen Wright. Sneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze! is a great little tale about a bear who thinks that his sneezes are causing the apples and leaves to fall and the geese to fly away in the Autumn. Only the wind can convince him that the autumn breeze is to blame for the changes in the season. You can place a hold on it here. Sneezy the Snowman is a perfect...

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Epic Fail by Claire LaZabnik

noreply@blogger.com (Judith Wright) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:30:00 +0000

Elise Benton is a pretty normal teenage girl, but her life is turned upside down when her family moves to California and she is enrolled in the elite prep school, Coral Tree Prep. Her new school is filled with the children of A-list celebrities, who are just as glamorous as their famous parents. Elise just doesn’t fit it. Now add in the fact that her mother is the new principal and Elise has a...

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Dennis Nichols retires from Homewood Public Library, Dec. 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:20:00 +0000

Dennis Nichols retires from Homewood Public Library, Dec. 2011, a set on Flickr. Dennis certainly had an accomplished career and he will be missed. Congrats, Dennis, and enjoy every minute!

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Taste Me by Tamara Hogan

noreply@blogger.com (Ms. Heather) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:17:00 +0000

Scarlet, lead singer for the rock band Scarlet's Web and a siren who channels emotion through song, has been on a grueling non-stop year-long concert tour. She's exhausted, she's not eating or sleeping, and she's emotionally stripped bare, so the last thing she needs is having to deal with incubus and former lover Lukas Sebastiani. Unfortunately, Lukas' company is heading up security for her...

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Jefferson's Sons

noreply@blogger.com (Judith Wright) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:27:00 +0000

Most people know Thomas Jefferson as the third President of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence, and one of the founding fathers. But there is a lot more to Thomas Jefferson than was covered in your American History class. In Jefferson’s Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, the reader learns about the last twenty years of Jefferson’s epic life. Told through the eyes of...

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Zombie in Love by Kelly DiPucchio

noreply@blogger.com (Judith Wright) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:21:00 +0000

Everyone wants someone to love, even the undead. Meet Mortimer, a dashing young zombie, who is simply looking for another zombie to share his undead life with. Mortimer has tried being funny, charming, and dashing, but when you dine on brains daily, the girls aren’t lining up around the corner. Mortimer has finally decided to take out a personal ad with hopes of meeting that special girl. With...

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Holiday Books That Make Us Merry

noreply@blogger.com (mollieh) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:43:00 +0000

Nothing says holiday cheer quite like the bright red and gold covers on our favorite children’s Christmas stories. Here at TCL we gear up for the most wonderful time of the year by pulling out our stacks and stacks of Christmas books. Each December it is like meeting up with old friends, let us introduce you to some of our favorites. Different books evoke different emotions. Among some of our...

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My Name is Elizabeth by Annika Dunklee

noreply@blogger.com (Judith Wright) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:01:00 +0000

“My name is Elizabeth! Not Beth, Liz, Lizzie, or even Betsy!” Elizabeth loves her name, it is just perfect for her with its nine letters and the interesting shapes her mouth makes when she says her name. She cannot understand why people want to change it though. In My name is Elizabeth, a young girl named Elizabeth deals with the daily frustration of people trying to shorten her name! I...

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2011 JCPLA (Jefferson County Public Library Assoc.) Library Champions

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:40:00 +0000

Thank you Library Champions! We couldn't do it without you! December 7, 2011

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Seriously...I'm Kidding

noreply@blogger.com (Judith Wright) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:46:00 +0000

It’s hard to believe that it has been eight years since Ellen DeGeneres’ last book. The comedian/author/talk show host/music judge/spokesperson/voice of Dory has been everywhere the last couple of years. In Seriously…I’m Kidding, she talks about becoming a Cover Girl model, joining American Idol as a judge, and getting married. There are tons of laugh out loud moments in this book that will have...

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Plaster and Poison: A Do-It-Yourself Mystery by Jennie Bentley

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:45:00 +0000

Avery and Derek have finished remodeling the house on Becklea Drive and now are waiting for it to sell. Until that time when they can buy another fixer upper they have been hired by the owner of the local Bed and Breakfast, Kate, to remodel the carriage house. Kate and Wayne plan to live there after they are married rather than living in the B & B. With a two month...

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Three on a String Comes to the Library, November 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:32:00 +0000

Three on a String Comes to the Library, November 2011, a set on Flickr. What a fabulous show! Three on a String is the full package: talent + comedy = entertainment.

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The Outsider by Ann H. Gabhart

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:42:00 +0000

When Gabrielle was young she and her mother had entered a Shaker community to live and grow in peace and harmony. Through a gift of the Spirit, Gabrielle had a vision of a fire in the barn and because of this she was able to direct someone to the spot where one of the brothers was trapped. The doctor who rescued Nathan treated the burns and stayed with this Shaker brother giving...

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Half Broke Horses

noreply@blogger.com (Judith Wright) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:13:00 +0000

This past month the Oxmoor Page Turners, the Homewood Public Library's very own book group, read Jeannette Walls's Half Broke Horses. Walls gained fame for her 2006 memoirs, The Glass Castle. In the Glass Castle, Walls tells the story of her troubled childhood with her parents, Rex and Rosemary Walls. In Half Broke Horses, which was released in 2009, Walls writes a fictional portrayal of her...

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Here's to Friends by Melody Carlson, The Four Lindas book 4

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:52:00 +0000

Abby, Caroline, Janie and Marley have reconnected in Clifden, Oregon, after years of living in other parts of the country. As each experience challenges such as a strained marriage, the remodel of the family house, a long distance romance and abandonment of a child, the four Lindas are support for each other. Abby has opened the doors of her bed and breakfast but business is slow...

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Veterans Day

noreply@blogger.com (mollieh) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:41:00 +0000

On Veterans Day we take a moment to honor those who have served our country in its defense both domestically and overseas. The children's staff here at HPL wants to pass along some of the following titles, which highlight children's roles in protecting our country, to you as you celebrate the freedom we all enjoy. Just as a reminder the library will be closed Veterans Day, November 11,...

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When Energy Efficiency Upgrades and Ghost Stories Meet

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:09:00 +0000

"New heating and cooling equipment has saved the Homewood Public Library thousands of dollars a year. It hasn't done anything about the ghosts, though." Read the full article on the Energy.gov website.

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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Kinnaird) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:11:00 +0000

In the bucolic village of Bishop’s Lacey, England in the l950’s, there is a mad woman in the woods, a beloved puppeteer, a German obsessed with the Bronte sisters, a spinster aunt, malicious older sisters, a Philatelist father, and the mysterious deaths, of a child and a popular puppeteer. Quick-witted, Flavia de Luce, a precocious heroine, is articulate, glib, and a self-educated...

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HPL & HMS Ice Cream Party!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:17:00 +0000

HPL & HMS Ice Cream Party!, a set on Flickr.

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HOMEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY presents MYSTERY DINNER THEATRE 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:53:00 +0000

Here are a few pix from the performance. We enjoyed excellent food and entertainment!

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Murder, She Wrote: The Fine Art of Murder by Donald Bain and Jessica Fletcher

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:29:00 +0000

Friends had encouraged Jessica to take a vacation to relax. So she went to Rome, Italy, for her enjoyment, not as a research trip for another book. But while there she 'experienced' the world of art theft. Having a gun pointed directly at her and being pushed hard enough to send her to the hospital as well as witnessing a murder certainly kept her from relaxing. When...

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Dakota Dawn by Lauraine Snelling, Book one, The Dakota Plains series

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:24:00 +0000

Nora Johanson traveled from Norway to North Dakota to marry the man she loved. There were difficulties going by ship and train with many delays. Upon arrival at her destination she had only four cents remaining and no one met her train. As it was late at night, cold and she did not have money for a hotel room, the depot master took her to the pastor's house. There she...

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