Books, Movies & Music

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Recent Books, Movies & Music Blog Posts

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The Return of the Murder Squad in The Black Country

Deep in the British Midlands, the mining town of Blackhampton has a possible tragedy on its hands- a husband, wife, and their youngest child have disappeared though their three other children are still safe at home. There are miles of tunnels underground and woods nearby for someone to disappear into either alive or dead…

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Have a Rockin’ Road Trip with Library Music

The library offers you three free music downloads a week from our Freegal Music Service, and we have thousands of CDs to browse. Stock up on some good tunes so when you hit the road this summer you have plenty of music to entertain you.

Classics Made Modern Read and Discuss free ebook versions of classic literature

Read and Discuss David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any Account) by Charles Dickens (1850) uses some incidents from Dicken’s early life. Discuss at the library on Monday, June 10, 2013, 1:30–3:00 pm in the Marvin Auditorium 101C.

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Fiction & Nonfiction NYT Bestsellers

Find this week’s bestsellers at your library. There are two ways to get your hands on a bestseller title. One way is to place a request and the other way is to come in and check the new title shelves!

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Identity Unknown in Ghostman

In Atlantic City a casino robbery that was planned to the very last detail went terribly wrong leaving one of the robbers dead and the other one shot and in hiding with over a million in cash. A massive manhunt is underway for the injured robber and Marcus, the mastermind behind the robbery, doesn’t know if the surviving robber is hurt, dead or worse- planning on taking the money and run. Marcus needs someone to clean up the mess and retrieve the money, so he calls in on a debt …

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All Booked Up: The Language of Flowers

This time on All Booked Up, Kathy and Diana recommend a book you just have to read. Author Vanessa Diffenbaugh tells an interesting tale involving a woman who’s been in foster care who becomes an expert florist. She harbors a secret, and someone comes along to help pry her secret out. Will she let the truth out?

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Star Trek Day @ Your Library!

Saturday May, 18th is Star Trek Day @ your library!  We’ll celebrate all things Trek with crafts, trivia, spoofs, the 2009 movie Star Trek and other activities: Vote for your favorite captain Test your knowledge of Star Trek quotes, Compose and read original Star Trek Haiku. The interstellar fun starts at 10:00 am. Star Trek: [...]

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Lost in the Stacks: There’s Something Wrong with Aunt Diane

On the morning of July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler packed up her two kids and three nieces in her red minivan and left Hunter Lake Campground to return home. What should have been a short trip ended tragically hours later on the Taconic Parkway.

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Fiction & Nonfiction NYT Bestsellers

Find this week’s bestsellers at your library. There are two ways to get your hands on a bestseller title. One way is to place a request and the other way is to come in and check the new title shelves!

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Deanna Durbin, 1921-2013

Hollywood has lost another film legend. Revisit the life and films of singing sensation Deanna Durbin.