Uncommonly Good Books Read by Two Common Guys – When Pride Still Mattered
Join Dave and Nate as they discuss the book “When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi”, which shares the life and times of the iconic football coach.
Books, Movies & Music
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Recent Books, Movies & Music Blog Posts
New Additions in Large Print Editions
They’re here! Check out all the hot new titles that are available in Large Print. There’s a little something for everyone with non-fiction, detective, romance, and inspirational works. You can get on the reserve list today, just click on the title to go straight to the catalog listing or call 580-4545 to place your order. [...]
Check Out our New DVDs – Comedy, Drama, Adventure, Western, TV and more!
These new movies were released on DVD in 2011 and 2012. Browse for these films on the shelves of the library or bookmobile
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Read the Book, See the Movie
February and March will bring quite a variety of movies for the book lover to choose from. A lot of child friendly fare will be released in the next couple of months, but of course the one most teens are anxiously awaiting is The Hunger Games on March 23rd. Read on to see what else put on your [...]
Uncommonly Good Books Read By Two Common Guys – Our Boys
Eight state championships, a 79 game winning streak, an .825 winning percentage, and over 300 career wins. Amazingly, these aren’t the most important things Coach Roger Barta has brought to the football program at Smith Center High School. Join Dave and Nate as they look at Joe Drape’s book, “Our Boys”.
The Award Winning Mysteries of Reed Farrel Coleman
Secrets can fester and grow, and Moe Prager’s secret hovers over him like death waiting to drop. He and his brother own wine shops, but in Moe’s heart he is still a cop. Though he had to leave the force, he occasionally works as a private investigator. It’s through his work as a PI that he met his wife; it’s also how he got his secret.
“Our Boys,” the 2012 Kansas Reads Choice
Eight state championships, a 79-game winning streak, an .825 winning percentage, and over 300 career wins. Amazingly, these aren’t the most important things Coach Roger Barta has brought to the football program at Smith Center High School in Smith Center, Kan. His philosophy – of always putting forth your best effort, striving to improve every [...]
New Additions in Large Print Editions
They’re here! Check out all the hot new titles that are available in Large Print. There’s a little something for everyone with non-fiction, detective, romance, and inspirational works. You can get on the reserve list today, just click on the title to go straight to the catalog listing or call 580-4545 to place your order. [...]
The Time Bending Thursday Next Series
The evil villain, Acheron Hades, has stolen the manuscript of Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens. The authorities want to capture him before Hades kills one of the characters and makes the character disappear from the story. So Special Operations contacts one of the few people who have seen Hades, Thursday Next, the gun toting Special Ops from the Literary Division.
Danger in the Shadows
In Danger in the Shadows, award-winning author Dee Henderson crafts a beautiful tale of how faith can overcome even the most difficult obstacle.
BOOK REVIEW: Drawing Us In—How We Experience Visual Art
Recently I’ve been on the hunt for something that confirms my belief that art is important. But I didn’t want anything too long, heavy or academic. And it had to fit in the book holder on my treadmill at the gym.
