New Materials

Fiction

Burke, James Lee Light of the World

Cameron, Christian Alexander : God of War

Chercover, Sean The Trinity Game

Cleave, Chris Gold*

Coughlin, Jack Gunnery Sgt. USMC An Act of Treason : a Sniper Novel

Daheim, Mary Gone With the Win
Ebserhoff, David The 19th Wife
Fairstein, Linda Death Angel
Gregory, Philippa The White Princess
Trigiani, Adriana Encore Valentine
  

Large Print
Smith, Alexander McCall Trains and Lovers

Patterson, James and Mark Sullivan Private Berlin
Woods, Stuart Unnatural Acts

Mystery
Box, C.J. The Highway

Evanovich, Janet and Lee Goldberg The Heist

Scifi/Fantasy

Donaldson, Stephen R. Lord Foul's Bane
Newman, Kin Anno-Dracula

Westerns
Johnstone, William W. with J.A. Johnstone Butch Cassidy: the Lost Years
Zimmer, Michael The Long Hitch: A Western Story

Non Fiction

Fabend, Firth Haring  New Netherland in a Nutshell*

Rule, Leslie  Ghosts Among Us : True Stories of Spirit Encounters

Siegel, Donald D. and Michael H. Urdang, and Douglas R. Johnson Back Sense

Biography

Rushdie, Salman Joseph Anton : A Memoir 

Young Adult Fiction
Haddix, Margaret Peterson Among the Impostors 
Haddix, Margaret Peterson Among the Brave
Haddix, Margaret Peterson Torn
Snadowsky, Daria Anatomy of a Single Girl 

Juvenile Fiction
James, Brian The Curse of Snake Island
MacLachlan, Patricia Kindred Souls
Molloy, Micheal The Wild West Witches

J Graphic Novel
Kibuishi, Kazu The Stonekeeper

J ICR
Arnold, Tedd There's a Fly Guy in My Soup
Griffiths, Andy The Big Fat Cow that Goes Kapow

Hoban, Lillian Arthur's Halloween Costume 

Juvenile Nonfiction
Osborne, Mary Pope and Natalie Pope Boyce Horse Heroes

Easy Books

Barton, Byron Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs

Fogliano, Julie If You Want to See a Whale

Metzler, Lynn The Construction Crew

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro Bully

Snicket, Lemony The Dark 

Ungerer, Tomi Fog Island

  

New Materials

Fiction
Brockmole, Jessica Letters from Skye
Delinsky, Barbara Sweet Salt Air
Evanovich, Stephanie Big Girl Panties
Johansen, Iris Hunting Eve
Kava, Alex Stranded
Kepler, Lars The Fire Witness
Laurens, Stephanie The Taming of Ryder Cavanaugh
Vachss, Andrew Aftershock

Graphic Novels
Tomasi, Peter Green Lantern Corps : Alpha War
Whedon, Joss and Brett Mattews Serenity Vol. 2 : Better Days 

Large Print
Evanovich, Janet and Dorien Kelly The Husband List
Hiaasen, Carl Bad Monkey

Mystery
Francis, Dick Win, Place, or Show
Pronzini, Bill Nemesis* 

Scifi/Fantasy
Brooks, Terry Witch Wraith*

Western
Johnstone, William W. with J.A. Johnstone Dead Shot
Johnstone, William W. with J.A. Johnstone The Butcher of Bear Creek

Nonfiction
Bailey, Peter J. The Reluctant Film Art of Woody Allen
Gray, Peter  Free to Learn* 
Kraybill, Donald B. and Karen Karen M. Johnson-Weiner and Steven M. Nolt The Amish

DVDs
How I Met Your Mother: Season 1

Young Adult Fiction
Flanagan, John The Burning Bridge
Haddix, Margaret Peterson Among the Barons

Haddix, Margaret Peterson Among the Free 

Juvenile Fiction
Calhoun, Dia Eva of the Farm
DiTerlizzi, Tony and Holly Black The Wyrm King 
Hunter, Erin A Hidden Enemy
Pierce, Lincoln Big Nate : Genius Mode

Easy Books
Bird, Betsy Giant Dance Party
Cole, Henry Jack's Garden
Duddle, Jonny The Pirate Cruncher

*Not in online catalog yet. Please call or stop in to place hold.

Additions to the Collection

Fiction
Beukes, Lauren The Shining Girls
Bohjalian, Chris The Light in the Ruins
Carr, Robyn The Newcomer
Deveraux, Jude True Love
Dunn, Matthew Slingshot : a Spycatcher Novel
Gardiner, Meg The Shadow Tracer
Greer, Andrew Sean The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells 
Hamilton, Steve Let it Burn: An Alex Mcnight Novel
Homes, A.M. May We Be Forgiven
Mankell, Henning A Treacherous Paradise
O'Farrell, Maggie Instructions for a Heatwave
Schine, Cathleen Fin & Lady
Slaughter, Karin Unseen

Sci/Fi 
Campbell, Jack The Lost Fleet : Beyond the Frontier : Guardian

Talking Books (CDs)
Bradford, Barbara Taylor Secrets from the Past
Coben, Harlen Six Years
Crais, Robert Suspect 
Cussler, Clive and Justin Scott The Striker
Kellerman, Jonathan Guilt
Macomber, Debbie Starting Now
Margolin, Philip Sleight of Hand
Mills, Kyle Robert Ludlum's the Utopia Experiment
Patterson, James Alex Cross, Run 
Robb, J.D. Calculated in Death
Scottoline, Lisa Don't Go
Stabenow, Dana Bad Blood

Woods, Stuart Collateral Damage

Young Adult

Dessen, Sarah The Moon and More

London, Alex Proxy

Smith, Andrew Winger

Juvenile Fiction
Friend, Catherine Barn Boots

Easy Books
Cordell, Matthew Hello! Hello!
LaReau, Kara Rabbit & Squirrel : A Tale of War & Peas
Prince, April Jones Dig In!
Schmid, Paul Perfectly Percy
Willis, Jeanne and Tony Ross I Want to be a Cowgirl

 

CFLoquence: News and Reviews From Your Library

Groundbreaking Reads

            They break through the earth, rotting and mindless but powerful in number. They swarm in your home, hungry for your flesh. ZOMBIES! Are you prepared?  Whether you’re looking for mere fiction or helpful handbooks, Canton Free Library has several books to help equip you for the zombie apocalypse.

            To begin your training, grab The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks. This illustrated and comprehensive guide covers zombie behavior, weapon training and adaption of your home in the event of prolonged sieges. Brooks offers many tips such as “get up the staircase, then destroy it” and “no place is safe, only safer.”

            Continue your education with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks. The author includes first-hand testimonials of survivors during the plague years.  Horror fills the pages of this zombie apocalypse tale. Read the story that was made into one of this summer’s most popular films!

            In Boneshaker by Cherie Priest, learn from gritty heroine Briar Wilkes when she travels into the zombie infested city of Seattle to rescue her 16-year-old son.  The first book in The Clockwork Century series, Boneshaker is an action-packed steampunk adventure filled with a quirky cast of characters.  If you like Cherie Priest’s style, continue the series with Clementine and Ganymede.

            Think you know everything there is to know about zombies? Meet “R,” a zombie who finds he is falling in love with a girl named Julie instead of craving her brains for his next meal. Find out if R has a chance at romance and a human life in Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion.

            Stop by the CFL for more groundbreaking titles and to sign up for our summer reading challenge. And remember: remove the head; destroy the brain.

Groundbreaking Spirits

            Join the St. Lawrence Association of Paranormal Science as they recount their experiences with local paranormal activity.  This event takes place on July 15th at 6:30pm. Ages 17+. For more information email kbriggs@ncls.org or call 386-3712.

Beneath Middle Earth

            Explore Tolkien’s world on Mondays at 1pm throughout July. This program is free and open to hobbits, dwarves, elves, humans and wizards of all ages; however, movies are rated PG-13 for epic battle sequences and some scary images. No orcs allowed!

Teen Event

            Go “Beneath the Surface” with the Anime Club to investigate the Tokyo underworld on Wednesdays at 3pm. We’ll watch a group of high school friends discover gang wars, supernatural swords, dullahans and shady medical experiments. Ages 13-19.

Children’s Events

            This month Miss Val and our little patrons “Dig into Reading” with stories, crafts and music. On July 11th at 2pm, the NYS Thompson Park Zoo brings little critters to the First Presbyterian Church for our “Diggers and Underground Dwellers” event. Learn all about visiting animals and their habitats.

            Hit the Taylor Park beach with Val on July 18th at 2pm. There will be stories, a water fight, hula hooping and more. For more information about the Summer Reading Program, email vwhite@ncls.org or call 386-3712 ext. 4.

Miss Val’s Pick:

"Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle by Chris Raschka perfectly captures the experience of learning to ride a bike: the ups and downs, the bumps and scraps, the frustration, the encouragement from other, and then finally, the exhilaration when everything clicks and the rider is off and pedaling like the wind! I remember my dad teaching me to ride my purple bike with its white banana seat on the long runways of the abandoned airport near my house, perhaps one of the most vivid and joyful memories of my childhood! This book celebrates this most wonderful childhood milestone."

            In other news, we have a brand new shelving unit! Our new books have relocated to the main reading room near the front desk. Now you can browse our newest titles in one place. Stop by the front desk and we’ll happily guide you to the new location.

            For our summer hours and a list of our additions to the collection, visit cantonfreelibrary.org and “like” us on Facebook. Happy reading!

Additions to the collection

Fiction
Coulter, Catherine Bombshell
Disclafani, Anton The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls
Gardiner, Meg The Shadow Tracer
Hoag, Tami The 9th Girl
Rhodes, David Jewelweed
Rice, Luanne The Lemon Orchard 
Robertson, Imogen Circle of Shadows

Graphic Novel
Martin, George R.R. A Game of Thrones v.2

Large Print
Crais, Robert Taken 
Garwood, Julie Sweet Talk 
Macomber, Debbie One Perfect Word : One Word Can Make All the Difference 
Parker, Robert B. Mortal Stakes

SciFi/Fantasy 
Cox, Greg Man of Steel : the Official Movie Novelization
Hamilton, Larell K.Affliction 

Talking Books (CDs)
Brown, Dan Inferno
Howard, Linda Shadow Woman
Hunter, Stephen The Third Bullet

Nonfiction
Druckerman, Pamela French Children Don't Throw Food
Fry, Joan Backyard Horsekeeping: the Only Guide You'll Ever Need 
Koppel, Lily The Astronaut Wives Club

Biography
O'Donnell, Thomas C. Life in a North Woods Lumber Camp

Young Adult
Smith, Hilary T. Wild Awake

Easy Books

All aboard!

Arnold, Tedd Dirty Gert

Boyton, Sandra Tickle Time!

Duddle, Jonny The Pirates Next Door Starring the Jolley-Rogers

Gurney, John Steven Dinosaur Train

Johnson, Crockett Harold and the Purple Crayon 

King, Dedie I See the Sun in Afghanistan 

Mack, Todd Princess Penelope 

Marquez, Francisca Dig Those Dinosaurs

Juvenile Fiction

Carter, Dorothy Sharp His Majesty, Queen Hatshepsut

Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie True Colors 

McMann, Lisa The Trap Door

CFLoquence: News and Reviews from Your Library

Groundbreaking Reads

            Happy Fourth of July! In 1776, revolutionaries broke new ground when they penned our right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” into the Declaration of Independence. What better way to pursue happiness than to pick up a summer read at your local library? Go beyond dry textbook history and reimagine the experiences of colonial men and women with our historical fiction and nonfiction.

            Dig deeper into the past with The Winter People by Joseph Bruchac, set roughly a decade and a half before the American Revolution. In this novel, Saxso, a fourteen-year-old Abenaki native, must rescue his mother and sisters after they are kidnapped by British soldiers. Saxso’s narrative brings to life native culture during the colonial period.  

In The Rebellion of Jane Clarke by Sally Gunning, experience the Boston Massacre through the eyes of a young colonial woman. Jane finds herself in a tense political climate, struggling with her own beliefs and traditions. Historical figures Samuel Adams, Henry Knox and James Otis make appearances in this novelization of a turning point in American history.

            Pick up the Pulitzer Prize winner 1776 by David McCullough. Historian McCullough tells the story of the men who rode with George Washington. Dramatic and heavily researched, 1776 portrays the difficult choices Washington and his men made during the war. 1776 is available in print and audio formats. 

            For a completely different perspective, check out the novel Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. In Chains, thirteen-year- old Isabel is a slave during the revolutionary period. When she is encouraged to spy on her loyalist owners, she must decide what freedom means to her. Chains promises to be both captivating and educational.

            Ever wonder what the world would be like if the American Revolution had never happened? Richard Dreyfess and Harry Turtledove imagine such a world in their novel The Two Georges. King George III and George Washington sign a peace treaty resulting in a modern North America filled with dirigibles, steamer cars and a very different set of laws for its citizens. Use our interlibrary loan service to borrow this alternative history.

            While you are reading, earn tickets for our summer gift basket drawing. The gift basket is filled with local treats: a bottle of North Country red wine, maple candy, a McCarthy’s cookbook, a gift certificate to the Glow and much more! Just grab a reading log at the front circulation desk and use a shovel sticker to mark each book you complete. Reading logs must be turned in to the Patron Services desk by Friday, August 23^rd. The winner will be announced on Monday, August 26^th.

Summer Events

            Learn about herbs and their uses with Patreesha Endres during our Groundbreaking Herbs event on July   8th at 6pm.  Join the St. Lawrence Association of Paranormal Science for Groundbreaking Spirits on July 15^th at 6:30pm. Ages 17 & up. For more information, email kbriggs@ncls.org or call 386-3712 ext 3.

Teen Events

            Prepare for an epic adventure! Explore middle earth with movies on Mondays at 1pm throughout July. (Films are rated PG-13 for “battle sequences and frightening images”). Ages 13+

            On Wednesdays at 3pm, go “Beneath the Surface” with the Anime Club to investigate the Tokyo underworld. This summer's anime takes an exciting look at gang wars, supernatural swords, dullahans, shady medical experiments, and how they all tie together—all through the eyes of a group of high school friends. Ages 13-19.

Children’s Events

            Starting next week, Miss Val and her little paleontologists “Dig into Reading.” Age group sessions are filled with activities, stories and crafts. On July 11^th at 2pm, meet animals from the NYS Thompson Park Zoo during our “Diggers and Underground Dwellers” program, an event for the whole family.

            “Books at the Beach” is on July 18^th, starting at 2pm. Listen to summertime stories, cool off in a water fight, hula hoop and play games with your library friends at the Taylor Park Beach.

            Don’t forget to register for the Annual Pet Show by July 18^th.  The show will be held on July 25th at 2pm in the Village Park. Each pet receives a ribbon and each child gets a prize! For more information, email vwhite@ncls.org or call 386-3712 ext. 4.

Miss Val’s Pick: “I recently read the book Being Frank by Donna W. Earnhardt to some of the first and second grade classes who came to visit the library this spring. In this book, Frank is honest...to a fault. He speaks his mind, often upsetting those around him. His Grandpa Earnest, who also has a history of frankness, teaches him to temper his comments with ‘a little sugar, and less pepper!’ The elementary classes and I all agreed this book shared a pretty wise message!”

Please note that we are closed July 4^th and 5^th.  For a list of our new additions to the collection, please visit cantonfreelibrary.org and “like” us on Facebook.