Book, Bake and Craft Sale

T.G.I.F. Thank Goodness it's Food!

This Month's Specials:

~Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces, by Gayla Trail

~Two for the Road: Our Love Affair with American Food, by Jane Stern

~Emeril’s Potluck Dinners, by Emeril Lagasse

~The Big Book of Soups and Stews, by Maryana Vollstedt

~The Ethnic Food Lover’s Companion, by Eve Zibart

~New Recipies from Quilt Country, by Marcia Adams

~ABC of French Food, by Len Deighton

~Beat This! Cookbook, by Ann Hodgman

~The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted, by Elizabeth Berg

~The ABC’s of Fruits and Vegetables and Beyond, by Steve Charney

~Food and Recipes of the Pilgrims, by George Erdosh

~Carrot Cake Murder, by Joanna Fluke

~Chocolate for a Woman’s Soul, by Kay Allenbaugh

~Comfort Me with Apples, by Ruth Reichl

Display by Stefanie Hartson

September Trivia Question

In Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach, what is James' full name?

August Trivia Question

In the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O'Malley, what was the name of Scott's band?

Water Your Mind

The 2010 Summer Reading Program, "Water Your Mind," will be starting July 19 and run for 6 weeks until the end of August. Registration for the program will begin Tuesday, July 6 and will continue through the duration of the program. Participants, ages 14 to adult, may sign up at the Patron Services desk for this primarily self-directed program or call the library at 386-3712. Patrons who register will read as many “novel-length” fiction and/or nonfiction books as they can, turn in slips for each book read and be eligible to win weekly prizes generously donated by local businesses. Readers may choose from a list of selected titles featuring the word “water” in the titles. Other titles may be read also.

There will also be themed events including an Open House on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 from 6:30 pm -7:30 pm. Please join friends and neighbors for refreshments and pick up a Program Welcome packet. Readers are encouraged to come, but are not obligated. If unable to attend, they may request their packets at the Patron Services desk upon registration. A Garden Tour is also planned and will feature the basics of water gardening hosted by Anneke Larrence. A spa event where participants may soak away their summer stresses with a eucalyptus footbath and warming paraffin hand dip is also scheduled.

June Display

June Trivia Question

What is the lion's name in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?

Garden Raffle

The Friends of Canton Free Library have donated a wheelbarrow filled with gardening supplies and treats for the gardener. The drawing will take place on June 7th. Raffle tickets are $1 per ticket or $5 for six tickets. Proceeds help support the Canton Free Library. The wheelbarrow contains:

• a gift certificate from Coakley's Hardware
• an Amish crafted birdhouse
• three ceramic flower pots
• assorted gardening tools
• a cloth garden tool organizer
• kneeling pads
• water wands
• a variety of seeds and bulbs
• two bottles of wine: Gnarly Head Pinot Gringo and Bully Hill Sweet Wine
• two festive wine glasses
• cocktail napkins
• candles
• note cards
• a box of St. Lawrence Chocolates
• several bags of accent stones

May Display

Titles:

Ultimate Iron Man II
Pride of Baghdad
Mad About Superheroes
Fables series
Wonder Woman series
The Ultimate X-men series
Fantastic 4
The Sandman: Dream House

Classics as Graphic Novels:

War of the Worlds
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Fahrenheit 451
Treasure Island

...and many more!

Also, enter our raffle:

American Girl Raffle

The Friends of the CFL are raffling off Rebecca, an American Girl doll. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. The drawing will take place May 1, 2010. Rebecca belongs to a Russian-Jewish family living in New York City in 1914. Stop in the library to read more about her adventures!

Friends Annual Spring Book Sale

In observance of National Library Week, the Friends of the CFL are holding their annual spring book sale April 15th-April 17th. We have a wide variety of books for all ages!

Those who wish to donate materials for the sale must bring them to the Patron Services desks on the main floor or the children's room. (We will only accept books that are in excellent condition. We do not accept textbooks, old travel guides, encyclopedias, outdated nonfiction books, Reader's Digest condensed book, damaged or dirt-covered books.)

April Trivia Question

Happy Birthday (April 28th) Harper Lee!

Trivia question: In To Kill a Mockingbird, what is Boo Radley's real first name?

Spend Your Time Constructively! Read!

~Display by Annette

March Display

Garrison Allen
Stable Cat
Dinosaur Cat
Baseball Cat

Marian Babson
The Cat Next Door
To Catch a Cat

Lillian Jackson Braun
The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers
The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell
The Cat Who Went Bananas
The Cat Who Said Cheese
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief

Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
Puss 'n Cahoots
Cat's Eyewitness
Sour Puss
The Purrfect Murder
The Tail of the Tip-Off

Carole Nelson Douglas
Cat in an Orange Twist
Cat in a Sapphire Slipper
Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit

Dorothy Gilman
Mrs. Polifax and the Lion Killer
Mrs. Polifax, Innocent Tourist
Mrs. Polifax, Unveiled

Evan Marshall
Crushing Crystal
Icing Ivy
Missing Marlene
Stabbing Stephanie
Toasting Tina

Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Cat Deck the Halls
Cat Playing Cupid

...and many more!

~Display by Annette

March Trivia Question

According to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, who is the creator of the very worst poetry in the universe?

Monthly Trivia Questions

Beginning this week, the library staff will post a trivia question about an author or a book. Patrons may respond via comments or bring answers in person to the Patron Services desk. All correct responses will be gathered, and one winner will be drawn at the end of each month. That person may choose to have fines forgiven up to $5 or may choose up to five DVDs from our collection at no charge.

Pennies for Peace

Canton Free Library has joined hands with libraries across New York State in an effort to empower communities through education in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan by embarking on a Pennies for Peace campaign.
How can a penny bring peace? It doesn’t buy much in our world. But in the villages of Pakistan and Afghanistan, it can buy a pencil, start an education, help put a book in a child’s hands and transform a life. That pencil can empower uneducated, illiterate children to read, write, and learn. The Pennies for Peace program goal is to encourage our children, who are our future leaders, to learn the value of philanthropy by collecting pennies for global peace.
Large plastic jars, decorated by library teen groups, will be in place at the Patron Services desks in CFL’s Main Reading Room, in the YA Zone, and in the Ann L. Richardson Children’s Room throughout the month of March. Pennies for Peace collection jars will also be in place at the Morley Library and the Rensselaer Falls Library. We invite local businesses to join us in our efforts to bring books and the chance to learn to read to children in over 400 mountain villages in remote northern Pakistan and Afghanistan. The hope is to help build a bridge of peace, one penny at a time, offering alternatives to the cycle of terrorism and war.
The pennies that Canton Free Library collects can make a real difference.
1 penny = a pencil
2 to 3 pennies = an eraser
15 pennies = one notebook
$20 = one child’s school supplies for one year, including books

About Pennies for Peace
The Pennies for Peace campaign is a program of Central Asia Institute (CAI), founded by Greg Mortenson, author of New York Times bestsellers, Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools. CAI is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that promotes and provides community-based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of Central Asia. Founded in 1996, CAI has built, to date, nearly 100 schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan, which serve more than 28,000 students, 14,000 of whom are girls. Greg’s story and more information about CAI can be found on the web at www.ikat.org.

Empire State Book Festival

New York State Writers Hall of Fame & Empire State Book Festival Gala

The New York Library Association presents the first ever Empire State Book Festival, funded in part by a legislative grant from Senator Neil Breslin.

Writers Hall of Fame Gala
Friday April 9th
Crowne Plaza, Albany NY

Twelve honorees with be inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame. The twelve writers are: James Baldwin, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Caro, Frederick Douglass, Mary Gordon, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Isaac B. Singer, Edith Wharton, E.B. White and Walt Whitman.

Robert Caro and Mary Gordon are scheduled to attend this event. Tickets are $75 per person and will include a cocktail reception and dinner.

Empire State Book Festival
Saturday, April 10th
Empire State Plaza, Albany NY

The festival is free and open to everyone! The day will be filled with author talks, writing workshops, tutorials, exhibits and vendors and storytelling. Author Gregory Maguire is a featured speaker.

For more information visit www.empirestatebookfestival.org

February Display

Books:

March by Geraldine Brooks
Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende
Eva Moves the Furniture by Margot Livesey
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Losing Julia by Jonathan Hull
Duane's Depressed by Larry McMurty
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
Mary Reilly by Valerie Martin
Olivia by V.C. Andrews
Sula by Toni Morrison
Billy Bathgate by E.L. Doctorow
Mr. Paradise by Elmore Leonard

...and many more!

~Display by Annette

January Display

Titles:

• The Art of Calligraphy
• Stained Glass
• Waterfowl Carving with J.D. Sprankle
• Beads as Jewelry
• Mona's Cakes
• Stenciling for the First Time
• Quilter's Complete Guide
• Pastel School
• Making Decorative Boxes
• Origami: Paperfolding for Fun
• The Home Decorator's Stamping Book
• Making Decoys the Century Old Way
• Candlemaking for the First Time
• Crocheting School
• Scrapbook Your Wedding
• Building Adirondack Furniture

...and many more!

~Display by Annette