New Additions to the Collection

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Adult Fiction


Alex Cross, Run by James Patterson (Large Print Edition)
Best Kept Secret by Jeffrey Archer (Large Print Edition)
Close to the Bone by Stuart MacBride
Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas (Large Print Edition)
Damascus Countdown by Joel C. Rosenberg
The Famous and the Dead by T. Jefferson Parker (Large Print Edition)
The First Mountain Man : Preacher's Massacre by William W. Johnstone with
    J.A. Johnstone (Large Print Edition)
The Guardian by Beverly Lewis (Large Print Edition)
Hit Me : a Keller novel by Lawrence Block (Large Print Edition)
The Heretic's Daughter  by Kathleen Ken
Miss Julia Stirs Up Trouble by Ann B. Ross (Large Print Edition)
The Night Ranger by Alex Berenson (Large Print Edition)
Six Years by Harlan Coben (Large Print Edition)
Robert B. Parker's Wonderland by Ace Atlins (Large Print Edition)*
Starting Now by Debbie Macomber (Large Print Edition)
Unintended Consequences by Stuart Woods (Large Print Edition)*
Yesterday Once More by Debbie Macomber (Large Print Edition)
 Zero Hour by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown*

Adult Non Fiction

My Beloved Brontosaurus : On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs by Brian Switek

Young Adult Fiction

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Firecracker by David Iserson
The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr
Reboot by Amy Tintera

Tween Fiction

Bad Unicorn by Platte F. Clark

Juvenile Non Fiction

Ancient Greece by Anne Pearson
Ancient Rome by Simon James
Car by Richard Sutton
Explorer by Rupert Matthews
Flag by William Crampton
Flying Machine by Andrew Nahum
Insect by Laurence Mound
Invention by Lionel Bender
Mammal by Steve Parker 
Money by Joe Cribb
Plant by David Burnie 
Rocks & Minerals by R.F. Symes and the staff of the Natural
    History Museum
Weather by Brian Cosgrove

*Please call to place hold on select titles. Select titles haven't appeared in the online catalog yet.

@ Your Library (Feb. 4-9th)

CHILDREN’S CLASSES @ CFL
Toddler Storytime classes for children 18 to 35 months old are 30 minutes long and are held on Monday mornings, beginning at 10:30.  The next series of 4-week classes begins on March 4.  Call 386-3712, ext. 4 to register area little ones for upcoming sessions.  Openings are available, but space is limited.
Preschool Storytime class on Wednesday, February 6, is all about trains.  We'll share stories, movement activities and songs about traveling the rails, and at the craft tables, the children will make a "name train" craft!  Children ages 3-5 and a caregiver are invited to join us beginning at 10:30 am.  No registration is required for this drop-in class.
TEEN STUFF
YA Wednesdays
The teen group decides each Wednesday afternoon what activities are on for that day.  The fun begins at 3 pm and ends at 5 pm.  Open to all area teens.  Call Krista or email her atkbriggs@ncls.org.
LOVE YOUR LIBRARY DAY
On Thursday, February 14, the Board of Trustees will host its second annual Love Your Library Day from noon to 4 pm.  It is a time for the Board to thank the community for its support of the library in so many ways.  Punch and cookies will be served, and members of the Board will be on hand to welcome library patrons and supporters.  Please plan to stop in during the open house hours.
WILSON BICKFORD @ CFL
Older teens and adults are invited to come to the library on February 25, 2013 at 5 pm to take an oil painting class under the instruction of local artist Wilson Bickford.  A suggested donation of $40 per person will cover all supplies.  Please call or stop in to register; it's required!
THURSDAY THEATER IN FEBRUARY
On Thursday, February 28, CFL will show a movie aimed at an audience of adults in the morning and families in the afternoon.  The two showings are at 10 am and 3 pm.  Stay tuned for more details.  Although there is no admission charge, movie goers may choose to bring in a nonperishable food item or an article of winter clothing.  The library will donate the items received to local charities.  This new program will take place on the last Thursday of the month through the winter.
CONNIE’S COMMENT
“Requiem” by Frances Itani, the new novel by the author of the award-winning“Deafening,” deals with the lives of a Japanese Canadian family during and following WWII.  I was unaware that Canada, like the US, sent their Japanese Canadian citizens on the West Coast inland to internment camps where they lived in extreme hardship in the mountainous interior.  Bin, a child at the time, now fifty years older and a successful artist, travels across Canada to search for his biological father and come to terms with the past.  As in all her books, Miss Itani tells his story with passion and insight.  (Available at CFL)
TumbleBooks Go to www.cantonfreelibrary.org and click on the bouncing blue book.  Good news! There were 537 TumbleBooks uses in January! Sponsored by the Friends of CFL.

Adopt-a-Book Wish ListWith no increase in our materials budget for 2013, the library staff is hopeful that our community will continue to assist us in providing the newest titles and favorite authors for all to enjoy.  The latest list of new titles is on display at the Patron Services Desk.  Or take a look at the list of “forthcoming” books at the end of our website’s second page.  Thank you to patrons who have helped keep our new book collection current this past year.  You’ve made a significant difference!  All gifts are tax deductible and may be given anonymously.
McCarthy’s Restaurant Cookbooks
The McCarthy’s Restaurant cookbooks are available at the library at a cost of $14.00 each.  To reserve copies or for more information, please call Sara Ricalton at 386-3275.

Banned Books Week: Read Challenged Books at Your Local Library

September 30−October 6, 2012 is Banned Books Week

Titles:

The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

All I Want is Everything: A Gossip Girl Novel

And Tango Makes Three

The Bluest Eye

Bridge to Terabithia

The Catcher in the Rye

The Chocolate War

Daddy's Roomate

Fallen Angels

The Giver

Go Ask Alice

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

In the Night Kitchen

It's Perfectly Normal

....and many more!

~Display by Beverly Ewart

E-Reader & OverDrive Assistance

Do you need help learning how to use your e-reader? Want to learn how to use the OverDrive service? Bring your device and your questions to the library and receive free one-on-one assistance from two tech savvy guys!

Other topics relating to technology are welcome. But we can’t repair broken items!

Location: Canton Free Library

Date: Monday, April 16, 2011

Drop in at your convenience.

Time: 1 pm – 7 pm

No registration required.

For information, ask at the Patron Services desk

or call the library at 386-3712.

Friends' Annual Spring Book Sale

Common threads: Adirondack Quilts Tell Their Stories

Canton Free Library hosts

Hallie Bond

Adirondack Museum Curator

Common threads:

Adirondack Quilts Tell Their Stories

Wednesday

April 18, 2012

6:30 pm

In the library’s Paige Room

Area quilters are invited to bring Adirondack-themed and North Country quilts to the library prior to the program. Quilts may be dropped off at the library

beginning on April 16 and will be put on display the afternoon of the program. Ms. Bond will meet with area quilters who drop by from 3 pm on the 18th until the start of the lecture and will refer to the local creations during her talk. Free and open to the public. Call 386-3712 for more information.

This event is made possible through Speakers in the Humanities, a program of the New York Council for the Humanities. Speakers in the Humanities lectures are made possible with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the New York State Legislature, and through funds from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.

Novel Destinations

SUMMER READING EVENTS FOR ADULTS
Novel Destinations is this summer’s theme for those 18 to 100+! On July 20 at 6 pm, explore our own backyard with Pat McKeown of the St. Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. Enjoy locally roasted coffee from St. Lawrence Valley Roasters as you learn about our county’s top vacation destinations. Have you picked up a summer brochure and a travel packet at the Patron Services desk? Earn a ticket for every five countries “visited” between June 1 and July 29 and be entered in a drawing to win a summer gift basket. You’re reading anyway; why not sign up for this well-organized program for all adults? Call Stefanie or Krista with any questions @ (315) 386-3712.

Books:

Peter Jenkins, The Road Unseen – 248.4 JEN

A Walk Across America – 917.3 Jenk

Jonathan Raban, Surveillance – F RAB

Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar – 915.04

Sailing Through China – 915.1 Ther

Dark Star Safari – 916.04

Tony Horwitz, Blue Latitudes – 910.92 Hor

Bill Bryson, A Walk in the Woods – 917.404 Bry

African Diary – 916.762 Bry

In a Sunburned Country – 919.404 Bry

I’m a Stranger Here Myself – 973.92

The Lost Continent – 917.304 Bry

Gary Paulsen, Pilgrimage on a Steel Ride, B PAULSEN

Chris Stewart, Driving Over Lemons – 946 Ste

William Heat Moon, Blue Highways – LP 917.3 Lea

John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley – TB 765 (cassette)

Michael Crichton, Travels – B CRICHTON

Peter Mayle, A Year in Provence – TB 316 (cassette)

Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat Pray Love – B GILBERT

Peter Hessler, River Town

J. Maarten Troost, Lost on Planet China

Tahir Shah, The Caliph’s House

Jane Christmas, Incontinent on the Continent

Alice Steinbeck, Without Reservations

Emma Tennant, A House in Corfu (Greece)

Paul Collins, Sixpence House

Julia Child, My Life in France

Sy Montgomery, Journey of the Pink Dolphins

Search for the Golden Moon

O’Hanlon, Congo Journey

Into the Heart of Borneo

Colin Thubron, In Siberia

Tim Cahill, Jaguars Ripped My Flesh

Mark Obmascik, The Big Year

Jennifer Niven, Ada Blackjack

Mesannie Wilkins, Last of the Saddle Tramps

Daphne Phelps, A House in Sicily

Mark Jenkins, To Timbukto

Jason Elliot, An Unexpected Light

Rosemary Mahoney, Down the Nile

Joe McGinniss, Going to Extremes

Robyn Davidson, Tracks

Ann Vanderhoff, Embarrassment of Mangoes

...and many more!