New Additions

Fiction
Brunstetter, Wanda E. Betsy's Return
Carpenter, Lea Eleven days
Castillo, Linda Her Last Breath
Clark, Eugene Franklin The Secrets of Inchon

Cronon, Justin The Twelve

Delijani, Sahar Children of the Jacaranda Tree
Frank, Dorothea Benton The Last Original Wife 

Freemantle, Brian Red Star Falling

Gill, Bartholomew Death in Dublin

Goldman, William The Princess Bride

Hilderbrand Elin Beautiful Day

Jackson, Lisa Tell Me

King, Stephen Joyland

McCall Smith, Alexander Trains and Lovers

Palmer, Diana Protector

Patterson, James and Howard Roughan Second Honeymoon

Riches, Anthony Fortress of Spears

Rollins, James The Eye of God

Fantasy

Millar, Mark The Ultimates

Large Print

Cramer, Dale Paradise Valley

Crombie, Deborah The Sound of Broken Glass

Mystery

Evanovich, Janet and Lee Goldberg The Heist

Webster, Dennis Adirondack Mysteries and Other Mountain Tales, Volume 2

Nonfiction
The World Yearbook 
Levin, Jack E. George Washington : The Crossing
Schwalbe, Will The End of Your Life Book Club

Young Adult Fiction
Konigsberg, Bill Openly Straight

Tween Fiction
Goldblatt, Mark Twerp

Juvenile Fiction
Barden, Stephanie The Super Secret Mystery
Brennan, Herbie Fairy Nuff : a Tale of Bluebell Wood
Konigsburg, E.L. Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth
Mass, Wendy Pi in the Sky 
Osborne, Mary Pope  Stallion by Starlight

Juvenile Graphic Novel
Craddock, Erik Ninja Slice

Juvenile Nonfiction
Jones, Rebecca C. The Biggest (and Best) Flags That Ever Flew

Easy Books
Boynton, Sandra Snuggle Puppy : A Little Love Song
Dale, Penny Dinosaur Dig! 

Haughton, Chris. Oh No, George!

Parish, Herman Amelia Bedelia's First Library Card 

Reynolds, Aaron. Pirates vs. Cowboys

Ward, Jennifer There was an Old Pirate who Swallowed a Fish

 

New Additions 6-21-13

Adult Fiction
Burke, Alafair If You Were Here : a Novel of Suspense
Conroy, Robert Rising Sun

Dekker, Ted and Tosca Lee Sovereign : the Books of Mortals 

Estleman, Loren The Confessions of Al Capone

Harris, Robert Pompeii

Lindsey, Johanna One Heart to Win

Riches, Anthony The Leopard Sword : Empire :Volume Four

Sullivan, J. Courtney The Engagements

Thayer, Nancy Island Girls

Fantasy/SciFi

Card, Orson Scott and Aaron Johnson Earth Afire : the First Formic War : Volume Two of the Formic Wars

Gaiman, Neil The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Graham, Heather The Night is Watching

Scalzi, John The Human Division

Large Print

Green, Jane Another Piece of My Heart

Johnson, Craig A Serpent's Tooth

Sandford, John Stolen Prey

Mystery

Clark, Marcia Killer Ambition

Adult Nonfiction
Farrand, John Jr. The Audubon Society Master Guide to Birding

Mulley, Clare The Spy Who Loved: The Secrets and Lives of Christine Granville

Young Adult Fiction

Brown, Jennifer Thousand Words

Juvenile Fiction

Clapp, Patricia The Tamarack Tree : a Novel of the Siege of Vicksburg

Dewdney, Anna Llama Llama Zippity-zoom

Malone, Marianne The Pirate's Coin: A Sixty-eight Rooms Adventure

Park, Barbara Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School : (With Some Help from

    Grampa Frank Miller)

Selfors, Suzanne Smells Like Dog

Selfors, Suzanne The Sasquatch Escape

Juvenile Biography

Faber, Doris Calamity Jane : Her Life and Her Legend 

Rodari, Florian A Weekend with Matisse 

Easy Books

Black, Michael Ian The Purple Kangaroo

Hoberman, Mary Ann You Read to Me, I'll Read to You : Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together

    (in Which Wolves are Tamed, Trolls are Transformed, and Peas are

    Triumphant)

Lichtenheld, Tom What Mess?

Obiols, Anna Triceratops : the Strongest Dinosaur

Schindler, S.D. Spike & Ike Take a Hike 

Steele, Michael Anthony Fix that Truck!

Underwood, Deborah The Quiet Book

  

Juvenile ICR

O'Connor, Jane Fancy Nancy : Too Many Tutus

Willems, Mo A Big Guy Took My Ball!

Juvenile Nonfiction

Press, Judy Vroom! Vroom! : Making 'dozers,'copters, Trucks & More 

CFLoquence: News and Reviews from Your Library

Beach Reads

Happiness is lounging on the beach with a cool drink and a good book. Judging from the current weather, that kind of happiness won’t be coming soon enough. Luckily we have a large selection of books that will take you seaside even on the dreariest of days. Here are a few beach escapes to choose from:

If you’re craving romance and intrigue, let Nora Roberts take you to Whiskey Beach, her newest NY Times bestseller. In this novel, Boston lawyer Eli Landon flees from the scandal surrounding his estranged wife’s death to his grandmother’s house in Massachusetts.  There he falls for the eccentric and talented housekeeper Abra Walsh, who helps him reinvent himself. There’s mystery and pirate treasure in this latest novel by the popular Nora Roberts.

The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian continues to circulate heavily among our patrons, almost a year after its release. Bohjalian intertwines two stories: Elizabeth Endicott’s experience as a medical volunteer to Armenian refugees during World War I and her granddaughter Laura’s discovery of old family secrets in contemporary New York.  Bohjalian explores love and loss in the aftermath of the Armenian genocide, a horrific event that the author’s own grandparents survived. This novel is available in print format and as an ebook on overdrive.northcountrylibraries.org.

Have we pushed the Bloody Jack Adventures on you yet? All of the cool kids (well, most of us) read them. This YA historical fiction series by L.A. Meyer features Jacky Faber, a heroine so unlike the demure girls in her 18^th century world. Jackie is clever, reckless, flawed and utterly captivating. She begins her adventures as a London street urchin disguising herself as a boy aboard the HMS Dolphin and becomes a legendary pirate/privateer. Throughout this series, she meets many historical figures, including Napoleon, the artist Goya and the fabled female pirate Ching Shih.  Jackie’s tales are also available in audio book format.

If you’re interested in catching up on some classics, pick up one of our vintage sea adventures. We have the Horatio Hornblower novels by C.S. Forester, Jules Verne’s 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea, Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe and Robert Louise Stevenson’s Treasure Island.

For our young readers and listeners, we have Lady Bug Girl at the Beach by David Soman, illustrated by Jacky Davis. Join Lulu and her beagle/BFF Bingo on their first trip to the ocean. Lulu learns to overcome her fears and experiences nature’s magic. The illustrations are absolutely adorable.

Stop by the CFL for many more titles. We’re happy to help you customize your summer reading list!

Children’s Events

            Just a few more weeks before the Summer Reading Program begins! “Dig Into Reading” with Miss Valerie, our Youth Services Specialist. Registration ends June 24^th. For more details, please visit www.cantonfreelibrary.org/pdf/srp_calendar.pdf.

Teen Events

Get your nerd on with our tabletop game “Settlers of Catan” on YA Wednesdays from 3-5pm! In a few weeks, Young Adult Specialist Krista takes teens “Beneath the Surface” for the Summer Reading Program. Will you find dragons, zombies and hobbits?

Adult Summer Reading Program Event

            The adult SRP theme is “Groundbreaking Reads.” Dig into the program with “Groundbreaking Seeds” on Monday, June 17th at 6pm. Bittersweet Farm will teach participants about homegrown herbs and guide them through the creation of their very own herb box. Registration is required. This program is free; however, donations to help cover the costs of materials are appreciated. For more info, contact Krista at 386-3712, ext. 3 or kbriggs@ncls.org.

Staff Suggestions

Miss Val’s Pick:  Thank You Bear by Greg Foley. “Pleased to find a small, empty box, Bear calls it ‘the greatest thing ever’ and decides to take it to his friend Mouse. Along the way, he meets Monkey, Owl, Fox, Elephant, Squirrel, and Rabbit, but no one really appreciates his find. Bear begins to doubt his earlier enthusiasm, but Mouse has the last say when he curls up inside the little box. ‘It is the greatest thing ever,’ he tells his friend. ‘Thank you, Bear." This clever author/ illustrator has a wonderful website. Visit it and be sure to check out the Message Maker! www.thankyoubear.com.”

Krista Recommends: Wither by Lauren DeSefano. “Focused on a totally different kind of survival, fans of dystopian fiction will love this story set in a genetically-manipulated and virus-ravaged future America."

For a list of our hours of service and additional resources, visit www.cantonfreelibrary.org and “like” us on Facebook. Happy reading!

CFLoquence: News and Reviews from Your Library

Thank you, voters! Proposition #3 passed, providing an additional $12,000 of funding for the Canton Free Library and its branches. This amount replaces funding lost due to county budget cuts, and it allows us to continue offering quality materials and programs to the community. We truly appreciate your support.

As summer approaches, we hope you enjoy the many activities we have planned for all ages. We promise our unique blend of educational, weird and wonderful events!

Children’s Events

Calling all little bookworms and paleontologists! Get your excavation gear ready to “Dig into Reading” with Miss Valerie, our Youth Services Specialist. Registration for the Summer Reading Program is now open. The SRP features both age group sessions and family events. Registration is required for the age group sessions and the Annual Pet Show on July 25^th. 18-35 month olds meet from 10:00-10:30 am on July 11^th, 18^th, 25^th & August 1^st. 3-4 year olds meet from 10:30-11:45 am on July 10^th, 17^th, 24^th & 31^st. 5-6 year olds meet from 1:00-2:00 pm on July 9^th, 16^th, 23^rd & 30^th. 7-8 year olds meet from 3:00-4:00 pm on July 9^th, 16^th, 23^rd & 30^th. 9-12 year olds meet from 1:30-2:30 pm on July 10^th, 17^th, 24^th & 31^st. The stories, activities and crafts included in these sessions are designed specifically for the specified age group. Registration ends June 24^th. For more details, visit http://www.cantonfreelibrary.org/pdf/srp_calendar.pdf.

Teen Events

Come play our new table top games on YA Wednesdays from 3-5 pm. We have Settlers of Catan, Dixit, Munchkin, Small World, Ticket to Ride, Last Night on Earth, Tsuro, Elder Sign, Pandemic, Zombie Dice, Castle Panic, and Cthulhu Gloom. In July Krista, our Young Adult Specialist, takes you “Beneath the Surface” for our teen Summer Reading Program. Contact Krista at 386-3712 ext. 3 or kbriggs@ncls.org for more info.

Krista Recommends:  Krestin Gier's Ruby Red. “I am currently reading Sapphire Blue, the second in the Ruby Red Trilogy. It picks up right where the first book left off, which is good because it was such a cliffhanger! Time travelers are definitely a refreshing deviation from the sea of dystopian YA fiction (though I do love me some dystopia)!”

Local History Event

Adirondack history buffs, join us on June 10^th at 6:30 pm for a presentation on the Adirondack Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The CCC was part of Roosevelt’s “New Deal” to relieve poverty and unemployment during the Depression. The CCC built trails and damns, fought fires, stocked fish and planted millions of trees in our lovely wilderness. Author and historian Marty Podskoch will discuss the history and lore of the CCC camps in New York. CCC alumni are encouraged to attend and share their memories. Contact the library for more info: 386-3712.

Novel Ideas from Amanda: Addicted to Downton Abbey like me? Check out the Maisie Dobbs mystery series by Jacqueline Winspear, set in England during the same time period.  Maisie has the best characteristics of the Downton women: Mary’s cleverness, Sybil’s empathy and Anna’s determination. Follow her adventures in a world where women’s roles were being challenged and reinvented. Not your cup of tea? Don’t even like tea or British historical fiction? Check out our popular new releases. The long awaited thriller Inferno by Dan Brown has arrived. Inferno is the fourth book in the series which began with the controversial novel The Da Vinci Code.  For our fantasy lovers, we have Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris. Dead Ever After is the final installment in the beloved Southern Vampire Mysteries, also known as The Sookie Stackhouse Novels.

For a list of our new additions and our hours of service, visit www.cantonfreelibrary.org and “like” us on Facebook.

New Additions to Our Collection 5/31/2013

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Adult Fiction

Aspe, Pieter The Square of Revenge : an Inspector Van In Novel 
Conklin, Tara The House Girl
Connelly, Michael City of Bones
Cussler, Clive and Graham Brown Zero Hour
Dailey, Janet Bannon Brothers: Triumph 
Hiassen, Carl Basket Case
Hiaasen, Carl Native Tongue
Kent, Kathleen The Wolves of Andover
Koontz, Dean  Deeply Odd : an Odd Thomas Novel
Meyer, Philipp The Son
Pearson, Ridley Choke Point
Stegner, Wallace Angle of Repose

Large Print

Baldacci, David The Hit
Gardner, Lisa Catch Me
Patterson, James and Maxine Paetro 12th of Never
Zimmer, Michael Fandango

Mystery

Castle, Richard Storm Front

Adult Non Fiction

Stone, Nathaniel  On the Water : Discovering America in a Rowboat

Biography

Rhodes, Richard John James Audubon : the Making of an American 

Juvenile Graphic Novels

Gownley, Jimmy  Amelia Rules! : Vol. 3, Superheroes
Gownley, Jimmy When the Past is a Present
Hatke, Ben Legends of Zita the Spacegirl

New Additions to the Collection

Click title for description and/or to place a hold. 

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.