Monday, July 5, 2010

June New Materials List

Adult Fiction
The anniversary man R.J. Ellory. F ELL
Anthropology of an American girl H.T. Hamann F HAM
A bad day for pretty Sophie Littlefield F LIT
Bedlam Laura Joh Rowland F ROW Blood oath Christopher Farnsworth. F FAR
Bone appetit Carolyn Haines. M HAI
The bride collector Ted Dekker. F DEK
Bullet Laurell K. Hamilton. F HAM
The burning wire Jeffery Deaver F DEA
Changes Jim Butcher F BUT
Chocolate magic Zelda Benjamin. F BEN
City of dreams William Martin. G MAR
Colfax Robert J. Conley. W CON
Dead and buried Barbara Hambly. M HAM
The dead lie down Sophie Hannah. F HAN
Deadline man Jon Talton. M TAL
Death echo Elizabeth Lowell. F LOW
The devil amongst the lawyers Sharon McCrumb M MCC
Elysiana Chris Knopf. F KNO
Family ties Danielle Steel. F STE
The good man Jesus & the scoundrel Christ Phillip Pullman F PUL
Gunshot Road Adrian Hyland. M HYL
Heart of the matter Emily Giffin. F GIF
The high graders Louis L'Amour. W LAM
Honeysuckle summer Sherryl Woods. F WOO
House justice Mike Lawson F LAW
The imperfectionists Tom Rachman. F RAC
Insatiable Meg Cabot. F CAB
The last days of Horse-Shy Halloran Bill Pronzini W PRO
Lies of the heart Michelle Boyajian. F BOY
The lies we told Diane Chamberlain. F CHA
The lion Nelson DeMille. F DEM
The lonely polygamist Brady Udall. F UDA
Lost souls Dean Koontz. F KOO
The Marrowbone Marble Company Glenn Taylor F TAY
Matterhorn Karl Marlantes F MAR
Moon spinners Sally Goldenbaum M GOL
Moon sworn Keri Arthur F ART
My name is memory Ann Brashares. F BRA
The nearest exit Olen Steinhauer. F STE
The outside boy Jeanine Cummins. F CUM
Parrot and Olivier in America Peter Carey. F CAR
The particular sadness of lemon cake Aimee Bender F BEN
The passage Justin Cronin. F CRO
Ralph Compton Blood on the gallows Joseph A. West W WES
Ralph Compton : the convict trail Joseph A. West W WES
The rule of nine Steve Martini F MAR
The scent of rain and lightning Nancy Pickard F PIC
Silencing Sam Julie Kramer. M KRA
Sizzling sixteen Janet Evanovich. M EVA
Small change Sheila Roberts. F ROB
So cold the river Michael Koryta. F KOR
Spies of the Balkans Alan Furst. F FUR
The spy Clive Cussler/Justin Scott F CUS
Star flight Andre Norton. SF NOR
Stay Allie Larkin. F LAR
Summer dreams Nora Roberts. F ROB
Sweet tea at sunrise Sherryl Woods. F WOO
That perfect someone Johanna Lindsey. F LIN
A thousand cuts Simon Lelic. F LEL
Trouble at the Redstone John D. Nesbitt. W NES
Under heaven Guy Gavriel Kay. SF KAY
Whiplash Catherine Coulter. F COU

Juvenile Fiction
Picture Books
A balloon for Isabel Deborah Underwood E UND
Big rig bugs Kurt Cyrus. E CYR
The buffalo are back Jean Craighead George E GEO
Can you find it? America Linda Falken. E FIN
City Dog, Country Frog Mo Willems E WIL
Clemente! Willie Perdomo E PER
Eeeek, mouse! Lydia Monks. E MON
Fancy Nancy : poet extraordinaire!Jane O’Connor E OCO
Garbage helps our garden grow Linda Glaser E GLA
I can do it too! Karen Baicker B BAI
Little red bat Carole Gerber E GER
Maisy goes on vacation Lucy Cousins. E COU
My friend has ADHD Amanda Doering Tourville E TOU
Please take me for a walk Susan Gal. E GAL
Potty animals Hope Vestergaard E VES
Round balls, round balls Begin Smart B SMA
Signed, Abiah Rose Diane Browning E BRO
Snail trail Jo Saxton E SAX
The Village Garage G. Brian Karas. E KAR
Wonder horse Emily McCully E MCC

Elementary Age
The basilisk's lair R.L. LaFevers J LAF
Belly up Stuart Gibbs. J GIB
Crispin : the end of time Avi. J AVI
The dragon in the library Kate Klimo J KLI
The family Greene Ann Rinaldi. J RIN
Found Sarah Prineas J PRI
Happy birthday, Sophie Hartley Stephanie Greene. J GRE
The inside story Michael Buckley J BUC
The pup who cried wolf Chris Kurtz J KUR
The shadow hunt Katherine Langrish. J LAN
Storm warning Linda Sue Park. J THI
Thea Stilton and the secret city Geronimo Stilton J STI
Thimble summer Elizabeth Enright J ENR

Young Adult
Black heart Justin Somper. YA SOM
The cardturner Louis Sachar. YA SAC
The Carrie diaries Candace Bushnell. YA BUS
Heist society Ally Carter. YA CAR
Illyria Elizabeth Hand. YA HAN
The kings of Clonmel John Flanagan. YA FLA
Little blog on the prairie Cathleen Davitt Bell YA BEL
Lord Sunday Garth Nix. YA NIX
The necromancer Michael Scott. YA SCO
The Prince of Mist Carlos Ruiz Zafón YA ZAF
The red pyramid Rick Riordan. YA RIO
Ship breaker Paolo Bacigalupi. YA BAC
The short second life of Bree Tanner Stephenie Meyer YA MEY
Spirit bound Richelle Mead. YA MEA
Wanted Sara Shepard. YA SHE

Non-Fiction
At the entrance to the Garden of Eden 296.39 KLE Bear attacks : their causes and avoidance 613.6 HER
City of Gilbert, Minnesota: financial statements MN R
The complete guide to making cheese, butter, and 637.3 HEL
The complete guide to masonry & stonework 693.1 COM
An eagle named Freedom 639.9 GUI
Emma's poem : the voice of the Statue of Liberty J 811.4 GLA
The Lois Wilson Story 921 WIL
Masinaigans: the little book; a biography of 921 COL
Portage into the past, by canoe along the MN 917.7
The real history of the end of the world 202.30 NEW
Rush to judgment; a critique of the Warren 973.92 LAN
Scent of the missing 636.7 CHA
Simon and Schuster's guide to insects 595.70 ARN
This is why you're fat (and how to get thin) 613.2 WAR
Twelve by twelve : a one-room cabin off the grid 333.72 POW
War 958.10 JUN

AudioVisual
Alice in Wonderland DVD FAMILY
The book of Eli DVD ADULT
Elizabeth DVD 942.055
Green zone DVD ADULT
Marco Polo CD BER
Percy Jackson & the Olympians DVD FAMILY
Planet 51 DVD FAMILY
Remember me DVD FAMILY
Shutter Island DVD ADULT
When in Rome DVD FAMILY
The wolfman DVD ADULT
The young Victoria DVD FAMILY
Youth in revolt DVD ADULT

Friday, June 11, 2010

Summer Reading Program 2010: Make a Splash, Read!

Whenever You Want: Pick up a reading log from the library. Read ANYTHING YOU WANT! Keep track of how much TIME you spend reading over the summer. Join a reading team and see which team reads the most this summer. Celebrate your reading success with fun and prizes at the picnic on July 30 at 5:30 p.m. Visit the library to play games and make crafts all summer long at the "A Splash of Fun" table.

Special Events: Wednesday, July 14: History Theater Troupe visits! Friday, July 30 5:30 p.m.: Puppet Show and Picnic!

Fantastic Fridays: 2 - 3 p.m. June 18 & 25, July 2, 9, 16 and 23. Run and shout until we wear you out! Then snack and listen to a story.

Theater Camp: August 2nd - August 27th, MWF 2-4 p.m. Learn how to put on a play, from learning lines and performing to making sets and costumes. Perform the play for the public on August 28!

Day Care Providers: The librarians are happy to visit daycares to tell stories and reading logs. Just call the library to schedule some visits!

May New Book List

Adult Fiction

The 9th judgment James Patterson F PAT
61 hours Lee Child. F CHI
Ask Alice D. J. Taylor. F TAY
Blockade Billy Stephen King. F KIN
Blue-eyed devil Robert B. Parker. F PAR
Chaos and Grit Phyllis Burgess F BUR
Dead in the family Charlaine Harris. M HAR
Descent into dust Jacqueline Lepore. F LEP
Executive intent Dale Brown. F BRO
The Exodus quest Will Adams. F ADA
Fever dream Preston & Child F PRE
The god of the hive Laurie King F KIN
Good to a fault Marina Endicott. F END
Hannah's list Debbie Macomber. F MAC
The hypnotist M. J. Rose. F ROS
Innocent Scott Turow. F TUR
Island beneath the sea Isabelle Allende F ALL
The last of the Renshai Mickey Zucker SF REI
The lotus eaters Tatjana Soli. F SOL
On shifting sand M. S. Wasinger. F WAS
Ordained : I have chosen you L. C. Anthony F ANT
Plain paradise Beth Wiseman F WIS
Private life Jane Smiley. F SMI
Return to sender Fern Michaels. F MIC
A secret affair Mary Balogh. F BAL
The shadow of your smile Mary Higgins Clark F CLA
Shameless Karen Robards. F ROB
State fair Earlene Fowler. M FOW
Stay a little longer Dorothy Garlock. F GAR
Storm prey John Sandford. F SAN
Supreme justice Philip Margolin F MAR
Touched by an alien Gini Koch. SF KOC
Wrecked Carol Higgins Clark M CLA

Juvenile Fiction

Picture Books
Back to bed, Ed! Sebastien Braun E BRA
Bears! bears! bears! Bob Barner. E BAR
Boy of mine Jabari Asim B ASI
Bridget's beret Tom Lichtenheld. E LIC
Daddy calls me Doodlebug J. D.Lester B LES
Dino Pets Lynn Plourde E PLO
I spy I love you Jean Marzello E FIN
Insect detective Steve Voake E VOA
Little tiger. B LIT
Look inside a pueblo Jenny Moss. E MOS
Nos encanta la escuela! Marilyn Janivitz E JAN
Octopus opposites Stella Blackstone E BLA
Olivia Meets Olivia Ellie O’Ry E SIM
Orange Peel's pocket Rose Lewis E LEW
Palazzo Inverso D.B. Johnson. E JOH
Pigs to the rescue John Himmelman. E HIM
Sally's great balloon adventure Stephen Huneck E HUN
Where is Catkin? Janet Lord E LOR

Elementary Age
Chocolate cheeks Steven Weissman. J COM
A coven of witches Joseph Delaney J DEL
Fire in the sky Erin Hunter. J HUN
Following the trail of Marco Polo Geronimo Stilton J STI
Lost Sarah Prineas J PRI
Sports camp Rich Wallace. J WAL
The tall tale of Paul Bunyan Martin Powell J COM
They came from Planet Q Laura Dower J DOW
Word after word after word Patricia MacLachlan J MAC

Young Adult
Toads and diamonds Heather Tomlinson. YA TOM

Non-Fiction

1-2-3 I can collage! J 702.81 LUX
1,000 dollars and an idea 921 WYL
Allosaurus vs. Brachiosaurus J 567.9 OHE
Always lost : a meditation on war 956.7 LON
Armitage's vines and climbers 635.97 ARM
The deep, deep ocean J 551.46 WOO
Going home : the mystery of animal migration E 591.56 BER
Mammoths and mastodons J 569.67 BAR
On the seabed J 551.46 WOO
Outsmart your genes 616.04 COL
So you want to be a garden designer 712.02 HOW
Spinosaurus vs. Giganotosaurus J 567.9 OHE
Triceratops vs. Stegosaurus J 567.9 OHE
Tyrannosaurus rex vs. Velociraptor J 567.9 OHE
Under the waves J 578.77 WOO
Why do dogs drool? J 636.7 SLE

AudioVisual
The African Queen DVD FAMILY
Crazy heart DVD ADULT
Daybreakers DVD ADULT
Dear John DVD FAMILY
Did you hear about the Morgans? DVD FAMILY
Edge of darkness DVD ADULT
Extraordinary measures DVD FAMILY
Invictus DVD FAMILY
Leap year DVD FAMILY
Legion DVD ADULT
Nine DVD FAMILY
The road DVD ADULT
The spy next door DVD FAMILY
Valentine's Day DVD FAMILY

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Movie Night is Saturday, May 22nd @ 8:30 PM

Gilbert Library will show the movie "The Spy Next Door" on Saturday, May 22nd at 8:30 p.m. This movie is rated PG. This event is free and open to all. Children under 12 should be accompanied by an adult. Feel free to bring comfortable chairs and blankets. For more information please call 748-2230.


"Bob Ho is an undercover CIA superspy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down with his next-door neighbor and girlfriend, Gillian. But Bob has one more mission to complete before Gillian agrees to marry him: winning over her three opinionated kids. Starring Jackie Chan, Lucas Till, and Billy Ray Cyrus. 94 minutes; 2010."

April 2010 New Materials - Audiovisual

Avatar - BLU-RAY
Avatar - DVD FAMILY
Crazy heart - CD CRA
Crazy on the outside - DVD FAMILY
Fantastic Mr. Fox - DVD FAMILY
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - DVD FAMILY
Imax under the sea - DVD FAMILY
It's complicated - DVD ADULT
The lovely bones - DVD FAMILY
Ninja assassin - DVD ADULT
Pirate radio - DVD ADULT
Scooby-Doo and the witch's ghost - DVD FAMILY

April 2010 New Materials - Non-Fiction

Alligators and crocodiles - J 597.98
American conspiracies - 973 VEN
The bridge : the life and rise of Barack Obama - 921 OBA
Dogscaping : creating the perfect backyard - 636.7 BAR
The gardeners' and poultry keepers' guide - 635.0284
Mining machines - MN 977.6
Orange is the new black - 365.43 KER
Physicians' desk reference 2010 - R 615.1
Sea monsters : a prehistoric adventure - J 567.9
Virginia Minnesota city directory - R 917.76
Wood flooring : a complete guide - 694 PET

April 2010 New Materials - Juvenile Fiction

Picture Books
Aunt Mary's rose - Wood, Douglas - E WOO
The barefooted, bad-tempered baby brigade - Diesen, Deborah - E DIE
Big red lollipop - Kahn, Rukhsana - E KHA
Brush, brush, brush! - Padron, Alicia - B PAD
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa : spring babies - Silverman, Erica - E-R3 SIL
Fiesta babies - Tafolla, Carmen - E TAF
Frankie works the night shift - Peters, Lisa - E PET
Go baby go! - Rippin, Sally - B RIP
I love bugs! - Dodd, Emma - E DOD
My garden - Henkes, Kevin - E HEN
One too many : a seek & find counting book - Marino, Gianna - E NUM
The quiet book - Underwood, Deborah - E UND
Shark vs. train - Barton, Chris - E BAR
Zoomer - Young, Ned - E YOU

Elementary Age
Alchemy and Meggy Swann - Cushman, Karen - J CUS
The birthday ball - Lowry, Lois - J LOW
The emperor's code - Korman, Gordon - J THI
Falling in - Dowell, Frances - J DOW
Halo. Helljumper - David, Peter - J COM
Mighty Mount Kilimanjaro / Geronimo Stilton - Ronchi, Roberto - J STI
Mockingbird - Erskine, Kathryn - J ERS

Young Adult
Burned - Cast, P.C. - YA CAS
Keys to the demon prison - Mull, Brandon - YA MUL
Raven speak - Wilson, Diane Lee - YA WIL