Mr Bright telling a story

The Children's department is offering its Rock and Read service to families to share with their families. Contact them at 673-6791.

Out December 3rd...

Antony and Cleopatra by Colleen McCullough.	T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton.	A Year With a Queen by Robert Hardman. Buy This Book for Me.
Buy This Book for Me.	Jim Cramer's Stay Mad for Life by Jim Cramer.	Murdered by Mumia by Maureen Faulkner. Buy This Book for Me.

Best Books of 2007

Buzfeed , a cultural blog, has collected 5 interesting best books of 2007. The New York Times. the New York Magazine, Amazon.com, Publisher's Weekly, and the American Library Association all have unique lists.

Here are some others from the UK's Guardian and Times newspapers, the Financial Times shortlist, Cookbooks from Food&Wine, the Buffalo News.

More to follow...

Books out November 27th...

These books come our next week. The far majority are already purchased, but let us know if you want us to get a copy. Follow the link connected to each book's title to place a hold at the Farmington Library.

Killer Knots by Nancy Cohen.	Lord John and the Hand of the Devils by Diana Gabaldon.	The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz.
The Edge by Curzon, Clare.	Dreamsongs by Martin, George R. R..	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You by McNaught, Judith.
Crossroads by Plain, Belva.	Person of Interest by Schwegel, Theresa.	How Toyota Became #1 by Magee, David.
A Class With Drucker by Cohen, William A..	Life Laid Bare by Hatzfeld, Jean.	Someone Knows My Name by Hill, Lawrence.
Charm City by Lippman, Laura.	Cat Deck the Halls by Murphy, Shirley Rousseau.	City of the Absent by Walker, Robert W..
The Natural Food Pet Cookbook by Rees, Wendy Nan.	Rick Steves' 2008 Great Britain by Steves, Rick (EDT).	For Keeps by Zackheim, Victoria.
Break the Bipolar Cycle by Brondolo, Elizabeth.	Break the Bipolar Cycle by Brondolo, Elizabeth.	Frommer's California 2008 by Hiss, Mark.
Frommer's Germany 2008 by Porter, Darwin.	Frommer's South Africa by De Bruyn, Pippa.	Over a Barrel by Duffield, John.
Why We Hurt by Fors, Greg.	Chillwater Cove by Lakeman, Thomas.	The Deadly Neighbors by Jones, Merry Bloch.
Red Mandarin Dress by Xiaolong, Qiu.	Beethoven Was One-sixteenth Black by Gordimer, Nadine.	Cache of Corpses by Kisor, Henry.
Jack Kerouac's American Journey by Maher, Paul.	Big Boned by Cabot, Meg.	An Affair Before Christmas by James, Eloisa.
Love Falls by Freud, Esther.	Grounds for Murder by Balzo, Sandra.	Critical Threat by Oldham, Nick.
The Reunion by Tanner, Janet.	The Living by Kramer, Pascale.	Prayer of the Dragon by Pattison, Eliot.

Awards for the Outdoorsy Books

Shelf Awareness, a national publishing e-newsletter reported that the the NOBA Foundation, Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education, and Idaho State University announced the National Outdoor Book Awards. If you are ourdoorsy as well or would like to read any of these titles, contact us (673-6791) and we will purchase the title for you.






Sky Time in Gray's River: Living for Keeps in a Forgotten Place by Robert Michael Pyle.

Condors in Canyon Country: The Return of the California Condor to the Grand Canyon Region by Sophie A. H. Osborn.

Yosemite in the Sixties by Glen Denny.



Arctic Wings: Birds of the Artic National Wildlife Refuge by Stephen Brown.



Peak by Roland Smith.



Guide to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon by Tom Martin and Duwain Whitis.



The Complete Mountain Biking Manual by Tim Brink.



Birds of Northern South America: An Identification Guide by Robin Restall, Clemencia Rodner and Miguel Lentino.



A Natural History of North American Trees by Donald Culross Peattie.



Connecticut Walk Book: The Guide to the Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails of Western Connecticut by Ann T. Colson.

Books out November 20th...

Last Night At The Lobster by O'nan, Stewart .
Precious Blood by Hayes, Jonathan .
Confessor by Goodkind, Terry .

Lunching @ the Library

Enjoying lunch in the warmth of the library lobby.

Out November 13th

Confessor by Terry Goodkind.
Double Cross by James Patterson.
Fall of the House of Bush by Craig Unger.
Reposition Yourself Reflections by TD Jakes.
A Life of Picasso by John Richardson.

Fantasy Book Awards

The World Fantasy Convention announced its 2007 award winners...

BEST NOVEL: Soldier of Sidon by Gene Wolfe.
BEST NOVELLA: Botch Town by Jeffrey Ford.
BEST COLLECTION: Map of Dreams
BEST ANTHOLOGY: Salon Fantastique by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling.

Computer Classes Now Starting!

Basic Word

This session will familiarize you with the Microsoft Word screen and basic word processing

11/9 at 10:00 a.m., 11/27 at 7:00 p.m.

Library Databases

The library offers access to many informational databases such as Auto Repair, Ancestry Library, IConn (magazines & newspapers, etc.), Historical New York Times, Reference USA and more. Learn how to use them at home or here at the library.

11/13 at 2:00 p.m.

Basic Internet

Teaches the basics of searching the internet using different "search engines."

11/21 at 10:00 a.m.

Library Catalog

Learn how to use the library catalog to look up items, check your account, place holds, renew items and more.

11/12 at 10:00 a.m.

Computer 1-on-1

Offered in 1/2 hour sessions to cover whatever computer techniques you are seeking.

11/7 at 10:00/10:30 a.m., 11/14 at 10:00/10:30 a.m.

E-Mail

This class will show you how to set up an e-mail account in either Yahoo or Hotmail which will enable you to write a message, and respond to messages you receive.

11/28 at 10:00 a.m.

MySpace, Etc.

Myspace Etc. is an introduction to Social Networking sites on the Internet. This class will define and explain how sites such as Myspace work to help people stay in touch across the world. There will be time to create your own Myspace profile, learn how to manipulate the site and search for relatives and friends. There will also be a discussion covering Facebook, another social networking site and creating your own blog with Blogger.com.

11/30 at 10:00 a.m.

More E-Mail Tricks

Learn how to attach files, forward emails, and copy (cc: & bcc:) multiple people to the same email.

11/29 at 10:00 a.m.

Call now to register for these great classes! 673-6791