SCL Newsletter–Fall, 2012
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Among Friends Fall 2012 Friends of the San Carlos Library – www.scfol.org l Friends of the Library President Jan Smith receives private Three readers that can be used to access the Library's collection of instructions on ebooks from Robert Esparza, Library Assistant. ebooks: Kindle, Nook,and iPad. County Library System Expands eBook Collection San Carlos library users can access a growing collection of bestsellers, new releases and classic titles as well as heavily illustrated eBooks including children’s storybooks, cookbooks, and craft books. By Laura Dudnick San Mateo County Library system Windows tablets and smart phones. services. We are constantly this week announced a new digital At the end of the lending period, adding to the collection.” platform for eBooks and more than titles will automatically expire and Axis360 is the most accessible 1,500 titles to its collection. be returned to the digital collection eBook platform available, Axis360 is a new digital media - with no late fees. allowing limited-sight patrons service that offers interactive eBooks “The Library is excited to be able guided reading as well as text- enhanced by color, video and audio. to offer additional eBooks to our to-voice options for all titles. Library users can access a community members,” Anne- To check out and download growing collection of bestsellers, Marie Despain, Director of Library eBooks and more visit new releases and classic titles as well Services, said in a statement. www.smcl.org/axis360. as heavily illustrated eBooks “Since the Library first introduced This article is included with the including children’s storybooks, eBooks, we have witnessed the permission of San Carlos Patch cookbooks, and craft books. popularity of this format and the http:/.sancarlospatch.com Readers with a San Mateo County incredible demand for digital Library card can take advantage of the new eBook service 24/7 when they visit the library’s website from Contents: a computer or mobile device. Childen's Books for Sale 2 Books Delivered 3 The cloud-based delivery system Grant Awarded to greatly simplifies the process of Healthy Cities Tutoring 3 Hot Harvest Nights 4 downloading what patrons want to Great Finds While read onto the devices they prefer to Traveling 6 Librarian Answers: use, including Apple, Android and Books in Baskets 7 Downloading eBooks 5 PAGE 2 AMONG FRIENDS FALL 2012 Get 'Em While They're Hot! Children's Books Section Offers Impressive Array of Books for Sale By Amy Schwimmer The Children’s Books section of Fowl, and Baby-Sitters Club; beneficiaries of cartloads of the FOL Annex is full to from classic fantasy series like books—fiction and nonfiction— bursting these days with an Narnia and Tolkien to new ones from the library itself, as they especially impressive quantity like Harry Potter, Septimus periodically cull books out to and quality of books, so if you Heap, Star Wars, and Eragon. make room for new ones on their have kids or know kids or work There are graphic novels & own shelves. with kids etc., try to come by one comic books, from Archie to Below is just a partial list to give of the upcoming sales and stock Garfield to Captain Underpants, you an idea of just some of the up! and a variety of Manga. For offerings in the Children’s At $1.00 for hardbacks, $.50 for young children, there are board Section of the FOL Annex. paperbacks and board books, and books, fairy tales, Disney There are books in the children’s 25 cts for the monthly "dot" classics, Dr. Seuss, and shelves section for ages newborn – special, the prices are really packed with picture books in "tween," and when readers are unbeatable. great condition. There are also ready to move on, we have a We have everything from old stacks of DVDs for kids of all separate Young Adult area with classics like Nancy Drew, the ages. equally popular offerings: Hardy Boys, Boxcar Children We receive boxfuls of new Twilight, Uglies, and Sisterhood and Little House on the Prairie to donations each month, and of the Traveling Pants, to name new favorite series like A Series recently we’ve also been the just a few. of Unfortunate Events, Artemis Partial List of Subjects, Titles, and Authors of Books Available Children's Section of FOL Annex Fiction Genres Science Little House on the Prairie Roald Dahl Picture Books History Ann of Green Gables Cornelia Funke Disney Biography American Girl Louis Sachar Board Books Magic Tree House Jerry Spinelli Religion/Culture Crafts Activity books Deltora Gary Paulsen Activities Younger readers Animorphs James Patterson Feelings/Your Body Action/Suspense Dinotopia Matt Christopher Horse/Cat/Dog novels Sports Series Children’s Favorites Mike Lupica Fantasy Captain Underpants Clifford, Curious George, Foreign Language books Caldecott winners Nancy Drew Madeline, Winnie the Spanish Newberry winners Hardy Boys Pooh, Magic School Bus, Russian Classics Star Wars Berenstein Bears, French Jokes/Humor Bionicles Thomas the Tank Engine Hebrew Historical fiction Pokemon Japanese Sports Harry Potter Authors Education/School Narnia Avi Goosebumps Judy Blume Nonfiction Genres Boxcar Children Beverly Cleary Animals Babysitters Club Andrew Clements Nature Artemis Fowl Sharon Creech Trivia PAGE 3 Among Friends FALL, 2012 BOOK REVIEWS By Deb Kramer Flash Back to Flash calculated and targeted murders at all familiar (e.g., this political season), read the book to learn Forward are made to send a message to the gridlocked congressional why these killings occur, who is Every now and then, a book leaders who have allowed their doing them, what the demands comes along that has relevance to bloated campaign promises made are (quite simple really), and today but was written in the recent to corporations who filled their some of the gutsy people, past. That book for me was Term coffers. These leaders have including a few politicians who Limits by Vince Flynn. The book served way too many terms in come together to halt the was written in the late 1980's and Congress to care about the assassinations and put the USA starts with political assassinations. "people" that elected them and back on track where the elected Now, before you go thinking, are overly power-hungry and, government serves the "Oh, no, not a political novel..." darn tootin', want to let everyone people...the real people in the let me share with you why I know how powerful they are. country. The writing style of enjoyed this book and recommend Sound familiar? Remember, this thriller is fast-paced and it to many readers, who have since this setting was pre-Citizens thoughtful, with lots of careful read it and passed it along to United pre-9/11, pre-Tea Party consideration to wording others with the same (redux), and pre-term limits. It phrases just right for maximum recommendation to "read this was also post-USS Cole, post- impact to the reader. I enjoyed book." Reagan-era, and nearly post- it so much, that I'm now caught Back to the assassinations. USSR. up on all the Vince Flynn These aren't just your run-of-the- If the above scenario sounds novels he's written. mill killings, oh no...these Library Upcoming Events Below is a list of just a few of the events being held at the San Carlos Library this month. For a complete list, click on this link: http://www.smcl.org/en/events-by- branch/San%20Carlos Mystery Book Club Wednesday, 09/26/12 at 7:00 pm--For Adults Meets the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Library Reading Lounge Sunday, Support our library by buying books at the Friends of the San Carlos Library periodic book sale, 3rd Sunday of every month, 1 - 4 pm, 2nd floor of the library building. Thursday, 10/04/12 at 7:00 pm Buying, Planting And Establishing Native Plants- Second Floor Community Rooms A & B. PAGE 4 AMONG FRIENDS FALL 2012 Friends of the San Carlos Library Awards Grant to Healthy Cities Tutoring By Donna Becht Executive Director Healthy Cities Tutoring The Board of Directors of the Friends of A sendsecond an gradeemail student had these the San Carlos Library met on July 23 [email protected]. to say about his tutoring, “ and voted to donate $10,000 to support Mrs. Thompson helps me with all the work of the San Carlos-based of my school subjects. We meet Healthy Cities Tutoring program. at the San Carlos library. My Healthy Cities Tutoring provides dream is to read and write and elementary and middle school children Mrs. Thompson made it come Board President Jan Smith with one-on-one tutoring and mentoring true.” presents a check for $10,000 to from community volunteers. The For more information about Healthy Cities tutoring program program began in 1997 and provided Healthy Cities Tutoring and how from the Friends of the San tutoring to 159 students during the 2011- to become a tutor or donate, Carlos Library. 12 school year. Many students are please visit the program’s continuing to receive help from their website at tutors over the summer…most at the San www.healthycitiestutoring.org or " Healthy Cities Tutoring Carlos Library! provided tutoring to 159 contact the program’s Director, The Friends of the San Carlos Library students during the last Donna Becht at (650) 508-7327. have been a long-term supporter of the To find out more about the school year. " program and values the success of the Friends of the San Carlos Library program helping children in the and/or to become a member of community. Many students enrolled in the Friends please go to: the program receive tutoring at the San www.scfol.org.