CHECK OUTS Rowlett Public Library May 2011
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CHECK OUTS Rowlett Public Library May 2011 LIBRARY HOURS Monday 9:30 a.m.—8:30 p.m. May 2nd-7th Tuesday 9:30 a.m.—8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7th at 2 Wednesday 9:30 a.m.—8:30 p.m. Stop by the Library during Make Mother’s Day Thursday 9:30 a.m.—8:30 p.m. Children’s Book Week to special! Dress in your Friday 9:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m. pick up a coloring sheet Sunday best and enjoy Saturday 9:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m. and an entry form for a tea, delicious desserts, and Sunday Closed prize drawing. beautiful music. Rowlett Public Library The winner of a Build-a- 3900 Main Street Please stop by the Rowlett Public Library Bear will be announced Reference Desk to make reservations. Rowlett, Texas 75088 Saturday, May 7th! For more information call: 972-412-6176. Phone: (972) 412-6161 Web Site: http://www.rowlett.com (Click on Departments, then Library) Catalog: http://catalog.rowlett.lib.tx.us LIBRARY MEETINGS Saturday, May 28th, 10 a.m. to 1p.m. Rowlett Library Celebrate Memorial Day and honor the brave men and Advisory Board women who have dedicated their lives to preserving Thursday, May 12, 7 p.m. our freedom. The event begins with a Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. in Veterans Park. Friends of the Rowlett Library, Inc. This special day continues with Touch-A-Truck, a fun and educational Tuesday, May 24, 7 p.m. opportunity for children of all ages to touch, climb on and explore large construction vehicles, fire engines, police cars, ambulances, a race car, buses, 18-wheelers, a CareFlite helicopter and more! There will also be a DJ, bounce Library Tote Bags houses, crafts and face painting. Make a donation to the Rowlett Public Library Advisory Board to receive a Rowlett Public Library book bag, perfect for carrying With 598 people in attendance, Spring books, your lunch, etc. Fest was one of the largest events the library has hosted over the past several The suggested donation is years and included games, crafts, photos $5 per bag. with Dewy and prize giveaways. Congratulations to Yeni Tejeda on winning the 1st Prize Basket with toys and a 1 lb. chocolate bunny ! Spring Fest was a huge success If you missed out this year, join us next thanks to our wonderful volunteers! year for an even better event! PAGE 2 CHECK OUTS MAY 2011 New books and videos now available at the Rowlett Public Library. Fiction: The Goodbye Quilt by Susan Wiggs Mourning Gloria by Susan Wittig Albert A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen Non-Fiction: The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel The Company We Keep: A Husband-&-Wife True-Life Cold Wind by C. J. Box Spy Story by Robert and Dayna Baer River Marked by Patricia Briggs Untied by Meredith Baxter Breaking the Rules by Suzanne Brockmann The Social Animal by David Brooks The Night Season by Chelsea Cain Against All Odds by Scott Brown Betrayer by C. J. Cherryh Horoscopes for the Dead: Poems by Billy Collins Mobbed by Carol Higgins Clark And Furthermore by Judi Dench I'll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark Bossypants by Tina Fey Live Wire by Harlan Coben The Information by James Gleick The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly Moby-Duck by Donovan Hohn The Alpine Vengeance by Mary Daheim True You by Janet Jackson Crunch Time by Diane Mott Davidson All that is Bitter & Sweet by Ashley Judd Pacific Glory by P.T. Deutermann She Walks in Beauty by Caroline Kennedy Miles to Go by Richard Paul Evans Hack the Planet by Eli Kintisch Keep a Little Secret by Dorothy Garlock Bake Sale Cookbook by Sandra Lee The Dawn Country by Kathleen O'Neal Gear Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable and W. Michael Gear Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator Elizabeth I by Margaret George by Gary Noesner Afraid of the Dark by James Grippando The Comeback by Gary Shapiro Night Road by Kristin Hannah Bringing Adam Home by Les Standiford with Detective Dead by Midnight by Carolyn Hart Sergeant Joe Matthews Devious by Lisa Jackson 63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to Mystery by Jonathan Kellerman Read by Jesse Ventura Leaving by Karen Kingsbury Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan by Del Quentin Wilber Devil Red by Joe R. Lansdale The Eat This, Not That! No diet! Diet by David Zinczenko The Judgment by Beverly Lewis Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz and David Hay- ward DVDs: The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Black Swan Alexander McCall Smith Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Late Edition by Fern Michaels (Blu-Ray and DVD) Lady-Protector by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 Emily, Alone by Stewart O'Nan The King's Speech Treason at Lisson Grove by Anne Perry The Real West: Cowboys & Outlaws (Non-Fiction) Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts Rabbit Hole Miss Julia Rocks the Cradle by Ann B. Ross Tangled (Blu-Ray & DVD) Save Me by Lisa Scottoline Tron: Legacy (3D Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray and DVD) 44 Charles Street by Danielle Steel MAY 2011 CHECK OUTS PAGE 3 Rowlett Public Library Advisory Young Adult: Board Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright The Rowlett Public Library Knightley Academy by Violet Haberdasher Advisory Board functions in The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group by Catherine Jinks an advisory capacity to the The Iron King by Julie Kagawa Rowlett City Council and the Shadow Fall by Erin Kellison Library Director. Library The Latte Rebellion by Sarah Jamila Stevenson Board Meetings (10 annually) are held the second Thursday Juvenile Fiction: of each month except July and December. This Totally Bites! by Ruth Ames Miss Fortune by Brandi Dougherty Meetings start at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Braving the Lake by Erin Falligant Rowlett Public Library, 3900 The Smoky Corridor by Chris Grabenstein Main Street. Spirits in the Stars by Erin Hunter Library Board meetings are Midnight Howl by Clare Hutton open to the public. The Curse of Deadman's Forest by Victoria Laurie Now you see me... by Jane B. Mason and Sarah Hines Stephens The Dead Members of the End by Mimi McCoy Library Board: Hunter Brown and the Eye of Ends by the Miller Brothers Pat Harris (Chair) A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull Veda Kull (Vice-Chair) Found by Sarah Prineas Vespers Rising by Rick Riordan Ginny Thomas The White House by Roland Smith Julie Plummer Havoc by Chris Wooding Leora Olorunnisomo iCarly Series Bruce Schwab (Alternate) Juvenile Non-Fiction: Shaping Modern Science series Alienology: The Complete Book of Extraterrestrials by Allen Gray City Manager’s Book Club Easy Origami Toys by Christopher L. Harbo Thursday, May 19th Skywriting: Poems to Fly by J. Patrick Lewis at 7 p.m. Chicken Scratches: Grade A Poultry Poetry and Rooster Rhymes by The Things They Carried George Shannon & Lynn Brunelle Hurricane dancers: the first Caribbean pirate shipwreck , by Margarita Engle Picture Books: I Really, Really Need Actual Ice Skates by Lauren Child Dear Tabby by Carolyn Crimi In the Wild by David Elliot Bedtime for Bear by Brett Helquist The Seven Seas by Ellen Jackson by Tim O’Brien Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld Lynda Humble, City Manager of Red Wagon by Renata Liwska Rowlett, will be leading this book Elephant Soup by Ingrid Schubert club on the 3rd Thursday of the Cars Galore by Peter Stein month through May. TUESDAYS AT 2 P.M. AT THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTRE Children & teens can Pick up your free ticket one week in advance at the Library Reference Desk. win great prizes and June 7 Ronald McDonald July 5 Magician Jeff Lee coupons for each 5 hours read, up to 30 June 14 Bongo Rod July 12 Juggler David Slick hours. June 21 Grace Wahine Dancers July 19 Mikey the Monkey Adults can win June 28 Zooniversity July 26 Carnival on the prizes for reading Library Lawn too! Receive entries in a weekly drawing for each adult level book (Grade 7 & up) read and be included WEDNESDAYS AT 2 P.M. IN THE LIBRARY MEETING ROOM in a grand prize drawing at the June 8 Teen Short Films July 6 Mail Art end of the summer. June 15 Traveling Books July 13 Yoga & Smoothies June 22 Video Game Careers July 20 Short Films Screening June 29 Bollywood THURSDAYS AT 2 P.M. IN THE LIBRARY MEETING ROOM Pick up your free ticket one week in advance at the Library Reference Desk . June 9 Despicable Me July 7 Up June 16 How to Train Your July 14 Sandlot Dragon July 21 The Princess Bride June 23 Spirit June 30 The Incredibles .