CHECK OUTS Rowlett Public Library December 2010

LIBRARY HOURS

Monday 9:30 a.m.—8:30 p.m. Tuesday 9:30 a.m.—8:30 p.m. anytime, anywhere Wednesday 9:30 a.m.—8:30 p.m. Thursday 9:30 a.m.—8:30 p.m. The Rowlett Public Library now Friday 9:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m. offers downloadable audiobooks and Saturday 9:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m. through OverDrive ®. Sunday Closed

Rowlett Public Library What You Need: 3900 Main Street • An Internet connection via PC, Mac ®, Rowlett, Texas 75088 or select mobile devices.

Phone: (972) 412-6161 • A valid library card. How it Works: Web Site: http://www.rowlett.com • Free, required software available at Step 1: Browse (Click on Departments, then Library) ® your library’s OverDrive website. 1. Use the OverDrive ® link on the Catalog: http://catalog.rowlett.lib.tx.us For audiobooks on PC, Mac ®, Online Resources page of our website. and mobile devices : http://www.Rowlett.com .

LIBRARY MEETINGS ® (Select Departments, Library, and then OverDrive Media Console™ Rowlett Library Online Resources.) For PDF and EPUB eBooks on PC, Advisory Board Mac ®, and many devices: 2. Search by title, subject, author, or No December Meeting format. Next: Thursday, January 13, 7 p.m. Adobe ® Digital Editions Step 2: Check Out

Friends of the Rowlett 1. Add selections to your ‘Cart’. Library, Inc. Note: If a title is not available, you may No December Meeting place a hold. You’ll receive an email Next: Tuesday, January 25, 7 p.m. when the title is available. 2. Click on the ‘Proceed to Checkout’ Library Tote Bags link and enter your library card number. Make a donation to the Rowlett Public Library Advisory Board to Step 3: Download ... enjoy! receive a Rowlett Public Library 1. Click the ‘Download’ button under bag, perfect for carrying each title to launch the software. , your lunch, etc. See ‘What You Need’ (above) for required software. The suggested donation is $5 per bag. 2. Once downloaded, enjoy immediately or transfer to a variety of devices, including iPod ®, Sony ® Reader™, and other devices.

Titles will automatically expire at the end of the lending period. There are no late fees! PAGE 2 CHECK OUTS DECEMBER 2010

New books and videos now available at the Rowlett Public Library. Fiction: White House Diary by Jimmy Carter Hell’s Corner by David Baldacci Louisa May Alcott by Susan Cheever The Kennedy Detail by Gerald Blaine, with Lisa Washington by Ron Chernow McCubbin My Reading Life by Pat Conroy Playing the Game by Barbara Taylor Bradford The Making of Avatar by Jody Duncan and Lisa Fitzpatrick A Nose for Justice by Rita Mae Brown Bobby Flay’s Throwdown! by Bobby Flay Side Jobs by Jim Butcher Fat Flush for Life by Ann Louise Gittleman The Reversal by Michael Connelly What a Difference a Dog Makes by Dana Jennings The Fort by Bernard Cornwell UFOs by Leslie Kean The Valcourt Heiress by Catherine Coulter The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Loco Motive by Mary Daheim Childhood by Jane Leavy Edge by Jeffery Deaver God’s Guest List by Debbie Macomber Against All Things Ending by Stephen R. Conversations with Myself by Nelson Mandela Donaldson Not My Boy! by Rodney Peete with Danelle Morton I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg Zero Regrets by Apolo Anton Ohno The Liar’s Lullaby by Meg Gardiner The Christmas Spirit by Joel Osteen Damaged by Alex Kava Cesar's Rules by Cesar Millan and Melissa Jo Peltier Texas Standoff by Elmer Kelton Fed up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington by The Templar Salvation by Raymond Khoury Rick Perry Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King Aftershock by Robert B. Reich Intrigues by Mercedes Lackey Life by Keith Richards Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane In the Still of the Night by Ann Rule Djibouti by Elmore Leonard 1000 Ideas for Decorating Cupcakes, Cookies & Cakes by Sandra Salamony & Gina M. Brown Call Me Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber Late, Late at Night by Rick Springfield The Charming Quirks of Others by Alexander McCall Smith Growing Up Laughing by Marlo Thomas Déjà Vu by Fern Michaels Eat! Move! Play! by Weight Watchers Coming Back by Marcia Muller Obama's Wars by Bob Woodward

Painted Ladies by Robert B. Parker Cross Fire by James Patterson DVDs: Charlie St. Cloud Thomas and Friends: Don't Blink by James Patterson and Howard Merry Winter Wish Roughan The Girl Who Played Her Daughter's Dream by Francine Rivers with Fire Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue The Twelfth Imam by Joel C. Rosenberg Grown Ups Toy Story 3 Gauntlgrym by R. A. Salvatore How to Train Your Dragon The Tudors, Season 4 Legacy by Danielle Steel Iron man 2 Non-Fiction: Karate Kid I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas by Lewis Predators Black Ramona and Beezus Decision Points by George W. Bush Lips Unsealed by Belinda Carlisle Sex and the City 2 DECEMBER 2010 CHECK OUTS PAGE 3

Rowlett Public Library Advisory Young Adult: Board Halo by Alexandra Adornetto The Rowlett Public Library Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad Advisory Board functions in Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles an advisory capacity to the Fallout by Ellen Hopkins Rowlett City Council and the Penitence by Jennifer Laurens Library Director. Library Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead Board Meetings (10 annually) are held the second Thursday The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan of each month except July The Fallen 2: Aerie and Reckoning by Thomas E. Sniegoski and December. The Haunted by Jessica Verday Meetings start at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Juvenile Fiction: Rowlett Public Library, 3900 Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson Main Street. A Prince Among Frogs by E.D. Baker Library Board meetings are Class is Not Dismissed! by Gitty Daneshvari open to the public. Skull of the Skeleton by Tommy Donbavand Secret of the Super-Small Superstar by Lin Oliver Members of the The Adventures of Nanny Piggins by R.A. Spratt Library Board:

Pat Harris (Chair) Juvenile Non-Fiction: Veda Kull (Vice-Chair) The Metric System by Paul Challen Mary Baldwin Captain Mac: The Life of Donald Baxter MacMillan, Arctic Explorer by Mary Morton Cowan Ginny Thomas Sparky: The Life and Art of Charles Schulz by Beverly Gherman Julie Plummer Fever by Elaine Landau Bruce Schwab (Alternate) Warts by Elaine Landau Leora Olorunnisomo (Alternate) Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story by S. D. Nelson Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson by Charles R. Smith World Crafts by Greta Speechley

The Changing Role of Women Since 1900 by Louise Spilsbury

Picture Books:

Errol and His Extraordinary Nose by David Conway I Repeat, Don’t Cheat! By Margery Cuyler No December Meeting.

Who Loves the Little Lamb by Lezlie Evans Next Meeting: Thursday, The Village Garage by G. Brian Karas January 20th at 7 p.m.

Eli’s Lie-O-Meter: A Story About Telling the Truth by Sandra Levins A Monstrous Regiment Orange Peel’s Pocket by Rose Lewis of Women by Laurie King

Waiting Out the Storm by Joann Early Macken Lynda Humble, Brownie and Pearl Get Dolled Up by Cynthia Rylant City Manager of

Rowlett, will be Ready Readers leading this book Fancy Nancy and the Delectable Cupcakes by Jane O’Connor club on the 3rd Just Saving My Money by Mercer Mayer Thursday of the month through Mr. Putter & Tabby Clear the Decks by Cynthia Rylant May.

Next Month: Wednesday, (Grade 6 & Up) January 19th, 4-5 p.m.

Choose from a Teens in the Library selection of

Anime shorts. Wednesday, December 15th, 4-5 p.m.

Make a gift that someone on your list will love. You are probably more creative and talented than you realize!

Presented on the 3rd Wednesday of the month with light snacks.

Light Up Main Saturday, December 4th 5 to 8 p.m.

Gingerbread House Workshop

In the Library Meeting Room

Decorate a graham cracker “Gingerbread House.” We will provide the graham cracker houses and frosting, but we ask that each participant bring a package of small candies for decorating supplies.

Suggested candies: Red Hots, small peppermints, M&M’s, Skittles, special holiday shapes, or novelty candies. No spice drops, gum drops, or nuts please!

No tickets required.

Craft Tables Tree Lighting

In the Library On Main Street

Make Candy Cane ornaments Have your photo taken with Santa, and Polar Bears in the Snow. enjoy children games and sip on hot

The Library will remain open until 8 p.m. chocolate while listening to holiday music.