May / June 2007 Vol. 8 / Issue 3 Helping You Connect to the World

You Never Know... Teen Summer Reading 2007

Tools to Help Adults and Teens Drive Safer s Registration begins June 1st -- Each library The library has just added a the library. Don’t have a com- branch is having a Teen Summer Reading Kick-off Party in partnership with Project new resource that is invalu- puter? No worries! Simply call READ. Verizon is sponsoring the Kick-off! There will able to adult and teen drivers. the Library Administration be pizza donated by many local pizza places and Office to set up an appoint- other surprises so don’t miss it! Visit your library for AAA Roadwise ment to use a computer from the Teen Summer Reading Kick-Off schedule. Review on CD- the privacy of the Meeting ROM is for Room. For more information, s For each hour you read, you can enter the raffle! adults who are call Marlene at 937-456-4376. beginning to s For every 5 hours you read, you earn a prize! experience con- Teaching Your Teen to Drive s Read 20 hours & enter the Grand Prize Drawing! cerns and ques- is an informative 50-minute Open a few books this summer! tions about their DVD aimed at new drivers It could lead to something...You Never Know... driving skills. This tool allows and their parents. It contains adults to measure their abili- thirteen lessons that you National Volunteer Week ties in several key areas: watch together. Highlights · Leg strength & general include: Basic vehicle control, mobility passing and off-road maneu- Linzy Shepherd, Lois · Head/neck flexibility vers, freeway and night driv- A pril 16 – April 22 was Brubaker, Mike Ressler, · High-and-low-contrast ing, and driving on slippery National Volunteer Week. Paula Byers, Seirra visual acuity surfaces. In recognition of the occa- Sizemore, Sheldon Swartz, · Working memory sion, the Preble County Shelli Collins, Tabitha Nies, · Visualization of missing Watch Teaching Your Teen to District Library would like Tina McGlinch, Tyler Brit- information Drive together BEFORE your to thank all of the people ain, Valentine Lykins, · Visual search teen hits the road -- an in- who have volunteered at Velma Boroff, and Whitney · Useful field of view vestment of an hour is a small According to AAA, The abili- price to pay for piece of mind the library: Anna Ressler, Hunt. ties assessed in Roadwise in the long run. April Atwell, Audrey Gilbert, Review “have been shown to ~Cheryl Richter, 2007~ Baylee Rosfeld, Brandi Their generous contribu- be the strongest predictors of Hayes, Brandon Gabbard, tion of time and expertise crash risk among older driv- Caleb Davis, Catherine has helped the library im- ers. Roadwise Review was Hamilton, Christina Yoder, mensely. Volunteers do created to help seniors drive Clayton Hartbarger, Daniel make a difference. Thank safely longer, and gives you Salyers, Dustin Glenn, you everyone! the information you need to take responsibility for your Emma Seif, Jacob Booher, National Volunteer Week driving decisions and maintain James McBride, Jerri Coch- April 15 - 21 your fitness behind the ran, Karen Crosier, Kayla wheel.” Rush, Kerra Rader, Kim The Roadwise Review CD- Draime, Kyle Nies, Lee Ann ROM can be checked out at Daniels, Linzy Newton,

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It was a watershed moment libraries: academic, school PRESERVATION polyvinyl chloride as it is chemi- for me when State Librarian public, and special. Protecting Your History cally unstable and the chemicals it Jo Budler and her advisor, emits will damage documents and Jan Haines, came to visit Due to the hard work of past The month of May for many photographs. Polyethylene is sta- Preble County in early April. Director Susan Kendall, the means the resumption of outdoor ble and suitable for photographs This was an opportunity to Superintendents and staff of activities like baseball games and and documents. If you use an not only hear the state li- Preble County Schools, and cookouts, but May is also adhesive, be sure it is of archival brarian perspective, but to PCDL librarians, we share a “Preservation Month.” According quality. actually catalog with the schools and to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, sit down Marion Lawrence Memorial the word preserve means “to keep Try to identify people in photo- and Public Library. This allows us safe from injury, harm or destruc- graphs for succeeding genera- break to share all the materials we tion”. To the many homemakers tions. However, do not write on bread have with one another. We and housekeepers, May is the the photographs with ballpoint with the are looking to strengthen month of “spring cleaning.” As pens, etc. Use a No. 2 lead pencil, Trustees our cooperative relationship you go through your cleaning preferably on a copy of the photo- of all the with Brown Memorial Library process, re-think what you are graph (and keep them together). Preble as well as public libraries in throwing away or if you are keep- This applies to any document you County Darke and our near sur- ing it, where and how are you must write on. Most ink will go State Librarian Jo Budler libraries. rounding areas. For exam- storing it. through chemical changes that are It was such a pleasure to ple, we will be working on harmful to documents and photo- discuss similar issues and grants together to benefit all Family historians and genealogists graphs. concerns with people who our patrons in the near fu- need those photographs, diaries, value their public libraries ture. Collaboration and shar- journals, graduation programs, If you are fortunate and have enough to devote years of ing of resources is some- reunion mementos, legal docu- family photographs or portraits service. thing libraries do best, and if ments, letters, etc. If you are not you want to display, be careful it helps improve the services personally interested, don’t put where you put them. Not only is Jo Budler brought news of to our patrons, your public them out for trash. First, check high heat and humidity harmful, how Governor Strickland is library will step up to the with other family members and but so is long- term exposure to calling for more cooperation plate. cousins to see if they are inter- light, especially UV rays. between public libraries as ested in your memorabilia. If not, well as the different types of check with the local/state histori- Be sure anyone handling your cal societies and local/state ge- memorabilia washes their hands nealogical societies. The Preble before touching them. In some County Room collects family Bi- instances there may be a need to Eaton Library Holds May Book Sale bles, diaries, letters, legal docu- wear clean, white cotton gloves. ments, family tree information and more. If your memorabilia has already The Eaton Library will be ing and have books, videos, suffered a lot of deterioration con- holding a book sale begin- DVDs, and/or CDs that you If you decide to keep your treas- sider encapsulation between two ning on Thursday, May 24 would like to donate for the ures, then you need to know how sheets of transparent polyester and ending Saturday, May library’s books sale, please to “preserve” them. The past few film with sealed edges. Note that 26. The sale will be held give us a call! years have seen unprecedented this is not lamination, which is during the library’s regular storms and floods. Safeguarding considered unacceptable by pres- open hours. If you do decide to donate from water, mold and mildew ervationists. items to the book sale, and damage is very important. This This is a donation book sale, plan to use the book drop, means no storage in a basement Remember as you are “spring so there will be no specific please indicate with a note or other damp area or places that cleaning,” one person’s trash is amount set for sale items. on the items that they are are prone to flooding. Equally another’s treasure, especially if You set the price by donat- for the book sale. Other- harmful is the attic where tem- that person is a family historian or ing the amount you think wise, staff will assume the peratures may be extremely hot genealogist. the items are worth. items were put in the book or cold with wide variations in drop by accident. humidity. Ideal storage conditions Martha Albright, Supervisor Don’t miss out! are with a temperature between Preble County Room 60 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit and You may call the library with humidity between 30 and 60 per- questions at 456-4331 dur- cent. ing open hours. The paper products should be acid Library hours are: free and the storage containers Mon-Thurs 9-8; Fri 9-5; Sat. should be acid and lignin free. 9-5. Page protectors should not be

If you’ve been spring clean- Local Author Series Get a Clue @ Your Library Summer Reading 2007

she felt very strongly about the Super sleuths and daring detectives are invited to athleen Pennell, author and features she wanted included in the join the 2007 Summer Reading program, Get a retiredK school teacher, traveled books. “I wanted each book to be Clue @ Your Library, being held at the Preble from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to a flip-book and to include a map. County District Library. Registration begins June 1 visit the Eaton, Eldorado and West Self-publishing allowed me to get and the program ends on July 21. Alexandria library branches in what I wanted.” Lauren drew the March. She gave a very interesting horse pictures that appear on the You will receive time logs when you sign up. Each and informative presentation, intro- upper corner of the pages. A quick log contains four pictures worth fifteen minutes ducing audiences to her work -- flip through the pages makes the each. Have Mom or Dad mark off the pictures mysteries for pre-teens called the horse appear to run. The map of after you read. When you have marked off the Pony Investigator Series. Bedford offers readers satisfying entire card, bring it into the library. For each hour detail to the stories. you have read, you will earn a gold coin. Children Kathleen began working on her may redeem coins for prizes. There are activity ideas for the books while still em- After her presentation, Kathleen sheets that can be completed for extra prizes. ployed as a school reading special- sold and autographed copies of her This is a program that you can do at home or join ist. After many rewrites and several books. She also offered for sale in the fun with weekly programs held at each writing courses, she was ready to tee-shirts decorated with Lauren’s branch. This is a great way to keep your reading publish. The first book, Missing beautiful horse drawings. skills up during the summer break from school. Money, came out in 2000. Since then, four more titles have been Gracious and charming, Kathleen Eaton branch will hold their added to the series: Reflecto Man, Pennell is one author whose books programs on Wednesdays at Circus of Fear, The Phantom Stal- you will not want to miss! 10 AM and the same program lion, and The Secret Passage. Kath- repeated on Thursdays at 2 leen said that she is working on the Visit the author’s website at: PM. Beginning on June 1st, sixth book, revealing that it will www.paddockpublishing.com. Kath- Scooby Doo, the famous dog contain a mystery centering on a leen would love to hear from her detective, will be at each lost treasure from the Civil War. young readers! Email her at the branch. Remember your camera following email address: to take a picture with Scooby! Each book in the Pony Investigators [email protected] The week of July 16, profes- series follows the adventures of sional magician, Lea Craine, will appear at each Amy Jo and Becky as they solve branch. These are FREE programs and open to all mysteries around their home town children in Preble County. of Bedford. Their ponies, Ginger and Oreo, are always along for the Please call or visit your local branch for the pro- ride! gram schedule. Or visit our Website at:

Kathleen’s daugh- ter, Lauren, is the talented genius behind the illustra- tions that adorn each book. She was a young artist when the series began, so her style has devel- oped and grown over the course of the series. Having graduated from the Maryland Institute, College of Art, Lauren decided to redraw all of the illustrations when Missing Money and Reflecto Man went into www.pcdl.lib.oh.us their second print- ings. Together, Teresa Deaton, Children’s Librarian Kathleen and Lau- ren make quite an unbeatable team!

Kathleen decided Watch local newspapers, the community bulletin board, and posters to self-publish the series because displayed in the library for more information about programs offered in the Local Author Series! Kathy shows examples of Lauren’s artwork Library Lingo aims to explain the different terminology used in the Library. The more you know, the better you can take advantage of all that the library has to offer!

Word in the spotlight: Library Catalog

Library Catalog Generations of library-goers grew up using the library’s CARD CATALOG. A library card catalog (for those of you who are too young to remember!) consisted of file cards that described each publication held in the library’s collection. They were kept Sorenson Video Relay (VRS) in a cabinet consisting of long, narrow drawers. The cards were filed either alphabetically or numerically, depending if the · FREE service for the deaf and hard-of-hearing item listed was a work of fiction (made-up stories) or non- community. fiction (factual materials). The cards were also divided into categories. You could search by Title, Author, Subject, or · Now you can CALL family, friends, and business Dewey Decimal number. You could riffle cards to your heart’s associates! content.

· Make Video relay calls through a certified ASL Today, most library’s have replaced the Card Catalog with an interpreter via a high-speed Internet connection ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG (OPAC), also referred to as an Online Catalog. An Online Catalog is a library catalog that and a video relay solution. has been electronically formatted (or made machine-readable) so that you can search information about library materials us- · Located in the Tutor Room at the Eaton ing an online computer. Rather than riffling through cards, you Branch. simply decide how you want to search for an item -- by title, Ask us about it! author, subject, series or periodical title -- type the information into a search box and click on the Search button. This gener- ates a list containing all of the records that match your search. Once you become comfortable searching an online catalog, you’ll wonder how you ever got along without it!

The Preble County District Library’s online catalog can be ac- cessed by going to our home page at www.pcdl.lib.oh.us and clicking on the Our Catalog link listed in the menu on the left side of the screen.

Online Catalog Videophone Technology Communicating has just gotten easier!

Cut out and save for future reference New on the Gardening Shelves Crops in Pots / Bob Purnell: Discover how easy it The Victory Garden is to grow bountiful crops year-round in eye -catching Companion / Michael planters just right for small spaces. Plant lists, step-by- Weishan: The nation's oldest and most popular step instructions, and at-a-glance symbols of growing gardening program, The requirements make each of the 40 projects easy to Victory Garden, is proud to tackle. On order present The Victory Garden Companion, an indispensa- ble guide that offers the best in gardening expertise Pots in the Garden / Ray Rogers: No longer a in a straightforward and friendly manner, inviting technique just for apartment dwellers or novice gar- gardeners of all levels to dig in and get their deners, the use of ornamental containers on decks, hands in the soil. Moreover, host Michael Weishan patios, terraces, and in the garden itself can save shows budding landscapers how to garden well, providing the technical and aesthetic fundamen- time, space, and money, while offering experienced tals essential to creating a comfortable, beautiful, home gardeners unique creative challenges, site flexi- and rewarding garden. bility, and experimental fun. Author and award-

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Tala eating a stalk of celery Debut Mystery Series Authors Sharon Short, Heather Webber and Carrie Bebris A Recommendation (with slight reservations) will be appearing at the West Alexandria Library on June 19 at Author: Maggie Barbieri 6:30. If you haven’t read their books, take this opportunity to give Amateur sleuth: Alison Bergeron, divorced English professor who them a try! teaches at a small Catholic college in the Bronx. Author: Sharon Short -- Sharon is also a humor columnist for Murder 101: Safely away from the chaos of the Dayton Daily Nerws. Her column, Sanity Check, appears every Manhattan, St. Thomas, a small college on the Monday. banks of the Hudson River in the Bronx, is sup- Website: www.sharonshort.com posed to be tranquil, bucolic, and serene. Unfor- Series: Stain Busting Mysteries tunately, English professor Alison Bergeron has Character: Josie Toadfern, Laundromat owner & amateur sleuth found it to be anything but. Recently divorced Setting: Paradise, Ohio from a fellow professor and even more recently Stain-removal expert, Josie Toadfern is clever and charming in without a car---it was stolen---she has been this lighthearted series. The cast of colorful characters that popu- hoofing it to school. One Friday evening, two late Paradise, Ohio will delight readers with their quirky, yet en- NYPD homicide detectives drop by her office. dearing ways. The good news is that they found her beat -up Volvo; the bad news Books: is that the body of one of the students in her Shakespeare seminar 1. Death of a Domestic Diva was in the trunk. Not only are Alison’s chances of getting the car 2. Death by Deep Dish Pie back bleak, but suddenly she’s the primary suspect on a list that 3. Death in the Cards includes, among others, the murdered student’s drug-dealing boy- 4. Hung Out to Die friend, Vince, and the girl’s father’s business rivals. 5. Murder Unfolds New!

Accused of a crime that she didn’t commit, Alison enlists her best Author: Heather Webber friend, Max’s, emotional support and services as an amateur sleuth. Website: www.heatherwebber.com Their fumbling efforts to clear Alison’s name could land her in even Series: Nina Quinn Mysteries hotter water with Detective Bobby Crawford, the handsome investi- Character: Nina Quinn, landscaper who own Taken By Surprise, gating officer (and former altar boy)---not to mention the nuns at a landscaping firm specializing in surprise garden makeovers. St. Thomas. . . . Setting: A small Ohio town This mystery series is a delight to read because the main charac- Review: I read the first couple pages of this book and thought I ter is written with such honesty. Nina Quinn comes across as a was going to love it, but by the third chapter, I wasn’t so sure. It real person coping with real problems while running a successful wasn’t the writing or the characters or the plot...it was more the business and trying to help raise a teenage stepson. That she’s as pace of the story (plodding in spots) and the author seemed to good at solving the mysteries as she is at designing beautiful gar- spend too much time describing minutiae (scenery, the weather, dens is an added bonus. aimless thoughts of the main character). However, the further I got Books: into the book, the majority of these problems receded. The story 1. A Hoe Lot of Trouble picked up enough that I really enjoyed it. You find yourself rooting 2. Trouble in Spades for Alison as she gets over her ex, falls in love, and solves a murder. 3. Digging Up Trouble I’m looking forward to the next book, Extracurricular Activities, 4. Trouble in Bloom New! due out in October, 2007. ~Cheryl Richter~

Author: Carrie Bebris Website: www.carriebebris.com The “Debuts” Series: Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mysteries Characters: Literary sleuths, Elizabeth & Mr. Darcy from Jane Tutu Deadly: A Jenny T. Partridge Dance Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice. Mystery / Natalie M. Roberts: Meet Jenny T. Time Period: Regency England Partridge, founder of Ogden, Utah's premier school These historical mysteries will delight readers who enjoy books for budding prima-and not -so-prima-ballerinas. For written in the Austen tradition. Elizabeth and Darcy make a great Jenny, dealing with difficult stage mothers is busi- team as they solve mysteries against the backdrop of mannered ness as usual...until murder cuts in. On order prose and Regency-style manners. Books: 1. Pride and Prescience 2. Suspense and Sensibility 3. North By Northanger, or the Shades of Pemberley On the Slam: A Bridge Club Mystery / Honor Hartman: Meet Emma Diamond: novice bridge player, recent widow, and the kind of person who never leaves her grocery cart sitting willy nilly in the parking lot. And now, after a vile woman in her new neighborhood in Houston is poisoned during a bridge game, Emma has a new identity: amateur detective. On order These mysteries will be available from publishers in May & June. Please REQUEST titles that interest you at the library or “Request an Item” yourself online from our Website at www.pcdl.lib.oh.us! We’ll see what we can do!

Author Title Bk #

May, 2007

Deb Baker Murder Grins and Bears It 2

Joyce & Jim Lavene Poisoned Petals 3

Mary Jane Maffini Organize Your Corpses 1

G.A. McKevett Fat Free and Fatal 12

Maggie Sefton A Killer Stitch 4

J.B. Stanley Fit To Die 2

Elaine Viets Murder With Reservations 6

June, 2007

Miranda Bliss Murder on the Menu 2

Tori Carrington Foul Play 3

Nora Charles Death Rides the Surf 5

Susan Kandel Christietown 4

Dean Koontz The Good Guy N/A

Mary Kruger Knit Fast, Die Young 2

John J. Lamb The False-Hearted Teddy 2

Laura Levine Death By Pantyhose 6

Michele Scott Death Reins In 2

Barbara Burnett Smith Beads of Doubt 2 July 2007 August 2007 Kate White Lethally Blond 5 ¨ Dead on Arrival / Lori Avocato ¨ Killer Riff / Sheryl J. Anderson Nina Wright Whiskey and Tonic 3 ¨ Her Royal Spyness / Rhys Bo- ¨ The Penguin Who Knew Too wen Much / Donna Andrews Smack your knee excitement! ¨ The Tin Roof Blowdown / ¨ Gun Shy / Donna Ball Miami Florida’s crime reporter, Brit Montero, returns in book James Lee Burke ¨ The Chocolate Jewel Case / six of Edna Buchanan’s much-loved mystery series! ¨ Grave Apparel / Ellen Byerrum Joanna Carl ¨ Decaffeinated Corpse / Cleo ¨ Scots on the Rocks / Mary Da- Love Kills: Recovering from tragedy, Miami Coyle heim Florida reporter Britt Montero tracks down ¨ Mr. Monk and the Two Assis- ¨ First Among Sequels / Jasper one killer and teams up with the Miami Cold tants / Lee Goldberg Fforde Case Squad to catch another hiding on an ¨ The Double Agents / W.E.B. ¨ Justice Denied / J.A. Jance exotic Caribbean island. Griffin ¨ A Few Good Murders / Cady ¨ Ham Bones / Carolyn Haines Kalian Visit Edna’s website to find out ¨ Brush With Death / Hailey Lind ¨ Dead Ex / Harley Jane Kozak more about this talented crime reporter and mystery writer! ¨ Savages / Bill Pronzini ¨ The Widow’s Mate / Ralph www.ednabuchanan.com ¨ The Judas Strain / James McInerny FYI: Two made-for-TV movies were filmed, Rollins ¨ Beyond Reach / Karin Slaugh- each based on Edna’s experiences as a crime reporter. They ¨ Short Change / Patricia Smiley ter both starred Elizabeth Montgomery (of Bewitched fame) as ¨ A Deadly Dealer / J.B. Stanley Edna -- The Corpse Had a Familiar Face 1994 and Deadline for Murder (1995). Sadly, Elizabeth passed away shortly after filming was completed for Deadline. Series Paranormal Romance: The lighter side Charlaine Harris, Maryjanice Davidson, and Tate Hallaway all write series paranormal romance novels, but, unlike authors such as Kim Harrison, Kelley Armstrong, Patricia Briggs, and Laurell K. Hamilton, their books offer a much lighter fare -- paranormal themes with a comic twist to keeps things not so Romantic Comedy -- with a twist of suspense! serious and dark. Enjoy.

All About Evie / Beth Ciotta: CASTING Author: Tate Hallaway CALL NOTICE Seeking actress for role of Series: Garnet Lacey series ditzy former Vegas showgirl Sugar Dupont. Character: Garnet Lacey, bookstore man- ager/witch Must possess strong vocals, outgoing per- ¨ Tall, Dark & Dead sonality and great gazongas. Well, two out ¨ Dead Sexy Coming soon! of three ain't bad. A showbiz veteran, Evie Parish knows she has the chops to sing and Author: Charlaine Harris dance with the best. A Wonderbra should Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries Character: Sookie Stackhouse, telepathic take care of the rest. YOUR SCENE barmaid PARTNER:Arch, aka Charles Dupont, a ¨ Dead Until Dark doting older husband. THE GIG: Eight days of smooching, fawn- ¨ Living Dead in Dallas ing and otherwise making a PDA spectacle of yourselves on a ¨ Club Dead Caribbean cruise. AND…THE CATCH: Arch is one of a team of ¨ Dead to the World former con men staging a sting to catch a grifter—and, under his ¨ Dead as a Doornail ¨ Definitely Dead stage makeup, he's the sexiest hunk ever to don a fake mus- ¨ All Together Dead Coming soon! tache…. This will either be the roll of a lifetime or the end of her career! Author: MaryJanice Davidson Series: Undead series I read the first chapter excerpt posted on amazon.com and can’t Character: Betsy Taylor, vampire queen wait to read the rest of the book when it comes out in May! Evie ¨ Undead and Unwed Parish is quite a character! To find out more information about All ¨ Undead and unemployed About Evie and other titles by Beth Ciotta, visit her very cool web- ¨ Undead and Unappreciated site at www.bethciotta.com ¨ Undead and Unreturnable ¨ Undead and Unpopular A Fantasy Romance Collaboration Coming soon! Jennifer Crusie, Anne Stuart, and Eileen Dreyer ¨ Undead and Uneasy

The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes: You’re From series books to made-for-cable TV movie invited to spend the weekend with three ex- FYI: According to Charlaine Harris’s Website, HBO, the pre- traordinary sisters…When she was sixteen, mium cable channel, has signed “Six Feet Under” creator, Dee Fortune kidnapped her two younger Alan Ball, to produce, write and direct a pilot based on the sisters and ran from danger. Now twenty- Southern Vampire series. Sookie Stackhouse will be por- nine, she’s still trying to control her shape- trayed by Oscar-winner, Anna Paquin. The title is “True shifting power—no easy task when Danny Blood”. Other cast members include Ryan Kwanten as Alan James shows up one Friday morning with his and Sam Trammell as Sam. Shooting of the pilot is slated to deadly smile and dangerous questions about begin sometime in 2008. the past. Lizzie is determined to save her family from financial ruin by turning straw into Paranormal Romantic Comedy gold; now if she could only stop turning forks from Maureen Child into bunnies. Then Elric, a sorcerer, appears one Friday—annoyed with the chaos Lizzie is creating in the universe and in his heart. . More Than Fiends: Cassidy Burke is ..The youngest Miss Fortune, Mare, towers above her sisters but finding it hard to believe that she's next her telekinetic power is dwarfed by their gifts. She spends her in a long line of demon dusters-Burke days at Value Video!! and her nights contemplating the futility of women paired with centuries-old cleaning her existence. But then a gorgeous Value Video!! VP and Mare’s solution to shine windows and spot de- long lost love turn up. . .and they all turn up the heat on a week- mons. Sure, her "Clean Sweep" maid ser- end that no Fortune will soon forget! On order vice is taking off, but wiping out super- natural bad guys? Come on. Jennifer Crusie has also co-authored another book with Bob But Cassie's surprised by her sudden Mayer. Agnes and the Hitman will be published in August. The fighting instincts and fierce new first book penned by the yin and yang writing team was Don’t strength...both of which she's going to Look Down, published last spring. These books are rather inno- need. For one thing, her teenage daughter thinks her dad is vative because the reader gets the story from the he/she perspec- dead, but in truth he just never knew about her...and now tive. Bob writes the book from the man’s point of view and Jenni- he's moved back to town. And after many dateless years, fer writes from the woman’s. I enjoyed the first book and am men are finally lining up on Cassie's doorstep. Sadly, most of looking forward to the second. them aren't human. On order These Romance Novels will be available from publishers in May & June. Please REQUEST titles that interest you at the library or “Request an Item” yourself online from our Website at www.pcdl.lib.oh.us!

Author Title Subgenre / FYI

May, 2007

Marta Acosta Midnight Brunch 2nd in series Vampire / Satire

Loretta Chase Not Quite a Lady Regency Romance

Geralyn Dawson Her Outlaw Bad Luck Brides #4

Joy Fielding Heartstopper Suspense

Suzanne Forster The Arrangement Suspense

Dorothea Benton Frank The Land of Mango Sunsets Women’s Fiction

Jill Gregory Wolf River Modern Western

Julia London Perils of Pursuing a Prince Bk #2 Desperate Debutantes

Debbie Macomber Back on Blossom Street Blossom Street #3

Erin McCarthy Bled Dry 3rd in series A Tale of Vegas Vampires

Amanda Quick The River Knows Historical Romance

Lynsay Sands The Brat Historical

June, 2007

Jeanette Baker Chesapeake Summer Contemporary

Liz Carlyle Never Lie to a Lady Historical

Dee Davis Chain Reaction Suspense Thriller

Candy Halliday Dinner First, Me Later? Contemporary

Johanna Lindsey The Devil Who Tamed Her Historical

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More on the Subject Barrier-free Travel: A nuts and bolts guide for wheelers and slow- Barrier Free Residential Design / Albert A. Pelaquin: walkers / Candy Harrington: Are Architect Peloquin walks his colleagues through an imaginary airlines obliged to provide on-board house, pointing out the architectural barriers to disabled and storage space for your folding wheel- elderly people, and suggests a number of innovative solutions chair? Can you fly with your 350-pound to the problem that do not compromise the integrity or the pig as your emotional support animal? beauty of the house. He considers design options for driveways, Can you book an accessible room in foyers, patios, kitchens, bathrooms, laundries, and other areas, Katmandu? The US has made significant in both renovations and new construction. progress in making transportation and

public spaces accessible; but rules and Access For All: An illustrated handbook of barrier free regulations vary considerably from situation to situation, and design for Ohio / Robert D. Loversidge, Jr. et al. other countries have their own interpretations of accessibility.

Harrington, the editor of the leading travel magazine for people with disabilities, gives solid advice, updated for this edition, on applying the aforesaid rules and regulations, planning ahead, getting around on buses, taxis and trains, taking the kids, taking a cruise, shopping the net, deciding whether or not to use a travel agent, and traveling on a budget. She includes a list of resources. On the Mystery Front lives of the newest residents of Gulf Shores, Alabama. Jake Novak and Kate Forrest have settled into the beautiful beach house left to Bargain Hunters Mystery by Sharon Dunn: New series! them by a distant relative. Cat–hating Jake busies himself working on his novel in his upstairs apartment, while Kate gets involved in a Death of a Garage Sale Newbie: Since when beach ministry to young people. When New Leaf Productions arrives do three women, bonded together by the need to to film a movie, the locals are fascinated by the glamour of the ac- clip coupons and be first in line at door buster tors. But when a cast member is murdered, followed quickly by a sales, solve crimes? Since the fourth member of second killing, the town of Gulf Shores becomes worried. Jacques the Bargain Hunters Network was found dead. the Ripper has solved one murder and when he and Cleo are re- When they suspect Mary Margret's murder was cruited to be in the movie, Jacques throws himself into nosing prompted by something she purchased at a ga- around for clues—and a murderer. rage sale the morning of her death, the three amateur sleuths begin to investigate. Suzanne is a Short Story Collections mother of three with another on the way. Kindra is a college student with a taste for designer Michigan Weddings / Mary Davis: Michigan's clothes but not the budget. And Ginger is an active baby boomer Mackinac Island offers a safe harbor for wounded whose world is filled with scouting the clearance racks, church ac- hearts seeking retreat. Lorelei returns to the island tivities, and helping her retired husband, Earl, test his inventions. carrying a secret that has stolen her joy, but an old Their discoveries take them back twenty years to a dark and buried acquaintance is waiting to try to restore it. Haley's secret...one perhaps better left there. job on the island hides her from family conflict and the fear of being used by others until a handsome Jacques & Cleo, Cat Detectives -- A cat mystery series by customer arrives asking for her help. Aimee seeks veteran author Gilbert Morris. family treasure and adventure at the Grand Hotel, but one of the assistant manager's adherences to What the Cat Dragged In: In their debut mys- routine threatens her goals. Will God's guidance lead these women tery, Jacques and Cleo and their owner...or rather down the path of forgiveness and romance? the human they own, Kate Forrest, and her son, Jeremy, move to a beautiful beach house in Gulf Oregon Brides / Tracey Bateman: Three young Shores, Alabama, left to Kate by a distant relative. women find themselves in new phases of life after The catch is that another distant relative, wanna– each are touched by devastation. Eva knows her be novelist (and bonafide cat–hater) Jake Novak, soiled present and tragic future will turn Jonesy's has also inherited an interest in the house. Unde- love sour. Will he opt for romance or head back to terred, Kate and Jeremy move in the downstairs Texas to tend the ranchland he loves? A young quarters and Jake takes the separate apartment widow named Hope wants desperately to travel upstairs. Then, when a murder occurs...everyone is west to Oregon to begin a new life. But wagon stumped—but feline sleuths Jacques and Cleo trains won't take single women along. Star's secret come to the rescue and reveal the identity of the past, old hurts, and prejudices may just keep her killer. from the true happiness she longs for. With the recent death of her mother, how will Star ever get over her loss? The Cat’s Pajamas: Hollywood comes into the

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Lightning and Lace: Bonnie Kahler, immersed in grief since Love Inspired losing her husband, attempts to rise from the ashes of · A Touch of Grace / Linda Goodnight mourning. Will love and faith · Every Kind of Heaven / Jillian Hart give her the power to conquer · Apple Blossom Bride / Marla Perry the demons within and evils without? In an attempt to out- Love Inspired Suspense run his past, Preacher Travis · So Dark the Night / Margaret Daley Whitworth arrives in Kahlerville, incognito. · Pursuit of Justice / Pamela Tracy When he stumbles across a dead body, suspi- · Beloved Enemy / Terri Reed cion falls on his shoulders. Is Travis in too · Shadows of Truth / Sharon Mignerey deep to win Bonnie's love? As Bonnie finds herself drawn to Travis, her life and heart are Learn more about the latest Love Inspired threatened. When secrets unravel, will she be strong enough to face the twisted truth? titles by visiting www.eharlequin.com Click on the Steeple Hill link. The Comfort of Home Remember When A Guide for Caregivers Series by Maria M. Meyer & Paula Derr This series of books is a wonderful resource for anyone who is caring Summer at Tiffany / Marjorie for a health-challenged loved one. Hart: Do you remember the best

summer of your life? New York City, The Comfort of Home: A complete guide for 1945. Marjorie Jacobson and her best caregivers: Burnout — the complete drain of physi- friend, Marty Garrett, arrive fresh from cal, spiritual, and emotional reserves — occurs when the Kappa house at the University of a caregiver slips into exhaustion or depression. More Iowa hoping to find summer positions and more frequently, the responsibility of caring for as shopgirls. Turned away from the the chronically ill child, the disabled spouse, or the top department stores, they miracu- aging parent falls on a family member. From the lously find jobs as pages at Tiffany & decision to be a caregiver to dealing with day-to-day activities, this Co., becoming the first women to ever work on the sales guide provides help with every aspect of home care. Also included in floor—a diamond-filled day job replete with Tiffany blue shirt- this edition are a checklist of tasks, a chapter on self-care and avoiding waist dresses from Bonwit Teller's—and the envy of all their caregiver burnout, a glossary, and list of helpful resources. friends. Hart takes us back to the magical time when she and The Comfort of Home for Stroke: This complete Marty rubbed elbows with the rich and famous; pinched pen- guide helps caregivers, family members, and stroke nies to eat at the Automat; experienced nightlife at La Mar- survivors understand the day-to-day issues faced by tinique; and danced away their weekends with dashing mid- care providers. It guides readers through every stage shipmen. Between being dazzled by Judy Garland's honey- of care, from explaining different kinds of strokes to moon visit to Tiffany, celebrating VJ Day in Times Square, understanding personality changes brought on by the and mingling with Café society, she fell in love, learned un- illness. Other topics covered include how to prevent forgettable lessons, made important decisions that would strokes from recurring, making the home safe and comfortable, return- change her future, and created the remarkable memories she ing to work after a stroke, and preventing caregiver burnout. now shares with all of us.

Joy Bauer’s Food Cures: Easy 4- These 4 titles in the series are on order and coming soon! step Nutrition Programs for Im- The Comfort of Home for Parkinson’s Disease: This compre- proving Your Body / Joy Bauer: hensive guide to the day-to-day issues confronted by Parkinson dis- Nutritional healing has gone mainstream ease patients and their caregivers covers every caregiving stage. It's and researchers at top universities are all here in an illustrated, easy-to-read format, including the decision publishing studies that show how the to provide home care, preparing the home, assisting with daily ac- right foods can help prevent, manage, tivities, financial management, and strategies for avoiding caregiver and sometimes entirely reverse the de- burnout. This guide also includes information on the specific issues fining symptoms of a wide range of that PD patients and caregivers face, as well as tips on purchasing health issues. Whether it’s unwanted pounds or high blood equipment, travel, therapies, loss of motor skills, and sugar, mood swings or digestive trouble, the cure can be communicating effectively with physicians. what you eat every day. Now Joy Bauer, a nutrition consult- ant to celebrities from actors to gold-medal winning athletes, The Comfort of Home: Multiple Sclerosis explains exactly what to eat to lower high cholesterol and

The Comfort of Home for Chronic Lung Disease blood pressure, improve skin tone, sharpen memory, sleep better, and take charge of PMS, arthritis, and more. Each The Comfort of Home for Alzheimer’s Disease chapter focuses on one of the many conditions that drive people to seek Joy’s professional help and simulates a per- sonal consultation. Readers walk away with up-to-the-minute, scientifically researched recommendations on particular foods to seek out and which ones to avoid, plus grocery lists, meal plans, recipes, and supplement recommendations presented in easy-to-follow 4-step prescriptive plans.

These films somehow, somewhere feature a character who experiences a makeover -- body or soul -- during the course of the story. It’s so much more fun to watch someone else’s transformation!

My Big Fat Greek Wedding: Toula is a quiet, devoted daughter in a big, crazy Greek family. Working in her father's restaurant, she hides behind her family and keeps the world at a distance. One day at the restaurant she finds herself pouring coffee for a man who inspires her to change her life, and the way she sees the world ... forever.

Muriel’s Wedding: Nobody ever seemed to pay much attention to plain-Jane Muriel, until she heads off to the big city and becomes engaged to a foreign sports hero who needs an Australian wife for citizenship reasons.

The Mirror Has Two Faces: Rose still lives with her mother and desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory is a mathematics professor who has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union based on friendship and respect. Fate brings these two together and with out physical attraction to complicate matters they become best friends and soon agree to an unconven- tional marriage built on intellectual passion instead of sexual heat. But then they fall in love.

Miss Congeniality: Her legs are waxed, her lips are glossed, her gun is ready. FBI agent Gracie Hart is going undercover as one of the hopefuls to be the next Miss United States. But Gracie, whose idea of a fashion accessory is the set of handcuffs she slaps unto lawbreakers, doesn't have a beauty pageant bone in her body.

Moonstruck: A sophisticated romantic comedy about the loves, jealousies and entanglements facing an Italian-American family from Brooklyn.

Now, Voyager: A dowdy spinster becomes a self-assured woman after psychiatric treatment only to embark on a doomed affair.

The Princess Diaries: For teenager Mia Thermopolis, just surviving each school day is an adventure. Then she receives the shock- ing news from her grandmother that she is a real-life princess. So begins a comical transformation towards poise and princess-ness, including a media storm, jealous schoolmates, and a plot to take over her country.

Strictly Ballroom: A championship ballroom dancer who's breaking all the rules and his ugly duckling dancing partner make their dreams come true together.

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Never Been Kissed: Josie Geller, a 25-year-old undercover newspaper reporter is determined to go from "geek" to "chic" when she's sent back to high school to learn about today's teens. Can a former clueless nerd navigate the hallways of high school without tripping over her own feet?

She’s All That: A high school jock makes a bet that he can turn an unattractive girl into the school's prom queen.

Romancing the Stone: A dowdy romance writer sets off to Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure.

Working Girl: Tess McGill is a frustrated secretary, struggling to forge ahead in the world of big business in New York. She gets her chance when her boss breaks her leg on a skiing holiday. McGill takes advantage of her absence to push ahead with her career. She teams up with investment broker Jack Trainer to work on a big deal. The situation is complicated after the return of her boss.

My Fair Lady: Gloriously witty adaptation of the Broadway musical about Professor Henry Higgins, who takes a bet from Colonel Pickering that he can transform unrefined, dirty Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle into a lady, and fool everyone into thinking she really is one, too!

Pretty Woman: A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love. I have two closets at my house -- one closet holds the clothes for the body I’ve got; the other holds clothes for the body I want. I suppose I should be bummed out about having two closets, but I’ve decided to give myself a break. I realize that, since puberty, I have ALWAYS had two closets -- whether I admitted it or not! I’m keeping both closets, thank you very much, and will just learn to dress the body I wake up with -- thin, fat or somewhere in-between. Thankfully, there are plenty of books offering great tips and advice about how to dress well no matter what size you are. You’ll find them (where else?) at the library!

How Not to Look Fat / Danica Lo: A former plus-size model offers tips for look- Dress Your Best: the complete guide to ing thinner in all situations with sidebars finding the style that's right for your on what specific brands and items work body / Clinton Kelly and Stacy London: best in order to encourage women to en- The 8 million fans of TLC’s hottest show, joy their figures, have fun with their ward- What Not to Wear, know it as the place to robes and makeup, and not take dieting go for real-life fashion advice. Now the too seriously. show’s hosts, Clinton Kelly and Stacy Lon- don, offer spot -on fashion wisdom—with an Sam Saboura’s Real Style / attitude—in this fully illustrated, authorita- Sam Saboura: Sam Saboura tive, and irreverent fashion guide to dressing knows a thing or two about style. your best for every occasion. Clinton and With a closetful of secrets, he Stacy’s surefire method for boosting appearance rests on their belief has dressed your favorite celebri- that we can all win admiring glances by selecting clothes that play up ties and countless women on our positives and create a balanced body shape. In Dress Your Best, ABC's Extreme Makeover. Now Clinton and Stacy match a wide range of female and male body types he reveals his insider tricks and with the perfect work, casual, and evening attire, showing you ex- foolproof tips so you can always actly how to make your best parts “work” for you. look great-whether you're at the office, enjoying a night out, or indulging in a day off-by Features 18 women and 8 men: bigger on top, bigger on bottom, a making fashion choices that work for your figure and your little extra in the middle, not curvy, extra curvy, small-framed, ath- personality. letic, and more! Whether you’re searching for a way to accentuate your assets, puzzling over the right print pattern for your frame, or What Not To Wear / Trinny just looking for a solution to the dilemma “What do I need to wear to Woodall and Susannah Constan- look fabulous?” you’ll find here the universal tips, dos and don’ts, tine: In their New York Times best- seasonal alternatives, and must -haves that will deliver the answers. seller what not to wear, Trinny Woodall & Susannah Constantine aimed to wipe out the phrase, "Does my butt look big in this?" With what I love watching Doris Day and Audrey Hepburn films to see their not to wear for every occasion, they beautiful clothing. I mean, have you ever seen either actress in an aim to eradicate the panic of "I've got outfit that wasn’t the epitome of style? The library offers several nothing to wear!" titles starring these two glamorous ladies. Check them out!

Closet Smarts: Flatter Your Fig- Doris Day ure with the Clothes You Already ¨ Please Don’t Eat the Daisies Have / Emily Neill: Finally, the real ¨ It Happened to Jane secret for looking thinner without ¨ April in Paris dieting or exercise! It's all about ¨ Move Over, Darling what you wear. In this book, ¨ The Pajama Game women will learn how to analyze their figure strengths and weak- ¨ On Moonlight Bay nesses and play up their good fea- ¨ Teacher’s Pet tures while minimizing their weak- ¨ Glass Bottom Boat nesses. They'll find out how to ¨ With Six You Get Eggroll choose the colors that flatter them most and find the clothes that will look great on them as well as avoiding Audrey Hepburn clothes that will look awful. Shopping for clothes will ¨ Roman Holiday never be a dreaded chore again! ¨ Sabrina ¨ Love in the Afternoon ¨ Charade ¨ Wait Until Dark Teen Poetry Contest Winners I Am Me Poems submitted to celebrate National Poetry Month! I am my own enemy,

I’m not the smartest person and I don’t pretend 12 - 14 year old category to be. The Keeper of Hearts Why I am what I am is not a mystery, There once was a girl named Shannon My minds not in proper working order and we’re Her one dream was to be a star in the heavens in therapy. She left her home where she had no family or friends The rage is confused and mentally abused, To fulfill her dreams Life keeps going this way and what do I have to Her will would not bend lose? I got problems and they stack like bills, No one caught her as she made her way And I relate to the broken-hearted and the loves She ran into the night with not a single shout hard killed. In the forest she lived happy and free I waited in the shadow with my broken heart, Behind all this madness And her home was built hoping to talk to the passed on, I’m falling apart. In a large oak tree I’m such a mess and undeceived and fading The man She had all that she needed away, Points his finger But inside her something pleaded I’m out of touch with society that we’re living in And we stand for it “I am unhappy here with no one who loves me today. What is really going on is a mys- If only I had a love Never relied on my sanity, I threw it away, tery Then I would be happy” No soul, no heart because I gave it away Now all history To become this freak that you’re seeing today. But don’t worry So she went to the town Sarah Glenn, age 14 The history books will clean it up There she saw a man with a crown For now, we’re all stuck out of She knew not who he was or where he was from 15 - 18 year old category luck All she knew was The Lost Cottage in the Wood Everything’s so messed up That he was the one Sending people by the dozens Lost in deep slumbers long ago, He could make her happy When will they make me go? And lost in dreams o’er pillow soft, Make her sleep well at night Or maybe one of my cousins When days were short and nights were slow Make it so she would never be in fright Take everyone I know And sleep was sweet under moon aloft. He could love her and never forget Send them all away In his heart he would never regret The little, white cottage in the wood, To only come back another day Sat quaintly upon the flow’red trail, In a black body-bag She walked up to him and in her eyes he did stare In the gleeful days of childhood; Don’t worry we have more people But for her he did not seem to care That Time has clouded with a misty veil. To pick up the slack He left on his horse The man says And her eyes began to overflow By that dear cottage in the wood, Can he really do that? As she stood there and wept it seemed her heart Down in the rippling brook I’d play, Smack all the important questions froze Or in the mossy glen I’d rest my head, down And in perfumed meadow I would stray. She went to her home in the forest Answers never to be found The one place that truly loved her For in the green wood by the cottage, But we all hear the sound She felt in love she was poorest My fancy and play roamed free, Of bombs raining down And as she lay there her chest full of ache There I deigned greatness; a warrior, a queen! Blowing up cars She was the first person to feel their heart break With a train of fairies for my company. And a couple of blocks downtown The man says Her eyes closed and her heart stopped beating When fancy grew bored like the wind I would We will stay the course Her hands stopped shaking and her body stopped flee, Things get worse heating Down to the sandy lined shores, A rotting corpse And her heart became a star I raced myself along the silvery sea, He’s the force It was no longer encaged And with my hands dug for milky, white pearls. Behind all this madness Behind large metal bars Ah, those faint memories continue to be dear, The source To this day in the heavens she still exists Of days when innocence bloomed sweet, That keeps everything drilling into She is with us when we receive our true first kiss In the flourishing garden of childhood virtues, the ground The one that puts your heart at bliss That the aged, wise Gardener kept neat. The marching of the feet And she checks your heart for ache For more oil But I lost my way to the cottage in the wood, So that they may never break Underneath soil he can’t touch And sadly forgot the moonbeam trail, So he sends us to do his bidding For she wishes not on others For a day comes when one grows much too old, The nation screaming, “Are you What happened to her To partake in childhood’s pure tale. kidding!” She doesn’t want our heart to be smothered But maybe one day when another child slumbers, The man sends us all to our So if you ever have felt your heart jump with a start And I smooth back the sleep-rumpled hair, deaths Be at peace in your mind knowing it was the keeper Memory will return and I’ll whisper the way, So if you think you won’t be next of hearts. Of the worn path to the wood free of care. Don’t hold your breath Ariel Clark, age 13 Emily Cox, age 16 Sara Jeffers, age 17

Publication created by Cheryl Richter, 2007 All book synopsis’ taken from the product summery unless otherwise noted.