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Vol. 13 ◊ Issue 4 July/August 2012

Summer Reading Kick-off

The kick off for Summer Reading 2012 was held at the Eaton Branch on Saturday, June 2 for all the children of Preble County! The Brukner Nature Center was on hand to make the event extra special. The children saw a variety of nocturnal animals, including a possum and an owl!

Over 90 children and parents were on hand to make this year’s first ever kick-off event for Summer Reading a great success!

How’s it going? Eaton Branch Summer Reading Overview

The Eaton Summer Reading Program is going great this year! The first week we offered 3 programs with 332 people attend- ing. The second week we held 2 programs with 288 people attending. We have been very busy every day since the program started and I would like to thank the circ desk staff for all the hard work they have put in this year. They are a big part of the success we are having this summer. Also I would like to thank the public for their continued support, making Brukner Nature Center Program Preble County Summer Reading Kick-off! my job so much easier. Teresa Deaton, Youth Services

Looking Ahead - Family Fun Night at Eaton Branch West Alexandria Library G et ready for another great “Family Fun Night”? The Eaton Library will host Steven’s Puppets from Fort Wayne, Indiana on Thursday Sept. 20th at 6:30. The marionettes are hand carved and painted. The show we will be presenting is Beauty and the Beast, a favorite among children of all ages. Steven’s Puppets has been doing

Peace Park, West Alexandria, OH marionettes for over half a century. The voices are by profes-

sional actors accented by harp music. This will be a chance for the children of Preble County to see live theater. As always Join the library every Thursday from 5-7pm, July - September everything is free and open to the public. If you have any at the Farmer’s Market! Storytime at 6pm! ALL Children! questions call Teresa Deaton or Sarah Tozier at 456-4331. Activities! Crafts! Stories!

 Library Admin. Office  450 S. Barron St. Eaton, OH 45320  (937) 456-4250  www.pcdl.lib.oh.us 2 Library Inklings: Director’s Column Abby Noland, Library Director

Besides our Summer Reading Programs, many of our library branches offer drop in programs for kids to play board games and Wii.

Book Sale News: The Eldorado Branch of the Preble Did you know that stuffed animals and other toys can be checked out from your local library as well? County District Library will hold a book sale on the following days: Tuesday, August 14 from 10am-5pm; Thursday, August For those of you with tablet/e-reader access, if it seems like every 16 from 2-7pm, and Saturday, August 18 from 9:30am-4pm. time you put a popular -e book on hold you have to wait forever you're not alone. You'll be happy to hear that due to demand, we are Beginning on September 4, the Eldorado Branch will begin purchasing best seller e-books out of the consortium so you offering an ongoing book sale Tuesdays from 10am-5pm; on have access to them more quickly. Thursdays from 2-7pm, and on Saturdays from 1-4pm. Did you know the Eaton Library has a free Video Phone for the Deaf? The West Manchester Branch of the Preble County District Library will begin offering an ongoing book sale during open Your public library is an integral part of your community. We are hours: Monday 10am-5pm, Wednesday 2-7pm, and Saturday always finding ways to work hand-in-hand to make hard times better. 9:30am-12:30pm. Did you know that the Eaton Library is a site for the Jacob's Ladder Program? Some children do not have access to a nutritional meal when school is out for the summer. The Jacob's Ladder Program provides a free meal for these area children. Currently the Eaton Library has about 25 children coming for these meals offered in the children's programming area.

New Faces: Summer brings student internships!

Christopher Albaugh (Pictured left) is working The New Paris Library participated in the 2012 New Paris Cham- at the West Alexandria Library. Computer ber of Commerce, Convention & Visitor’s Bureau Business Expo. intern Jack Wolf is currently working at the Library Office in the computer department. The theme was A Village for All Seasons. Pictures (L-R): Library

Asst. Lisa Stall and New Paris Branch Librarian, Barbara Dungan.

New Employees:

Carrie Burkhardt was also recently hired after serving as an Eaton Library Volunteer, then as a Page. Now she is an Eaton Library Assistant who will soon be leaving us (sadly) for college.

↑ The Adult Summer Reading program Jessica Holton has been volunteering at the West offered adults a craft Alexandria Branch Library for years and was re- opportunity on June cently hired to replace Tabitha Nies. 28 at the Eaton Branch. They made book covers!

Logan Wogoman has been hired to work at the ↑ The West Alexandria Branch offered “Craft of the Day” to all Eaton Branch as a Library Assistant. ages for Summer Reading. This was in addition to the Summer Reading Tween Crafts offered Mondays at 1PM by Sonya Knisley, Homeschool Coordinator and Youth Dept. Asst. 3

July Business Brown Bag

TOPIC The Preble County Chamber of Fracking Dinner Bell Donated Commerce and the Preble County The Genealogy Staff wishes to District Library have partnered to thank Mrs. Shirley Rhoades of offer one- hour classes to help lo- PRESENTER Lewisburg, Ohio for the won- cal business owners improve their Edwin “Mike” Lloyd derful cast-iron dinner bell she recently donated to the Preble business know-how. Each class County Room. Shirley had al- easily fits into your lunch hour and DATE & LOCATION ways wanted a dinner bell and will be taught by knowledgeable Thurs., July 12 about 20 years ago, while she instructors. was on a business trip, her hus- Noon - 1PM band, Herbert, surprised her Take advantage of the opportunity with the bell. He had purchased to get expert advice to improve Library Administration Office it in an antique shop located in your business! Classes are 450 S Barron St., Eaton OH Centerville, Indiana. By the time designed to offer relevant, she returned home, the bell was mounted and ready for her to ring. up-to-date information. INFORMATION The markings on the bell indicate that it was made in 1886 by Mont- 937-456-4250 gomery Ward and Co., Chicago, Illinois, making it over 125 years old. M-F 8am - 5pm A special thank you goes out to Skip Rhoades for letting us know about the bell in the first place, and also to Tom Davis, PCDL Mainte- M ike Lloyd has been involved in OSU nance, and Marvin Deaton for making a new home for this special Extension’s efforts over the past eighteen bell.

months to work with the ongoing oil and Next time you are in the south part of Eaton, stop by the Library gas efforts in eastern Ohio from a variety of Administration Office (450 S. Barron St) to see our new bell. You viewpoints, including community adapta- might even give it a ring or two in thanks to Shirley Rhoades for her tion and longer term philanthropic benefits very generous gift. to the region. He also has served for many years as the Enterprise Zone Administrator in the various counties Marlene Ressler, PC Room Supervisor where he has been housed. He currently serves in Noble County Marilyn Combs, Genealogy Asst. and has also worked in Monroe, Harrison, and Washington coun- Marilyn Melling, Genealogy Asst. ties. He helped to organize (and currently serves as the secretary) of the Noble County Community Foundation. Monetary Donation Recently a couple from Los Coso, CA visited the PC Room to do some His special focus is Economic Development with interests in Oil & family genealogy. She was able to find information regarding her fam- Gas Development, Enterprise Zones, and Philanthropy. ily that she had searched 15 years to find! Thrilled, she donated $100 Learn more about fracking and how it affects Ohio: to our room! www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-22/fracking-fluid-soaks -ohio Eaton Branch Storytime News

The Eaton Branch offers three Storytime sessions Preble County Chamber of Commerce a year. For 2012-2013, the lineup is as follows: http://www.preblecountyohio.com/board.html Fall session: Registration begins Sept 4. Classes Preble County, Ohio Economic Development begin the week of October 10 and end on Nov http://www.preblecountyregion.com/ 15. Winter session: Registration begins Dec 3. Classes begin the week of Jan 9 and end on Feb Preble County, Ohio 14. Spring session: Registration begins Feb 18. Classes begin the

Economic Development week of Mar 6 and end on April 11.

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 Michael Koryta (pronounced ko-ree-ta), bestselling author of the Lincoln Perry mystery series, as well as other suspense-filled thrillers, will soon break new ground when his book, The Cypress House will be adapted for film. Last year, well-known director Chris Columbus’s production company, 1492, op- tioned Koryta’s novel. Columbus will write the script and also direct the film. The project is Feature Films still in development, so no release date has been Act of Valor: Go "down range" with real, active-duty Navy SEALs in set. Koryta’s latest novel, The Prophet, will be Act Of Valor, the adrenaline-fueled action-adventure that inserts you released in August. into the heart of the battle, alongside America's best and bravest. The Grey  Those who enjoyed the History Channel’s three- Man on the Ledge John Carter part mini series, Hatfields and McCoys, can look Safe House forward to the March 2013 release of Dean King’s The Woman in Black book, The Feud: The All-American, No-Holds We Need to Talk About Kevin Barred, Blood-and-Guts Story of the Hatfields and Coriolanus McCoys. The book is on order. The Prophecy The Time that Remains  ’s novel, Cloud Atlas (2004) is now a The Conquest major motion picture starring , Halle This Means War The First Beautiful Thing Berry, Hugh Grant, and Susan Sarandon. My Piece of the Pie Bomb Squad The Vow

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September Message: Tiger’s Claw / Dale Brown (Patrick McClanahan Thriller) Father Night / Eric Van Lustbader (Jack McClure Novel, #4) The library automatically purchases books by many popular authors. If San Miguel: A Novel / T.C. Boyle you are interested in any of the titles listed here, please request them My Berlin Kitchen / Luisa Weiss (Luisa writes the food blog The Wednesday Chef - If you enjoyed Julie and Julia, at your library. you may like this book.) Nonfiction title. Holds can be placed on any title offered from the library’s catalog. A Fistful of Collars / Spencer Quinn (Chet the Dog and Bernie his Private Investigator companion, #5)) The Good Woman / Jane Porter (A Brennan Sisters Novel) Released in June, Gillian Flynn’s latest psycho- The Life of Objects / Susanna Moore - Set in Germany on the logical thriller focuses on a marriage that isn’t as eve of WWII. An Irish Protestant lace maker figures perfect as it first appears. In Gone Girl, Amy Dunne disappears on the prominently in this haunting new novel. day of her fifth wedding anniversary. Is she merely missing or dead? Does her husband, Nick, know more than he is telling? Twists and October turns worthy of Hitchcock will keep readers gasping to the end.  In The Last Man / Vince Flynn (A Mitch Rapp novel) July, Herman Melville’s great, great, great granddaughter, Liza Klauss- The Wraith of / (Charlie Parker Thriller) mann (NY Times journalist), debuts her first novel with the publication The Giving Quilt / Jennifer Chiaverini (Elm Creek Quilts) of Tigers in Red Weather. The book is set in an old family estate Rogue / Mark Sullivan (Debut series featuring Robin Monarch, named Tiger House and centers on a family grappling with secrets, CIA operative turned thief of the super rich.) betrayal and murder.  In August, author Enid Shomer unveils her Death of the Girl Next Door / Darynda Jones (The author’s first novel, The Twelve Rooms of the Nile. In 1850, Florence Nightingale Young Adult novel. It is a Paranormal.) and Gustave Flaubert happened to travel down the Nile at the same The Walnut Tree / Charles Todd (Christmas Novella) The Lawgiver / Herman Wouk ( about the life time. Shomer takes this historical tidbit and runs with it, weaving an of Moses told with a modern-day twist.) enthralling tale of imagined adventure and friendship that brings to- The Secret Keeper / Kate Morton (Bestselling author of The gether two glorious characters just on the brink of greatness.  In Distant Hours) September, award-winning author (and investigative reporter for Bos- Live By Night / Dennis LeHane (Prohibition-era gangster) ton’s NBC affiliate) introduces The Other Woman, the first book in her new series. This mystery thriller bands together November disgraced television reporter Jane Ryland and Detective Jack Brogan The Black Box / Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch novel) as they rush to catch a serial killer who is linked to a Senatorial elec- The Prodigal Son / Colleen McCullough tion campaign. The publisher’s tagline for the book reads: “Seduction, My Year in Meals / Rachael Ray (Offers a side of Rachael Ray betrayal, and murder—it’ll take a lot more than votes to win this elec- fans have never seen before - food through family.) The Thieves of Legend / Richard Doetsch (Reformed thief tion.” Hank is also the author of the Charlotte McNally mystery series. Michael St. Pierre thriller, #4)  Bonfire of the Vanities author Tom Wolfe will introduce his latest The Legend of Broken / Caleb Carr (Medieval setting) novel in October. Back to Blood is set in Miami’s Biscayne Bay and Poseidon’s Arrow / Clive Cussler (Dirk Pitt Adventure) introduces outlandish Wolf-style characters readers won’t soon for- The Forgotten / David Baldacci get.  Shaking up the status quo in 1960’s Florida is the theme of Amy Hill Hearth’s latest novel due out in October. Miss Dreamsville December and the Collier County Women’s Literary Society introduces readers Two Graves / Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Pendergast) to Jackie Hart, a Boston transplant to Naples, Florida who starts up a Shadow Creek / Joy Fielding (Mainstream Thriller) literary club that allows ANYONE to join including a woman who did 12th of Never / James Patterson (Women’s Murder Club, #12) prison time for allegedly killing her husband, a man of questionable 2013 Sneak Peak sexual preference, a young divorcee, as well as a Black woman. Unbe- January knownst to everyone in this racially segregated town, Jackie is the Seven Locks / Christine Wade - Set in the Catskills on the eve anonymous Miss Dreamsville, host of a much-loved radio show. This of the Revolutionary War. If you liked The Story of novel promises to make you laugh and cry. Edgar Sawtelle you may enjoy Seven Locks. Lost City of the Templars / Paul Christopher (Templar, #8) The Third Bullet / Stephen Hunter (Bob Lee Swagger Novel) Ashenden: A Novel / Elizabeth Wilhide: Echoes of Downton Abbey, a beautifully atmospheric novel about an English country house and the people who inhabit it, upstairs and down, over the course of 240 years. Midwinter Blood / Mons Kallentoft - Meet Malin Fors: Talented. Troubled. With a sixth sense for the truth.

February Alex Cross, Run / James Patterson 6

The Blackbird Sisters Are Back! Blossom Valley Mystery by Staci McLaughlin No Way to Kill a Lady / Nancy Martin: Nora Going Organic Can Kill You: As Dana readjusts to life Blackbird, the Bucks County ex-debutante back home with her recently widowed mother, her with a haute couture wardrobe, a hot job as a latest career move isn't exactly a piece of cake. In fact, glamorous society columnist and a stone cold it's all tofu fish sticks, stuffed squash blossoms, and enough wheat grass shots to scream bloody murder - bank account, might finally have her own life especially when Dana discovers the body of Maxwell just right, but everyone around her is going Mendelsohn, Hollywood producer and opening week- down in flames. Her sister Libby seems des- end guest, deader than a yoga corpse pose. While tined to be the lead character in a tabloid sex Dana pens the Spa's blog and balances the attentions scandal. Her sister Emma is expecting a mys- of the local police and reporter Jason Forrester, her terious love child. Her best friend, Lexie Paine, escalating job duties now include finding clues, motives and suspects. is serving time in the slammer. And now her mobbed-up boyfriend, One thing's certain, she better act fast before healthy living kills her. Mick Abruzzo—who might actually be her husband—is conducting clandestine capers from Blackbird Farm while under house arrest. Cate Kincaid Files by Lorena McCourtney What’s a good girl to do? Dying to Read: Cate Kinkaid is just dipping her toe Find a killer, that’s what! Soon, Nora Blackbird is hot on the trail of into the world of private investigating until one of the a murderer, but this time, the culprit is very likely someone in her many résumés she has floating around lands her a own family! Previous books in the series: How to Murder a real job. All she has to do is determine that a particu- Millionaire (2002); Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds (2003); Some lar woman lives at a particular address. Simple, right? Like It Lethal (2004); Cross Your Heart and Hope To Die (2005); When the big and brooding house happens to con- Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too (2006); A Crazy Little Thing Called tain a dead body, this routine PI job turns out to be Death (2007); Murder Melts in Your Mouth (2008). anything but simple. Is Cate in over her head?

Heather Wells Mystery Size 12 and Ready to Rock / Meg Cabot: Just Gourmet De-Lite Mystery by Peg Cochran because the students at New York College have Allergic to Death: Preparing calorie-conscious meals flown the coop doesn't mean assistant resi- for the dieters of Woodstone, Connecticut, Gigi Fitz- dence hall director Heather Wells can relax. gerald knows a cheater when she sees one. And when Fischer Hall is busier than ever, filled with murder is on the menu, she's ready to get the skinny squealing thirteen- and fourteen-year-old girls on whodunit...Business is looking up for Gigi's Gour- attending the first ever Tania Trace Teen Rock met De-Lite, thanks to her newest client, restaurant Camp, hosted by pop sensation Tania Trace her- reviewer Martha Bernhardt. Martha has the clout to self—who just happens to be newly married to put Gigi's personal meal plans on everyone's lips. But Heather's ex-boyfriend, heartthrob Jordan Cart- instead of dropping a few pounds, Martha drops dead wright. But the real headache begins when the producer of a reali- from a severe peanut allergy...right after eating one of Gigi's signature dishes. ty TV show starring Tania winds up dead . . . and it's clear that the star was the intended victim. When the distractingly debonair Detective Mertz identifies traces of Previous Heather Wells Mysteries: peanut oil in Martha's last meal, Gigi suddenly finds her diet catering Size Twelve is Not Fat (‘06), Size Fourteen is Not Fat Either (‘06), business on the chopping block. Now she'll have to track down who Big Boned (‘07). tampered with her recipe before her own goose is cooked. Includes delicious--and healthy--recipes! Mystery Factoids  Tim Myers, author of such cozy mystery series as Lighthouse A Glee Club Mystery by Joelle Charbonneau Inn, Candlemaking, and Soapmaking, has been writing myster- Murder for Choir: Evan as a struggling opera singer, ies for twenty years. He also writes under four other pseudo- Paige Marshall has never seen anything like the nyms: Elizabeth Bright (Card-Making series) Melissa Glazer cutthroat competition of the Prospect Glen High (Clay and Crime series), Chris Cavender (Pizza Lovers series), School show choir. Coaching these championship- hungry students may be her toughest gig yet… and Casey Mayes (Mystery by the Numbers series).

Especially when her best young male singer is sus-  Elizabeth Spann Craig also writes as Riley Adams. pected of killing the arrogant coach of Prospect Glen's  Kylie Logan, author of the new Button Box mystery series, is fiercest rival. To clear his name, Paige will have to the pseudonym for Casey Daniels. She also writes as Miranda sort through a chorus of suspects, and go note-for- Bliss, and Romance author, Constance Laux. note with a killer who wants her out of the spotlight for good. 7

Available from publishers in July - See a title you like? Request it at your library!  will release his next Flavia de Title Author Series or FYI # Luce mystery in February, 2013. The title is Some Like it Hawk Meg Langslow 14 Speaking from Among the Bones. In May, Portrait of Doreene Gray Esri Allbritten Chihuahua 2 entertainment magazine, Variety, reported that the books have been optioned for a The Sleeping and the Dead Jeff Crook Jackie Lyons, Memphis crime Debut scene photographer television series by director Sam Mendes of Neal Street Productions. If you haven’t read Death Makes the Cut Janice Hamrick Jocelyn Shore 2 the books, get busy! You don’t want to miss In a Witch's Wardrobe Juliet Blackwell 4 eleven-year old sleuth, Flavia - she’ll charm Murder on the Half Shelf Lorna Barrett Booktown 6 your socks off! Lethal Outlook Victoria Laurie Psychic Eye 10  draws the Sookie Stack- house adventures to an end with the thir- Plotting at the PTA Laura Alden Beth Kennedy, PTA Secretary 3 teenth (and FINAL) installment, Dead Ever Death of a Schoolgirl Joanna Campbell Slan Jane Eyre Chronicles Debut After. It will be released in May, 2013. Red Velvet Revenge Jenn McKinlay Cupcake Bakery 4  Janet Evanovich’s 19th Stephanie Plum Beef Stolen-Off Liz Lipperman Clueless Cook 2 novel is aptly entitled, Notorious Nineteen. The book will be published in November. A Sinister Sense Allison Kingsley Raven's Nest 2  Michelle Rowen begins a new series in Cloaked in Malice Annette Blair Vintage Magic 5 August called Immortality Bites Mysteries. How to Dine on Killer Wine Party Planning 5 The main character, Sarah Dearly, was previ- Pies and Prejudice Ellery Adams Charmed Pie Shoppe 4 ously introduced in Rowen’s series Immortality Bites which ran Available from publishers in August - See a title you like? Request it at your library! from 2006-2009. Blood Bath and Beyond Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen Bill Crider Dan Rhodes 19 comes out in August. Blood, Bath and Beyond Michelle Rowen Immortality Bites Mystery 1  Fans of Laura Childs will be thrilled to learn that the next book in the Tea Shop Myster- Lucky Stuff Sharon Fiffer Jane Wheel 8 ies will come out in March 2013. The title is A Brew to a Kill Cleo Coyle Coffeehouse 11 Sweet Tea Revenge. When the Cookie Crumbles Virginia Lowell Cookie Cutter Shop 3  Jennifer Chiaverini’s next hardcover will Sour Apples Sheila Connolly An Orchard Mystery 6 come out in February, 2013. The title is Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker. It is a historical novel. Bruja Brouhaha Rochelle Staab Mind for Murder 2  Try www.stopyourekillingme.com This is a Peril in Paperback Kate Carlisle Bibliophile Mystery 6 absolutely must Web visit if you love reading A Witch Before Dying Heather Blake Wishcraft Mystery 3 mysteries! Spoonful of Murder Connie Archer Soup Lover's Debut  Sheila Connolly will introduce a brand new

Never Say Pie Carol Culver Pie Shop Debut series in February, 2013 called County Cork Mysteries. The first book is Buried in a Bog. Powdered Peril Jessica Beck Donut Shop 8 Death of a Neighborhood Witch Laura Levine Jaine Austen 11 Shunning Sarah Julie Kramer Riley Spartz, TV reporter 5 A series to watch! Lucy Burdette’s Key West & Food Critic Mystery series which began with An Appetite for Murder in January carries on with Death in Four Courses in September. Hopefully, the second book will be as good as the first! 8

Mystery Romance June, July & August It doesn’t get any better than reading mys- Book with Buzz tery romances written by an author who Gone Girl / Gillian Flynn: Must read psychological thriller of was a former lawyer and is presently a pop- the season! Rave reviews - a mystery with a twist worthy of ular, well-known comedian. As a lawyer, Hitchcock! Karen Bergreen clerked for a federal judge, so her novels sing with lawyerly authentici- July ty. As a stand-up comedian, she is one of Off the Menu / Stacey Ballis (Culinary/dog/new man theme) New York City’s finest, performing at such Echoes at Dawn / Maya Banks (A KGI Novel, #5) popular hot spots as Gotham and The Comic Strip. Her hilari- When in Doubt, Add Butter / Beth Harbison (Private chef) ous brand of humor zings throughout her novels with perfect The Line Between Here and Gone / Andrea Kane (Forensic Instincts) Debut! comedic pitch! www.karenbergreen.net Carolina Home / Virginia Kantra (Dare Island Novel) Debut! The Novels Three Brides, No Groom / Debbie Macomber (Three friends / 15-yr reunion) Perfect is Overrated: What is the best Tuesday’s Child / Fern Michaels cure for post-partum depression? After Courageous / Diane Palmer years of barely moving, Kate springs back A Dangerous Kiss / Francis Ray (Grayson Friends, #7) to life when the mothers-you-love- to- Moonshell Beach / JoAnn Ross (Shelter Bay, #4) hate in her daughter’s preschool begin to At Last / Jill Shalvis (Lucky Harbor, 5) turn up dead. Murder as a cure for sad- Darkness, My Old Friend / Lisa Unger (Suspense) ness? Sounds evil, but it’s not. In Perfect Midnight Promises / Sherryl Woods (Sweet Magnolias, #8) Is Overrated...Bergreen presents a The Red Chamber / Pauline A. Chen (Literary - Reimagining of the Chinese lovable heroine who is so at sea she’s still classic “Dream of the Red Chamber”) not sure whether what she suffers has to A Summer Seduction / Candace Camp (Legends of St. Dwynwen - Historical) do with the birth of her little girl or with Scandal Wears Satin / Loretta Chase (Historical) the fact that her handsome hunk of a detective husband doesn’t live with her anymore. She might fall back in love, she August might find a killer, but she sure won’t be spending all day in Friends Forever / Danielle Steel (Lifelong friendship - three boys, two girls) bed anymore. Pub date: 7/17/12 Catching Fireflies / Sherryl Woods (Sweet Magnolias) The Inn at Rose Harbor / Debbie Macomber (New series set in Cedar Cove) Following Polly: Would you call Alice Big Sky Mountain / Linda Lael Miller (American Contemporary West) Teakle a stalker? Or just someone with Goodbye for Now / Laurie Frankel (Hardcover - General Fiction) an, um, healthy obsession with golden That Thing Called Love / Susan Andersen girl Polly Linley Dawson? No one much Sweet Talk / Julie Garwood (Hardcover) notices Alice: not her boss, not the Dream Lake / Lisa Kleyas (Friday Harbor) neighbors, not even her mother. Be- Persuasion / Brenda Joyce (Historical) sides, everyone follows Polly: her busi- The Bride Wore Pearls / Liz Carlyle (Historical) ness selling high-end lingerie you can Haven / Kay Hooper (Bishop/SCU Novel) only imagine her wearing, her all-over- Heron’s Cove / Carla Neggers (Sharp & Donovan) Hardcover the-social-pages marriage to movie di-

rector Humphrey Dawson, her chic Ocean Beach / Wendy Wax: Unlikely friends Madeline, looks, her wardrobe. Alice just follows her a little Avery and Nicole have hit some speed bumps in their lives, more….closely. but when they arrive in Miami’s South Beach neighborhood, Yet one Manhattan autumn afternoon, when Alice loses her they are all hoping for a do-over. Literally. They’ve been job and starts to follow Polly, she stumbles on the object of hired to bring a once-grand historic house back to its former her attention sprawled dead on the floor of a boutique and is glory on a new television show called Do-Over. If they can forced to become truly invisible. Because she’s accused of just get this show off the ground, Nikki would get back on murder. But can another obsession help save Alice? Charlie is her feet financially, Avery could restart her ruined career, Alice’s longtime unattainable crush. He might be able to help and Maddie would have a shot at keeping her family together. her out of the mess she’s in…in return for a favor or two, that At least, that’s the plan – until the women realize that having their work is. But how will Alice find out if Charlie is really the man she broadcast is one thing, having their personal lives play out on TV is another thinks he is? Psst! I just finished this book - it was good! CR thing entirely. On order. Order through the MORE system. 9 , Paranormal & Gaslamp Fantasy Romance Forecast: January 2013 See authors or titles you like? Request them at your library!  A Lady Can Never Be Too Curious / Mary Wine (Gaslamp Fantasy*) The One I Left Behind / Jennifer McMahon (Literary Suspense)  The Alchemystic / Anton Strout (Spellmason Chronicles) Fall Into You / Roni Loren (A Loving on the Edge Novel - Erotic Romance) Debut Dreamspinner / Lyn Kurland (A Novel of the Nine Kingdoms, #4)  Queen’s Hunt / Beth Bernobich By Private Invitation / Stephanie Julian (A Salon Games Novel - Erotica) (River of Souls, #2 - Fantasy) Black Fallen / Elle Jasper (Dark Ink Chronicles, #4)  Blood Before Sunrise / Amanda Bonilla (Shaede Assassin Novel - Fantasy) Last Kiss Goodnight / Gena Showalter  Heart of Steel / Meljean Brook (Debut series! Otherworld Assassins) (Novel of the Iron Seas Fantasy) Chance of a Lifetime / Jodi Thomas (Harmony series)  Grave Memory / Kalayna Price (Alex Craft, #3 - Paranormal)  Justice / Laura Anne Gilman Women’s Fiction Spotlight (Paranormal Scenes Investigations, #4) The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns / Margaret  The Lady is a Vamp / Lynsay Sands (Argeneau Novel) Dilloway: Thirty-six-year-old Gal Garner lives a regimented  Biting Cold / Chloe Neill (Chicagoland , #6) life. Her job teaching biology and her struggle with kidney  Hunting in the Deep South / disease keep her toggling between the high school, the Lexi George (Paranormal Comedy) hospital, and her home on a strict schedule.  The Witch is Back / H.P. Mallory Only at home, in her garden, does Gal come alive. It's here (Jolie Wilkins Paranormal Comedy) that she experiments with Hulthemia Roses...in the hopes of creating a brand-new variation of spectacular beauty. But even her passion has a highly structured goal: Gal Learn more about it... wants to win Queen of Show in a major competition and bring that rose *Gaslamp Fantasy, a subgenre of Fantasy and to market.

Historical Fiction, is a quirky gothic-style cousin to Then one afternoon Gal's teenaged niece, the daughter of her estranged the more science-based Fiction. Set sister, arrives. Unannounced. Neither one of them will ever be the same. during the Victorian or Edwardian era, the world Filled with gorgeous details of the art of rose breeding, [this] is a testa- of Gaslamp Fantasy contains advanced technolo- ment to the redemptive power of love. Pub date: 8/12 On order gy, but, like Steampunk, creates that technology using materi- als that existed at the time, such as hand-wrought metals, leather, wood, cogs, etc. Gaslamp sets itself apart from Steam- punk by relying more on elements, themes, and Book Buzz Insider Publishing News subjects than on science and technology. Gaslamp Fantasy is  North Carolina author, Sarah Addison Allen, reports that also known as Gaslight Fantasy or Gaslight Romance. her next novel is currently titled “Lost Lake” and will be released sometime in 2013. Addison is the author of such magical southern gems as The Peach Keeper, The Girl who Chased the Moon, The Fifty Shades Trilogy by E.L. James not your cup of The Sugar Queen, and Garden Spells (my personal favorite!). tea? Try “The Last Letter from Your Lover” by Jojo Moyes www.sarahaddisonallen.com for some nostalgic-style romance!  Romantic Times (RT) Magazine is reporting on their Website (www.rtbookreviews.com) that Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove The Last Letter from Your Lover / Jojo Moyes: series is being adapted for television by the Hallmark Channel. A Brief Encounter for our time, [this book] is a Actress Andie McDowell has just signed on to star. Developing… sophisticated, spellbinding double love story that spans decades and thrillingly evokes a  Janet Evanovich (along with co-author Dorien Kelly) will release a bygone era. humorous romantic mystery that, for Evanovich, will be a definite departure from her Stephanie Plum series. The Husband List will be In 1960, Jennifer Stirling wakes in the hospital published in December, 2012 and is set during the American Gilded and remembers nothing—not the car accident Age in 1894. Will the story contain Janet’s signature car explosion? that put her there, not her wealthy husband, Don’t know, but the combustion engine was invented in 1885! not even her own name. Searching for clues, she finds an im-  It was announced on March 26, 2012 that Universal Studios and passioned letter, signed simply "B," from a man for whom she Focus Features secured the film rights to the Fifty Shades of Grey seemed willing to risk everything. In 2003, journalist Ellie Ha- Trilogy. Casting is under way. FYI: Fifty Shades began life as worth stumbles upon the letter and becomes obsessed with “Twilight” fan fiction that British author E.L. James later rewrote into learning the unknown lovers’ fate—hoping it will inspire her the erotica trilogy so popular today. own . Remarkably moving, this is a novel for ro-  Nora Roberts’ next Eve Dallas book will be published in late 2013. mantics of every age. The title is Thankless in Death. 10

Publishers promise to offer a thrill-a-minute this summer with the release The Yellow Birds: A Novel / Kevin of all sorts of novels to suit every taste - from thriller to mystery to action Powers: "The war tried to kill us in adventure - your appetite for goose bump-raising, mindboggling, heart- the spring," begins this breathtaking account of friendship and loss. In Al pumping storytelling will be totally satisfied! Tafar, Iraq, twenty-one-year old Pri- vate Bartle and eighteen-year-old June saw the release of Matthew Quirk’s debut thriller, The 500. Mike Ford, a Private Murphy cling to life as their recent Harvard grad, grew up in a world of small-stakes con men. Now he’s platoon launches a bloody battle for working in his dream job for a powerful Washington consulting firm. Only, he’s the city. In the endless days that fol- quick to discover that consulting is the biggest con of all. Who can resist this low, the two young soldiers do every- teaser from the publisher: “To get out, he’ll have to do all the things he thought thing to protect each other from the forces that press he’d never do: lie, cheat, steal - and this time, maybe even kill. Combining the in on every side: the insurgents, physical fatigue, and best elements of political intrigue and heart-stopping action, THE 500… calls to the mental stress that comes from constant danger. mind classic thrillers like The Firm and Presumed Innocent.”

Bound together since basic training when their tough- Did you know that private investigation is illegal in China? That’s one of the inter- esting facts you’ll glean while devouring the first book in Ridley Pearson’s bril- as-nails Sergeant ordered Bartle to watch over Mur- liant new action thriller series. The Risk Agent introduces readers to Rutherford phy, the two have been dropped into a war neither is prepared for. As reality begins to blur into a hazy Risk, a firm that specializes in hostage extraction and recovery. The firm’s first case involves the kidnapping of a Chinese National working for an American- nightmare, Murphy becomes increasingly unmoored owned construction company. Where to start? Follow the money, of course. from the world around him and Bartle takes impossi- Forensic Accountant, Grace Chu and civilian John Knox (“a man with unparalleled ble actions. Pub Date: 9/11/12 training in both combat and culture”) do just that - and more - but can they rescue the hostage before it’s too late? On order Debut author Kevin Powers served in Tafar, Iraq in The sultry and atmospheric New Orleans headlines Daniel Blake’s second book 2004 and 2005. His writing style has been compared (after Thou Shalt Kill) in his Franco Patrese mystery thriller series. City of the to that of Ernest Hemingway and Cormac McCarthy, Dead finds Patrese making a new life for himself in a new job (FBI, New Orleans but with a distinctive and insightful voice all his own. Bureau). It’s not long before he finds himself bayou-deep in murder and the dark and twisted underworld of Voodoo. The book will be released in July.

In July, Dewey Andreas, author Ben Coes’ Army Ranger and Delta , comes up Titles Just In! against his most formable foe yet in The Last Refuge, the third book in the series. Dewey finds himself racing against time to eliminate Iran’s first nuclear weapon The Inquisitor’s Key / Jefferson Bass: A stone chest is to repay a debt. All he has to do is rescue his friend from one of the world’s most found inscribed with a stunning claim: Inside secure prison’s, and find and destroy an Iranian nuke - all in a day’s work, right? lie the bones of ...Jesus of Nazareth. Hush Money / Chuck Greaves: First in a new series! Stephen Romano gives readers a white-knuckle ride of suspense Takes readers into the high-stakes worlds of when he releases his techno-thriller Resurrection Express in Sep- big-firm litigation and professional equestrian tember. Who can resist a novel with a description from the publish- show-jumping, where no one can be trusted, er that reads: “Meet Elroy Coffin. He’s a twenty-first century high and nothing is quite as it seems. tech thief with deadly hands...There is no code he can’t break, noth- Before the Poison / Peter Robinson: This stand-alone ing he can’t hack. No safe he can’t crack. But even the best can fall. thriller contains twists and turns worthy of Sold up the river after a job..., Coffin has spent the past two years the noir classic Laura by Vera Caspary. incarcerated in a maximum security hellhole, driven to near-madness by the death of his beloved wife. When a mysterious “concerned citizen” arrives...with The Watchers: A Novel / Jon Steele: Three lives, one evidence that Coffin’s wife is still alive, and offers him the chance to find her in purpose: save what's left of paradise before return for cracking the most deadly security system ever designed, Coffin knows all hell breaks loose. something big is going down. Back on the street and relentlessly hunted by the Lady, Go Die! / Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins same man who left him to rot in jail, Coffin is drawn into a breakneck maelstrom FYI: Written between I, the Jury and My Gun of action, betrayal and intrigue that will test the limits of his skills, and puts him is Quick, Lady, Go Die! is Mickey Spillane’s in the center of a death-defying escape through the criminal underworld.” lost 1940’s Mike Hammer novel never before published. It was completed by Max Allen Linwood Barclay releases his latest thriller in September. Trust Your Eyes fea- Collins, Spillane’s literary executor. tures map-obsessed schizophrenic Thomas Kilbride and his brother/caretaker Exit Plan / Larry Bond: Military Action Thriller

Ray. They both become targets when Thomas’ obsession with a map of the world The Family Corleone / Ed Franco: Prequel to Mario computer program called whirl360.com unveils a murder in New York City. Puzo’s The Godfather. Book based on Puzo’s unproduced screenplay. 11

REFERENCE DATABASES Nonfiction Just In Turn to PCDL’s SEARCHABLE DATABASES! Soldier Dogs: The Untold Story of America’s Canine Heroes / SPOTLIGHT: Maria Goodavage The 3,000 Hit Club: Stories of Baseball’s Greatest Hitters / Fred McMane & Stuart Shea Historical Newspapers: The Cincinnati The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Twitter Marketing / Brett Petersel Enquirer (1841-1922) Leaping Tall Buildings: The Origins of American Comics /

Christopher Irving The Ultimate Survival Manual: 333 Skills That Will Get You Out Alive / This resource provides a complete electronic edition of Rich Johnson the Cincinnati Enquirer from 1841 to 1922. You can click through cover to cover, or search by topic, date or article Titanic Survivor / Violet Jessup: The newly discov- type (article, photo, comic, birth/death/marriage notice, ered memoirs of Violet Jessop, an ocean liner stew- ardess with the White Star Line who survived the display ad, film review, etc.) sinking of the Titanic only to become a wartime nurse aboard the Britannic which also sank after hitting a mine.

Ohio Memory is an online scrapbook of Ohio History that contains over 26,000 primary sources from 330 archives, historical societies, libraries, and museums that docu- ment Ohio's past from prehistory through the present.

www.pcdl.lib.oh.us > Reference Desk > Databases

Cool Websites You’ll want to Visit! Biographies Just In  Do you enjoy ? Try out the Historical Novel A Warrior’s Heart / Micky Ward with Joe Layden Society @ http://historicalnovelsociety.org/. You can search The Most Talkative: Stories from the Frontlines of Pop Culture / lists by Author, , Period, Century, and Publisher! Andy Cohen Rather Outspoken / Dan Rather  I love it when my favorite book is made into a movie. If you The Queen Mother / Lady Colin Campbell do too, here is a website that will keep you in the know: Op- tionated: www.optionated.com Service: A Navy SEAL at War / Marcus Luttrell

Jimi Hendrix: A Brother’s Story / Leon Hendrix  If you love genre fiction try the Fiction Database website at Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter / Frank Deford www.fictiondb.com Love, Life and Elephants: An African Love Story / Daphne Jenkins Sheldrick  Do you enjoy spy fiction? Try this site: Spy Guys and Gals: Jeneration X / Jen Lancaster www.spyguysandgals.com A Life Without Limits: A World Champion’s Journey / The Website Fiction is a MUST visit for anyone who Chrissie Wellington  reads a lot of series fiction. The site lists titles in reading or- Cronkite / Douglas Brinkley der, offers news on current and upcoming titles, and also links authors to their pseudonyms. You can’t go wrong with a visit! http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk

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An interactive program Reminders…

for nursing home We Care: A Caregiver’s Sup- residents port Group meets the first Monday of every month at 2 PM at the Senior Cen- Our program plan for July is ter in Eaton. The programs last 1–1-½ hours. The carnival games and in August Senior Center will provide FREE handicapped acces- sible transportation. Call the Senior Center one the theme is . week before the meeting to schedule transporta- tion (456-4947). We Care is sponsored by the Pre- ble County Council on Aging, Preble County District Library, Heartland, Vancrest, Greenbriar, and Cross- roads. Beyond Books is made possible through kind donations

from our community. To donate, please contact Schedule: All programs & events begin at 2PM Danita Cook at 456-4376. July 9 - Celebrate National Ice Cream Month Kinship Konnection meets the 2nd Friday of every Aug 6 - Crossroads presents of Hospice

month at 10 AM at the Senior Center in Eaton -- For more information, contact Outreach Coordina- 800 E. St. Clair St. If you, or someone you know, is tor Danita Cook, PCDL at 456-4376 or Juanita Moore, Preble County Council On Aging at in the position of raising someone else’s children, 456-4947. PLEASE give this unique, supportive group a try.

Large Print Titles

Giant George: Life with the World’s Biggest Dog / Dave Nasser Stolen Prey / John Sandford The Cove / Ron Rash Spring Fever / Mary Kay Andrews Summer Days / Susan Mallery The Chaperone / Laura Moriarty The Storm / Clive Cussler Touching the Sky / Tracie Peterson Love Blooms in Winter / Lori Copeland No Longer a Gentleman / Mary Jo Putney The Road to Grace / Richard Paul Evans (The Walk series) Homecoming in Mossy Creek: A collective novel / Debra Dixon (A Mossy Creek Hometown series, #8) iPad for Seniors (Studio Visual Steps)

All e-Readers can be set to LARGE PRINT! No more waiting for your favorite books to come out in large print! 13

Summer Reading was a grand success for 2012!

LEFT: West Elkton Library: Maddie Powers shows off her model of the Watts Tower - one of the Summer Reading Tween Crafts!

LEFT: West Elkton Library’s Summer Reading Volunteer is Caleb Ashton. Branch Librarian Mickie Gayhart writes, “He is a spe- cial kid and has stolen our hearts!” TOP: Animal Exotics presented two shows on separate days at the Eaton Library - altogether, over 300 children attended! RIGHT: What a cute little hedgehog!

TOP: Camden Library’s Animal Exotics Program June 12. LEFT: Petting a turtle at the Eaton Branch’s Animal Exotics program! West Alexandria - SR Storytime Fun 6/13/12

Between the Covers

Adults are reading "Between the Covers" of their favorite books this summer. Summer Reading at the Eaton Branch has brought out 186 adults who love to read. Between all of the other branches there are 178 adults signed up! You can still register to read and review your favorite books through the end of July. You will receive a book bag just for signing up (while supplies last). And your review will be your entry into our weekly prize drawings. Our grand prizes, to be drawn July 30th, is an eReader for each of the branches of PCDL. TOP (L) Eaton Mayor Gary Wagnor and (R) Fire Chief Jack Several people have been "caught reading Between the Covers" and their Royer get “Between the Covers” at the Eaton Library to photos are on display at the Eaton branch. Stop by and see if you can help promote Adult Summer Reading! identify them!

Danita Cook, Adult Programming/Outreach Services

For more information regarding library programs & events, please see our monthly Program Calendar @www.pcdl.lib.oh.us 14 Stories of Love and Faith

Just In! Inspirational Forecast 2012: See a title that interests you? Please request it at your library! Glamorous Illusions / Lisa T. Bergren (The Grand tour Season, 1) My Dearest Naomi / Jerry Eicher & August Tina Eicher Something Blue / Dianne Christner (The Plain City Bridesmaids, #3) The Next Target / Nikki Arana The Haven / Suzanne Woods Fisher (Stoney Ridge Seasons, #2) Rare Earth / Davis Bunn The Amish Bride / Mindy Starn Clark and Leslie Gould (The Women of Lancaster County, #3) Love Inspired Series Romance Living in Harmony / Mary Ellis (The New Beginnings Series, #2) Triplets Find a Mom / Annie Jones Faithful to Laura / Kathleen Fuller (A Middlefield Family Novel, #2) Building a Perfect Match / Arlene James Whispers in the Wind / Lauraine Snelling (Wild West Wind, #2)

(Chatam House) September The Forest Ranger’s Child / Leigh Bale The Bridesmaid / Beverly Lewis (Home to Hickory Hollows, #2) (A Cowboy for Every Mood) A Season for Tending / Cindy Woodsmall Her Small-town Sheriff / Lissa Manley (Amish Vines and Orchards,# 1) Lilac Wedding in Dry Creek / Janet Tronstad Found / Shelley Shepard Gray Love of a Lifetime / Carol Voss (The Secrets of Crittenden County, #3) Where Love Grows / Jerry Eicher (Fields of Home, #3) High Country Hearts / Glynne Kaye Autumn Winds / Charlotte Hubbard (Seasons of the Heart,#2) The Promise of Home / Kathryn Springer Taming the Wind / Tracie Peterson (Land of the Lone Star, #3) (Mirror Lake) Her Lone Star Cowboy / Debra Clopton October Her Family Wish / Betsy St. Amant Twice a Bride / Mona Hodgson: Continuation of the Sinclair Sisters Redemption Ranch / Leann Harris of Cripple Creek series, but reads as a stand-alone novel. A Wreath of Snow: A Victorian Christmas Novella / Liz Curtis Higgs A Heart made New / Kelly Irvin (Bliss Creek Amish, #3) His Love Endures Forever / Beth Wiseman (Land of Canaan, #3) A Simple Autumn / Rosalind Lauer (Seasons of Lancaster, #2) Debut Author Joanne Bischof December Be Still My Soul (The Cadence of Grace se- An Amish Kitchen / Beth Wiseman, Amy Clapston, and Kelly Long ries, Book One): Lonnie Sawyer is pretty, (Anthology 3-stories-in-1) sweet, and innocent-making her the ideal

target for arrogant Gideon O'Riley, a talent- Sneak Peek into 2013 ed bluegrass musician who cares only about Love Comes to Paradise / Mary Ellis (New Beginnings, #3) satisfying his own desires. When Lonnie's Love Finds a Home / Kelly Irvin (Bliss Creek Amish, #4) alcoholic father discovers Gideon stealing a Katie Opens Her Heart / Jerry Eicher (Emma Raber’s Daughter, #1) kiss from Lonnie, she is forced to marry him, Katie’s journey to Love / Jerry Eicher (Emma Raber’s Daughter, #2) but the harsh realities of life soon turn his A Place to Belong / Lauraine Snelling (Wild West Wind, #3) affection to anger. To honor and Trust / Tracie Peterson (Bridal Veil Island, #3) The Icecutter’s Daughter / Tracie Peterson When an elderly couple intervenes, taking the O'Rileys under (Land of Shining Water, #1 their wing, Gideon learns what true love is. He surrenders his will to God and endeavors to be a husband worthy of his tender bride, and finally begins to win his wife's heart. Yet just as the pieces of Movie Buzz - Hallmark Channel is producing a television their lives fall into place, an unfortunate turn of events lands Gid- series based on Janette Oke’s popular series Canadian West. eon on the wrong side of justice and at risk of losing Lonnie all over again. Pub Date: 10/2/12

In the historical romance tradition of Christian Fiction pioneer Janette Oke, debut author Joanne Bischof weaves an enthralling story of a good-hearted Appalachian woman and her unexpected journey toward love with the man she is forced to marry. 15 Kitchen & More

Cook Books The Self-Reliant Home The Top 100 Finger Foods for Babies and Toddlers / Christine Bailey The Sweet Magnolias Cookbook / Sherryl The Pickled Pantry / Mary Moss-Sprague Woods: NY Times bestselling author Sherryl Vertical Vegetables and Fruit / Rhonda Massingham Hart Woods invites you into the world of Serenity, Stand Up and Garden / Mary Moss-Sprague South Carolina, where good food and good Better Homes and Garden Can It! friends await. Based on her beloved Sweet Mag- Attracting Songbirds to your Backyard / Sally Roth nolias series, this gorgeous cookbook is full of Rain Gardens / Lynn M. Steiner Southern Classics and heartwarming stories of One + One: Scarves, Shawls, and Shrugs / Iris Schreier friendship and fun. Pub date: 8/12 Sweet Shawlettes / Jean Moss

Chic on a Shoestring: Simple to Sew Vintage-Style Accessories / Tyler Florence Fresh / Tyler Florence: In his most visually dazzling book Mary Jane Baxter to date, celebrity chef Tyler Florence makes a case for eschewing pro- Pop-Up Cards / Sandi Genovese cessed and prepared foods in favor of fresh, naturally healthful and of Sewing Made Simple Tessa Evelegh course delicious meals. Pub date: 11/12

Available Now! Easy, Delicious Home Cooking (Real Simple) Taste of Home Farm Fresh Favorites Weber’s Smoke / Janice Purviance Sweet Designs / Amy Atlas The Daily Feast / Esther Rose Graber Cake Love in the Morning / Warren Brown Sugarlicious: 50 Cute & Clever Treats for Every Occasion / Meaghan Mountford

Gooseberry Patch Cookbooks: Gooseberry Patch: 5 Ingredients or Less Gooseberry Patch: Homestyle in a Hurry To Your Health & More Gooseberry Patch: Simple Shortcut Recipes Cardio Core 4x4 / Jay Cardiello Gooseberry Patch: Rush-Hour Recipes The Women’s Health Big Book of Abs / Adam Bornstein Baby Development / Claire Halsey Gooseberry Patch: Fresh from the Farmstand Yoga for Back Pain / Loren Fishman Gooseberry Patch: The Harvest Table The Simple Joys of Grandparenting / Abigail R. Gehring Gooseberry Patch: The Christmas Table Gooseberry Patch: Meals in Minutes Gooseberry Patch: Quick and Easy Autumn

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New Teen Books Christina Jones Temptation / R.L. Stine: This collection includes three fan favorites from Teen Librarian R.L. Stine’s classic series: Goodnight Kiss, Goodnight Kiss 2, and The Vampire Club. Coming Soon! Preble Teens have been sure to “Own the Night” this summer in Teen Summer Reading. Some Teens have already started their Monument 14 / Emmy Laybourne: In Emmy Laybourne’s action-packed 3rd Time Card, which means they’ve already read 50 hours this debut novel, six high school kids (some popular, some not), two eighth Summer! graders (one a tech genius), and six little kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves inside. While outside, a Haven’t signed up yet? You should! Summer Reading ends July series of escalating disasters, beginning with a hailstorm and 28th. The theme “Own the Night” has inspired some fun Teen ending with a chemical weapons spill, seems to be tearing the world— Programs, including “Be a Ninja,” where Teens showed off their as they know it—apart. Coming Soon! Ninja slicing skills tournament-style with Wii Speed Slice. Ninja gloves went to the first place winners. Trendy mustache any- The Girl in the Clockwork Collar / Kady Cross (Book #2 in The Steam- one? Incognito/Spies gave Teens a chance to make tattoo punk Chronicles): Sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne and her "straynge band sleeves and photo booth props (which included a fake mous- of mysfits" have journeyed from London to America to rescue their tache!) for all their spy needs. Southern Ohio Supernatural, a friend Jasper, hauled off by bounty hunters. Available Now! local paranormal investigation group, stopped by the Eaton Branch on June 23rd and discussed ghosts in Preble County. They showed off their equipment and took questions relating to the paranormal.

A Star Wars Program is coming up at many Branches and there will be another tournament with Wii Lightsaber Duel. Top Win- ners receive a Star Wars Lightsaber! Also, we’re making Prin- cess Leia headbands or Yoda Ears, eating Star Wars snacks, and crafting Pool Noodles into Lightsabers! Then, at the Eaton Branch, we’re celebrating all the end-of-the-world Teen Lit that is popular by holding a Project: End of the World on July 18th @ 3 p.m. Inspired by the crazy challenges on Project Runway, Teens will be challenged to make an end-of-the-world outfit with random supplies (bubble wrap, Duck Tape, etc.). We will also be making electrical tape bracelets and wristbands. Finally at the Eaton Branch we’ll be serving Monster Food and showing a Teen Monster Movie on July 25 @ 3 p.m. Practice your Zom- bie shooting skills, try your best at our Jello Brain eating competition, and eat Unicorn Poop Cookies! Then watch a Teen Monster Movie!

Own the Night - Teen Summer Reading

Eldorado Library - Incognito/Spies Program Be a Ninja Program at the New Paris Library.

Publication created by Cheryl Richter, 2012 All book synopsis’ taken from the product summary unless otherwise noted. Send your e-mail address to [email protected] to get on the Library Ink E-Newsletter email distribution list.