Student Authors Read
at Book Passage
On September 14th the Marin Literacy Program (MLP) will celebrate Literacy
Month with the release of Different
Worlds Many Voices 2006, its annual book of student writings. Together
with author and MLP tutor, Andrea
(Nikki) Richesin, this
special event at Book Passage will include student authors, representing
a variety of MLP projects, reading their work. We are delighted to invite
the public to join us for this special celebration. Selected Author Events
presented by Book Passage and co-sponsored by Bank of Marin provide us with
a tremendous opportunity to reach and educate more members of the "reading"
community, heightening sensitivity to issues of literacy in Marin.
The Marin Literacy Program provides Marin County adults with free student-centered
instruction in reading, writing and speaking to help them reach their full potential
at work, at home, and in the community. For more information, please visit
us on the web, or contact Dena
Hermosilla Higgins, Development & Outreach, at 415-458-5042x2.
It’s Fall! Time to dust off backpacks, sharpen pencils, and slide a library card
on to the wrist. Miss Kitty, Civic Center Children’s Librarian, has a few titles
to help ease first-day-of-school jitters and celebrate the lovely days of autumn.
…and remember September is Library
Card Sign-up Month, so don’t let your children back to school without one. Kids
also receive a curly keychain to hold their spiffy new card! If you would like
to apply for a library
card for your child or request a replacement card, just visit one of the 11
Marin County Free Library branches.
The
Book Place will host local author Gilberta Guth Pierson at a signing of
her just-released book, The
Fighter Pilot's Wife. Ms. Pierson will be at the Book Place Saturday,
September 23 from 1-3 pm. Not only is this the story of the author's life as
a military wife, including living in foreign lands, a glamorous social life,
and the raising of four children, but it gives readers a peek into a largely
unknown aspect of military life. The book chronicles the heroism not only of
those engaged in military service, but of those wives and families at home as
they live under the ever-present shadow of potential loss. Some of the proceeds
will be donated to the Friends of the Marin County Free Library.
Bargain Sunday comes around September 3, and the categories on sale
this month are (all at 50% off): Religion/Philosophy, History, and Science Fiction.
The Book Place is operated by the Friends
of the Marin County Free Library, a nonprofit volunteer organization devoted
to raising funds for the libraries. You can help by volunteering at the store
(call Nancy Montgomery, 883-5628), by becoming
a member of the Friends (call Ginny Schultz, 883-5488) and by donating books
and buying books at The Book Place.
HOURS
and LOCATIONS
Marin County Free Library branches are located throughout East and West Marin.
Open days and hours of operation vary by branch. With 11 locations to choose from
as well as 24/7 access
on our website to reference
assistance, the online
catalog, databases,
and eBooks
you'll never be far from the information you need.
COMPUTER AND
INTERNET CLASSES
The Marin County Free Library offers classes and one-to-one tutoring in computer
basics, the Internet, e-mail, the Library’s online resources, Microsoft Word,
Excel, and more. Please check
our website for times, locations, and registration information.
BOOKCLUBS
Marin County Free Library branches host a wide variety of monthly reading groups.
Club members meet each month for a lively discussion about a particular book or
theme. Please check
our bookclub listing for locations, times, selections, and contact information.
STORYTIMES
The Marin County Free Library offers storytimes at each of the branches for children
in various age groups. Please check
our Storytimes page for times and ages.
BOOKMOBILE
The Marin County Free Library Bookmobile visits geographically isolated communities
throughout the County. Most stops are made twice within a four-week period each
month. Copies of the Bookmobile schedule are available at all County Library branches
and on the Bookmobile’s
webpage.
BRANCH
EVENTS
The Marin County Free Library hosts a wide variety of cultural and educational
branches responsive to the needs in our communities. In addition to special
events for adults, teens, and kids, the Library hosts regular book clubs, storytimes,
bilingual and Spanish language events. For further information about specific
Library
Events and Classes please visit our branch
event webpage or our online
calendar for a complete listing.
Place your request early and be one of the first to check out these new releases.
Annotations adapted from publishers' advance materials and the MARINet catalog.
Mission
Song by John Le
Carre
A naive young interpreter stumbles into the heart of an outrageous British
plot in the astonishing new novel by the master of the literary thriller.
The
Shia Revival: How conflicts within Islam will shape the future by
Vali Nasr
The Shia Revival is a historical account of sectarian conflicts in the Muslim
world, and how the future rests in finding a peaceful solution to the ancient
rivalries between the Shias and the Sunnis. Nasr provides an understanding
of this 1,400-year bitter struggle between the two sects - tracing its roots
from the succession of the Prophet Muhammad - forcing us to differentiate
the religious and theological aspect of Islam from its political and military
rivalries.
All
Aunt Hagar's Children Stories by Edward
Jones
The 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction returns with a collection of
14 short stories, four of which have appeared in the New Yorker.
Mephisto
Club by Tess Gerritsen
From "New York Times" bestselling author, the latest Maura Isles/Jane
Rizzoli thriller is a chilling journey through a diabolical past to a terrifying
present-day evil.
Without
Precedent: The inside story of the 9/11 Commission by Thomas
Kean and Lee H. Hamilton, with Benjamin Rhodes
The chairman and vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission recount the remarkable
and revealing story of how the Commission succeeded in creating its landmark
report on the events of September 11. 2001.
The
Judas Field: A novel of the Civil War by Howard
Bahr
It's been twenty years since Cass Wakefield returned from the war
to his hometown in Mississippi, but he is still haunted by battlefield
memories. Now, one afternoon in 1885, he is presented with a chance to
retrace his steps from the past and face the truth behind the events that
led to the deaths of so many friends and comrades.
Elizabeth
by J. Randy Taraborrelli
From the bestselling author of Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairy Tale
of Princess Grace and Prince Ranier, comes this fascinating biography
of film legend Elizabeth Taylor.
I was a
Child of Holocaust Survivors by Bernice
Eisenstein
The author's parents met in Auschwitz and married shortly after Liberation
before coming to Canada. Her memoir begins with recollections and images
of her childhood within a Yiddish-speaking household in Toronto in the early
1950s. It was only later, as she gathered the fragments of her parents'
harrowing past, which Eisenstein began to discover her own relationship
to the Holocaust and how it has shaped who she is.
Under Orders
by Dick Francis
Sid Halley, former jockey-turned-detective, returns. Death at the races
is not uncommon, but three in one day--including a winning horse and champion
jockey--are more than enough to raise Halley's suspicions.
Have a suggestion for a title that you think the library should purchase? You can offer your suggestion via the form on the MARINet website at http://marinet.lib.ca.us/acquire.
New Audio Books
The following audio book titles have recently been added to our collection. A complete list of the MARINet libraries' audio CD & cassette holdings is available online via a quick search.
Digging
to America by Anne
Tyler [CD and Cassette Formats]
Two families awaiting the arrival of their adopted infant daughters from
Korea meet at the airport. The families lives become intertwined after the
Donaldsons, a young American couple invite the Yazdans, Maryam, her son
and his Iranian American wife to an arrival party, which becomes an annual
event. A penetrating light on the American way as seen from two perspectives,
those who are born here and those who are still struggling to fit in.
The Husband
by Dean Koontz [CD
Format]
"What would you do for love? Would you die? Would you kill?"
"We have your wife. You can get her back for two million cash."
Landscaper Mitchell Rafferty loves his wife enough. He loves her more
than life itself. He's got sixty hours to prove it. He has to find the
two million by then. But he'll pay a lot more. He'll pay anything.
Marley
& Me: Life and love with the world's worst dog by John
Grogan [CD and Cassette Formats]
John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. Then they brought
home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the
same. Marley grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of
a Labrador retriever. Marley joyfully refused any limits on his behavior,
yet at the same time his love and loyalty were boundless. Unconditional
love, his family would learn, comes in many forms.
Can't
Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie
Flagg [CD and Cassette Formats]
Back in Elmwood Springs, Missouri the experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian
inspire a town to ask the question "Why are we here?"
Espresso
Tales by Alexander
McCall Smith [CD and Cassette Formats]
Fans will welcome the second installment in the bestselling 44 Scotland
Street series. Full of McCall Smith's gentle humor and sympathy for his
characters, Espresso Tales is also an affectionate portrait of
a city and its people who, in the author's own words, "make Edinburgh
one of the most vibrant and interesting places in the world."
The Library offers a number of different e-book collections, all available from
the Databases
& eBooks webpage. Below are featured recently released mysteries from our
Overdrive Audiobook Collections. For more information about these books, ask
your friendly local librarian!
The
5th Horseman by James
Patterson
Healthy patients are dying of unknown causes in a San Francisco hospital
and the Women's Murder Club decides to investigate the hospital's personnel.
They discover a hospital administrator determined to shield the hospitals
reputation..
Eleven
on Top by Janet
Evanovich
America's favorite bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum, is back in her eleventh
bestseller. Trouble seems to find Stephanie no matter where she goes, and
once again she's struggling with her tangled love life, her chaotic family,
and her God-given gift for destroying every car she drives. This time, Stephanie
Plum has decided to quit her job as a bounty hunter. She wants something
safe. She wants something normal. She's tired of creeps, weirdos, and stalkers.
But just when she thinks she's out, they pull her back in!
Memory
in Death by J.D.
Robb
Eve Dallas is one tough cop. She's got no problem dealing with a holiday
reveler in a red suit who plunges thirty-seven stories and gives new meaning
to the term "sidewalk Santa." But when she gets back to the station
and Trudy Lombard shows up, it's all Eve can do to hold it together.
Promise
Me by Harlan
Coben
Six years. That was how long it had been since Myron played superhero. In
six years he hadn't thrown a punch. He hadn't held a gun. He hadn't threatened
or been threatened. He hadn't called his friend Win, still the scariest
man he knew, to back him up or get him out of trouble. In the past six years,
none of his clients had been murdered, a real positive for his agenting
business.
Dark
Assassin by Anne
Perry
A superintendent in the Thames River Police, William Monk is on a patrol
boat near Waterloo Bridge when he and his men notice a young couple standing
at the railing, apparently engaged in an intense discussion. The woman places
her hands on the man's shoulders. Is it a caress or a push? He grasps her.
To save her or kill her? Seconds later, the pair plunges to death in the
icy waters. Has Monk witnessed an accident, a suicide, or a murder? The
ensuing investigation leads him toward a conspiracy that reverberates into
the highest levels of Her Majesty's government.
Below are featured selections of some of the best songs from stage and screen.
A complete list of the MARINet Libraries' music CD, cassette, & record holdings is available online via a quick search.
Divas
of Broadway
Liza Minnelli, Julie Andrews, Bernadette Peters, Mary Martin....and many
more present over 50 years musical masterworks.
Rent
Jonathan Larson's hit Broadway musical focusing on the life of a group of
friends in New York's East Village. Under the threat of poverty and AIDS,
the 'bohemians' live life to its fullest exploring relationships, art, music,
sex, and drugs.
Cabaret
The original soundtrack featuring Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey
Grease
Pick your favorite from the original Broadway cast to the 1978 motion
picture soundtrack.
The
Best of Broadway
Compilation of original performances from classic shows and modern-day featuring
Al Joelson, Ethel Merman, Paul Robeson, and Betty Buckley.
The following DVD/video titles have recently been added to our collection. Complete lists of the MARINet libraries' DVD and video holdings are available online via a quick search.
Rumor
Has It [DVD Format]
Sarah has finally agreed to marry her boyfriend Jeff, but isn't sure if
marriage is what she wants. Now she's on her way home to attend her sister's
wedding, which means spending a lot of time with the tennis-obsessed Pasadena
family that she's never felt quite a part of. It isn't until Sarah stumbles
into a well-kept family secret that she starts to question her roots and
sets off in search of the man who may have answers the she has been looking
for
Breakfast
on Pluto [DVD Format]
As foster kid Patrick 'Kitten' Braden grows up, he leaves behind his small-town
life in Ireland for London, where he's reborn as a transvestite cabaret
singer in the 1960s and 70s
Wal-Mart:
The high cost of low price [DVD Format]
Looks at the effect Wal-Mart stores have on local businesses, their employees'
economic status, the rights of women and minorities as Wal-Mart Associates,
the lack of environmental responsibility by Wal-Mart starting with corporate
headquarters on down, and the exploitation of Chinese and Bangladesh workers
Shopgirl
[DVD Format]
Author of the original book and screenplay, Steve Martin bring the character
to life, revealing much of himself as the button-down 50-something executive
who reaches out to a much younger woman as his Los Angeles playmate
Friends
with Money [DVD Format]
Joan Cusack and Jennifer Aniston turn in razor-sharp performances in Nicole
Holofcener's closely observed film about three wealthy married women and
their beleaguered single friend.
Have a suggestion for a title that you think the library should purchase? You can offer your suggestion via the form on the MARINet website at http://marinet.lib.ca.us/acquire.
Looking for fiction, non-fiction, mysteries, local authors, audio books, or DVDs? Check out some of our most popular recommendations for adults, teens, and kids.
E-Connect staff:
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