Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Kids' Magazines
The San Geronimo Valley Library subscribes to a number of magazines, some for kids and some for adults. Here is a list of the kids' magazines we subscribe to:
American Girl
Dragon
Gamepro
Kids Discover
Mad
Teen People
YM
This collection shifts a bit every year. Recent titles no longer subscribed to include New Moon, Teen, Ranger Rick, Seventeen and BOP.
Educational titles show almost non-existent interest on the part of students here. Strange but true. Sad but true.
American Girl
Dragon
Gamepro
Kids Discover
Mad
Teen People
YM
This collection shifts a bit every year. Recent titles no longer subscribed to include New Moon, Teen, Ranger Rick, Seventeen and BOP.
Educational titles show almost non-existent interest on the part of students here. Strange but true. Sad but true.
Saturday, December 13, 2003
Look No Further!!
Looking for something new to read? Want to find books just like the ones written by________??
Now both kids and adults have a handy online resource to help them do just that, through a subscription that the library has to Novelist and Novelist K-8 (perfect for Lagunitas/San Geronimo students).
You can link to both of them from the MCFL Information Resources page. Just scroll down until you see the icons. They can both be accessed from home with your library card number.
Take a look, find something new!
Now both kids and adults have a handy online resource to help them do just that, through a subscription that the library has to Novelist and Novelist K-8 (perfect for Lagunitas/San Geronimo students).
You can link to both of them from the MCFL Information Resources page. Just scroll down until you see the icons. They can both be accessed from home with your library card number.
Take a look, find something new!
Thursday, December 11, 2003
Across The Board
As usual, the titles that arrived this week represent the wide range of interests of our readers.
Learning to Speak Alzheimer's by Robert N. Butler 362.196 Butler (Rotation)
Stitch 'n Bitch by Debbie Stoller 746.43 Stoller
Alzheimer's Early Stages by Daniel Kuhn 616.831 Kuhn
[I forget why the two Alzheimer's books have different call numbers...]
Art: A New History by Paul Johnson 709 Johnson (Rotation)
Hope Dies Last by Studs Terkel 920.073 Terkel (Rotation)
Learning to Speak Alzheimer's by Robert N. Butler 362.196 Butler (Rotation)
Stitch 'n Bitch by Debbie Stoller 746.43 Stoller
Alzheimer's Early Stages by Daniel Kuhn 616.831 Kuhn
[I forget why the two Alzheimer's books have different call numbers...]
Art: A New History by Paul Johnson 709 Johnson (Rotation)
Hope Dies Last by Studs Terkel 920.073 Terkel (Rotation)
Mysterious Fiction
Two new fiction (lower case "fiction") titles came in this week:
The Private Life of the Cat Who by Lillian Jackson Braun Mystery Braun (Rotation)
Morning Dark by Daniel Buckman Fiction Buckman (Rotation)
The Private Life of the Cat Who by Lillian Jackson Braun Mystery Braun (Rotation)
Morning Dark by Daniel Buckman Fiction Buckman (Rotation)
VHS Lineup
Three "new" (to us) VHS video titles:
Look Back in Anger (with Kenneth Branagh) Video Drama Look (Rotation)
How To Irritate People (with John Cleese) Video Comedy Cleese (Rotation)
Clerks Video Comedy Clerks (Rotation)
Look Back in Anger (with Kenneth Branagh) Video Drama Look (Rotation)
How To Irritate People (with John Cleese) Video Comedy Cleese (Rotation)
Clerks Video Comedy Clerks (Rotation)
Tuesday, December 09, 2003
Marin Express - At Discount!
If you are looking to save a little money in the new year (who isn't?) AND save a little money saving a little money...you can buy Marin Express books through me (Dan) at the library. They only cost $20 instead of the regular $30.
This is a totally informal offering, the same one I make to all library staff. In this case I am simply extending it to the local public.
This is a totally informal offering, the same one I make to all library staff. In this case I am simply extending it to the local public.
Newly Acquired
Here's what's new this week (so far). Click on the link(s) to find out more about each title.
Arthur Helps His Animal Friends J Video Fiction Arthur (Rotation)
The Man in the White Suit (starring Alec Guinness) Video Comedy Man (Rotation)
Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence (v. 1-3) Video Mystery Tommy (Rotation)
And...
Loamhedge by Brian Jacques J Fiction Jacques
Arthur Helps His Animal Friends J Video Fiction Arthur (Rotation)
The Man in the White Suit (starring Alec Guinness) Video Comedy Man (Rotation)
Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence (v. 1-3) Video Mystery Tommy (Rotation)
And...
Loamhedge by Brian Jacques J Fiction Jacques
Thursday, December 04, 2003
Fiction, Pure Fiction!
And there ain't nuthin' like it!
Double Vision by Pat Barker Fiction Barker (Rotation)
Sacred Time by Ursula Hegi Fiction Hegi (Rotation)
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Fiction Hosseini (Rotation)
Double Vision by Pat Barker Fiction Barker (Rotation)
Sacred Time by Ursula Hegi Fiction Hegi (Rotation)
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Fiction Hosseini (Rotation)
The Devil Is In The Details
Just today I was trying to find the meaning of the term "the devil is in the details" because it was relevant to something in my life.
What I found, of interest to anyone looking for the meaning of such phrases or idioms, is the following web site. Every time you surf there it automatically gives you a new idiom upfront, but then you can put in a term of interest.
www.goenglish.com
What I found, of interest to anyone looking for the meaning of such phrases or idioms, is the following web site. Every time you surf there it automatically gives you a new idiom upfront, but then you can put in a term of interest.
www.goenglish.com
Wednesday, December 03, 2003
Spanish Picture Books
Periodically the San Geronimo Valley Library receives Spanish language books, primarily for children. We do not have a large Spanish-speaking population, but many of the picture books are bilingual, with both Spanish and English text. The following titles are all located in our "Spanish" section in the children's room.
Pio Peep: Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes J Spanish 398 Pio
Botas Nuevas by Guido Van Genechten E Spanish Genechten
Pato Va En Bici by David Shannon E Spanish Shannon
Pio Peep: Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes J Spanish 398 Pio
Botas Nuevas by Guido Van Genechten E Spanish Genechten
Pato Va En Bici by David Shannon E Spanish Shannon
Tuesday, December 02, 2003
Listen Here!
Two new audio books have arrived recently.
Gospel Birds And Other Stories of Lake Wobegon by Garrison Keillor (3 CDs) CD Fiction Keillor
Tales Well Calculated To Keep You In Suspense, Volume 2 (20 audio cassettes) Cassette Mystery Suspense
[Since writing this up, I have sent the "Tales" off to the Point Reyes Library to pair it up with Volume 1]
Gospel Birds And Other Stories of Lake Wobegon by Garrison Keillor (3 CDs) CD Fiction Keillor
Tales Well Calculated To Keep You In Suspense, Volume 2 (20 audio cassettes) Cassette Mystery Suspense
[Since writing this up, I have sent the "Tales" off to the Point Reyes Library to pair it up with Volume 1]
Old Wine In New Bottles
Not wine, movies. I must be hungry, because my metaphors are all gustatory... These are both Rotation items.
Road to Morocco Video Comedy Road
Arthur Video Comedy Arthur
Road to Morocco Video Comedy Road
Arthur Video Comedy Arthur
New San Geronimo Books
Three new - or newish - books have arrived at the library, for our very own. They will be waiting patiently for your interest.
Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith Mystery McCall Smith
Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl 011.73 Pearl
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right by Al Franken 320.52 Franken
Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith Mystery McCall Smith
Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl 011.73 Pearl
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right by Al Franken 320.52 Franken
Fresh Rotatoes
No, not edible, readable.
Here are 5 new Rotation titles that came into the library this week.
Kalpa Imperial by Angelica Gorodischer translated by Ursula K. LeGuin Science Fiction Le Guin
The Best American Short Stories 2003 edited by Walter Mosley SC Best
No Angel by Penny Vincenzi Fiction Vincenzi
The Conspiracy Club by Jonathan Kellerman Fiction Kellerman
Love Me by Garrison Keillor Fiction Keillor
Here are 5 new Rotation titles that came into the library this week.
Kalpa Imperial by Angelica Gorodischer translated by Ursula K. LeGuin Science Fiction Le Guin
The Best American Short Stories 2003 edited by Walter Mosley SC Best
No Angel by Penny Vincenzi Fiction Vincenzi
The Conspiracy Club by Jonathan Kellerman Fiction Kellerman
Love Me by Garrison Keillor Fiction Keillor
