tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58688072007-04-16T23:42:51.390-07:00san geronimo valley library blogSan Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1098993145618032572004-10-28T13:47:00.000-07:002004-10-28T12:52:25.616-07:00When It Rains It Pours......but the sun is shining while I write this.
A flurry of a flock of fun reading came in today!
Volumes 1-3 of the Spiderwick Chronicles
Volumes 5-6 of the Fairy Realm
Brian Jacques' The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns
The Treasury of Family Games - A big, colorful book of rules and pictures for
hundreds of games.
And...comics!
The Simpsons Comics San Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1095361808489105732004-09-16T11:57:00.000-07:002004-10-28T12:47:17.546-07:00Fresh ReadsNot a fresh breeze, but fresh reads...for kids. Starting a fresh year with fresh reads. More to come!
[As always, click on the link to find out more about the title.]
A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech E Creech
Spellfall by Katherine Roberts J Fiction Roberts
Space Race by Sylvia Waugh J Fiction Waugh
Earthborn by Sylvia Waugh J Fiction Waugh
Little Vampire Goes To School by Joann San Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1094612031211084902004-09-07T19:51:00.000-07:002004-09-07T19:53:51.213-07:00Country BooksFor those curious about other countries or those simply motivated by a class assignment, we have new country books about the following lesser-known nations:
Armenia
Cameroon
Croatia
Qatar
Czech Republic
Korea
San Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1092347319097742432004-08-12T14:45:00.000-07:002004-08-12T14:53:32.600-07:00Coming Soon To A Library Near You!With some money from donations and used book sales, SGV has acquired the following new DVDs [thanks to the generosity of Video West] for its collection. They will be coming to our shelves by September, most likely:
Thirteen
Monsieur Ibrahim
Runaway Jury
Girl With A Pearl Earring
House of Sand and Fog
The Company
Monster
Come in and check them out, along with all our other materials, San Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1088015484383255472004-06-23T11:27:00.000-07:002004-06-23T11:31:24.383-07:00Too Many To List!!Help us out here! Come and take all these great new items off our hands! The library is doing a fabulous job of sending lots of new materials - mostly kids books, but also music (The Doors and more) and a few adult titles. Let's call it a two-foot tower.
Come on in!San Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1087238026013016772004-06-14T11:26:00.000-07:002004-06-14T11:33:46.013-07:00Snake Scientist and Looney TunesWhat do these have in common? They are titles of two new non-fiction books for young readers.
The first shows scientists in the process of studying snakes. The second is another book in the "Ultimate Visual Guide" series that has included Superman, Batman and the X-Men. Profusely illustrated, in other words, and full of fas-kinating pix and info.
The Snake Scientist by Sy Montgomery J San Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1087237311759926192004-06-14T11:15:00.000-07:002004-06-14T11:21:51.760-07:00New FictionTwo new novels arrived today, one for younger readers and one for Teens. Click on the titles to see reviews.
Messenger by Lois Lowry J Fiction Lowry
Our Time on the River by Don Brown Teen Fiction BrownSan Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1086736972061803812004-06-08T16:21:00.000-07:002004-06-08T16:22:52.060-07:00A Whole Bunch MoreToday we received an entire new batch of kids books, from a new Molly Moons tale to a book about coast mappers and a funny new William Steig as well as three new Teen books. Come and take a look at them!San Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1086629909692918282004-06-07T10:34:00.000-07:002004-06-07T10:40:22.580-07:00Bumper Crop of Books for SummerJust in time to kick off this year's summer reading game (sorry, no adults), the library has received a bumper crop of great new kids books. They are too numerous to list here, but they include:
1 Toddler book
2 Picture Books (including this year's Caldecott Medal winner)
4 Juvenile Non-Fiction books
11(!) Juvenile Fiction books
4 Teen Fiction books
Come in and take a look! Most of San Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1084937211419700582004-05-18T20:10:00.000-07:002004-05-18T20:27:40.086-07:00CDs For KidsNow, this isn't a bank, so we aren't offering money, but we are beginning to offer music and story CDs for kids.
For years we had a collection of single cassette tape stories and music for kids, and we still do (in a little rack on the wall in the childrens section), AND we have had music CDs for adults. But recently we have started to receive single CDs for kids (and we have a good San Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1083884965721526252004-05-06T16:06:00.000-07:002004-05-06T16:13:52.966-07:00Spiritual SpiralKaren Armstrong, who has written some very fine "biographies" of spiritual teachers, such as the Buddha, has now written an autobiography of her own harrowing spiritual journey.
The Spiral Staircase by Karen Armstrong Bio Armstrong, K ROT(ation)San Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1083882188817165062004-05-06T15:21:00.000-07:002004-05-06T16:26:26.250-07:00Music To (And For) Kids' EarsA new CD of music for kids arrived this week:
Please Come To My Party by Miss Kitty J CD Music KittySan Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1083882021079038752004-05-06T15:15:00.000-07:002004-05-06T15:24:48.123-07:00Comic Books Then and NowTwo new comic book collections hit the shelves this week:
Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson by Matt Groening J 741.5 Groening [Comic Book Shelf]
Around the World in 45 Years by Charles Schulz J 741.5 Schulz [Comic Book Shelf]San Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1083605033523294842004-05-03T10:22:00.000-07:002004-05-03T10:28:04.610-07:00Come See, Come SawI could not even begin to catch up with the piles of new materials that arrived last week while I was away, so rather than waiting to list them individually, I would suggest that you simply come in an take a look at them. Books, DVDs, audio books, etc. A wealth of new titles, some of which are probably in demand already.San Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1082676540612311952004-04-22T16:02:00.000-07:002004-04-22T16:35:14.843-07:00Kids Can Listen!A bunch of great new audio books for kids came in today:
Summerland by Michael Chabon CD Fiction Chabon
[I recommend this title VERY HIGHLY for anyone who loves baseball and fantasy, but not fantasy baseball.]
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl J CD Fiction Dahl
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo J CD Fiction DiCamillo
[I have not read this title, so I can not vouch forSan Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1081897809020980992004-04-13T16:06:00.000-07:002004-04-13T16:14:04.733-07:00Garfield RetrospectiveGarfield afficianados and kids of all ages will enjoy this retrospective volume of cartoons and commentary about the world's most famous cat.
20 Years & Still Kiciking! by Jim Davis J 741.5973 DavisSan Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1081896220400653922004-04-13T15:02:00.000-07:002004-04-13T15:52:20.060-07:00New ReadsThree new books - two fiction and one non-fiction - arrived today. The fiction titles are permanent, the non-fiction title is a rotation copy, so it will be browsable only through June.
The Art of Mending by Elizabeth Berg Fiction Berg
Divining Women by Kaye Gibbons Fiction Gibbons
Strangers in the Village of the Sick by Paul Stoller 362.196 StollerSan Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1081893716137739392004-04-13T14:53:00.000-07:002004-04-13T15:05:51.810-07:00More Listening EnjoymentTwo new audio books - one on CD (and in demand) and one on cassette - arrived today. Both are rotation items and so will only be browsable locally until mid-July.
The Game by Laurie King CD Fiction King
Another story of Mary Russell, the wife/partner of Sherlock Holmes.
Love in the Driest Season by Neely Tucker Cassette Bio Tucker, N
The struggles of a bi-racial couple to adopt San Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1081306531838253892004-04-06T19:47:00.000-07:002004-04-06T19:59:17.483-07:00Say Hola!These two books are written primarily in English, but they introduce Spanish words into the mix, allowing the reader to figure them out.
I am not sure I would classify them as "Spanish" myself, but that is where you will find them.
Say Hola to Spanish by Susan Middleton Elya E Spanish Elya
Say Hola to Spanish at the Circus by Susan Middleton Elya E Spanish ElyaSan Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1081191857430240292004-04-05T12:00:00.000-07:002004-04-05T12:09:55.200-07:00Listen To This!A new audio book (on CD) arrived today. It will only be here until mid-July when it will rotate on to the other West Marin libraries for about a year. You can always request such items, but they will not be on our browse shelf.
A Death in Vienna by Daniel Silva CD Fiction Silva
Audio books are a big - and growing - part of our collection. The unfortunate thing is that audio books cost aSan Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1080690401718800952004-03-30T15:39:00.000-08:002004-03-30T15:51:34.326-08:00Help! I've Fallen Into The AbyssTwo donated videos arrived at the library today (Rotation items), both old classics. And to think I myself was a teenager when the first one came out...
Help! by The Beatles Video Comedy Help
The Abyss Video Drama AbyssSan Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1080584936377898482004-03-29T10:16:00.000-08:002004-03-29T10:32:30.966-08:00Witch Hunt!A thorough and engaging new book about the Salem witch trials just arrived at the library. It is cataloged as a "Teen" (middle school and above) title, but an advanced elementary reader could use it.
Click on the link to find out more about the book.
Witch-Hunt: Mysteries of the Salem Witch Trials by Marc Aronson Teen 133.43 AronsonSan Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1080244211330781852004-03-25T11:50:00.000-08:002004-03-25T11:53:40.123-08:00Presidents, Coming And GoingTwo books arrived today about American Presidents; one for kids, one for adults.
The one for kids is part of the very fine Eyewitness Books series:
Presidents written by James Barber J 923.1 Barber
The one for adults is far more contemporary and even immediately topical (and probably has a request list):
Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror by Richard A. Clarke San Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1080095861988387262004-03-23T18:37:00.000-08:002004-03-23T18:41:08.593-08:00New Adult FictionThree new fiction titles arrived today, including one science fiction title. These are all Rotation items and so will be at this library just until the end of June.
Charmed Circle by Dolores Stewart Riccio Fiction Riccio
Dance With Me by Luanne Rice Fiction Rice
Beyond Infinity by Gregory Benford Science Fiction BenfordSan Geronimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202899245041074444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868807.post-1080095266409806852004-03-23T18:27:00.000-08:002004-03-23T18:31:13.140-08:00Infinite LifeWhat more could you ask for?
You.
Or is it you? Are you a you? Are you a who?
Either or any way, this looks like an interesting book, written by Robert Thurman, the father of Uma Thurman and outspoken Buddhist critic of the Bush Administration.
Infinite Life: Seven Virtues for Livng Well (Foreward by His Holiness The Dalai Lama) by Robert Thurman 294.34 Thurman (Rotation)
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