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What's up at the library for August 21, 2008 by Karen Kinnison
Ok folks, I don’t have any more words to describe this heat! It’s hot; get over it. Nuff said! However, it IS nice and cool here in the library and we have lots of good things to keep you entertained INSIDE. So put on your sunscreen and come on down!We have some exciting news for this library. We applied for and have received a Tocker Foundation Grant of $24,500 to do some remodeling inside the library. The remodeling will include making more space for public programs, creating an area for teens, and a quiet reading space with comfy chairs —sorry, no coffee bar. Watch this column for more information and plans.
Don’t forget our Poetry Reading on Thursday, August 21st at 7:00 p.m. here at the library. Patty Campbell, Shelley Smith-McMasters, and Lainie Eddings will be reading Texas Poetry.
NEW IN FICTION:
Foreign Body by Robin Cook
A series of unexplained deaths in foreign hospitals sends a UCLA medical student on a desperate search for answers.
Being Elizabeth by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Revisit the Ravenscar clan. Here is a modern retelling of the drama and intrigue surrounding the 16th century Queen Elizabeth. Only instead of England, the throne is the business empire of the DeRavenels.
The Assassin by Stephen Coonts
This exciting thriller from Coonts raises a timely issue---the lack of wealthy Americans on combat duty in the war against terrorism.
I Am My Own Dragon by Linda Carol Thompson
This book creates a new genre of metaphysical fiction. It spans a human lifetime and beyond, engaging the reader to personally commit to their own story with each page they turn.
NEW IN NON-FICTION:
The Faith of Barack Obama by Stephen Mansfield
This book serves as a guide to the “faith based” controversies that have marked this political season.
The Way We’ll Be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream
by John Zogby.
The “rock star of public opinion”, Zogby reports on surveys that sample Americans’ views on everything. His results are pretty unexpected.
NEW IN DVD:
The Bucket List
Two terminally ill old men hatch a plan to experience life to the fullest before they “kick the bucket”.
Stop Loss
An Iraqi war hero returns to his small Texas hometown and tries to readjust to civilian life, only to called up again in the controversial Army policy of “stop-loss”.
The Band’s Visit
An Egyptian brass band traveling to Israel winds up abandoned in a remote desert town.
Biography: John McCain
Biography: Barack Obama
Updated documentaries on the two Presidential contenders for 2008.
Wire in the Blood: Prayer of the Bone:
Part of a BBC psychological thriller series—this one is set near Austin with one of our own from Salado (Richard Dillard) playing a medical examiner!
That’s all for this week folks. Stay cool.
“When I was young, poverty was so common we didn’t know it had a name.” - Lyndon Baines Johnson
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