Spring may officially be here, but as I write this the snow is blowing and the temperature is 28 degrees. There are signs though, the daffodils are blooming, the birds are singing, and the sun feels warmer.
This year many of you will be planting vegetable as well as flower gardens. The library has many wonderful books to help newcomers plan, plant, and harvest a variety of foods. If you think that a large space is a requirement for growing a vegetable garden, then please check out R.J. Ruppenthal’s book Fresh Food From Small Spaces. The author offers practical advice for gardening on porches, decks, balconies and window boxes. And what garden is complete without herbs? Essential Herbal Wisdom by Nancy Arrowsmith introduces readers to 50 herbs. She offers tips on planting, harvesting, drying and storing each plant. Newspapers Pennies Cardboard & Eggs for Growing a Better Garden by Roger Yepsen provides information on topics from composting to pests and weeds.
For flower gardeners, we have a variety of new books including Gardening on Pavement, Tables and Hard Surfaces by Tracy DiSabato-Aust, P. Allen Smith’s Bringing The Garden Indoors: Containers, Crafts and Bouquets for Every Room, Tovah Martin’s The New Terrarium: Creating Beautiful Displays for Plants and Nature and Joe Eck’s Our Life in Gardens.
For many of us, spring means only one thing, Baseball. We have added several books about the game to the collection. The Yankee >Years by Joe Torre is on the Publishers Weekly and New York Times Book Review best-seller lists. In this book, the author writes about his years as manager with the team. Allen Barra has written a biography titled Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee that is sure to be a best seller. In Confessions of a She-Fan: the Course of True Love with the New York Yankees, Jane Heller chronicles her journey as she follows the Yankees to different baseball parks around the country. These and many others may be found on the shelves so please check them out.
Many people are coming into the library for help with resume writing and job searches. Several new titles have been added to the
collection that will be of help in both these areas. Ron Krannich has written three books for a very specific group of job hunters – ex-offenders. The author addresses the difficulties that many in this group face when re-entering the work force. Best Jobs for Ex-offenders, The Ex-Offender’s Job Interview Guide, and The Ex-Offender’s Re-Entry Success Guide will help prepare readers for a successful job search. 150 Best Jobs Through Military Training, 150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs, Resumes for Re-Entering the Job Market, and Surviving a Layoff: A Week-By-Seek Guide to Getting Your Life Back Together by Lita Epstein are also valuable resources. For internet searches, try Margaret Dikel’s Guide to Internet Job Searches.
The library has approximately 1,000 DVDs in the collection and just recently added several wonderful titles including foreign films August Evening, Aviva My Love, Slumdog Millionaire, and Yella. Meryl Streep fans will not want to miss Doubt and for those who love Woody Allen, please check out Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Non-fiction titles include Autism: The Musical; Craft in America; Garden Story; NASCAR—The Ride of Their Lives, and The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill. Although the library does not purchase videos, we do accept donations and have added several Young Indiana Jones episodes to the video collection. Please stop in and browse the DVD and video collections. Remember there is no fee to check out DVDs and videos, however an adult library card is required.
The library is available for all to enjoy, so please take advantage of what we have to offer. Stop in and say hello!
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