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The Madison Library has added an Orion Starblast 4.5” reflector telescope to its collection thanks to a generous donation to the NH Astronomical Society in honor of Silver Lake Postmaster Susan Stowbridge. Library cardholders will be able to check out the sturdy, tabletop telescope and gaze at the stars and planets from home. Marc Stowbridge, a [...] Music CDs: Joy by Phish: latest from regrouped groupie band Videos on DVD: The Hurt Locker: Iraq War action film, Oscar nominations include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay The Board of Trustees recently increased the limit on video checkouts from three at a time to five at a time. New videos, which are marked with “NEW” stickers and shelved with the new books in front of the desk, are limited to two per card at a time. Regular videos are due back in a [...] Three more for this week, more on order (check back): Kimba the White Lion, Classic 1960s anime, 26 episodes! Look for these with kids’ videos. Just in for music, on CD: Bob Dylan’s latest: Together Through Life Two new DVDs: Watchmen, based on the classic graphic novel series A list of 50 books to “open a window on the times we live in.” Here’s a refreshing article about readers and reading from the NYT. Paperback romance is one genre we don’t add to the collection too often, but if there’s demand, we can try to meet it. If you’re an avid romance reader, let us know if you’d like the option of borrowing the books from the library, [...] New for March on DVD: Nights in Rodanthe, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane Music, on CD, an eclectic set of recordings: 19 by Adele, bluesy pop “I need to find a new author” is a phrase we’ve been hearing a lot at the library (and I’m sure a lot of public libraries) lately. Thriller readers, in particular, have their favorite authors, and are regularly rewarded with new books by these popular authors as publishers push out titles from their top-sellers at [...] It must be December, there’s a new list every day. For list lovers, see this Reader’s Advisor Online Blog post, scroll to end of post for a long list of “Best Books of 2008″ lists. Here’s a good list: Stephen King’s Ten Best Books of 2008. For some weird reason, we have the even numbered selections [...] |
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