Would your book group like to read and discuss The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the book chosen for this year's Community Reading Project? Call the Reference Desk to reserve a bag!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Newly Notable -- Love Wins
He's controversial, he's outspoken, and did you know...he's local? Grand Rapids pastor Rob Bell's new book Love Wins has had its publication date pushed up by a week, as a result of the response to this video!
Friday, March 11, 2011
Reading Lists
Looking for some new books to read? Check out the new Staff Favorites list on our webpage! Our past years lists are available, or for the 2011 list, click here. Happy Reading!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Get your Tulip Time Brochures here.
Yeah!!! The Tulip Time brochures have arrived. Stop in and pick one up. Ask at Reference if you don't see any out. You know, they are a hot item. ;)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
The Return of the King
According to his website, Stephen King is set to release his new book 11/22/63 on November 8, 2011! The announcement came yesterday on King's website, and already it has made its way to #54 on Amazon's bestseller list (not bad for book without a cover and over eight months from its release date).
Here's the description from StephenKing.com:
Jake Epping is a thirty-five-year-old high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching adults in the GED program. He receives an essay from one of the students--a gruesom, harrowing first person story about the night 50 years ago when Harry Dunning's father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a hammer. Harry escaped with a smashed leg, as ecidence by his crooked walk.
Not much later, Jake's friend Al, who runs the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to 1958. He enlists Jake on an insane--and insanely possible--mission to try to prevent the Kennedy assassination. So begins Jake's new life as George Amberson and his new world of Elvis and JFK, of big American cars and sock hops, of a troubled longer named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jakes life--a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time.
Here's the description from StephenKing.com:
Jake Epping is a thirty-five-year-old high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching adults in the GED program. He receives an essay from one of the students--a gruesom, harrowing first person story about the night 50 years ago when Harry Dunning's father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a hammer. Harry escaped with a smashed leg, as ecidence by his crooked walk.
Not much later, Jake's friend Al, who runs the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to 1958. He enlists Jake on an insane--and insanely possible--mission to try to prevent the Kennedy assassination. So begins Jake's new life as George Amberson and his new world of Elvis and JFK, of big American cars and sock hops, of a troubled longer named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jakes life--a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
From Page to Screen -- The Hunger Games
If you are among the scores of Suzanne Collins devotees, the news is good! The Hunger Games, under the direction of Gary Ross, is scheduled to begin production this spring. While the premiere date is still theoretical, the bigger question is "who is going to play Katniss?" And a great question it is! Rumors are circulating, but Hailee Steinfeld (of True Grit fame) has confirmed that she is in the running!
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