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Ready to Barbeque?

6/27/2012

 
       If you are looking for some new ideas for menus, sauces or marinades for a summer barbecue, the DuBois Public Library has several books that will help.  These books will explain the equipment you may need also any flavorings and spices used. Some of the books available are Bobby Flay’s Grilling for Life: 75 Healthier Ideas for Big Flavor from the Fire by Bobby Flay; Grilling for All Seasons by Rick Browne; Jim Peyton’s The Very Best of Tex-Mex Cooking Plus Texas Barbecue and Texas Chile by James Peyton; Celebrating Barbecue: The Ultimate Guide to America’s Four Regional Styles of ‘Cue by Dotty Griffith; The Random House Barbecue and Summer Foods Cookbook by Margaret Fraser.

New Non Fic: The Power of Habit: why we do what we do in life and business by Charles Duhigg; Behind the Beautiful Forevers: life, death and hope in a Mumbai undercity by Katherine Boo; Snap: seizing your Aha! moments by Katherine Ramsland; Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking by Susan Cain; House of Stone: a memoir of home, family, and a lost Middle East by Anthony Shadid; Decided on the Battlefield: Grant, Sherman, Lincoln, and the election of 1864 by David Johnson; Jack Kennedy: elusive hero by Christopher Mathews; DaVinci’s Ghost: genius, obsession, and how Leonardo created the world in his own image by Toby Lester; Turing’s Cathedral: the origins of the digital universe by George Dyson; Moonwalking with Einstein: the art and science of remembering everything by Joshua Foer
 
New Fiction: Touching the Sky (Land of the Lone Star) by Tracie Peterson; Alpha by Greg Rucka; A Blaze of Glory: a novel of the Battle of Shiloh by Jeff Shaara; The Storm: a novel from the NUMA Files by Clive Cussler; Bad Faith by Robert Tanenbaum; Summer Breeze by Nancy Thayer; Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Imperative by Eric Van Lustbader; Porch Lights by Dorothea Benton Frank; The Sins of the Father (The Clifton Chronicles) by Jeffrey Archer; The Third Gate by Lincoln Child

New Children’s Books: J-E Fiction: Flat Stanley at Bat by Jeff Brown; Mac and Cheese and the Perfect Plan by Sara Weeks; Penny and Her Song by Kevin Henkes; Strawberry Shortcake: The Butterfly Ride by Amy Ackelsberg; Angelina Ballerina: Angelina’s Spring Fling by Katharine Holabird; J Fiction: Kylie Jean Hoop Queen by Marci Peschke; Shoddy Cove by Betty Levin; Anything But Typical by Nora Baskin; Wolves of the Beyond: Lone Wolf by Kathryn Lasky; Kingdom Keepers: Power Play by Ridley Pearson; J Non Fiction: Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard by Loree Burns; The Boy’s Book of Positive Quotes by Steve Deger; In the Zone: Soccer by Pat Rediger; Django: World’s Greatest Jazz Guitarist by Bonnie Christensen; Ballerina Dreams: a true story by Lauren Thompson

New DVDs: Contraband; War Horse; We Bought a Zoo; Munich; Chronicle; Man on a Ledge; The Vow


Collecting Memories with Digital Cameras

6/26/2012

 
Join in this fun and informative workshop. Try out several types of digital cameras, and learn interesting tidbits to improving your photos. Program sponsored by the DuBois Public Library, Central PA Library District, and Friends of the DuBois Public Library.
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
DuBois Library Program Room

Summer Reading Update

6/26/2012

 
303 in the Kids' program, 11 Little Listeners, 9 Teens (Come on teens, spread the word!), and 28 Adults (Definitely the highest Adult enrollment we've ever had!) all for a total of 1712 books read so far this summer. We're only on day 26 of the 61 day program, so keep reading!

Going Batty @ the Library

6/15/2012

 
Tuesday, June 19
6:30 PM
Join Sue Rensel, Naturalist, to become better acquainted with an important member of our community: BATS! She'll be sharing info, tips, and activities about this helpful mammal.

Summer Reading is on its way!

6/15/2012

 
So far, we have 273 kids, 7 Little Listeners (ages 2 and under), 7 teens and 23 adults registered for summer reading.  Go to your age page on our website and register for your summer reading program.  It's free, and you have chances to win prizes.  See you @ the Library!

DuBois Public Library News Column

6/4/2012

 
   The DuBois Public Library has many travel books for those who would like to start planning a vacation.  These books will help you find a destination then they will help you find good hotels, restaurants in the area, places of interest, plus much more.
    Some of the many books available are: The Everything Family Guide to Budget Travel: Hundreds of Fun Family Vacations to Fit Any Budget by Kelly Merritt; RV Vacations for Dummies by Shirley States; Family Fun
Vacation Guide: Mid-Atlantic by Alice Powers; Frommer’s Walt Disney World and Orlando by Laura Miller; Northern New England: The Smithsonian Guide to Historical America by Vance Muse, plus many more.

New Non Fic: Real Marriage: the truth about sex, friendship, and life together by Mark Driscoll; The Wizard of the Nile: the hunt for Africa’s most wanted by Matthew Green; Can’t Is Not an Option: my American story by Nikki Haley; The Escape Artists: how Obama’s team fumbled the recovery by Noam Scheiber; A Universe from Nothing: why there is something rather than nothing by Lawrence Krauss; Ameritopia: the unmaking of America by Mark Lewin; Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: the lost legacy of Highclere Castle by The Countess of Carnarvon; All In: the education of General David Petraeus by Paula Broadwell; Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson; Elizabeth the Queen: inside the life of a modern monarch by Sally Bedell Smith
                           
New Fiction: The Stationmaster’s Farewell by Edward Marston; The Proposal by Mary Balogh; Spilled Blood by Brian Freeman; 11th Hour (Women’s Murder Club) by James Patterson; The Road to Grace: the third journal of the walk series by Richard Paul Evans; In One Person by John Irving; Home by Toni Morrison; Afraid to Die: a Selena Alvarez/Regan Pescoli novel by Lisa Jackson; Exit Plan by Larry Bond; The Divining by Barbara Wood

New Children’s Books: J-E Fiction: Mr. Putty & Tabby Ring the Bell by Cynthia Rylant; Fancy Nancy and the Too-Loose Tooth by Jane O’Connor; Barbie in a Mermaid Tale: Surf Princess by Chelsea Eberly; Tick Tock Clock by Margery Cuyler; Olivia and the Rain Dance by Maggie Testa; J Fiction: The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs; The Shipwreck: The Inuk Quartet by Jorn Riel; Rapunzel: A Day to Remember by Helen Perelman; McKenna, Ready to Fly! by Mary Casanova; WordGirl: The Incredible Shrinking Allowance by Chris Karwowski; J Non Fiction: The Great Global Puzzle Challenge with Google Earth by Clive Gifford; The Lego Ideas Book: Unlock Your Imagination by Daniel Lipkowitz; The Polar Bear Scientists by Peter Lourie; Easy Main Dishes From Around the World by Heather Alexander; Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and the True Story of an American Feud by Suzanne Jurmain

New DVDs: Miles to Nowhere; Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol


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