SAVE OLD FORGE

COAL MINING HISTORY

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"AND TANGO MAKES THREE"

TOPS LIST OF MOST CHALLENGED BOOKS

OF 2007

According to the American Library Association (ALA), Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell’s award-winning "And Tango Makes Three" tops the list of 10 Most Challenged Books in libraries for2007. The children's picture book tells the story of two male penguins caring for an orphaned egg.

According to ALA, other books in last year's top 10 include Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass, Alice Walker's The Color Purple, and Robert Cormier's the Chocolate War.

For the complete top 10 list of the most frequently challenged books in libraries in 2007, click here.

To judge the book for yourself, feel free to place a hold on "And Tango Makes Three" by clicking here.

Exercise your freedom to read whatever you choose!

Coming July 2008

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AUTHOR CHARLES BRANDT

TO SPEAK AT

ALBRIGHT MEMORIAL LIBRARY

THIS SATURDAY

Saturday, May 10th

11 AM

Periodicals Room

Reference Department

Author Charles Brandt (I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran and Closing the Case of Jimmy Hoffa) will be speaking this Saturday in the Reference Department.

To reservations, call Laura at 348-3000, ext. 3043.

To place a hold on I Heard You Paint Houses, click here.

To check out Mr. Brandt's official blog, click here.

NEW DATABASE:
GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY
(HOME AND LIBRARY ACCESS)

The Reference Department has just acquired a new database: Gale Virtual Reference Library. The database is available from desktops of all Reference computers AND it is also accessible remotely from your home computer with your Lackawanna County Library Card (Don't have one? Click here to sign up).

The Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database devoted to literature and history. Literature includes full-text (both PDF and HTML)collections of three popular and multi-volume literary sources--Novels for Students, Drama for Students, and Poetry for Students. History includes two full-text ebooks of Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History--Government & Politics; and War.

To access Gale Virtual Reference Library from home, click here.

BLU-RAY DVDs

NOW AVAILABLE

AT ALBRIGHT

Albright Memorial Library now has a circulating collection of movies on Blu-Ray. Alvin & The Chipmunks, Juno and over a hundred other titles are now available on the main floor.

Remember that Blu-Ray discs will only play on Blu-Ray players or Playstation 3 game systems.

For more information on this new version of high definition DVDs, click here.

The Osterhout Library blog recently posted an entry with helpful consumer tips regarding the upcoming conversion to digital TV (February 17th, 2009). Click here to read the entry.

osfl.blogspot.com

LIBRARY LINK OF THE MONTH

SCRANTON GAS PRICES

ScrantonGasPrices.com was originally posted as a Library Link of the Week last year but, with the current state of the economy and astronomical oil prices showing no sign of relief, I thought the site deserved a second look.

ScrantonGasPrices.com includes listings of gas stations with both the highest and the lowest cost of a gallon of gas--both in and around the Scranton area (including Lackawanna, Luzerne and Wayne counties). The prices quoted on the site are provided by consumers just like you and me.

www.scrantongasprices.com

MAY'S SOCRATES CAFE

Thursday, May 15th

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Community Room

Children's Library

Click on the flyer above for more information.

ALBRIGHT MEMORIAL LIBRARY
WILL BE CLOSED ON
SATURDAY, MAY 24TH,
SUNDAY, MAY 25TH,
AND
MONDAY, MAY 26TH
IN OBSERVANCE OF
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

To learn more about Memorial Day, click here.

SOCIAL SECURITY
ONLINE PLANNING

Saturday, June 17th
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Albright Memorial Library

Baby Boomers are now thinking about retirement and getting ready to file for benefits. To assist this group, the Albright Memorial Library is hosting James Keeler, a Public Affairs Specialist from the Social Security Administration; he will give an informational talk followed by the opportunity to file online. Please join us.

To reserve call 348-3000 x 3043.

Click on the flyer above for more information.

MASTER GARDENERS SPRING SERIES

"CONTAINER GARDENING"

Thursday, May 8th

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Periodical Room

Reference Department

Click on the image above for more information.

LET'S PAINT NIGHT:

DECORATIVE PAINTING LESSONS
WITH SHARON McARDLE

Paper Mache Box
Monday, May 5th
6:30 PM - 8 PM

&

Tile Painting
Monday, May 12th
6:30 PM - 8 PM

Albright Memorial Library
Community Room

$5 Charge Per Lesson

This event is handicapped accessible.

Call (570) 348-3000, ext. 3043 to register.

I recently added Meebo to the blog. This will allow anyone who logs on and checks out the Reference blog to IM me right from this blog---feel free to ask a question, or to just say hi.

If it says splrefdept is online, I'm here. If it says splrefdept is offline, you can also leave a message.

The Meebo IM chat box in on the left hand side of the blog, right underneath my handsome picture.

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