December 12, 2007 Citizen News NF Library Column

Toys for Tots and Salvation Army

The library has Toys for Tots boxes in both the Adult and Children’s departments. All new, unwrapped, non-violent toys in their original packaging for children from infant through thirteen years old would be greatly appreciated. All gifts should be dropped off by December 19^th. We have not had as many donations as last year so we hope that you will look into your hearts and add a gift for a needy child to your holiday shopping list.

Cindi White from Social Services has dropped off “Sharing is Caring” containers for the Salvation Army at the library should you care to contribute to that as well.

Unattended Children at the Library

Parents, please take note. Children under twelve years of age cannot be left alone in the library per Connecticut State Statute Section 53-21A. Even if children over the age of twelve are left alone at the library to do schoolwork, please make yourself accessible to them via home phone or cell phone. We cannot have children waiting outside in the cold for someone to pick them up after we are closed. This scenario shouldn’t happen any time of year but especially not during the winter season. Policy dictates that we cannot take responsibility for these children thereby necessitating a phone call to the police. We would prefer not to place that phone call so please, don’t make that child wait. Be here before we close and accessible. We have had instances where children have called at least four to five people before they finally got through to someone in order to be picked up. Always be available to your children, especially during inclement weather. Keep your eyes and ears open for weather alerts. If we close early due to the weather, that child needs to be able to get in touch with someone right away, not five phone calls and half an hour later. Neither the library staff nor the police (especially the police who have just a tad more important things on their plate to handle), should have to babysit your children.

New Adult Books

Deal with This by Lucy Monroe, Awakening by L.L. Foster, 2008 Fodor’s Caribbean, 2008 Fodor’s Caribbean Cruises, 2008 Fodor’s Italy, Raising Baby Green by Alan Greene, The Faraday Girls by Monica McInerney, Spook Country by William Gibson, Art of the Snowflake by Kenneth Libbrecht, Sweet William: The Life of Billy Konn by Andrew O’Toole, The Day of Battle by Rick Atkinson, Terrorist Watch by Ron Kessler, Most Notable Adventure by Greg Behrman, Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz, Last Secret of the Temple by Paul Sussman, Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis by Ed Sikov, Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy, The Race by Richard North Patterson, Just In Time by Rachael Ray, Best American Mystery Stories, 2007, Women of the Raj by Margaret Macmillan, History of Love by Nicole Krauss, Don’t Say a Word by Rita Herron, Take Me Home by Jerry Corgiat, Fidelis by Anthony Horvath, Come As You Are by Amy Fetzer, Darkside Zodiac by Stells Hyde, Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon, Wednesday’s Letters by Jason Wright, Creation in Death by J.D. Robb, Killer’s Kiss by William Lashner, Dead Heat by Dick Francis, Heir by Barbara Taylor Bradford, Between Sundays by Karen Kingsbury, Promises to Keep by Joseph Biden, Boom by Tom Brokaw, Portraits and Observations by Truman Capote, Kingdom Come by Tim LaHaye, New Greek Cuisine by Jim Botsacos, I Am America(and so can you) by Richard Colbert, Tangy Tart, Hot & Sweet by Padma Lakshmi, Love Over Scotland by Alexander McCall-Smith, Writer’s Market 2008, Shelter by Susan Palwick, Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts, All the Right Angles by Stef Ann Holm, Rhett Butler’s People by Donald McCaig, Hatred for Tulips by Richard Lourie, Star Garden by Nancy Turner, Sanctuary by Raymond Khoury, Wreck of the Medusa by Jonathan Miles, Acts of Nature by Jonathan King, You’ve Been Warned by James Patterson (Large Print Edition),Where Angels Go by Debbie Macomber (Large Print edition), Playing for Pizza by John Grisham (Large Print edition); I’m a Mom! Now What? By Su Laurent; Mending Fences by Sherryl Woods; Down and Dirty by Sandra Hill; Forbidden Fantasy by Cheryl Holt.

New Adult DVD’S

Apocalypto, Waitress, Ocean’s 13, Mr. Bean’s Holiday, Rescue Dawn, Mighty Heart, Christmas Blessing.

New Adult Music CD’S

Call Me Irresponsible by Michael Buble, Awake by Josh Groban, Exile on Mainstream by Matchbox Twenty, Carnival Ride by Carrie Underwood.

New Children’s Books

Math Doesn’t Suck by Danica McKellar; Ivy and Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go by Annie Barrows; Parallel Parking by Natalie Standiford; Scream for Ice Cream by Carolyn Keene; Skippyjohn Jones and the Big Bones by Judy Schachner; Fairies Cookbook by Barbara Beery; Tractor (Machines at Work) by Caroline Bingham; 1, 2, 3 a Child’s First Counting Book; When I Feel Angry by Cornelia Maude Spelman; Alan Shepard by Tamra Orr; Bill Gates by Brad Lockwood; Alexander Fleming by Salvatore Tocci; Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhas; Close Encounters of a Third World Kind by Jennifer Stewart; Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller; Sure Fire by Jack Higgins; Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke; Piper Reed, Navy Brat by Kimberly Holt; Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record by Annie Barrows; Extras by Scott Westerfield; Hug Time by Patrick McDonnell; Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows; Punk Farm on Tour by Jarrett Krosoczka; That Pesky Dragon by Julie Sykes; Playful Little Penguins by Tony Mitton; Dinosaurs by Dr. Thomas Holtz; Teammates by Tiki and Ronde Barber; I’ve Seen Santa by Ddavid Bedford; Golden and Grey (An Unremarkable Boy and a Rather Remarkable Ghost) by Louise Arnold; When Randolph Turned Rotten by Charise Harper; Empire of Ancient Egypt by Wendy Christensen; Tough Trucks by Bobbie Kalman; Tractors by Mary Lindeen; What Will Fat Cat Sit On? By Jan Thomas; Chronicles of Spiderwick—Grand Tour of the Enchanted World…by Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black.

New Children’s DVD’s

Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause; Bounce: Let’s Go; Ratatouille; Magical Winter Tales; Return to Never Land; Jungle Book, 40^th Anniversary Edition; Dragon Ball Z, Season Three.