New This Week
October 12, 2009
Column: At the Library
From: Cranbrook Public Library
By Mike Selby
Probably the only thing more fascinating than the 1922 discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb is his cause of death. Originally believed to have died of disease, a fatal fall from a chariot became the accepted wisdom after a 1968 x-ray revealed a blow to the back of Tut’s head. Years later, as Egyptologists learned more and more about the era of Tut’s rule, murder began to appear as good as any an explanation his early demise. In THE MURDER OF KING TUT, mystery writer James Patterson explores Tut’s death, revealing all the real-life intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles faced by a 9-year-old King; and how his death was far from accidental.
Younger readers should enjoy Jane Yolen’s THE SCARECROW’S DANCE. The large and beautifully illustrated book is the tale of a Scarecrow’s quest for freedom while helping a young farm-boy.
Preschool Story Time this Wednesday at 11:00 am, 1:15 pm, & 6:30 pm, and Toddler Story this Friday at 10:30 am will be all about Bugs!
The Friends of the Cranbrook Public Library and the College of the Rockies will be showing their latest Travelogue on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 in the Lecture Theatre (Room 250) at the College. Doreen Peebles will be presenting “Where there’s a wheel, there’s a way â€" in a wheelchair to Mt. Everest Base Camp\\\". Presentation begins at 7:00 p.m. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Admission is by donation, and please remember seating is limited. For more information, please call April at 489-2038.
Any and all kids ages 9 to 11 (grades 4 to 7) are invited to attend BOOK BITES, a new book club meeting every third Thursday from September to May, beginning at 4 pm. Come out and talk about books, do fun activities, and enjoy some snacks.
And any and all teens are invited to CHATTERZ, their own book club which meets every second Thursday from September to May, beginning at 4 pm. For more information on either of these book clubs, please contact Deanne at 426-4063.
The TUESDAY NIGHT READING GROUP is the most recent book club here at the Library. Their next meeting is Tuesday, October 20th, at 7 pm, where they will be discussing Harper Lee’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. For more information in joining this group, please call Deanne at 426-4063.
Keith Powell will be launching LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF FISHER PEAK on Friday, October 16, at 7 pm in the manual training room at the Library. He will also be at Lotus Books on Saturday, October 17th, from 1 to 3 pm. Refreshments will be served at the Friday night launch, with Elena Yeung providing Bluegrass entertainment.
For the month of October we will be displaying Antarctica inspired artwork by Lucy Sanderson, including lapidary, paintings, and photographs.
ADULT NEWLY AQUIRED SHELF:
The One-Life Solution â€" Henry Cloud (650.1)
The Great Emergence â€" Phyllis Tickle (270.83)
The South Beach Heart Program â€" Arthur Agatston (616.12305)
Early in the Season â€" Edward Hoagland (917.1104)
The Murder of King Tut â€" James Patterson (932.014)
Burmese Lessons â€" Karen Connelly (959.4053)
Lead Babies â€" Joanna Cerazy (615.925688)
Eyewitness Guide to Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania (914.79)
What French Women Know â€" Debra Ollivier (306.7082)
Privacy in the Workplace â€" Ian J. Turnbull (342.7108)
Fort St. James and New Caledonia â€" Marie Elliott (971.182)
The 2009 Annotated Citizenship Act â€" Henry M. Goslett (342.7108)
Reading Together â€" Diane W. Frankenstein (649.58)
Musical Treasures â€" Charlotte Diamond (782.42)
True Compass â€" Edward M. Kennedy (bio)
Daughter of Kura â€" Debra Austin (fic)
Generation A â€" Douglas Coupland (fic)
Too Much Happiness â€" Alice Munro (fic)
Extreme Vinyl Café â€" Stuart McLean (fic)
Rhino Ranch â€" Larry McMurtry (fic)
Second Sight â€" George D. Shuman (mys)
Capitol Offence â€" William Bernhardt (mys)
The Silent Spirit â€" Margaret Coel (mys)
Mistress of the Game â€" Tilly Bagshawe (mys)
Locked In â€" Marcia Muller (mys)
Child’s Play â€" Carmen Posadas (mys)
Frostbitten â€" Kelley Armstrong (sci fic)
Sunburn â€" John Lescroart (pb)
Final Seconds â€" John Lutz (pb)
Another Woman â€" Penny Vincenzi (pb)
Live in London with Leonard Cohen (DVD)
Syd Field’s Screenwriting Workshop (DVD)
I Love Lucy : Complete Season 1 and 2 (DVD)
YOUNG ADULT & CHILDREN’S NEWLY ACQUIRED ITEMS:
It’s All So Too Much, So Get It Together â€" Peter Walsh (ya 155.518)
Catching Fire â€" Suzanne Collins (ya fic)
The Demon of River Heights (Nancy Drew) â€" Stefan Petrucha (ya fic)
Writ in Stone (Nancy Drew) â€" Stefan Petrucha (ya fic)
Organs â€" Nancy Winslow Parker (j 612.028)
Panda Kindergarten â€" Joanne Ryder (j 599.789)
First Arabic Words â€" David Melling (j 492.781)
Half Minute Horrors (j fic)
Fancy Nancy Pajama Day â€" Jane O’Connor (j eas)
The Scarecrow’s Dance â€" Jane Yolen (j pic)
Dance by the Light of the Moon â€" Joanne Ryder (j pic)
