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Late afternoon sun sneaks through the windows of a passport and visa office in an unnamed American city. When an earthquake rips through the afternoon lull, trapping nine people together, their focus first jolts to their collective struggle to survive. There's little food. The office begins to flood. Then, at a moment when the psychological and emotional stress seems nearly too much for them to bear, a young graduate student suggests that each tell a personal tale, "one amazing thing" from their lives, which they have never told anyone before.
A fight, ended by a slap, sends Elizabeth out the door of her Baton Rouge home on the eve of her fifteenth birthday. Her mother, Laura, is left to fret and worry-and remember. Wracked with guilt as she awaits Liz's return, Laura begins a letter to her daughter, hoping to convey "everything I've always meant to tell you but never have." A heartwrenching novel of mothers, daughters, and the lessons we all learn when we come of age. "I read this in one sitting. I couldn't put it down." (Kim Dankovich- Taylor, Collection and Programming Specialist)
This has to be one of the best romantic films ever made. Joan is going north to Scotland to marry well, if not for love. Bad weather thrusts her into the company of Torquil MacNeil, the owner of the estate where her wedding is to occur. However Joan is determined not to be sidetracked by her feelings. This is one of Wendy Hiller's best roles and she performs with a stellar cast. If you're tired of today's cloying romances, try a story with some real sparks. (Elizabeth Fraser, Head of Reference)
Spring is the time for new baseball books and this is one of the best of the lot His legend arose from the fact that he was one of the best five-tool players - someone who can hit, hit with power, run, throw, and catch at superstar levels. There have been very few players in the 100+ years of baseball who have reached this gold standard of baseball excellence and Mays was one of the best. He hit 666 homeruns before steroids cheapened the records. A well-written, in-depth and balanced look at a baseball legend. Don't miss it. (David Schau, Reference Librarian)
Chrissa is the first American Girl ® to be set in contemporary times. This movie, based on the Chrissa stories by Mary Casanova, is a good one for families to watch together. Moving into a new school in the middle of the year, Chrissa is relentlessly bullied by a group of girls in her 4th grade class dubbed "The Mean Bees". Does she find the courage to stand up and stop the bullying? This is a movie about a timely subject that should generate honest discussion among its viewers.
Shutterbugs and pet owners, take pictures of your pet posed with a book and submit them at any KCPL library during March or e-mail to amy.arey@kanawhalibrary.org. Online voting will be held between April 1 and 11 on the library’s website. Winners will be announced during National Library Week on April 12.
With each entry, please provide your full name, age category entered (child, teen or adult), phone number and pet’s name. Provide a signed release form, available at any library, to give permission for posting your pet’s photo on the library website.
Winners will be honored with a book plate with their pet’s name that will be put in an animal book and added to our collection and will receive a READ poster made from their photo entry. Winners will be notified when their poster is ready to be picked up. All entries become the property of KCPL.
Kanawha County Public Library is getting greener with the launch of a monthly e-Newsletter. All patrons who have registered an e-mail address with us are receiving the first issue, along with an invitation to sign up for the regular mailing. Each issue will feature information topics such as library services, programs and our collection.
The NextReads™ newsletters include recently released titles and, depending on the newsletter, may include additional recommendations of older books for fans of a particular author, or lists of books grouped by a theme. For example, the thematic section of Armchair Travel will occasionally focus on travel to a specific country, or Fantasy may include a round-up of Time Travel titles. Each newsletter is crafted by librarians and readers’ advisory specialists to provide readers with inspiring and interesting reading (and listening!) choices.
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