Archive for October, 2011

New Adult Fiction October 25th, 2011

MeMe Smith
New Adult Fiction:

IQ84 by Haruki Murakami

His Mistress by Christmas by Victoria Alexander

The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow (YA)

Forbidden by Ted Decker and Tosca Lee

Lethal by Sandra Brown

Shock Wave by John Sandford

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Zombie Prom October 21st, 2011

Cally OBrien

In honor of Halloween, we will be hosting a Zombie Prom Tween/Teen Lock in on Friday, October 28th from 6-9pm.  Pre-registration and parental permission is required.  Stop by the front desk to pick up your registration form.  There will be a Jello Brain Eating Contest, Zombie Makeovers, A Walk-Off, Xbox with Kinect games, dancing and more! Registration is limited to 30, so sign up early.

 

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Popular Items October 21st, 2011

MeMe Smith

Did you ever wonder about the most popular items checked out of the Schuyler Public Library?  A recent report run here at the library covering library material used from July 13 through October 12, 2011 provides some interesting data.

The most popular title during that time period was Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney, followed by Diary of a Wimpy Kid videorecording, the book Now You See Her, and the juvenile book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. The fifth most popular item in the title category is Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs a videorecording.

The most popular authors were Jeff Kinney, Daisy Meadows, James Patterson, Debbie Macomber, and Jim Davis. The top subjects were Feature films, large type books, Nebraska authors, Garfield, and graphic novels.

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Check out Mango’s German for Oktoberfest FREE course online October 7th, 2011

MeMe Smith

Check out Mango’s German for Oktoberfest FREE course online, where you’ll not only learn how to order a beer, but also proper sausage identification techniques and  the history of Oktoberfest.

The last course this epic in proportion, our Pirate Language course, is still available for use, and is FREE as well. Make sure to check it out if yer lookin’ to get yer landlubbin’ patrons wise in the ways of pirate parley.

 

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Schuyler Public Library closed 10-6-2011 October 4th, 2011

MeMe Smith

Schuyler Public Library will be closed Thursday 10-6-2011 for staff training.

La Biblioteca Publica de Schuyler estará cerrada el Jueves, 06 de Octubre para la formación del personal.

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Magill’s Medical Guide Now Available October 1st, 2011

MeMe Smith

Magill’s Medical Guide, provides general readers with an authoritative reference source that helps bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides. It is an up-to-date and easy-to-use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers.  Go to http://health.salempress.com/ and use your 14 digit library card number to use this service.

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