Scare Yourself Silly @ Your Library

Looking for something spooky?

Want to lose yourself in a story that makes your skin crawl?

You've come to the right place!

Take a look at our new display case in front of the dvd section. Each month we will be featuring a new display of materials.

In October, the shelves are full of fright!

The classic Hitchcock film, The Birds, may have dated special effects but is still plenty unsettling. Why are birds attacking Bodega Bay?

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Can't get enough of vampires? Try Dracula: The Undead, sequel to the original novel. Written by the great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker, Dacre Stoker, along with Ian Holt, Dracula documentarian, this story is sure to chill you to the bone.

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Visit a remote island along with sixteen-year-old Juliet Moreau, as she tries to discover the truth about her father's dangerous experiments on animals. The Madman's Daughter is a Gothic thriller by Megan Shepherd that was inspired by the H.G. Well's classic, The Island of Dr. Moreau.

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When the snow started, the group of teenagers stuck at school never could have imagined the blizzard that would keep them isolated for days. After the power goes out, a seemingly innocent snowfall turns into a battle for survival. Trapped by Michael Northrop.

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September 11, 2001

Recommendations from the Lackawanna County Library System collection:

102 Minutes that Changed America (dvd)

9/11: The World Speaks by Tribute WTC Visitor Center

After the Fall: New Yorkers Remember September 2001 and the Years that Followed by Mary Marshall Clark

Days That Changed the World by Hywel Williams

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (dvd)

Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero by Michael Hingson

Tower Stories: An Oral History of 9/11 by Damon DiMarco

The Woman Who Wasn't There: The True Story of an Incredible Deception by Robin Gaby Fisher

Laura
On behalf of the ACL

Rain, Rain, Go Away

It's a quiet morning here at the library. Once in a while a damp patron will drift in, water dripping off a raincoat or umbrella making a trail through the library.

I heard it's supposed to rain all day. Should be quiet here all day, then. Who wants to leave the house on such a day?

I love the rain when I'm inside. As long as I don't have to be out in it, I love to listen to it. Especially at the library. The big windows in the back of the office provide a lovely view of the hillside leading up to Fidelity Bank. The rain is coming down in a curtain now, and it's soothing watching it when you're safe and warm inside. If I go in the children's library, the rain sounds really cool on the roof.

If you do come visit us today...did you know we have puzzles to work on? A rainy day just calls for puzzles, don't you think? In the Young Adult area, on the bottom shelves, we have several puzzles to work on. Start it and leave it for others to do, too!

You may not make it to the library today. But the next time you're in, take a look at some of our "rainy" materials. And Happy Rainy Tuesday to you!

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (Adult Fiction, this month's Afternoon Book Club book. I just finished it and it was simply brilliant.)

Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld (Children's picture book. We read it in Story Time Teens last month and it's super cute.)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Children's dvd, based on the book by Judi Barrett.)

Scholastic's The Magic School Bus: Wet All Over by Patricia Relf (Children's book on the water cycle.)

Singin' in the Rain (Adult dvd...it's a Gene Kelly classic!)

Laura
On behalf of the ACL

Happy Birthday, Harry!

Well, he was born as Harry Lillis Crosby, but we know him as Bing Crosby! He was born on this day, May 3, in 1903. He started out singing, then become a movie star. His mellow singing style made him one of the most successful entertainers of his day.



When I think of Bing Crosby, I think of White Christmas. His version of the song calls to mind a nostalgic Christmas, and always makes me happy. And the movie White Christmas is on my list of top 5 Christmas movies. There's nothing like an old musical! His voice is so relaxing and soothing; I just love to hear it.

We have several Bing Crosby movies, CDs, and books in the Lackawanna Library System; check out a few the next time you're in:

DVDs:
Going My Way
High Society
Holiday Inn
Robin and the 7 Hoods
White Christmas

CDs:
Bing's Gold Records
Bing Crosby's Greatest Hits
Christmas Jump & Jive: Songs That Won the War
It's Christmas Time

Books:
Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams by Gary Giddins
Bing Crosby: The Hollow Man by Donald Shepherd

Laura
On behalf of the ACL

We Have a DVD for That

We have a collection in the library that is often overlooked, though it has great value.

It's the non-feature films. The biographies, the how-tos, the exercise dvds. Though they are ignored because they are not popular movies, don't pass them by! You never know what you'll find over in the non-fiction dvds.

First, where are they? Well, walk through the library past the circulation desk towards the entrance to the children's library. Before you enter the children's library, look to the right. There are the non-fiction dvds! They are marked with a blue sticker, as opposed to the red sticker marking the feature films.

They follow the dewey decimal system, same as non-fiction books. So look in the 500's for nature films, the 600's for yoga workouts, the 700's for sports instruction, and so on.

Give it a try! Learn something new! Get help with something, such as wedding planning or improving your golf swing.

Here are some of my favorites, and where to find them:

America the Beautiful, 791.6 America. documentary on the ugly truth behind the fashion and beauty industries.

Colonial House, 974.102 Colonial. PBS historical reality show tells the story of modern people going back in time to live in the 1600s.



The Eleanor Roosevelt Story, 92 Roosevelt. biography.

Elle Glam Fitness: Total Toning Workout, 613.712 Elle. Easy-to-follow yet challenging exercise routines.

Martha's Summer Favorites, 392.37 Martha. Martha Stewart teaches viewers how to prepare summer dishes and be creative with projects.

Paperclips, 940.5318 Paper. Documentary on students who collected paperclips to memorialize the victims of the Holocaust.

Happy watching!

Laura
On behalf of the ACL