tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60913136610067611052024-03-18T23:11:33.055-04:00Plainfield-Guilford Township Public LibraryPlainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-31756482457923472922013-08-06T13:35:00.001-04:002013-08-06T13:35:52.813-04:00Jerome the Library Gnone!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdP3CuComgmH6kGD36Er4QI5HAt4adRKJ8s3gYJKFt863p1Tl1R2AL4fbicNX_swfTbTotz_B3OIQGkGQZNrciD7aEYHwg3AyOmWZbnus29kOmnpsxyWPlEMOwRaNc6n10jO4WL14I42Q/s1600/Jerome+the+Gnome.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdP3CuComgmH6kGD36Er4QI5HAt4adRKJ8s3gYJKFt863p1Tl1R2AL4fbicNX_swfTbTotz_B3OIQGkGQZNrciD7aEYHwg3AyOmWZbnus29kOmnpsxyWPlEMOwRaNc6n10jO4WL14I42Q/s1600/Jerome+the+Gnome.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>This is Jerome, the library gnome. He has been hiding around the Children's Room this summer as part of the 'Dig Into Reading' theme. Kids who find Jerome tell a library staffer, then get a prize from the treasure chest. A lot of kids have found Jerome, even though he moves around every day. Sometimes it's a very tricky search. Some kids come into the Children's Room and look for Jerome before they do everything else, so Jerome has agreed to keep up the game until the end of August. Come see if you can find him!Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-70002365307792296872013-07-19T16:09:00.001-04:002013-07-19T16:11:58.563-04:00July App of the Month: Shazam<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Shazam </b></span></span>lets you identify, discover, and explore music that’s around you. Whether you’re listening to a song on the radio, in a restaurant, or on TV, <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Shazam </b></span>can identify the title and artist of the song with one tap. The app also links to the song’s YouTube video, information about the artist, and your device’s online music store for easy download.<br />
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When you’ve come across a song that you’d like to identify, open the <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Shazam </b></span>app and tap the button in the middle of the screen.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Shazam </b></span>will identify the title and artist.<br />
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To explore more about the artist, scroll to the bottom of the screen.<br />
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Here you can find links to the song’s YouTube video, iTunes or Amazon MP3 store, lyrics, and more. <br />Once you’ve identified a song on <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Shazam</b></span>, that title, along with the other titles you’ve identified, are stored for later review. To access these saved songs, or tags, tap on <b>My Tags</b>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Shazam </b></span>also has a social component. After signing in to your Facebook account, you’re able to see what songs and artists your friends are tagging.<br />
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The <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Shazam </b></span>app can be fun to use alone or with your friends.<br /><br /><b>Try these ideas:</b><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;">While traveling on a road trip in the car as a passenger, try scanning the radio stations in the area every once in a while. Shazam songs you’re unfamiliar with.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan;">Head to a local music show or concert and try Shazamming a live performance to see if the band’s or artists’ songs appear.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Watching a commercial and trying to pinpoint that song in the background? Shazam it!</span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan;">Link your Shazam account to Facebook and encourage your friends to as well. Check and see what songs everyone is Shazamming. Are there any similarities? Try listening to what your friends have tagged to discover new music.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Shazam an artist you’re familiar with, and then try to guess what will show up in the “Artist’s popular songs” section. Check to see if you’re right!</span></li>
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<br />Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-5473105747325645502013-07-08T14:42:00.002-04:002013-07-08T14:42:13.642-04:00Jo's Picks for July<a href="http://www.libraryjourney.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/The-Last-Child.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Last Child" class="size-full wp-image-233 alignleft" height="200" src="http://www.libraryjourney.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/The-Last-Child.jpg" style="border: 2px solid black; margin: 3px 5px;" width="132" /></a>July has some great new books coming out that readers will be looking forward to reading. New books by Alex Kava and Daniel Silva I highly recommend to readers. Silva’s is titled <a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/index.xml?ol=36"><i>The English Girl</i> </a>and Kiva’s is <i>Stranded</i>. I am also picking <a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/20007661"><i>The White Princess</i></a> by Philippa Gregory for fans of English history. Other new books include <i>The Highway</i> by C.J. Box, <i>Death Angel</i> by Linda Fairstein and James Lee Burke's The Light of the World. As the Readers Advisor readers are always recommending authors to me and I am always happy to pass on their suggestions. Recently one of our readers told me that he had been reading John Hart who writes mysteries. He said that <a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/19251607"><i>The Last Child</i></a> by Hart was one of the best mysteries he has ever read So I thought I would pass this along to those of you who are always looking for a new author to read. Hart’s other books are <i>The King of Lies</i> and <i>Down River</i>. While I can’t read everything readers recommend to me I am always happy to hear when they have discovered a new author. Nothing pleases me more than to hear from a reader who tells me that they have loved an author I have recommended to them. Enjoy the rest of summer with a good book!<br />
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<br />Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-17206224135991346482013-06-12T11:49:00.000-04:002013-06-12T11:49:10.781-04:00June App of the Month: Project Noah<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>This is Courtney & Laura's first official app of the month selection! Aren't you thrilled you're here for the beginning of something really wonderful?! Each month Courtney and Laura B will pick out a rockin' app to share with you. We'll show you how the app works, why it is cool, and we will even list a few ideas for how you and your friends or family can use the app together. Stay tuned to find out what July's app will be, but for now, enjoy....</i></span></span><br />
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The <b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Project Noah</span></b> app allows you to explore, document, and discover the nature and wildlife around you, wherever you are. Using your smartphone and the <b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Project Noah</span></b> app, you can share pictures of plants and animals you find with the <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Project Noah</b></span> community, see what other community members have shared, and participate in field missions.<br />
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<b>Website: <a href="http://www.projectnoah.org/" target="_blank">www.projectnoah.org</a></b> <br />
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You can sign in with Facebook, Twitter, or another account to start being part of the community. The app has 3 main buttons: <b>My Noah</b>, <b>Missions</b>, and <b>Field Guide</b>. The <b>My Noah</b> section allows you to manage your account and goings-on with <b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Project Noah</span></b>.<br />
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In this section there is a large grey button to list a <i>New Spotting</i>, which allows you to document the wildlife you find. Clicking it allows you to upload up to 5 photos. You can tap a button to get help identifying the species and you can add tags to help describe the piece of nature.<br />
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The <i>My Patches</i> section shows you the patches you’ve earned by either uploading your spottings or participating in missions. In the <b>My Noah</b> section you can also check on the missions you’re currently working on.<br />
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To learn more about missions or to participate in a mission, tap the <b>Missions</b> button. Choose any mission listing that interests you in the <i>Featured</i>, <i>Local</i>, or <i>Global </i>sections.<br />
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The <b>Field Guide</b> section lets you browse and search through wildlife of all kinds. For example, you could click on one of the pictures in <i>grid mode</i> to view recent spottings, or you could click the <i>location </i>button to browse by location, or you can click the <i>list </i>button to browse in a list format.<br />
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Alternatively, you can tap the <i>magnifying glass</i> button, then type “ant” in to the search box; you’ll be presented with spottings of ants listed by others.<br />
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The <b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Project Noah</span></b> app can be fun to use alone or as a family and is appropriate for all ages, though littler ones will need help from an adult or teen to use and understand the app. <br />
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<li><span style="color: #274e13;">Go on a family hike in a local, state, or national park. See who can find recognizable pieces of nature and who can find unrecognizable pieces of nature. Be sure to log what you find in you’re my Noah section in Project Noah!</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #7f6000;">No time to head to the park? Have the kids slowly wander around the yard or driveway for a few minutes, looking for wildlife. They might be surprised at what they find… and you might be, too! Don’t forget to keep track of what they find in the My Noah section in Project Noah!</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13;">Select a mission or two to participate in as a family in the Missions section of Project Noah. Then, set aside a time each week to make progress on the mission and see how others are progressing as well.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #7f6000;">Download the Project Noah app on a few devices within the immediate or extended family or in your group of friends, then compete to see who can get the most patches or make the most spottings! Try creating a family or friends group on Facebook to share your Project Noah activity, missions, patches, and findings!</span></li>
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<br />Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-78109339684677884132013-05-16T13:35:00.000-04:002013-05-16T13:55:10.199-04:00Maureen's Favorite Realistic YA books<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-100d35fe-adba-69cc-dfd5-2b50c6a72d7e" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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of the time, I’m really a fantasy reader (or, to be fancy, ‘speculative
fiction’), but every now and then I do enjoy a really satisfying
realistic YA book. Fortunately, we’re in a golden age of YA publishing
right now and there’s plenty to choose from! Here are a few of my
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un-mainstream here and say that Katherines, John Green’s second book, is
my favorite. It’s about a former child prodigy who has dated nineteen
girls named Katherine. Mostly, it’s just plain funny and a bit weird,
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author Melina Marchetta, and it won the Printz award in 2009. It’s a
book that manages to be completely heartbreaking and completely
wonderful at the same time. I love it for the characters, whose stories
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French Kiss, Lola takes place in San Francisco and is definitely in the
sweet category of realistic YA. I really like Lola’s story and re-read
it whenever I’m looking for the book equivalent of a piece of chocolate.</span></span></span></span></div>
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one is NOT. In fact, it’s frequently gross, morbid, and otherwise not
what you’d expect in a Cancer Book. However, it’s also surprising sweet,
hilariously funny, and completely original. </span></span></span></span></div>
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Eleven or How to Steal a Million, and the Kat Bishop series (of which
this is the first installment) are the book equivalent of those.
Completely ridiculous, and really enjoyable.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Hopefully
you know about Summer Reading Club, that wild, busy, fun time for the
library. But what about May? In the Children's Room we spend May helping
people as always, but also cleaning out closets (maybe!) and the big
May thing… CLASS VISITS. We love ‘em!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Every
visit is different somehow. Some even involve the Indiana Room or a
wander through the art gallery upstairs, but here's a common pattern.
“Hello! Let’s get started! Who has been here before? Who has not? Glad
you're all here today. Time for a short tour, follow me! There are the
beginning reader books, there are the computers. Did you know we have
board games? Who has gone to a library program in this activity room?
You can use our textbooks for homework if your forget your at school.
This is our new and amazing Art Zone, peek in!” And so on. Usually we
read a short, rollicking, story. There’s a pep talk about the great
programs planned for summer and we reveal the newest Summer Reading
t-shirt (get them while they last! Hint – this year the shirt features
an upside down mouse.) Some classes look around or play with the giant
caterpillar, train table, or puzzles. Others bring library cards, so
they can pick some books to take home. Time runs out, so we meet on the
zebra rug to say goodbye with invitations to come back any time, while
peeking to see if the next class is already lining up outside the
doors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-Jan </span></div>
Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-57952701363449469862013-05-08T13:00:00.000-04:002013-05-08T13:00:05.560-04:00Changes coming for Freegal!<br />
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Many of you have by now (hopefully) heard about <a href="https://www.freegalmusic.com/users/sndlogin">Freegal</a>, the library's music download service. With your library card, you can download three mp3 tracks per week - legally and without annoying DRM limitations! </div>
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On June 1st, Freegal will have some exciting new features!<br />
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<b>Music videos </b> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Freegal is adding 8,000
MTV type music videos - the complete music video collection of Sony
Music Entertainment. Patrons who
choose to download (and keep) a music video will only use 2 of their 3
weekly downloads.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">N</span>ew search</span> features</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>A brand-new search engine and a whole new<span style="color: #1b3573;"> </span>look which will make <span class="il">Freegal</span> easier to use and more dynamic than ever. The update will also have new features like song delete on the app</span><strong></strong><span>, and iTunes backup on the app</span><strong></strong><span>, a wishlist for downloads and more!</span></span></span></div>
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<b>Expanded content </b><br />
Freegal is expanding their collection from 3 million tracks<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to nearly 7 million! They will be adding Some of the best
music that we don't have from Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Bob Marley, Dion
Warwick, George Winston and the London Symphony Orchestra.</span><br />
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<br />Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-65757188344075471252013-05-02T16:02:00.003-04:002013-05-02T20:21:18.200-04:00A photograph has a soul of its own.<div style="text-align: left;">
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A photograph has a soul of its own. It represents something we have seen and want to keep as a memento, a special event or occasion encountered. A moment captured in time and space that can stir memories and create fantasies. The more we look, the more we see. The more we see, the more we respond.<br />
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It's said that the photographer communicates in the language of light, form and color. And so is it any wonder that my love of photography is so connected to this journey of my spirit - both containing positives and negatives, black, white, and color, and of course darkness and light.<br />
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During the past few days I've set out on foot with my camera and my three canine companions to capture signs of Spring. I found myself drawn to the trees in various stages of new growth along the country roads we traveled. Photographer Joyce Tenneson observes, "Trees, throughout history have inspired deep symbolic meaning in cultures around the world. The 'tree of life' metaphor expresses the mystical concept that all forms of life are connected. When we stand with the trees, we feel they are part of us. They give us a sense of belonging to the greater universe." In his book <i>Small Graces</i>, Kent Nerburn says of trees"[T]hey shave so much to teach us. Like us, their roots are unseen, and no matter how glorious the front they put up for the world, their true strength lies in the hard work that takes place unnoticed beneath the surface.They have good years and bad years and yet they endure. They know how to withstand all seasons, to be patient with adversity, to store up strength for the hard times. When the wind blows, they understand the power of the unseen, and bow their heads before it."<br />
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When I made my living with photography, I specialized in portraits of people and capturing their esssence. Although people have now been replaced by trees, I still find that I am seeking a spiritual element in my subjects. My thoughts resonate with Joyce Tenneson when she says, "As with my people portraits I seek to reveal in a single frame, the complex lives of trees - including their hardships and tragedies. Perhaps this is why I've been drawn to photograph trees with broken and misshapen forms, as well as those whose strong presence give them an aura of benevolent power. Their life journey is visible as is often true of the human face...I have found in nature 'icons' that speak to me personally."<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFW15lojrLmBQIriD-VB-_sh-3qcu0uNAMmyFONDEJ6obgIBfdaV8xxbAx0mOOJJPQTD91mEAiy5Mg9vJmauEdbNrx0yEv8a2e9XVVi432ZRyy3sy0MXuAVckJlXh7iumiH-F-E89Vyo/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFW15lojrLmBQIriD-VB-_sh-3qcu0uNAMmyFONDEJ6obgIBfdaV8xxbAx0mOOJJPQTD91mEAiy5Mg9vJmauEdbNrx0yEv8a2e9XVVi432ZRyy3sy0MXuAVckJlXh7iumiH-F-E89Vyo/s1600/001.jpg" width="320" /></a>I took a photograph two-three years ago during a walk through the woods. An old tree had fallen and it's crown was covered by a blanket of snow. There was something powerful about it that spoke to me and I snapped the shutter. While in the darkroom developing the print I was drawn to the image even more and I printed it over and over, varying the contrast by manipulating the amount of light that hit the negative. <br />
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I realized the small photograph is a symbol of my life. Although it is predominately black and white, it has many shadings and combinations of those two contrasts. The background is tangled and blurred, but the foreground gives way to the strength and beauty of the paths of branches that lead back to the unseen.<br />
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-JenniferPlainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-58947898407920314552013-04-29T17:34:00.001-04:002013-05-01T10:48:41.827-04:00Matthew's Top 10 Movies<div dir="ltr" id="internal-source-marker_0.9751532403161973" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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</b>Featuring George C. Scott, Peter Sellers and a very young James Earl
Jones, Stanley Kubrick’s classic film tackles the absurdity of the Cold
War and the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction in the only sane
way - dark humor. Peter Sellers especially shines in this movie playing
three of the major roles - President Mervin Muff (loosely based on
Adlai Stevenson), Dr. Strangelove (a not-so-reformed ex-Nazi rocket
scientist) and Royal Air Force Group Captain Lionel Mandrake whose
interaction with the paranoid, insane American Air Force General Jack
Ripper (played perfectly by Sterling Hayden) is, to my mind, the funniest conversation on film. You’ll never think about the fluoridation of water the
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like musicals. There. I said it. I like the idea of a world where it is
totally normal for people to spontaneously break into song and dance.
What if those people were our country’s Founding Fathers? Such is the
amazing premise of this Tony-award winning musical dramatizing the
debate and drafting of the Declaration of Independence. Featuring
William Daniels as John Adams, Ken Howard as Thomas Jefferson and
Gwyneth Paltrow’s mom (the lovely Blythe Danner) as Martha Jefferson. Also, before I read David McCoullugh's biography of John Adams, everything I knew about our 2nd president came from the following song.</span></span></span></div>
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pictures featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are full of classic songs and impressive (to put it mildly) dance numbers. Astaire and
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If you don’t think this 2003 film about a local news team is the funniest movie ever, I will
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plot - a clever take on Homer’s <i>Odyssey</i>, the music - a delightful romp
through Southern blues, bluegrass and folk, the acting - stellar performances
from George Clooney, John Goodman, Charles Durning, and even the fascinating back story for the title "O Brother Where Art Thou" - it was taken from the film <i>Sullivan's Travels</i> (1941) about a film director trying to make a film a about the Depression-era South. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Trip</b> <b>(2010) </b> Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon star as former colleagues who set out on a
foodie road trip across the UK. Their hilarious conversations and constant games of one-upmanship (all largely improvised) are riveting, as are the delicious glimpses into the kitchens of the various restaurants at which they dine and the sweeping views northern England and Scotland landscapes. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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right out and also admit: I really like Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.
<i>HMS Pinafore</i>, <i>The Pirates of Penzance</i>, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Yeoman of the Guard</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - it’s all good. This movie follows the British duo as they struggle to write </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Mikado</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. Jim Broadbent as W.S. Gilbert is especially delightful.</span></span></span><br />
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spring took a little longer getting here this year. But now that’s it’s
here - for good this time- it’s time to get busy. The library
has lots of resources to help you shake off the winter cold and dive
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Perhaps you’re thinking about </span><a href="https://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/results?fi%3Aformat=&query=Decks+%26+Patios&qtype=subject&locg=36&sort=" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">repairing or expanding a deck, or adding a pool</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">? Maybe you want to take the family on a </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">road trip across Indiana </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">o</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">r embark on a </span><a href="https://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/results?fi%3Aformat=&query=indiana+-+food&qtype=subject&locg=36&sort=" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Hoosier-themed foody adventure.</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
Maybe your spring cleaning resulted in the uncovering of some old
family photos and you’d like to <a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/results?fi%3Aformat=&query=preserving+photographs&qtype=keyword&locg=36">learn how to preserve and share them</a>. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The
library has you covered for all these and much more! Stop in and ask
how we can help make your spring more productive, informative, active,
and fun. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-Matthew</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-18971971835001954862013-04-05T08:39:00.000-04:002013-04-05T13:58:40.540-04:00High Tea at Downton Abbey comes to the Plainfield Public Library!<div dir="ltr" id="internal-source-marker_0.9310729999199671" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">While
working the check-out desk at the library in 2011 a patron started
gushing about a television series called Downton Abbey. She explained
that the series was about an aristocratic family in England, they had
servants, etc. I listened to the patron while thinking the series
didn’t sound like my cup of tea. Just when I was thinking that the
patron said, “You would </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">really</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
like it. I just know you would.” That comment surprised me especially
since I didn’t know the patron at all, and they didn’t know me. Inwardly
I thought, “Challenge accepted.” From that moment on I was prepared to
hate Downton Abbey.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When
Downton Abbey’s first season came out on DVD I put a hold on it at the
library and finally one day I sat down ready to hate its guts. But I
didn’t hate its guts. I absolutely freaking loved its guts! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I
loved following the lives of the Grantham and Crawley families and
their servants. The series began with the death of Downton Abbey’s heir
in the sinking of the Titanic and then delved into securing a new heir,
the distant and quite modern cousin Matthew Crawley. Lord Grantham is
of course interested in marrying off his daughters, which backfired on
more than one occasion. Lady Mary, Lord Grantham’s eldest daughter, is
my favorite of the upstairs characters. She can be selfish, arrogant and
cold, but she feels very deeply and cares about the servants
downstairs. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/opac/extras/ac/jacket/large/9781608833894" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/opac/extras/ac/jacket/large/9781608833894" border="0" class="decoded" src="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/opac/extras/ac/jacket/large/9781608833894" height="320" title="" width="225" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">And
then there are the servants, the people who make it possible for the
aristocratic family to enjoy the cushy life they are accustomed to.
They are the grunt laborers who spend the majority of their time and
lives cleaning, primping, cooking, and caring for their masters. There
are so many great servant characters but my favorite is Daisy, the
scullery maid. She is young and unsure, but a completely genuine spirit
who never fails to make me laugh. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">So now that I am an official Downton fan I thought it might be fun for other fans of the series to take part in a very special </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">High Tea at Downton Abbey</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">on Sunday, May 19 from</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2:00-3:00pm</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.
Participants will get a taste of Downton Abbey life with a special
English high tea at the library. Tina Jesson from Tina's Old Traditional
English Tea Kitchen will talk about life during the time of Downton
Abbey, etiquette, and master/servant relations during the post-Edwardian
era.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Participants
will enjoy scrumptious scones served with several jams and clotted
cream, a variety of delicious sandwiches, as well as English Breakfast
Tea with cream served straight from the pot. Attendees are encouraged to
dress up and bring their own tea cup and saucer. Registration for this
event can be done at the main Desk in the library beginning April 1. A
registration fee of $13 will be accepted at the time of sign-up.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If this sounds like your cup of tea (pun intended) please give me a call and I can point you in the right direction!</span></span><br />
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-Joanna Carter<br />
317-839-6602 x2159Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-19228266367379126282013-03-29T14:27:00.000-04:002013-03-29T14:27:05.211-04:00Jo's Picks for April<br />
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<a href="https://evergreen.lib.in.us/opac/extras/ac/jacket/medium/9780399159879" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Image of item" border="0" height="200" id="rdetail_image" src="https://evergreen.lib.in.us/opac/extras/ac/jacket/medium/9780399159879" width="132" /></a><a href="https://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/19936733">Spring is such a beautiful time of year with everything
turning green and starting to bloom!<span>
</span>Stuart Woods new book is titled </a><a href="https://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/19936817"><b>UnintendedConsequences</b></a>.<span> </span></div>
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<a href="https://evergreen.lib.in.us/opac/extras/ac/jacket/medium/9781451668940" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Image of item" border="0" id="rdetail_image" src="https://evergreen.lib.in.us/opac/extras/ac/jacket/medium/9781451668940" /></a><span> </span><a href="https://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/19936733"><b>Daddy’s Gone a Hunting</b> by Mary Higgins Clark</a>, and <b>Protector </b>by C. J. Cherryh are also new
arrivals..<span> </span>Other new books by Nora
Roberts, James Patterson, and Kristin Hannah will also be arriving.<span> </span></div>
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If you haven’t read a John Grisham novel then
you have missed some great reading.<span>
</span>Grisham writes fascinating legal thrillers. <span> </span>Grisham practiced law for several years, but
gave up his practice after the success of his second novel <b>The Firm</b> which was a bestseller.<span>
</span>He has written some twenty-five novels and many of them have been made
into successful movies.<span> </span>His novels
include <b>The Pelican Brief</b>, <b>The Rainmaker</b>, and <b>A Time to Kill.<span> </span></b>I have read
several of his books and also have enjoyed <b>Skipping
Christmas</b> and <b>Playing for Pizza </b>which
are not thrillers.<span> </span>Checkout Grisham and
enjoy a master of the legal genre.</div>
Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-7233718642958754432013-03-25T18:35:00.000-04:002013-03-29T14:28:17.751-04:00Reflections from Joyce<br />I’d like to thank the wonderful people of the community who have supported the children’s<br />
programs at Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library throughout the years. As I prepare to<br />
retire at the end of this month, I’ve had time to reflect on my past twelve years as Children’s<br />
Services Manager.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/hvhkU_iIV-pMwM_8UDgFKStLZJ-hdWvW9Ab7Za9cwh4HPpAwY42-p4WI2e2DdXPA3JM7U1mL_Jw5qEfUptC8f7qHNFrUFAfCSo9Vr69OVkgHlxhcE-6NHpxKQ50dif4tGr0" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" id="internal-source-marker_0.7068526008075942" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/hvhkU_iIV-pMwM_8UDgFKStLZJ-hdWvW9Ab7Za9cwh4HPpAwY42-p4WI2e2DdXPA3JM7U1mL_Jw5qEfUptC8f7qHNFrUFAfCSo9Vr69OVkgHlxhcE-6NHpxKQ50dif4tGr0" width="320" /></a>Input from our patrons brought about many changes, such as adding Accelerated Reader labels to<br />
books and creating neighborhoods where all of the Clifford, Dora, Star Wars and other favorite<br />
characters and specific holiday books and movies are shelved in their own little section.<br />
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The children’s room staff made changes in the programs that we offer. We were one of the first<br />
libraries in the state to offer programs for children starting at birth based on the Every Child<br />
Ready to Read early literacy program endorsed by the American Library Association. In fact,<br />
I founded and led ITELL, a task force of children’s librarians that lobbied and succeeded in<br />
getting a children’s consultant at the state library. We also trained Indiana children’s librarians<br />
in the Every Child Ready to Read skills and petitioned Indiana University to add early literacy<br />
workshops for students studying to become librarians. Over the years we’ve provided a variety<br />
of craft, art, music, cooking, sign language, and Spanish programs. Some of my favorite<br />
programs and activities have been the Summer Reading Club, Reading with Dogs, I Can Read<br />
Club, Harry Potter: Welcome to Hogwarts, Plainfield Arts Festival, Gingerbread House<br />
Decorating, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and Boo at the Library. You may have seen<br />
some of us outside of the library, too. The children’s staff received trophies for our Book Truck<br />
Drill Team entries in the Quaker Day Parade, and we continue to meet many of you at the Kids<br />
Summer Lunch Bunch and the 4-H Fair.<br />
<br />
I’ve seen amazing changes in technology in the past decade. VHS tapes were the most popular<br />
format for movies when I started working at this library, and who knew that we’d all be carrying<br />
iPads, smart phones, and Nooks and be able to read books and magazines on them? Twelve years<br />
ago children had to be in kindergarten and print their name before they could obtain a library<br />
card. Now cards are issued to children of any age. Teens and tweens have been given more<br />
respect and now have their own special space and some delightful librarians to accommodate<br />
their needs.<br />
<br />
I’d be remiss not to mention the wonderful support we’ve had from the Friends of the Library.<br />
In fact, all snacks, craft supplies and performers are purchased with Friends of the Library<br />
funding. No tax monies are used for these. Your membership in the Friends and support of their<br />
projects, such as book sales, enable us to provide the wonderful Art Zone, craft programs and<br />
Silly Safaris. You won’t want to miss the fantastic Water Show they’re sponsoring this summer.<br />
It’ll be across the street on the grassy area of First Baptist Church. Be sure to wear your swimsuit<br />
and bring a towel to dry off.<br />
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It has been my pleasure to work for you, please continue to enjoy the programs we offer and<br />
remember that we are here to serve YOU, so your comments and suggestions are always taken very seriously. Please tell us how we can make your experiences at the library better.<br />
<br />
Joyce Welkie<br />
Children’s Services ManagerPlainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-70143234228927087572013-03-15T10:35:00.000-04:002013-03-15T10:42:48.759-04:00LibraryThing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Looking for a way to keep track of what books you read? Ever checked out a book from the library, got home and started reading it, only to realize "I've already read this!"Let me suggest something to help.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3lit4hLU8e4RaP04RoqVsJ550PF-6asF2JOSllFcYtIxkYW68upbm9uhGHrngWJrGG6BaPlRNPC1xKTt-4ebu9rMy5HxCAY4eyVyTjrnkb8snYjowQBGSSABv1DLGajzXZ7CPlkM-Qo/s1600/librarything.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3lit4hLU8e4RaP04RoqVsJ550PF-6asF2JOSllFcYtIxkYW68upbm9uhGHrngWJrGG6BaPlRNPC1xKTt-4ebu9rMy5HxCAY4eyVyTjrnkb8snYjowQBGSSABv1DLGajzXZ7CPlkM-Qo/s1600/librarything.jpg" height="100" width="320" /></a><a href="http://www.librarything.com/">LibraryThing</a> is a simple and cheap way to catalog your personal library, keep track of what you've read, what you want to read, and interact with like-minded readers.It's Facebook for bibliophiles. <br />
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Besides the great fun of cataloging your personal collection, users can also sign up for free book giveaways (often Advance Reader copies that publishers distribute to promote upcoming books) , participate in a Secret Santa exchange with other members, compare your library with others, and write reviews for your favorite (or least favorite!) books. You can also use LibraryThing to keep track of events at your favorite book related venues - the <a href="http://www.librarything.com/venue/42348/Plainfield-Guilford-Township-Public-Library">Plainfield Guilford Township Public Library</a> is one, right? -like bookstores and libraries. LibraryThing is also a great readers' advisory tool. The user-recommended read-alikes have fast become my go-to source when I find myself asking "What should I read next?" <br />
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-MatthewPlainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-82503560578350892642013-03-06T11:38:00.000-05:002013-03-06T12:19:20.141-05:00Game of Thrones Party!<br />
<b>Spring may be around the corner, but Game of Thrones fans know that Winter is Coming!
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Join us on Tuesday March 19 at 6:30 for an evening of fun and games celebrating A<i> Song of Ice and Fire</i> and the start of the third season of the HBO series <i>A Game of Thrones.</i>We'll have games, snacks, trivia, and lively discussion about the the coming TV season and speculation surrounding the <i>The Winds of Winter</i>, the forthcoming novel.<br />
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<img height="200" id="irc_mi" src="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTEnJ4MvrOb5uaHcJYeaUDiT2_405kRSPq_sWc2omH0Ooeh6aIg" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="120" /> Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-74461681656420217032013-02-27T15:11:00.000-05:002013-02-27T15:11:00.802-05:00Mysteries for March<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjwHoI2k51-JuQ74yGpLE-kYv7g8tbn9LzkkclaT5QikUAb619GZry_R837shMhpGkOtbvObaipa6lC93aoXW1zk9obNgeerBFfjJaurLINofKWREWEx_M2gup0ddNqgRJ3wFlbVljAA/s1600/notorious+nineteen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjwHoI2k51-JuQ74yGpLE-kYv7g8tbn9LzkkclaT5QikUAb619GZry_R837shMhpGkOtbvObaipa6lC93aoXW1zk9obNgeerBFfjJaurLINofKWREWEx_M2gup0ddNqgRJ3wFlbVljAA/s200/notorious+nineteen.jpg" height="200" width="131" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIjpnZNxKrcfEYU6CBwLbFzQyptxWZ8jBbjHa4g4zvn5pbaHmW_k6uDlHip_9x4b0miO75aJSG72sxM4hlE3yW_Lif9luNtP6LtgDxRBKI1dfeBF-cTSeb064CN5YXrn8wwwQlENWl5g/s1600/Cinnamon+Roll+Murder+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIjpnZNxKrcfEYU6CBwLbFzQyptxWZ8jBbjHa4g4zvn5pbaHmW_k6uDlHip_9x4b0miO75aJSG72sxM4hlE3yW_Lif9luNtP6LtgDxRBKI1dfeBF-cTSeb064CN5YXrn8wwwQlENWl5g/s200/Cinnamon+Roll+Murder+cover.jpg" height="200" width="132" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">March is a great month for mysteries. It is still cold enough to want to stay
indoors and snuggle up with a good “cozy” mystery. Mysteries intrigue the reader as they become
more and more engrossed in the story and try to solve the “whodunit” which is
what makes reading mysteries so enjoyable.
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">My first experience with mysteries was the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew and
at an early age I was hooked. I love a
good mystery and pride myself on being able to solve them way before the final
chapter. There are several different
types of mysteries such as the caper, the hard boiled, police procedurals,
legal/medical, private eye, historical and the sleuths. If you want to read a mystery series checkout
Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum mysteries, James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux
mysteries or Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swenson mysteries which also contains
recipes since she is a bakery-owning amateur. Whether you like your mysteries on the light
side or hard boiled you will find excitement awaits you as you try to solve the
crimes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">-Jo </span><br />
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<br />Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-73463157406524943222013-02-12T12:29:00.000-05:002013-02-12T13:26:03.832-05:002013 Grammy Winners... Get the Music @ the Library!Did you get to watch the 2013 Grammy Awards this past Sunday? From awesome music to funny moments to red carpet style, it's always an awesome event!<br />
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Did any of your favorite artists win? Were any of them nominated? Did you know you can download these songs for free using your library card? That's right! Just log into Freegal through the library's home page and download up to 3 free songs per week using your library card. See below for detailed instructions.<br />
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Here's a rundown of some winners and nominees...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">2013 Grammy Award Winners:</span></span><br />
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<li>ALBUM OF THE YEAR: <b>Babel</b>, <i>Mumford & Sons</i></li>
<li>BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE: <b>Set Fire to the Rain</b>, <i>Adele</i></li>
<li>BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM: <b>Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)</b>, <i>Kelly Clarkson</i></li>
<li>BEST R&B PERFORMANCE: <b>Climax</b>, Usher</li>
<li>BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE: <b>Love on Top</b>, <i>Beyonce</i></li>
<li>BEST R&B SONG: <b>Adorn</b>, <i>Miguel</i></li>
<li>BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE: <b>Blown Away</b>, <i>Carrie Underwood</i></li>
<li>BEST COUNTRY SONG: <b>Blown Away</b>, <i>Carrie Underwood</i></li>
<li>BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO): <b>Pecados Y Milagros</b>, <i>Lila Downs</i></li>
<li>BEST AMERICANA ALBUM: <b>Slipstream</b>, <i>Bonnie Raitt</i></li>
<li>BEST FOLK ALBUM: <b>The Goat Rodeo Sessions</b>, <i>Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile</i></li>
<li>BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL: <b>The Goat Rodeo Sessions</b>, <i>Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile</i></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">2013 Grammy Nominees:</span></span><br />
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<li><b>Blunderbuss</b>, <i>Jack White</i> (Album of the Year, Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song)</li>
<li><b>Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)</b>, <i>Kelly Clarkson</i> (Record of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Song of the Year)</li>
<li><b>The Truth About Love</b>, <i>P!nk</i> (Best Pop Vocal Album)</li>
<li><b>Kaleidoscope Dream</b>, <i>Miguel</i> (Best Urban Contemporary Album, Song of the Year, Best R&B Performance-<i>Adorn</i>)</li>
<li><i>Alabama Shakes</i> (Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance)</li>
<li><b>Babel</b>, <i>Mumford & Sons</i> (Best Americana Album, Best Rock Performance & Best Rock Song)</li>
<li><b>Let's Go</b>, <i>Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo</i> (Best Dance Recording)</li>
<li><b>Wrecking Ball</b>, <i>Bruce Springsteen</i> (Best Rock Album, Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song)</li>
<li><b>Impressions</b>, <i>Chris Botti</i> (Best Pop Instrumental Album)</li>
<li><b>I'm Alive</b>, <i>Anthrax</i> (Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance)</li>
<li><b>Ghost Walking</b>, <i>Lamb of God</i> (Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance)</li>
<li><b>The Idler Wheel is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More than Ropes Will Ever Do</b>, <i>Fiona Apple</i> (Best Alternative Music Album)</li>
<li><b>Real Good Hands</b>, <i>Gregory Porter</i> (Best Traditional R&B Performance)</li>
<li><b>If You Only Knew</b>, <i>SWV</i> (Best Traditional R&B Performance)</li>
<li><b>Fortune</b>, <i>Chris Brown</i> (Best Urban Contemporary Album)</li>
<li><b>Back to Love</b>, <i>Anthony Hamilton</i> (Best R&B Album)</li>
<li><b>Write Me Back</b>, <i>R. Kelly</i> (Best R&B Album)</li>
<li><b>Cost of Livin'</b>, <i>Ronnie Dunn</i> (Best Country Song & Best Country Solo Performance)</li>
<li><b>Four the Record</b>, <i>Miranda Lambert</i> (Best Country Album)</li>
<li><b>From the Ground Up</b>, <i>John Fullbright</i> (Best Americana Album)</li>
<li><b>Let It Burn</b>, <i>Ruthie Foster</i> (Best Blues Album)</li>
<li><b>And I Still Rise</b>, <i>Heritage Blues Orchestra</i> (Best Blues Album)</li>
<li><b>Live Ananda</b>, <i>Krishna Das</i> (Best New Age Album)</li>
<li><b>Deep Alpha</b>, <i>Steven Halpern</i> (Best New Age Album)</li>
<li><b>Seeds from the Underground</b>, <i>Kenny Garrett</i> (Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Best Improvised Jazz Solo-<i>J. Mac</i>)</li>
<li><b>Multiverse</b>, <i>Bobby Sanabria Big Band</i> (Best Latin Jazz Album)</li>
<li><b>Come to the Well</b>, <i>Casting Crowns</i> (Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance & Best Contemporary Christian Music Song)</li>
<li><b>Go Get It</b>, <i>Mary Mary</i> (Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance)</li>
<li><b>I Win</b>, <i>Marvin Sapp</i> (Best Gospel Album, Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance & Best Gospel Song-"My Testimony")</li>
<li><b>Jesus at the Center Live</b>, <i>Israel & New Breed</i> (Best Gospel Album, Best Contemporary Christian Music Song)</li>
<li><b>When Mercy Found Me</b>, <i>Rhett Walker Band</i> (Best Contemporary Christian Music Song)</li>
<li><b>Illusion</b>, <i>Fonseca</i> (Best Latin Pop Album)</li>
<li><b>Kany Garcia</b>, <i>Kany Garcia</i> (Best Latin Pop Album)</li>
<li><b>Electro-jarocha</b>, <i>Sistema Bomb</i> (Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album)</li>
<li><b>La Bala</b>, <i>Ana Tijoux</i> (Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album)</li>
<li><b>Sembrando Flores</b>, <i>Los Cojolites</i> (Best Regional Mexican Music Album)</li>
<li><b>El Primer Ministro</b>, <i>Gerardo Ortiz</i> (Best Regional Mexican Music Album)</li>
<li><b>Cubana Soy</b>, <i>Raul Lara Y Sus Soneros</i> (Best Tropical Latin Album)</li>
<li><b>Desde Nueva York A Puerto Rico</b>, <i>Eddie Montalvo</i> (Best Tropical Latin Album)</li>
<li><b>Retro</b>, <i>Marlow Rosado Y La Riquena</i> (Best Tropical Latin Album)</li>
<li><b>Formula Vol. 1</b>, <i>Romeo Santos</i> (Best Tropical Latin Album)</li>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">To Access Freegal:</span><br />
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<li>Scroll down a bit, and on the right side of the page click the blue <b>Freegal</b> logo.</li>
<li>Enter your library card number in the box on the page that appears.</li>
<li>Find your desired song and click the download button.</li>
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Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-69051577361325385852013-02-09T05:18:00.000-05:002013-02-09T05:18:00.554-05:00More than the Tie Guy<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="color: #999999;">
<i><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Jack was a simple guy. Played by the rules...heck he worked at a public library for gosh sake! When Jack was at work, he did his normal functions; made coffee for the staff, sat down in the break room to get a doughnut (supplied by the director of the library every morning) and read the comic section of the local paper. He started his day at 8:30 am. He was lazy. He only kept his job at the circulation department because of his famous neck tie collection.</span></i></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Working in a library has its advantages. Libraries give you access to thousands of books from which you get thousands of ideas. For someone like me, who likes to write in my free time, this access to ideas is marvelous.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">My writing for fun started back in the seventh grade. One boring summer, I started on a story that I envisioned would be a transcript for a screenplay. Titled, “Hot Sun, Dry Sand,” this story ended up with pages and pages of short scenes that really went nowhere. Eventually, other activities took over in my life, and I found I was not writing as much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">When I began my writing routine again in 2007, I would scribble down thoughts on pieces of paper each day.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> Jack looks up from his notebook to think about what he was doing. A dating website? Had he really come to this? Yes, he had. He typed in a search for dating websites and quickly found out how many links there were. "Wow," is all Jack could think. All of these people are trying to find someone? He was definitely not alone in the search. Jack clicked on one site with the name 'Chat First, Talk Later.' He filled out the questions and submitted it. Be da beep! Jack had his first match.</span></i></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">What will happen to Jack as he begins dating through 'Chat First, Talk Later?' Well, I have not written that part yet, but I think Jack will have to date quite a bit before finding the right girl for him. Stay tuned!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">-Dave (the Tie Guy) </span></div>
Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-48153726977265396772013-02-06T12:31:00.000-05:002013-02-06T12:31:00.313-05:00Watch for these New Books this SeasonIf you have “cabin fever” you will enjoy the new books coming out. Books by Lisa Kleypas and J.D. Robb should please their readers. Kleypas’s book <b>Crystal Cove</b> continues the <i>Friday Harbor</i> series and Robb’s book <b>Calculated In Death</b> continues the <i>In Death</i> series. So both romance readers and mystery readers should enjoy these. Other new books are <b>The Storyteller</b> by Jodi Picoult once again Picoult writes about a dilemma when an old man asks Sage Singer to kill him and tells her of the heinous crime he has committed. Sage is faced with the decision of whether someone can ever redeem themselves or do they deserve to die. This will be a fascinating can’t-put-down read.<br />
<br />Other new books include <b>The First Prophet</b> by Kay Hooper, <b>The Black Box</b> by Michael Connelly, and <b>Touch and Go</b> by Lisa Gardner. So make some hot chocolate and light the fire and settle down with a good book. Enjoy the “wintery” evenings.<br />
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<a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/home?locg=36">Check our catalog</a> for these new and soon-to-be published books to ensure you're the first to get a copy! Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-42574543095858996432013-02-04T20:25:00.000-05:002013-02-04T20:27:54.892-05:00A Real Life Game of Thrones<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/04/world/europe/richard-iii-body-science/">A fascinating story out of Britain today</a>: the remains of the last Plantagenet king, Richard III, have been identified after being discovered under a municipal parking lot. Richard was killed in battle against Henry Tudor (subsequently known at King Henry VII) and the whereabouts of his body remained a mystery for several hundred years. The death of Richard, and the marriage of Henry to Elizabeth of York (who, trivia buffs, was a daughter, sister, niece, wife and mother to various kings of England) ended the War of the Roses. <br />
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There's a reason why George R.R. Martin cites the War of the Roses as inspiration for his epic fantasy <i>A Song of Ice and Fire</i> - the political intrigue and positively dysfunctional dynamics of the Plantagenet family are legendary. They are also marvelous source material for contemporary authors of historical fiction.<br />
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And no one is doing historical fiction better right now than <b>Hilary Mantel</b>, the two time Booker Prize winning author. She struck gold first with <a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/18298952"><i>Wolf Hall</i></a>, a novel about Henry VIII, his marriage to Anne Boleyn and his failing out with Sir Thomas More, all told from the perspective of one of Henry's principle advisers, Thomas Cromwell. Mantel presents Henry as an almost sympathetic character, no small feat considering his popular image as a lustful, obese consumer of roasted turkey legs.<br />
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Finally, <b>Sharon Kay Penman</b> has a stand alone novel - <a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/13952355"><i>The Sunne in Splendour</i></a> - about Richard III, whom she casts in a good light. She also has a great series featuring Henry II and his queen Eleanor of Aquitaine starting with the novel <a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/9016081"><i>When Christ and His Saints Slept</i></a>. Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-35969229434123259942013-01-24T09:11:00.000-05:002013-01-24T09:11:00.540-05:00Jo's January Picks<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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If you haven’t read any of Linda Lael Miller's books I am recommending her <a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/results?fi%3Aformat=&query=montana+creed&qtype=keyword&locg=37">Montana Creed series</a> about four brothers who find
the women who can lasso their hearts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first book in the series is <b><a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/19048376?query=montana%20creed;qtype=keyword;locg=37">Logan</a></b> followed by <b><a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/19048377?query=montana%20creed;qtype=keyword;locg=37">Dylan</a></b>, <b><a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/19870947?query=montana%20creed;qtype=keyword;locg=37">Tyler</a></b> and
<b><a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/13426167?query=montana%20creed;qtype=keyword;locg=37">Lincoln</a></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each story is a fun read and
will have you turning the pages and staying up late to finish them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you like this series you should also read
her newest series titled <a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/results?fi%3Aformat=&query=parable+montana&qtype=keyword&locg=37">Parable, Montana</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first book in the series is titled <b><a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/19731280?query=parable%20montana;qtype=keyword;locg=37">Big Sky Country</a></b> followed by <b><a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/19759734?query=parable%20montana;qtype=keyword;locg=37">Big Sky Mountain</a></b> and <b><a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/19919327?query=parable%20montana;qtype=keyword;locg=37">Big Sky River</a></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-16234886967378795102013-01-21T16:00:00.000-05:002013-01-21T16:06:04.270-05:00The Force is Strong With this LibraryJoin us at the Library this Thursday (1/24) at 6:30 for a <a href="http://in.evanced.info/plainfield/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=10907&rts=&disptype=info&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=inhouse&returnToSearch=&SignupType=inhouse&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=1/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=ALL&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=">celebration of all things Star Wars!</a> Dress up as your favorite character and mingle with other droids, stromtroopers, Jedi knights, and bounty hunters.<br />
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While I have your attention, Star Wars fans, I want to ask a question. What are your thoughts on watching the now expanded canon in this order: 4, 5, 2, 3, 6? The reasoning goes like this. Episode 1 adds next to nothing to the larger storyline. Watching the movies in episode order also spoils one of the greatest cinematic surprises of all time - Luke's paternity. With the alternate order listed above, the saga becomes a more Luke Skywalker focused piece with a nice Anakin flashback midway through before the final episode (Return of the Jedi) ties the father/son redemption themes together. What do you think? <br />
<br />Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-77972486832241625732013-01-18T09:51:00.000-05:002013-01-18T10:00:35.488-05:00Hail to the Chief<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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In just a few days, Barack Obama will be inaugurated for a second term as President of the United States. All politics aside, the peaceful and orderly investing of power (or in this case, the re-investing of power) that happens every four years is a big deal and worthy of celebration by conservatives, liberals and anything in between. Why not celebrate with a good movie or book?<br />
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<a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/5876599">The West Wing</a><br />
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<a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/18506777"><i>The president's photographer: 50 years inside the Oval Office</i> by John B. Bredar</a><br />
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<a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/2322101"><i>The president's house: a first daughter shares the history and secrets of the world's most famous home </i>by Margaret Truman</a><br />
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<a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/17804695"><i>A White House garden cookbook: healthy ideas from the first family to your family</i> by Cara Silverstein </a><br />
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<br />Plainfield Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438463499810350107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6091313661006761105.post-38545018687006803152013-01-05T16:31:00.001-05:002013-01-07T15:36:53.749-05:00Downton Abbey<div style="color: #cccccc;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/19913610"><i><b>Edwardian Cooking: 80 recipes inspired by Downton Abbey's elegant meals</b></i></a>.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span> Feast like it's 1913. </span></div>
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aristocrats. Everyone else is a servant. If you enjoyed this, you might
also enjoy others in this series like Colonial House, Frontier House and
1940s House.</span></div>
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available here in all its naughty glory until 1959 (Wikipedia has a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Chatterley%27s_Lover#United_States">great run down</a> on the legal fight to overturn the government's censorship of the text, including the tantalizing threat of
one US senator to read the steamy portions of the book aloud on the
Senate floor), DH Lawrence</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">'s tale of class conflict and smoldering sexuality in the post-World War One Britain is a classic. </span></div>
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<a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/19506948"><i><b>Lady Almina and the real Downton Abbey: the lost legacy of Highclere Castle</b></i></a><b><a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/19506948"> by the Countess of Carnarvon</a> </b>Take a look at the history of the majestic house used for the fictional Downton Abbey. <b><br /></b></div>
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<a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/18211651"><b><i>Fall of Giants</i> by Ken Follett</b></a> - Grand in size and scope, this 1000+ page novel chronicles the upheaval wrought by the First World War across Europe and the Americas. </div>
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<a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/19030007"><b><i>The Time Machine</i> by HG Wells</b></a> I put this book on the list in a nod to the Dowager Countess. After electric lighting and a telephone are installed at Downton, the Dowager exasperatingly says "Sometimes I feel as if I were living in an HG Wells novel." </div>
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<a href="http://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/record/19075487"><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>The American Heiress</i> by Daisy Godwin</b></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> A wealthy American named Cora marries into the British aristocracy near the turn of the 20th century. Sound familiar?</span><br />
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