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David W. Pequet, Treasurer

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Books to Sink Your Teeth Into: Vampire Fiction for Teens

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Reading Rants Summer 2009

Interested in helping serve our community? There are many ways in which you may be able to put your energy and talents to good use!

Adult Volunteers:

Got a special skill or talent that you would be willing to teach to others? We know our community is filled with talented people. We are looking for people who work in an interesting field, have passions for particular hobbies, or have skills that others would love to learn. If you are one of those people, then the Library would be the perfect place for you to teach or tutor!

The Library also has occasional needs throughout the year for volunteers to help with special events, book sale items, shelf-reading, homebound delivery and other library tasks. If you are interested in volunteering or have questions, please fill out a volunteer application form and mail or return to Tobe Liebert, volunteer coordinator, at tliebert@hinsdalelibrary.info.  Click here to view and print the adult volunteer form.

Volunteers: Grades 6 - 12

Do you have special skills or talents that you would like to share with the Library? Do you need service hours toward confirmation, Scouts, National Honor Society, class assignments or for job experience and college applications?  Want to give back to the community and have fun, too?

Then come to the Youth & Young Adult Services Department. Volunteers during the school year will assist with program preparation, creation of book lists, fliers or posters, organizing library materials, book displays, and other special projects. In the summer, volunteers may choose to be a reading buddy, assist with summer reading club registration or assist with children and family programs.

Those interested in volunteering during the school year can fill out an application and email or turn it in to the Youth and Young Adult Services Desk. Please be specific about the number of hours required, your availability and the deadline for you to complete the service.  Click here to view and print the Youth Services volunteer application.

Applications for summer volunteers are available on May 1st of each year and must be returned by June 1st. Please check back after that date.

Community Service volunteers:

Under certain conditions, the Library accepts volunteers who are required to complete community service hours by the local court system or through a school district’s peer jury program. Completing your community service hours at the library depends on your individual circumstances and the availability of work during the time frame for completion of the required hours.

If you have any questions about community service hours, please contact Tobe Liebert, volunteer coordinator, at (630) 986-1976, ext. 205, or by email at:  tliebert@hinsdalelibrary.info.

Stay on top of what’s new and what’s hot in the collection, new arrivals appear monthly and the collection in “The Spotlight” may spark a new interest.

The Spotlight

Chicago has a rich tradition of unique and inspired blues made different from its Delta cousin by the addition of amplified guitars (among other instruments), screaming harmonicas, and heavy bass.

In an effort to celebrate our local culture, Hinsdale Public Library is proud to offer a wide selection of Chicago Blues recordings by long celebrated artists as well as up and coming blues bands.

Some of the Chicago Blues artists you’ll find in our music collection include:

Buddy Guy             Muddy Waters

Koko Taylor                   Kurt Elling

Howlin’ Wolf                  Bo Diddley

Junior Wells                    Jimmy Reed

and

Willie Dixon

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Usher - Raymond V. Raymond

Erykah Badu - New Amerykah part 2

Blake Shelton - Hillbilly Bone

Styx - Paradise Theater

Game - The Red Album

Alice in Wonderland: The Score

Sugaree - The American Dream

Johnny Cash - American VI : Ain’t No Grave

Ke$ha - Animal

Ludacris - Battle of the Sexes

Jascha Heifetz - Beethoven / Brahms: Concertos

Yoko Ono - Between My Head & The Sky

Atticus Ross - The Book of Eli Original Motion

Melanie Fiona - The Bridge

CFCF - Continent

The Crystal Method - Divided by Night

Elvis Presley - Elvis 75

Gary Allan - Get off on the Pain

Glee: The Music - Volume 1

Glee: The Music - Volume 2

The Priests - Harmony

The Drones - Havilah

Randy Edelman - Leap Year Score

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live in Las Vegas

Otis Taylor - Pentatonic Wars and Love Songs (Blues)

TobyMac - Tonight (Christian)

David Garrett - David Garrett (Classical)

Jamey Johnson - That Lonesome Song (Country)

Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (Country)

Josh Tuner - Haywire (Country)

Sarah Jarosz - Song Up in Her Head (Folk)

Dave Rawlings Machine - A Friend of a Friend (Folk)

Herb Alpert - Anything Goes (Jazz)

Marcus Miller - Marcus (Jazz)

The Lion King: The Original Broadway Cast Recording (Musicals)

Enya- The Very Best of Enya (Pop)

Melanie Fiona - The Bridge (R&B)

Keri Hilson - In a Perfect World (R&B)

Corinne Bailey Rae - The Sea (R&B)

Neko Case - Middle Cyclone (Rock)

Charlotte Gainsbourg - Irm (Rock)

Imogen Heap - Ellipse (Rock)

Monsters of Folk - Monsters of Folk (Rock)

Never Shout Never - What is Love? (Rock)

Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up (Rock)

O.A.R. - Rain or Shine (Rock)

OK GO - Of The Blue Colour of the Sky (Rock)

The Pet Shop Boys - Yes (Rock)

Silversun - Swoon (Rock)

Harper Simon - Harper Simon (Rock)

Vampire Weekend - Contra (Rock)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It’s Blitz (Rock)

Book of Eli: Original Motion Picture Score

Couples Retreat: Score

Crazy Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Nine: Original Motioin Picture Soundtrack

9: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Bela -Throw Down Your Heart (World)

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	12 Again by Sue Corbett Twelve year old Patrick’s mother is missing and unless he can get her back, he faces a life of waiting on his brothers.
	A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.
	Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt Young Jethro Creighton grows from a boy to a man when he is left to take care of the family farm in Illinois during the difficult years of the Civil War.
	Becoming Naomi León by Pam Muñoz Ryan. When Naomi’s absent mother resurfaces to claim her, Naomi runs away to Mexico with her great-grandmother and younger brother in search of her father.
	The Borning Room by Paul Fleischman Lying at the end of her life in the room where she was born in 1851, Georgina remembers what it was like to grow up on the Ohio frontier
	Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs Fifteen-year-old Victor Flores journeys north in a desperate attempt to cross the Arizona border and find work in the United States to support his family in central Mexico.
	Dicey’s Song by Cynthia Voigt Now that the four abandoned Tillerman children are settled in with their grandmother, Dicey finds that their new beginnings require love, trust, humor, and courage
	Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath Eleven-year-old Primrose living in a small fishing village in British Columbia recounts her experiences and all that she learns about human nature and the unpredictability of life in the months after her parents are lost at sea
	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Guy Montag, a fire-fighter and book-burner for the State, discovers that in order to remain human he must preserve the books that attest to his humanity
	A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl’s Journal, 1830-32: a Novel by Joan Blos The journal of a 14-year-old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm, records daily events in her small New Hampshire town, her father’s remarriage, and the death of her best friend.
	Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson Having felt deprived all her life of schooling, friends, mother, and even her name by her twin sister, Louise finally begins to find her identity.
	Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription meds wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting wired.
	Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes After injuring his hand, a silversmith’s apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution.
	Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
	Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee’s life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.
	The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world.
	Nothing But the Truth by Avi A ninth-grader’s suspension for singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” during homeroom becomes a national news story.
	One-Eyed Cat by Paula Fox An eleven-year-old shoots a stray cat with his new air rifle, subsequently suffers from guilt, and eventually assumes responsibility for it.
	The Road to Memphis by Mildred Taylor In 1941 a black youth, sadistically teased by two white boys in rural Mississippi, severely injures one of them with a tire iron and enlists Cassie’s help in trying to flee the state.
	Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy by Wendelin Van Draanen Sammy continues to make life with her grandmother interesting as she tries to discover who is stealing from St. Mary’s church, befriends a homeless girl, and plays in a softball tournament against a bitter rival.
	Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples When eleven-year old Shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the Cholistan Desert of present-day Pakistan, is pledged in marriage to an older man whose money will bring prestige to the family, she must either accept the decision, as is the custom, or risk the consequences of defying her father’s wishes.
	Taking Sides by Gary Soto Fourteen-year-old Lincoln Mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with his divided loyalties when he moves from the Hispanic inner city to a white suburban neighborhood.
	When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt During the summer of 1971 in a small Texas town, thirteen-year-old Toby and his best friend Cal meet the star of a sideshow act, 600-pound Zachary, the fattest boy in the world.
	The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Kit Tyler must leave behind shimmering Caribbean islands to join the stern Puritan community of her relatives. She soon feels caged, until she meets the old woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond. But when their friendship is discovered, Kit herself is accused of witchcraft!

The mission of the Hinsdale Public Library is to be the community destination for literary and cultural enrichment and informational and educational support.

Lynn Elam, Executive Director
Hinsdale Public Library
20 E. Maple St.
Hinsdale, IL 60521
lelam@hinsdalelibrary.info
630/986-1976 ext. 204

Unless information falls within an express statutory exemption, it must be disclosed under FOIA (5 ILCS 140/3).

Considered a public body, the Hinsdale Public Library must generally comply with a request within 5 working days after receipt of the request, or 21 day if the request is for a commercial purpose.

An extension of 5 days may be permitted under certain circumstances.

Fees and costs for supplying records may occur according to the following schedule:

• The first 50 pages of black and white, letter or legal paper are free of charge
• After the first 50 pages, the Library will charge .10 per page
• Colored copies and copies sized other than legal or letter size will be charged at the actual cost of reproduction
• Cost of electronic records, e.g., disks, diskettes, tapes, etc., will be charged at the actual cost of the recording medium
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Filmmakers Wanted: Announcing the 2010 HPL Film Fest

Do you have a camera and a story to tell? It’s time to share your vision. The third annual Hinsdale Public Library Film Fest will showcase the best filmmakers in the area. The festival will take place on April 16, 2010, at the Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St., Hinsdale, IL.

Who can participate?

The HPL Film Fest is open to any amateur filmmaker inside and outside of Hinsdale.

What are the rules?

All projects must be an original work and have a running time of 20 minutes or less. All entries must be submitted on DVD and with a completed entry form. The DVD must be labeled with the film’s title and running time, as well as with the director’s name and contact information. DVDs will not be returned. Filmmakers may submit more than one project but are limited to only one film and entry form per DVD. Filmmakers may collaborate on a single project.

Submissions will be accepted through March 19, 2009.

Where do I get an entry form?

You can follow this entry form link and print out your form or you can pick one up at the Library’s Reference Desk.

How do I know if my film will be shown?

A panel of judges will screen all submissions; all filmmakers selected for the festival will be notified in early April, 2009. Those whose entries are not selected also will be notified.

What else do I need to know?

In submitting projects to the HPL Film Festival, the person signing the entry form authorizes that the film, if selected, may be screened at the festival and be used for publicity and promotional purposes. HPL strongly encourages all filmmakers to use original or copyright-free music for their film soundtracks. Sources for copyright-free music include the Creative Commons [LINK: http://creativecommons.org/audio/] and Internet Archive Open Source Audio [LINK: http://www.archive.org/details/opensource_audio]

Wait! I have more questions!

For more info, please contact Becca Boland or Pilar Garcia-Montero at 630-986-1976 or bboland@hinsdalelibrary.info / pgarcia-montero@hinsdalelibrary.info

Kathryn Stockett’s The Help has been selected as the 2010 Big Read title!

Learn more about The Help here

What’s new?

Click here for information about news and events, including special programs, displays, and more!

 Autism Society of Illinois

This organization is headquartered in Lombard, IL and is part of the Autism Society of America. Their website provides information on a local level to support parents of autistic children, and promote autism education, awareness, advocacy, and research.

http://autismillinois.org/index.aspx

 Children with Disabilities in the Yahoo! Directory

This site offers a directory to hundreds of sites that deal with different types of disabilities, and lists resources, government agencies, and organizations that serve the disabled.

http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Disabilities/Children/

 Easter Seals DuPage

This site outlines the services offered by Easter Seals and provides links to information on resources, legislative action, locations, etc.

http://dfvr.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ILDU_homepage

 Illinois State Board of Education, Special Education Services

This website offers information on all facets of special educations within the State of Illinois. Illinois State Board of Education publications and forms are also available here.

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/spec-ed/

 Internet Resource for Special Children

IRSC is dedicated to serving children with disabilities and other health related disorders worldwide. This web site acts as a central starting point that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities.

http://orsaminore.dreamhosters.com/handy/links/uk_various.html

 LADSE: La Grange Area Department of Special Education

This local organization is committed to providing a full continuum of special education services within the least restrictive educational environment and a decentralized, building-based model of providing services to students ages 3-21.

http://ladse.org/

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Provides information on disabilities in children and youth, programs and services and special education laws.

http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/Home.aspx

 NEDSRA: Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association

Each year Nedsra offers quality recreation programs and services for children with disabilities. This site offers a complete listing and calendar of their programs.

http://www.nedsra.org/

March 2010

Allen, Sarah Addison. The Girl Who Chased the Moon

Bernhardt, William. Capitol Betrayal

Clark, Carol Higgins. Wrecked

Coben, Harlen. Caught

Crusie, Jennifer. Wild Ride

Cussler, Clive. The Silent Sea

Goodman, Carol. Arcadia Falls

Grunwald, Lisa. The Irresistible Henry House

Kellerman, Jonathan. Deception

Lee, Chang-Rae. The Surrendered

McEwan, Ian. Solar

Moore, Christopher. Bite Me

Perry, Anne. The Sheen on the Silk

Robards, Karen, Shattered

Scottoline, Lisa. Think Twice

Shriver, Lionel. So Much for That

White, Randy Wayne. Deep Shadow

Wilson, Susan.  One Good Dog

April 2010

Abraham, Pearl. American Taliban

Baldacci, David. Deliver Us From Evil

Barclay, Linwood. Never Look Away

Berg, Elizabeth. The Last Time I Saw You

Box, C.J. Nowhere to Run

Carey, Peter. Parrot and Olivier in America

Chiaverini, Jennifer.  The Aloha Quilt

Dallas, Sandra. Whiter than Snow

Dietrich, William. The Barbary Pirates

Evans, Richard Paul. The Walk

Gael, Juliet. Romancing Miss Bronte

Gilmore, Jennifer. Something Red

Grahame-Smith, Seth. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Johansen, Iris. Eight Days to Live

Kalla, Daniel. Of Flesh and Blood

Kellerman, Jesse. The Executor

Lamott, Anne. Imperfect Birds

Lehrer, Jim. Super

McCall Smith, Alexander. The Double Comfort Safari Club

Min, Anchee. Pearl of China

Patterson, James. 9^th Judgment

Robards, Karen. Shameless

Tsiolkas, Christos. The Slap

Wilson, E.O. Anthill

May 2010

Allende, Isabel. Island Beneath the Sea

Balogh, Mary. A Secret Affair

Box, C.J. Nowhere to Run

Brown, Dale. Executive Intent

Child, Lee. 61 Hours

Giffin, Emily. Heart of the Matter

Macomber, Debbie. Hannah’s List

Margolin, Phillip. Supreme Justice

Michaels, Fern. Return to Sender

Preston, Douglas J. Fever Dream

Sheldon, Sidney. After the Darkness

Smiley, Jane. Private Life

Stewart, Leah. Husband and Wife

Syjuco, Miguel. Ilustrado

Turow, Scott. The Innocent

Udall, Brady. The Lonely Polygamist

Banville, John. The Infinities

Berenson, Alex. The Midnight House

Bishop, George. Letter to My Daughter

Bohjalian, Chris. Secrets of Eden

Charyn, Jerome. The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson

Chevalier, Tracy. Remarkable Creatures

Coetzee, J.M. Summertime

Crais, Robert. The First Rule

Delillo, Don. Point Omega

Delinsky, Barbara. Not My Daughter

Diamant, Anita. Day After Night

Erdrich, Louise. Shadow Tag

Fforde, Jasper. Shades of Grey

Fielding, Joy. Wild Zone

Garwood, Julie.  Sizzle

Hannah, Kristin. Winter Garden

Harrison, Jim. The Farmer’s Daughter

Higgins, Jack. Wolf at the Door

Hoffman, Beth.  Saving CeeCee Honeycutt

Hornby, Nick. Juliet, Naked

Kidd, Sue Monk and Ann Kidd Taylor. Travelling with Pomegranates

Kostova, Elizabeth. The Swan Thieves

Kristof, Nicholas. Half the Sky

Mason, Zachary. The Lost Books of the Odyssey

McLaughlin, Emma and Kraus, Nicola. Nanny Returns

Meacham, Leila. Roses

Mortenson, Greg. Stones into Schools

Niffenegger, Audrey. Her Fearful Symmetry

Parker, T. Jefferson. Iron River

Parker, Robert B. Split Image

Patterson, James. Worst Case

Rankin, Ian. Doors Open

Robb, J.D. Fantasy in Death

Steel, Danielle. Big Girl

Tyler, Anne.  Noah’s Compass

Wambaugh, Joseph. Hollywood Moon

Woods, Stuart. Kisser

The Judas Field by Howard Bahr
Twenty years after the Civil War, Alison Sansing returns to the battlefield that took the lives of her father and brother.  A powerful story of the human cost of warfare.

Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy
A coming of age story set in a fictional South Carolina military academy in the mid-1960s, from the incomparable author of The Great Santini and The Prince of Tides.

Bad Ground by W. Dale Cramer
Seventeen year-old Jeremy Prine hitchhikes from Tennessee to Georgia to fulfill his mother’s dying wish that he find his uncle, severely disfigured in the mining accident that killed Jeremy’s father.

Spinning Dixie by Eric Dezenhall
Presidential press secretary and spin doctor extraordinaire Jonah Eastman draws on his considerable expertise to help save a friend’s ancestral plantation, with some unexpected results.

The March by E.L. Doctorow
A powerful depiction of Sherman’s march through Georgia and the Carolinas.  The March was the winner of the 2005 National Book Critic Circle Award for Fiction.

Strangers and Sojourners:  Stories from the Lowcountry by Mary Potter Engel
The residents of fictional Coosawaw County tell their distinctive stories in twenty-one linked short tales.

Shem Creek:  A Lowcountry Tale by Dorothea Benton Frank
A single mother and her two teenage daughters move to small coastal South Carolina town in search of a better life.

Bet Your Bottom Dollar:  A Bottom Dollar Girls Novel by Karin Gillespie
Quirky characters, homespun wit, and Southern charm fuel this unlikely Cinderella story.

Flies on the Butter by Denise Hildreth
Washington lobbyist Rose Fletcher uses the drive home to South Carolina to reflect on her life, with the help of the eccentrics she meets on the way.

Revenge of the Kudzu Debutantes by Cathy Holton
Three Southern belles discover that they are all dealing with cheating spouses and work together to concoct their revenge.

The Same Sweet Girls by Cathy Holton
Six women nearing fifty renew the friendship they formed in college by meeting every two years.

Between Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson
A feud between two families from opposite sides of the tracks puts Nonny Frett between a rock and a hard place.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Eight-year-old Scout tells about growing up as the daughter of lawyer Atticus Finch in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama.  To Kill a Mockingbird is a beloved classic and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961.

A Song I Know by Heart by Brett Lott
In this powerful depiction of grief and loss, a mother and daughter-in-law make a painful journey of reconciliation.

Rhett Butler’s People by Donald McCaig
The life and times of Rhett Butler, of Gone with the Wind fame, from his own perspective.

All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren
The winner of the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, All the King’s Men tells the story of the rise and fall of Willie Stark, modeled on Louisiania kingpin Huey Long.

Christ Church of Oak Brook Preschool
31st and York Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 654-1882
www.cc-ob.org  

Community Presbyterian Preschool
39 N. Prospect Ave.
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
(630) 323-6522
www.chcpc.org/preschool.htm  

District 181 Blended Preschool
Monroe Elementary School
210 N. Madison St.
Hinsdale, IL 60521
and
Elm Elementary School
15 W. 201 60th St.
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
(630) 887-1070, ext. 0
http://www.d181.org/pdf/BlendedPreschoolFlier09.pdf

Grace Episcopal Church Preschool
120 E. First St.
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 323-3819
www.gracehinsdale.org/Preschool.html  

Hinsdale Community Preschool
415 W. 8th St.
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 325-7484
www.hinsdalecommunitypreschool.org  
Hinsdale Covenant Church Preschool
412 S. Garfield
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 323-2340
www.hinsdalecovenant.com

Hinsdale United Methodist Preschool
945 S. Garfield Ave.
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 323-3228
www.hinsdaleumc.com  

Hinsdale Head Start Preschool
17 Maple St.
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 887-9727
www.lifelink.org/HeadStart.html

Little Lambs Preschool
(Hinsdale Adventist Academy)
631 E. Hickory
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 323-9220
www.littlelambspreschool.org  

Seton Montessori Preschool
5728 Virginia Ave.
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
(630) 655-1066
www.setonmontessori.org  

Union Church Early Childhood Programs
137 S. Garfield St.
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 323-3314
www.uchinsdale.org/ECP/  

Village Children’s Academy
40 South Clay St.
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 325-9252
www.villagechildrensacademy.com  

Zion Lutheran Early Childhood Education Center
204 S. Grant St.
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 323-0065
www.zionlutheranecec.org

To reserve a study room, simply contact the appropriate public service desk:

• First Floor (adult) Study Rooms: contact the Reference and Adult Services Desk 630-986-1976 ext. 239 or via email reference@hinsdalelibrary.info.
• Lower Level (youth) Study Rooms: contact the Youth and Young Adult Services Desk 630-986-1976 ext. 501 or via email youth@hinsdalelibrary.info.

• Users of the First Floor Study Rooms are guaranteed a two hour block of time, while Lower Level Study Room users are guaranteed one hour. Walk-up patrons are accommodated on a first-come-first-served basis subject to availability.
• Patrons may reserve study rooms up to seven days in advance, though they may request a reservation only three times during that period.
• Patrons may use a Study Room once per day (regardless of walk-up or reservation).
• Each room supports a maximum of four people.
• As Study Rooms are a scarce resource, patrons are expected to occupy the rooms during their allocated blocks of time. Patrons who leave the rooms vacant for more than 15 minutes are subject to the forfeiture of their remaining time and/or removal of their personal belongings to accommodate waiting patrons.
• The use of our study rooms is governed by the Study Room Policy, which includes a provision prohibiting commercial use.

From Russia to the Lower East Side to Seattle, Alaska, and Siberia, Lillian Leyb’s quest to find her daughter is a vivid, moving, immigrant tale.

The Woman Behind the New Deal : the Life of Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience by Kirsten Downey

A portrait of the first female Cabinet member and one of the most influential women of the 20th century.

The World in Half by Cristina Henriquez

After her mother’s diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s, Miraflores travels to Panama to rediscover her father and her heritage.

Blindspot by Jane Kamensky and Jill Lepore

Two noted professors of American history collaborate on this Colonial-era tale of love, murder, and cross-dressing.

Darwin’s Armada: Four Voyages and the Battle for the Theory of Evolution by Iain McCalman

A fascinating account of Charles Darwin’s formative experience on the Beagle and the similar voyages of Joseph Hooker, Thomas Huxley, and Alfred Russell Wallace, who became Darwin’s most passionate supporters in later years.

Nothing Right: Short Stories by Antonya Nelson

Stories of quiet and not-so-quiet desperation as families try to deal with the heartbreak of contemporary life, by a noted writer for the New Yorker.

Songs for the Missing by Stewart O’Nan

A popular high-school student goes missing, and this novel tells the story of what happens to her family and friends after her disappearance.

Far North by Marcel Theroux

Climate change has brought disaster to civilization in this strangely hopeful apocalyptic tale.

The Children’s Crown Award is a children’s choice award for grades 3-6.  Librarians and teachers select wholesome and uplifting books published within the last two years, and participating schools have students in each grade level read nominated titles: 3^rd graders read three (one must be a chapter book), 4^th graders four (one must be a chapter book), 5^th graders five (two must be chapter books), and 6^th graders six (two must be chapter books).  Ballots are due April 30^th.

Visit the Crown website for more information: http://www.childrenscrownaward.org/crown.htm.

The current nominated Crown Award books are shelved behind the Youth Services desk.

Aurora County All-Stars by Deborah Wiles	Ben and the Sudden Too-Big Family byColby Rodowsky	The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians by Carla Morris
The Dog Who Thought He Was Santa by Bill Wallace	Ice Cream Town by Rona Arato	Jack Plank Tells Tales by Natalie Babbitt
Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World by Juliana Hatkoff	Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk	Morris and Buddy: The Story of the First Seeing Eye Dog by Becky Hall
Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr	No Talking by Andrew Clements	Paint the Wind by Pam Ryan
Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins	Sweet Land of Liberty by Deborah Hopkinson	The Tale of Pale Male by Jeanette Winter
Tales of Famous Americans by Connie Roop	Trouble According to Humphrey by Betty Birney

Picture book versions of favorites stories

The Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinkney

Sleeping Beauty by Adele Geras

Three Little Pigs by James Marshall

Cinderella by K.Y.Craft

The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone

The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Marianna Mayer

Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett

Jack and the Beanstalk by John Cech

Thumbelina by Susan Jeffers

Town Mouse Country Mouse by Jan Brett

Collections and longer versions

If you’re looking for a collection or longer folktale, check out the J/398.2 area in the  juvenile nonfiction collection.

Storytime First Tales for Sharing

Classic Fairy Tales

Around the World 80 Tales

Aesop’s Fables

Robin of Sherwood

Nursery rhymes

You can find traditional Mother Goose and other nursery rhymes shelved immediately following the above area  (under J/398.8).  Here you’ll find both collections and individual picture books of rhymes.

Mother Goose by Sylvia Long

A Child’s Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Kady MacDonald Denton

Three Little Kittens by Paul Galdone

1960's: The Vietnam War and the American Civil Rights Movement

	Rat Life by Ted Arnold After developing an unusual friendship with a young Vietnam War veteran in 1972, fourteen-year-old Todd discovers his writing talent and solves a murder mystery.
	Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Cameron Crowe In Mississippi in 1955, a sixteen-year-old finds himself at odds with his grandfather over issues surrounding the kidnapping and murder of a fourteen-year-old African American from Chicago.
	Cracker the Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata A young soldier in Vietnam bonds with his bomb-sniffing dog.
	Kira Kira by Cynthia Kadohata Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill.
	Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers Seventeen-year-old Richie Perry, just out of his Harlem high school, enlists in the Army in the summer of 1967 and spends a devastating year on active duty in Vietnam.
	The Car by Gary Paulsen A teenager left on his own travels west in a kit car he built himself, and along the way picks up two Vietnam veterans, who take him on an eye-opening journey.
	Too Big a Storm by Marsh Qualey When serious worrier Brady Callahan meets vivacious Sally Cooper, daughter of a wealthy Minnesota family, they develop a close friendship that helps they both grow and survive during the turbulent Vietnam War era.
	The 1940’s: World War II
	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Historical Fiction) Tally Hamilton is furious to hear that she is being sent from London to a horrid, stuffy boarding school in the countryside, and all because of the stupid war. But Delderton Hall is a far more interesting place than Tally ever imagined, and an exciting school trip to the beautiful and luscious kingdom of Bergania whisks Tally into an unexpected adventure. Strong, eccentric characters and a life-or-death mystery in Bergania make this an original and satisfying read.
	Postcards from No Man’s Land by Aidan Chambers Alternates between two stories; past and present: In contemporary time, seventeen-year-old Jacob visits a daunting Amsterdam at the request of his English grandmother–and historically, nineteen-year-old Geertrui relates her experience of British soldier’s attempts to liberate Holland from its German occupation.
	Daniel, Half Human: And the Good Nazi by Daniel Chotjewitz In 1933, best friends Daniel and Armin admire Hitler, but as anti-Semitism buoys Hitler to power, Daniel learns he is half Jewish, threatening the friendship even as life in their beloved Hamburg, Germany, is becoming nightmarish. Also details Daniel and Armin’s reunion in 1945 in interspersed chapters.
	Ten Cents a Dance by Christine Fletcher In 1940s Chicago, fifteen-year-old Ruby hopes to escape poverty by becoming a taxi dancer in a nightclub, but the work has unforeseen dangers and hiding the truth from her family and friends becomes increasingly difficult.
	Lily’s Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily’s friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently.
	B for Buster by Iain Lawrence In the spring of 1943, sixteen-year-old Kak, desperate to escape his abusive parents, lies about his age to enlist in the Canadian Air Force and soon finds himself based in England as part of a crew flying bombing raids over Germany.
	Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle In 1942, Robert and his cousin Elliot uncover long-hidden family secrets while staying in their grandparents’ Rhode Island town, where they also become involved with a German artist who is suspected of being a spy.
	A Boy At War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Harry Mazer While fishing with his friends off Honolulu on December 7, 1941, teenaged Adam is caught in the midst of the Japanese attack and through the chaos of the subsequent days tries to find his father, a naval officer who was serving on the U.S.S. Arizona when the bombs fell.
	Stones in Water by Donna Jo Napoli After being taken by German soldiers from a local movie theater along with other Italian boys including his Jewish friend, Roberto is forced to work in Germany, escapes into the Ukrainian winter, before desperately trying to make his way back home to Venice.
	Run Boy Run by Uri Orlev Based on the true story of a nine-year-old boy who escapes the Warsaw Ghetto and must survive throughout the war in the Nazi-occupied Polish countryside.
	Thin Wood Walls by David Patneaude  When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Joe Hamada and his family face growing prejudice, eventually being torn away from their home and sent to a relocation camp in California, even as his older brother joins the United States Army to fight in the war.
	Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury Following orders from the United States Army, several young Japanese American men train K-9 units to hunt Asians during World War II.
	The Road to Memphis by Mildred Taylor In 1941 a black youth, sadistically teased by two white boys in rural Mississippi, severely injures one of them with a tire iron and enlists Cassie’s help in trying to flee the state.
	Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venktraman In India, in 1941, when her father becomes brain-damaged in a non-violent protest march, fifteen-year-old Vidya and her family are forced to move in with her father’s extended family and become accustomed to a totally different way of life.
	The Gadget by Paul Zindel In 1945, having joined his father at Los Alamos, where he and other scientists are working on a secret project to end World War II, thirteen-year-old Stephen becomes caught in a web of secrecy and intrigue.
	1930’s
	Blood Gold by Michael Cadnum After an arduous journey, Will Dwinelle and his friend Ben finally reach California in 1849 intending to bring home the man who betrayed the honor of a girl back home in Philadelphia, but find themselves tempted by the riches of the Gold Rush.
	The Truth About Sparrows by Marion Hale Twelve-year-old Sadie promises that she will always be Wilma’s best friend when their families leaves drought-stricken Missouri in 1933, but once in Texas, Sadie learns that she must try to make a new home–and new friends, too.

	Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse In a series of poems, fifteen-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family’s wheat farm in Oklahoma during the dust bowl years of the Depression.
	The Miner’s Daughter by Gretchen Moran Laskas Sixteen-year-old Willa, living in a Depression-era West Virginia mining town, works hard to help her family, experiences love and friendship, and finds an outlet for her writing when her family becomes part of the Arthurdale, West Virginia, community supported by Eleanor Roosevelt.
	Let the Circle be Unbroken by Mildred B. Taylor Four black children growing up in rural Mississippi during the Depression experience racial antangonisms and hard times, but learn from their parents the pride and self-respect they need to survive.
	1920’s
	Uprising by Margaret Peterson HaddixIn 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss’s daughter, was only five years old. Includes historical notes.
	Black Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle Years afterwards, Ruben Hart tells the story of how, in 1929 Newport, Rhode Island, his family and his best friend’s family were caught up in the violent competition among groups trying to control the local rum-smuggling trade.
	White Lilacs by Carolyn Meyer In 1921 in Dillon, Texas, twelve-year-old Rose Lee sees trouble threatening her black community when the whites decide to take the land there for a park and forcibly relocate the black families to an ugly stretch of territory outside the town.
	Tulsa Burning by Anna Myers In 1921, fifteen-year-old Noble Chase hates the sheriff of Wekiwa, Oklahoma, and is more than willing to cross him to help his best friend, a black man, who is injured during race riots in nearby Tulsa.
	1900-1920
	Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch Sixteen-year-old Margaret Rose Nolan, newly arrived from Ireland, finds work at New York City’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory shortly before the 1911 fire in which 146 employees died.
	A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly In 1906, sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and fiance, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death of a guest. Based on a true story.
	A Time of Angels by Karen Hesse Sick with influenza during the 1918 epidemic and separated from her two sisters, a young Jewish girl living in Boston relies on the help of an old German man, and her visions of angels, to get better and to reunite herself with her family.
	Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson After inheriting her uncle’s homesteading claim in Montana, sixteen-year-old orphan Hattie Brooks travels from Iowa in 1917 to make a home for herself and encounters some unexpected problems related to the war being fought in Europe.
	Shackleton’s Stowaway by Victoria McKernan A fictionalized account of the adventures of eighteen-year-old Perce Blackborow, who stowed away for the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition and, after their ship Endurance was crushed by ice, endured many hardships, including the loss of the toes of his left foot to frostbite, during the nearly two-year return journey across sea and ice.
	Streets of Gold by Marie RaphaelIn 1942, Robert and his cousin Elliot uncover long-hidden family secrets while staying in their grandparents’ Rhode Island town, where they also become involved with a German artist who is suspected of being a spy.
	World War I: 1914-1918
	Remembrance by Theresa BreslinThe destinies of two Scottish families, one of shopkeepers and one of wealth and power, become entwined through their involvement in World War I, social causes, and love.
	Lord of the Nutcracker Men by Iain LawrenceBased on the true story of a nine-year-old boy who escapes the Warsaw Ghetto and must survive throughout the war in the Nazi-occupied Polish countryside.
	Private Peaceful by Michael MorpurgoWhen Thomas Peaceful’s older brother is forced to join the British Army, Thomas decides to sign up as well, although he is only fourteen years old, to prove himself to his country, his family, his childhood love, Molly, and himself.
	Fire in the Hills by Anna MyersAfter her mother’s death, sixteen-year-old Hallie faces changes in her life in the hills of eastern Oklahoma in 1918, as she takes over caring for her family and begins thinking about life as a woman.
	Kipling’s Choice by Geert SpillebeenIn 1915, mortally wounded in Loos, France, eighteen-year-old John Kipling, son of writer Rudyard Kipling, remembers his boyhood and the events leading to what is to be his first and last World War I battle.
	And in the Morning by John WilsonWhen 15-year-old Jim Hay’s father is killed in World War I, Jim is compelled to leave his native Scotland to fight, and struggles with the horrors of war as he tries to survive trench warfare.
	Late 1800’s
	Charlotte’s Rose by A.E. Cannon As a twelve-year-old Welsh immigrant carries a motherless baby along the Mormon Trail in 1856, she comes to love the baby as her own and fear the day the baby’s father will reclaim her.
	The Birchbark House by Louise ErdrichOmakayas, a seven-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847.
	In the Shadow of the Alamo by Sherry GarlandConscripted into the Mexican Army, fifteen-year-old Lorenzo Bonifacio makes some unexpected alliances and learns some harsh truths about General Santa Ana as the troops move toward the Battle of the Alamo.
	Jason’s Gold by Will Hobbs When news of the discovery of gold in Canada’s Yukon Territory in 1897 reaches fifteen-year-old Jason, he embarks on a 10,000-mile journey to strike it ri.
	Boston Jane: An Adventure by Jennifer L. Holm Schooled in the lessons of etiquette for young ladies of 1854, Miss Jane Peck of Philadelphia finds little use for manners during her long sea voyage to the Pacific Northwest and while living among the American traders and Chinook Indians of Washington Territory.
	The Land by Mildred B. TaylorAfter the Civil War Paul, the son of a white father and a black mother, finds himself caught between the two worlds of colored folks and white folks as he pursues his dream of owning land of his own.Prequel the Newbery Medal Winner Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
	Finding Hattie by Sally WarnerIn 1882 Hattie, a 14-year-old orphan, joins her cousin Sophie at Miss Bulkley’s Seminary for Young Ladies, a boarding school in Tarrytown, New York. There she tries to accept the loss of her family and adjust to very different surroundings.
	Civil War 1861-1865
	Stealing South: A Story of the Underground Railroad by Katherine Ayres Sixteen-year-old Will Spencer leaves home to become a peddler, but gets more than he bargained for when he agrees to go to Kentucky, steal two slaves, and help them reach their brother in Canada.
	Evvy’s Civil War by Miriam BrenamanIn Virginia in 1860, on the verge of the Civil War, fourteen-year-old Evvy chafes at the restrictions that her society places on both women and slaves.
	With Every Drop of Blood by James Lincoln Collier While trying to transport food to Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War, fourteen-year-old Johnny is captured by a black Union soldier.
	Uncommon Faith by Trudy Krishner In 1837-38, residents of Millbrook, Massachusetts, speak in their different voices of major issues of their day, including women’s rights, slavery, religious differences, and one fiery girl named Faith.
	A Soldier’s Heart by Gary PaulsenEager to enlist, fifteen-year-old Charley has a change of heart after experiencing both the physical horrors and mental anguish of Civil War combat.
	Amelia’s War by Ann RinaldiWhen a Confederate general threatens to burn Hagerstown, Maryland, unless it pays an exorbitant ransom, twelve-year-old Amelia and her friend find a way to save the town.
	1700’s
	Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic.
	The Ransom of Mercy Carter by Caroline B. Cooney Mercy and her family are captured by Mohawk Indians in 1704, in the English settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts. Eleven-year-old Mercy is forced to adapt to new life while still hoping to be ransomed.
	Pirates! The True and Remarkable Adventures of Minerva Sharpe and Nancy Kingston, Female Pirates by Celia ReesIn 1722, after arriving with her brother at the family’s Jamaican plantation where she is to be married off, sixteen-year-old Nancy Kington escapes with her slave friend, Minerva Sharpe, and together they become pirates traveling the world in search of treasure.
	Smith by Leon GarfieldMoments after he steals a document from a man’s pocket, an illiterate young pickpocket in eighteenth-century London witnesses the man’s murder by two men who want the document.
	American Revolution 1775 - 1783
	Chains by Laurie Halse AndersonAfter being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War.
	The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by M.T. AndersonVarious diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age sixteen, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War.
	Year of the Hangman by Gary L. BlackwoodIn 1777, having been kidnapped and taken forcibly from England to the American colonies, fifteen-year-old Creighton becomes part of developments in the political unrest there that may spell defeat for the patriots and change the course of history.
	My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier Recounts the tragedy that strikes the Meeker family during the Revolution when one son joins the rebel forces while the rest of the family tries to stay neutral in a Tory town.
	The Hollow Tree by Janet LunnFifteen-year-old Phoebe Olcott, distraught when her beloved cousin Gideon is hanged as a British spy, becomes caught up in the turmoil of war when she decides to deliver the secret message Gideon was carrying to the British general at Fort Ticonderoga.
	The Sacrifice by Diane MatcheckWhen her father’s death leaves her orphaned and an outcast among her Apsaalooka (Crow) people, a fifteen-year-old sets out to avenge his death and prove that she, not her dead twin brother, is destined to be the Great One.
	Sorceress by Celia Rees Eighteen-year-old Agnes, a Mohawk Indian who is descended from a line of shamanic healers, uses her own newly-discovered powers to uncover the story of her ancestor, a 17th Cnetury New England English healer who fled charges of witchcraft to make her life with the local Indians.
	Cast Two Shadows: The American Revolution in the South by Ann RinaldiIn South Carolina in 1780, fourteen-year-old Caroline sees the Revolutionary War take a terrible toll among her family and friends and comes to understand the true nature of war.
	Secret Life of Sarah Revere by Ann Rinaldi Paul Revere’s daughter describes her father’s rides and the intelligence network of the patriot community prior to the American Revolution.
	1500-1600’s - America
	Redemption by Julie ChibbaroChronicles the arduous journey of a twelve-year-old English girl and her mother as they flee with other religious protesters to the New World in the early 1500’s, and the heartbreak and hope they find when they arrive.
	Trouble’s Daughter: The Story of Susanna Hutchinson by Katherine Kirkpatrick When her family is massacred by Lenape Indians in 1643, nine-year-old Susanna, daughter of Anne Hutchinson, is captured and raised as a Lenape.
	Witch Child by Celia Rees In 1659, fourteen-year-old Mary Newbury keeps a journal of her voyage from England to the New World and her experiences living as a witch in a community of Puritans near Salem, Massachusetts.
	European History: Middle Ages and Renaissance
	The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood A young orphan boy is ordered by his master to infiltrate Shakespeare’s acting troupe in order to steal the script of “Hamlet,” but he discovers instead the meaning of friendship and loyalty.
	The Devil and His Boy by Anthony Horowitz In 1593, 13-year-old Tom travels through the English contryside to London, where he falls in with a troupe of actors and finds himself in great danger.
	Beware, Princess Elizabeth by Carolyn Meyer After the death of her father, King Henry VIII, in 1547, thirteen-year-old Elizabeth must endure the political intrigues and dangers of the reigns of her half-brother Edward and her half-sister Mary before finally becoming Queen of England eleven years later.
	Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer Mary Tudor, who would reign briefly as Queen of England during the mid sixteenth century, tells the story of her troubled childhood as daughter of King Henry VIII.
	No Shame, No Fear by Ann Turnbull In England in 1662, a time of religious persecution, fifteen-year-old Susanna, a poor country girl and a Quaker, and seventeen-year-old William, a wealthy Anglican, meet and fall in love against all odds.
	Middle Ages
	Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
	Enter Three Witches by Caroline B. Cooney This novelization of Macbeth focuses on the lives of the servants and the nobility who were present the night King Duncan was murdered. A dark tale with many twists.
	Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman Catherine, the 13-year-old daughter of an English country knight longs for adventures beyond the usual role of women and to avoid being married off
	Blood Red Horse by K.M. Grant You only need three things to become a brave and noble knight: a warhorse, a fair maiden and a just cause. Will has a horse. Ellie is a fair maiden. King Richard is calling for a Crusade: the Knights of England must go to the Holy Land to fight. Will and his brother Gavin will go. The journey is fraught with peril and struggle, but through it all, they have two constants–Ellie and a blood red horse named Hosanna.
	The King’s Swift Rider: A Novel on Robert the Bruce by Mollie Hunter Unwilling to fight but feeling a sense of duty, sixteen-year-old Martin joins Scotland’s rebel army as a swift rider and master of espionage for the leader, Robert the Bruce.
	Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen As English armies invade Scotland in 1306, eleven-year-old Princess Marjorie, daughter of the newly crowned Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, is captured by England’s King Edward Longshanks and held in a cage on public display.
	Ancient Greece and Egypt

Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret by Judy Blume (J/BLUME)
If you’re an adult woman under 50 in the U.S., chances are decent that you’ve either read this novel about 12-year-old Margaret and her journey into puberty, or know someone who has. Girls everywhere can relate with Margaret’s anxieties about cute boys, friendships and her changing body. Its depiction of puberty from Margaret’s perspective has been controversial in some circles, causing it to come under fire in several school libraries since its release in 1970.

Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women’s Health Collective (613.04244/OUR)
This book first published in the early 1970s has been the go-to guide for generations of women regarding their health and sexuality. Plain-speaking, written from a female perspective and avoiding the condescending tone of many books of the genre at the time, Our Bodies, Ourselves has helped countless women make more informed medical decisions.

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (632.9/CAR)
The unanticipated environmental consequences of using chemical pesticides are highlighted in this seminal 1962 work which ultimately led to the banning of DDT in the United States. In addition, many Americans were inspired to join in the budding environmental movement.

The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan (396/FRI)
This 1963 book theorized that societal pressure for American women to fill traditional roles like homemaker and mother led to unhappiness, as careers and educational opportunities were sacrificed. This book influenced many to join the new women’s movement and led to soul searching among countless others as they took stock of the direction of their lives.

Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin (301.451/GRI)
Griffin, a middle-aged white journalist, experiences life as a black man in 1959 after dying his skin and travelling through the Deep South. His account of racism galvanized previously unaware citizens into joining the burgeoning civil rights movement.

Roots by Alex Haley (929.2/HAL)
Before the blockbuster television miniseries hit the airwaves, Haley’s book, which traced his ancestry back to Africa, caused quite a stir. Though his research methods have since come into question, there’s no denying the cultural impact of Roots, which ignited interest in amateur genealogy in the American public.

The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay (342.73/FED)
Written by three of our founding fathers to convince the State of New York to ratify the constitution, this set of essays effectively laid out the case for a stronger federal government. Aside from serving their stated purpose, The Federalist Papers give us valuable insight into why our government has its current form.

On the Road by Jack Kerouac (F/KEROUAC, J.)
Ever thought of hopping into a car for a wild and crazy road adventure? It might not have occurred to you if Kerouac hadn’t penned his classic mostly-autobiographical 1950s novel of the road which has since become a part of American popular culture.

Sexual Behavior in the Human Male by Alfred Kinsey (392.6/KIN)
This eyebrow-raising 1948 book represents the culmination of an extensive survey project of sexuality in American men. The results regarding the frequency of sex outside of marriage and homosexual behavior were considered scandalous for the time. This book sparked a lot of conversation about a formerly taboo subject in the general public.

On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (155.937/KUB)
This influential book describing how people cope with the passing of terminally ill loved ones has enlightened counselors and doctors, comforted the grieving and dying and became part of our culture in the process.

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (F/RAND, A)
Despite its daunting length (1,000+ pages), this novel has attracted legions of new readers each year since its original release in 1957. Rand skewers big government and espouses the virtues of capitalism through her heroic businessman character John Galt. The views of many conservatives and libertarians in America have been shaped by Atlas Shrugged and its advocacy of laissez-faire government policy regarding business.

Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (394.1097/SCH)
The seamy underbelly of America’s enormous fast food industry is revealed in this book. Schlosser leaves us with disturbing indelible mental images of how cattle are processed into hamburgers. The attitudes, if not eating habits of millions have been influenced by this book.

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair (F/SINCLAIR, U)
This muckraking novel depicts the life of a hardworking immigrant meatpacker in Chicago. The abysmal factory conditions and management’s callous indifference to food contamination in the book caused a public sensation which ultimately led to government regulation of food safety.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (F/STOWE)
Perhaps more than any other American book, this 1852 novel changed the course of our history. It called attention to the plight of southern black slaves and propelled the country inexorably toward the Civil War by inflaming and mobilizing abolitionists. Abraham Lincoln reportedly said, “So this is the little lady who made this big war? ” to Stowe upon meeting her at the White House.

Walden by Henry David Thoreau (818.3/THO)
Thoreau’s two-year sojourn in a self-made cabin at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts is chronicled in this work, which also serves to illustrate his philosophical views. Even though it was first published in 1854, readers of every era since have been moved by its advocacy for living simply and its respect for the beauty of nature.

1. Common Sense by Thomas Paine, 1776
2. A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft, 1792
3. The Book of Mormon, 1830
4. The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass, 1845
5. The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, 1848
6. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1852
7. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, 1855
8. The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund
   Freud, 1900
9. The Clansman by Thomas Dixon Jr., 1905
10. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, 1906
11. The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by John Maynard Keynes, 1936
12. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, 1939
13. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, 1952
14. Howl by Allen Ginsberg, 1956
15. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, 1957
16. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, 1962
17. The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan, 1963
18. The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley, 1965
19. On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, 1969
20. All the President’s Men by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, 1974

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Not sure what kind of movie you’re in the mood for? Browse some of our suggested viewing titles and check to see what’s on shelf right now.

Film Suggestions For Families

Are you in need of a movie that the whole family can enjoy? Try one of these PG rated films available in our collection, they’re fun for everyone. Follow the link to check the movie’s current availability.

The Princess Bride, The Wizard of OZ, Becoming Jane, Big, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Dead Poets Society, Finding Neverland, Marley & Me

Film Suggestions For Date Night

In search of a movie for just the two of you? Try one of these romantic suggestions.

Sabrina, You’ve Got Mail, As Good as It Gets, An Officer and A Gentleman, When Harry Met Sally, A Room with a View, Say Anything

Film Suggestions For A Good Scare

Looking for a frighteningly good film? Give one of these scream worthy thrillers a try.

The Orphanage, Psycho, The Happening, Carrie, The Shining, The Sixth Sense, Signs, Night of the Living Dead, Lakeview Terrace, Halloween, The Cry

Foreign Film Suggestions

Our collection is packed with foreign films of all genres, if you’re a foreign film buff you may want to browse our shelves or try one of these popular titles.

Beaufort, La Vie En Rose, Ballad of Narayama, Bicycle Thief, City of God, Danton, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Flight of the Red Balloon, Sway

Film Suggestions to Keep it Real

Whether you’d like to be inspired, educated, moved or entertained, we’ve got a documentary film for you. Give one of these a try.

Young@Heart, Man on Wire, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son about His Father, Please Vote for Me, King Corn: You are What You Eat, Street Fight, This Film is not yet Rated, Who Killed the Electric Car, Hoop Dreams, My Architect: A Son’s Journey

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Graphic novels for kids are making a come-back, big time.  They’re lauded for appealing to multiple intelligences at once, bringing art and words together, and capturing the imagination of young readers. Our collection includes stories about superheroes, science fiction adventures, re-imagined classics like Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, original works and Manga (popular Japanese style). The Library houses collections in the youth, teen and adult departments. Also, each department’s nonfiction collections contain comic strip collections, such as Calvin and Hobbes (J/741.5/WAT) and history titles, such as Gettysburg Graphic (J/973.7349/BUT).

Here are some of our favorites from the youth Graphic Novel collection.

Popular Graphic Novels

The Lion King by Bobbi Weiss  (J/GN/DISNEY)	Sardine in Outer Space by Emmanuel Guibert (J/GN/GUIBERT)	Babymouse: Queen of the World (v. 1) by Jennifer Holm  (J/GN/HOLM)
Tigerstar & Sasha: Into the Woods (v. 1) by Erin Hunter   (J/GN/HUNTER)	The Best of Pokemon Adventures (Yellow) by Hidenori Kusaka(J/GN/POKEMON)	Marvel Adventures Spider-man by Marvel Comics (various authors) (J/GN/SPIDER-MAN)
Clone Wars Adventures: The Way of the Jedi (v. 1) by W. Haden Blackman  (J/GN/STAR WARS)	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Millenium Puzzle (v. 1) by Kazuki Takahashi   (J/GN/TAKAHASHI)	Adventures of TinTin (volume 1) by Herge  (J/GN/TINTIN)

New and Awesome

Knights of the Lunch Table by Frank Cammuso (J/GN/CAMMUSO)	Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon Hale (J/GN/HALE)	Amulet: the Stonekeeper (v. 1) by Kazu Kibuishi  (J/GN/KIBUISHI)
The World of Quest (v.1) by Jason Kruse  (J/GN/KRUSE)	Magic Pickle by Scott Morse   (J/GN/MORSE)	Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 (v. 1) by David Petersen (J/GN/PETERSEN)
Thoreau at Walden by John Porcellino (J/GN/PORCELLINO)	Owly: The Way Home & the Bittersweet Summer (v. 1) by Andy Runton (J/GN/RUNTON)	Dragon Drive: D-Break (v. 1) by Ken-ichi Sakura   (J/GN/SAKURA)

Classics/Popular Kid Books Turned Graphic Novels

The Baby-sitters Club: The Truth about Stacey Adapted from the work of Ann Martin (J/GN/BABYSITTERS)	Beowulf* by Stefan Petrucha (J/GN/BEOWULF)	Cinderella: the Graphic Novel by Beth Bracken (J/GN/CINDERELLA)
Redwall: the Graphic Novel Adapted from the work of Brian Jacques (J/GN/JACQUES)	Hardy Boys: The Ocean of Osyria (v. 1) Adapted from the work of Franklin Dixon (J/GN/LOBDELL)	Nancy Drew, Girl Detective: The Demon of River Heights (v 1) Adapted from the work of Carolyn Keene (J/GN/PETRUCHA)
Treasure Island Adapted from the work of Robert Louis Stevenson (J/GN/STEVENSON)

*Title suitable for older children (grades 5 and up).

There are no current open positions.

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, Errol Flynn, PG)

Amazing Grace (PG)

American Graffiti (1973, PG)

Around the World in 80 Days (1956, G)

Batman Begins (PG-13)

(Batman) The Dark Knight (PG-13)

Beetlejuice (1988, PG)

Bella (PG-13)

Bend It Like Beckham (PG-13)

Big (1988, Tom Hanks, PG)   also in Juvenile collection

Breaking Away (1979, PG)

Bride and Prejudice (PG-13, Bollywood)

Camelot (1967, G)

Charly (1968, Cliff Robertson, PG-13)

A Christmas Story (1983, PG)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977, PG)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (PG-13)

Dead Poets Society (1989, PG)

Doctor Dolittle (1967, Rex Harrison, G)

Duma (PG)

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986, PG-13)

Fiddler on the Roof (1971, not rated)

Field of Dreams (1989, PG)

Forrest Gump (PG-13)

Funny Girl (1968, Barbara Streisand, PG)

The Golden Compass (PG-13)

The Grapes of Wrath (1940, Henry Fonda, PG)

Grave of the Fireflies (1988, directed by Isao Takahata, PG)

Grease (1978, John Travolta, PG)

Groundhog Day (PG)

Harvey (1950, Jimmy Stewart, not rated)

Hello, Dolly (1969, Barbara Streisand, G)

Hoop Dreams (1994, PG-13)

Hoosiers (1986, PG)

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, PG)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, PG)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, PG-13)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008, PG-13)

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963, G)

It’s a Wonderful Life (1947, not rated)

Jaws (PG-13)

The King and I (1956, Yul Brynner, G)

King Kong (1933, not rated)

King Kong (2005, PG-13)

Local Hero (1983, PG)

Lord of the Rings Trilogy (PG-13)

Mad Hot Ballroom (PG)

Marley and Me (PG)                                  also in Juvenile collection

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944, Judy Garland, not rated)

Miracle on 34^th Street (1947, not rated)

My Fair Lady (1964, Audrey Hepburn, G)

My Neighbor Totoro (1988, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, G)

National Velvet (1944,  Elizabeth Taylor, G)

The Nutty Professor (1963, Jerry Lewis, not rated)

Oklahoma! (1955, musical, G)

Oliver! (1968, Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, G)

Oliver Twist (1948, not rated)

Phantom of the Opera (2004, musical, PG-13)

The Pink Panther Film Collection (Volumes 1-5, G)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, PG-13)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, PG-13)

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007,  PG-13

Planet of the Apes (2001, PG-13)

The Prestige (PG-13)

Princess Bride (PG)  also in J collection

The Return of the Pink Panther (1975, G)

Rocky (1976, PG)

Romancing the Stone (1984, PG)

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (PG-13)   Sisterhood #1 is in Juvenile collection

Son of Rambow (PG-13)

Sounder (1972, Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, G)

Spider-man (PG-13)                          only in Juvenile collection

Spider-man 2 (PG-13)

Spider-man 3 (PG-13)

Star Wars I  The Phantom Menace (PG)

Star Wars II  Attack of the Clones (PG)

Star Wars III  Revenge of the Sith (PG-13)

Star Wars IV  A New Hope (1977, PG)

Star Wars V  The Empire Strikes Back (1980, PG)

Star Wars VI  Return of the Jedi (1983, PG)

The Sting (1973, Robert Redford, Paul Newman, PG)

Stranger than Fiction (PG-13)

That’s Entertainment! (1974, G)

Superman Returns (PG-13)

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, Gregory Peck, not rated)

Warm Springs (TVPG)

Whale Rider (PG-13)

X-Men (PG-13)

The Yearling (1946, Gregory Peck, G)    also in Juvenile collection

Yellow Submarine (1968, The Beatles, G)

Young @ Heart (PG)

Young Frankenstein (1974, Gene Wilder, PG)

Did your ink run out last night just as you were finishing up your semester-long project?

Did you just find an interesting article at the Corner Bakery and want to print it for later reference?

Hinsdale Public Library’s Wireless Printing Service can help! How does it work? It’s easy.

Simply visit our Wireless Printing Service page and follow these simple steps:

1. Assign yourself a User ID (your first name and last initial works well). You’ll use this User ID to identify your print jobs at the Library.
2. Select and upload your document. The service supports many standard file formats like Microsoft Word and Excel. The Web Printing Service page has a more comprehensive list.
3. Select printer type (black & white or color). Black & white prints are 10¢ and color prints are 50¢.
4. Press the continue button.

Your print jobs will be sent to the Print Release Station on the Library’s main floor behind the central staircase. Ask at the Information Desk or the Reference Desk for assistance in accessing your print jobs.

You have until closing time of the day of printing to retrieve your documents.

Computer games are not only fun and engaging, but they reinforce many skills needed in school and in later life. Games for young children are visually entertaining and can be used to reinforce early literacy skills, identification of colors, shapes and numbers, and story structure. Gaming for older kids teaches analytical thinking, team building, multitasking and problem-solving strategy. There’s something for everyone-from traveling to magical lands to singing songs with a favorite book character. These are just a few of the titles we have, so check one out today!

Popular CD-ROM Series

Arthur

Backyard Sports

Barbie

Carmen Sandiego

Clifford

Curious George

Disney

Dora

Freddi Fish

Giggles for Babies

Jump Start

Harry Potter

I Spy

Lego

Nancy Drew

Pajama Sam

Reader Rabbit

Thomas the Tank

Tycoon Games

Sesame Street

Zoombinis

Encyclopedias & Study Guides

Encyclopedia Britannica 2008 (ages 8 and up)

Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium (ages 8 and up)

SAT, ACT, & PSAT 2007 Platinum (ages 16 and up)

World Book Encyclopedia 2006 (ages 8 and up)

Typing/Computer Skills

2Simple 2Type (ages 5 and up)

Disney’s Adventures in Typing with Timon & Pumba (ages 6 and up)

Jump Start Typing (ages 7-10)

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing (ages 8 and up)

My Very First Software for Preschoolers

The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
The intertwined tales of Ann Eliza Young, Brigham Young’s infamous 19th wife and a modern-day 19th wife who is accused of murder.

The Bible Salesman by Clive Edgerton
Set in postwar North Carolina, this is the story of a young, earnest Bible salesman and his unwitting involvement with a ring of car thieves.

China Road by Rob Gifford
NPR foreign correspondent Rob Gifford travels China’s Route 312 from Shanghai to the Kazakh border.

Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance by Lloyd Jones
Two couples are brought together by their love of the tango.

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
The author and her family spend a year eating only what they can grow themselves, barter, or buy locally.

Lavinia by Ursula K. LeGuin
In The Aeneid, Virgil’s hero fights to win Lavinia, the daughter of a king. In this re-imagining, LeGuin  tells the story from Lavinia’s point of view.

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
This collection of short stories from a Pulitzer prize winning author  ranges from Seattle to India, illuminating the corners of the human spirit.

Home by Marilynne Robinson
A companion to the Pulitzer Prize winning Gilead, Robinson’s latest work is the story of one family’s spiritual and emotional journey to the end of an era.

Hinsdale Public Library offers customized support to your book discussion group.

Books, Books, Books

Hinsdale Public Library cardholders can reserve multiple copies of books for their book groups.  Call us at 630-986-1976 or email us with the author, title, your name, the name of your book group, and the date your group is meeting.  We’ll do our best to make sure you have enough copies for everyone in your group, but current bestsellers and titles with many reserves may not be readily available.

Reading Group Toolkits

We’ll pull together author information, book reviews, and sample discussion questions for any book that your group chooses.  Call us at 630-986-1976 or email us with the author, title, your name, and the date your group is meeting.  Please give us a week’s notice if you can.  Reading Group Toolkits are free but there is a nominal charge for printing.

BookTalks

Schedule a librarian to come speak to your book club, community or church group, or social meeting.  We will tailor the presentation to suit your needs; we can even lead your book discussion on an occasional basis.  Some sample topics include:

• Book Club Best Bets: Hand-picked suggestions for books that are certain to spark lively discussions
• New and Notable: The scoop on recent releases, tomorrow’s bestsellers and great books you may have missed
• Book Discussion 101: Tips and tricks on leading and having effective book discussions

Booklists

So many books, so hard to decide!  Use these lists to help you choose your next book discussion book.

• New and Notable for Book Discussions 2009: 
• New and Notable for Book Discussions 2008:
  
• Your Next Good Read: Hinsdale Public Library’s booklists
• Fiction-L Booklists: Lists on every topic, courtesy of the Morton Grove Public Library and the members of Fiction-L
  

Best Online Resources for Book Clubs

• NoveList: provided by Hinsdale Public Library
• LitLovers
• Reading Group Guides
• BookBrowse
• BookPage
  

Your favorite audiobooks are now available to download to your handheld device or your computer.  Log in with your Hinsdale Public Library card and your last name to download audiobooks in MP3 or WMA format.

Use this QuickStart Guide to get started.

If you have questions or would like to suggest that we purchase a title that isn’t in the collection, please email us or give us a call at 630-986-1976.