Some of the latest additions to our collection

In January 2012:

Adult Fiction

In Close by Brenda Novak

A Plague of Secrets by John Lescroart

The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Pilgrim by Hugh Nissenson

The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Drop by Michael Connelly

“V” is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton

The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis

Before I Go To Sleep by S. J. Watson

Adult Non-Fiction

SEAL Team Six by Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin

In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson

Gabby by Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly

An Irish Country Childhood by Marrie Walsh

Blue Nights by Joan Didion

The Civil War Sewing Circle by Kathleen Tracy

Junior Fiction

True (…sort of ) by Katherine Hannigan

In December 2011:

Adult Fiction
The Judgement and The Mercy by  Beverly Lewis

Tag Man by Archer Mayor

The Devil’s Light by Richard North Patterson

The Ex-Debutante by Linda Francis Lee

The Most Dangerous Thing by Laura Lippman

The Night Strangers by Chris Bahjalian

The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon

Sixkill and Killing the Blues by Robert B. Parker

Ed King by David Guterson

The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts

Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland

Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

The French Blue by Richard W. Wise

Adult Non-Fiction

Heaven is for REAL by Todd Burpo

A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis

Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic by Joanne B. Freeman

Bird Cloud: A Memoir of Place by Annie Proulx

Seriously…I’m Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres

The Price of Civilization by Jeffery D. Sachs

The Dog Who Ate the Truffle by Suzanne Carriero

Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero by Chris Matthews

Cocktail Hour under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller

Jagger: Rebel, RockStar, Rambler, Rogue by Marc Spitz

America Dreaming How Youth Changed America in the 60’s by Laban Carrick Hill

Teach Anyone To Read:  The No-Nonsense Guide by Lillie Pope, Ph.D.

Nathaniel’s Nutmeg by Giles Milton

Young Adult

A Song of Ice and Fire (Books 1-5) by George R.R. Martin

How to Make a Bird by Martine Murray

Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler

Flightsend A summer of discovery by Linda Newbery

Taking Off by Jenny Moss

Hoppergrass by Chris Carlton Brown

The Kid Table by Andrea Seigel

Cashing In by Susan Colebank

Witch & Wizard by James Patterson

Juvenile Fiction

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney

The Warlock by Michael Scott

Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans

Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George

Fetching by Kiera Stewart

Violet in Bloom by Lauren Myracle

Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George

These are just some of our newest titles!  In addition, we have recently acquired several juvenile picture books generously donated to us by the State Department of Libraries.  Stop in and have a look!

Today we read Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis.

Today’s Story Hour centered on birds and we gave the birds outside the library some nice peanut butter and pine cone feeders.  We read Elisa Kleven’s “The Lion and the Little Red Bird”, Lois Ehlert’s “Feathers for Lunch”, Rebecca and Ed Emberly’s ” Chicken Little” and selected poems from Alice Schertle’s ” Button Up!  The artwork in these books is outstanding, evoking requests from the children to “touch”, as well as look and listen.We also had fun with some fingerplays and rhymes involving movement.  Story hour is held every Thursday at 9:30AM.  Join us!

The Creative Community Builder’s Handbook, by Tom Borrup -

Life in the Present Tense, by Rifka Rosenwein -

Blindman’s Bluff, by Faye Kellerman -

The Bad Samaritan, by Robert Barbard -

Goodbye Mrs. Chips, by Dorothy Cannell -

Boom! , by Tom Brokaw -

Green, Black, Red, and White – Series of 4 by Ted Dekker

Sleep, Pale Sister, by Joanne Harris -Novel

Pearl of China, by Anchee Min -Novel

Immoveable Feast, by John Baxter -Memoir Travel

Newspaper Blackout, John Baxter – Poetry

In the Woods, by Tana French – Psychological Suspense

Dying for Mercy, by Mary Jane Clark – Murder Mystery

Worst Case, by James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge – Detective Michael Bennet Mystery

Green Metropolis, by David Owen – Where in America is it normal to live in just 700 square feet; have no lawn, clothes dryer, or car; shop on foot, use public transportation, seldom acquire new possessions of significant size, have electric bills less than a dollar a day?

Highest Duty, by Captain Chesley Sullenberger with Jeffrey Zaslow – Autobiography

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot – Her cells launched a multimillion-dollar industry that sells human biological materials

Organic Body Care Recipes, by Stephanie Torles – 175 recipes

The newest award nominated books for children are in at the Royalton Memorial Library.  The DCF books (for Dorothy Canfield Fisher) are geared for 3rd – 6th graders.  Here is a quick history of the award taken from the DCF website at http://www.dcfaward.org.  “First given in 1957, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award has honored quality literature for children for 50 years now.  Each spring, a committee of eight carefully selects 30 books to comprise the DCF Master List. After reading at least 5 books from the list, students then vote for their favorite titles the following spring.  The winning author is invited to visit Vermont to speak with children about the experience of writing such fine literature for such fine people.”

The Red Clover award books are picture books.   Following are some clips from the Red Clover Website athttp://www.mothergooseprograms.org/lit_red_clover_overview.php.  “The Red Clover Award promotes the reading and discussion of the best of contemporary picture books in nearly all of Vermont’s elementary schools. Each year over 20,000 K-4 students read, or have read to them, the ten nominated books.

The Red Clover Award is co-sponsored by Mother Goose Programs, Windham County Reads and the Vermont Departments of Education and Libraries.”

Come and check them out!