NEW BOOKS ADDED

Several new titles and a few series have been added to the collection at The Green Free Library. If you see something you like, stop by and check it out. If someone has beat you to it, ask for it to be put on hold and a staff member will call you when it is your turn! Please make sure you notify us of any changes to your phone number or address.

 

NON-FICTION

 

The Warmth of Other Suns
by Isabel Wilkerson 304.80973 WIL

The Grand Design
by Stephen Hawking 530.1 HAW

The Lost Dogs
by Jim Gorant 636.08 GOR

Family Vegetarian Cooking 641.5 FAM

Handmade Beginnings: 24 Sewing Projects to Welcome Baby
by Anna Maria Horner 646.406 HOR

Penn State Football
by Ken Rappoport & Barry Wilner 796.33 RAP (Memorial for Charles Martin)

A Journey: My Political Life
by Tony Blair 921 BLAIR

Naked in Eden
by Robin Easton 921 EASTON

The Hilliker Curse
by James Ellroy 921 ELLROY

 

FICTION

Warlord
by Ted Bell BEL

Trail of Blood
by Lisa Black BLA

The Lucifer Code
by Charles Brokaw BRO

A Nose for Justice
by Rita Mae Brown BRO

The Devil (Jack Taylor) by Ken Bruen BRU

The Spider's Web (A Wind River Mystery) by Margaret Cole COE

Lost Empire
by Clive Cussler
with Grant Blackwood CUS

How to Be an American Housewife
by Margaret Dilloway DIL

Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich EVA

Zero History
by William Gibson GIB

The Widower's Tale
by Julia Glass GLA

Ape House
by Sara Gruen GRU

No Mercy
by Sherrilyn Kenyon KEN

Vermillion Drift
by William Kent Krueger KRU

The Thorn (The Rose Trilogy) by Beverly Lewis LEW

Fever of the Bone
by Val McDermid MCD

The Gendarme
by Mark T. Mustian MUS

Getting to Happy
by Terry McMillan MCM

Portobello
by Ruth Rendell REN

Bad Blood
by John Sanford SAN

The Countess and the King
by Susan Holloway Scott SCO

Sante Fe Edge
by Stuart Woods WOO

 

 

MYSTERY

 

The Tale of Oat Cake Crag
by Susan Wittig Albert MYS ALB

Loco Motive
(A Bed-and Breakfast Mystery) by Mary Daheim MYS DAH

 

SCI-FI

Bitten Stolen
(Otherworld) by Kelley Armstrong SF ARM

Broken (Otherworld) by Kelley Armstrong SF ARM

Dime Store Magic
(Otherworld) by Kelley Armstrong SF ARM

Frost Bitten
(Otherworld) by Kelley Armstrong SF ARM

Haunted (Otherworld) by Kelley Armstrong SF ARM

Industrial Magic
(Otherworld) by Kelley Armstrong SF ARM

Living with the Dead
(Otherworld) by Kelley Armstrong SF ARM

No Humans Involved
(Otherworld) by Kelley Armstrong SF ARM

Personal Demon
(Otherworld) by Kelley Armstrong SF ARM

Stolen
(Otherworld) by Kelley Armstrong SF ARM

Waking the Witch
(Otherworld) by Kelley Armstrong SF ARM

Mob Rules
by Cameron Haley SF HAL

 

LARGE PRINT

 

The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree
by Susan Wittig Albert LP ALB

Lost Empire (A Fargo Novel) by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood LP CUS

Ghost Moon (Bone Island Trilogy) by Heather Graham LP GRA

Midnight Crystal
(bk. 3 Dreamlight Trilogy) by Jayne Ann Krentz LP KRE

Rule's Bride (Bride Trilogy) by Kat Martin LP MAR

Fragile Beasts
by Tawni O'Dell LP ODE

Body Work (A V.I. Warshawski Novel) by Sara Paretsky LP PAR

Betrayers (Nameless Detective) by Bill Pronzini LP PRO

 

WESTERN

Dusty Barnett by James Clay
W CLA

One Step From Hell
by John M. Sharpe W SHA

 

YOUNG ADULT

Teen Cuisine
by Matthew Locricchio YA 641.5 LOC

Plain Kate
by Erin Bow YA BOW

R.L. Stine Presents FEAR 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror YA FEA

Gool (Salt Trilogy Vol 2) by Maurice Gee YA GEE

Firelight by Sophie Jordan YA JOR

Extraordinary by Nancy Werlin YA WER

 

JUVENILE

Dave the Potter (Artist, Poet, Slave) by Laban Carrick Hill (Illustrated by Bryan Collier) J 738 HIL

Reckless by Cornelia Funke J FUN

Framed by Gordon Korman J KOR

Guardians of Ga'hoole by Kathryn Laskey J LAS

No Such Thing as Dragons by Philip Reeve J REE
1. The Capture (2003)
2. The Journey (2003)
3. The Rescue (2004)
4. The Siege (2004)
5. The Shattering (2004)
6. The Burning (2004)
7. The Hatchling (2005)
8. The Outcast (2005)
9. The First Collier (2006)
10. The Coming of Hoole (2006)
11. To Be a King (2006)
12. Golden Tree (2007)
13. River of Wind (2007)
14. Exile (2008)
15. The War of the Ember (2008)

Lost Tales Of Ga'Hoole (2010) (with Kathryn Huang)

 

Sir Seth Thistlethwaite and the Soothsayer's Shoes bk.1 by Richard Thake J THA

 

 

CHILDRENS

Flora's Very Windy Day
by Jeanne Birdsall (illustrated by Matt Phelan) E BIR

Max & Ruby's Bedtime Book
by Rosemary Wells E WEL

THIS WEEK AT THE LIBRARY

image by Phil Martin

Story Hour will be held on Wednesday, September 29 at 10:15 AM at The Green Free Library. Infants up to age 3 will be in the children's room with Kathy, and Pre-schoolers between 3 & 5 will be in the main room with Beve. There will be songs, games, crafts and of course, STORIES! Please be prompt so as not to disrupt the program. The library opens at 10:00 AM.

THIS WEEK AT THE LIBRARY

image by Phil Martin

STORY HOUR will begin on September 22, 2010, at 10:15 AM at
The Green Free Library!

2010 Fall/Winter Story Hour Schedule

Sept 22 Nov 3

Sept 29 Nov 10

Oct 6 Nov 17

Oct 13 No Story Hour on Nov 24

Oct 20 Dec 1

Oct 27 Dec 8

MORE NEW BOOKS

The month of September is sailing quickly by at The Green Free Library. Take time out to stop in soon and check out some of the recent additions.

NON-FICTION

 

Baby, We Were Meant For Each Other by Scott Simon 362.734 SIM

The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean 546 KEA

Yoga: Your Home Practice Companion by the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center 613.7 YOG

Brave Girl Eating by Harriet Brown 616.85 BRO

Women Food and God by Geneen Roth 616.85 ROT

Activity Schedules for Children with Autism by Lynn E. McClannahan, Ph.D.

& Patricia J. Krant. Ph. D 618.92 MCC

UNSTUFF YOUR LIFE! by Andrew J. Mellen 648 MEL

Charlie Chan by Yunte Huang 921 APANA

 

FICTION

The Loving Dead by Amelia Beamer BEA

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen FRA

The Hanging Tree (A Starvation Lake Mystery) by Bryan Gruley GRU

The Good Daughters by Joyce Maynard MAY

Exclusive by Fern Michaels MIC

Search by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens REE

An Inconvenient Elephant by Judy Reene Singer SIN

Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong TRU

 

MYSTERY

 

London Calling (bk.3 of the JP Kinkaid Chronicles) by Deborah Grabien MYS GRA

Murder in Vein by Sue Ann Jaffarian MYS JAF

Silent Scream by Lynda LaPlante MYS LAP

Wicked Witch Murder by Leslie Meier MYS MEI

Bad Boy (Inspector Banks) by Peter Robinson MYS ROB

 

YOUNG ADULT

 

History Repeats Itself…or Does It? by Kumiko Suekane YA 741.5 SUE (GRAPHIC NOVEL)

The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May & June by Robin Benway YA BEN

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare YA CLA

Three Black Swans by Caroline B. Cooney YA COO

7 Souls by Barnabas Miller & Jordan Orlando YA MIL

Dear George Clooney Please Marry My Mom by Susin Nielsen YA NIE

The Candidates by Inara Scott YA SCO

The Thin Executioner by Darren Shan YA SHA

Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder YA SNY

 

JUVENILE

Lost Boy: The Story of the Man Who created Peter Pan by Jane Yolen

(Illustrated by Steve Adams) J 921 BARRIE

Chicagoland Detective Agency: The Drained Brains Caper

by Trina Robbins (Illustrated by Tyler Page) J 741.5 ROB (GRAPHIC NOVEL)

The carnival of the Animals (New Verses by Jack Prelutsky) (Illustrated by Mary GrandPre) J 811 PRE

Come Fall by A.C.E. Bauer J BAU

The Ride : The Legend of Betsy Dowdy by Kitty Griffin (Illustrated by Majorie Priceman) J GRI

Vordak the Incomprehensible : How To Grow Up and Rule the World
J SEE

It's a Book by Lane Smith J SMI

 

CHILDRENS

 

Dirtball Pete by Eileen Brennan E BRE

Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming & G. Brian Karas E FLE

The Boss Baby by Marla Frazee E FRA

Spork by Kyo Maclear/Isabelle Arsenault E MAC

One Snowy Day by Tammi Salzano (Illustrated by Hannah Wood) E SAL

THIS WEEK AT THE LIBRARY

The book club will meet Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 6:30 PM in the Main Room of The Green Free Library. This session's book to be discussed is The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian. Even if you don't stop by talk about this book, I have to say READ IT!

PHOTOS FROM MISS MAZIE'S TEA

Once again The Friends of The Green Free Library's "Tea with Miss Mazie" was the event of the social season in Wellsboro!

NEW BOOKS

The following NEW BOOKS have been added to the collection at The Green Free Library.

 

NON FICTION

The Tenth Parallel by Eliza Griswold 297.2 GRI

The Tiger by John Vaillant 599.756 VAI

Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things by Randy Frost 616.85 FRO

One Dog at a Time by Pen Farthing 636.08 FAR

American Terroir; Savoring the Flavors of Our Woods, Waters, and Fields by Rowan Jacobsen 641.01 JAC

Come to Win by Venus Williams with Kelley E. Carter 796 COM

Coming Back Stronger by Drew Brees with Chris Fabry 921 BREES

Hollywood by Larry McMurtry 921 MCMURTRY

Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne 921 PARKER

Home Team by Sean Payton 921 PAYTON

Uncharted Territori by Tori Spelling 921 SPELLING

The Lakotas and the Black Hills by Jeffrey Ostler 970.004 OST

 

FICTION

32 Candles by Ernessa T. Carter CAR

Three Stations by Martin Cruz Smith SMI

Bliss, Remembered by Frank Deford DEF

Thieves of Darkness by Richard Doetsch DOE

The Good Thief's Guide to Vegas by Chris Ewan EWA

City of Veils by Zoe Ferraris FER

Turbulence by Giles Foden FOD

The Clouds Beneath the Sun by Mackenzie Ford FOR

The Cobra by Frederick Forsyth FOR

Juliet by Anne Fortier FOR

Crossfire by Dick Francis & Feliz Francis FRA

Star Island by Carl Hiaasen HIA

I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman LIP

What is Left the Daughter by Howard Norman NOR

The Postcard Killer by James Patterson & Liza Marklund PAT

In Harm's Way by Ridley Pearson PEA

Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral by Kris Radish RAD

Dancing Naked at the Edge of dawn by Kris Radish RAD

Hearts on a String by Kris Radish RAD

Spider Bones (bk.13 Temperance Brennan) by Kathy Reichs REI

Dog Tags by David Rosenfelt ROS

The Sonderberg Case by Elie Wiesel WIE

The Last Lie by Stephen White WHI

SCI-FI

Bearers of the Black Staff (Legend of Shannara) by Terry Brooks SF BRO

The Bear (Saga of the First King) by R.A. Salvatore SF SAL

The Way of the Kings (Bk. 1 of The Stormlight Archive )by Brandon Sanderson SF SAN

The Black Prism by Brent Weeks SF WEE

 

MYSTERY

Rag and Bone (Billy Boyle WW II) by James R. Benn MYS BEN

Pepperoni Pizza can Be Murder by Chris Cavender MYS CAV

The Man with the Baltic Stare (Inspector O) by James Church MYS CHU

Purses and Poison by Dorothy Howell MYS HOW

Body Work (V.I. warshawski) by Sara Paretsky MYS PAR

Touch-me-not by Cynthia Riggs MYS RIG

The Koala of Death (A Gunn Zoo Mystery) by Betty Webb MYS WEB

WESTERN

Marble Range by Robert J. Horton W HOR

 

LARGE PRINT

You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier LP303.48 LAN

A Captain's Duty by Richard Phillips (with Stephan Talty) LP 921 PHILLIPS

Stork Raving Mad (Meg Langslow) by Donna Andrews LP AND

Tough Customer by Sandra Brown LP BRO

Cure by Robin Cook LP COO

The Greatest Find (Salt Lake Dreams) by Paige Winship Dooly LP DOO

Veil of Night by Linda Howard LP HOW

Sixteen Brides by Stephanie Grace Whitson LP WHI

Michael's Discovery by Sherryl Woods LP WOO

Ryan's Place by Sherryl Woods LP WOO

Sean's Reckoning by Sherryl Woods LP WOO

 

YOUNG ADULT

Trouble Maker (Book One A Barnaby & Hooker Graphic novel)

by Janet Evanovich & Alex Evanovich YA 741.5 EVA

Mockingjay by Susan Collins YA COL

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore YA LOR

JUVENILE

Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer Holm J HOL

My Havana by Rosemary Wells with Secundino Fernandez (illustrated by Peter Ferguson) J WEL

CHILDRENS

Polar Opposites by Erik Brooks E BRO

I Don't Want a Cool Cat! by Emma Dodd E DOD

Always Listen to Your Mother by Florence Parry Heide & Roxanne Heide Pierce (Illustrated by Kyle M. Stone) E HEI

Brontorina by James Howe (illustrated by Randy Cecil) E HOW

Bats at the Ballgame by Brian Lies E LIE

Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott E MCE

Elmer and the Hippo by David Mckee E MCK

Making the Moose Out of Life by Nicholas Oldland E OLD

Pirates Guide to First Grade by James Preller (Illustrated by Greg Ruth) E PRE

Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein E STE

Is Your Buffalo Ready For Kindergarten? by Audrey Vernick (Illustrated by Daniel Jennewein E VER

FALL/WINTER STORY HOUR SCHEDULE

image by Phil Martin

STORY HOUR will begin on September 22, 2010, at 10:15 AM at
The Green Free Library!

2010 Fall/Winter Story Hour Schedule

Sept 22 Nov 3

Sept 29 Nov 10

Oct 6 Nov 17

Oct 13 No Story Hour on Nov 24

Oct 20 Dec 1

Oct 27 Dec 8

PENNSYLVANIA HELPING HANDS

The Green Free Library is proud to host several pieces in the Pennsylvania Hands collection of narrative portraits by Sally Wiener Grotta. The exhibit will run throughout the month of September cummulating in a slideshow discussion with the artist on September 28, 2010 at 6:30 PM at the Blossburg Memorial Library.

NEW DVDS ADDED

The Green Free Library has added three new titles to its collection. These DVDs were purchased with funds from the Hitachi Metals' Community Action Committee and the Hitachi Foundation.





















Diary of a Wimpy Kid

20th Century Fox ; Fox 2000 Pictures presents a Color Force production. This movie was directed by Thor Freudenthal and produced by Nina Jacobson & Brad Simpson. The screenplay was written by Jackie Filgo & Jeff Filgo and Gabe Sachs & Jeff Judah. It is based on the book of the same title by Jeff Kinney The movie was released in theaters on March 19, 2010, and on DVD on August 3, 2010.

This movie has a running time of 94 minutes, and the MPAA rating is PG for some rude humor and langiage. Parents click here, for additional information.


CAST

Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley
Robert Capron as Rowley Jefferson
Rachael Harris as Susan Heffley
Devon Bostick as Rodrick Heffley
Chloë Grace Moretz as Angie Steadman
Steve Zahn as Frank Hefley

For additional information on cast and crew, click here.
Summary from the WebPAC: The hysterically funny, best-selling book comes to life in this smash-hit family comedy! Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid's life, middle school! That won't be easy, considering he's surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies and a moldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties!



The Last Song

Touchstone Pictures presents an Offspring Entertainment production. This movie was produced by Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot and directed by Julie Anne Robinson. The screenplay was written by Nicholas Sparks and Jeff Van Wie. It is based on the book with the same title by Nicholas Sparks.

This movie was released in theaters on March 31, 2010 and on DVD on August 17, 2010.

Running time for this movie is 107 minutes. The MPAA rating is PG for thematic material, some violence, sensuality and mild language. Parents click here for additional information.

CAST

Miley Cyrus as Ronnie Miller
Liam Hemsworth as Will Blakelee
Bobby Coleman as Jonah Miller
Nick Searcy as Tom Blakelee
Kelly Preston as Kim
Greg Kinnear as Steve Miller

Click here for additional information on cast and crew.

Summary from the WebPAC: Seventeen, angry, and alienated from her estranged father, Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller's life gets turned inside out when her mother forces her to spend the summer with him in the small Georgia beach town where he lives. Here, Ronnie finds salvation, friendship, second chances, and first love.


Date Night

Twentieth Century Fox presents a 21 Laps production; a Shawn Levy film. This movie was produced and directed by Shawn Levy. The screenplay was written by Josh Klausner. This movie was released in theaters on April 9, 2010, and on DVD on August 10, 2010.

Running time for this movie is 102 minutes. The MPAA rating is PG-13 for sexual and crude content throughout, language, some violence and a drug reference. Extended version not rated. Parents click here for additional information.

CAST

Steve Carell as Phil Foster
Tina Fey as Claire Foster
Taraji P. Henson as Detective Arroyo
Common as Collins
Mark Wahlberg as Grant Holbrooke

For additional cast and crew information, click here.

Summary from the WebPAC: An ordinary couple is in the right place, on the wrong night. Phil and Claire Foster are a sensible, suburban husband and wife slogging through their daily lives and marriage. But a case of mistaken identity sets off an outrageous chain of events involving small-time thieves, big-city mobsters, corrupt cops and a crazed cabbie, as the Fosters' 'date night' turns into a wild ride they'll never forget!


The Back-Up Plan

CBS Films presents an Escape Artists production. This movie was directed by Alan Poul and written by Kate Angelo. It was released in theaters on April 23, 2010, and on DVD on August 24, 2010.
Running time for this DVD is 104 minutes. The MPAA rating is PG-13 for sexual content including references, some crude material and language. Parents click here for additional information.

CAST

Jennifer Lopez as Zoe
Alex O'Loughlin as Stan
Anthony Anderson as Playground Dad
Linda Lavin as Nana
Tom Bosley as Arthur
Robert Klein as Dr. Scott Harris
Eric Christian Olsen as Clive
Michaela Watkins as Mona

For complete information on cast and crew, click here.

Summary from the WebPAC: Zoe wants a baby, but has a problem letting anyone get close to her. The perfect solution is to become artificially inseminated. Shortly after she conceives twins, she finally meets the man of her dreams. Will he stick around when he finds out?

THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED

THE GREEN FREE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED SEPT 4-6 FOR LABOR DAY