CLOSED FOR NEW YEARS HOLIDAY

The Green Free Library will be closed Friday December 31, 2010 and Saturday January 01, 2011. It is, of course, always closed on Sundays, and will re-open for normal hours on Monday, January 3, 2011, at 10:00 AM. Normal hours of operation are Monday-Thursday 10:00 AM-8:00 PM and Friday & Saturday 10:00 AM t0 5:00 PM.

To renew books please call 570-724-4876 (leave a message if the library is closed) or renew on line through your My Millennium account. Books that are overdue and have incurred fines over $1.00 can't be renewed online and cardholders must come into the library during normal operating hours and pay all fines before renewing items. Books with fines less than $1.00 may be renewed online and the fine paid during the next library visit. Please do not put fine money inside books that are returned in the bookdrop, since all fines are now posted on the computer and this may cause a problem with crediting the proper account. Books that have been placed on hold for someone else also can't be renewed online.

DVDs, VHS tapes, magazines and 7-day books can't be renewed at all.

NEW BOOKS ADDED IN DECEMBER

 

 

REFERENCE

British Writers Supplement XVII REF 820.9 BRI

Egypt: The Treasures of the Great Pharaohs
by T.G.H. James REF 932 JAM

(Sonya Nearhoof Hafer Memorial)

NON-FICTION

The complete Guide to Self-Publishing by Marilyn Ross & Sue Collier 070.5 ROS

Real Estate Forms Simplified by Daniel Sitarz 346.73 SIT

Keeping Kids Fit
by Len Saunders 613.7 SAU

Diabetes A to Z 6^th Edition by The American Diabetes Assoc. 616.4 DIA

The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Epilepsy
by Elaine Wyllie, MD 616.853 WYL

Practical Auto & Truck Restoration by John Gunnell 629.26 GUN

College Cookbook
by David Poran (photos by Viktor Budnik) 641.5 POR

Kitchen Makeovers for Any Budget by Chris Gleason 643.3 GLE

The complete Guide to Renovating Older Homes: How to Make it Easy and Save Thousands
by Jeanne B. Lawson 643.7 LAW

Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos for Learning
by Karl M. Karp 658.3 KAP

Secrets of Digital Quilting-From Camera to Quilt by Lura Schwarz Smith & Kerby C. Smith 746.6 SMI

Warman's U.S. Stamps Field Guide by Maurice D. Wozniak 769.56 WOZ

Selling Your Photography
by Richard Weisgrau 770.68 WEI

Compact cabins by Gerald Rowan 728.7 ROW

Riding America's Backroads: 20 Top Motorcycle Tours by Road Runner 796.7 RID

Bud's Easy Research Paper Computer Manual by Alvin J. Baron, Ph.D 808.02 BAR

The Book of Bastards by Brian Thorton 973.09 THO

FICTION

 

Promise of the Wolves by Dorothy Hearst HEA

What the Night Knows by Dean Koontz KOO

Under Fishbone Clouds by Sam Meekings MEE

Atlantis and Other Places by Harry Turtledove TUR

MYSTERY

The Shooting in the Shop
by Simon Brett MYS BRE (In honor of Joan Mason)

Above Suspicion
by Lynda LaPlante MYS LAP

SCI-FI

Catacombs (A Tale of the Barque Cats) by Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough SF MCC

WESTERN

The Man From Yesterday
by Wayne D. Overholser W OVE

LARGE PRINT

Dead or Alive
(Jack Ryan Jr.)
by Tom Clancy w/Grant Blackwood LP CLA

YOUNG ADULT

Firsts: Origins of Everyday Things That Changed the World by Wilson Casey YA 032.02 CAS

Witch & Wizard: The Gift by James Patterson & Ned Rust YA PAT

CHILDRENS

Adventures of Rusty & Ginger Fox
by Master Photographer & Author Tim Ostermeyer E OST

TONY SWEET BOOKS ADDED

The following titles have been donated to The Green Free Library by The Grand Canyon Photography Club, and are available for check-out!

Fine Art Digital Nature Photography: Tips, Techniques, and Creative Options for Serious Novices to Advanced Digital Photographers by Tony Sweet 778.9 SWE

Fine Art Nature Photography: Advanced Techniques and the creative Process by Tony Sweet 778.9 SWE

Fine Art Flower Photography: Creative Techniques and the Art of Observation by Tony Sweet 778.9 SWE

Fine Art Photography: Water, Ice and Fog Photographic Techniques and the Art of Interpretation by Tony Sweet 778.9

CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY

The Green Free Library will be closed Friday December 31, 2010 thru Sunday, Jan 2, 2011 (we are always closed on Sundays), for the New Year Holiday. The library will re-open at the normal time of 10:00 AM on Monday January 3, 2011. As always, if weather conditions are bad, check the local radio stations, or call the library at 570-724-4876. If the library is closed there will be a message on the answering machine. All fines are waived on days the library is closed.

HOURS OF OPERATION THIS WEEK

The Green Free Library will be open Tuesday (Dec 28), Wednesday (Dec 29), and Thursday (Dec 30) during the normal hours of 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM!

CLOSED MONDAY

The Green Free Library will remain closed today, Monday December 27, 2010, so staff can enjoy holiday time with their family and friends. The library will re-open Tuesday at 10:00 AM for normal operating hours. (Do check the radio or message on the answering machine at 570-724-4876 if the weather looks bad)

BOOK CLUB SELECTION

There is still time to stop by The Green Free Library and grab a copy of the book that will be discussed at the Jan Book Club meeting on January 11, 2011 at 6:30 PM in the main room of the library. The book is entitled Children of God, and the authur is Mary Doria Russell.

THIS WEEK AT THE LIBRARY

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at The Green Free Library! Things are slow this week as patrons rush about finding last minute gifts and baking holiday treats. The library will be open Monday-Thursday from 10:00 AM-8:00 PM. It will be closed all day Friday, Saturday, Sunday (of course), and Monday for Christmas. It will re-open Tuesday at 10:00 AM for normal hours on this day, Wednesday & Thursday, and close on Friday, Saturday & Sunday (of course) for New Year.

CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS

The Green Free Library will be closed

December 24, 25, 26 & 27 for Christmas!

The book drop will be open for the return of books and magazines only. Please return all DVDs, Videos, Audio-Cassettes and CDS before the library closes, or when it opens at 10:00 AM on December 28^th.

DO NOT PUT THESE ITEMS IN THE BOOKDROP!!

It is much too cold, and cracks the cases. There is an automatic $5 per item fine if left in the bookdrop. If you need to renew a renewable item (VHS, DVDS, MAGAZINES & 7 Day items are not renewable), please do so online, or call the library at 570-724-4876 and leave a message on the machine.

NEW BOOKS ADDED

These are the titles that have recently been added to the collection at The Green Free Library. Several of the books have been purchased with memorial donations. The library accepts donations for books and other approved items in memory of and in honor of people and pets. Please check with the director first, before purchasing a title yourself to make sure the library doesn't already own it if you have a title in mind, otherwise the library will purchase a book with the donated funds, in the desired subject area. A special book-plate will be added to the book (or other item), and notifications will be sent to indicated parties.

 

NON-FICTION

 

The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris 172.2 HAR

Trickle Up Poverty by Michael Savage 320.973 SAV

Fraser's Penguins by Fen Montaigne 577.2 MON

The Ever-Blooming Flower Garden by Lee Schneller 635.92 SCH (Memorial for Betty Dibble)

Complete Gluten-Free Diet & Nutrition Guide

by Alexandra Anca & Theresa Sabtabdrea-cull 641.5 ANC

Marie Osmond's Heartfelt Giving by Marie Osmund 746.46 OSM

Tragedy & Hope by Carroll Quigley 909.82 QUI

Amazing and Unusual USA by Jeff Bahr 917.3 Bahr Sonya Nearhoof Hafer Memorial

Arizona & the Grand Canyon (Eyewitness Travel) 917.91 ARI (Memorial for Betty Dibble)

Katherine the Queen by Linda Porter 921 KATHERINE

The Living and the Dead by Paul Hendrickson
959.704 HEN

America by Heart by Sarah Palin 973.032092 PAL

Broke by Glenn Beck 973.932 BEC

 

FICTION

 

The Emperor's Tomb by Steve Berry BER

Edge of War by Larry Bond & Jim deFelice BON

Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell COR

A Piggly Wiggly Christmas by Robert Dalby DAL (Christmas)

Green Fire Stories
from the Wild by Earle F. Layser LAY

An Object of Beauty
by Steve Martin MAR

An Object of Beauty
The Sherlockian by Graham Moore MOR

The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog, and His Friend Marilyn Monroe

by Andrew O'Hagan OHA

Of Love and Evil by Anne Rice RIC

The Midnight Show Murders by Al Roker & Dick Lochte ROK

Rescue by Anita Shreve SHR

 

MYSTERY

 

A Stranger in Mayfair by Charles Finch MYS FIN    

The Hidden (no series) by Bill Pronzini MYS PRO

Outwitting Trolls (Brady Coyne) by William Tapply MYS TAP    

 

SCI-FI

 

The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster SF FOS

Vampire Empire Book One: The Greyfriar by Clay Griffith & Susan Griffith SF GRE

 

WESTERN

 

Konniger's Woman by Terrell L. Bowers W BOW

Riders of Deseret by Dane Coolidge W COO

Trail's End by Mack Curlee W CUR

Riders of the Coyote Moon by L.P. Holmes W HOL

 

LARGE PRINT

 

MOM a A Celebration of Mothers from Storycorps Edited by Dave Isay LP 306.874 MOM

What a Difference a Dog Makes by Dana Jennings LP 636.708 JEN

The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree

by Susan Wittig Albert LP ALB (Memorial for Helen Anderson)

My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares LP BRA (Memorial for Helen Anderson)

A Love of Her Own by Maggie Brendan LP BRE (Memorial for Helen Anderson)

Sarah's choice (Brides of Lehigh Canal) by Wanda E. Brunstetter LP BRU

Scattered Petals (Texas Dreams bk.2) by Amanda Cabot LP CAB

Kings of the Earth by Jon Clinch LP CLI

Walker's Wedding (The Western Sky Series) by Lori Copeland LP COP

Port Mortuary (Scarpetta) by Patricia Cornwell LP COR

Lost Empire by Clive Cuussler w/Grant Blackwood LP CUS (Memorial for Helen Anderson)

Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme (Midnight Louie) by Carol Nelson Douglas LP DOU

A Hand to Hold by Kathleen Fuller LP FUL (Memorial for Helen Anderson)

Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen LP GER (Memorial for Helen Anderson)

Grace (Sisters of the Heart) by Shelley Shepard Gray LP GRA Christmas/Christian Fiction

Christmas Cake by Lynne Hinton LP HIN

An Amish Christmas by Cynthia Keller LP KEL Christmas

The Envoy by Alex Kershaw LP KER

Christmas Mourning (Deborah Knott Mystery) by Margaret Maron LP MAR

Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith LP MCC

The Distant Hours by Kate Morton LP MOR

The Other Side by J.D. ROBB, Mary Blayney, Patricia Gaffney,

Ruth Ryan Langan & Mary Kay McComas LP OTH

Magnolia by Diana Palmer LP PAL

In Harm's Way by Ridley Pearson LP PEA

Beyond Summer by Lisa Wingate LP WIN (Memorial for Helen Anderson)

 

YOUNG ADULT

 

The American Heritage Student Dictionary
YA 423 AME (Sonya Nearhoof Hafer Memorial)

Trouble Maker 2 (A Barnaby & Hooker Graphic Novel)

by Janet Evanovich & Alex Evanovich YA 741.5 EVA

Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card YA CAR

Conspiracy 365: November by Gabrielle Lord YA LOR

Conspiracy 365: December by Gabrielle Lord YA LOR

 

JUVENILE

 

The American Heritage Childrens Dictionary
J 423 AME (Sonya Nearhoof Hafer Memorial)

 

CHILDRENS

Up and Down by Oliver Jeffers E JEF

I Am The Dog by Daniel Pinkwater (Illustrated by Jack E. Davis) E PIN

THIS WEEK AT THE LIBRARY

December has been a busy month at The Green Free Library. Over 400 visitors (regular patrons as well as guests), stopped by the open house, hosted by The Friends of The Green Free Library on Dickens of a Christmas.




Santa arrived to a rousing chorus of “Here Comes Santa Claus” last Wednesday during Story Hour. Santa read to the crowd, then the group split in to two smaller groups. While one group pranced off to make a special Christmas craft, the remaining group took turns sitting on Santa’s lap for pictures, and to get in some last minute gift suggestions for the jolly old elf to deliver! Then of course, the groups switched places so everyone got a turn at all the fun.


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The library staff has been busy as Christmas elves accepting donations for the annual appeal, and for the Library Angel tree. There is still time to contribute to either project, or both! Remember the library is a non-profit organization and all donations are tax-deductible.

There will be no Story Hour for the rest of December, so kids and their families can prepare for the upcoming merriment.

I still need to verify if the knitting clubs will be meeting, and will post as soon as I get the word. If you have any questions, fell free to call the library during normal business hours of 10:00 AM-8:00 PM Monday-Thursday, and 10:00 AM-5:00 PM on Friday & Saturday. The phone number is 570-724-4876

REMEMBER



If the weather is bad, please call or check the website before venturing out on slippery roads to see if the library has a delayed opening, or is closed for the day. This information is also available on local radio stations, and the automated message on the answering machine if the library is closed. Again, the phone number is 570-724-4876.

Also consider that library fines, especially for DVDS/VHS tapes are only waived if the library is closed. This is Tioga County after all, and just because there are bad roads in one township doesn’t necessarily mean there are bad roads in all the townships. Only you know what the roads can be like in your area, if bad weather is forecasted, either bring your movies back early, don’t check any out until after the storm, or pay the fine if the library is open and you choose not to come out to return them. The staff of The Green Free Library thanks you for not arguing about fines you have incurred through your own decision!

REMINDER

The Green Free Library will be closed between the hours of 11:15 AM and 1:30 PM on Tuesday, December 7th, for the staff Christmas luncheon. The book drop will be open for returns and on this day only, videos, DVDs and audio materials may be placed in the book drop without incurring a fine!

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO THE GREEN FREE LIBRARY

He's making a list (of overdue library books) and checking it twice! Return your overdue library books or any that are just due and at the same time, bring the kids to see good old Saint Nick on Wednesday morning at The Green Free Library. Time of arrival, barring any cranky reindeer should be around 10:15 AM. There will also be a special Christmas craft and treats for all.

CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

The Green Free Library will be closed between the hours of 11:15 AM and 1:30 PM on Tuesday, December 7th, for the staff Christmas luncheon. The book drop will be open for returns and on this day only, videos, DVDs and audio materials may be placed in the book drop without incurring a fine!

THIS WEEK AT THE LIBRARY

The Green Free Library is open Monday -Thursday from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM and Friday & Saturday from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM. It houses an extensive collection of non-fiction and fiction for all ages, as well as audio-books on three formats, VHS tapes and DVDs. Magazines and local newspapers are available for use at the library, as are public access Internet computers and free Wi-Fi for those with their own laptops.

WEDNESDAY
Image by Vintage Catnip.

Story Hour will be held on Wednesday at 10:15 AM. This will be the last program for 2010, and there will be a special guest so bring your camera!




Knitting Club for adults of any level, including beginners, begins at 3:00 PM. This is a time change!!



THURSDAY

Knitting Club for kids ages ten to 16, again all levels are welcome. Beginner needles and yarn are available if you just want to learn.

CANCELLATION

THE WRITERS GROUP MEETING

IS CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT!