HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

The director and staff of The Green Free Library would like to wish everyone a Happy Halloween. It looks like it will be a boo-tiful night for trick-or-treating in the Wellsboro area despite all the cancellations.

The library will be open its normal hours of 10:00 AM-5:00 PM today. Stop in for a treat, whether its a piece of candy, a scary book, or a classic halloween movie. I'm sure the staff can scare something up to get your blood pumping!

More Books for the Children’s Room

The Green Free Library has added some great new titles to the children's room, as well as some older titles that were missing. Some seasonal items have also come in. Why not stop in to browse and let the kids play while you pick-out books? (We have lots of hand-sanitizer on hand, as well as an abundant supply of tissues!)

 

Druscilla's Halloween by Sally M. Walker (Illustrated by Lee White) E WAL

 

I'm a Turkey by Jim Arnosky E ARN

Thanksgiving Rules by Laurie friedman (Illustrated by Teresa Murfin) E FRI

Two Bad Pilgrims by Kathryn Lasky (Illustrated by John Manders) E LAS

Turkey Trouble by Wendy Silvano (Illustrated by Lee Harper) E SIL

 

Under the Snow by Melissa Stewart (Illustrated by Constance R. Bergum) E STE

T is for Turkey by Tanya Lee Stone (Illustrated by Gerald Kelley) E STO

 

The Wee Christmas Cabin retold by Margaret Hodges (Illstrated by Kimberly Bulcken Root) E HOD

 

 

Pickles to Pittsburgh (The Sequel to Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs) Written and Colored by Judi Barrett, Drawn by Ron Barrett E BAR

The Marshmallow Incident Written and Colored by Judi Barrett, Drawn by Ron Barrett E BAR

Big Red Barn by Margaret Brown (Pictures by Felicia Bond) E BRO

Boo's Surprise by Betsy Byars (Illustrated by Erik Brooks) E BYA

Thunder Boomer! by Shutta Crum Illustrated by Carol Thompson E CRU

The Last Polar Bear by Jean Craighead George (Illustrations by Wendell Minor) E GEO

I, Trixie Who is dog by Dean Koontz (Illustrated by Janet Cleland) E KOO

Cat Dream by Ursal K. LeGuin Illustrated by S.D. Schindler E LEG

A Book of Sleep by IlSung Na E NA

Robot Zot! by Jon Scieszka & David Shannon E SCI

When the World is Ready for Bed by Gillian Shields (Illustrated by Anna Currey) E SHI

Pouch by David Ezra Stein E STE

Brave Charolotte and the Wolves by Anu Stohner & Henrike Wilson E STO

Have I Got a Book for You by Melanie Watt E WAT

Don't Be Afraid Little Pip by Karen Wilson & Jane Chapman E WIL

How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague E YOL

NEW BOOKS FOR SCHOOL AGE & TEENS

The Green Free Library has added some more great titles to the collection in the Robinson Room. Whether you're looking for a book for school, or just to curl-up with on a frosty fall day when you're home with the flu (or just pretending to be), stop in and check out these new books.

 

Teen Science Fair Sourcebook: Winning School Science Fairs and National Competitions

by Tanya M. Vickers J 507.8 VIC

The Story of Snow by Mark Cassino with Jon Nelson, Ph.D J 551.57 CAS

Never Smile at a Monkey by Steve Jenkins J 591.6 JEN

Winter's Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again by Juliana Hatkoff, Isabella Hatkoff and Craig Hatkoff J 639.97 HAT

Binky the Space Cat
J 741.5 SPI (GRAPHIC NOVEL)

Surviving the Angel of Death by Eva Mozes Kor and Lisa Rojany Buccieri J 921 KOR

Truce by Jim Murphy J 940.4 MOR

A Savage Thunder : Antietam and the Bloody Road to Freedom by Jim Murphy J 973.7 MUR

Peter and the Sword of Mercy by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson J BAR

Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney J KIN

The True Gift (A Christmas Story) by Patricia MacLachlan (Illustrated by Brian Floca) J MAC

The Small Adventures of Popeye and Elvis by Barbara O'Connor J OCO

When It's Six O'clock in San Francisco by Cynthia Jaynes Omololu (Illustrated by Randy DuBurke J OMO

The Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson J PAT

Vanishing Girl (The Boy Sherlock Holmes bk.3) by Shane Peacock J PEA

The Vampire's Assistant and Other Tales From the Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan J SHA

 

Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card YA CAR

Stealing Death by Janet Lee Carey YA CAR

Hunted (A House of Night Novel bk.5) by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast YA CAS

 

A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper YA COO

Give Up the Ghost by Megan Crewe YA CRE

Blue Bloods (A Blue Bloods Novel) by Melissa De La Cruz YA DEL

Masquerade (A Blue Bloods Novel) by Melissa De La Cruz YA DEL

Revelations (A Blue Bloods Novel) by Melissa De La Cruz YA DEL

The Van Allen Legacy (A Blue Bloods Novel) by Melissa De La Cruz YA DEL

Ice by Sarah Beth Durst YA DUR

The Island of the Blessed (The Sea Trolls Trilogy bk.3) by Nancy Farmer YA FAR

Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd (Edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci) YA GEE

Last Battle of the Icemark (The Icemark Chronicles bk. 3) by Stuart Hill YA HIL

The Tear Collector by Patrick Jones YA JON

Days of Little Texas by R.A. Nelson YA NEL

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening & The Struggle by L.J. Smith YA SMI

The Vampire Diaries: The Fury & Dark Reunion by L.J. Smith YA SMI

The Vampire Diaries: The Return Vol. I Nightfall by L.J. Smith YA SMI

Age 14 by Geert Spillebeen YA SPI

The War at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks YA 741.5 HIC (GRAPHIC NOVEL)

 

Maximum Ride The Manga bk.2
YA 741.5 LEE (GRAPHIC NOVEL)

OCTOBER DVDS

So far this month, The Green Free Library has added to new DVDs to its growing collection. The first is:

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Beverly Hills, Calif: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2009.

This movie was released in May 2009 in theaters and came out in October on DVD. It is written by David Benioff and Skip Woods and directed by Gavin Hood.
Running time is 107 minutes and MPAA rating is PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some partial nudity. Parents click here for more information.

Cast

Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine
Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed
Danny Huston as William Stryker
Will I Am as John Wraith
Lynn Collins as Kayla Silver Fox
Kevin Durand as Fred Dukes/Blob
Dominic Monaghan as Chris Bradley/Bolt
Taylor Kitsch as Remy LeBeau/Gambit
Daniel Henney as David North/Agent Zero
Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson/Deadpool
Tim Pocock as Scott Summers
For additional cast members click here.

Summary from the WebPAC: Somewhere in the wilds of northwest Canada in the early 1800s, Logan and Victor, two half-brothers with special powers grow up amid violence. Eventually they will become the near-indestructible warriors known as Wolverine and Sabretooth. William Stryker is a sinister government operative whose Weapon X program experiments keep pulling Wolverine back in. Kayla Silverfox shares a peaceful Canadian co-existence with Wolverine as he tries to drop out of the program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new.



The Second addition is:

The Meerkats which was originally released in 2007 by The Weinstein Company and BBC Films present a Yaffle Films and BBC Natural History Unit
Production. The story is by James Honeyborne and Paul Newman is listed as an additional author. The narration is written by Alexandre McCall Smith. The movies is produced by Joe Oppenheimer and Trevor Ingman and directed by James Honeyborne.
Summary from the WebPAC:

An inspiring look at how one family's connection to each other and their surroundings is a model of resilience and fortitude for us all. The story features the coming of age of a young meerkat pup, Kolo, growing up in the Kalahari Desert.

This movie was filmed on three locations in South Africa:
Kalahari Raptor Centre, Kgalagadi Transfronteir Park and Tswalu Kalahari Reserve.

OCTOBER BOOKS ARE COMING IN AS FAST AS THE SNOW IS FALLING

The Other Lands (bk.2 of The Acacia Trilogy) by David Anthony Durham SF DUR
Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange SF GRA
Land of the Dead bk.3 In The Time of the Sixth Sun Series) by Thomas Harlan SF HAR
The Phoenix Transformed (bk.3 of The Enduring Flame) by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory SF LAC
Rosemary and Rue(An October Daye Novel) by Seanan McGuire SF MCG
Must Love Hellhounds (stories by Charlaine Harris, Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews & Meljean Brook) SF MUS
Wolfbreed by S.A. Swann SF SWA

Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom 296.7 ALB
The Qur'an A new translation by Tarif Khalidi 297.1 QUR
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2010 317.3 OLD
Dawn Light by Diane Ackerman 508.2 ACK
How to Raise the Perfect Dog; Through Puppyhood and Beyond 636.7 MIL
The Pleasures of Cooking for One by Judith Jones 641.5 JON
Kovel's Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2010 by Terry Kovel & Kim Kovel 745.1 KOV
Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon 921 CHA
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer 921 KAM
Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper by C. Marina Marchese 921 MAR
The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson & Martin Dugard 932 PAT
Anne Frank:The Book, The Life, The Afterlife by Francine Prose 940.53 PRO
Dancing in the Dark (A Cultural History of the Great depression) by Morris Dickstein 973.91 DIC

An Amish Christmas: December in Lancaster by Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller & Barbara Cameron AMI
Capitol Offense by William Bernhardt BER
Intervention by Terry Blackstock BLA
The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt BYA
Stardust by Joseph Kanon KAN
Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby HOR
Owl Killers by Karen Maitland MAI
The Price of Malice (A Joe Gunther Novel)
by Archer Mayor MAY
Gallows Lane (An Inspector Devlin Mystery) by Brian McGilloway MCG
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger NIF
The Professional (A Spenser Novel) by Robert Parker PAR
Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson & Richard Dilallo PAT
Generocity by Richard Powers POW
Rebel Yell by Alice Randall RANRough Country by John Sandford SAN
Grace Hammer by Sara Stockbridge STO




There Goes the Bride (An Agatha Raisen Mystery bk. 20) by M.C. Beaton MYS BEA
Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke MYS FLU
Dark Mirror (A Brock and Kolla Mystery) by Barry Maitland MYS MAI
The Drunkard's Path (A Someday Quilt Mystery feat. Nell Fitzgerald) by Clare O'Donohue MYS ODO
Dark Tiger (A Stoney Calhoun Novel bk. 3) by William Tapply MYS TAP

Man of the Desert by Robert J. Horton W HOR


 

DO YOU HAVE THE WRITE STUFF?

Wellsboro Writers' Group

To create an outlet for local writers} the First Thursday's Writers' Group will meet once each month from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at The Green Free Library. The group is open to adult writers (17 and older) of any/ all genre who are interested in sharing and getting feedback on their writing. The format will be round table with each writer sharing up to 3 pages of text per meeting (need copies of text for each other member).

OCTOBERFEST OF FUN!

The Green Free Library has added several new titles for kids from Kindergarten on up. Stop in soon and choose a title to curl up with on a chilly fall afternoon. If you're lucky, the book you chose might even count for AR!


EASY READERS-LOCATED IN THE CHILDREN'S ROOM





Return to the Hundred Acre Woods by David Benedictus E BEN
Wag by Patrick McDonnell E MCD
Waddle! by Rufus Butler Seder E SED
Little Mouse Gets Ready by Jeff Smith E SMI(Suitable for younger children)

THE ROBINSON ROOM
Guinness World Records 2010 REF J 031 GUI





Babymouse: Dragonslayer by Jennifer Holm & Mathew Holm J 741.5 HOL GRAPHIC NOVEL
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute(#1) by Jarrett J. Krosoczka J 741.5 KRO GRAPHIC NOVEL
Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians(#2) by Jarrett J. Krosoczka J 741.5 KRO GRAPHIC NOVEL
Bone: Rose by Jeff Smith (Illustrated by Charles Vess)
J 741.5 SMI GRAPHIC NOVEL
Just the Right Size by Nicola Davies (Illustrated by Neal Layton) J 591.4 DAV
Life in the Boreal Forest by Brenda Z Guiberson (Paintings by Gennady Spirin) J 578.73
Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies by Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton, Paintings by James McMullan J808.81 JUL
More About the Boy: Roald Dahl’s Tales from Childhood by Roald Dahl J 921 DAH





Poisons of Caux Book One: The Hollow Bettle by Susannah Appelbaum J App
Murder at Midnight by AVI J AVI
The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech J CRE
Signal by Cynthia DeFelice J DEF
The Dream Stealer by Sid Fleischman (Illustrated by Peter Sis) J FLE
Free Fall (bk.3 Tunnels Series) by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams J GOR
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman (Illustrated by Brett Helquist) J GAI
Groosham Grange by Anthony Horowitz J HOR
Return to Groosham Grange: The Unholy Grail by Anthony Horowitz J HOR
Flight of the Phoenix (Nathan Fludd Beastologist bk.1) by R. L. LaFevers (Illistrated by Kelly Murphy) J LAF
The Case of the Poisoned Pig (bk.2 The Milo and Jazz Mysteries) by Lewis B. Montgomery (Illustrated by Amy Wummer) J MON
Death in the Air by Shane Peacock J PEA


YOUNG ADULT






Being Nikki (An Airhead Novel) by Meg Cabot YA CAB
Fire (A Companion to Graceling) by Kristin Cashore YA CAS
Angry Management by Chris Crutcher YA CRU
Never Cry Wolf by Heather Davis YA DAV
Timelock (The caretaker Trilogy bk.3) by David Klass YA KLA
Legacy by Cayla Kluver YA KLU
Rampant by Diana Peterfreund YA PET
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater YA STI
Gorgeous by Rachel Vail YA VAI

STAR TREK : Countdown by Mike Johnson & Tim Jones YA 741.5 JOH GRAPHIC NOVEL
The Dark Hunters by Sherrilyn Kenyon YA 741.5 KEN GRAPHIC NOVEL
Flight Volume 6 YA 741.5973 FLI GRAPHIC NOVEL
Angel After the Fall Volume 4 by Joss Whedon YA 741.5 WHE GRAPHIC NOVEL

NEW DISPLAY

Have you ever wondered what Oriskany Sandstone looked like? Or how about that Marcellus shale we've all been hearing so much about lately? The Green Free Library is hosting a display entitled "A Sampling of Tioga County" that will answer both these questions and more about the geology of Tioga County and Pennsylvania itself. In fact, if you stop in to view the display that was set up by library board member, patron and guy down the street, Tom Rice, you will have the opportunity to complete a quiz and submit it for a special rock of your very own.

A SAD DAY FOR PA LIBRARIES

Can we get a big BOO! for PA state government officials? Except our own Matt Backer of course who voted against it. The state budget finally passed Friday, 101 days before the deadline. Though not the drastic fifty plus percent cut that was in the works, the State Library has been hit hard, and funding to individual libraries has been cut at a time when usage has almost doubled in some areas. More people than ever have been using public libraries since the recession hit. With the rising cost of well, EVERYTHING!, borrowing books and movies, or stopping in to read a magazine or the newspaper have become daily routines for many new and established library patrons. Not to mention using the public computers to access the Internet, catch up on e-mails, or job hunt and print off a resume. How the budget cuts will affect our library are yet to be determined. Less money means something has to be cut somewhere, whether it is the services we provide, or the hours we are in operation.

Don't forget to send in your donation for the annual appeal if you received a letter. If you didn't get yours, it's probably because we got a couple of hundred back for bad address's. We will still be more than happy to accept your monetary donations, just stop by The Green Free Library Monday thru Thursday between 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM, or Friday and Saturday between 10:00 Am And 5:00 PM and leave a check, cash, or promise of future support. We will give you a big Thank You, and a receipt for your taxes.No amount is too big, or too small. If you can't afford to give a monetary donation, The Friends of the Green Free Library are always collecting gently used books, DVDs, CDs and whatnot for the yearly sale held in June. Please do not bring in encyclopedias, magazines, Reader's Digest condensed books, or textbooks, as these items do not sell and it actually costs the library money to get rid off.

THEY WERE ON SALE!

The Green Free Library has added several new Large Print titles to it's growing collection of LP books. One of the suppliers had a great sale (Lucky for us.) Stop in soon to see what's new. Some of the titles are new publications, others are ones we didn't own before.

Simply Magic by Mary Balogh LP BAL
There Goes the Bride (An Agatha Raisen Mystery bk. 20)
by M.C. Beaton LP BEA
A Merry Heart (bk. 1 Brides of Lancaster County) by Wanda Brunstetter LP BRU
A Cousin’s Prayer (Indian Cousins bk.2) by Wanda Brunstetter LP BRU
Cypress Nights by Stella Cameron LP CAM
Target by Stella Cameron LP CAM
Someone Not her Mother
by Harriet Scott Chessman LP CHE
Kiss by Ted Dekker & Erin Healy LP DEK
The Ministry of Special Cases by Nathan Englander LP ENG
Plum Pudding Murder (A Hannah Swenson Holiday Mystery with Recipes! bk. 12)by Joanne Fluke LP FLU
The Planting Season by Dorothy Garlock LP GAR
A Bride in the Bargain
by Deeanne Geist LP GIS
Nightwalker by Heather Graham LP GRA
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini LP HOS
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini LP HOS
Almost Dead by Lisa Jackson LP JAC
The Wicked Game by Lisa Jackson LP JAC
This Side of Heaven
by Karen Kingsbury LP KIN
Tender Graces by Kathryn Magendie LP MAG
Hardball (A V.I. Warshawski Novel bk. 13)
by Sara Paretsky LP PAR (Memorial for George Grant)
Mighty Old Bones ( A Thistle and Twigg Mystery)
by Mary Saums LP SAU
Ladies of the Lake by Haywood Smith LP SMI
The Goliath Bone (A Mike Hammer Novel) by Mickey Spillane with Max Allan Collins LP SPI
Acts of Mercy (A Mercy Street Novel)
by Mariah Stewart LP STE
Heartbreak Café by Penelope J. Stokes
LP STO
Hunters Moon by Randy Wayne White LP WHI
Hothouse (A Holly Barker Novel bk.5)
by Stuart Woods LP WOO ( Memorial for George Grant)
Little Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
LP 977.7 KAL
The Geography of Bliss (One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Place in the World)by Eric Weiner LP 910.4 WEI