Saturday, November 19, 2011

Thankful for some great books!


It is once again time for Thanksgiving.  Have you done your planning yet?  Here's some great books that can help you enjoy this wonderful holiday:  (Click on the title to place a hold via InfoSoup.)

  The Thanksgiving book:   a companion to the holiday covering its history, lore, traditions, foods, and symbols, including primary sources, poems, prayers, songs, hymns, and recipes, supplemented by a chronology, bibliography with web sites, and index.

  Thanksgiving 101:  celebrate America's favorite holiday with America's Thanksgiving expert.


  Betty Crocker's Complete Thanksgiving cookbook: All you need to cook a memorable meal.

  The Book of Thanksgiving:  Stories, poems and recipes for sharing one of America's greatest holidays.



  The Thanksgiving Table: recipes and ideas to create your own holiday tradition.  

  Thanksgiving: festive recipes for the holiday table


  Beyond the Turkey:  a Thanksgiving feast of fun, facts, and activities.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

November New Releases

Looking for a new book to read?  Here's some new releases for the month of November:
(Click on the title to place a hold via InfoSoup)

FICTION:






NON-FICTION:

  Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?  by Mindy Kaling

  I Didn't Ask to be Born, by Bill Cosby

  The Ecstasy of Influence, by Jonathan Lethem

  Brewed Awakening, by Joshua M. Bernstein

Happy Reading!  

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

November: Special Dates

Welcome to November!  Here's a list of some special dates this month, with books to read right along with them.  Click on the title to place a hold via InfoSoup.

November 1st: All Saints Day.  Read about it in the book All Saints, All Souls, and Halloween.

November 2nd: Daniel Boone's Birthday.  Read about him in the book Daniel Boone.

November 6th: Daylight Savings Time Ends.  Read about it in the book Spring Forward, Fall Back.

November 8th: US Voting Day.  Read about it in the book Eyewitness Vote.

November 11th: Veteran's Day.  Read about it in the book Veteran's Day.

November 24th: Thanksgiving Day.  Read about it in the book Thanksgiving Then and Now.

Have a great month- we'll see you in the library!