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.

  Thanksgiving Entertaining

  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.

  Tried and True Thanksgiving: Top 200 recipes.

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

  Thanksgiving: festive recipes for the holiday table

  Crafts for Thanksgiving

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

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

November New Releases

Looking for a new book to read?  Here's some new releases for the month of November:
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FICTION:

  11/22/63, by Stephen King

  The Wedding Quilt, by Jennifer Chiaverini

  Proof of Heaven, by Mary Curran-Hackett

  Love and Shame and Love, by Peter Orner

  The Angel Esmeralda, Nine Stories, by Don DeLillo

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!  

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!

October: Special Dates

Welcome to October!  Here's some of the important dates for this month, and some books to accompany them. Click on the titles to place a hold via Info Soup.

• October 7- Yom Kippur: Read about it in the book Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
• October 9- Fire Prevention Day: Read about it in the book What if There is a Fire?
• October 10- Columbus Day:  Read about it in the book Columbus Day.
• October 18- Alaska Day: Read about it in the book Alaska.
• October 24- United Nations Day: Read about it in the book The United Nations.
• October 31- Halloween: Read about it in the book Halloween.

Have a great month, everyone!  Be sure to stop into the library--the fall reading program is up and running!

Welcome Fall!

Today is the first day of fall--have you noticed the leaves changing colors?  Some are already in full color, and some are just barely turning, but it looks like fall is going to be beautiful this year.

There's so many ways to enjoy this season--and of course, books to enjoy while you enjoy it!  Here's some great selections.  Just click on the title name to place a hold via InfoSoup.

1. Do get the cooking bug when the weather turns cool?  Try Homemade Harvest, published by Gooseberry Patch.  Inside you'll find inviting recipes, harvest crafts, and a bushel of ideas to cozy your harvest home.
2. Want to get your home spruced up for this beautiful season of color?  Try Autumn from the Heart of the Home, by Susan Branch.  She gives decorating suggestions, including an illustrated guide with tips on celebrating Halloween and Thanksgiving.
3. Everyone loves to look at the colorful fall leaves.  Check out The Great Wisconsin Touring Book, by Gary Knowles, for car trips to see the beautiful fall colors.
4. How about involving the kids?  Crafts to make in the Fall, by Kathy Ross, is a book with twenty nine easy to make craft projects with autumn themes.  
5. Having a hard time explaining why the leaves change?  Read Why Do Leaves Change Color, by Betsy Maestro.  Your kids will love the illustrations, and you'll learn something, too!
6. We can't forget football--one of the best parts of fall!  Read up on our Green Bay Packers in Green Bay Packers: A Complete Illustrated History, by Don Gulbrandsen.  
7. Have a hunter in the family?  Be sure to check out The Everything Wild Game Cookbook, by Karen Eagle.  You'll find everything from the basics to desserts in this cookbook--you'll be able to cook up everything your hunter brings home.
8. Do you love gardening?  Learn how to have a beautiful fall garden with the book Fallscaping, by Nancy Ondra.  
9. Halloween and Thanksgiving are the two biggest fall holidays.  Read about them with your kids in the books The Story of Halloween and Thanksgiving.
10. Don't forget to get your home ready for winter--with Home Maintenance for Dummies, you'll be ready for the long winter ahead.  

How do you celebrate fall?