"I refuse to accept the idea that the "isness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the "oughtness" that forever confronts him." Martin Luther King, Jr., Speech accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, December 11, 1964

Martin Luther King, Jr., an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the African-American civil rights movement was born January 15th, 1929. In 1964, he became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Here are some books about him that are available through the Crawford County Library System.

Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference by David Garrow

Alma Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction - 323.4 GAR

My Brother Martin: A sister remembers growing up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  by Christine King Farris

Alma Public Library - Juvenile Non-Fiction - J 323 FAR

To the Mountaintop: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sacred mission to save America, 1955-1968. by Stewart Burns

Van Buren Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction - 92 KING

I May Not Get There With You: the true Martin Luther King, Jr. by Michael Dyson

Alma Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction - 323 DYS

There are also many biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr. that can be found in the 92 Biography section in both Adult and Juvenile Non-Fiction at all of our libraries. The titles listed above are just a sampling of what is available. Please call or come by to see what is  at your local library!

]]> Library Staff Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:56:59 GMT http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1315&BlogID=97&BlogPostID=6160 As we start the New Year, here are 10 books with Ten (10) in the title to help celebrate 2010! As always you can place a hold on a book online, by phone or by coming in!

The 10 Conversations You Must Have Before Getting Married (And How to Have Them) by Dr.Guy Grenier

Van Buren Public Library: Adult Non-Fiction- 646.7 GRE

10 Little Rubber Ducks  by Eric Carle. When a storm strikes a cargo ship, ten rubber ducks are tossed overboard and swept off in ten different directions. Based on a factual incident.

Alma, Cedarville, Mountainburg, Mulberry and Van Buren Public Libraries: Easy Collection - E CARLE

Mama Rock's Rules: Ten Lessons for Raising a Houseful of Successful Children by Rose Rock. Rose Rock has raised 10 children in addition to caring for 17 foster children in her 40-plus years as a mother. As one who does not shy away from hard conversations, Rose isn't afraid to present strong ideas about boundaries, discipline, choices, and consequences. Here, she shares the funny and highly practical lessons she learned both as a parent and an educator, while offering strategies for teaching a child to be self-reliant in this world.

Cedarville Public Library: Adult Non-Fiction- 649 ROC

Ten Days in the Hills by Jane Smiley. This glorious new novel from the Pulitzer Prize winner is a big, smart, bawdy tale of love and war, sex and politics, friendship and betrayal--and the allure of the movies.

Cedarville and Mulberry Public Libraries: Adult Fiction - SMILEY

Ten Stinky Babies by Ellen Olson-Brown. A stinky baby countdown goes from ten to zero as one-by-one, ten toddlers get their diapers changed and settle down for a nap during their stay at daycare.

Mulberry and Van Buren Public Libraries: Easy Collection- E OLSON-BROWN

My Fat Dog: Ten Simple Steps to Help Your Pet Lose Weight for a Long and Happy Life by Martha Garvey. Featuring real-life dog weight loss stories, tests to rule out serious health problems, tips from top veterinarians, and a special section on multi-pet households, "My Fat Dog" offers creative and entertaining ideas to help your pet lose weight and live healthy.

Van Buren Public Library: Adult Non-Fiction- 636.7 GAR

Ten Little New Yorkers: A Novel by Kinky Friedman. Greenwich Village is the setting for Ten Little New Yorkers, a tale of murder and mayhem as only Friedman can warble it and featuring his usual suspects, including Ratso - Dr. Watson to Kinky's singular Sherlock Holmes. As the clues and bodies pile up and the cops strongarm Kinky as their man, he has to jump through hoops to find the real killer, all the while maintaining his outrage and, of course, his innocence.

Alma, Mulberry and Van Buren Public Libraries: Adult Fiction- FRIEDMAN

Spanish in 10 Minutes a Day by Kristine Kershul. This book/CD-ROM combo is a complete, and fun, hands-on language learning experience, teaching you everything you'll need for your travels abroad.

Mountainburg Public Library: Adult Non-Fiction- 468.342 KER

Rachel Ray's Book of 10: More than 300 Recipes to Cook Every Day by Rachel Ray

Mulberry Public Library: Adult Non-Fiction- 641.5 RAY

The Ten-Year Nap by Meg Wolitzer. From the bestselling author of "The Wife" and "The Position" comes a feverishly smart novel about female ambition, money, class, motherhood, and marriage--and what happens in one community when a group of educated women chooses not to work.

Alma Public Library: Adult Fiction- WOLITZER

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School starts back up next week for area schools. Whether you are a parent or a child, get back in the swing of things by checking out these books with school in the title. As always, feel free to place a hold on titles online, through email, or by calling or coming into your local library.

Blecch! Icky, Sticky, Gross stuff in Your School by Pam Rosenberg. 

Van Buren Public Library - Juvenile Non-Fiction - J 577.5 ROS           

 Ellie McDoodle: New Kid in School by Ruth Barshaw. Ellie writes and doodles in a journal of her family's move to a new home and her struggle to make friends, which gets a lot easier as she leads a nonviolent protest about long lunch lines at school.
                     

Mulberry Public Library - Juvenile Fiction - J BARSHAW

 Gus Goes to School  by Kate Petty. The week before Gus starts school, he practices with his toys, studying clouds, reading books, and cooking mud pies.

Van Buren Public Library - Easy Collection - E PETTY

 Tales from the Teacher's Lounge: What I Learned in School the Second Time Around--One Man's Irreverent Look at Being a Teacher by Robert Wilder.

Alma Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction - 818 WIL

  Walking to School by Eve Bunting. When the path to eight-year-old Allison's Catholic school goes through hostile Protestant territory in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Allison finds she is not alone in her loathing of the situation.

Cedarville and Van Buren Public Libraries - Easy Collection - E BUNTING

  Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things  by Lenore Look. A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything.

Van Buren Public Library - Juvenile Fiction - J LOOK

  Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace--One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson. Traces how the author, having been rescued and resuscitated by Himalayan villagers after a failed attempt to climb K2, worked to build schools that would benefit the young girls who were forbidden an education by Taliban restrictions.

Alma and Van Buren Public Libraries - Adult Non-Fiction - 371.822 MOR   

Also Available as a downloadable audio book on Overdrive.

]]> Library Staff Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:43:45 GMT http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1315&BlogID=97&BlogPostID=5207 Bargains Galore on 64 is coming up, August 13-15th. You can  prepare for the miles long yard sale by reading some of the books below. We have antique guides on a variety of subjects so if you collect a certain item call or come by to see if we have a book for you! As always, feel free to place a hold on titles online, through email, or by calling or coming into your local library.

And don't forget to stop by the libraries' book sale during Bargains Galore on 64. We will be in our "usual" spot, under the shade trees in Dyer. We will have tables of donated and discarded library items for sale, including children's books, audio books, fiction, non-fiction and more!

 Fishing Lure Collectibles: An Encyclopedia of the Early Years, 1840 to 1940 by Dudley Murphy and Rick Edmisten.

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]]> Library Staff Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:41:31 GMT http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1315&BlogID=97&BlogPostID=5020 The Fourth of July will soon be here and with that comes fireworks, grilling out, flags, and other outdoor fun. Celebrate our Independence from Great Britain by reading one of these great books! As always, feel free to place a hold on titles online, through email, or by calling or coming into your local library.

  Apple Pie 4th of July by Janet Wong. A Chinese American child fears that the food her parents are preparing to sell on the Fourth of July will not be eaten.
 

Mulberry and Van Buren Public Libraries - Easy Read  - E WONG

Doodle Dandy!: The Complete Book of Independence Day Words by Lynda Graham-Barber. Defines or explains various words commonly associated with Independence Day, such as "barbecue," "fireworks," and "liberty," and gives their origin or historical background.

Alma Public Library - Juvenile Non-Fiction - J 394.2 GRA

  Happy Birthday America by Mary Pope Osborne. The whole family joins in a lively small-town celebration of Independence Day, including a parade, a picnic, music, and fireworks

Alma Public Library - Easy Read - E OSBORNE

Cedarville Public Library - Easy Audio Cassette - E OSBORNE

  Hats Off for the Fourth of July! by Harriet Ziefert. Spectators wait to see what will come next as the watch the town's Fourth of July parade.

Van Buren Public Library - Easy Read - E Z

Sweet Liberty: Freedom and Love Reign at Four Historical Fourth of July Celebrations  by Paige Winship Dooly.

Cedarville Public Library - Fiction - SWEET

Mountainburg Public Library - Fiction - DOOLY

Video Resources on the Constitution.

Alma and Mulberry Public Libraries - DVD - 342.7302 VID

]]> Library Staff Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:48:38 GMT http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1315&BlogID=97&BlogPostID=4893  The Crawford County Library System currently has several books that were adapted into movies and coming to a theater near you this summer!

COMING SOON TO THEATERS NEAR YOU!

 
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Written with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity, this novel is about a teen who was conceived as a bone marrow match for her sister Kate, and what happens when she begins to question who she really is. This movie stars Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, and Alec Baldwin. Will be in theaters June 26th.

 

Alma and Mountainburg Public Libraires - Adult Fiction - F PICOULT

 

Mulberry Public Library - Compact Disc - CD PICOULT

 

Mountainburg Public Library - Audio Cassette - PICOULT

 

Van Buren Public Library - On Order

 

Cheri  by Colette. Set in the luxurious demi-monde of pre-First World War Paris, Chéri is the story of the love affair between the beautiful Léa and Chéri, the son of her old colleague and rival, Mme Oeloux. This movie stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Kathy Bates. Will be a limited release film  in theaters June 26th.

 

Van Buren Public Library - On Order

Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI 1933-34. by Bryan Burrough.  This true crime history appropriately balances violent shootouts and schemes for daring prison breaks with a detailed account of how the slew of robberies and headlines helped an ambitious federal bureaucrat named J. Edgar Hoover transform a small agency into the FBI we know today. This movie stars Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. Will be in theaters July 1st.

Van Buren and Mountainburg Public Libraries - On Order

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince  by J.K. Rowling. Sixth-year Hogwarts student Harry Potter gains valuable insights into the boy Voldemort once was, even as his own world is transformed by maturing friendships, schoolwork assistance from an unexpected source, and devastating losses. This movie stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson. Will be in theaters July 15th. 
 

Cedarville, Mountainburg, Mulberry and Van Buren Public Libraries - Juvenile Fiction - J ROWLING   

Alma, and Van Buren Public Libraries - Young Adult Fiction - YA ROWLING    

Alma and Mountainburg Public Libraries - Audio Cassette - ROWLING   

Mulberry and Van Buren Public Libraries- Compact Disc - ROWLING  

Van Buren Public Library - Adult Spanish - ROWLING

Julie and Julia by Julie Powell. Based on two true stories, Julie & Julia intertwines the lives of two women who, though separated by time and space, are both at loose ends until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible. This movie stars Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. Will be in theaters August 7th.

 

Alma Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction - 641.594 POW

 

Van Buren Public Library - On Order

 

Taking Woodstock by Elliott Tiber.  A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969. This movie stars Demetri Martin and  Kevin Chamberlin. Will be a limited release film  in theaters August 14th.

 

Van Buren Public Library - On Order

 

Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. The love story of Henry and Claire whose lives are punctuated by Henry's disappearance to different points in time--sometimes even back to visit Claire as a young woman. When Henry meets Claire, he is twenty-eight, and she is twenty. He's a hip, handsome librarian; she is an art student with Botticelli hair. Henry has never met Claire before; Claire has known Henry since she was six... This movie stars Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana. Will be in theaters August 14th.

 

Cedarville and Van Buren Public Libraries - Adult Fiction - F NIFFENEGGER

 

Van Buren Public Library - Playaway - NIFFENEGGER

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

]]> Library Staff Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:20:03 GMT http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1315&BlogID=97&BlogPostID=4846 In continuing with our Summer Reading Theme: Be Creative, here is a list of books with the word "summertime" in the title. As always, feel free to place a hold on titles online, through email, or by calling or coming into your local library.

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