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November 28, 2012 | Didi
1225 Christmas Tree Lane [sound recording] by Debbie Macomber
A fool's gold Christmas [sound recording] by Susan Mallery
An O'Brien family Christmas [sound recording] by Sherryl Woods
The Christmas wedding [sound recording] by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo
Angels at the table [sound recording]: a Shirley, Goodness and Mercy Christmas story by Debbie Macomber
A plain & fancy Christmas [sound recording]: a novel by Cynthia Keller
November 27, 2012 | kimba
Send your old incandescent holiday lights to HolidayLEDs.com and not only will they recycle them for you but they will also send you a coupon for 15% off anything on their website. You can also drop them off at Whole Foods Market in Ann Arbor. For more green holiday ideas, check out "I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas: Gifts, Decorations, and Recipes that Use Less and Mean More" by Anna Getty. [Fairy City Lights by Joseph Nadler is licensed under CC BY 2.0]
November 26, 2012 | Kelley
Curl up by the fire, sip some eggnog, and read a Christmas mystery novel. We have a variety of Christmas mysteries to help you ring in the holiday season.
Visions of sugar plums by Janet Evanovich — Christmas is right around the corner and bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is on a mission to track down Sandy Claws, a toymaker in trouble with the law. There is also a strange and handsome man in her kitchen. Can he help her find Sandy Claws and a Christmas tree before Christmas? Fans of the humorous Stephanie Plum series will enjoy this special Christmas treat.
Santa clawed: a Mrs. Murphy mystery by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown — When a body is found under the Christmas tree that Harry Harristeen is about to buy, she and her cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter and dog Tucker embark on the case. Those who like a cozy murder puzzle with the clever perspectives of pets will be sure to find this the purr-fect Christmas mystery.
November 26, 2012 | goulds
The dogs of winter by Bobbie Pyron is an incredible, heart-pounding survival story based on fact. Ivan is but one of 80,000 to 2 million homeless children forced to fend for himself in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union. Most of these abandoned children form packs and live in vacant buildings and/or underground train stations. What distinguishes four year old Ivan Mishukov is his decision to depend on a pack of feral street dogs instead of other children for his survival. For two years they eek out an existence together, helping one another just as a family would. Enduring the brutal Russian winters with temperatures often twenty below zero is almost beyond belief. As Ivan is later quoted as saying, "I was better off with the dogs. They loved and protected me." For years his dreams are of dogs - warm, soft, loving dogs who are always there watching out for him.
This powerful, illuminating story is one that you will never forget.
November 19, 2012 | sobczakd
Please join the Adult Cotemporary Book Group on Monday, December 17th at 7:00 PM in the Purple Room to discuss:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë ; edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davies — An orphan girl's progress from the custody of cruel relatives to an oppressive boarding school culminates in a troubled career as a governess. Jane's first assignment at Thornfield, where the proud and cynical master harbors a scandalous secret, draws readers ever deeper into a compelling exploration of the mysteries of the human heart.
November 19, 2012 | Brad B.
If you enjoyed A Great and Terrible Beauty, try one of these:
Clockwork angel by Cassandra Clare
Grave mercy by Robin LaFevers
The diviners by Libba Bray
Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle
Chime by Franny Billingsley
Dark mirror by M.J. Putney
November 17, 2012 | daviscrl
Michigan's own Elmore Leonard was awarded The National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters at the ceremony announcing the 2012 winners of the National Book Award.
The round house by Louise Erdrich
Behind the beautiful forevers by Katherine Boo
Goblin secrets by William Alexander
November 15, 2012 | madame librarian
The beginner's goodbye [large print] by Anne Tyler
Breakdown [large print] by Sara Paretsky
Joanne Fluke's Lake Eden cookbook: [large print] Hannah Swensen's recipes from the cookie jar by Joanne Fluke
At Bertram's hotel [large print]: a Miss Marple mystery by Agatha Christie
Line of fire by Stephen White
November 15, 2012 | madame librarian
Thanksgiving Day kicks off a month of celebrations. May we suggest a movie, tips from Martha Stewart on Thanksgiving prepartions, a history, music to sooth, and a story about family.
Planes, trains and automobiles [videodisc] by Paramount Pictures
Martha's classic Thanksgiving [videodisc] by [presented by] Marth Stewart Living Omnimedia
Mayflower: a story of courage, community, and war by Nathaniel Philbrick
Thanksgiving [sound recording]: a Windham Hill collection
Thanksgiving night: a novel by Richard Bausch
November 15, 2012 | madame librarian
Read the book? See the movie. Throughout the month of November, Turner Classic Movies is featuring film adaptations of well-known novels. The films run 24 hours on Mondays and Wednesdays. A variety of themes are featured including Southern Novels, Adventure, American Literature, Westerns, Science Fiction and more. Stories for Children and Young Adults will be shown all day on Thanksgiving Day.