I am an avid scrapbooking fan (as my husband can tell you.) I currently am doing a few gift albums and the library has been the greatest asset to my (minor) addiction. It gives me great ideas for new layouts/designs/embellishments while I don't have to spend a lot of money. Here is my philosophy: Scrapbooking can become monotonous if you always do the same thing - so try as many different ideas as you can and you will (pleasantly) surprised with the results.

*A big thanks to RKeeling for our latest Fave Five.

Item #1

Title: 

Scrapbooking your Favorite Family Memories

Description: 

This is four of the Memory Makers books in one: Basic Scrapbooking, Creative Cropping, Scrapbooking for Babies and Scrapbooking School Years. The cropping book is by far my favorite! There are so many cool ideas in there and there are lots of examples to inspire! I seriously refer to this book as the Scrapbooker's Bible.

Item #2

Title: 

601 Great Scrapbooking Ideas

Description: 

This has a lot of references to inspire any scrapbooker. I look in this book if I am out of ideas on what to do with a layout. This book is also by Memory Makers.

Item #3

Title: 

Scrapbooking your Wedding: Fresh Ideas for Stunning Pages

Description: 

This was a breath of fresh air for scrapbooking weddings. There is a previous book with a similar title, but it is the older version (which is stuck in the eighties/early nineties.) I liked this book much better because it gives you a lot of different ideas in a more contemporary style. Also a Memory Makers book.

Item #4

Title: 

Mastering Scrapbook Page Design

Description: 

This a great book for beginner and intermediate scrapbookers alike. It is also by Memory Makers and a nice addition to any scrapbooker's resource collection. It discusses how to improve scrapbook pages by changing colors, patterns, and layout designs to make the most impact. My favorite is the "Before and After" examples which help illustrate their idea and also explains why the changes were suggested.

Item #5

Title: 

Your Words, Your Story: Add Meaningful Journaling To Your Layouts

Description: 

An aspect of scrapbooking that is often overlooked is journaling or the words of a page. This book offers a way for the reader to find their own voice in their writing. No one is perfect with their words, but the important emphasis of this book is finding your own words to make your scrapbooks truly yours.

Recommended by Chitra, an adult reference librarian at the Canton Public Library.
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Learning to Cook was submitted by Chad, a patron of the library.

How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman

Recommended by Deb, one of our adult reference librarians.

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Recommended by Rebecca of the library's Adult Department.

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Recommended by Ellen, one of our adult reference librarians.

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Recommended by Karen, one of our adult reference librarians.

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Recommended by Denis, a photographer for the library's Internet Branch.

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Recommended by Deb, a reference librarian in our Adult Department.

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Recommended by Lucy, as told to Deb, an adult reference librarian.

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Recommended by Julie, one of our adult services librarians.

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Recommended by Joyce, a reference librarian in the Adult Department of the Canton Public Library.

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The Children's Blizzard: January 12, 1888

by David Laskin
This is the story of a weather event so horrific that its savage blasts are still remembered in Nebraska, Minnesota and the Dakotas. Over 500 people, many children, died, caught by this unexpected change in weather.

In The Heart Of The Sea: The Tragedy Of The Whaleship Essex

by Nathaniel Philbrick

Recommended by Kathy Beck, a staff member in the Canton Public Library's Tech Services Department (with a photo provided by her husband, Gary Beck).

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Recommended by Marcia, program coordinator for the Canton Public Library.

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Recommended by Gale, a staff member in our Tech Services Department.

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Recommended by Anne Heidemann, the head of the Children's Library at the Canton Public Library.

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Recommended by JM, a former member of the Tech Services Department of the library.

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Recommended by Lori, a patron of the Canton Public Library.

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Recommended by Stefanie, formerly a reference librarian in our Adult Department.

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Recommended by Elaine, one of the reference librarians in our Adult Department.

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