Guess what! Award season has begun and the newest award winners in books and media for Youth and Teens were announced at the American Library Association Mid-winter Conference yesterday morning. The 2011 winners can be found at the ALA website but some of the highlights include:

• 2011 Newbery Winner — Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
• 2011 Caldecott Winner — A Sick Day for Amos McGee illustrated by Erin E. Stead
• 2011 Printz Winnter — Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
• 2011 Odyssey Award for Best Audiobook — The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex
• 2011 Coretta Scott King Award — One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

Click on the titles to see which ones we have available for checkout. Enjoy!

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen

The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

March by Geraldine Brooks

Here is a handy cheatsheet of devices and computers that are currently compatible with CPL's DRM-protected eBook collection. Installation of the free Adobe® Digital Editions is necessary before downloading titles.

January Magazine has announced their choices for Best Crime Fiction in 2010. It's a two part list, Crime Fiction: Part I and Crime Fiction: Part II with some familiar authors, as well as debut titles.

The Canton Seniors Book Discussion Group meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at the Canton Public Library in Group Study Room A. We meet from 2:00-3:00PM, September through June in the library's Group Study Room A. Copies of the discussion book are distributed at the meeting or can be picked up at Canton Public Library the following day. In Winter, 2011 we will be discussing:

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: a Memoir of Going Home by Rhoda Janzen — (January 26, 2011)

Kabul Beauty School: an American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez, with Kristin Ohlson — (February 23, 2011)

Download OverDrive Media Console v2.0 for Android or iPhone today! This newly released app enables you to download and enjoy EPUB eBooks in addition to the MP3 audiobooks. Downloads can be done directly to your iPhone, iPod Touch, or Android phone/tablet.

Looking to buy an eBook reader for someone for Christmas? If you are interested in a device that is compatible with the library's free eBook collection, don't forget to check this list before shopping. A compatible device will allow you to check out and download free titles by using your Canton Library card. Our eBooks are available in ePub, Adobe PDF, and Mobipocket formats.

Listen to some of our most recent Christmas stories on CD:

Angels at Christmas by Debbie Macomber

A Chesapeake Shores Christmas by Sherryl Woods

Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor: a novel by Lisa Kleypas

"In war, there are no unwounded soldiers." -José Narosky.
Some of these mystery stories take place in a time of war, some in its aftermath. No one is unscathed…

Blood Alone by James R. Benn

Bitterroot by James Lee Burke

Thirteenth Night: a Medieval Mystery by Alan Gordon

The Wolfe Pack, a New York-based fan organization, has announced its nominees for the 2010 Nero Award, "presented each year to an author for the best mystery written in the tradition of Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe stories." The contenders are:

The Fleet Street Murders by Charles Finch

The Crack in the Lens by Steve Hockensmith

Faces of the Gone by Brad Parks

We want a moment of your attention please! From Nov. 16-30, we are conducting a survey to learn more about whether you read eBooks and listen to audiobooks, and if so, what your preferences are. This survey is available online from our home page. You can also find a paper copy in the audiobook section and the Adult Reference desk in the library.

Just when you thought there couldn't be… there is another great fantasy series in the works. It starts out with Museum of Thieves, an action-packed story filled with very strong, memorable characters. Goldie and Toadspit are two runaway 'thieves' from the city of Jewel. But you will learn that sometimes it behooves you to be a good thief. They are hidden by the 'good guys' from the 'bad guys' in the Museum of Dunt, which is a museum like you've never encountered before, so that they can help protect Jewel from a great evil that could destroy everything and everyone. Transmuting creatures, evil designs, magical mysteries, suspense, comic relief — this enticing world created by Lian Tanner has it all. You will be lucky to get your hands on a copy of the book or CD as the series is continued and word gets out!

We have purchased extra copies of some of the most popular downloadable titles and added them to the library's eBook page. Log in to your account before searching, you'll see, e.g., Ken Follett's new, unabridged audiobook Fall of Giants with the Advantage icon. Your Canton Library card will allow you check out or wait for this copy.

Black Friday: a Maggie O'Dell novel by Alex Kava

Make death love me by Ruth Rendell

Eyes of prey by John Sandford

A faint cold fear by Karin Slaughter

Silent treatment by Michael Palmer

Diwali is a Hindu holiday celebrated by Hindus wherever they live in the world. The name "Diwali" comes from the word "Deepavali" which means "row of Lights". This festival is the most widely celebrated festival in India, although the celebrations differ from place to place. There are some things about the festival that are common across the world. Some of these aspects are lighting of lamps, called "diyas", cleaning and sometimes painting homes, feasting with family and friends. The most important meaning of the festival is the celebration of the truimph of good over evil. It is also a time for renewing hopes for happiness and prosperity in life. The festival of Diwali can last up to five days. In 2010 the main celebration falls on Friday, November 5th. So Happy Diwali to everyone.

These just in:

How to crash a killer bash by Penny Warner

Dream queen by Betsy Thornton

Betrayers by Bill Pronzini

Night of the living deed by E. J. Copperman

From a slightly longer shortlist of contenders, the British Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) and its corporate partners, Specsavers, Cactus TV, and ITV3, have now announced the four finalists in each category for the 2010 Gold, Steel, and John Creasey Dagger Awards. Winners will be announced on Friday, October 8. A special awards ceremony that night at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel will be filmed, and then televised on ITV3 the following week.  (Photo: Tom Harper, CWA Chairperson)

P. D. James celebrated her 90th. birthday on August 3. The author of twenty books, most of which have been filmed and broadcast on television in the United States and other countries, Ms. James best known character is Adam Dagliesh, who has over the years risen to the status of Commander in the Metropolitan Police Service at New Scotland Yard. The first novel in the Dagliesh series, Cover Her Face, was published in 1962. Ms. James recently wrote Talking About Detective Fiction a history of the detective novel.
[Photo: © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.]

Their voices and their lives: an audiobook selection

Fay [sound recording] by Larry Brown

The birth of Venus [sound recording] : [a novel] by Sarah Dunant

The lake of dead languages [sound recording] by Carol Goodman

She's come undone [sound recording] by Wally Lamb

Where the heart is [sound recording] : by Elizabeth Lowell by Lowell, Elizabeth, 1944-

Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress [sound recording] by Dai Sijie

The bonesetter's daughter [sound recording] by Amy Tan

Inés of my soul [sound recording] by Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden

The inheritance of loss [sound recording] by Kiran Desai