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Tuttle Library News
February 2008
Contributors: Kathryn Chisholm, Melissa Lawless, Kristin Readel
Holidays/Closed
Thursday |
March 13 |
Town Meeting; Library Closed at 6:00pm |
Monday |
May 26 |
Memorial Day |
Programs
Friday |
March 28 at 10:00am |
Pre-School Storytime |
Month long |
April |
Creative Arts Challenge |
Friday |
April 25 at 10:00am |
Pre-School Storytime |
Friday |
May 30 at 10:00am |
Pre-School Storytime |
Creative Arts Challenge
We are looking forward to creative art submissions from Antrim’s children who are of school age K – 12. Artwork may include, but is not limited to, such things as cartooning, sculpture, paintings, collage, papier-mâché, photography, stories, and poetry. Please stop by and see Kristin Readel about details.
EBSCO Host Research Databases and NH Downloadable Audio Books
The James A. Tuttle Library website (which is accessible through the main Library page on this website) has helpful links to EBSCO Host Research Databases and NH Downloadable Audio Books. Provided by the New Hampshire State Library to New Hampshire public libraries, EBSCO allows access to specific newspaper, magazine, and journal articles that aren’t available in the library, or to quickly search a wide range of periodicals for information on current events and issues. Included is a Consumer Health option for researching health issues. You can also access other electronic research services including “NoveList” for voracious fiction readers and “Searchasaurus” for curious children. Contact the Library for your username and password.
NH Downloadable Audio Books gives our library patrons the option to browse through hundreds of titles and download audio books on to their own personal computers and mp3 players. Many titles can be copied onto CDs for enjoyment anytime, anywhere with the added bonus that there is no charge and no overdue or late fees. Once again passwords are available at the Library.
BOOKS RECENTLY MADE INTO FILMS:
Book |
Author |
The Kite Runner |
Khaled Hosseini |
Charlie Wilson’s War |
George Crile |
The Golden Compass |
Philip Pullman |
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising |
Susan Cooper |
The Jane Austen Book Club |
Karen Fowler |
Into the Wild |
Jon Krakauer |
Atonement |
Ian McEwan |
The Spiderwick Chronicles |
Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black |
The Other Boleyn Girl |
Philippa Gregory |
Horton Hears a Who |
Dr. Seuss |
Nim’s Island (4/4/08) |
Wendy Orr |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (5/16/08) |
C.S. Lewis |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (11/21/08) |
J.K. Rowling |
AUTHOR FOCUS
Lloyd Alexander authored more than 40 books, mostly fantasy novels for children and young adults. Much to the horror of his parents who felt he should forget literature and focus on getting some form of sensible work, he first began writing at 15 years of age. Lloyd’s most famous contribution to the field of children’s literature is the fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain. The first two books formed the basis of the Disney animated film The Black Cauldron. Two of his books in this series won the Newberry Medal, The Black Cauldron in 1966 and The High King in 1969. He has also been the recipient of the National Book Award, the American Book Award, the School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for various titles. On May 17, 2007 at the age of 83, Lloyd
Alexander passed away 2 weeks after the death of his wife Janine, who was the love of his life and his companion of 61 years. The library has many his works in various formats.
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