Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Last Minute Holiday Mysteries

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Check out these websites for some suggested reading!

Cozy Mystery List

Library Booklists

Amazon Holiday Mysteries

Mystery Guild

Friday, December 2, 2011

New Year's Resolutions



Time to start thinking about the New Year!
Click on pic below for a list of resources.



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Friday, November 18, 2011

Gift Book Program

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A gift of $25 or more entitles you to a book plate to be placed inside an item chosen by the library. All gifts will be recorded in the Library Gift Register and appropriate acknowledgements will be sent.

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Click on the present below for the Gift Book Program Form.

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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Holiday Cooking

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Click on the pic below for Holiday Cooking Books!


Try these websites for delicious recipes!





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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Biographies

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Located in the upstairs loft area of the Bethel Park Library is a large collection of biographies and autobiographies for any fan of sports, the arts, history, or pop culture!



Also check out the Library database Biography in Context. Search biographies by name, nationality, or occupation. Choose from primary resources, academic journal articles, magazine features and more!


To access Library databases follow these directions:


Go to www.bethelparklibrary.org


Click on Article & Database Search in the middle of the page.


Contact the Library at 412.835.2207 if you have any questions. a
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Friday, September 30, 2011

Library E-books for Kindle

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Finally Here!

Check out Ebooks for your Kindle!



Go to the Bethel Park Library Website: www.bethelparklibrary.org

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Scroll down the page, on the right-hand side, click on OVERDRIVE

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Also available for other e-readers such as Nook, Kobo and the Sony Reader.


Please call the Library at 412.835.2207 if you have any questions!
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Banned Books Week

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September 24th thru October 1st, 2011 is Banned Books Week
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Celebrate the power of the written word and the First Amendment.

Anti-Censorship Center






Friday, September 2, 2011

LOCAL AUTHOR VISIT

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Hear the basics of how to write a novel!
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Presented by
Richard S. Wahlberg

Author of


A tale of thrills, adventure and romance

Wednesday, September 21st
at 7 p.m.

Register at the front desk.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

What to Read?

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Not sure what to read next? Try one of these websites below!
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BookRabbit - Debate and review books!

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GNOOKS - Tell this site what you like and discover new authors!

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Literature-Map - Part of gnooks. Enter an author and explore the possibilities!

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Library Thing - Free to join! Connect with other book lovers, read reviews, and so much more!

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ALSO TRY THE NOVELIST LIBRARY DATABASE!

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1. Go to www.bethelparklibrary.org

2. Click on Article & Database Search

3. Click on the Books & Reading link on the left-side of page.

4. Click on NoveList (enter Library card # when prompted)

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Questions? Call the Library at 412.835.2207.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

EBSCO Ebooks & Audiobooks

The new EBSCO Ebooks & Audiobooks database is available via the Bethel Park Library website. Follow the instructions below to access:






2. Click on the Articles & Database Search link




3. Click on the category Books & Reading



Here you will find the link to this new resource.


This database has replaced netLibrary. All previously established netLibrary accounts have been retired.


For help, click HERE or please call the Library at 412.835.2207

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Read Around the World

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Enter the Adult Summer Reading Club!


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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Adult Summer Reading Club!

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

BOOK SALE & GALA!

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Sip, Savor & Support Annual Gala
& Book Sale Preview Night

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Book Sale


Saturday, May 7th 9am - 5pm thru


Sunday, May 8th 1pm - 5pm


Call the Library for more details.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

One Book, One Community

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The 2011 selection is:



by Cami Walker




Learn more about One Book, One Community by clicking on the link below, or ask your Librarian today!



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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Reading Magazines Online

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Using the Library's MasterFILE Premier database, library card owners can access the full-text (entire article) of nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.
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Included in this generous collection is Consumer Reports, Computerworld, Harvard Health Letter, Prevention, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, and the New Yorker.
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To access the MasterFile Premier database, following these steps:

1. go to www.bethelparklibrary.org

2. click on the Article & Database Search link at the top of the webpage


3. scroll down the list of databases, and click on the MasterFILE Premier link


4. enter your library card number
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If you have any questions, please call the Library at 412-835-2207.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

February is Black History Month

Celebrate Black History Month!
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Check out one of these titles:


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Soldier : the life of Colin Powell by Karen DeYoung







The last hero : a life of Henry Aaron by Howard Bryant



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The bridge : the life and rise of Barack Obama by David Remnick.






Tell all the children our story : memories and mementos of being young and Black in America by Tonya Bolden


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Rosa Parks by Douglas Brinkley




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Brown v. Board of Education : a civil rights milestone and its troubled legacy by James T. Patterson






One shot Harris : the photographs of Charles 'Teenie' Harris by Stanley Crouch ; with a biographical essay by Deborah Willis






Stretch your wings : famous black quotations for teens / selected and edited by Janet Cheatham Bell and Lucille Usher Freeman



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On the line by Serena Williams with Daniel Paisner





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Check out the following websites for more information:

Black History Month - Biography.com
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African American History Month
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African American Odyssey
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