Thursday Morning Book Club

New Members Welcome!
Last Thursday of the Month - 10:00 am at Panera Bread, South Park Shops

June 26th
Run by Anne Patchett

July 31st
Runaway Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini

August 28th
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt







September 25th
Saturday by Ian McEwan







October 30th
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky







December 4th (November Meeting)
Meet You in Hell by Les Standiford







January 29th
The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian







February 26th
The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer

March 26th
Rainbow’s End by Laruen St. John

April 26th
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

Come and share your thoughts on these great books!
Call the Library at 412.835.2207 if you have any questions!

One Book, One Community

The One Book, One Community is a community-unifying program that was developed to bring people together through reading! Beginning in 2003, the Allegheny County Library Assocation has chosen a book each year to encourage readers to share the same literary experience.

The newest book selection is:
I'm Proud of You by Tim Madigan

Click here to find out more or ask your librarian!

Politics: Is the Truth Stranger than Fiction?

Political Fiction

Sammy's House by Kristin Gore

Act of Treason by Vince Flynn

The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

The West Wing: The complete seventh season

more fiction...





www.votesmart.org




Political Non-Fiction

Now It's My Turn : a daughter's chronicle of political life by Mary Cheney

The Way to Win : taking the White House in 2008 by Mark Halperin and John F. Harris

Too Close to Call : the thirty-six-day battle to decide the 2000 election by Jeffrey Toobin

William Henry Harrison by Steven Otfinoski

more non-fiction...

February is Black History Month

August Wilson

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, this Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright was one of the most influential and prolific African-American writers of the 20th Century.

Check out his books here!

Find out more about August Wilson at the following websites:

AugustWilson.net

August Wilson Timeline

August Wilson Biography

Happy New Year!

Need some help with your New Year's resolutions?

Check out these items at the library!

The Biggest Loser Fitness Program: fast, safe and effective workouts (613.25 GR)

The Last Chance Millionaire : it's not too late to become wealthy (332.024 AN)

Become a Better You: 7 keys to improving your life every day (248.4 OS)

Know-how : the 8 skills that separate people who perform from those who don't (658.4092 CH)

Holiday Entertaining & Cookbooks

Don't forget to check out a few books for the upcoming season! Browse the front-wall display in the library for holiday items, including:




Holiday baking : treats filled with cheer for a magical time of year.





Healthy holidays : total health entertaining all year round





Christmas with Paula Deen : recipes and stories from my favorite holiday

Click on the websites below for more holiday ideas:

• Martha Stewart Holidays
• EPICURIOUS: for people who love to eat
• Food Network: Holiday Archive

Booklists!

Searching the Catalog and looking for suggestions? Try "Featured Booklists"!

While searching the Library's online catalog, click on the Featured Booklists link at the top of the webpage. Here you will find links to a variety of ideas for both fiction and non-fiction titles.

Best sellers, Caldecott award winners, and mysteries are examples of the types of lists you can find. Click on a booklist and the Catalog will automatically perform a search providing you with the location, call number and availablity of the book!

You can also access the booklists by following the link below:

http://catalog.einetwork.net/screens/featured.html