The Friends of the Library Present: Theres Fowler

The Friends of the Stanly County Public Library are proud to announce that Therese Fowler, author of Souvenir and Reunion will be the featured speaker at the Friends annual author dinner. She holds an MFA in creative writing. She grew up in Illinois and now lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband and two sons. Therese's novels are published internationally, in nine languages and more than twenty-eight countries, to date. Books will be available for purchase and signing the night of the event.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

6:30 pm

Stanly Regional Medical Center's Family Education Center

Tickets are $12.00 for members of the Friends and $15.00 for non-members. Tickets are on sale now and must be purchased by Oct. 7th. Stop by the public library in Albemarle to purchase your ticket or call 704-986-3755.

Check the library's catalog to reserve a copy of her books. And be sure to check out Ms. Fowler's web site.

Looking for Something to Read While You Wait for the New Dan Brown Book?

The new Dan Brown book, The Lost Symbol has arrived at the Stanly County Public Library. Be sure to get your name on the reserve list for the much anticipated new book. You can place a reserve from the online card catalog. While you are waiting, you might want to try some of these titles:

The Third Secret by Steve Berry

Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs

Splintered Icon by Bill Napier

The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury

The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry

The Last Cato by Matilda Asensi

The Secret Supper by Javier Sierra

Labyrinth by Kate Moss

The Sacred Cut by David Hewson

The Franklin Affair by Jim Lehrer

The Twelfth Card by Jeffrey Deaver

Black Order by James Rollins

Atlantis Prophecy by Thomas Greanias

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

Improbable by Adam Fower

Codex by Lev Grossman

The Patriot's Club by Christopher Reich

Evening With the Author

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009

Time: 6:00-7:00 pm

Location: Albemarle Library Meeting Room

Everyone is invited to come to the library and hear local author J.C. Boone talk about his book Hitler at the Obersalzberg. After his talk he will answer questions and have copies of his book available for sale. Mr. Boone developed an interest in the Third Reich while he was stationed in Berchtesgaden, Germany. During his research he was able to interview Hitler's sister.

The Smartest Card @ The Stanly County Public Library

September is National Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Stanly County Public Library wants to make sure that all children in Stanly county have the smartest card of all - a library card. Studies show that children who are read to in the home and who use the library perform better in school and are more likely to continue to use the library as a source of lifetime learning.

Getting a library card is easy. All you need is something that verifies your address. This would include you current driver's license, a checkbook, or mail recently mailed to your house with your name on it. A staff member at the circulation desk will issue your library card while you wait.

Just as he did in The Terror, Dan Simmons draws impeccably from history to create a gloriously engaging and terrifying narrative. Based on the historical details of Charles Dicken's life and narrated by Wilkie Collins (Dicken's friend, frequent collaborator, and secret rival), Drood explores the still unsolved mysteries of the famous authors last years.

If you are looking for a book that is chilling, haunting, and utterly original, with a touch of history and literature, you might like to read Drood by Dan Simmons.

Other books you might like are:

The Terror by Dan Simmons

The Last Dickens by Matthew Pearl

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl

You can check the library's online card catalog to see if these titles are available or to place a reserve.

Travel the World from Your Living Room: India

For those of us who aren't able to take wild and exotic vacations reading about foriegn places can be almost as good. Check out these books if you want to see India, it's people, it's customs and it's food. The library's online catalog can show you what's available.

Love and Longing in Bombay: Stories by Vikram Chandra

Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar

Fasting and Feasting by Anita Desai

A Sin of Color by Sunetra Gupta

The Impressionist by Hari Kunzru

Ladies Coupe by Anita Nair

Magic Seeds by V.S. Naipaul

Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama

Where do you want to visit?

Summer is Short, Read a Story

Summer is soon coming to an end, but there is still time to get some reading done. The library has a number of story collections that are perfect for reading when you are short on time. Try one of the titles on this list, or check the library's online catalog for more suggestions.

The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted: and Other Small Acts of Liberation by Elizabeth Berg

Wild Nights: Stories About the Last Days of Poe, Dickinson, Twain, James and Hemingway by Joyce Carol Oates

Coronado by Dennis Lehane

The Gardens of Reading: an Anthology of 20th Century Short Fiction About Gardens and Gardeners

Just After Sunset by Stephen King

Happy Families by Carlos Fuentes

Immortals: the Reckoning by Jennifer Ashley

Cheating at Canasta by William Trevor

Two of the Deadliest: new Tales of Lust, Greed, and Murder From Outstanding Women of Mystery edited by Elizabeth George

The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The View From the Seventh Layer by Kevin Brockmeier

The Send-Away Girl by Barbara Sutton

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout