New Novels for the Hoidays

During this busy holiday season, be sure you stop and take some time for reading. This time of year, many authors publish books that celebrate the season. These books are usually short so it is easy to find a few minutes in your busy schedule to enjoy one. Try one of these holiday books:

The Gift by Cecelia Ahern

A Quilter's Holiday: An Elm Creek Quilt Novel by Jennifer Chiaverini

The Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans

Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke

Home for Christmas by Andrew M. Greeley

A Wish for Christmas by Thomas Kinkade

Merry, Merry Ghost by Carolyn Hart

Christmas Cake by Lynne Hinton

Knit the Season: A Friday Night Knitting Club Novel by Kate Jacobs

The Perfect Christmas by Debbie Macomber

A Blue and Gray Christmas by Joan Medlicott

A Christmas Promise by Anne Perry

The Christmas Secret by Donna VanLiere

Lakeshore Christmas by Susan Wiggs

Please check out online card catalog to check the availability of these titles or to place a reserve. There are many more holiday titles available, and we have a display of some of those books at the Albemarle Library.

Mind Breaks - Quick Reads for Busy Times

Here are a few short novels that you might enjoy reading this busy holiday season:

The Clothes They Stood Up In by Alan Bennett
Joy School by Elizabeth Berg
The Return Journey by Maeve Binchy
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas
Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton
A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg
Life Goes On by Philip Gulley
Shopgirl by Steve Martin
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan
Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan
Julie & Romeo by Jeanne Ray
Pobby and Dingan by Ben Rice
Tepper Isn't Going Out by Calvin Trillin

You can check the availability of these, and other titles, and place your reserve at our online card catalog.

The library has recently purchased reprints from several classic authors. There really is something for everyone.

If you are a romance reader, then be sure to check out some of these newly reprinted titles by Georgette Heyer, the queen of Regency Romance:

The Toll Gate

The Black Moth

Black Sheep

False Colors

Faros Daughter

If you are a mystery reader then you MUST read Agatha Christie. And even if you aren't a mystery reader I suggest reading her. Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot are great characters.

4:50 From Paddington

Appointment With Death

The Body in the Library

Death on the Nile

The Tuesday Club Murders

Murder on the Orient Express

If you like British history and big family sagas, then you might like to try R.F. Delderfield.

God is An Englishman

To Serve Them All My Days

All of these titles, and more, are avialable for checkout. You can check for availability and place your reserve at the library's online card catalog.

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.