Thursday, February 26, 2009

It's Mardi Gras Time

And the Stanly County Public Library has lots of books that you might enjoy set in New Orleans or taking place during Mardi Gras. Stop by the library and check one of these books out.
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley
Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson
Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts
Fodor's 2007 New Orleans
The Moviegoer by Walker Percy
Creole Holiday by Phyllis Whitney
Check the library's online card catalog for more ideas.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Best Books 2008

Wednesday, February 25, 2008
10:00 am or 6:30 pm

Are you curious what books were being talked about in 200? Staff librarian, Melanie Holles, will discuss the best and the worst books of the year - and much more. There will also be time for the audience to share their best books of the year. Program attendees will receive a handout of the books discussed.

  • Bestsellers
  • Notable Books
  • Books to Movies
  • Award Winners
  • Authors Who Have Died

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Presidential Fiction

Now that the excitement of the presidential election and inauguration are over, you might want to curl up with a novel about presidents. All these titles are available in the Stanly County Public Library system, please check the card catalog for availability.



  • Term Limit by Vince Flynn

  • The First Patient by Michael Palmer

  • Sixty Days and Counting by Kim Stanley Robinson

  • Dead Heat by Joel C. Rosenberg

  • American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

  • Mounting Fears by Stuart Woods