Do E-Readers Intrigue You?

Your library received a grant and has purchased several e-readers.  The library staff will be learning to "play" with them this coming Monday, April 25th during our Staff Development Day.  The library will be closed, but the staff will be working behind the stacks learning how to use the devices so we can lend them out to our patrons!  The break-out for the new e-readers will be at the next 2nd Saturday Book Chat Cafe on Saturday, May 14th. 

At the Book Chat Cafe, library patrons will be able to do a little hands on training with library staff.  We will have a limited number of the e-readers available, so sign up is suggested.  Just let the Circulation Staff know you'd like to attend the E-Reader Book Chat Cafe and we'll keep a list.

Andi JD

The Falmouth Memorial Library Book Group needs a name....

The Falmouth Memorial Library Book group meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 1pm.  This month we will be reading and discussing Maine poets.  We'd love to have you join us.  But we'd also like to have a catchy name to call ourselves.  Any ideas?  Please contact me at library@falmouth.lib.me.us.

Andi JD

Busy, Busy, Busy

We've had some input on our blog...thank you!  Appears that several of our readers would like to see some lists of must reads, staff reads and other lists beyond the bestseller list.  We'd like to hear from other readers, we're starting on the lists with a What We're Reading Now" list.  This list will let you know what some of the staff are reading and why they'd recommend these books to others.

We just had Falmouth poet, Eleanor Steele do a reading at our Friends Group, LunchBox Friends monthly event.  If you didn't make it, you missed out on a fine time.  The group even created a group poem with Eleanor's help.  Thank you Eleanor!

And finally for today, there is a monthly group that meets on the 2nd Saturday @ 10am here at your library.  It's called the Book Chat Cafe.  A small group of avid readers meets and discusses whatever each person is reading.  We'd like to see that group grow.  Keep checking back, we will be posting a list of books recommended by this group each month, starting with the April 8th meeting.  Baked goodies could be provided, along with coffee, if there is a request....

Ever Read a Cookbook?

Have you ever sat down and read through, not just the couple of recipes you like, but the WHOLE cookbook?  I never have, well until now.

"The City Cook; Big City, Small Kitchen, Limitless Ingredients, No Time" by Kate McDonough is my first attempt! I'm not a great cook (understatement of the year), but decided, like Kate McDonough, that it might just be time to work on that.  Part 1 of her book details how and why she got started cooking.  It also includes lists of "must haves" for kitchen equipment as well as a well stocked pantry.   Part II of the book includes her recipes, as well as tips for working in a small kitchen.

And there is more than just the book;  McDonough, like many nonfiction authors these days, maintains a website The City Cook.  The focus is on cooking in an urban, small kitchen

If you enjoyed reading "Julie and Julia" by Julie Powell, check out "The City Cook".  Although McDonough doesn't share any inner life angst, this is a good choice for going beyond reading about someone else's cooking struggles and getting your own hands working in your kitchen!   Who knows, maybe next I'll tackle "The Joy of Cooking".

AJD

Love a Good Mystery?

Do you love a good mystery? Want to find out more about your favorite mystery author or find out when the next mystery in a series is coming out? (Yes, the next book in the Maisie Dobbs series is due to be released this month).

Check out the Stop You're Killing Me! website Stop You're Killing Me

But don't stop there.  Your library also has some great information available through the Marvel database Novelist Plus.  You may access this database from home in your jammies and all you need is your library card number! 

Want a quick tutorial?  Stop by your Falmouth Memorial Library and have one of the staff show you how to access all sorts of information from the Marvel databases, including Novelist Plus. 

Once upon a time....

Once upon a time…

One of our recent posts talked about entering your favorite fairy tale. Did you think fairy tales were just for kids? Think again.

One of the new trends in adult fiction is fairy tales, with a twist. These aren’t your childhood happily-ever-after stories. These tales delve into the darker elements of life and love, but you’ll still recognize the bones of the fairy tale within. Whether you’re a fan of the classic story lines or like something a little more modern - you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll have a hard time putting these down. Here are some of our adult fairy tale holdings:

Second Nature by Alice Hoffman (Beauty and the Beast)

The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy (Hansel and Gretel)

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire (Cinderella)

And in the tradition of a fairy tale:

Onion Girl by Charles de Lint

Or if you like a mystery using fairy tale characters, try:

The Nursery Crime series by Jasper Fforde

Do you have a favorite tale? Share it with us!  Joyce D.

"The Distant Hours" and Fairy Tales

Ever wished you could enter your favorite fairy tale?  That’s exactly what Edie Burchill does in this gothic novel when she explores Milderhurst Castle, the location of her mother’s evacuation during World War II as well as the site of her beloved childhood tale.  Read Kate Morton’s The Distant Hours.  Available in fiction.  Susan C.