Today, Wednesday January 12th-The Library is Closed

I'm sitting in a big comfy chair catching up on my reading.  The wind and snow are whirling around outside my window.  But, I did manage to grab a couple of DVD's from the library to watch today.  "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is one of those movies.  I'd give you a synopsis, but someone else in the family has already taken off with it!  Our library has many new movies, both hot off the press and new to us, but in black and white.  Hang a right by the Circulation Desk, wander by the Reference office and in the corner there is a display of our new movies.  Check them out, we've marked them with a blue New sticker.

I, however, am personally catching up on my Agatha Christie mysteries.  My one goal for 2011 is to read everything dear Agatha wrote (clarify...published mystery).  I read them all when I was much younger, and am wandering through the English countryside again searching for those clues I didn't catch the first time around!

We here at the library hope you are all home safe and warm.  And perhaps, catching up on your reading?

Beach Reads

Jeannie, our Circulation Manager, has quite the sense of humor.  Check out her display of Beach Reads in January.

Some of her suggestions:

"Life's a Beach" by Claire Cook.  A light-hearted look at women moving forward in different stages of their lives. A "hen-lit" read with a great cover to brighten those winter doldrums.

"Beach Week" by Susan Coll  Another humorous life in transition story.  This time how the stories of several families dealing with their high school aged daughters away for seven unsupervised days at the beach.

"The Teeth of the Tiger" by Tom Clancy.  Not a light read, but the cover is blue like the ocean in summer...

Comfort Reading!

When the dark evenings of winter move in and it’s cold outside, we get two cravings: to curl up with a good book and to cook something yummy. And apparently we’re not alone. There’s a trend of cooking novels out – about cooks or including recipes to go along with the story. You can unravel a culinary suspense with Diane Mott Davidson’s favorite caterer. Try something a little more savory in Joanne Harris’ “Chocolate” or “Five Quarters of the Orange.” Or, if you’re on a New Year’s diet, go lighter with Mary Kay Andrews’ “Deep Dish.” For the true foodie-readers out there, enjoy one of Joanne Fluke’s mystery novels, and then test out one of the recipes that are included in each book. If you do, be sure to bring a sample by the library!--Joyce Doyle

What Are You Reading?

If you let us know what the last three books you have read, we'll be happy to send you back a couple of suggestions for future reading.  We're putting out this challenge to all of our blog and Facebook readers.

The Maine winters can be long and cold.  Anyone who experienced a long, slow ride home last night can certainly appreciate the thought of a few good reads waiting for you at home.  Snuggle up under a fleece blanket in a big easy chair in front of a warm fireplace or wood stove and catch up on some of your reading.

Send us an e-mail @ library@falmouth.lib.me.us and we'll reply within a few business days with a few suggestions.

What are you reading? 

Book Lists

Have you checked out the Book Lists, posted on the right side of our blog?  The newest one is The Maine Writers Index, a searchable database of writers with a relationship to the State of Maine. The Maine connection includes, birth, residency, employment or works that are set in the State of Maine.

Although this database is now based on the Maine State Library's website, it was originally the creation of Molly Williams from the Waterboro Public Library.  Thanks to Molly and the Maine State Library for this valuable tool!

e-Readers?

E-readers like the Kindle and the Nook are all the talk in the library/publisher/book world.  We've had many patrons asking us about them.  Did you know that the Falmouth Memorial Library is part of the OverDrive consortium here in Maine?  Not only can you download audiobooks, but now you can also download e-books.  Come in the library on Friday, December 9th and we'll have a Sony e-reader display out! The Sony e-reader is one of several e-readers that is compatible with the OverDrive selection.  And compatibility is an issue with e-books and e-readers.  Not all e-books work on all e-readers due to digital rights management (DRM).

Our staff has also pulled together a notebook of information, including reviews of a variety of e-readers that we invite you to browse through. 

New Books!

Just one of a librarian’s duties here at FML includes opening the boxes of new books we receive about once a month. This is a great chance to handle them, flip through them, do a quick read of the fly leaf and back cover and just become more aware of what we have in the collection here at the library. It’s like opening presents at a birthday party!

And today we got one of those book orders in. What was in the boxes today? Too many titles to list them all here, but we do maintain a list of new fiction on our website . Interested in nonfiction... check here for our newest titles.