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Thursday, May 22, 2008
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DVDs
Don't feel like paying $4 for a movie rental at Blockbuster? While we do not have the "no late fees" policy (overdue fines for movies are $1 a day), we do have movies that can be borrowed for free! Our Library purchases both DVDs and videotapes, that can be viewed for both educational and recreational purposes.
A sampling of some feature films (films that were available in movie theaters):

Crash

Good Night and Good Luck

Rain Man

Ray

Sideways
A sampling of some nonfiction, educational films:
Diamonds of War: Africa's Blood Diamonds
Human v.2.0.: How Brain Research Could Change Our Species
The Mind of Noam Chomsky
Out of Balance: ExxonMobil's Impact on Climate Change
Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before (5 volumes)

Crash

Good Night and Good Luck

Rain Man

Ray

Sideways
A sampling of some nonfiction, educational films:
Diamonds of War: Africa's Blood Diamonds
Human v.2.0.: How Brain Research Could Change Our Species
The Mind of Noam Chomsky
Out of Balance: ExxonMobil's Impact on Climate Change
Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before (5 volumes)
Books on CD collection
Have you been meaning to get to the classics, but haven't had time to read them? Maybe you have a long commute and are sick of listening to music on your way to work. Or maybe you just don't feel like reading but that book report is due soon?
Whatever you reason might be, rest easy. The Mack Library offers audiobooks, books that are narrated on CDs. Play them in your car, at home, on your Discman, wherever. Perfect for those long car trips on summer vacation! Audiobooks can be checked out for 3 weeks.
Here are some new additions to our audiobooks collection, but check with a librarian if you'd like to find more titles.

Wuthering Heights
by Emily Bronte

The Black Dahlia
by James Ellroy

The Last King of Scotland
by Giles Foden

Lord of the Flies
by William Golding

Einstein: His Life and Universe
by Walter Isaacson
Whatever you reason might be, rest easy. The Mack Library offers audiobooks, books that are narrated on CDs. Play them in your car, at home, on your Discman, wherever. Perfect for those long car trips on summer vacation! Audiobooks can be checked out for 3 weeks.
Here are some new additions to our audiobooks collection, but check with a librarian if you'd like to find more titles.

Wuthering Heights
by Emily Bronte

The Black Dahlia
by James Ellroy

The Last King of Scotland
by Giles Foden

Lord of the Flies
by William Golding

Einstein: His Life and Universe
by Walter Isaacson
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Leisure Reading Collection
Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, here are a dozen new titles recently added to the McNaughton leisure reading collection at Mack Library! Click on the titles to read previews.
The Penguin Who Knew Too Much,
by Donna Andrews
by Donna Andrews
Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles,
by Don Felder
Love the One You're With,
by Emily Giffin
The Book of Old Houses,
by Sarah Graves
The Comfort Table,
by Katie Lee Joel
Remember Me?
by Sophie Kinsella
Killing Bridezilla,
by Laura Levine
Twenty Wishes,
by Debbie Macomber
The Host,
by Stephenie Meyer
Up Till Now,
by William Shatner
Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman,
by Mary Tillman
The Third Lynx,
by Timothy Zahn
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