“Home School Information for Northeast Texans” is a six page booklet prepared by Tracy Hollinshead for home educators. This information is found through the library’s blog, http://pccpl.blogspot.com/. Click on Homeschooling Resources on the right side of the page.
New Fiction includes:
“Traveling With Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story” by Sue Monk Kidd; “The Whereabouts Of Eneas McNulty” by Sebastian Barry: “Say When” by Elizabeth Berg; “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown; “Jane Austen In Scarsdale: Or Love, Death, And The SATs” by Paula Marantz Cohen; “South of Broad” by Pat Conroy; “Intervention” by Robin Cook; “Get a Life” by Nadine Gordimer; “92 Pacific Boulevard” by Debbie Macomber; “The Shortest Distance Between Two Women” by Kris Radish; “Love Walked In” by Marisa De los Santos; “Best Friends Forever” by Jennifer Weiner; “The Winds Of Dune” by Brian Herbert; “Wish I'd Known You Tears Ago” by Stephen Bly; “Mustang Breaker” by Stephen Bly.
New Non-fiction includes:
“The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook, A Tale Of Sex, Money, Genius And Betrayal” by Ben Mezrich; “The Complete Idiot's Guide To Giving Back” by Elizabeth Ziemba; “In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War On The Great Panic” by David Wessel; “Divorce Without Court: A Guide To Mediation And Collaborative Divorce” by Katherine E. Stoner; “eBay For Dummies” by Marsha Collier; “Cheap: The High Cost Of Discount Culture” by Ellen Ruppel Shell; “Christmas With Southern Living, 2009” by Oxmoor House; “What The Drug Companies Won't Tell You And Your Doctor Doesn't Know: The Alternative Treatments That May Change Your Life-- And The Prescriptions That Could Harm You” by Michael T. Murray; “America's Most Wanted Recipes: Delicious Recipes From Your Family's Favorite Restaurants” by Ron Douglas; “The Job Search Solution: The Ultimate System For Finding A Great Job Now” by Tony Beshara; “Paperie For Inspired Living: Stationery And Decorations For Weddings, Parties, And Other Special Occasions” by Karon Bartolomei; “We Who Are Alive And Remain: Untold Stories From The Band Of Brothers” by Marcus Brotherton; “Guardian Of Lies” by Steve Martini; “Dark Victory: The Life Of Bette Davis” by Ed Sikov; “Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos And Letters: The Definitive Biography Of The First American Billionaire” by Richard Hack.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Twitter 50 page PDF Manual - Oct. 27, 2009
If you’ve felt like tweeting for a time now, but didn’t know where to start, this post is for you. Even though half the universe is on Twitter these days, beginning out of nothing isn’t always that evident. If you really want your Twitter to fly high, it doesn’t end with just creating an account. Especially with this many people on Twitter, it’s important to know the tools you’re working with, and the dazzling reach of this innovating technology. It’s for this purpose that MakeUseOf has been working on The Complete Guide to Twitter – a 50 page PDF manual, filled to bursting with Twitter-knowhow. Read it online, download a copy for reference, or print it out. You will find it at http://www.makeuseof.com/short/manuals/twitter
New Mystery Books include:
“The Eleventh Victim” by Nancy Grace; “The Traffickers” by W.E.B. Griffin; “Dead To The World”, “From Dead To Worse”, “Dead Until Dark.” “Definitely Dead”, “Club Dead”, “Dead As A Doornail”, and “Living Dead In Dallas” by Charlaine Harris; “The Devil's Punch Bowl” by Greg Iles; “Fire And Ice” by Judith A. Jance; “The Girl Who Played With Fire” by Stieg Larsson; “Promise Not To Tell” by Jennifer McMahon; “Alex Cross's Trial” by James Patterson.
New Large Print Mystery Books include:
“Smash Cut” by Sandra Brown; “Bangkok 8” by John Burdett; “Even Money” by Dick Francis; “Gentlemen And Players” by Joanne Harris; “Chosen To Die” by Lisa Jackson; “Guardian Of Lies” by Steve Martini; “Shell Game” by Carol O'Connell; “206 Bones” by Kathy Reichs; and “Epitaph” by James Siegel.
For more information about our programs, renewals, reserves, or to submit memorials, please contact the Public Library at 613 Quitman Street, Pittsburg, Texas 75686, 903-856-3302 or email us at pccpl@sbcglobal.net. Visit the library’s blog at http://pccpl.blogspot.com and subscribe to our twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/pccpl.
New Mystery Books include:
“The Eleventh Victim” by Nancy Grace; “The Traffickers” by W.E.B. Griffin; “Dead To The World”, “From Dead To Worse”, “Dead Until Dark.” “Definitely Dead”, “Club Dead”, “Dead As A Doornail”, and “Living Dead In Dallas” by Charlaine Harris; “The Devil's Punch Bowl” by Greg Iles; “Fire And Ice” by Judith A. Jance; “The Girl Who Played With Fire” by Stieg Larsson; “Promise Not To Tell” by Jennifer McMahon; “Alex Cross's Trial” by James Patterson.
New Large Print Mystery Books include:
“Smash Cut” by Sandra Brown; “Bangkok 8” by John Burdett; “Even Money” by Dick Francis; “Gentlemen And Players” by Joanne Harris; “Chosen To Die” by Lisa Jackson; “Guardian Of Lies” by Steve Martini; “Shell Game” by Carol O'Connell; “206 Bones” by Kathy Reichs; and “Epitaph” by James Siegel.
For more information about our programs, renewals, reserves, or to submit memorials, please contact the Public Library at 613 Quitman Street, Pittsburg, Texas 75686, 903-856-3302 or email us at pccpl@sbcglobal.net. Visit the library’s blog at http://pccpl.blogspot.com and subscribe to our twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/pccpl.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Shmoop.com Online Resource
If you haven't checked out Shmoop yet, you should.
Shmoop will make you a better lover (of literature, history, life). See many sides to the argument. Find your writing groove. Understand how lit and history are relevant today. We want to show your brain a good time.
Shmoop's mission: To make learning and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age.
This is What Happens When Shmoop Eats Miracle-Gro
* 34 new learning guides today on Shmoop
* More than 850 Shmoop guides and counting
* More than two times the Literature and nearly three times the Poetry since our Nov. 2008 launch
* What's next? Keep your dial tuned.
Shmoop Met iPhone and iPod touch: We're Smitten
>> More than 200 Shmoop Study Apps now available.
Shmoop Met Amazon Kindle: We're Study Partners for Life
>> More than 250 Shmoop eBooks on Amazon.com.
The Fall Haul: A Bumper Crop of New Learning Guides
21 New in Shmoop Literature:
* The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain
* Agamemnon, by Aeschylus
* The Bacchae, by Euripides
* Breakfast at Tiffany's, by Truman Capote
* The Canterbury Tales: The Second Nun's Tale, by Geoffrey Chaucer
* The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale, by Geoffrey Chaucer
* "Cathedral," by Raymond Carver
* "De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period," by J.D. Salinger
* Dracula, by Bram Stoker
* "Dry September," by William Faulkner
* An Enemy of the People, by Henrik Ibsen
* Henry IV, Part 2, by William Shakespeare
* The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros
* The Joys of Motherhood, by Buchi Emecheta
* Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen
* The Metamorphoses, by Ovid
* "The Scarlet Ibis," by James Hurst
* Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen
* The Trial, by Franz Kafka
* The Woman Warrior, by Maxine Hong Kingston
* A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
2 New in Shmoop US History:
* The 1950s
* Native American History
11 New in Shmoop Biography:
* Dante Alighieri
* Samuel Taylor Coleridge
* Emily Dickinson
* Ralph Ellison
* Robert Frost
* Nathaniel Hawthorne
* Langston Hughes
* Herman Melville
* Edgar Allan Poe
* William Shakespeare
* William Wordsworth
Shmoop will make you a better lover (of literature, history, life). See many sides to the argument. Find your writing groove. Understand how lit and history are relevant today. We want to show your brain a good time.
Shmoop's mission: To make learning and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age.
This is What Happens When Shmoop Eats Miracle-Gro
* 34 new learning guides today on Shmoop
* More than 850 Shmoop guides and counting
* More than two times the Literature and nearly three times the Poetry since our Nov. 2008 launch
* What's next? Keep your dial tuned.
Shmoop Met iPhone and iPod touch: We're Smitten
>> More than 200 Shmoop Study Apps now available.
Shmoop Met Amazon Kindle: We're Study Partners for Life
>> More than 250 Shmoop eBooks on Amazon.com.
The Fall Haul: A Bumper Crop of New Learning Guides
21 New in Shmoop Literature:
* The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain
* Agamemnon, by Aeschylus
* The Bacchae, by Euripides
* Breakfast at Tiffany's, by Truman Capote
* The Canterbury Tales: The Second Nun's Tale, by Geoffrey Chaucer
* The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale, by Geoffrey Chaucer
* "Cathedral," by Raymond Carver
* "De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period," by J.D. Salinger
* Dracula, by Bram Stoker
* "Dry September," by William Faulkner
* An Enemy of the People, by Henrik Ibsen
* Henry IV, Part 2, by William Shakespeare
* The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros
* The Joys of Motherhood, by Buchi Emecheta
* Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen
* The Metamorphoses, by Ovid
* "The Scarlet Ibis," by James Hurst
* Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen
* The Trial, by Franz Kafka
* The Woman Warrior, by Maxine Hong Kingston
* A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
2 New in Shmoop US History:
* The 1950s
* Native American History
11 New in Shmoop Biography:
* Dante Alighieri
* Samuel Taylor Coleridge
* Emily Dickinson
* Ralph Ellison
* Robert Frost
* Nathaniel Hawthorne
* Langston Hughes
* Herman Melville
* Edgar Allan Poe
* William Shakespeare
* William Wordsworth
Monday, October 19, 2009
End of Fiscal Year Stats and New Books!
Pittsburg-Camp County Public Library is anticipating a busy year. Many people are discovering or re-discovering the Public Library. We have issued user cards to 22 new families in the first two weeks. The past year was record-breaking. We counted 75,778 circulation transactions, up 7.54% over last fiscal year. We also issued new user cards to 271 families, up 11.1% over last fiscal year. Six hundred seventy-four people attended six programs and 209 pounds of food was collected for local food pantries.
New Fiction Books include:
“Winter In Kandahar: Life In Afghanistan Before The Taliban” by Ana M. Briongos; “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown; “Brides Of Lancaster County” by Wanda E. Brunstetter; “Lonestar Sanctuary” by Colleen Coble; “Kiss” by Ted Dekker; “The Maytrees” by Annie Dillard; “The White Queen” by Phillippa Gregory; “Summer People” by Brian Groh; “The Yada Yada Prayer Group Series” by Neta Jackson; “Between, Georgia” by Joshilyn Jackson; “Bad Moon Rising” by Sherrilyn Kenyon; “Twenties Girl” by Sophie Kinsella; “The Work Of Her Hands” by Anne Knowles; “Your Heart Belongs To Me” by Dean Koontz; “Along Came A Cowboy: A Romantic Showdown In Small-Town Arkansas” by Christine Lynxwiler; “The Reluctant Cowgirl” by Christine Lynxwiler; “92 Pacific Boulevard” by Debbie Macomber; “Killer Summer” by Ridley Pearson; “Falling for Rachel & Convincing Alex” by Nora Roberts; “The Last Song” by Nicholas Sparks; “Moonpies And Movie Stars” by Amy Wallen; “Best Friends Forever” by Jennifer Weiner.
For more information about our programs, renewals, reserves, or to submit memorials, please contact the Public Library at 613 Quitman Street, Pittsburg, Texas 75686, 903-856-3302 or email us at pccpl@sbcglobal.net. Visit the library’s blog at http://pccpl.blogspot.com and subscribe to our twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/pccpl.
New Fiction Books include:
“Winter In Kandahar: Life In Afghanistan Before The Taliban” by Ana M. Briongos; “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown; “Brides Of Lancaster County” by Wanda E. Brunstetter; “Lonestar Sanctuary” by Colleen Coble; “Kiss” by Ted Dekker; “The Maytrees” by Annie Dillard; “The White Queen” by Phillippa Gregory; “Summer People” by Brian Groh; “The Yada Yada Prayer Group Series” by Neta Jackson; “Between, Georgia” by Joshilyn Jackson; “Bad Moon Rising” by Sherrilyn Kenyon; “Twenties Girl” by Sophie Kinsella; “The Work Of Her Hands” by Anne Knowles; “Your Heart Belongs To Me” by Dean Koontz; “Along Came A Cowboy: A Romantic Showdown In Small-Town Arkansas” by Christine Lynxwiler; “The Reluctant Cowgirl” by Christine Lynxwiler; “92 Pacific Boulevard” by Debbie Macomber; “Killer Summer” by Ridley Pearson; “Falling for Rachel & Convincing Alex” by Nora Roberts; “The Last Song” by Nicholas Sparks; “Moonpies And Movie Stars” by Amy Wallen; “Best Friends Forever” by Jennifer Weiner.
For more information about our programs, renewals, reserves, or to submit memorials, please contact the Public Library at 613 Quitman Street, Pittsburg, Texas 75686, 903-856-3302 or email us at pccpl@sbcglobal.net. Visit the library’s blog at http://pccpl.blogspot.com and subscribe to our twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/pccpl.
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