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Sea Otter Readers

Come and enjoy story time for children 3-9 years old.

If you are between the ages of 10-18, come by and grab a Reading Packet to log the books you read and win prizes!

Begins Wednesday, July 8 and meets weekly from 1-2 pm at the Seldovia Public Library.

Questions? Contact Sevea Kroll at 234-7898 X 241 or email her at skroll@svt.org.

Sponsored by the Seldovia Pulbic Library and the Seldovia Village Tribe.

6/20: New at the library this week

Games

Ghost recon (X-Box)
Enter the matrix (X-Box)
Star Wars: Knights of the old republic (X-Box)
Halo (X-Box)
Halo 2 (X-Box)
NFL Street 2 (X-Box)

Movies:

Bella
The day the earth stood still
Sex and the city

(all movies are on dvd unless otherwise noted)

Books:

Dead and gone / Charlaine Harris
For Sookie Stackhouse, the day to day activities of the vampire and were communities in and around Bon Temps, Louisiana, are of vital interest, She’s blood-bound to the leader of the vamps, a friend to the local were pack, works for a man who is shifter, and has a brother who is a were-panther…

But for most of the humans in Bon Temps, the vamps are mysterious seductive creatures-and they don’t even know about the weres.

Until now. The weres and shifters have finally decided to follow the lead of the undead and reveal their existence to the ordinary world.

At first it seems to go well. Then the mutilated body of a were-panther is found in the parking lot of the bar where Sookie works. The victim is someone she knows, so she feels compelled to discover who-human or otherwise-did the deed.

But what she doesn’t realize is that there is a far greater danger than the killer threatening Bon Temps. A race of unhuman beings–older, more powerful and far more secretive than vampires or werewolves– is preparing for war. And Sookie will find herself an all-too human pawn in their battle… (Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire Series, #9)

Library board meeting rescheduled

The board’s next meeting has been pushed back until July 30 due to the upcoming holiday.

It’s booksale time again

The Fourth of July is less than a month away and we’re getting ready for our annual book sale. We’ve got another great set of treasures for you again this year, so do plan to stop by our sale in the library parking lot (or under the porch overhang and indoors on the landings, in case of rain) on the Fourth.

Like what? Oh, we’ve got books, old and not so old. We’ve got movies on various media. We’ve got some audiocassettes this year. We cleaned out our basement storeroom and came up with a box of toys and a bunch of old televisions and projectors and we’re not, in fact, absolutely sure what all these things are. Treasures, for sure.

We’ll be setting up when the pancake breakfast opens and we’ll be there until midafternoon, but don’t forget that the best stuff goes first. On the other hand, by 3 pm we’re thinking about packing up and going home, so you can score some real deals by making an offer to take stuff off our hands in batches.

Do you have some stuff around the house that you’ve been promising yourself you’d donate to us before the sale but just haven’t gotten around to delivering? It’s not too late: just drop it by the library any time we’re open. Please don’t leave it outside, though: we’ve sadly had to throw donations away in the past when they got rained on (or worse, thanks to the local dogs). And if you can’t remember to bring them by beforehand, sure, we’ll still take donations the day of the sale.

Remember: every dollar you spend at the sale goes straight into our collection to buy new books and movies for the use of our community. So you win twice over: the great treasures you bring home from the sale and the new purchases you fund that will be waiting for you next time you come to the library. In these economic times, that’s a real bargain, don’t you think?

See you there, Saturday, July 4. And although Saturdays are normally an open day for the library, please note that regular library services will not be available on the holiday.

Summer hours

It’s that time of year: our seasonal residents and visitors are arriving and with the nicer weather, everyone wants to play outdoors all day. So we’re expanding our hours to include two evenings a week.

We’ll continue our Tuesday openings and we’re adding a Thursday evening, both from 7-9 pm. Those will be in addition to our Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday daytime openings.

They’re all spelled out for you in the lefthand sidebar and on the sign at the Multipurpose Building entrance, if you forget.

Hope to see you soon!

5/30: New at the library this week

Movies:

10,000 BC
Changeling
(all movies are on dvd unless otherwise noted)

Books:

Wicked prey / John Sandford
The Republicans are coming to St. Paul for their convention. Throwing a big party is supposed to be fun, but crashing the party are a few hard cases the police would rather stayed away. Chief among them is a crew of professional stick-up men who’ve spotted several lucrative opportunities, ranging from political moneymen with briefcases full of cash, to that convention hotel with the weakness in its security system. All that’s headache enough for Lucas Davenport – but what’s about to hit him is even worse.
A while back, a stray bullet put a pimp and petty thief named Randy Whitcomb into a wheelchair, and ever since, the man has been nursing his grudge into a full head of psychotic steam. He blames Davenport for the bullet, but it’s no fun just shooting him. That wouldn’t be painful enough. Not when Davenport has a pretty fourteen-year-old adoptive daughter that Whitcomb can target instead…
And then there’s the young man with the .50-caliber sniper rifle and the right-wing-crazy background, roaming through a city filled with the most powerful politicians on earth… (Lucas Davenport Series, #19; read a sample chapter)

5/16: New at the library this week

Movies:

Love in the time of cholera
Capote
(all movies are on dvd unless otherwise noted)

Books:

Pursuit / Karen Robards
W hen rookie lawyer Jessica Monaghan gets the call from John Riordan, the senior partner at the illustrious law firm for which she works, she thinks the plum assignment he offers her might be a life-changing moment. And she’s right, it is—only not in the way she hopes. It’s late on a Saturday night, and Riordan is busy—and, Jess can tell, well on his way to being drunk. He needs Jess to meet First Lady Annette Cooper, for whom Riordan is a personal lawyer, at a Washington, D.C., hotel. Jess is thrilled: This high-profile assignment must mean she’s on her way to bigger things. But bigger isn’t always better.

5/13: New at the library this week

Books:

The last olympian / Rick Riordan
All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of victory are grim. Kronos’s army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan’s power only grows. While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it’s up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time. (Percy Jackson & the Olympians #5; Age Range: 9 to 12; read an exerpt)

The little stranger / Sarah Waters
In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to see a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the once grand house is now in decline, its masonry crumbling, its garden choked with weeds. All around, the world is changing, and the family is struggling to adjust to a society with new values and rules.

Roddie Ayres, who returned from World War II physically and emotionally wounded, is desperate to keep the house and what remains of the estate together for the sake of his mother and his sister, Caroline. Mrs. Ayres is doing her best to hold on to the gracious habits of a gentler era and Caroline seems cheerfully prepared to continue doing the work a team of servants once handled, even if it means having little chance for a life of her own beyond Hundreds.

But as Dr. Faraday becomes increasingly entwined in the Ayreses’ lives, signs of a more disturbing nature start to emerge, both within the family and in Hundreds Hall itself. And Faraday begins to wonder if they are all threatened by something more sinister than a dying way of life, something that could subsume them completely. (read an exerpt)

5/3: New at the library this week

Movies:

Demolition man
Clear and present danger
The puppet masters
Fly tying made clear and simple
Under seige
Daredevil
(all of above are on videotape)

Books:

Neither here nor there : travels in Europe / Bill Bryson
Like many of his generation, Bill Bryson backpacked across Europe in the early seventies—in search of enlightenment, beer, and women. Twenty years later he decided to retrace the journey he undertook in the halcyon days of his youth. The result is Neither Here Nor There, an affectionate and riotously funny pilgrimage from the frozen wastes of Scandinavia to the chaotic tumult of Istanbul, with stops along the way in Europe’s most diverting and historic locales.

The lost continent : travels in small-town America / Bill Bryson
An unsparing and hilarious account of one man’s rediscovery of America and his search for the perfect small town.

5/2: New at the library this week

Audiobooks

Miracle at St. Anna / James McBride
Inspired by a historical incident that took place in the village of St. Anna di Stazzema in Tuscany and by the experiences of the famed Buffalo Soldiers of the 92nd Division in Italy during World War 11, Miracle at St. Anna is a singular evocation of war, cruelty, passion, heroism, and love. It is the story of four American soldiers, the villagers among whom they take refuge, a band of partisans, and an Italian boy, all of whom encounter a miracle — though perhaps the true miracle lies in themselves. (cassettes, unabridged)

The appeal / John Grisham
In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it.

Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided? (CD; unabridged)