Today is Amelia Earhart Day

Today is Amelia Earhart's birth day, July 24, 1897.


Where's Amelia Earhart? DVD 629.13 WHE
Amelia DVDE 7130

Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved by Elgen M. Long and Marie K. Long 629.13092 LON
Amelia Earhart by Doris L. Rich B EARHART

Children's Books:
Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator Shelley Tanaka JB EARHART
Lost star: the story of Amelia Earhart by Patricia Lauber JB EARHART

We have many more books on Amelia Earhart, to see what others we have, you can call the Information Desk (856) 794-4244 ext. 4243

Kelly's Review: My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf

Backderf tells us the story of Jeffrey Dahmer’s high school years as seen through the eyes of him and his friends in this graphic novel. Backderf attended high school with Dahmer and while he was not good friends with him, he socialized with him from time to time. He draws from these personal experiences as well as other sources to portray what Jeff was like as a teenager. Largely it seems that Jeff was troubled long before his serial killing of young men began. He spent most of his days drinking to help stifle his urges to kill and as a way to cope with the turmoil of his mother and father’s divorce. He also had an extreme fascination in dismembering dead animals he found in the woods surrounding his home.

This fascination of course leads to far worse acts. While we get glimpses of the troubled person Jeff was, we also see that although he was no social butterfly in school, kids did take interest in him. They especially liked it when he would approach strangers and suddenly contort his face and offer a barrage of strange noises. They found this funny and they tried to engage Jeff, but his drinking took priority.

Sometimes the art work seems extremely comical, and other times it takes on a serious tone. It was neat that Backderf could create pictures that showed us the fun side of his own high school experience alongside the darkness surrounding Jeffrey’s. An underlying theme Backderf seems to relate to readers is that it may have been possible for Dahmer’s life to have gone in a more positive direction if the adults surrounding him in his teen years had stepped up and took notice to his absences from school, and his drinking. Regardless of whether Jeff could have been helped or not, we all know what eventually became of him. A quick and informative read it is!

If you'd like to read this book, you can call the Information Desk at (856) 794-4244 ext. 4243 to put it on hold.

July is National Ice Cream Month!

July is National Ice Cream Month, and the third Sunday, July 21, 2013, is National Ice Cream Day!

Intensely Chocolate: 100 Scrumptious Recipes for True Chocolate Lovers by Carole Bloom 641.337 BLO

Kara's Party Ideas by Kara Allen 793.2 ALL

To hold this book, or any book in the library, please call the Information Desk (856) 794-4244 ext. 4243

Kelly's Review: Butter by Erin Jade Lange

Butter is a morbidly obese high school student who introduces readers to his world in this young adult fiction novel. Butter seems to want the same things other kids his age want, but it is harder for him to attain them because of his weight. He is often taunted, but for the most part is the invisible kid at school. He longs for a relationship with his classmate Anna, and he sort of has one with her. Butter pretends to be a kid who attends a nearby high school over the internet to win Anna’s heart. Butter’s discontent with life reaches a boiling point and he proclaims via a blog that on New Year’s Eve he will stream live footage of him eating himself to death. Soon thereafter Butter becomes the most popular kid at school.

It is the aftermath of Butter’s proclamation that makes the story most interesting. Why would anyone think what Butter was doing cool? Do they really want to watch him die? Do they really like him once they get to know him? I asked myself these questions often, and found some answers by the ending. Lange shows us how cruel kids can be to each other, and how blinding the incentives of popularity can be.  

         

If you'd like to read this book, you can call the Information Desk at (856) 794-4244 ext. 4243 to put it on hold.

July is National Blueberry Month!

Since July is National Blueberry Month, go out and enjoy! Use them in pancakes, on ice cream, or eat them by the handful. Want to know what else you can do with blueberries? Try one of our cookbooks!

Cool Wheat-free Recipes: Delicious & Fun Foods Without Gluten by Nancy Tuminelly J641.5 TUM

Grow it, Cook it J 635 GRO

Fruit! Fresh and Delicious recipes for Sweet and Main Dishes by Kathryn Hawkins 641.54 HAW

How to Bottle Fruit, Vegetables, Chicken, Game, Tomatoes & How to Make, Jams, and Jellies, Fruit Wines And Pickles by George Fowler 641.4 FOW

If you want to put any of these, or another book, on hold, please call the Information Desk (856) 794-4244 ext. 4243.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 6: Cabin Fever is the newest in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. When asked where he came up with the idea for his series, author Jeff Kinney said he wanted to write about the fun stuff of growing up, not the serious stuff.

If you want to read the series, the first book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg's Journal. If you want to place a hold on this title, simply call the Children's Department (856) 794-4244 ext. 4246. We also have 2 copies of the movie based on this bestselling title, also located upstairs: DVD 7640 and 7641. Our DVDs can't be put on hold, but you can call the library to check if a copy is in.