Wednesday, August 13, 2014

52 Book Pick Up- August's Mini Challenge

The Art of Reading:
Read Something Featuring Art or Music
 
Cat’s Eye– Margaret Atwood
 
Nashville Noir– Donald Bain
 
The Da Vinci Code– Dan Brown
 
The Painted Girls– Cathy Marie Buchanan
 
The Children’s Book– A.S. Byatt
 
The Girl with the Pearl Earring– Tracy Chevalier
 
The Lady and the Unicorn– Tracy Chevalier
 
The Alchemist– Paulo Coelho
 
Watchlist– Jeffery Deaver
 
The Count of Monte Cristo– Alexandre Dumas
 
The Birth of Venus– Sarah Dunant
 
Taste of Honey- Eileen Goudge
Beautiful Maria of My Soul– Oscar Hijuelos
Juliet, Naked– Nick Hornby
Nocturnes– Kazuo Ishiguro
The Mermaid Chair– Sue Monk Kidd
The Lacuna– Barbara Kingsolver
Sacre Bleu– Christopher Moore
Sepulchre– Kate Mosse
The Time Traveler’s Wife– Audrey Niffenegger
State of Wonder– Ann Patchett
Sing You Home– Jodi Picoult
Shanghai Girls– Lisa See
Portrait of a Spy– Daniel Silva
The Agony and the Ecstasy– Irving Stone
The Goldfinch– Donna Tartt
The Girl in Hyacinth Blue– Susan Vreeland
The Picture of Dorian Gray– Oscar Wilde
To the Lighthouse– Virginia Woolf
 


 

Thursday, July 3, 2014

52 Book Pick Up- July's Mini Challenge

 
Step Back in Time:
Read a Historical Fiction Novel

 

Tasha Alexander

Conrad Allen

Jean M. Auel

Rhys Bowen

Fiona Buckley

Jennifer Chiaverini

Bernard Cornwell

Tessa Dare

Carola Dunn

Ken Follett

Charles Frazier

Diana Gabaldon

Alex Grecian

Kerry Greenwood

Phillipa Gregory

Robert Harris

Sue Monk Kidd

Laurie R. King

Susan Elia MacNeal

Patrick O’Brian

Anne Perry

Elizabeth Peters

Jennifer Robson

Edward Rutherford

Steven Saylor

Jeff Shaara

Victoria Thompson

Charles Todd

Leon Uris

Lauren Willig

Jacqueline Winspear
 

Saturday, May 3, 2014

52 Book Pick Up- May's Mini Challenge

On the Big Screen:
 
Read a Book that was Turned into a Movie
 
 
Divergent//Veronica Roth 
The Hunger Games//Suzanne Collins 
Game of Thrones//George R.R. Martin
12 Years a Slave// Solomon Northup
Winter’s Tale//Marc Helprin 
Lone Survivor//Marcus Lutrell
The Monuments Men//Robert M. Edsel 
The Perks of Being a Wallflower//Stephen Chbosky
The Long Walk to Freedom//Nelson Mandela
World War Z//Max Brooks
The Hobbit//J.R.R. Tolkien
 
The Lord of the Rings//J.R.R. Tolkien
 
The Fault in Our Stars//John Green
 
The Maze Runner//James Dashner
 
The Book Thief//Mark Zusak
 
Seabiscuit//Laura Hillenbrand
 
Secretariat//William Nack  798.4 NAC
Team of Rivals//Doris Kearns Goodwin 
The Help//Kathryn Stockett

City of Bones//Cassandra Clare
 
The Lightning Thief//Rick Riordan
 
Beautiful Creatures//Cami Garcia
 
Vampire Academy//Richelle Mead
 

 

Monday, April 21, 2014

May's Computer Classes @ SoNo



Technology Drop-In
Wednesdays 
10:00-12:00 5/7 & 5/21
2:00  5/14 & 5/28
 
Need help with Internet, Email, Microsoft Office, tablets, smartphones, or have
technology related questions? Drop in and have your questions answered.  Feel Free
to bring your personal device.  Registration is requested.
 
Computer Basic Classes
Thursdays
10:00 am 5/1, 5/8, & 5/22
2:00 5/15 & 5/29

Are you new to computers? This class will introduce you
to basic skills and help you build up your knowledge.
Registration is required.
 

Thursday, March 13, 2014

52 Book Pick Up- March's Mini Challenge

Get to Know Someone:
Read a
Biography or Autobiography
 
Here's a small selection of the biographies and autobiographies that can be found at your local library.
 














 
 


Monday, March 10, 2014

March's Computer Classes @ SoNo

 
Technology Drop-In
Wednesdays  10:30-12:00
 
Need help with Internet, Email, Microsoft Office, tablets, smartphones, or have
technology related questions? Drop in and have your questions answered.  Feel Free
to bring your personal device.  Registration is requested.
 
Computer Basic Classes
Thursdays 10:00 am
Are you new to computers? This class will introduce you
to basic skills and help you build up your knowledge.
Registration is required.
 


Friday, February 7, 2014

Year Long Reading Challenge

52 Book Pick Up
Mini-Challenge of the Month
 
Fantastical February
Read a Fantasy Novel
 
Here are some fantasy novels that you can find at your local library.
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series // Laurel K. Hamilton, F HAMILTON
A Song of Ice and Fire Series // George R.R. Martin, F MARTIN

A Wizard of Earthsea // Ursula K. Le Guin, YA LE GUIN
A Wrinkle in Time // Madeline L’Engle, J LENGLE
American Gods // Neil Gaiman, F GAIMAN
Discworld Series // Terry Pratchett, F PRATCHETT
Eragon // Christopher Paolini, YA PAOLINI
Harry Potter Series // J.K. Rowling, YA ROWLING

His Dark Materials Trilogy // Philip Pullman, YA PULLMAN
Howl’s Moving Castle // Diana Wynne Jones, YA JONES
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell // Susanna Clarke, F CLARKE
Luka and the Fire of Life // Salman Rushdie, F RUSHDIE
Redwall // Brian Jacques, YA JACQUES
The Chronicles of Narnia Series // C.S. Lewis, J LEWIS
The Dark Tower Series // Stephen King, F KING
The Dresden Files // Jim Butcher, F BUTCHER

The Forgotten Realms Novels // R.A. Salvatore, F SALVATORE
The Golem and the Jinni // Helene Wecker, F WECKER
The Lord of the Rings Series // J.R.R. Tolkien, F TOLKIEN

The Magicians // Lev Grossman, F GROSSMAN
The Mistborn Series // Brandon Sanderson, F SANDERSON
The Mortal Instruments Series // Cassandra Clare, YA CLARE

The Name of the Wind // Patrick Rothfuss, F ROTHFUSS
The Princess Bride // William Goldman, F GOLDMAN
The Sword of Shannara Series // Terry Brooks, F BROOKS
The Wheel of Time Series // Robert Jordan, F JORDAN

Watership Down // Richard Adams, F ADAMS