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Have you stopped in lately to check out our new books? Here's a sample of recently added new materials for Adults...

New Books (3-week Checkout, No Renewals)

June additions
Fiction
Aftershock by Andrew Vachss
And When She was Good by Laura Lippman
Archipelago by Monique Roffey
Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen
Big Brother by Lionel Shriver
Black Country by Alex Grecian
Blood Orange by Karen Keskinen
Bloodfire Quest by Terry Brooks
Choke Point by Ridley Pearson
Claudia Silver to the Rescue by Kathy Ebel
Cold, Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty
Earth Afire by Orson Scott Card
Elders: a Novel by Ryan McIlvain
The Execution of Noa P Singleton by Elizabeth Silver
The Golden Egg by Donna Leon
The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln by Stephen Carter
Last Summer of the Camperdowns by Elizabeth Kelly
Ladies' Night by Mary Kay Andrews
The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag
One Heart to Win by Johanna Lindsey
The Other Child by Charlotte Link
Robert B Parker's Wonderland by Ace Atkins
Shotgun Lullaby by Steve Ulfelder
Son by Philipp Meyer
The Square of Revenge by Pieter Aspe
Sweet Salt Air by Barbara Delinsky
This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason
Trains and Lovers by Alexander McCall Smith
Two Graves by Douglas Preston
Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella
When the Devil Drives by Christopher Brookmyre
Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls by Anton DiSclafani

Non-fiction
American Gun: a History of the U.S. in 10 Firearms by Chris Kyle
Apron Anxiety: My Messy Affairs In and Out of the Kitchen by Alyssa Shelasky
The Great Degeneration: How Insitutions Decay and Economies Die by Niall Ferguson
With Patience and Fortitude by Christine Quinn

Movies and Television
Breaking Bad: Season 5
Falling Skies: Season 2
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
House of Cards: Season 1
Newsroom: Season 1
Oz: The Great and Powerful
The Last Stand
Snitch
Warm Bodies

May additions
Fiction
Babylon Rite by Tom Knox
Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
A Delicate Truth by John LeCarre
The Drowned Man by David Whellams
A Dual Inheritance: A Novel by Joanna Hershon
Inferno by Dan Brown
The Innocence Game by Michael Harvey
Murder in Chelsea by Vitoria Thompson
The Ophelia Cut by John Lescroart
The Rain God by Arturo Islas
Silken Prey by John Sandford
A Step of Faith by Richard Paul Evans

Nonfiction
The Breakfast Book by Andrew Dalby
Champion of Choice: The Life and Legacy of Women's Advocate Nafis Sadik by Cathleen Miller
The Duck Commander Family: How Faith, Family, and Ducks Built a Dynasty by Willie & Korie Robertson
FDR and the Jews by Richard Breitman
The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of The Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan
Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander by Phil Robertson
Hollywood and Hitler 1933-1939 by Thomas Doherty
James Joyce: A New Biography by Gordon Bowker
The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari by Paul Theroux
Mickey and Willie: Mantle and Mays, the Parallel Lives of Baseball's Golden Age by Allen Barra
Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household by Kate Hubbard
She Left Me the Gun: My Mother's Life Before Me by Emma Brockes
The Simple Joys of Grandparenting: Stories, Nursery Rhymes, Recipes, Games, Crafts, and More by Abigail R Gehring
Southern League: a True Story of Baseball, Civil Rights, and the Deep South's Most Compelling Pennant Race by Larry Colton
Superfood Smoothies by Chef Julie Morris
Twitch Upon a Star: The Bewitched Life and Career of Elizabeth Montgomery by Berbie J Pilato

Movies and Television
Beautiful Creatures
Dexter: Season 7
Parker
Safe Haven
Stand Up Guys
Superman Unbound

April additions
Fiction
The Andalucian Friend by Alexander Soderberg
The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs
The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro
Best Kept Secret by Jeffrey Archer
The Blossom Sisters by Fern Michaels
Daddy's Gone A Hunting by Mary Higgins Clark
Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline
Enemy of Mine by Brad Taylor
Fly Away by Kristin Hannah
Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi
Gray by Pete Wentz
How to Get Filty Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid
Let the Dead Sleep by Heather Graham
Lover at Last by J.R. Ward
Midnight at Marble Arch by Anne Perry
The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes
The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick
Secrets from the Past by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Silken Prey by John Sandford
Sleight of Hand by Philip Margolin
The Smart One by Jennifer Close
Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham
Tapestry of Fortunes by Elizabeth Berg
12th of Never by James Patterson
Unintended Consequences by Stuart Woods
Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts

Non-fiction
The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin
Brothers Emanuel: A Memoir of an American Family by Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger
Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
Clean: Overcoming Addition and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy by David Sheff
Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave by Adam Alter
Happier Endings: a Meditation on Life and Death by Erica Brown
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
Shred: The Revolutionary Diet by Ian K. Smith, M.D.

Movies and Television
Archer
Broken City
Django Unchained
Duck Dynasty
Guilt Trip
Silver Linings Playbook
Sons of Anarchy

February / March additions
Alex Cross, Run by James Patterson
Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History by Antonio Mendez and Matt Baglio
Below Stairs: The Classic Kitchen Maid's Memoir that Inspired Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbye by Margaret Powell
Death of Yesterday by M.C. Beaton
Detroit: An American Autopsy by Charlie LeDuff
Devil's Knot by Mara Leveritt
Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World's Greatest Drinks by Amy Stewart
Dying on the Job: Murder and Mayhem in the American Workplace by Ronald D. Brown
Fifth Assassin by Brad Meltzer
The Future by Al Gore
Guilt by Jonathan Kellerman
Hit Me by Lawrence Block
The Longevity Kitchen by Rebecca Katz
My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor
The Night Ranger by Alex Berenson
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
The Striker by Clive Cussler
Shadow Woman by Linda Howard
Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell
A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy

Movies and Television for Adults (7-day Checkout, No Renewals)
Anna Karenina
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Celeste and Jesse Forever
Farewell, My Queen
Killing Them Softly
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Parental Guidance
Red Dawn
The Sessions
Skyfall
Sleepwalk With Me
Small Apartments
Trouble with the Curve
Zero Dark Thirty
Dexter, Seasons 1-6
Game of Thrones, Seasons 1-2
I Love Lucy, Seasons 1-9

Look for these and other titles in our eMediaLibrary. Download them for Free with your Sugar Grove Public Library Card.

 
Adult Programs
Adult Book Discussion
This group meets at 6:30pm in the Board Room at the Sugar Grove Public Library on the first Tuesday of each month.
May 7, 2013 Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick
June 4, 2013 The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
July 2, 2013 Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
August 6, 2013 Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
September 3, 2013 Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen
October 1, 2013 The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
The discussion is group-moderated and open to anyone who has read the book. Copies of each book are available at the circulation desk one month before each discussion. Contact the library with any questions about this group by calling 630-466-4686 or click HERE to send us an email message.
 
Adult News
Learn a New Language
Learn a new language with Transparent Language Online

Choose from 80 available languages: learn a new language or improve your existing skills! Patrons with a valid Sugar Grove Public Library card can access the Transparent Language Online system from inside or outside of the library via a web browser on a computer, or use the Byki Community Edition App on a mobile device (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or Android). You can sign up at the library or from your home by clicking the Byki/Transparent Language Online button on the library website (on the left, under the “Online Resources” heading). The first time you visit the login/sign-up page, take a moment to view the slide show highlighting numerous Transparent Language Online features.

From the Transparent Language Online website: “Transparent Language Online is a unique application that bridges the gap between learning a language online and using that language in the real world by allowing users to do both in one program. It features a scientifically-proven methodology, a wide variety of high-quality learning material, and seamless integration of real-life language use by native speakers - all packaged together in an easy-to-use interface that can be accessed at any time and from any computer with Internet access”.

Start with the Byki/Transparent Language Online button on our website, use your library card number, and then create a User Name and Password. Once you’ve logged in, follow the Getting Started tips and start learning! For more information on how you can take your language learning “on the go” with the Byki Community Edition App, click HERE. And here’s the good news: as a patron with a valid Sugar Grove Public Library card, you don’t have to worry about purchasing a subscription or buying a special version of the App – your learning experience is FREE!
 
Adult Programs
Mystery Readers Book Club
This group meets at 6:30pm in the Quiet Meeting Room at the Sugar Grove Public Library on the first Thursday of each month.
July 11, 2013 Button Holed by Kylie Logan
August 1, 2013 Buried in a Book by Lucy Arlington
September 5, 2013 An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette
October 3, 2013 A Deadly Grind by Victoria Hamilton
November 7, 2013 A Spoonful of Murder by Connie Archer
December 5, 2013 Twelve Drummers Drumming by C. C. Benison
The discussion is group-moderated and open to anyone who has read the book. Copies of each book are available at the circulation desk one month before each discussion. Contact the library with any questions about this group by calling 630-466-4686 or click HERE to send us an email message.
 
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