New Books - Week of November 27th

Here are some highlights of new books added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:

Hip Tastes: The Fresh Guide to Wine - Courtney Cochran
A Skating Life: My Story - Dorothy Hamill
Fire in the Blood - Irene Nemirovsky
Good Spirits: Recipes, Revelations... - A. J. Rathbun
Gomorrah: A Personal Journey... - Roberto Saviano
The Dilemma - Penny Vincenzi

You can find these books in the library now. A complete list of new adult books is available at the Circulation Desk. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold.

New CDs - Week of November 27th

Here are some highlights of new CDs recently added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection:

I-Empire - Angels & Airwaves
Motown: A Journey through Hitsville USA - Boyz II Men
Taking Chances - Celine Dion
Red Carpet Massacre - Duran Duran
Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen - Aretha Franklin
American Gangster - Jay-Z
As I Am - Alicia Keys
Mothership - Led Zeppelin
System - Seal
One Man Band - James Taylor
Heaven, Heartache and The Power of Love - Trisha Yearwood

You can find these CDs in the library now. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold. A complete list of newly added CDs is available at the Circulation Desk.

New DVDs - Week of November 27th

Here are some highlights of new DVDs added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection:

Amazing Grace
Concert for Diana
Hairspray
Help!
The Namesake
Oceans Thirteen
Sicko
Talk to Me
Waitress
I Told You I Was Trouble: Amy Winehouse Live in London

You can find these DVDs in the library now. For high demand items, please feel free to stop at the Circulation Desk and place a hold. A complete list of newly added DVDs is available at the Circulation Desk.

Thanksgiving Day

The West Long Branch Public Library will be closed on Thursday, November 22, 2007 in observance of Thanksgiving Day. The staff and Board of Trustees of the library wish all of our customers a very happy and safe holiday.

New Audio Books - Week of November 13th

Here are some highlights of new audio books added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:

Book of the Dead - Patricia Cornwell
World Without End - Ken Follett
The Age of Turbulence - Alan Greenspan
Playing for Pizza - John Grisham
Home to Holly Springs - Jan Karon
Now & Then - Robert B. Parker
Run - Ann Patchett
You've Been Warned - James Patterson
The Race - Richard North Patterson
Amazing Grace - Danielle Steel

You can find these audio books in the library now. A complete list of new adult books is available at the Circulation Desk. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold.

New Holiday CDs - Week of November 13th

Here are some highlights of new Holiday CDs recently added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection:

Christmas with the Chipmunks, Vol. 2 - The Chipmunks
Holidays in Dementia - Dr. Demento
Classic Christmas, Volumes One & Two - Toby Keith
The Best of Brenda Lee, the Christmas Collection - Brenda Lee
Christmas with Dino - Dean Martin
Disney Channel Holidays - Various Artists
A John Waters Christmas - John Waters
What I Really Want for Christmas - Brian Wilson

You can find these CDs in the library now. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold. A complete list of newly added CDs is available at the Circulation Desk.

New Books - Week of November 13th

Here are some highlights of new books added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:

Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event - James H. Cobb
I am America (and So Can You!) - Stephen Colbert
Come On People: On the Path from Victims to Victors - Bill Cosby & A.F. Poussaint, MD
The Chase - Clive Cussler
Third Degree - Greg Iles
Doo Wop: the Music, the Times, the Era - "Cousin Brucie" Morrow & R. Maloof
You Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty - M.F. Roizen, MD & M.C. Oz, MD

You can find these books in the library now. A complete list of new adult books is available at the Circulation Desk. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold.

New DVDs - Week of November 13th

Here are some highlights of new DVDs added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection:

Deck the Halls
Inland Empire
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Ratatouille (Spanish language edition)
Shrek the Third

You can find these DVDs in the library now. For high demand items, please feel free to stop at the Circulation Desk and place a hold. A complete list of newly added DVDs is available at the Circulation Desk.

Veterans Day

The West Long Branch Public Library will be closed on Monday, November 12, 2007 in observance of Veterans Day.

New DVDs - Week of November 6th

Here are some highlights of new DVDs added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection:

Asunder
Christmas Classics
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Ratatouille

You can find these DVDs in the library now. For high demand items, please feel free to stop at the Circulation Desk and place a hold. A complete list of newly added DVDs is available at the Circulation Desk.

New Books - Week of November 6th

Here are some highlights of new books added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:

Stone Cold - David Baldacci
The Gift - Richard Paul Evans
Inside Inside - James Lipton
Be the Pack Leader - Cesar Millan
Celebrity Detox : The Fame Game - Rosie O'Donnell
Creation in Death - J.D. Robb

You can find these books in the library now. A complete list of new adult books is available at the Circulation Desk. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold.

Book Discussion Group November Selection: "Big Stone Gap" by Adriana Trigiani

During the month of November the West Long Branch Public Library’s Book Discussion Group will be reading Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani. This novel takes place in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, in the tiny town of Big Stone Gap. The New York Times Book Review praised this book “As comforting as a mug of chamomile tea on a rainy Sunday.” This debut novel centers on the life of Ave Maria Mulligan and the local town folks during the 1970’s. Reading Group Guide states, “Brimming with humor and wise notions of small-town life, Big Stone Gap is a gem of a book with a giant heart.” If you would like to read along with us you can check out a copy of the book at the Circulation Desk.

New CDs - Week of November 6th

Here are some highlights of new CDs recently added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection:

Unbreakable - Back Street Boys
Vivere: The Best of Andrea Bocelli - Andrea Bocelli
Exclusive - Chris Brown
Under the Boards - Saves the Day
Souljaboytellem.Com - Soulja Boy
Blackout - Britney Spears
Everything is Fine - Josh Turner
Music from the Motion Picture Control - Various Artists

You can find these CDs in the library now. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold. A complete list of newly added CDs is available at the Circulation Desk.

New Books - Week of October 30th

Here are some highlights of new books added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:

The Heir - Barbara Taylor Bradford
Gentlemen of the Road - Michael Chabon
Book of the Dead - Patricia Cornwell
If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans - Ann Coulter
Protect and Defend - Vince Flynn
Now & Then - Robert B. Parker
The Race - Richard North Patterson
The Almost Moon - Alice Sebold
Amazing Grace - Danielle Steel

You can find these books in the library now. A complete list of new adult books is available at the Circulation Desk. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold.

November Art Exhibit - "Local Artist, Local Scenes, Caught in Time"

The Friends of the West Long Branch Public Library present the art exhibit for November 2007 entitled "Local Artist, Local Scenes, Caught in Time." This exhibit features watercolors of local scenes by artist Lisa Grob. The exhibit will be on display in our Meeting Room during regular library hours from November 1st through 30th. There will also be a "Meet the Artist" reception in the library on Friday, November 2, 2007 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Click on the picture for a closer look at one of Lisa's pieces that will be on display in this exhibit!