Utah State Library

Soooo..... are you looking for a new book for your book club? The Utah State Library has a book club section and they have over 150 titles available, we have attached a link to their website on our page. If you find a book you want, give us a call or come into the library and we have a form you can fill out to request  the books, please request the books at least two weeks in advance of when you will need them. Typically, there would be a fee for this service, but currently, we are offering this service for free.

Ideas???

Does anyone out there have any good ideas for new books in our Book Club Bag Section?
If you do, leave a comment and we will look into purchasing 5 copies for our library.

The Forgotten Garden - A Book Review

The forgotten Garden by Katen Morton

In 1913, a four year old girl was abondoned on a ship set sail from England to Australia. She is taken in by the dockmaster and his wife and raised as their own. As a grown woman she tries to unravel the mystery of her past and then later her granddaughter picks up the trail and solves the mystery.

It was a pretty good, but long read. I did not like the switching back and forth between the different eras, it made the book a little tiresome. It is a long book with a lot of description, but there was enough mystery in it to keep me reading and to finish the book. The characters needed a little more developing to really bring them to life and draw you into their lives.

Overall, I did enjoy reading the book.

If you have read the book, make a comment and let us know what you thought of it!

We do have 3 copies in the regular fiction section, 1 copy in the large print section, and 5 copies available in the book club section. It is a fairly popular book, so if you want to read it for your book club, you will need to make sure you put books on hold ahead of time.

Great Reads For Girls Book for March

For the month of March, Great Reads for Girls is going to be reading the book,

From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwiler by e.l. Konigsburg

We do have three copies of the book at our library but they are currently checked out, so you may want to put yourself on hold for the book and then give it a try. The following is a review for the book....

Claudia Kincaid is almost twelve, a straight "A" student, only girl and eldest child of four, who decides to run away to somewhere beautiful, comfortable, and preferably indoors.

Claudia is in fact rebelling against the monotony of her life, unfair distribution of labor, limited television choices and low allowance.

Ever the organizer, she carefully formulates a master plan to escape to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and enlists her middle brother Jamie to join her. Of course, there are very practical reasons that Jamie was the chosen one, and after Claudia tears down his defenses, he becomes a willing accomplice.

The story tells of their grand adventure, and how they were able to survive undetected inside the Met for a whole week. While there, they take the opportunity to learn new things, and become captivated by the newest exhibit, a marble angel that may just be a genuine Michelangelo sculpture.

There and then, Claudia resolves to solve the mystery before returning home, but unfortunately, finances are running low and time is running out for the fugitives.

Through dogged determination, they use the last of their resources to locate the former owner of the angel, Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the lady of the title and narrator of the story. After winning the good lady's favorable consideration, they negotiate a deal with her, the outcome of which decides the success or failure of their adventure.

A charming story, with a little educational material sneakily tucked between the paragraphs. A good book for children with enquiring minds, and a useful tool when planning your next family or school trip to the Met.

Books available in our Book Club Bags

We have just added a page to our blog that lists the books that are available here in our library in the multiple copy section. We have 5 copies of each of these books in our book club bag section that is located at the end of the DVDs. Because they are book club books, they will check out for 6 weeks.  If you want to see the list, just click on the tab in the upper right hand corner.  

If the books are not currently available, just place a hold on the books you want, either by phone or through your account on library catalog at....

http://emop.sirsi.net/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/x/0/57/60/1182/X?user_id=WEBSERVERLEHI