Upcoming events at HPL

Good Yarn Knitters 5:30 pm, Wednesday, May 29 : Good Yarn Knitters Open to knitters of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced. Learn to knit, hone your skills, help other knitters! For more information call 231-722-7276 and ask for Jocelyn. Meets every Wednesday, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm.

JOEL TACEYS GAME FEST 2:00 pm, Saturday, June 1 Game Master Joel Tacey hosts a video game event featuring "Rockband", "Guitar Hero III", "Just Dance", "SuperSmash Brothers Brawl" and other games. Drinks and snacks will fuel the players. Goofy prizes will reward top players.

Good Yarn Knitters 5:30 pm, Wednesday, June 5: Good Yarn Knitters Open to knitters of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced. Learn to knit, hone your skills, help other knitters! For more information call 231-722-7276 and ask for Jocelyn. Meets every Wednesday, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm.

HPL's Staff Picks

We like to read, and we like to share what we read! This is a list of recent favorites. STAFF PICKS

Redecorating for Spring In a new book based on their popular blog, Sherry and John Petersik catalog 243 easy and attractive ways to update your home. The bright photo-filled chapters in Young House Love are full of out-of-the-box strategies for improving the whole house, from the bedroom to the exterior. Ideas range from free (rearranging furniture) to inexpensive (using a fabric pen to design a pillowcase) to pricier but worth it (hanging wallpaper on a focal wall). The Petersiks are known for making their own suburban ranch-style house look great on a budget, and their suggestions for repurposing what you already have can help your house shine this spring.

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Marmee & Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother By LaPlante, Eve 2012-11 - Free Press 9781451620665 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Based on newly uncovered family papers, this groundbreaking and intensely moving portrait of Louisa May Alcott's relationship with her mother will completely transform our understanding of one of America's most beloved authors. Staff take:  I read "Marmee and Louisa:  the untold story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother" by Eve LaPlante.  I loved Little Women and all the Louisa May Alcott books as a girl and thoroughly enjoyed this account of Marmee's life as revealed through her letters, diaries and personal papers.  It was so interesting to read about the abolitionist movement, the early women's suffrage struggle, and famous persons from that day such as Emerson and Garrison. What fascinating women! …More

Vixen By Larkin, Jillian 2010-12 - Delacorte Press 9780385740340 Check Our Catalog From debut author Larkin comes the first novel in a sexy, dangerous, and ridiculously romantic new series set in the Roaring Twenties . . . when anything goes. …More

Threat Vector By Clancy, Tom With Greaney, Mark 2012-12 - Putnam Adult 9780399160455 Check Our Catalog Mega-selling author Clancy is back and the stakes have never been higher. Jack Ryan has only just moved back into the Oval Office when he is faced with a new international threat. An aborted coup in the People's Republic of China has left the country no choice but to plan an invasion of Taiwan. The Ryan administration is determined to thwart China's ambitions, but the stakes are dangerously high. …More

Plot It Yourself By Stout, Rex 1985-12 - Crimeline 9780553253634 Check Our Catalog Staff take: I'm reading (again) one of my favorite mystery writers. Plot it yourself by Rex Stout. The Nero Wolf mysteries are very entertaining.  And Nero is always reading a current book of the day. …More

A Little History of Science By Bynum, William 2012-11 - Yale University Press 9780300136593 Check Our Catalog …More

Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity By Tabor, James D., Dr. 2012-11 - Simon & Schuster 9781439123317 Check Our Catalog The story of how Paul broke with the followers of Jesus in Jerusalem to create his own unique message that became Christianity as we know it. …More

Song of the Quarkbeast By Fforde, Jasper 2011-11 - Hodder & Stoughton 9781444707229 Check Our Catalog …More

The Music of the Primes: Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics By Du Sautoy, Marcus 2012-08 - Harper Perennial 9780062064011 Check Our Catalog In 1859, German mathematician Bernhard Riemann presented a paper to the Berlin Academy that would forever change mathematics. The subject was the mystery of prime numbers. At the heart of the presentation was an idea that Riemann had not yet proved--one that baffles mathematicians to this day. Solving the Riemann Hypothesis could change the way we do business, since prime numbers are the lynchpin for security in banking and e-commerce. It would also have a profound impact on the cutting edge of science, affecting quantum mechanics, chaos theory, and the future of computing. Leaders in math and science are trying to crack the elusive code, and a prize of $1 million has been offered to the winner. In this engaging book, Marcus du Sautoy reveals the extraordinary history behind the holy grail of mathematics and the ongoing quest to capture it. …More

Library Journal's Reader's Shelf

From Library Journal

Celebrating the best of Jewish Literature

The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible By Friedman, Matti 2012-05 - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 9781616200404 Check Our Catalog This true detective story unveils the journey of a 10th-century bible known as the Aleppo Codex. Using his independent research, Friedman proposes a new theory of what happened when the codex left Syria in the 1940s and surfaced in Jerusalem, mysteriously incomplete. …More

Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza By Hoffman, Adina Author Cole, Peter 2011-04 - Schocken Books Inc 9780805242584 Check Our Catalog Acclaimed essayist Hoffman and MacArthur-winning poet and translator Cole tell the story of the recovery from a Cairo geniza (a repository for worn-out texts) of the most vital cache of Hebrew manuscripts ever discovered. …More

The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time By Shulevitz, Judith 2011-04 - Random House Trade 9780812971736 Check Our Catalog What is the Sabbath, anyway? The holy day of rest? The first effort to protect the rights of workers? A smart way to manage stress in a world in which computers never get turned off and work never comes to an end? Or simply an oppressive, outmoded rite? In "The Sabbath World, " Judith Shulevitz explores the Jewish and Christian day of rest, from its origins in the ancient world to its complicated observance in the modern one. Braiding ideas together with memories, Shulevitz delves into the legends, history, and philosophy that have grown up around a custom that has lessons for all of us, not just the religious. The shared day of nonwork has built communities, sustained cultures, and connected us to the memory of our ancestors and to our better selves, but it has also aroused as much resentment as love. "The Sabbath World" tells this surprising story together with an account of Shulevitz's own struggle to keep this difficult, rewarding day. …More

I Am Forbidden By Markovits, Anouk 2013-02 - Hogarth 9780307984746 Check Our Catalog …More

The Lawgiver By Wouk, Herman 2012-11 - Simon & Schuster 9781451699388 Check Our Catalog For more than 50 years, legendary author Wouk has dreamed of writing a novel about the life of Moses. Finally, at age 96, he has found an ingeniously witty way to tell the tale in a romantic and suspenseful epistolary novel about a group of people trying to make a movie about Moses in the present day. …More

What We Talk about When We Talk about Anne Frank: Stories By Englander, Nathan 2013-03 - Vintage Books 9780307949608 Check Our Catalog These eight new stories from the celebrated novelist and short-story writer Englander display a gifted young author grappling with the great questions of modern life, with a command of language and the imagination that place Englander at the very forefront of contemporary American fiction. …More

Oklahoma Tornadoes - Disaster Assistance and How You Can Help

Oklahoma Tornadoes - From the USA.Gov Blog:

For Disaster Victims

The following resources are available to people who were impacted by the Oklahoma tornadoes:

• Apply for disaster assistance at disasterassistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362).
• Find an open shelter if you need a place to stay.
• Let friends and family know you’re safe by registering at the Safe and Well Registry.
• Talk to a counselor by calling the Disaster Distress Helpline at 1-800-985-5990. It’s free and confidential.

How to Help Disaster Victims

If you want to help the disaster victims, the State of Oklahoma has donation information available at OKStrong.

Prepare for Tornadoes

Tornadoes can strike at any time. Learn how to stay safe during tornado season and download the Red Cross tornado app for your mobile phone.

Dan Brown's Inferno

Are you waiting for Dan Brown's Inferno?

Here's a list from the Berwyn Public Library of authors and books you can read while waiting!

HPL's New Books

Below is a partial list of our new books. To see the full list, download the Excel file for: 2013.  To see new books from other years try:  2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.

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Chasing the Sun By Peterson, Tracie 2012-03 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764206153 Check Our Catalog Bestselling author Peterson launches an exciting, romantic new series about a feisty young woman fighting to protect her family's Texas ranch against mounting threats. …More

Lone Wolf By Picoult, Jodi 2012-10 - Emily Bestler Books 9781439102756 Check Our Catalog Edward Warren left his family after an irreparable fight with his father, and learns that his dad lies comatose in a hospital, gravely injured. Edward wants to terminate life support and donate his father's organs. Is he motivated by altruism or revenge? To what lengths will his sister go to stop him from making an irrevocable decision? …More

Breaking and Entering By Pollack, Eileen 2012-01 - Four Way Books 9781935536123 Check Our Catalog …More

The Cove By Rash, Ron 2012-04 - Ecco Press 9780061804199 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title The award-winning author of "Serena" captures the wonders of nature, love, and darkness. This atmospheric and exquisitely rendered novel about the fears of a small community is set in Appalachia during World War I. …More

Reckless By Bryant, Niobia Author Octavia, Grace Author Rax, Cydney 2013-03 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9780758265425 Check Our Catalog This sexy, exciting anthology collection about the choices a woman will make when faced with an indecent proposal includes stories by Bryant, Grace Octavia, and Cydney Rax. …More

Alpha Instinct By Reus, Katie 2012-02 - Signet Book 9780451236098 Check Our Catalog Ana Cordona has been a strong leader for the few remaining lupine shifters in her pack. But with no pack male, they're vulnerable to the devious shifter Taggert. When Connor Armstrong comes back into her life, promising protection as an Alpha male, it's almost enough to make Ana forget how he walked out on her before. Original. …More

New York to Dallas By Robb, J. D. 2011-09 - Putnam Adult 9780399157783 Check Our Catalog 2012 RITA Winner for Romantic Suspense The new novel from the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author, which takes readers deeper into the mind of Eve Dallas than ever before. The number-one "New York Times"-bestselling author J. D. Robb presents an intense and terrifying new case for New York homicide cop Eve Dallas, one that will take her all the way to the city that gave her her name-and plunge her into the nightmares of her childhood. When a monster named Isaac McQueen-taken down by Eve back in her uniform days-escapes from Rikers, he has two things in mind. One is to pick up where he left off, abducting young victims and leaving them scarred in both mind and body. The other is to get revenge on the woman who stopped him all those years ago. …More

Night Tales: Night Shift & Night Shadow By Roberts, Nora 2010-01 - Silhouette Books 9780373285860 Check Our Catalog The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author returns with two tales of mystery, danger, and passion in the popular Night Tales series, packaged together in asingle volume. Reissue. …More

O'Hurley Born By Roberts, Nora 2010-09 - Silhouette Books 9780373285921 Check Our Catalog Previously published as: Born O'Hurley, 2004]. …More

Sweet Rains By Roberts, Nora 2010-06 - Silhouette Books 9780373285907 Check Our Catalog The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author returns with two classic novels of a love that arrives like a storm and changes everything. Includes "Second Nature" and "Lessons Learned." Reissue. …More

The Winner-Take-All Society: Why the Few at the Top Get So Much More Than the Rest of Us By Frank, Robert H. With Cook, Philip J. 1996-09 - Penguin Books 9780140259957 Check Our Catalog Selected by Business Week as one of the 10 best business books of the year, this text is "a major contribution to the debate about the causes and consequences of inequality in America".--The New York Times Book Review. …More

The Witness By Roberts, Nora 2013-04 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425264768 Check Our Catalog The daughter of a controlling mother, Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking at a nightclub and allowing a strange man's seductive Russian accent to lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. The events that follow change her life forever. …More

Worth the Risk By Roberts, Nora 2009-11 - Silhouette Books 9780373285839 Check Our Catalog A #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author delivers two classic tales of the risks taken for love in this single volume. Includes "Partners" and "The Art of Deception." Reissue. …More

Black Fire By Rodriguez, Hernan Illustrator Rodriguez, Hernan 2011-12 - Archaia Entertainment 9781936393381 Check Our Catalog …More

The House I Loved By De Rosnay, Tatiana 2012-10 - St. Martin's Griffin 9781250012883 Check Our Catalog From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Sarah's Key" and "A Secret Kept" comes an absorbing new novel about one woman's resistance during an poque that shook 1860s Paris to its very core. …More

Miss Julia to the Rescue By Ross, Ann B. 2013-03 - Penguin Books 9780143122814 Check Our Catalog When Hazel Marie's hotheaded private investigator husband, J.D., goes missing during his latest job, Julia and Etta Mae struggle to free a man matching his description from a West Virginia jail, while Agnes Whitman returns to town with a following of misfits who might be members of a zealous cult. …More

Bedroom Bully By Russell, Trista 2010-01 - Pocket Books 9781416553922 Check Our Catalog Russell, author of "Going Broke" and "Dead Broke," turns up the heat in this erotic urban tale featuring a powerful attraction between a fugitive and the woman he is holding captive. Bedroom Bully is the story of a woman who falls in love with an accidental killer with a big heart.  Dean and Audra had a fairytale without the happy ending.  This is a story of true love in the most unbelieveable way. …More

Conquistadora By Santiago, Esmeralda 2012-07 - Vintage Books 9780307388599 Check Our Catalog Ana faces the dangers of the untamed countryside even as she relishes the challenge of running a sugar plantation in Puerto Rico. But when the Civil War breaks out in the United States, Ana finds her livelihood threatened by the hacienda's slaves, whose richly drawn stories unfold alongside her own. …More

Unfaithful By Scott, Devon 2008-05 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9780758226983 Check Our Catalog Scott explores the perils of fatal attraction in this sexy, thrilling page-turner about a man whose act of infidelity entangles him in a web of passion, lies, and revenge. …More

Come Home By Scottoline, Lisa 2013-02 - St. Martin's Griffin 9781250023292 Check Our Catalog Jill is a typical suburban mom who has finally gotten her and her daughter's lives back on track after a divorce. But her life is turned upside down when her ex-stepdaughter shows up on her doorstep late one night and delivers shocking news: Jill's ex-husband is dead and was murdered. …More

Save Me By Scottoline, Lisa 2011-04 - St. Martin's Press 9780312380786 Check Our Catalog From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Think Twice" and "Look Again" comes an emotionally powerful novel about a split-second choice, agonizing consequences, and the need for justice. "Save Me" will have readers wondering just how far they would go to save the ones they love. …More

The Shape of Desire By Shinn, Sharon 2012-04 - Ace Books 9781937007171 Check Our Catalog Every month, Maria's lover Dante shifts shape into a wild animal. But a string of brutal attacks forces Maria to consider whether the lies she's been telling about her life have turned into lies she's telling herself. …More

The Darkest Seduction By Showalter, Gena 2012-02 - Harlequin Books 9780373776573 Check Our Catalog In this irresistibly seductive Lords of the Underworld adventure, an immortal warrior's desire for the wrong woman may ignite the biggest war the heavens have ever witnessed. Original. …More