August is National Romance Month and Read-a-Romance Month

August 5, 2015July 30, 2015 / Linda / Leave a comment

August is National Romance month and Read-a-Romance month and the Cheshire Library has a wonderful collection of romance titles for you to enjoy – from books to movies!

There is a separate romance section of mass market paperbacks on the main level of the library, located near the front windows. There you can find many genres of romance including contemporary, suspense, paranormal, inspirational, and historical. There’s quite a variety so come on in and browse the collection. You’re sure to find a title or two that appeals to you.

You can also browse this blog for posts on romance titles. Just type Romance in the box under Search All Posts and it will give you a list of all the posts related to romance. One of my favorites is Today’s Romance Novels.

Read-A-Romance blog celebrates the month in a big way. Each day of August, authors will be posting something on the blog. Below is a calendar listing the authors for each day.

Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4
Lisa Kleypas Sonali Dev Lorelei’s Lit Lair	Sabrina Jeffries Sherry Thomas Nancy Herkness	Jennifer Probst Christi Caldwell Robin Schone	Susan Mallery Laura Florand Beth Vogt
Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	Day 8
Anita Hughes Cathy Lamb Amy Reichert	Kerrilyn Sparks Kate Meader Susan Elizabeth Phillips	Molly O’Keefe Jessica Scott Patience Griffin	Kim Kincaid Maya Rodale Lynda Aicher
Day 9	Day 10	Day 11	Day 12
Mary Alice Monroe Terri Brisbin Julia London	MJ Putney Anne Gracie Other Word Wenches	Roxanne St. Claire Piper Huguley Virginia Kantra	Lauren Dane RaeAnne Thayne Kelly Moran
Day 13	Day 14	Day 15	Day 16
Julie Ann Walker Lorraine Heath Blythe Gifford	Lauren Willig Karen White Beatriz Williams	Lori Wilde Maria Geraci Jennifer McQuiston	MJ Rose Nina Lane Dianne Duvall
Day 17	Day 18	Day 19	Day 20
Mary Burton Tracy Solheim Anne Calhoun	Molly Harper Miranda Neville Katy Lee	Tessa Dare Megan Mulry Deeanne Gist	Loretta Chase Kieran Kramer AJ Cousins
Day 21	Day 22	Day 23	Day 24
SuperWendy Monique Flasch Christyna Hunter	Julia James Caridad Piñeiro Rebecca Zanetti	Catherine Bybee Joey W. Hill Sugar Jamison	Carla Neggers Sheila Athens Huntley Fitzpatrick
Day 25	Day 26	Day 27	Day 28
Donna Grant Farrah Rochon Rachel Hauck	Kristan Higgins Shana Galen Vanessa Kelly	Eileen Dreyer Grace Burrowes Alyssa Alexander	Elizabeth Hoyt Jade Lee Shawntelle Madison
Day 29	Day 30	Day 31
Susan Donovan Katharine Ashe Amy Lane	Sarah Morgan Caitlin Crews Dani Collins	Jill Shalvis Susanna Kearsley Remembering Cathie Linz

You can also access more information about Read-A-Romance month on their facebook account here.

NPR comes up with a list of their 100 Swoon-Worthy Romances each summer. You can access the list here.

The Cheshire Library also has a nice selection of romantic movies for you to enjoy. A few are listed below:

Romantic Movies

Officer and a Gentleman

Pretty Woman

Bonnie and Clyde

Love Actually

Chocolat

Life Is Beautiful

A Walk To Remember

Notting Hill

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Casablanca

Hope you enjoy the rest of your summer with these romantic selections!

Picturebooks about Animals in Libraries

July 31, 2015July 24, 2015 / Sharon Tyler / Leave a comment

My daughter is animal mad. She loves anything and everything animal related. Animal print clothes, pretending to be a wolf cub, watching Wild Kratts, and so on. I am a librarian, and so it follows that I love all things book related. I love the feel of books, the smell, and of course the reading experience. This inspired me to combine our passions and look at picture books about animals in the library. There is an unexpectedly large number of picture books featuring critters of some nature spending some quality time at their local library.

1. Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library! by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter

2. Bats at the Library by Brian Lies

3. The Fox in the Library by Lorenz Pauli

4. Can I Bring Woolly to the Library, Ms. Reeder? by Lois G. Grambling

5. Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen

6. There’s a Dragon in the Library by Dianne de Las Casas

7. Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk

8. Dinosaur vs. the Library by Bob Shea

9. No T. Rex in the Library by Toni Buzzeo

10. Homer, the Library Cat by Reeve Lindbergh

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You might want to look at A Library Book for Bear by Bonny Becker, Library Mouse: a Friend’s Tale by Daniel Kirk, Our Library by Eve Bunting, Library Mouse: Home Sweet Home by Daniel Kirk, Dewey’s Christmas at the Library by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter, Quiet! there’s a Canary in the Library by Don Freeman, and Llama in the Library by Johanna Hurwitz as well.

Author Jill Shalvis Never Disappoints!

July 29, 2015July 28, 2015 / Linda / Leave a comment

I read a lot of contemporary romance books, although lately, I haven’t been reading much. The books seem to carry the same theme and they were all starting to sound alike. I’ve even passed on some new books by a few of my favorite authors. But then one of my most favorite authors came out with a new series and I gave her new book a shot. Nirvana! I was not disappointed in the least!

Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis is the first book in her new series, Cedar Ridge. Cedar Ridge, Colorado, is famous for crisp mountain air, clear blue skies, and pine-scented breezes. And it’s the last place Lily Danville wants to be. But she needs a job, and there’s an opening at the hottest resort in her hometown. What has her concerned is the other hot property in Cedar Ridge: Aidan Kincaid-firefighter, rescue worker, and heartbreaker. She never could resist that devastating smile .

The Kincaid brothers are as rough and rugged as the Rocky Mountains they call home. Aidan has always done things his own way, by his own rules. And never has he regretted anything more than letting Lily walk out of his life ten years ago. If anyone has ever been in need of rescuing, she has. What she needs more than anything are long hikes, slow dances, and sizzling kisses. But that can only happen if he can get her to give Cedar Ridge-and this bad boy-a second chance .

There have been plenty of books about firefighters and rescuers, but somehow (because she’s overflowing with talent?), Ms. Shalvis consistently writes books that are fresh, new, and exciting – and this one is a real page turner. From the very first chapter, you are completely engaged in the characters and the location. Readers can relate to the Kincaid family – it is flawed and struggling with a life that hasn’t been easy. Ms. Shalvis’ description of the town of Cedar Ridge makes you want to move there. The story flawlessly moves along enveloping you in lots of romance and laughter, great chemistry between characters, and enticing secondary characters throughout that make you very excited for the next book to come out!

POST NOTE: On July 25, 2015, Ms. Shalvis was awarded a RITA award at the Romance Writers of America conference in New York City for her book, One In A Million, the last book in her Lucky Harbor series.

(RITA Award – The purpose of the RITA award is to promote excellence in the romance genre by recognizing outstanding published romance novels and novellas. The award itself is a golden statuette named after RWA’s first president, Rita Clay Estrada, and has become the symbol for excellence in published romance fiction.)

Adult Non Fiction about Librarians and Libraries

July 27, 2015July 15, 2015 / Sharon Tyler / Leave a comment

I was inspired by the new series of posts about the work that goes on behind the scenes in our library to gather some of the best books about working in a library and the history of libraries to share. If you want to know a little more about life behind the desk, and some history of our little corner of the world and beyond, you might want to take a look at these titles.

I Work at a Public Library: a Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks by Gina Sheridan
Collects strange-but-true anecdotes, heartwarming stories, and humorous interactions with patrons from a public librarian.

Quiet, Please: Dispatches from a Public Librarian by Scott Douglas
An autobiography set in a Southern California public library offers a quirky description of life as a caretaker of modern literature and furnishes an account of the history of libraries from the Gilded Age to the present day.

The World’s Strongest Librarian: a Memoir of Tourette’s, Faith, strength, and the Power of Family by Josh Hanagarne
Traces the public librarian author’s inspiring story as a Mormon youth with Tourette’s Syndrome who after a sequence of radical and ineffective treatments overcame nightmarish tics through education, military service and strength training.

This Book is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson
In a celebration of libraries and the dedicated people who staff them, the author argues that librarians are more important than ever, and discusses a new breed of visionary professionals who use the Web to link people and information.

Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and a Librarian Who Made a Difference by Joanne Oppenheim
Provides the story of life in a Japanese internment camp during World War II through the correspondence of the children in the camp to their librarian, Miss Clara Breed, who worked on their behalf to show the injustice of their imprisonment.

Library: an Unquiet History by Matthew Battles
Provides an intriguing historical study of libraries and books, their preservation, and destruction, from the U.S. to Europe and Asia, from medieval monasteries and Vatican collections to the ever-changing information highway of today.