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May Is National Barbecue Month, National Hamburger Month and National Salad Month!

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Who knew May was such a foodie month!  You can’t go wrong with barbecue or a juicy hamburger or a nice salad!  The Cheshire Library has just the books to get you started with some mouth-watering recipes!

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First, to clear up some confusion between grilling and barbecuing.  They are not the same!  Grilling involves cooking at intense heat (500 degrees or higher) for a short (an hour or less) period of time.  Barbecuing is cooking over low heat (225 degrees or less), and for a long period of time.  Below is a sampling of books the Cheshire Library has on barbecuing.

The Big Book of Barbecue: recipes and revelations from the barbecue belt.

Wicked Good Barbecue: fearless recipes from two damn Yankees who have won the biggest, baddest bbq competitions in the world.

BBQ Makes Everything Better

Serious Barbecue: smoke, char, baste, and brush your way to great outdoor cooking.

Barbecue Road Trip: recipes, restaurants, and pitmasters from America’s great barbeque

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The Book of Burger

Build A Better Burger

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Cooking Light Big Book of Salads

Mediterranean Fresh: a compendium of one-plate salad meals and mix-and-match dressings

Salad Daze: the Hot Knives vegetarian

Salad (William Sonoma)

Salad Days: main course salads for a first-class meal

The Cheshire Library has all cookbooks in a separate section (641) in the Reference Department.  The books listed above, and other similar titles, are located in the 641.7 and 641.8 section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 Books We’re Looking Forward to in May

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So many great books coming out in May, it’s hard to pick just ten!

Every month, librarians from around the country pick the top ten new books they’d most like to share with readers. The results are published on LibraryReads.org. One of the goals of LibraryReads is to highlight the important role public libraries play in building buzz for new books and new authors. Click through to read more about what new and upcoming books librarians consider buzzworthy this month. The top ten titles for May are:

  1. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
  2. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
  3. The Bees by Laline Paull
  4. Delicious! by Ruth Reichl
  5. The Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow
  6. Bird Box by Josh Malerman
  7. Bittersweet by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
  8. Delancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage by Molly Wizenberg
  9. Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones
  10. The Blessings by Elise Juska

Tell Someone to Take a Hike and Join Them!

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With the arrival of nice weather many of us are looking to get back to walking or hiking and exploring the hidden treasures around us. Did you know that there are some great places to hike right here in Cheshire? Well, we have some small maps available for free at the library with maps of local trails and routes.

We also have some great books about hiking trails in Cheshire, Connecticut, and throughout New England. Here are some of those books that might offer you hiking routes and ideas that you might have forgotten about or simply never knew about.

1. Trails, Cheshire, Connecticut. by the Cheshire Environment Commission and Cheshire Land Trust

2. AMC’s Best Day Hikes in Connecticut: Four-Season Guide to 50 of the Best Day Hikes from the Highlands to the Coast by René Laubach and Charles W.G. Smith.

3. Short Nature Walks in Connecticut by Eugene Keyarts

4. Best Hikes with Kids: Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island by Cynthia Copeland [Lewis], Thomas J. Lewis, and Emily Kerr

5. Weekend Walks along the New England Coast: Exploring the Coast from Connecticut to Maine by John Gibson

6. Connecticut Walk Book West: the Guide to the Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails of Western Connecticut by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association; edited by Ann T. Colson.

7. Connecticut Walk Book East: the Guide to the Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails of Eastern Connecticut by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association; edited by Ann T. Colson, Cindi D. Pietrzky

8. Hiking Connecticut and Rhode Island by Rhonda and George Ostertag.

9. 100 Classic Hikes in New England: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut by Jeffrey Romano.

10. Cruising Connecticut with a Picnic Basket by Jan Mann

It’s Star Wars Day – May the Fourth be With You!

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May 4 is unofficially “Star Wars Day.” It’s the one day a year when Star Wars fans are encouraged to REALLY let their devotion to all things Star Wars out to play. Cheshire Library has got you covered, young Jedis – we have Star Wars items in just about every section of our collection. Here’s a very small taste of what you can find in our corner of the galaxy:

ADULT SCIENCE FICTION:

TEENS:

CHILDREN’S FICTION:

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Spring Has Sprung! Thinking About Gardening?

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pruning 2If you enjoy working in your yard, one of the first things to do in Spring is pruning.  But it can be confusing just which plants should be pruned at what time of year.  The  books listed below can help you make the right choices.

Pruning Made Easy

How To Prune

The Pruning Answer Book

gardeningNow is the time to also start planning your garden.  The Cheshire Library has a whole shelving section downstairs in the Reference Department just for Gardening Books.  For those of you who may be new to gardening, here is a selection of titles that will help you get started.  Additional titles can be found in the 635 area of Reference.

Gardening Made Simple

The New Low Maintenance Garden

The New Gardener

Trowel & Error

1001 Ingenious Gardening Ideas

Reader’s Digest Guide To Gardening