Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Language Learning Online!

Did you know we have a fun, fast and easy language learning program called Mango Languages? The best part it is free for Sullivan County Public Library patrons and you can access it anywhere there is internet with you library card.

Mango is the easiest and most effective way to learn to speak a foreign language. Mango is available in two versions:

Mango Basic:
Perfect for a foreign language beginner, Mango Basic teaches everyday greetings, gratitudes, goodbyes and helpful phrases in a short period of time. The courses, which require only two to five hours of time to complete, are currently available in 34 foreign languages and 15 English as a Second Language (ESL) courses.

You can view all the supported Mango Basic languages and ESL courses here: mangolanguages.com/mangobasic/languages/
Mango Complete:
Mango Complete offers a 100-lesson course that digs much deeper and is designed to provide a more complete understanding of the entire language and culture. It is available in 31 foreign language and 14 ESL courses. Foreign language courses include Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. ESL courses include Polish, Spanish and Portuguese.

To learn more about Mango and get a short preview of what the program has to offer, you can visit the company's website at www.mangolanguages.com. Even better, you can visit libraries.mangolanguages.com/sullivan-county/start and get started on the courses themselves!

Friday, April 15, 2011

New Items, 4/15/2011

Category: Title - Author

Fiction: 1636: the Saxon Uprising - Eric Flint

Fiction: A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness

Fiction: A Kingdom Besieged - Raymond E. Feist

Fiction: A Song for My Mother - Kat Martin

Fiction: Anthem for Doomed Youth: a Daisy Dalrymple Mystery - Carola Dunn

Fiction: Beaufort 1849: a Novel of Antebellum South Carolina - Karen Lynn Allen

Fiction: Betrayer - C. J. Cherryh

Fiction: Chasing Fire - Nora Roberts

Fiction: Dead by Midnight - Carolyn Hart

Fiction: Emily, Alone - Stewart O'Nan

Fiction: Field Gray: a Bernie Gunther Novel - Philip Kerr

Fiction: Georgia Bottoms - Mark Childress

Fiction: Hiss of Death: a Mrs. Murphy Mystery - Rita Mae Brown
Fiction: Hybrids - Whitley Strieber

Fiction: Madame Tussaud: a Novel of the French Revolution - Michelle Moran

Fiction: Mr. Chartwell - Rebecca Hunt

Fiction: Save Me - Lisa Scottoline

Fiction: Swim Back to Me - Ann Packer

Fiction: The Mozart Conspiracy - Scott Mariani

Fiction: The Pope's Assassin - Luis M. Rocha

Fiction: The Sandalwood Tree - Elle Newmark

Fiction: The Trinity Six - Charles Cumming

Fiction: Who is My Shelter? - Neta Jackson

Fiction: Witches on the Road Tonight - Sheri Holman



Large Print: Against the Wind - Kat Martin

Large Print: Autumn's Promise - Shelley Shepard Gray

Large Print: Deliver Us from Evil - Robin Carroll

Large Print: Devoured - D.E. Meredith

Large Print: Eve - Iris Johansen

Large Print: I'll Walk Alone - Mary Higgins Clark

Large Print: Save Me - Lisa Scottoline

Large Print: The Athena Project: a Thriller - Brad Thor

Large Print: The Shadows in the Street: a Simon Serailler Mystery - Susan Hill

Nonfiction: All My Life: a Memoir - Susan Lucci



Nonfiction: Charlotte Moss Decorates: the Art of Creating Elegant and Inspired Rooms - Charlotte Moss

Nonfiction: Chick Days: an Absolute Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens from Hatchlings to Laying Hens - Jenna Woginrich

Nonfiction: Divinity of Doubt: the God Question - Vincent Bugliosi

Nonfiction: Easy Closets: Affordable Storage Solutions for Everyone - Joseph R. Provey

Nonfiction: How I Planned Your Wedding: the All-True Story of a Mother and Daughter Surviving the Happiest Day of Their Lives - Susan Wiggs
Nonfiction: Kelly Hoppen Interiors - Kelly Hoppen

Nonfiction: Kitchens & Baths - Candice Olson

Nonfiction: Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food - Lysa TerKeurst

Nonfiction: No Place Like Home: Tips & Techniques for Real Family-Friendly Home Design - Stephen Saint-Onge

Nonfiction: Southern Living Everyday Gardening: Smart Design, Simple Landscape Ideas, Best Plants and Flowers - Susan Ray

Nonfiction: The Company We Keep: a Husband-and-Wife True-Life Spy Story - Robert Baer

Nonfiction: The Handmade Home: 75 Projects for Soaps, Candles, Picture Frames, Pillows, Wreaths & Scrapbooks - Country Living

Nonfiction: The social animal: the hidden sources of love, character, and achievement - David Brooks

Nonfiction: Tonight We Die as Men: the Untold Story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment from Toccoa to D-Day - Ian Gardner

Nonfiction: Unbroken: a World War II Airman's Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand

Nonfiction: Untied: a Memoir of Family, Fame and Floundering - Meredith Baxter



Young Adult: Angelfire - Courtney Allison Moulton

Young Adult: Shadowspell - Jenna Black

Young Adult: The Iron Daughter - Julie Kagawa

Young Adult: The Iron King - Julie Kagawa

Young Adult: The Iron Queen - Julie Kagawa

Friday, April 8, 2011

New Items, 4/8/2011

Category: Title - Author

Large Print Fiction: A Heart for Home - Lauraine Snelling

Fiction: 44 Charles Street - Danielle Steel
Fiction: A Heart Most Worthy - Siri Mitchell
Fiction: Bathsheba: a Novel - Jill Eileen Smith
Fiction: Bloodshot - Cherie Priest
Fiction: Crunch Time - Diane Mott Davidson
Fiction: Elizabeth I - Margaret George
Fiction: Friday's Daughter - Patricia Sprinkle
Fiction: Goddess of Legend - P. C. Cast
Fiction: I'll Walk Alone - Mary Higgins Clark
Fiction: Kaydie - Penny Zeller
Fiction: Keys to the Castle - Donna Ball
Fiction: McKenzie - Penny Zeller
Fiction: Miles to Go - Richard Paul Evans
Fiction: Mine is the Night - Liz Curtis Higgs
Fiction: Miss Julia Rocks the Cradle - Ann B. Ross
Fiction: Mobbed - Carol Higgins Clark
Fiction: Mourning Gloria - Susan Wittig Albert
Fiction: Once Upon a Time, There Was You - Elizabeth Berg
Fiction: Prayers and Lies - Sherri Wood Emmons
Fiction: Red on Red - Edward Conlon
Fiction: Skating on Thin Ice: a Murder, She Wrote Mystery - Donald Bain
Fiction: Stars Collide: a Novel - Janice Thompson
Fiction: Sweet Valley Confidential: 10 Years Later - Francine Pascal
Fiction: The Bone House - Brian Freeman
Fiction: The Fifth Witness - Michael Connelly
Fiction: The Girl in the Green Raincoat: a Novel - Laura Lippman
Fiction: The Judgment - Beverly Lewis
Fiction: The Love of My Youth - Mary Gordon
Fiction: The Reluctant Prophet - Nancy Rue
Fiction: The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli - Carolyn Hennesy
Fiction: The Silver Boat - Luanne Rice
Fiction: The Wedding Promise: an Angel Island Novel - Thomas Kinkade
Fiction: These Things Hidden - Heather Gudenkauf
Fiction: Treason at Lisson Grove: a Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel - Anne Perry

Young Adult: A Tale of Two Pretties: a Clique Novel - Lisi Harrison
Young Adult: Angel: a Maximum Ride Novel - James Patterson
Young Adult: Hunger - Jackie Morse Kessler
Young Adult: The Haunted - Jessica Verday

Juvenile Fiction: Aloha, Kanani - Lisa Yee
Juvenile Fiction: Bless This Mouse - Lois Lowry
Juvenile Fiction: Good Job, Kanani - Lisa Yee
Juvenile Fiction: Ms. Leaky is Freaky! - Dan Gutman
Juvenile Fiction: The Trouble with Chickens: a J.J. Tully Mystery - Doreen Cronin

Easy: Ants in Your Pants, Worms in Your Plant!: (Gilbert Goes Green) - Diane deGroat
Easy: Goldie and the Three Hares - Margie Palatini
Easy: Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad - David Soman
Easy: Memorial Day - Rebecca Rissman
Easy: Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under - Marianne Berkes
Easy: Red Wagon - Renata Liwska
Easy: The Jellybeans and the Big Camp Kickoff - Laura Numeroff

Nonfiction: 1861: the Civil War Awakening - Adam Goodheart
Nonfiction: Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other - Sherry Turkle
Nonfiction: Beach House Style: Designing Spaces that Bring the Beach to You - Katherine Cobbs
Nonfiction: Berlin at War - Roger Moorhouse
Nonfiction: Betty Crocker Bisquick to the Rescue
Nonfiction: Churchill's Bunker: the Cabinet War Rooms and the Culture of Secrecy in Wartime London - Richard Holmes
Nonfiction: Coaching Kids: All Team Sports - Frank Watts
Nonfiction: Creative Walls: How to Display and Enjoy Your Treasured Collections - Geraldine James
Nonfiction: Eat This, Not That! No Diet! Diet: the World's Easiest Weight-Loss Plan! - David Zinczenko
Nonfiction: Fresh Flower Arranging - Mark Welford
Nonfiction: Good Caregiver: a One-of-a-Kind Compassionate Resource for Anyone Caring for an Aging Loved One - Robert L. Kane
Nonfiction: Hearts Touched by Fire: the Best of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War - Harold Holzer
Nonfiction: Huck: the Remarkable True Story of How One Lost Puppy Taught a Family--and a Whole Town--About Hope and Happy Endings - Janet Elder
Nonfiction: Intensely Chocolate: 100 Scrumptious Recipes for True Chocolate Lovers - Carole Bloom
Nonfiction: Long-Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It - Joseph L. Matthews
Nonfiction: Making Beautiful Bead & Wire Jewelry - Linda Jones
Nonfiction: Men in German Uniform: POWs in America During World War II - Antonio Thompson
Nonfiction: No One Would Listen: a True Financial Thriller - Harry Markopolos
Nonfiction: Plain Wisdom: an Invitation into an Amish Home and the Hearts of Two Women - Cindy Woodsmall
Nonfiction: Quiet Hero: Secrets from My Father's Past - Rita Cosby
Nonfiction: Search and Destroy: the Story of an Armored Cavalry Squadron in Vietnam: 1-1 Cav, 1967-1968 - Keith W. Nolan
Nonfiction: Sock Yarn One-Skein Wonders - Judith Durant
Nonfiction: Stress Less: the New Science That Shows Women How to Rejuvenate the Body and the Mind - Thea Singer
Nonfiction: The Amen Solution: the Brain Healthy Way to Lose Weight and Keep It Off - Daniel G. Amen
Nonfiction: The Best Wedding Reception… Ever!: Your Guide to Creating an Unforgettably Fun Celebration - Peter Merry
Nonfiction: The Joy of Hobby Farming: Grow Food, Raise Animals and Enjoy a Sustainable Life - Michael Levatino
Nonfiction: The Mighty Eighth at War: USAAF Eighth Air Force Bombers Versus the Luftwaffe, 1943-1945 - Martin W. Bowman
Nonfiction: The Sound of Hope: Recognizing, Coping with, and Treating Your Child's Auditory Processing Disorder - Lois Kam Heymann
Nonfiction: Unplanned: the Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey Across the Life Line - Abby Johnson
Nonfiction: Walls: Mural, Wood Panel, Stencil, Wallpaper - Florence de Dampierre
Nonfiction: What Every Horse Should Know - Cherry Hill

Friday, April 1, 2011

New Items, 4/1/2011

Category: Title - Author CD-Book: Love You More - Lisa Gardner CD-Book: Night Vision - Randy Wayne White CD-Book: One of Our Thursdays is Missing - Jasper Fforde CD-Book: One Rough Man - Brad Taylor CD-Book: Our Last Best Chance - King Abdullah II of Jordan CD-Book: Sing You Home - Jodi Picoult CD-Book: The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party - Alexander McCall Smith CD-Book: The Union Quilters: an Elm Creek Quilts Novel - Jennifer Chiaverini CD-Book: What Would the Founders Say? - Larry Schweikart Fiction: A Heart for Home - Lauraine Snelling Fiction: Angel Harp - Michael Phillips Fiction: Big Decisions - Linda Byler Fiction: Caroline's Choice - Martha Rogers Fiction: Daybreak Zero - John Barnes Fiction: Devil's Slew: a Barrett Raines Mystery - Darryl Wimberley Fiction: Devious - Lisa Jackson Fiction: Excavation - James Rollins Fiction: False Pretenses - Kathy Herman Fiction: Finding Becky - Martha Rogers Fiction: Land of Painted Caves - Jean M. Auel Fiction: Late Edition - Fern Michaels Fiction: Lawn Order: a Margaret & Bitsy Mystery - Molly MacRae Fiction: Lilly's Wedding Quilt - Kelly Long Fiction: Lover Unleashed: a Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood - J. R. Ward Fiction: Mimosas, Mischief and Murder - Sara Rosett Fiction: Mystery: an Alex Delaware Novel - Jonathan Kellerman Fiction: Phantom Evil - Heather Graham Fiction: Plain Proposal: a Daughters of the Promise Novel - Beth Wiseman Fiction: Sarah's Choice - Wanda E. Brunstetter Fiction: Sarah's Gift - Marta Perry Fiction: Sticky Fingers - Nancy Martin Fiction: The Alpine Vengeance - Mary Daheim Fiction: The Caregiver - Shelley Shepard Gray Fiction: The Four Ms. Bradwells - Meg Waite Clayton Fiction: The Goodbye Quilt - Susan Wiggs Fiction: The Heart's Journey Home - Jen Stephens Fiction: The Informationist - Taylor Stevens Fiction: The Silent Land - Graham Joyce Fiction: Tomorrow's Garden - Amanda Cabot Large Print Fiction: Love Letters from Ladybug Farm - Donna Ball (LP) Young Adult: The Secrets Beneath - Kathleen Fuller Easy: Pet Costume Party: a Pet Club Story - Gwendolyn Hooks Easy: The Cat Food Mystery: a Pet Club Story - Gwendolyn Hooks Easy: The Lucky Charm: a Pet Club Story - Gwendolyn Hooks Easy: The Pet Wash: a Pet Club Story - Gwendolyn Hooks