Library Card Sign Up Month

August 2014

Pottsville Free Public Library

Volume 12 Number 2

STACKS OF NEWS

1911—2014

All parents want their children to succeed, and one of the simplest

ways to ensure your child’s academic success is by making a

quick trip to the library. September is Library Card Sign-up

Month, a time when the Pottsville Free Public Library joins with

the American Library Association and public libraries nationwide

to make sure that every student has the most important school

supply of all – a free library card.

Resources at the Pottsville Library are available to anyone who

has a library card. Students can turn to the library for materials,

programs, and services that support academic achievement.

Students can use their library cards from home too. Our library

offers access to important educational resources, like Power Li-

brary, online databases and books, and Ask Here PA, an online

reference service.

Our library provides all types of students a welcoming atmos-

phere where they can explore, discover, and create. Students learn

in a variety of ways. Thanks to the resources available at the li-

brary, we can meet the needs of all ages and all types of learners.

Through books, programs, magazines, and computer access, the

Library has something for everyone – all with a free library card.

It is for these reasons that a library card is the most important

school supply of all.

For more information on how to sign up for a li-

brary card, visit the Pottsville Library in person or

visit the library online at

www.pottsvillelibrary.org.

Banned Books Week 2

Summer Reading Club Recap 2

Fall Programs for Children 2

Memorial & Honor Donations 3, 4

Upcoming Books 5

New Non-Fiction 6

Library Calendar 6

Inside this issue:

Page 2 STACKS OF NEWS

Banned Books Week

Celebrate Banned Books Week, September 21

to 27, with a visit to your local library! This is a list of the top 25 banned or challenged books:

1. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

2. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger

3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck

4. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee 5. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker

6. Ulysses, by James Joyce

7. Beloved, by Toni Morrison

8. The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding

9. 1984, by George Orwell

10. Lolita, by Vladmir Nabokov

11. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck

12. Catch-22, by Joseph Heller

13. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

14. Animal Farm, by George Orwell

15. The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway

16. As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner 17. A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway

18. Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale

Hurston

19. Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison

20. Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison

21. Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell

22. Native Son, by Richard Wright

23. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey

24. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut

25. For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway

The 2014 Summer Reading Club was a success.

The theme for this year was Fizz, Boom, Read!

which was all about science. We had a lot of fun

learning about science during our Thursday

Family Nights. There was a firefighter who

came to talk to the kids and show them all of his

equipment. Another week, the participants

squished, crushed, and mixed food together to

see what it looks like in the stomach. We also

made slime and fake vomit. Finally we did

“eggsperiments” to test the strength of egg

shells.

Over 250 children and teens registered, and Cloe

Moore, Tim Witman, and Lea Oshman won the

grand prizes of $50 worth of books, a $50 Bar-

nes & Noble gift card, and $50 Knoebels ride

tickets, respectively. Congratulations to the win-

ners and thanks to all who participated.

The Fall children’s programming starts the week

of September 15th. On Mondays @ 10:30 AM,

storytime for children ages 3-5 is held. On Mon-

days @ 4:00 PM, we hold a Lego Club for chil-

dren ages 5-12. The Legos are provided, but do-

nations are always welcome! On alternating

Tuesdays @ 6:00 PM are the Teen Advisory

Board, and Teen Writers Group and Teen Illus-

trators Group. Laptime for toddlers ages 17

months-3 years is held Wednesdays @ 10:30

AM. Younger and older siblings are welcomed

at both this and the Storytime. Also, on Thurs-

days @ 4:00 PM a program based on the

American Girl Doll Club is held. Special peri-

odic programs for Family Night (Thursdays @ 6

PM) will be announced as well. The Teen Advi-

sory board will be getting started on their annual

Halloween Haunted House soon, so look for that

in October. For more information on all pro-

grams, check out the library’s website @

www.pottsvillelibrary.org or call

570-622-8880.

Fall Programs for Children

Summer Reading Club Recap

Memorial and Honor Donations

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Memorial donations received since April 2014:

For A. Matthew Dudish: by Bob & Peggy Allen;

by David & Christine Ambrose; by Tom & Diana

Beausang; by James & Gina Bohorad; by Tish &

Bill Malarkey; by Ken & Jeanne Porter; by Mr. &

Mrs. Sean Reilly; by Mrs. Joanne Yuengling; by

Marina and Tim Refi. For Agnes Kelly: by Tim

and Mickey Pellish. For Alex E. Dietz: by Dr.

and Mrs. William R. Davidson. For Anne Hoff-

man: by Dr. and Mrs. William R. Davidson. For

Betty J. Ossman Shuman: by Dr. and Mrs. Wil-

liam R. Davidson. For Captain Jason Jones: by

Barbara Higgins; by Dr. and Mrs. William R.

Davidson; by Tim & Mickey Pellish; by John &

Agnes Reiley; by Isabel Rhoads; by Judith Bo-

horad; by Marie E. Wanchick. For Charles

(Chow) & Ross Heffner: by Pam & Bill Heffner.

For Claire A. Delaney: by Mr. & Mrs. Thomas

Eroh. For Claire Janov Barker: by Sarah

Donohue. For Clista Hudock: by David and

Christine Ambrose; by Dr. and Mrs. William

Davidson; by Dawn Woratyla and Joseph Puddu;

by Judy and Mike Witkowski. For David Wed-

dell: by Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Griesbaum. For

Doris Polcrack: by Thomas & Martha Fletcher;

by Margaret H. Keyworth; by Kathryn C. Pol-

crack and Family; by Margaret (Susie) Rich. For

Edith Yuengling: by Stephen Lilienthal. For Ed-

ward "Bucksy" Reilly: by Tim & Mickey Pel-

lish. For Edward Nevadomsky: by Joe & Sandi

Murton. For Eileen D. Klotz: by Dory Laude-

man. For Grace Jones: by Dr. & Mrs. William

Davidson; by Judith Bohorad; by James & Gina

Bohorad; by Deborah & Robert Crosswell. For

Ione Geier: by Bob & Peggy Allen; by John Du-

dash and Judy Bilansky; by Board of Trustees of

the Pottsville Free Public Library; by Jim & Gina

Bohorad; by Derek Caney; by Colleagues of her

Daughter Lisa Von Ahn at Thomson Reuters; by

Robert Crosswell; by Anne & Tom Curry; by Dr.

& Mrs. William R. Davidson; by Marybeth Doh-

mann; by Sarah Donohue; by Diane Fiorillo; by

Kathleen Fleming; by Dr. David & Mary Beth

Harvey; by Jeanne V. Heffner; by Patricia Jones;

by Madeline Kerrigan; by Mr. and Mrs. Robert

Kerris; by Stephen Lilienthal; by Robert Marshall;

by Janie (Crosswell) Miller and Family; by Sandi

& Joe Murton; by John & Agnes Reiley; by Joe &

Nancy Schlitzer; by Nancy Smink; by Dorothy

Hanner Stangl; by Jean Ann Towle; by Laura and

Tom Von Ahn; by April Wytovich. For James

(Irish) Benedict: by Joe & Sandi Murton. For

James W. Eroh: by Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Eroh; by

Peggy Sheridan & Family. For Joan M. Schap-

pell: by Sandi & Joe Murton. For John Kre-

tovich: by Linda and Ronald Pellish. For Joseph

Koury: by Bob & Peggy Allen; by Dr. and Mrs.

William Davidson. For Joseph Stagliano: by

Kathy Conway Banse; by Tom & Diana

Beausang; by Atty & Mrs. Martin J. Cerullo; by

Dr. and Mrs. William R. Davidson; by Ed & Mary

Hauck. For Judith Demyan: by James & Gina

Bohorad. For Leona Morgan: by James Bohorad.

For Margaret Puddu: by Dan & Mary Kay Alle-

man; by Bob & Peggy Allen; by David & Chris-

tine Ambrose; by Joseph Androshick and Family;

by John & Cathy Basiago; by Frederick & Mary-

anne Bausch; by Thomas Beausang; by Pete &

Martina Chwastiak; by Jim & Esther Clark; by

Mary L. Connell; by Deborah & Robert

Crosswell; by Anne & Tom Curry; by Dr. Glenn

& Beth Czulada; by Dr. & Mrs. Vincent Dauch-

ess; by Debbie Eremus of Muench & Company

Accounting; by Stephen & Marianne Debuski; by

Joan M. Dewald; by Paul & Jeanie Dimmerling;

by Schuettler Family; by Howard S. Fernsler Jr.;

by Mantura & Jim Gallagher; by Dr. Richard

Greco; by Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Griesbaum; by

Daniel and Joan Guers; by Molly B. Guers; by

Debra & Edward Guers; by Sean & Marianne

Hegarty; by Irvin Ambrose Family; by Peggy &

Ralph Jaeger; by Joanne & Jack Keating; by Wal-

ter & Gail Kurtek; by Julie & Dave Leiby; by

Caroyln Lord; by Diane Luscavage; by Cookie &

Bill Mahon; by Susan & Hugh Miller; by Paula &

Tom Ney; by Thomas & Theresa Palamar; by

Nephew George Pawlowski; by Tim and Mickey

Pellish; by Steve & Sue Pierdon; by Pottsville Li-

brary Board of Trustees; by Dawn Woratyla and

Joseph Puddu; by Pam & Joe Purcell; by Rosie &

Carl Raring; by Deborah & Sean Reilly; by Marie

& Frank Scheuren; by Joe & Nancy Schlitzer; by

Tom & Sandi Schreffler; by Kurt & Pat Shell-

hammer; by Gloria Swanson; by Janet & Marla

Terefencko; by Susan, John, Johnny, & Jeremy

Cantwell ; by Rick & Melanie Thornburg; by

Krista Varano; by David & Patty Wartella; by Sue

& George Yannaccone. For Marie A. Melin-

chok: by James & Gina Bohorad. For Marie

King: by Joe & Sandi Murton. For Michael

Brennan Sr.: by Dr. & Mrs. William R. David-

son; by Dr. Richard Greco & Sons. For Michelle

Chelius: by Ginny & Sara Zimmerman. For Mrs.

Joseph Jones: by Barbara Higgins. For Paul E

Becker: by Joe & Sandi Murton. For Pearl Bell:

by Dr. & Mrs. William R. Davidson. For

Reynolds Ramsey Hostetter: by Gary & Cathy

Cortese. For Robert Bohorad: by Bill & Angela

Kirwan; by Bob & Peggy Allen; by Robert E.

Babcock; by Frederick & Mary Ann Bausch; by

Marian J. Bellan; by Diane & Dick Biever; by

Cerullo, Datte, & Burke, PC; by Catherine Clif-

ford; by James & Elizabeth Cooksey; by Deborah

& Robert Crosswell; by Dr. Tom & Anne Curry;

by Dr. & Mrs. William R. Davidson; by Linda &

Albert Deatrich; by Maria DeCesare; by Anthony

& Mary Jane Dicello; by Bonnie Lee & Carmen

A. DiCello; by Thomas G. Dignan Jr.; by Dennis

G. & Dorothy V. Dunn; by EEG, Inc; by Ms.

Patricia Eichman; by Margaret & Dick Fenster-

macher; by Frank & Mary Ann Fetterolf; by Wil-

liam & Arlene Flatley; by Charles & Patricia For-

ney; by James & Maria Goodman; by Ellen & Mi-

chael Gordon; by Wayne & Kathleen Haas; by

Harriet & Michael Hashin; by Elias K. & Barbara

Hebeka; by Sandra M. & Gary Hess; by Barbara

Higgins; by Vicki S. & Robert Horning; by Is-

lamic Society of Schuylkill County; by Peggy &

Ralph Jaeger; by Dr. Barry, Dana, & Heather Jen-

kins; by Karen Kenderdine; by Mrs. Madeline

Kerrigan; by Frederic J. Koch; by Bud & Ann

Koch; by Mick & Christine Kondrack; by Nancy

H. Lado; by Law Office of James P. Wallbillich;

by Law Office of Karen E. Rismiller; by Gus &

Evonne Liakos; by Lisa Von Ahn & Stephen

Lilienthal; by Rose Lipsett; by Alice & Vincent

Lopez; by Charles Lynch; by Ed & Marlene Ly-

McGlinn; by Bill & Elaine Miller; by David J.

Moyer; by M. Munir, MD; by Paula & Tom

Ney; by Thomas Nickels, ESQ; by Anthony Or-

lando; by Gita Sud & Sunita Patel; by Attys

Ronald & Linda Pellish; by Linda Peyakovich;

by Harry & Barbara Piccioni; by Anna Plachko;

by Pottsville Library Board of Trustees; by John

& Agnes Reiley; by Michael & Joannie Rich; by

Ross & Beth Rismiller; by Maureen & Paul

Roskoph; by Schaeffer's Sales & Services Inc;

by Marie & Frank Schueren; by Schuylkill

Country Club Ladies Gold League; by Schuyl-

kill Otolarynology Associates; by David & Mary

Silcox; by Nancy Smink ; by John & Geri Sink;

by Lori Smith; by John & Carolynne A. Stiles;

by Margaret Stine; by Jess & Donna Stine; by

Pat & Joseph Stoffey; by Mrs. Irene M. Stump;

by Mrs. John W. Taylor Jr.; by The Class of '56

of Mahanoy City High School; by The Pelican

Marsh Women's Golf Association; by Richard &

Melanie Thornburg; by Sara Thornton; by Krista

Varano; by Marie E. Wanchick; by Susan

Wayne; by Leona K. & Robert C. Williams; by

Dr. Doris Wineman; by Gail Wolson; by Z & M

Painting and Papering . For Russ Preno: by

Vince Balitas. For Scott Bevan: by Mr. & Mrs.

Thomas S. Eroh; by Whitey Heffner Family. For

Stephen A. Rennick: by Dr. & Mrs. William R.

Davidson. For Waldemar J. "Wally" Love:

by James & Gina Bohorad. For William &

Mary Murton: by Sandi & Joe Murton. For

William E. Zacko: by James Bohorad. For

Debra A. Roadcap: by Bob & Sharon Piccioni.

Honor donations were:

For Dr. Vincent Balitas: by Stephen Lilienthal.

For Dr. & Mrs. William R. Davidson: by

Stephen Lilienthal. For Richard Higgins: by

Stephen Lilienthal. For Lorraine Jones: by

Peggy & Ralph Jaeger. For The Kelvin Family:

by Stephen Lilienthal. For Fran Nagle: by Lisa

Von Ahn & Stephen Lilienthal. For Employees

of the Smith Company: by Stephen Lilienthal.

For Becki White: by Stephen Lilienthal. For

Frank Peron on his Birthday: by Ed & Mary

Hauck. For Jeanne Heffner: by Pam & Bill

Heffner.

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Upcoming Books

Some new books to watch for by some of our fa-

vorite authors are:

Personal by Lee Child. You can leave the army,

but the army doesn’t leave you. Not always. Not

completely, according to Jack Reacher—and sure

enough, the retired military cop is soon pulled

back into service. This time, for the State Depart-

ment and the CIA.

Eye of Heaven by Clive Cussler

and Russell Blake. Husband-and-

wife team Sami and Remi Fargo are

on a climate-control expedition in

the Arctic, when to their astonish-

ment they discover a Viking ship in

the ice, perfectly preserved—and

filled with pre–Columbian artifacts

from Mexico.

The King’s Curse by Philippa Gregory. Book 6

in the series “The Cousins’ War” tells the story of

lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique

view of King Henry VIII’s stratospheric rise to

power in Tudor England.

Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett. The finale of

the Century Trilogy covers one of the most tu-

multuous eras of all: the 1960s through the 1980s,

encompassing civil rights, assassinations, Viet-

nam, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis,

presidential impeachment, revolu-

tion—and rock and roll.

Burn by James Patterson and Mi-

chael Ledwidge. Detective Mi-

chael Bennett and his family finally

return to New York City. Bennett

takes over the Outreach Squad in

Harlem and is drawn into an under-

ground criminal world of terrifying

depravity.

An Italian Wife by Ann Hood. The story of Jose-

phine Rimaldi, her joys, sorrows, and passions,

spans more than seven decades. Beginning in turn

-of-the-century Italy with an arranged marriage to

a man the 14 year old does not know or love, and

moving on to America, this is a portrait of a fam-

ily bound by love and tradition.

Rose Gold by Walter Mosley. An Easy Rawlins

mystery set in the Patty Hearst era of radical

black nationalism and political abductions.

Escape by David Baldacci. John Puller is a com-

bat veteran and special agent with the U.S. Army,

the man they call to investigate the toughest

crimes facing the nation. But all his training, all

his experience, all his skills will not prepare him

for his newest case, one that will

force him to hunt down the most

formidable and brilliant prey he

has ever tracked: his own brother.

The Cinderella Murder: An Under

Suspicion Novel by Mary Higgins

Clark & Alafair Burke. This first-

time collaboration kicks off a

brand new suspense series about a

television program featuring cold case murders.

Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted

when the pilot for her reality drama, Under Suspi-

cion, is a success, helping to solve an infamous

murder in the very first episode.

The Burning Room by Michael Connelly. Detec-

tive Harry Bosch and his new partner, rookie De-

tective Lucia Soto, investigate a recent murder

where the trigger was pulled nine years earlier.

When a man succumbs to complications from be-

ing shot by a stray bullet nine years earlier, the

body is still fresh, but all other evidence is virtu-

ally nonexistent. Beginning with the bullet that's

been lodged for years in the victim's spine, they

must pull new leads from years-old information,

which soon reveal that this shoot-

ing may have been anything but

random.

Also watch for:

Flesh & Blood: A Scarpetta Novel

by Patricia Cornwell.

The Job: A Novel (Fox and

O’Hare) by Janet Evanovich &

Lee Goldberg.

The Handsome Man's DeLuxe Café: No. 1 Ladies'

Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith.

The Girl Next Door by Ruth Rendell.

To reserve any of these titles, call the Library or

stop by the circulation desk.

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New Non-Fiction

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Denise A. Miller, Editor

Current resident or

Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World

by Kirsten Gillibrand. Senator Gillibrand has written

a playbook for women who want to step up, whether in

Congress or the boardroom or the local PTA. She

shares stories of growing up the daughter and grand-

daughter of two trailblazing feminists in a politically

active family in Albany, New York, and her personal

account of her journey to the U.S. Senate.

Enough: Our Fight to Keep America Safe from Gun Violence by Garielle Giffords & Mark Kelly. Former

Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband, as-

tronaut Mark Kelly, share their impassioned argument

for responsible gun ownership. The book follows them

beyond the 2011 shooting in Tucson that nearly took

her life. The News Sorority: Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Chris-tiane Amanpour—and the (Ongoing, Imperfect, Com-

plicated) Triumph of Women in TV News by Sheila

Weller. A look behind the scenes at three women who

revolutionized television broadcast news, breaking

through the “boys club” to become cultural icons and

pave the way for women in the news industry.

Library Calendar

Closed Labor Day, September 1st

Book Sales: Tuesday, 9/2/14, Monday, 10/6/14 &

11/3/14—12 noon to 2 PM and Saturday, 11/15/14—9

AM to 1 PM

Pottsville Open Writers—9/13/14, 10/11/14, 11/8/14—

11 AM

Children’s Programs begin—Monday, 9/15/14

Drop in Computer Tutoring—9/16/14—2 PM to 4 PM

Page Turners Book Discussion—9/25/14, 10/23/14, &

11/20/14 at 6 PM