Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends

Shelley Duvall's humorous retelling of famous American legends
features familiar faces such as Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny Glover, and Martin Short
in the recently released DVD versions of
Annie Oakley, Davy Crockett, John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, Pecos Bill
plus a few more.
Available soon at the Warrenton Branch.
You can request a copy to be sent to another pickup location
through the library's catalog by clicking on the "Place a Hold" button
on the screen for a specific title in the catalog.
Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends

Famous February Authors

Feb 1
Langston Hughes-African American writer best known for his poetry, who also wrote drama, fiction, short stories and an autobiography. An important part of the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes traveled to Africa, Europe, Russia and Japan. He was a war correspondent for the Spanish Civil War, was involved in American theatre, and lectured and held posts at colleges and universities around the country. He died in 1967.

Feb 2
James Joyce-20th century Irish novelist used interior monologues and stream-of-consciousness writing mixed with realism. Every year on June 16, Joyce's writing is celebrated through Bloomsday, in honor of his character from Ulysses, Stephen Bloom.

Feb 7
Charles Dickens-English author of 20 novels, including 5 Christmas books.

Sinclair Lewis-first American to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930. Also nominated earlier for the Pulitzer Prize, which he declined.

Feb 8
Jules Verne- futuristic French novelist of the 19th century, and one of the earliest science fiction writers. His works anticipated the inventions of airplanes, television, satellites and guided missiles.


Feb 23
W.E. B. Du Bois -first African American to receive a Ph. D from Harvard University. His famous book of essays, The Souls of Black Folk, expounds his ideas about race relations. He helped found the NAACP. He moved to Ghana, later renounced his American citizenship. He died in 1963.

Feb 26
Victor Hugo-French novelist now mostly known for Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, he was sent into exile for 20 years by Emperor Napoleon III. During exile he lived in Belgium and Isle of Jersey. He returned to France in great acclaim after the overthrow of the Emperor.

Feb 27
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow- American poet of the 1800's who wrote the storytelling poems Evangeline, Song of Hiawatha, Paul Revere' s Ride, Courtship of Miles Standish and Tales of a Wayside Inn. He was the first American poet honored in Poet's Corner at Westminster Abbey.

Check the link to the library's catalog for works by these authors.

New Magazines

Recent additions to the Magazine Collections at the library include:

American Baby-for new parents. Available at Bealeton.

Ask-about arts and sciences for children ages 7-10, from the publishers of Cricket and Smithsonian. Available at Warrenton and Bealeton branches.

Backyard Flyer -provides trends and how-to information for remote control, and kit planes, and all the equipment supporting them. Recent issues included easy aerobatics techniques, smart speed controls and hot planes for the new year. Available at the Bealeton branch

Bookmarks-lively and critical reviews of recent fiction, mysteries, biography history, and much more. Rather than focus on bestsellers, this bimonthly publication highlights award-winning books, book group selections, genres such as historical fiction, classic authors and all things readerly. Available at the Warrenton branch.

Cottage Living-focuses on simplicity, comfort and coziness in gardening, decorating and cooking. At the Warrenton branch.

Creative Knitting- Each pattern lists skill level, from easy to intermediate through experienced. Many projects with clear instructions. At the Bealeton branch.

Crochet- contemporary design ideas for crocheters-available at the Bealeton Branch.

Game Informer-for electronic gamers, the latest reviews and industry news. Available at the Bealeton branch.

Hobby Farms-niche marketing trends for rural areas, ideas for small farms, also practical matters involving livestock, publicity, legal matters. Recent issues included features on how to build goat-keeping equipment, Devon Cattle, Agritourism, and specialty grains-available at the Bealeton branch

Knitter's Magazine-designs, techniques, and instructions for knitting with style. Recent issues featured felting techniques, trends for spring and summer, the knitter of the year, how to turn scarves into vests-at the Warrenton branch.

Latina -features entertainment, fashion, cultural and social issues of interest to Latinas -at Bealeton and Marshall branches

Men's Health-the world's largest men's magazine. The two latest issues feature warrior workouts, best new tech toys for men. Health, nutrition, fitness, relationships and other "tons of useful stuff" provided-at the Warrenton Branch.

Model Railroader- custom layouts, track plans, product reviews, covers HO, O, N, S, G and Z scale models-at the Bealeton Branch.

N.A.D.A. Classic, collectible and special interest car appraisal guide and directory- this ready reference resource is available at the reference desk at the Warrenton branch. Covers valuation of all cars and trucks from 1926-1986, including exotics from 1946-2006.

N.A.D.A. Motorcycle/snowmobile/ATV/Personal watercraft appraisal guide and directory-this ready reference guide is available at the reference desk at the Warrenton branch. Covers 21 years of values from 1986-2006. Includes side cars and trailers for motorcycles too.

Natural Home and Garden focuses on how to live green and features trends in home building, furnishings, gardening and daily living with organic and natural resources-at the Warrenton Branch.

Quilter's Newsletter -Includes a calendar of quilting shows and events, book reviews, patterns, traditional as well as artistic quilting. Has an ongoing series of basic quiltmaking lessons from easy, challenging, skill building, and intermediate- at the Warrenton branch.

Radio Control Car Action- the title says it all. Available at the Bealeton branch.

The Week-if you don't have the time or patience to wade through most weekly news journals or newspapers, get the skinny with The Week. In slightly over 40 pages per issue, this digest capsulizes the main US stories, controversies, and overviews of world news (including maps to show you where the countries are), people gossip, excerpts from best columns in the US and internationally, talking points, cartoons, health and science, art, book reviews, theatre, music, film, food and drink-including a recipe of the week, television, travel, real estate, consumer bargains, and business. Available at the Warrenton branch

Dickens on DVD

Winter time is the season for Dickens.

Look for these newly released DVD's
at Bealeton and Warrenton Libraries.

All are BBC versions of Dickens Novels


Bleak House (with Diana Rigg, not the latest PBS version)
This was originally aired in 1985. It has 8 episodes, with 4 on one side of the disc, and 4 on the other side of the disc-7 hours of viewing.
At the court of Chancery, the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case grinds on for years with no end in sight. Entangled in the lawsuit are a growing number of innocent victims: Ada Clare and Richard Carstone, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a child with mysterious parentage; and even Jo, the destitute little crossing-sweeper. As the case staggers onward, yet more people become embroiled in the furious legal battle, including the proud Lady Dedlock, who finds herself persecuted by the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn, then hunted by the determined Inspector Bucket, one of the first detectives to appear in English literature. A savage, but often comic, indictment of a society that is rotten to the core.


Great Expectations -almost 6 hrs long, starring Joan Hickson
In the gloom of a country graveyard, a young boy encounters an escaped convict, a chance meeting that later leads the boy to tragedy, mystery and wealth.

Hard Times -with Alan Bates, Bill Paterson, Richard Grant
Local MP and schoolmaster Thomas Gradgrind raises his children, Louisa and Tom, in the utilitarian fashion, stressing reason and fact and dismissing imagination and emotion. Under his influence, Louisa grows cold while Tom turns to a secret life of drinking and gambling. To be nearer her brother, Louisa accepts an offer of marriage from his boss, the self-mad, self-important banker Josiah Bounderby, though she does not love him. But soon finds herself succumbing to the attentions of the lothario James Harthouse. All the while, Mrs. Sparsit, a former aristocrat who now works for Bounderby, obsessively watches as the drama unfolds, longing for Louisa's downfall.


Martin Chuzzlewit -with Paul Scofield, Tom Wilkinson, John Mills
Who will inherit the riches of wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit? The only person he trusts is his companion and nurse, the young orphan Mary Graham, but she is employed on the understanding that she will not inherit a penny. He has disinherited his grandson, Young Martin, suspicious of the motives of the young man's love for Mary. With such a fortune at stake, the rest of the family closes in like sharks. The obsequious Pecksniff, whit his daughters, Mercy and Charity, attempts to grovel into the old man's good graces, while the wicked Jonas will stop at nothing...even murder.


Our Mutual Friend -a tale of two turbulent love affairs amidst a tangled web of wealth, corruption, passion and betrayal in 1860's London. Almost 6 hours long.

Caldecott and Newbery Awards Announced

The American Library Association today announced the winners of these awards for outstanding illustration and writing in Children's Books. Other prizes were also announced.
http://news.ala.org/releases/newbery.html

Look for these books in the library's collection:
Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
Hello, Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka

New January Titles for e-audiobooks

Here are the most recent titles now available from Recorded Books netlibrary downloadable audios:

Panic by Abbott, Jeff
Doctor's House, Beattie, Anne
Testament Bobrick, Benson
Hunt Ball, Brown, Rita Mae
Case of Nosy Neighbors, Copeland, Lori
Case for Peace, Dershowitz, Alan
My Friend Leonard Frey, James
Receiving Love Hendrix & Hunt
Morning After, Jackson, Lisa
Fast Copy Jenkins, Dan
Stealing with Style Jenkins, Emyl
Texas Vendetta Kelton, Elmer
Carolyn 101 Kepcher, Carolyn
Best Christmas Gift, LaHaye & Dinallo
Sixty-Six Levinson, Barry
Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart Livingston, M.D., Gordon
Southern Discomfort Maron, Margaret
Hot Fudge Sundae Blues Marshall, Bev
Slow Kill McGarrity, Michael
Family Blessings Michaels, Fern
Tender Bar, Moehringer, J.R.
West of Rehoboth Pate, Alexs D.
Sudden, Fearful Death, A Perry, Anne
Southtown Riordan, Rick
Rules of Prey Sandford, John
Secrets of the Widow's Son Shugarts, David A.
Jerusalem Scrolls, Theone, Bodie and Brock
American Front Turtledove, Harry
When Mountains Walked Wheeler, Kate
Ten Thousand Islands White, Randy Wayne

Historic Hotels of America

Have you ever wondered what some of the famous, grand old hotels looked like on the inside?

A new DVD series on Historic Hotels in America reveals their special features.

The library has the following titles:

The Greenbrier, Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia
Hotel Hershey, Hershey ,Pennsylvania
The Jefferson, Richmond, Virginia
The Mayflower, Washington DC
The Morrison Clark, Washington DC
The Wayside Inn, Middletown, Virginia
The Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg, Virginia

John Marshall's Inauguration-105 years ago today

On January 20, 1801, John Marshall was appointed the fourth Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.

If you want to know more about one of Fauquier County's most illustrious citizens, here are a few of the many resources available about John Marshall at the library :

Geraldine Susi's biography of Marshall, written for children
My father, my companion : life at The Hollow, Chief Justice John Marshall's boyhood home in Virginia tells about his happy childhood with his family in eighteenth-century Fauquier County, Virginia, enjoying a particularly close relationship with his father and teacher, Thomas Marshall. Available at all three library branches.

John Marshall : his homes...his history...his legacy / prepared by Learning Tree Farms and The Friends of the Hollow, compiled on the occasion of the Marshall Family Reunion in 2003.
In the Virginiana Collection, at all three branches.

The Marshall legacy : 1999 archaeological dig / Fauquier Heritage & Preservation Foundation, describes local excavations in Fauquier County. In the Virginiana Collection at all three branches.

My dearest Polly; letters of Chief Justice John Marshall to his wife, with their background, political and domestic, 1779-1831 presents the personal side of the great man of law. In the Virginiana Room at the Warrenton Branch, along with numerous other biographies of John Marshall.

January is National Mentoring Month

Based in Alexandria VA, MENTOR, the National Mentoring Partnership asks people to
"Share what you know...Be a mentor".

If you would like to learn more about the mentoring process, there is a website which helps to pair partners, includes success stories about the value of mentoring in young people's lives and mentoring projects by state. www.mentoring.org

For more about mentoring both at the workplace as well as in community outreach,
here are two recent books available at the library:

Guiding lights : the people who lead us toward our purpose in life by Eric Liu presents the stories of fifteen mentors from different professions, identifying five teaching skills they have in common which enables many of their students to reach high levels of success.

The elements of mentoring by W. Brad Johnson and Charles R. Ridley discusses fifty key elements of mentoring, patterned after Strunk and White's The Elements of Style. It covers the qualities of an effective mentor, the steps needed to establish a successful mentor-protege relationship, the importance of integrity, and more.

Looking for Medical specialists?

A useful resource when seeking doctors is the Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists, now available in Warrenton.
Arranged by broad specialty such as Pediatrics, it also provides subspecialties such as medical genetics, neonatal-perinatal medicine, and pediatric cardiology.
Listings are by state, and then by city within each specialty.
Most entries for physicians include type of certification and date, medical school, internship, residency, fellowship, hospital appointments, academic appointments, professional memberships and primary and secondary office locations.

Another source of information is U. S. News and World Report
Health ratings website which lists Best Hospitals, Best Health Plans and Best Medical Schools among other rankings.

The Washingtonian magazine features "Top Doctors" in the region occasionally. The lastest was July 2005.

Test Anxiety?

Perhaps one of your New Year resolutions is to improve your grades.
Test-Taking Strategies for Students may be just the boost needed to overcome test performance anxiety. This 7 part DVD series covers the gamut from answering test questions, effective note-taking, study skills, how to master essay tests, math tests, and reading comprehension. Available at the Warrenton branch.

Davenport's Grimm DVD Series

American versions of classic folk and fairy tales From the Brothers Grimm
by Delaplane's own Tom Davenport are now available in DVD format.

You may have seen some of these stories on PBS a while back.
These award-winning live action Appalachian versions of traditional tales have a unique style and flavor, with memorable characters and settings in the hills and regions of the South.

Included are the following stories:
Ashpet, an American Cinderella set in the rural South during the early years of WWII
Hansel and Gretel, Bearskin, The Frog King
Jack and the Dentist's Daughter (based on The Master Thief)
Mutzmag
Rapunzel, Bristlelip, the Goose Girl,
Soldier Jack, or the man who caught death in a sack
Willa, an American Snow White.

As a lagniappe, special features are incorporated with the tales.
Documentaries from the American Traditional Culture series by Davenport, such as The Ballad of Frankie Silver, a real murder immortalized in song, that took place in Morganton, NC in 1833, and Being a Joines: A Life in the Brushy Mountains about a master tale teller from Wilkes County, NC. enhance some of the DVD's.
Interviews with the filmmaker and behind the scenes footage and commentary are also provided.

Please note: some of these titles are recommended for older children.
The complete series is available at all three library branches.
For additional information and teacher resource guides check out Tom Davenport's website www.davenportfilms.com.

New Downloadable Audio Book Titles for December

30 New Titles
With downloadable audiobooks, there's no reserves, no overdues, no parking problems!

See previous post for more information about starting a netLibrary account to access the
library's downloadable audiobook collection.

Death of a Nag -M.C. Beaton
Most Unsuitable Man, A -Jo Beverley
Chill Factor -Sandra Brown
Our Endangered Values -Jimmy Carter
Richest Man in Babylon, The -George Clason
Case of Crooked Letters, A -Lori Copeland
Quality of Life Report, The -Meghan Daum
Hot Six -Janet Evanovich
Going Out in Style -Chloe Green
Maggody and the Moonbeams -Joan Hess
How to Expand Love -Dalai Lama
Light from Heaven -Jan Karon
Ranger's Trail -Elmer Kelton
Regime, The - LaHaye & Jenkins
You Ain't Got No Easter Clothes -Laura Love
Bootlegger's Daughter -Margaret Maron
Teacher Man -Frank McCourt
John Paul the Great- Peggy Noonan
Callander Square- Anne Perry
Heather Hills of Stonewycke, The -Phillips & Pella
Cold Springs -Rick Riordan
Woodsman's Daughter, The -Gwyn Rubio
Black Mountain Breakdown -Lee Smith
Fury -Robert Tanenbaum
Liberating Paris -Linda Bloodworth Thomason
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas -Hunter Thompson
Preacher's Son, The -Carl Weber
Everyone Worth Knowing -Lauren Weisberger
White -Christopher Whitcomb
Secret Man, The -Bob Woodward

Connect, Click and Listen

Now you can borrow audiobooks 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with Downloadable eAudiobooks.

From the library’s website, click on "Databases and LInks" then, click on the netLibrary logo, enter your library card number and you can access the collection of over 1,000 titles, with 30 new titles from Recorded Books added each month.

Adult fiction, nonfiction, children’s titles, classics and Pimsleur Language instruction courses are available. They can be downloaded to portable listening devices that support Windows Media Player v9 and above. (Sorry, not iPod or MAC compatible.)

Individual users can borrow up to 10 titles at any given time. Titles are always available-no need to place holds for what you want. Items are "checked out" for 21 days and are automatically checked in when that time is up. Each item can be renewed once.

In order to use the netLibrary collection, you need to have a netLibrary account.Fauquier Library cardholders must first come into the library and set up a
FREE netLibrary account or call the reference desk at 347-8750 ext. 30 to register for an account during regular library hours.

Once your account is created, you can check out and download the eAudiobooks from your home, office, or travel location. There is no need to come in to the library to borrow or return them; they are automatically checked out and checked back in from your computer or portable listening device. This account also allows you to access over 27,000 digitized print books (ebooks) from netLibrary as well.
For more detailed information, please enter your library cardnumber here at
netLibrary

World Music collection expanded at Bealeton Branch

Fans of the Putumayo music CD's can now find a wide selection at the Bealeton Branch.
Over 50 CD's featuring both adult and children's music from around the world are now available for checkout.

Expand your musical acquaintance with folk and traditional music of Africa, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, the Sahara, Latin America, the South Pacific, plus regional styles of America such as Cajun, Blues, Zydeco, and dance tunes of Calypso, Salsa, and Flamenco.

To see more of what's available, do a keyword search in the library's catalog under Putumayo.

Modern Scholar Series Latest Titles

If you enjoy Smithsonian lectures similar to their Residents Associate program, or wish you had time to enjoy them, the Modern Scholar audio CD series allows you to listen and learn in the comfort of your home or vehicle.

The latest two entries feature
Yale University Professor Harold Bloom discussing Shakespeare's great tragedies-Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Anthony and Cleopatra, and Romeo and Juliet

Dante and His Divine Comedy is discussed by Professor Timothy B. Shutt, currently of Kenyon College. Professor Shutt formerly was a DuPont Fellow at UVA, and a Mellon Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Virginia.


To date, the library has over 40 titles in this series, covering a broad range of topics from history, religion, politics, philosophy, science, and sociology. Other notable presenters include: Alexander McCall Smith on medical ethics, Deborah Tannen on communication, Joseph Ellis on the American revolution, and Peter Navarro on business and economics.
Each month the library receives two new titles in this audio series from Recorded Books.

For a complete list of the Modern Scholar titles at the Fauquier Library,
you can do a Series Title search for Modern Scholar in the catalog.
For more information from Recorded Books about this program, see Modern Scholar

Recently added audios

Some continuations of popular series and authors have been added the last two months in audio format:

Diana Gabaldon in Breath of Snow and Ashes brings her Outlander Series to the time of 1772 in North Carolina. The library has also added the whole series in CD format.

Frank McCourt continues his memoirs begun in Angela's Ashes with Teacher Man, covering 30 years as a New York City schoolteacher

Jan Karon's ninth book in the Mitford Series, Light from Heaven, will conclude the adventures of Father Tim in Mitford, although there are rumors that he will be heading off to
Holly Springs in the future.

LaHaye and Jenkins Left Behind Series continues the "prequel" trilogy with The Regime: Evil Advances.

Gregory Maguire continues the upside-down Oz tale of Wicked with Son of a Witch.

Understanding Grief

Among the many other commemorations in the month of November is National Hospice Month. As part of their effort to reach out to those who are mourning the loss of a loved one, the Hospice of the Rapidan has donated copies of the book Understanding Grief: Helping yourself heal to all three branches of the library. Written by Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt, this book explores common myths and misunderstandings about grieving and addresses critical occasions such as anniversaries and holidays. For information about grief support see their website
Hospice of the Rapidan

Other resources available at the library include:
155.937 Levine, Stephen
Unattended sorrow: recovering from loss and reviving the heart c. 2005

155.937 Kübler-Ross, Elizabeth On grief and grieving: finding the meaning of grief through the five stages of loss c2005.

How to Toon

Filmed at the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in California, this new DVD uses imaginative exercises to develop skills in storytelling and drawing. Cartoonist Joe Was is the instructor on How to Toon: the art of visual storytelling. As a bonus, this hour-long DVD includes a live performance of "Once upon a Toon" and the story "Don on the Farm".

Oxford English Dictionary available at your house

Fauquier Library cardholders now have home access to some of the premier publications from Oxford University online.

The Oxford English Dictionary, (OED) considered by most to be the world’s leading authority on the English Language, provides easy access to over 20 volumes worth of words through one search box entry.

There are over 230,000 main entries, and over two million quotations, of which 20% are from the 20th century, and new words are regularly added.

For word-lovers and word game lovers, there are links to BBC Wordhunt appeal list, seeking people to help verify entries from the earliest usage of contemporary terms in books, magazines, movies, or other media.

Links to AskOxford.com have crossword sections, party games, Scrabble resources, including the rules, and other recreational use of words.

A second resource from Oxford University now available to Fauquier library cardholders is the Oxford Reference Online (ORO) Premium Collection. It has received numerous awards as one of the “Best References of the Year” by Library Journal, Booklist and Choice, as well as recognized in a Readers Choice Award for the best interface.

To explore these databases and others from the Fauquier County Public Library’s website, www.library.fauquiercounty.gov, click on Databases and Links from the left side of the page, under Electronic Resources. This will take you to the page with the links to the Oxford English Dictionary, and the Oxford Online premium as well as all the other databases available through the library. Once you click on the database link, simply enter your library barcode number and you can search these reference resources any time of the day or night, in convenience to your personal schedule.