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While You're Waiting.....

Posted Thu, 07/05/2012 - 11:17am by Nancy Moskowitz

Libraries are great except for one thing. You can't always get what you want when you want it. We know it is frustrating to wait for a long time for Fifty Shades or anything by James Patterson. However, there is no need to go bookless! Here are some new titles that you may enjoy while you are waiting.

New Mysteries July 2012

Posted Mon, 07/02/2012 - 1:39pm by Nancy Moskowitz

Altered Case by Peter Turnbull
Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
Murdered by Nature by Roderic Jeffries
Killer Critique by Alexander Campion
Never Tell by Alafair Burke
Night Watch by Linda Fairstein
Least of Evils by J.M. Gregson
Spoiled Rotten by Mary Jackman
In the Shadow of Evil by Frank Smith
Eighth Veil by Frederick Ramsay
Poisonous Seed by Linda Stratmann
Innocent Victims by Minette Walter
Last Kind Words by Tom Piccirilli
Stick a Fork in it by Robin Allen
Powers of Arrest by Jon Talton
Cop to Corpse by Peter Lovesey
Beef Stolen-Off by Liz Lipperman
Namesake by Conor Fitzgerald
Skeleton Box by Bryan Gruley
Paris Directive by Gerald Jay
Hearse and Buggy by Laura Bradford
Age of Doubt by Andrea Camilleri
Azalea Assault by Alyse Carlson
Gone Missing by Linda Castillo
Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach by Colin Cotterill
Bonefires of the Vanities by Carolyn Haines
Grace Among Thieves by Julie A. Hyzy
Hot Button by Kyle Logan
Cast on, Kill off by Maggie Sefton
False Negative by Joseph Koenig

Better Than Google

Posted Sun, 06/17/2012 - 1:53pm by Nancy Moskowitz

LearningExpress Library is one of the most valuable databases we have. In my opinion, it is an undiscovered treasure that every patron should know about and use often. You will find it on our business database page, and also on the students page, and sign in with your New City library card.
Whether you are a fourth grader who needs extra help in math, a college graduate preparing for the GRE, or looking to acquire or refresh computer skills, LearningExpress is the place to go. The database is made up of e-books, courses, and practice tests. In the comfort of your own home, or the library, you can learn new skills, and polish up old ones.

New Mysteries June 2012

Posted Wed, 05/30/2012 - 11:15am by Nancy Moskowitz

Fun House by Chris Grabenstein
Unresolved Seventh by Richard Helms
Hush Money by Chuck Greaves
Flat Spin by David Freed
Monkey Wrench by Terri Thayer
Fatal Fleece by Sally Goldenbaum
Murder on Fifth Avenue by Victoria Thompson
Lady, Go Die by Mickey Spillane
Vultures at Twilight by Charles Atkins
Don't Ever Get Old by Daniel Friedman
Body in the Boudoir by Katherine Hall Page
Simple Murder by Eleanor Kuhns
Dark Anatomy by Robin Blake
Cliff Walk by Bruce DeSilva
Sherlock Holmes and the Swedish Enigma by Barry Grant
Solitary House by Lynn Shepherd
Don't Cry, Tai Lake by Xiaolong Qi

Better Than Google

Posted Mon, 05/21/2012 - 11:26am by Nancy Moskowitz

Sources of information come and go in the library. Reliable print sources are replaced by their on-line versions. Less and less is available in print. In fact, users of Morningstar will be sad to learn that by the end of the year, it will no longer be available in print in its award winning (yes, there really are awards for binders) binder.

New Mysteries May 2012

Posted Tue, 05/01/2012 - 6:42pm by Nancy Moskowitz

Buried in Buttercream by G.A. McKevett
Guns in the Gallery by Simon Brett
Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch by Nancy Atherton
Rest in Pizza by Chris Cavender
Cop with the Pink Pistol by Gray Basnight
Woman of Consequence by Anna Dean
Antiques Disposal by Barbara Allan
Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie
Every Last Secret by Linda Rodriguez
False Front by Diane Fanning
Death's Door by Jim Kelly
Robert B. Parker's Lullaby by Ace Atkins
Final Sail by Elaine Viets
Bloodstain by Paul Doherty
Life Without Parole by Clare O'Donohue
Cadaver Game by Kate Ellis

Better Than Google

Posted Mon, 04/16/2012 - 10:45am by Nancy Moskowitz

"The world of libraries is changing, and we have to change with it." Anthony W. Marx, President of the New York Public Library

Remember when in order to do a paper for school, you had to come into the library for the information? Remember running in before the library closed on Sunday night (yes, we used to be open until 8:00 on Sundays during the school year) and feverishly photocopying from the reference books? As a librarian for many years, I helped many a panic-stricken student who was desperately trying to piece together enough information to complete the assignment while the angry parent hissed "I told you not to wait until the last minute..." Well, they did and we helped them the best we could.

New Mysteries April 2012

Posted Mon, 04/02/2012 - 9:19am by Nancy Moskowitz

So Pretty it Hurts by Kate White
November Hunt by Jess Lourey
Sail of Stone by Ake Edwardson
Death at the Jesus Hospital by David Dickinson
Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay
Little Shop of Homicide by Denise Swanson
Ashes to Dust by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Walking Into the Ocean by David Whellams
Astride a Pink Horse by Robert Greer
Cat's Claw by Susan Wittig Albert
Dublin Dead by Gerard O'Donovan
Comedy is Finished by Donald Westlake
Blood in the Water by Jane Haddam
Helsinki White by James Thompson
Memory of Blood by Christopher Fowler
Agony of the Leaves by Laura Childs
Force of Nature by C.J. Box
Hush Now, Don't You Cry by Rhys Bowen
Reap What You Sew by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
Killer Read by Erika Chase
Guilty Consciences edited by Martin Edwards
50% of Murder by Josie Belle
Nights of Awe by Harri Nykanen
Death Comes Silently by Carolyn G. Hart
Big Cat Nap by Rita Mae Brown
Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith
Dorchester Terrace by Anne Perry
Beastly Things by Donna Leon

New Mysteries March 2012

Posted Thu, 03/01/2012 - 3:32pm by Nancy Moskowitz

Grounds for Appeal by Bernard Knight
Royal Wulff Murders by Keith McCafferty
Dying in the Wool by Frances Brody
Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanna Fluke
Victims by Jonathan Kellerman
Kill My Darling by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Queen Without a Crown by Fiona Buckley
Hunting Sweetie Rose by Jack Fredrickson
Grievous Angel by Quintin Jardine
Shedding Light on Murder by Patricia Driscoll
Velvet Scream by Priscilla Masters
Death of a Kingfisher by M.C. Beaton
Four Below by Peter Helton
Stay at Home Dead by Jeffrey Allen
Double Booked for Death by Ali Brandon
Love, Honour and O'Brien by Jennifer Rowe
Murder in a Basket by Amanda Flower
Darker Than any Shadow by Tina Whittle
Next One to Fall by Hillary Davidson
Anatomy of Murder by Imogene Robertson

New Mysteries February 2012

Posted Mon, 01/30/2012 - 4:22pm by Nancy Moskowitz

Those Who Love the Night by Wessel Ebersohn
Look of Love by Mary Jane Clark
Parliament of Spies by Cassandra Clark
Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George
Confession by Charles Todd
Racing the Devil by Jaden Terrell
Fifth Victim by Zoe Sharp
Boca Daze by Steven M. Forman
Darkening Field by William Ryan
$10,000 in Small Unmarked Puzzles
Death by Killer Mop Doll by Lois Winston
Chalk Girl by Carol O'Connell
Gone West by Carola Dunn
Golden Scales by Parker Bilal
Killer Crullers by Jessica Beck
Cold Comfort by Quentin Bates

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