APPL News and Updates

We’re Moving!!

librarygirl — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:56:57 +0000

Starting Tuesday February 19th the Autauga-Prattville Public Library Blog will officially be moved to http://prattvillepubliclibrary.blogspot.com. The site is under construction right now but come Tuesday we will be completely up an running.

So please remember to add the new blog to your RSS feed.

New Books

librarygirl — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:21:14 +0000

Adult Fiction:

The Murder Game

By Beverly Barton

Killing Fear

By Allison Brennan

The Little Lady Agency and the Prince

By Hester Browne

By Peter Carey

By Susan Choi

By Andrew Greeley

By James Hall

By Kristin Hannah

By Sherrilyn Kenyon

By Karen Kingsbury

By Peter May

By Joe McGinniss Jr.

By Shannon McKenna

By Denise Mina

By Robert B. Parker

By T. Jefferson Parker

7th Heaven

By James Patterson

Manxome Foe

By John Ringo

Three in Death

By J.D. Robb

Adult Non-Fiction:

The Faith

By Charles Colson

Real Change

By Newt Gingrich

Body Signs

By Joan Liebmann-Smith

Excuse me, your soul mate is waiting

By Marla Martenson

How to Rig an Election

By Allen Raymond

Body Drama

By Nancy Redd

Declaring Independence

By Douglas Schoen

The Broken American Male and How to Fix Him

By Boteach Shmuley

New Books

librarygirl — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:44:23 +0000

Adult Fiction:

The Lost Fleet: Courageous

By Jack Campbell

By Barbara Colley

By Bernard Cornwell

By Candice Dow

By John Grisham

By Cathy Marie Hake

By John Harvey

By Karl Iagnemma

By Stephen King

By Jayne Ann Krentz

By Gail Z. Martin

By Philip Palmer

Edited by George R.R. Martin

Light of the Moon

By Luanne Rice

Sin No More

By Kimberly Lawson Roby

Not Quite a Mom

By Kirsten Sawyer

The Fault Tree

By Louise Ure

Bond of Fire

By Diane Whiteside

Adult Non-Fiction:

Memo to the President Elect

By Madeline Albright

The Middle Place

By Kelly Corrigan

A Child’s Garden

By Molly Dannermaier

Why Mars and Venus Collide

By John Gray

The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child

By Alan E. Kazdin

The Food You Crave

By Ellie Krieger

Iceman

By Chuck Liddell

The How of Happiness

By Sonja Lyubomirsky

The Homeschooling Option

By Lisa Rivero

Happy For No Reason

By Marci Shimoff

Your Internet Cash Machine

By Joe Vitale

Living Well

By Montel Williams

Eat This Not That

By David Zinczenko

Edgar Award Nominees 2008

librarygirl — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:14:26 +0000

All of the following titles are available at the library…

Best Novel:

Christine Falls

By Benjamin Black

Priest

By Ken Bruen

The Yiddish Policemen’s Union

By Michael Chabon

Soul Patch

By Reed Farrel Coleman

Down River

By John Hart

Best First Novel:

Missing Witness

By Gordon Campbell

In the Woods

By Tana French

Snitch Jacket

By Christopher Goffard

Head Games

By Craig McDonald

Pyres

By Derek Nikitas

New Books

librarygirl — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:23:25 +0000

Adult Fiction:

Capital Conspiracy

By William Bernhardt

Blue Heaven

By C. J. Box

People of the Book

By Geraldine Brooks

Even Cat Sitters Get the Blues

By Blaize Clement

Plum Lucky

By Janet Evanovich

Shadow Music

By Julie Garwood

The Shooters

By W.E.B. Griffin

Renegades MagicBy Robin Hobbs

Blood Dreams

By Kay Hooper

Darth Bane: Rule of Two

By Drew Karpyshyn

The Black Sheep and the Hidden Beauty

By Donna Kauffman

Touchstone

By Laurie R. King

Hunter’s Run

By George R. R. Martin

The Senator’s Wife

By Sue Miller

Bleeding Kansas

By Sara Paretsky

The Painter of Battles

By Arturo Perez-Reverte

Blasphemy

By Douglas Preston

Dragons of Babel

By Michael Swanwick
Adult Non-Fiction:

How Starbucks Saved My Life

By Michael Gill

By David Johnston

By Ellie Kreiger

By Michael Masterson

By Michael Pollan
Adult Biography:

Tom Cruise

By Andrew Morton

Library Closing Dates…

librarygirl — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:01:46 +0000

Just a reminder…

The library will be closed December 24, 25, 31, and January 1 for the holidays.

Have a safe and happy holiday!

Update:

Okay I need to revise our holiday hours:

Dec. 24 – closed

Dec. 25 – closed

Dec. 26 thru 31 – 9-5

Jan. 1 – closed

Sorry about the confusion.

New Books

librarygirl — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:59:31 +0000

Adult Fiction:

The Venetian Betrayal

By Steve Berry

By Meg Cabot

By Lori Copeland

By Sue Grafton

By James Grippando

By J. A. Jance

By Kinley MacGregor

By George R. R. Martin

Antony and Cleopatra

By Colleen McCullough

Hide and Seek

By Fern Michaels

Watchman

By Ian Rankin

Blood Brothers

Nora Roberts

Adult Non-Fiction:

Day of Reckoning

By Patrick Buchanan

Never Enough

By Joe McGinniss

The Rest is Noise

By Alex Ross

Oprah praises ‘Pillars’

librarygirl — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:34:08 +0000

Wednesday on the Oprah Show, Oprah Winfrey chose Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett as the newest edition to her book club.

This title is available at the library. So come pick up a copy today.

The sequel to this book, World Without End, is also available. It was released this year and is #6 on the New York Times Bestseller List.

National Book Award Winners Announced

librarygirl — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:16:52 +0000

The National Book Award Winners for 2007 are:

Fiction:

Tree of Smoke

By Denis Johnson

Non-Fiction:

Legacy of Ashes

By Tim Weiner

Poetry:

Time and Materials (coming soon)

By Robert Hass

Young People’s Literature:

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

By Sherman Alexie

All of these titles can be found in the library.

New Books

librarygirl — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:50:50 +0000

Adult Fiction:

The Last Days of Krypton

By Kevin Anderson

Double Abduction

By Chris Beakley

Missing Witness

Gordon Campbell

The Chase

By Clive Cussler

Our Former Lives in Art

By Jennifer Davis

By Alan Dean Foster

By Terry Goodkind

By Heather Graham

By Veronica Heley

By Susan Hill

By Elmer Kelton

By James Patterson

By J.D. Robb

By Cindy Woodsmall

Adult Biography:

Schulz and Peanuts

By David Michaelis

Adult Non-Fiction:

Basic Black

By Cathie Black

Escape

Carolyn Jessop

You: Staying Young

By Mehmet Oz