Thursday, March 26, 2009

"Green for Yellow"


A coupon for a free DVD rental from the Mission Viejo Library will be given away (one per family) for each used telephone book dropped off at the Mission Viejo Library on Wednesday. April 22, 2009, Earth Day. The Friends of the Mission Viejo Library are raising money to purchase new children's materials through the April Waste Management Recycle Drive and your old telephone book counts. Waste Management of Orange County will donate $5 for every ton of recycle material collected during the month of April. Drop-off times are 10:00 am to 9:00 pm., in the library. Support the Mission Viejo Library and be green.

Thie "Green for Yellow" phone book drive kicks off the City of Mission Viejo's Third Annual Artes de la Vida and Earth Day Celebration to take place on Saturday, April 25, 2009. The annual planting activity takes place from 8:00 am to 10:00 am and Artes de la Vida and Earth Day Celebration continues from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on the Village Green at Oso Viejo Park.

for more information visit the library's web site at http://www.cmvl.org/ or the City of Mission Viejo web site at http://www.cityofmissionviejo.org/

The Most Requested Titles - March 26, 2009

The new policy of only 5 holds per card is really cutting into the length of this list. David Baldacci's new book First Family squeeked in with 20 holds this time despite that it won't be released until April 21.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

New DVDs for March

Here is the list of DVDs that were added for the past month. There are several new foreign titles added this month. Some are older like Ikiru and The 400 Blows, while others are more contemporary like Faraway, So Close! , Let the Right One In and Le Petit Lieutenant.

The Accidental Tourist
The Affair of the Necklace
Alex & Emma
Almost Famous
The Ascent of Man
Ashes of Time Redux
Australia
Backflash
Battlestar Galactica. Season 4.0
Beach Girls
Beginning Guitar. Vol. 1
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Beyond Silence
Big
The Biology of Prenatal Development
Bionicle. Mask of Light
Bolt
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Brother from Another Planet
The Browning Version
Cadillac Records
Camelot
Chocolate
Civilisation. The Complete Series: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark
Code 46
Dancer in the Dark
Dances with Wolves
Dangerous Moves
The Devil Wears Prada
Doctor Who. The Complete Fourth Series
Doctor Who. The Complete Third Series
Don't Say a Word
The Edwardians
Elegy
Entrapment
Faraway, So Close!
Fatal Attraction
The 400 Blows
The Friends of the Mission Viejo Library Present Robert Wagner
Gattaca
Ghost World
GoodFellas
La Grande Séduction
Happy Accidents
Happy-go-Lucky
Heathers
High School Musical 3. Senior Year
Hilary and Jackie
Hope and Glory
The Horseman on the Roof / Le hussard sur le toit
Housesitter
I [heart] Huckabees
I'll be There
I've Loved You so Long
To Live / Ikiru
In Hell
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
The Invincible Iron Man
Jim Henson's the Storyteller: The Complete Collection
Kings & Queen / Rois et reine
Lawrence of Arabia
Let the Right One In / Låt den rätte komma in
The Life of David Gale
Look at Me / Comme une image
Lord of Illusions
Lovers on the Bridge / Les amants du Pont-Neuf
Mame
Martin Lawrence: You so Crazy
McCallum
Merlin
Midsomer murders. Set 4
Midsomer murders. Set 5
Midsomer murders. Set 6
Milk
Navy Seals
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
On Guard / Le Bossu
Open Range
Oscar and Lucinda
Our man in Havana
Le Petit Lieutenant
Pride
Punisher. War Zone
Quantum of Solace
Rachel Getting Married
Rat Race
Road Rage
Role Models
Rosemary & Thyme. Series three
Rosemary & Thyme. Series two
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries. Set 1
Ruthless People
The Saint
Sex and the Single Girl
Simisola
Stealing Home
Sweet Home Alabama
Synecdoche, New York
Tell No One
Timecrimes
Texas Rangers
Thank you for Smoking
Thunderbolt
Torchwood. The Complete Second Season
Transporter 3
Twilight
Ultimate Avengers
The Usual Suspects
Winged Migration
What Women Want
White Nights
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Wonder Woman
The X-files: Fight the Future
Yes Man
You got served

Friday, March 13, 2009

Author and former World War II B-17 Bombardier to speak at the Library

Thursday, March 26, 2009
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (admission is free)
Mission Viejo City Council Chambers
Sponsored by the Friends of the Mission Viejo Library:


Charles "Norm" Stevens, author of "An Innocent at Polebrook" and "The Innocent Cadet" speaks on his experience as a B-17 Bombardier in the Army Air Corps during World War II. History buffs and veterans will enjoy Mr. Stevens' program that brings the World War II experience to life.

for more information about this program, call (949) 470-3076.

Astronomy at the Mission Viejo Library


Astronomy at the Mission Viejo Library
April 3, 2009 and April 4, 2009
The Kershaw Garden
Mission Viejo Library
100 Civic Center
Mission Viejo, CA


Astronomy at the Mission Viejo Library is part of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy, hosted by Scopes-4-Schools, Inc., and the Mission Viejo Library, this free event will be fun and educational for the entire family.

Astronomy at the Mission Viejo Library begins at noon on Friday, April 3, 2009, with live webcast interviews with astronomers from leading observatories around the world. The event continues until 9:00 pm that evening. On Saturday, April 4, 2009,. the program begins at noon with viewing of the sun through solar telescopes. The program concludes at 11:00 pm with a star gazing party.

For more information about the program, please visit the library's web site at http://www.cmvl.org/, or http://www.socalastronomy.com/ or email stanton@cityofmissionviejo.org

Thursday, March 12, 2009

The Most Requested Titles - March 12, 2009

This go around, there is no Stephanie Meyer vampire books on the list. But some new titles have popped up including Handel With Care by Jodi Picoult and Long Lost by Harlan Coben. The lists should not be as long as in the past since we've started our new policy of people only able to place five items on hold at a time.

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Monday, March 09, 2009

Re-careering Bootcamp workshops full, but similar topics on tap in near future

With overwhelming public interest, the March Re-careering Bootcamp workshops at the Mission Viejo Library are now full.


The free workshops on March 24, 31 are designed to help people craft effective resumes and master the art of interviewing. Library officials are expecting to host the beneficial workshops again next month. For more information about upcoming Re-careering Bootcamp workshops or other library programs, call the Mission Viejo Library at 949-830-5105 or check the library events webpage.

Books People Haven't Read

Last week in the UK was World Book Day. And for the day a survey was given on peoples reading habits. There was an interesting surevey about what people have not read, but said they did. They listed the top 10 books respondants lied about reading. Granted, the survey was limited to the UK, but the library has most of these books if you want to catch up on your reading.

1. 1984 - George Orwell (42%)
2. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy (31%)
3. Ulysses - James Joyce (25%)
4. The Bible (24%)
5. Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert (16%)
6. A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking (15%)
7. Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie (14%)
8. In Remembrance of Things Past - Marcel Proust (9%)
9. Dreams from My Father - Barack Obama (6%)
10. The Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins (6%)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7925720.stm

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

NEW Audiobooks on CD

Thanks to a generous donation from the MVL Friends of the Library, we are adding to our audiobooks on CD collection this year. Below are some of the newest additions:

Albom, Mitch,
Tuesdays With Morrie
Alexander, Caroline
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny On the Bounty
Amen, Daniel G.
Magnificent Mind At Any Age
Angelou, Maya.
Letter To My Daughter
Baldacci, David
Divine Justice
Balogh, Mary
Simply Love
Balogh, Mary
Simply Unforgettable
Barry, Brunonia
The Lace Reader
Barry, John M.
The Great Influenza
Beaton, M. C.
Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage
Berry, Steve
The Charlemagne Pursuit
Block, Lawrence
Hit Parade
Blum, Howard.
American Lightning
Brands, H. W.
Traitor To His Class
Burgess, Anthony
A Clockwork Orange
Burke, James Lee
The Tin Roof Blowdown: A Dave Robicheaux Novel
Cabot, Meg
Big Boned
Cahill, Thomas
Mysteries of the Middle Ages
Coben, Harlan
Drop Shot
Coben, Harlan
Fade Away
Coelho, Paulo.
Brida: A Novel
Conger, Eric
Influencer: The Power To Change Anything
Connelly, Michael
The Brass Verdict
Curtis, Tony
American Prince: A Memoir
Cussler, Clive.
Arctic Drift
Davidson, Diane Mott
Double Shot
Davis, Claire
Season of the Snake
Deaver, Jeffery
The Bodies Left Behind
DeMille, Nelson
The Gold Coast
Didion, Joan
The Year of Magical Thinking
Dietrich, William
The Rosetta Key
Doocy, Steve.
Tales From the Dad Side: Misadventures In Fatherhood
Dorsey, Tim
Nuclear Jellyfish
Ellis, Joseph J.
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Filkins, Dexter.
The Forever War
Fischer, David Hackett
Washington's Crossing
Francis, Dick
Silks
Friedman, Thomas L.
Hot, Flat, and Crowded
Garwood, Julie
Fire and Ice
Goleman, Daniel.
Primal Leadership
Gout, Leopoldo.
Ghost Radio
Grandin, Temple
Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life For Animals
Green, Jane
The Beach House
Greenberg, Michael
Hurry Down Sunshine
Grisham, John
The Associate
Grisham, John
The King of Torts
Groff, Lauren
The Monsters of Templeton
Haigh, Jennifer
The Condition
Harris, E. Lynn
Basketball Jones
Harris, Joanne
The Girl With No Shadow
Hazan, Marcella
Amarcord-- Marcella Remembers
Heller, Joseph
Catch-22
Hill, Napoleon
Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude
Hillerman, Tony
Skeleton Man
Hillerman, Tony
The Sinister Pig
Hillerman, Tony
The Wailing Wind
James, P. D.
The Private Patient
Johnson, Spencer
The Present
King, Stephen
Just After Sunset
King, Stephen
The Gingerbread Girl
Kinsella, Sophie
Can You Keep a Secret?
Koontz, Dean R.
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein. Book One, Prodigal Son
Kushner, Harold S.
Overcoming Life's Disappointments
Lamb, Wally
The Hour I First Believed
Larsson, Stieg
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Levitt, Steven D.
Freakonomics
Maguire, Gregory
Mirror Mirror
Maguire, Gregory
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
McCall Smith, Alexander
The World According To Bertie: A 44 Scotland Street Novel
McMurtry, Larry
Boone's Lick
Meltzer, Brad
The Book of Lies
Meyer, Stephenie
The Host
Moalem, Sharon
Survival of the Sickest
Morrison, Toni
A Mercy
North, Oliver
War Stories: Operation Iraqi Freedom
O'Brian, Patrick
The Reverse of the Medal
Obama, Barack
Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Orman, Suze
Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan
Parker, Dorothy
Essential Parker
Parker, Robert B.
Resolution
Parker, T. Jefferson
Red Light
Patchett, Ann
Run
Patterson, James
Cross Country: A Novel
Phillips, Carly
Lucky Charm
Phillips, Kevin P.
Bad Money
Phillips, Susan Elizabeth
Natural Born Charmer: A Novel
Picoult, Jodi
Mercy
Picoult, Jodi
Plain Truth
Picoult, Jodi
Salem Falls
Picoult, Jodi
Second Glance
Picoult, Jodi
The Pact
Picoult, Jodi
Vanishing Acts
Pitino, Rick
Rebound Rules: The Art of Success 2.0
Preston, Douglas J.
The Book of the Dead
Preston, Douglas J.
The Monster of Florence: A True Story
Prose, Francine
Goldengrove: A Novel
Reeves, Richard
President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination
Reilly, Matthew
The 6 Sacred Stones
Rice, Luanne
Dance With Me
Rice, Luanne
Firefly Beach
Rivers, Francine
An Echo In the Darkness
Rivers, Francine
The Atonement Child
Roberts, Nora
Blood Brothers
Sandford, John
Chosen Prey
Sandford, John
Mortal Prey
Sandford, John
The Devil's Code
Sanger, David E.
The Inheritance
Schine, Cathleen
The New Yorkers
Shaffer, Mary Ann
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Shreve, Anita
A Wedding In December: A Novel
Shreve, Anita
Testimony: A Novel
Shreve, Anita
The Weight of Water
Siddons, Anne Rivers
Off Season
Silva, Daniel
The Kill Artist
Sittenfeld, Curtis
American Wife: A Novel
Sittenfeld, Curtis
Prep
Sparks, Nicholas
A Bend In the Road
Sparks, Nicholas
A Walk To Remember
Sparks, Nicholas
Message In a Bottle
Sparks, Nicholas
Nights In Rodanthe
Steel, Danielle
The Ghost
Steel, Danielle
The Long Road Home
Sykes, Plum.
Bergdorf Blondes
Talty, Stephan
Empire of Blue Water
Tolkien, J. R. R.
The Fellowship of the Ring
Tolkien, J. R. R.
The Hobbit
Venkatesh, Sudhir Alladi
Gang Leader For a Day
Wagner, Robert
Pieces of My Heart: A Life
Weiner, Jennifer
Goodnight Nobody
Weiner, Jennifer
In Her Shoes
Weiner, Jennifer
The Guy Not Taken: Stories
Weisberger, Lauren
Chasing Harry Winston
Woods, Stuart
Iron Orchid
Woods, Stuart
Reckless Abandon
Woods, Stuart
Shoot Him If He Runs

If you would like to suggest audiobook titles for us to purchase, please fill out our online request for purchase form and we'll do our best!