The Most Requested Titles - May 7, 2009

This time there are two new books on the list. Lisa Scottoline has a new mystery book called Look Again, and the other book if the latest in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians children's book series titles The Last Olympian.

8th Confession 60

First Family 44

The Associate 42

Finger Lickin' Fifteen 42

Long Lost 38
Just Take my Heart 31

Outliers: The Story of Success 29

Loitering with Intent 29

Look Again 27
Run for your Life: A Novel 25

Handle With Care: A Novel 25
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 22
The Last Olympian 22

This list is almost the same as the last, but there are two new titles at the bottom. Just Take my Heart by Mary Higgins Clark and Loitering with Intent by Stuwart Woods I suspect might be on the list for a little while since both authors are very popular.

The Associate 52
8th Confession 44

Long Lost 40

Finger Lickin' Fifteen 36

Handle With Care: A Novel 34

First Family 32

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 31

Run for your Life: A Novel 31

Outliers: The Story of Success 29
Eclipse 25

Heart and Soul 23

Just Take my Heart 22
Loitering with Intent 21

The Most Requested Titles - April 9, 2009

Well, the ever popular Janet Evanovich made the list for her new book Finger Lickin' Fifteen, despite that it isn't scheduled to be released until June 23. I suspect that it will be near the top of the list by that time it actually hits the shelves.

The Associate 61

Run for your Life: A Novel 46

8th Confession 42

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 37

Handle With Care: A Novel 37

Long Lost 35

Outliers: The Story of Success 28

Eclipse 25

Finger Lickin' Fifteen 24

Heart and Soul 23

First Family 22

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.

The Associate 73
Run for your Life: A Novel 52
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 40
8th Confession 39

Handle With Care: A Novel 37

Outliers: The Story of Success 31
Heart and Soul 30

Long Lost 25

First Family 20

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.

The Associate 82

Run for your Life: A Novel 58

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 46

Outliers: The Story of Success 36

Plum Spooky 29
8th Confession 29

Scarpetta 25

Heart and Soul 29

Handle With Care: A Novel 29

Long Lost 20

MVTV Broadcast of Writers Present featuring Robert Wagner

You can now watch the Robert Wagner author talk program on MVTV, channel 30, at 5:30 pm on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

The Cloris Leachman author talk on May 4th will also be taped to air on MVTV.

The Most Requested Titles - February 26, 2009

Again, John Grisham is at the top of the list with The Associate. But we have a new James Patterson book on order, 8th Confession, which has hit the list. And like I predicted last time, Promises in Death broke into the 20+ holds list this time. An interesting title that made the list is The Reader, which is over 10 years old originally published in 1997.

The Associate 79
Run for your Life: A Novel 46

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 41

Plum Spooky 41

Outliers: The Story of Success 34
Scarpetta 25

8th Confession 23

Cross Country: A Novel 23

The Reader 23
Mounting Fears 21
New Moon: A Novel 21

Promises in Death 21

The Most Requested Titles - February 12, 2009

The Associate continues to be on top while the Stephanie Meyer Twilight books seem to be loosing ground. Some books which we have on order should break into the 20 holds or more on the next list include Promises in Death by J.D. Robb and Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult.

The Associate 72

Plum Spooky 43
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 40

Run for your Life: A Novel 38

Cross Country: A Novel 31

Scarpetta 30

Outliers: The Story of Success 28

Mounting Fears 24

New Moon: A Novel 21
Fire and Ice 20

The Most Requested Titles - January 29, 2009

There is nothing too exciting about the top holds this list. A long time book, The Shack, has fallen off the list. And a new title Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood cracked the bottom of the list.

The Associate 61

New Moon: A Novel 43

Plum Spooky 43

Cross Country: A Novel 42

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 31

Scarpetta 30

Twilight 29

Outliers: The Story of Success 29

Run for your Life: A Novel 29

Divine Justice 26

The Gate House 24

Eclipse 22

Mounting Fears 22

Fire and Ice 21

New DVDs for January

This month has many non-fiction DVDs. Unlike the documentary films, we purchased many instructional videos, like the Brain Fitness Program, The Firm exercise programs, and some travel videos, which are always popular. Also, we have added to our television holdings by picking up the second season of The Tudors and the fourth season of Battlestar Galactica. And from the BBC we recived titles like The Moonstone and Tess of the d'Urbervilles along with Torchwood and Doctor Who.

Afganistan - Hidden Treasures
The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard
America's Hangar
Amexicano
Barack Obama
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.0
The Bible's Buried Secrets
The Brain Fitness Program
Babylon A.D.
Basquiat
Battle for Haditha
Blindsight
Les Boréades
Brick Lane
Brideshead Revisited
Castle
Cats - Commemorative Edition
Chris Rock - Kill the Messenger
Cook's Country: Season 1
Car of the Future: Engineering for the Environment
Carmen
Dawn Upshaw
Death Race
Dinosaur Planet
Doctor Who. The Complete First Season
Doctor Who. The Complete Second Season
Dog Whisperer. The Complete First Season
Einstein
Eagle Eye
The Firm - Cardio Party
The Firm - Hard Core Fusion
Frost/Nixon Original Watergate Interviews
Ganges
Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn
Ghost Town
Grand Canyon Adventure - River at Risk
Global Warming: What's Up with the Weather?
Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred
Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa!
Knitting Korner: How to Crochet
The Life of Birds
Living with Tigers
Mad Money
The Map: A Multimedia Event in Rural China
The Moonstone
My Best Friend's Girl
Nefertiti Resurrected
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The 1940'S House
On the Road with Judas
One True Thing
A Passage to India
Passport to Europe - England, Ireland, Scotland
Passport to Europe - France & Italy
Passport to Europe - Germany, Switzerland & Austria
Pete Seeger - The Power of Song
Pineapple Express
Il Postino
Pyramid
Reversible Errors
Righteous Kill
Shakespeare Retold
The Story of India
Sugihara - Conspiracy of Kindness
Solar Energy: Saved by the Sun
Surfer, Dude
Swing Vote
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
To Kill a Mockingbird
Torchwood. The Complete First Season
The Tudors. The Complete Second Season
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
Vitus
The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
Witch Hunt

Edgar Allan Poe at 200

Amid all the political news and celebrations the past couple days, there was a literary anniversary last Monday, January 19th. That day was Edgar Allan Poe's 200th birthday. He was born in Boston in 1809 and died 40 years later in 1849. As one of the most influential American writers, it seems fitting to mention that his books of poems and short stories are constantly being checked out from the library.

The Most Requested Titles - January 15, 2009

This list has been shaken up a bit. The Stephanie Meyers Twilight books are still on the list, and the Janet Evanovich title Plum Spooky has come in and is checking out. But I think the coolest thing on this list is the children's book Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw. Also, there is a new James Patterson book, Run for your Life, which the library has on order.


Cross Country: A Novel 49
New Moon: A Novel 45
Plum Spooky 43
The Associate 41
Scarpetta 40
Brass Verdict: A Novel 34
Divine Justice 43
Twilight 33
The Gate House 32
Outliers: The Story of Success 28
Eclipse 27
Run for your Life: A Novel 25
Mounting Fears 23
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 21
The Shack: A Novel 20

The Most Requested Titles - January 3, 2009

For a new year, we have a new number one requested book. Twilight is no longer top of the list. With 21 copies of Twilight circulating, that means that the holds list for that book is pretty quick. Also, for the first time, a nonfiction book made the list. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is on the list. Some titles that have fallen off the list include Brisingr and The Shack.

Cross Country: A Novel 56

New Moon: A Novel 44

Twilight 43

Brass Verdict: A Novel 42

Scarpetta 41
Divine Justice 40
The Associate 35

The Gate House 34
Eclipse 32

Plum Spooky 30

Outliers: The Story of Success 26

Salvation in Death 26

Lucky One 25
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel 25

New DVDs for December

December was a big month for ordering DVDs. Note that we picked up a couple BBC series like the new Doctor Who and its spinoff Torchwood. Also, we received the second season of Murder in Suburbia and a Masterpiece Theater series The Moonstone and The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard. One movie to note is Man On Wire about the Frenchman Philippe Petit and how he walked on a tightrope between the World Trade Center building in 1974.

The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard
Ballet Shoes
Becoming Green
Black Widow
Burn After Reading
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian
CJ7
The Clique
The Dark Knight
Dark Victory
Death Note - Vol. 8
Doctor Who - The Complete First Series
Doctor Who - The Complete Second Series
Easter Parade: Special Edition
Encounters At The End Of The World
Fear
First Among Equals
The General
Generation Kill
Hamlet 2
Holiday Inn Special Edition
In God's Name
The Longshots
Mamma Mia!: The Movie
Man On Wire
The Moonstone
Mouse That Roared
The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor
Murder in Suburbia - Series 2
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
One Touch Of Venus
Porco Rosso
Priceless
Quo Vadis Special Edition
The Rape Of Europa
Sangre De Mi Sangre
Sense and Sensibility
Step Brothers
Torchwood - The Complete First Season
Traitor
Transsiberian
Wanted
The Women
X-Files: I Want To Believe
Your Road to Passing the U.S. Citizenship Test

The Most Requested Titles - December 18, 2008

The list hasn't changed too much, though the numbers are a little lower than last time. Having multiple copies of the most requested books make the waiting lists go quickly.

Twilight 63

Cross Country: A Novel 52

Brass Verdict: A Novel 50

New Moon: A Novel 47

Divine Justice 43

The Gate House 35

Lucky One 34

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel 30

Brisingr, or, The Seven Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular 30

Scarpetta 28

Plum Spooky 26

The Associate 26

Salvation in Death 26

The Shack: A Novel 24

Eclipse 22