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!

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

New DVDs for February

Here is the list of DVDs that were added for the past month. We've added some new British series' including Lovejoy, The Hustle and more of Midsomer Murders. Also some good non-fiction titles like Back to Normandy and Hollywood Singing and Dancing were added to the library collection.

2 Fast 2 Furious
Adventures in Wild California
All of Me
All the Pretty Horses
American Teen
Antz
The Ascent of Man
Back to Normandy
Bend it Like Beckham
The Big Energy Gamble
Blind Mountain
Blindness
Body of Lies
Bottle Shock
The Buccaneers
Bukowski: Born into This
Changeling
Chicken Run
The Children of Huang Shi
Choke
City of Ember
Cook's Country. Season 1
The Dark Ages
Dennis Potter - 3 To Remember
Doctor Who. The complete first series
Doctor Who. The complete third series
Doctor Who. The complete fourth series
Down with Love
Dreamcatcher
The Duchess
Earthquake!
Eastenders: The Slaters
EDtv
The Edwardians
Eight Crazy Nights
El Norte
Encounter Point
The End of America - Director's Cut
The Express
The Fighting Temptations
Fireproof
Flash of Genius
Forever
The Fountainhead
Freddy vs. Jason
Frozen River
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
Gentleman's Agreement
Glass - A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
Gothika
The Great San Francisco Earthquake
The Green Berets
Groundhog Day
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Hermitage Masterpieces
Hidalgo
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
Hulk vs.
Hustle: Complete Seasons 1-4
I Do
Igor
Iron Eagle
The Jackal
Johnny English
Journey into Amazing Caves
Judgment at Nuremberg
Ken Russell at the BBC
Killer Quake!
Lakeview Terrace
The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
LOL
Lovejoy: Complete Season 1
Lovejoy: Complete Season 2
Lovejoy: Complete Season 3
Lovejoy: Complete Season 4
Lovejoy: Complete Season 5
Mad Men - Season 1
Madagascar. Escape 2 Africa
Manda Bala
Matrix Reloaded
Michael Palin: Full Circle
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
Michael Palin: Pole to Pole
Midsomer Murders Set 4
Midsomer Murders Set 5
Midsomer Murders Set 6
Millions
Mind of a Serial Killer
Miracle at St. Anna
Moby Dick
Mr. Nice Guy
My Sassy Girl
New Yoga Basics: Beginners
New York Minute
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Night and Fog
Nights in Rodanthe
The Pirate Code - Real Pirates
Player 5150
Praying with Lior
Pride and Glory
The Prince & Me
The Prince of Egypt
Religulous
Rick Steves' - European Christmas
Riverdance
RocknRolla
Rodney Dangerfield, No Respect
Roller Coaster!
The Rundown
Scary Movie 3
Secondhand Lions
The Secret Life of Bees
Shrek
Simon Scharma's American Future - A History
Small Time Crooks
Soul Men
Sputnik Mania
Stephen Hawking and the Theory of Everything
Suburban Girl
Tesla: Master of Lightning
The Thomas Crown Affair
Torchwood - The Complete Second Season
Touch of Evil
Transcontinental Railroad
True Grit
Two Girls and a Guy
Under the Tuscan Sun
Undisputed
W.
War Dance
Warriors
The Wedding Director
What Just Happened
Wild China
The Year of Living Dangerously
Zack and Miri

New Limit on Number of Requests

The library has become more popular than ever which is shown in how many items that checkout. And with this increase of use, we’ve had to decrease the number of holds that can be placed. Now, people can place a maximum of five items on reserve at one time. There are some items that people can not place on hold, like the Rental DVDs and Book Club Kits. But pretty much everything else in the library can be requested.

Library users are encouraged to place their own reserves on the library’s PAC’s (Public Access Catalog) or remotely via the library’s web site, www.cmvl.org. A current library card is required along with a PIN number (last four digits of telephone number) is needed to do this.

Library Quotation

No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library.
Samuel Johnson - March 23, 1751

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

Digital Bookmobile Download Event

Learn How to Download ebooks and eaudiobooks for free at the Mission Viejo Library's

DIGITAL BOOKMOBILE DOWNLOAD EVENT on
Sunday, February 22, 2009
from Noon to 5 p.m.
in the Mission Viejo Library Parking lot

The Mission Viejo Library will host the Digital Bookmobile, an immersive download experience inside a 74-foot, high-tech tractor-trailer. Readers of all ages are invited to engage digital downloading through interactive demonstrations and experience the Mission Viejo Library’s audiobook and eBook download service at this free event. Visitors will receive a coupon for a free library DVD rental. Library card holders can also check out and download digital titles any time by visiting the Internet Branch on the library’s website http://www.cmvl.org/ or linking directly to the Southern California Digital Library.

The Digital Bookmobile is housed inside an 18-wheel tractor-trailer. This 74-foot community outreach vehicle is a high-tech update of the traditional bookmobile that has served communities for decades. The vehicle is equipped with broadband Internet-connected PCs, high definition monitors, premium sound systems, and a variety of portable media players, all of which help visitors explore the Mission Viejo Library’s download service. Interactive learning stations give visitors an opportunity to search the digital media collection, use supported mobile devices, and download and enjoy eBooks and audiobooks from the library.

Patrons can take advantage of the download service 24/7 when they visit the library’s website. From there, they can browse the growing collection of best-selling, new release, and classic titles, and check out a digital title with a valid library card. Once downloaded, digital titles can be enjoyed on a computer or transferred to supported mobile devices. Many audio titles can also be burned to audio CD. At the end of the 14 day lending period, titles will automatically expire and are returned to the digital collection. There are never late fees or damaged items.