What's New at the Mission Viejo Library

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!

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.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

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.