Moving Blog

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New Books!

New Books

FICTION
The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell
Bone House by Brian Freeman
The Girl Who Would Speak for the Dead by Paul Elwork
The Land of the Painted Caves by Jean Auel
Mystery by Jonathan Kellerman
Phantom Evil by Heather Graham
The Silent Land by Graham Joyce
The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly
Drawing Conclusions by Donna Leon
Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz
The Sandalwood Tree by Elle Newmark
Silver Boat by Luanne Rice
Swim Back to Me by Ann Packer
Crunch Time by Diane Mott Davidson
I’ll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark
Mobbed by Carol Higgins Clark
Once Upon There Was You by Elizabeth Berg



NONFICTION
Artisan Bread Machine by Judith Fertig
Gluten Free Baking by Phil Vickery
Knuckler: My Life with Baseball’s Most Confounding Pitch by Tim Wakefield
A World of Cake by Krystina Castella
One Year to an Organizes Financial Life by Regina Leeds
The Beginners Guide to Edible Herbs by W.G. Smith
The Black and Decker Complete Photo Guide to Home Improvement
Married with Special Needs Children by Laura Marshak
The Panic Virus by Seth Mnookin
You Can Build: Plumbing
Quilter’s Academy: A Skilling Building Course: Volume 1 & 2
A Safe Place for Women: Surviving Domestic Abuse and Creating a Successful Future by Kelly White
Small Business Accounting Simplified
Thrifty: Living the Frugal Life with Style by Marjorie Harris
Tutor: a Collaborative Learner Centered Approach to Literacy Instruction for Teens and Adults by Ruth Colvin
Ceramic Tile: Easy Elegant Makeovers
Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontline of the New Girlie-Girl Culture by Peggy Orenstein
Clonebrews: Recipes for 200 Commercial Beers by Tess Szamatulski
Do It Yourself Home Improvement : A Step by Step Guide
Furniture Repair and Restoration
Good Among the Great by Donald Van de Mark
Grammar in Plain English by Harriet Diamond
Homegrown Herbs by Tammi Hartung
The Lost Art of Real Cooking by Ken Albala
Maple Sugar by Tim Herd
Me and My Sewing Machine by Kate Haxell
Trimwork: 24 Quick and Easy Makeovers
The Vegetable Gardener’s Container Bible by Edward Smith

New Books!

Here's what's new:

FICTION:
Come and Find Me by Hallie Ephron
The Informationist by Taylor Stevens
Live Wire by Harlan Coben
Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith
Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
Afraid of the Dark by James Grippando
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Allen
Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'Easter by Lisa Patton
Cold Wind by C.J. Box
A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear
N1ght Road by Kristin Hannah
Troubled Waters by Sharon Shinn


NONFICTION:
Bread Making: a Home Course by Lauren Chattman
Brewing Up a Business by Sam Calagione
Bringing Adam Home; the Abduction that Changed America by Les Standiford
The Cleaner Plate Club by Beth Bader
History of a Suicide by Jill Bialosky
How to be Compassionate by His Holiness, the Dali Lama
Just Kids by Patti Smith
Lost and Found: Unexpected Revelations about Food and Money by Geneen Roth
Nerve: Poise Under Pressure by Taylor Clark
Peace is Every Breath by Thich Nhat Hanh
America's Test Kitchen: Slow Cooker Revolution
Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals by Gail Damerow
Betty Crocker's Bisquick to the Rescue
Life by Keith Richards
Manning Up: How the Rise of Women has Turned Men into Boys by Kay Hymowitz
Martha Stewart's New Pies and Tarts
Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell (also on audio)
A Widow's Story by Joyce Carol Oates
Blood, Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
In Cold Pursuit by Paul Echols
Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond
The Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond
Simply Sugar and Gluten Free by Amy Green
5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth by the Oatmeal
The Sriracha Cookbook by Randy Clemens

Also TONS of new picture books and other youth titles!

Library Now Offering Mango Languages!

The Library now offers Mango Languages for free, easy and fun foreign language learning.

The Winooski Memorial Library has added Mango Languages to its growing list of patron resources. Mango is free of charge to all Winooski Memorial Library members and is the easiest and most effective way to learn to speak a foreign language. Mango is available in two versions:

Mango Basic:
Perfect for a foreign language beginner, Mango Basic teaches everyday greetings, gratitudes, goodbyes and helpful phrases in a short period of time. The courses, which require only two to five hours of time to complete, are currently available in 34 foreign languages and 15 English as a Second Language (ESL) courses.

You can view all the supported Mango Basic languages and ESL courses here

Mango Complete:
Mango Complete offers a 100-lesson course that digs much deeper and is designed to provide a more complete understanding of the entire language and culture. It is available in 31 foreign language and 14 ESL courses. Foreign language courses include Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. ESL courses include Polish, Spanish and Portuguese.

To learn more about Mango and get a short preview of what the program has to offer, you can visit the company's website at www.mangolanguages.com. Even better, you can visit the library and get started on the courses themselves!

To start using Mango Languages click here find Winooski Memorial Library on the list, then enter your patron number.

Fletcher Allen Healthcare Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center

Fletcher Allen Healthcare Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center has a lot of great information available on their website: Frymoyer Community Health Resource


Also available are, 9 computers for public use to access health information on the internet and staff to help you navigate your search for health information.

The Health Resource Center is located at the Ambulatory Care Center Main Pavilion Level 3 111 Colchester Avenue in Burlington. The phone number is 847-8821 and the e-mail address is resourcecenter@vtmednet.org. They do not charge for these services.

I hope you'll find this information useful!

New DVDs!

Here's what's new on the shelf!:

Babies
I.O.U.S.A.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Food, Inc.
Eat Pray Love
The Pillars of the Earth
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Children's DVDs:
How to Train Your Dragon
Ramona and Beezus
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Olivia Takes Ballet
Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue
Legend of the Guardians: the Owls of Ga'Hoole

Save "My Coke Rewards" for the Library

The Coca-Cola Company has a program called, "My Coke Rewards." With this program, the library can earn points for yearly magazine subscriptions. Please drop caps off when you visit the library. Pictured below are the Coke products that have codes. Thanks!