Archive for October, 2006

Get Scared at the Library

With Halloween right around the corner, now is the perfect time to dim the lights, put the kiddies to bed and curl up with a scary story or a frightening film.

So to help you with that we’ve compiled this list of horror favorites. All of these items can be reserved by calling either library (McGraw: 336-6060 & Evans: 336-6062) or using the online catalog:

Books:

  • Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark collected by Alvin Schwartz (J 398.2)
  • Bunnicula by James Howe (J Fiction HOW)
  • Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine (J Fiction STI)
  • World War Z by Max Brooks (Fiction BRO)
  • Narcissus in Chains by Laurel K. Hamilton (Fiction HAM)
  • The Stand by Stephen King (Fiction KIN)
  • Cell by Stephen King (Fiction KIN)
  • Velocity by Dean Koontz (Fiction KOO)
  • I Am Legend by Rochard Matheson (Fiction MAT)
  • Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk (Fiction PAL)
  • The Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (Fiction PRE)
  • Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice (Fiction RIC)
  • The Right Hand of Evil by John Saul (Fiction SAU)
  • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Fiction SHE)
  • The Ruins by Scott Smith (Fiction SMI)
  • Dracula by Bram Stoker (Fiction STO)
  • Ghost Story by Peter Straub (Fiction STR)
  • Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko (Fantasy LUK)

Videos/DVDs:

  • Dawn of the Dead
  • The Evil Dead
  • Frailty
  • Freddy vs Jason
  • Halloween
  • Night of the Living Dead
  • Predator
  • Psycho
  • Scream
  • The Thing
  • 28 Days Later
  • Dark Water
  • The Grudge
  • Red Eye
  • The Ring
  • Tremors
  • Gremlins
  • Poltergeist

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The World Series Hits the Library

The 2006 World Series began on Saturday between the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. So in between all of the strikeouts, home runs, diving grabs and stolen bases we suggest you might want to check out these baseball-themed books and movies.

All of these items can be reserved by calling either library (McGraw: 336-6060 & Evans: 336-6062) or using the online catalog:

Books

  • Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal That Rocked Professional Sports by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams (362.29)
  • Who’s Better Who’s Best in Baseball? by Elliott Kalb (796.357)
  • Silver Seasons: The Story of the Rochester Red Wings by Jim Mandelaro & Scott Pitoniak (796.357)
  • The Echoing Green: The Untold Story of Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca and the Shot Heard Round the World by Joshua Prager (796.3576)
  • Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game is Wrong (796.357)
  • Clemente by David Maraniss (796.357)
  • Moneyball by Michael Lewis (796.357)
  • What Time Is It? You Mean Now? by Yogi Berra (796.357)
  • The Yogi Book by Yogi Berra (796.357)
  • My Prison Without Bars by Pete Rose (796.357)
  • Why I Love Baseball by Larry King (796.357)
  • Juiced by Jose Canseco (796.357)
  • Cobb: A Biography by Al Stump (BIO Cobb)
  • Videos/DVDs

  • Field of Dreams
  • The Sandlot
  • For Love of the Game
  • Cobb
  • Fever Pitch
  • The Natural
  • The Fan
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    ReferenceUSA Now Offers Home Access

    Have you ever used ReferenceUSA? The Irondequoit Public Library now offers home access to ReferenceUSA’s business and residential databases. Aren’t sure what ReferenceUSA offers?

    Using your library card number to log in, ReferenceUSA offers phone numbers, addresses and home values for the entire United States. It also features a powerful business directory that includes phone numbers, addresses, website URLs, investor information, executive details and more.

    ReferenceUSA can be reached from any library computer or at ReferenceUSA.com

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    Library Launches New Website!

    The Irondequoit Public Library website has relaunched to provide you with more information about the library and its future and all the latest news on programs, new additions to our collection and general library information that you’ve come to expect.

    So in honor of this relaunch, we’ve put together a list of books you can use to create your own website. All of these books can be held at the circulation desk by calling either library (McGraw: 336-6060 & Evans: 336-6062) or using the online catalog.

  • Web Design In A Nutshell by Jennifer Nederst Robbins 3rd Edition (005.72)
  • The Non-Designer’s Web Book 2nd Edition by Robin Williams & John Tollett (005.72)
  • Dreamweaver UltraDev 4 For Dummies by Stuart Harris (005.72)
  • FrontPage 2002 For Dummies by Asha Dornfest (005.72)
  • Using Dreamweaver MX by Molly Holzschlag & Jennifer Kettell (005.72)
  • XML Bible by Elliotte Rusty Harold (005.72)
  • How To Do Everything With HTML & XHTML by James H. Pence (005.72)
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