November News

Happy November !!!

I think I'm finished ordering new materials for the remodeled Wilmot branch. That was fun and the whole system will benefit from the added Children's DVD's, picture books, biographies, readers and fiction that Wilmot receives once they are open.

Right now those materials are in warehouses in Nevada and will be trucked on down to Tucson in early 2011 when it gets closer to the actual opening of the remodeled Wilmot.

I have heard that there is an infomercial or ad on TV now advertising a DVD set called, 'Your Baby Can Read' that comes with flash cards.

I will not be ordering this DVD set because of the recent studies showing that it is not beneficial for babies to be watching DVDs or television, also it is not handled by our vendor, Baker & Taylor and it is pretty costly ($199.95) per set.

If any of you would like to update your branch profile I am happy to use your updated version. Thank you,

Ann

August Weeding

The Deselection Strike Force worked on Main's 2nd floor collection today. That was fun, dusty and fun.
We love to weed!

Mid August

More money for Wilmot remodeled collection!
I get to order $50,000 worth of new Children's DVDs for the remodeled Wilmot branch collection. This will be lots of fun!
I've just got to remember to add on the $8 in processing fees for each DVD I order. But still it's a lot of money, hooray.
See you at the next meeting,
Ann

August 9th

Hi everybody,


I'm still working on the remodeled Wilmot collection and right now my focus is board books. So far I've ordered 800 new board books for Wilmot. I'm not sure what kind of space they will have but this will be a healthy infusion of board books for that branch.





Teen DVDs:


I've just sent an order in for the new movie 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.' with Jake Gyllenhall.


And,


Robin Hood with Russell Crowe


The Karate Kid with Jaden Smith


Glamourpuss: The Lady Gaga Story


Christina Aguilera: The Girl Next Door


In Her Shoes with Cameron Diaz


Dirty Jobs: Collection 5


Dirty Jobs: Collection 6

See you at the next YA meeting!

Ann

July 27th news bits

OK now I've seen it all, here's the latest in the Picture book world...
A Vampire Is Coming to Dinner!: 10 Rules to Follow written for the little pre-schoolers who want to try out a vampire story.
Next we'll see vampire board books!
Stay cool, looks like more rain is coming our way.

JULY !

Hooray for July!

I just ordered the movie 'Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life' with Angelina Jolie. It's a sequel to the original Lara Croft movie which is not currently available to buy.

B & T's database says, 'Final Sale - Stock Limited to On Hand/NO Returns are allowed.'

Oh well, we'll have to live with the sequel for now.

I also ordered 'Man vs. Wild 'Seasons 1,2,3 & 4 and

'The Mentalist' Seasons 1 & 2 A teen had suggested that we get these.

And for children I ordered 'Tooth Fairy' because we kept seeing suggestions for it and

'Potty Power' and 'Go Potty Go!' on DVD for all of those families dealing with potty training.

Stay cool,

Ann

Clive Cussler

Clive Cussler has a new children's book out...The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy
And here's my favorite line from a reviewer ,
'suffers from all the same problems: stilted prose, gender stereotypes, unrealistic dialogue, deus-ex-magicus solutions to every problem. Both read as if written by someone who closed the cover on their last children's book in 1940. A publishing event that demands an apology to the industry, all children and the trees that gave their lives.'
Kirkus April 2010
I am ordering a few copies anyway just because it's a Clive Cussler book and I figure people will be asking for it.