Title Wave Winter Reading Program at Plaza

Catch The Wave:October 5 - November 14, 2009

Did you read a great book? Don't keep it to yourself... Share your recommendations with everyone! You could even win a fun prize...

Recommend books and read recommendations from others online, or check out our Title Wave displays in all the Library branches, and fill out a Title Wave bookmark and put it in our suggestion box.

This program is made possible by the Friends of the Arlington Public Library

Plaza Staff Rec: The Wild Things

Was your first reaction to the news that Maurice Sendak's classic picture book Where the Wild Things Are was going to be made into a movie dismay? Mine was. 

But I'm feeling slightly more confident now that I've seen the movie trailers, and heard that Sendak himself gave his approval to director Spike Jonze after viewing the film.

Now I'm going to continue to be optimistic, and read Dave Eggers' new book, The Wild Things, his adaptation of the film. Eggars is a good writer, and he co-wrote the movie's screenplay with Spike Jonze, so I'm willing to giving a try - if you do too, let us know what you think!

New Travel Books at Plaza

Planning a trip? The Plaza Branch Library may have just what you're looking for!

We've been building our Plaza travel section - recent additions include The Jersey Shore from Moon, Frommer's Southeast Asia (2009) and Fodor's Caribbean (2010).

Staff Rec - EatingWell In Season: The Farmer's Market Cookbook

Thinking about joining a Farm Share/CSA, or getting your produce from your local Farmer's Market instead of the grocery store? Check out EatingWell In Season: The Farmer's Market Cookbook, where you will find 150 recipes for meals made with seasonally available fresh ingredients.

The cookbook also includes useful nutritional information about each recipe's ingredients- for instance, did you know potatoes are a good source of calcium?

Meet GREENR

Check out our new online database GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources) - a one-stop research portal, focused on the study of sustainability and the environment.

You can access it inside the Library from any public internet computer, or from your computer outside the Library, by using your account number (the bar code on the back of your Library card) and last name. Go to the Library website for a virtual tour and more info on how to use GREENR.