Month: August 2017

Daily Digital & Print Suggested Reads: Monday, August 21, 2017

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, here are our suggested daily recommended titles for today.

Our digital suggestion for today is the e-book:

The Readymade Thief by Augustus Rose:

Betrayed by her family after taking the fall for a friend, Lee finds refuge in a cooperative of runaways holed up in an abandoned building they call the Crystal Castle. But the façade of the Castle conceals a far more sinister agenda, one hatched by a society of fanatical men set on decoding a series of powerful secrets hidden in plain sight. And they believe Lee holds the key to it all.

Aided by Tomi, a young hacker and artist with whom she has struck a wary alliance, Lee escapes into the unmapped corners of the city—empty aquariums, deserted motels, patrolled museums, and even the homes of vacationing families. But the deeper she goes underground, the more tightly she finds herself bound in the strange web she’s trying to elude. Desperate and out of options, Lee steps from the shadows to face who is after her—and why.

A novel of puzzles, conspiracies, secret societies, urban exploration, art history, and a singular, indomitable heroine, The Readymade Thief heralds the arrival of a spellbinding and original new talent in fiction.

Here’s a link to the checkout/request page in the Digital Catalog:

https://stls.overdrive.com/media/3064556

And our print book suggested read for the day is:

A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena:

In this neighborhood, danger lies close to home. A domestic thriller packed full of secrets, and a twisty story that never stops—from the bestselling author of The Couple Next Door

He looks at her, concerned. “How do you feel?” She wants to say, Terrified. Instead, she says, with a faint smile, “Glad to be home.”

Karen and Tom Krupp are happy—they’ve got a lovely home in upstate New York, they’re practically newlyweds, and they have no kids to interrupt their comfortable life together. But one day, Tom returns home to find Karen has vanished—her car’s gone and it seems she left in a rush. She even left her purse—complete with phone and ID—behind.

There’s a knock on the door—the police are there to take Tom to the hospital where his wife has been admitted. She had a car accident, and lost control as she sped through the worst part of town.

The accident has left Karen with a concussion and a few scrapes. Still, she’s mostly okay—except that she can’t remember what she was doing or where she was when she crashed. The cops think her memory loss is highly convenient, and they suspect she was up to no good.

Karen returns home with Tom, determined to heal and move on with her life. Then she realizes something’s been moved. Something’s not quite right. Someone’s been in her house. And the police won’t stop asking questions.

Because in this house, everyone’s a stranger. Everyone has something they’d rather keep hidden. Something they might even kill to keep quiet.

Here’s a link to request the book in StarCat:

https://goo.gl/4mmDFf

You can also request items by calling the library at: 607-936-3713 x 502.

Have a great day!
Linda, SSCL

Online Catalog Links:

StarCat: The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD etc. http://starcat.stls.org/

The Digital Catalog: The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos: https://stls.overdrive.com/

Freegal Music Service: This music service is free to library card holders and offers the option to download, and keep, three free songs per week and to stream three hours of commercial free music each day: http://stlsny.freegalmusic.com/

Zinio: Digital magazines on demand and for free! Back issues are available and you can even choose to be notified by email when the new issue of your favorite magazine is available: https://www.rbdigital.com/stlschemungcony

About Library Apps:

You can access digital library content on PCs, Macs and mobile devices. For mobile devices simply download the OverDrive, Freegal or Zinio app from your app store to get started. If you have questions call the library at: 607-936-3713 and one of our Digital Literacy Specialists will be happy to assist you.

Non-Fiction DVD Recommendations 8 18 17

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, here are three Non-Fiction DVD recommendations for the week.

Generation Like

Description: Thanks to social media, today’s teens are able to directly interact with their culture — artists, celebrities, movies, brands, and even one another — in ways never before possible. But is that real empowerment? Or do marketers still hold the upper hand? In Generation Like, author and FRONTLINE correspondent Douglas Rushkoff (The Merchants of Cool, The Persuaders) explores how the perennial teen quest for identity and connection has migrated to social media — and exposes the game of cat-and-mouse that corporations are playing with these young consumers. Do kids think they’re being used? Do they care? Or does the perceived chance to be the next big star make it all worth it?

Dewey Decimal System Call Number: DVD 006.7 GEN

Trailer:

Generation Like Request Link:

https://goo.gl/eqbAEv

The Day The Universe Changed

Description: I’ll just add a brief preface and note that although this series was recorded in the 1980s it offers a fascinating look at both how we see the world based upon the knowledge we have at any given time and how western societies have valued technological advancement over the centuries from the printing press, to the telegraph to the automobile to the computer and beyond. If you haven’t seen this series and you’re interested in history and/or technology — check it out!

And here’s an overview of the entire 5 disc series: The Day the Universe Changed: A Personal View by James Burke is a British documentary television series written and presented by science historian James Burke, originally broadcast on BBC1 from 19 March until 21 May 1985 by the BBC. The series’ primary focus is on the effect of advances in science and technology on western society in its philosophical aspects.

The title comes from the philosophical idea that the universe essentially only exists as one perceives it through what one knows; therefore, if one changes one’s perception of the universe with new knowledge, one has essentially changed the universe itself. To illustrate this concept, James Burke tells the various stories of important scientific discoveries and technological advances and how they fundamentally altered how western civilization perceives the world. The series runs in roughly chronological order, from around the beginning of the Middle Ages to the present.

The series won the following Awards:
Booklist Nonprint Editor’s Choice
National Educational Film Festival
Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Chicago International Film Festival

Dewey Decimal System Call Number: DVD 509 DAY

Trailer: (This one is a bit long; it features the first ten minutes of the first episode of this excellent series and it is a bit fuzzy — but if you haven’t seen this series I urge you to at least watch the 10 minute trailer as it give you an idea of what this series is about)

Day the Universe Changed Request Link:

https://goo.gl/A6y3V6

Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story 

Description: Booker Wright was an African-American restaurant owner who also served double-duty as a waiter in a “whites-only” restaurant in Mississippi in the 1960s. He became an unlikely activist for the Civil Rights movement when he appeared on a network TV documentary reporting on the changing times in his small town. Exploding the myth of who he was and his experience serving the white community, Booker’s appearance set off a chain of events that eventually led to his untimely murder.

BOOKER’S PLACE: A MISSISSIPPI STORY follows director Raymond De Felitta (City Island), whose father directed the original 1966 documentary, as he journeys through past and present-day Mississippi with Booker’s granddaughter, searching for details around Booker’s courageous life and shocking murder, while also exploring the impact the film had – not only on the local community, but also on Raymond’s father.

Dewey Decimal System Call Number: DVD 323.1196 BOO

Trailer:

Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story Request Link:

https://goo.gl/5w6t5c

References:

References

A Film Settles Accounts From the ’60s by Felicia R. Lee. The New York Times. April 20, 2012.

 

Legacy of Booker Wright, waiter murdered after speaking out on ‘whites only’ restaurant in Mississippi. The Grio interview with Lester Holt. July 13, 2012.

Legacy of Booker Wright, waiter murdered after speaking out on 'whites only' restaurant in Mississippi

The Song and the Silence: A Story about Family, Race, and What Was Revealed in a Small Town in the Mississippi Delta While Searching for Booker Wright by Yvette Johnson.

Have a great weekend!

Linda, SSCL

Suggested Listens August 18, 2017

Linda Reimer

With this posting I’m going to diverge from the previous format of focusing exclusively on music of the sixties, and instead, each week I’ll highlight five albums, from across all music genres and eras, that you can stream through Freegal. I’ll also suggested one CD per week that you can check out of the library’s collection.

And without further ado, on to the listening suggestions of the week!

Freegal Streaming Suggestions*

Jackie Gleason The Complete Sessions with Bobby Hackett:

I don’t know about you, but with all the doom and gloom on the news, I like to listen to relaxing music to unwind and recharge my personal batteries. This 10 LP collection by Jackie Gleason & his Orchestra fits the bill perfectly. The collection features the Jackie Gleason Orchestra accompanied by the great trumpet player Bobby Hackett. The ten albums were recorded in the fifties and feature sweet background instrumentals – the type of music that use to be described as “cocktail music;” making this music the perfect compliment to romantic dinning, unwinding while reading, sipping wine on the patio or having dinner with friends.

The set contains many popular standards including: Soft Lights and Sweet Music, Easy to Love, That Old Black Magic, Someday You’ll Be Sorry and many more.

Here’s a link to stream the Jackie Gleason The Complete Sessions with Bobby Hackett set:

https://goo.gl/7JYQ19

Anthology of the Twelve String Guitar by Various Artists:

This is another mellow all instrumental album featuring bright and mellow sounding guitars.

The artists and songs on the LP include: Bulldurem by Glen Campbell, Nashville & Honey Miss Me When I’m Gone by Mason Wilson, 12 String Guitar Rag by Bob Gibson, My Little Maggie & Six by Twelve by Joe Maphis & Blues Wail by Billy Strange.

Here’s the link to stream Anthology of the Twelve String Guitar:

https://goo.gl/8FTzBp

Jazz Goes to College by the Dave Brubeck Quartet:

This album was recorded live during the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s spring 1954 tour of North American college campuses. This excellent set features band leader, composer and pianist Dave Brubeck on piano, Paul Desmond on sax, Bob Bates on bass and Joe Dodge on drums. AllMusic gave this album a five star rating.

The LP contains the following songs: Balcony Rock, Out of Nowhere, Le Souk, Take the “A” Train, The Song Is You, Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me and I Want to Be Happy.

And so far this week I’m on an instrumental roll as the first three commendations are for all instrumental albums!

Here’s a link to stream the Jazz Goes to College LP:

https://goo.gl/ZFiQqd

Gene Clark With The Gosdin Brothers + bonus tracks:

Breaking with my all-instrumental listening suggestions for this week, this album by sing-songwriter, guitarist and Byrds co-founder Gene Clark was his first post-Byrds release. And if you enjoyed his work with the Byrds you’ll like this collection too as it carries on in the same style.

Songs include: Echoes, Think I’m Gonna Feel Better, Tried So Hard, Is Yours Is Mine, Keep On Pushing’, I Found You & more.

Here’s a link to stream the Gene Clark LP:

https://goo.gl/bp4QQu

Collage EP by The Chainsmokers

And now for something completely different! Collage is an EP by The Chainsmokers, whose music is a blend of dance, indie and pop. They’ve previously had three big hits: Roses, Closer & Don’t Let Me Down. This EP was released last fall and if you’re looking for some upbeat modern music than you should check out this six song set.

This EP contains the songs: Setting Fires, All We Know, Closer, Inside Out & Don’t Let Me Down.

Here’s a link to stream it:

https://goo.gl/9vc4Bi

CD Suggestion

Night Divides the Day: The Music of the Doors by George Winston:

This is a great all instrumental album and although George Winston is usually classified as a New Age artists — he really can play in any style as you’ll hear if you listen to this album – his tribute to the music of the Doors. Songs include Spanish Caravan, Crystal Ship, People Are Strange, Love Street, Love Me Two Times, Lover Her Madly, Wishful, Sinful, Light My Fire and Riders on the Storm.

Here’s a link to stream the George Winston album:

https://goo.gl/tLC553

Music Videos of the Week:

Tenderly by the Jackie Gleason Orchestra featuring Bobby Hackett on trumpet

Classical Gas by Mason Williams

Gentle on my Mind by Glen Campbell

I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better by Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman

Train Leaves Here by Gene Clark and Roger McGuinn

We All Know by the Chainsmokers:

References

Artist Biography & Discography Information

http://www.allmusic.com/

The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn (Billboard Books. New York. 2009.)

Have a great day

Linda, SSCL

P.S. If you have any questions about how to download or stream free music through the Freegal Music service to a desktop or laptop computer or how to download and use the Freegal Music app let us know! Drop by the library or give us a call at: 607-936-3713

*You must have a library card at a Southern Tier Library System member library to enjoy the Freegal Music Service. Your card can be from any library in the system, and the system includes all public libraries in Steuben, Chemung, Yates, Schuyler and Allegheny Counties and including our own Southeast Steuben Count Library in Corning, New York. Library cards are free and at our library you can obtain one by visiting the Circulation Desk and presenting staff with a form of ID that features both your name and your current address.

Daily Digital & Print Suggested Reads: Friday, August 18, 2017

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, here are our suggested daily recommended titles in print or media and digital formats.

Our print suggestion for today is:

Leaders Eat Last Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t by Simon Sinek:

The New York Times bestseller by the acclaimed, bestselling author of Start With Why and Together is Better. Now with an expanded chapter and appendix on leading millennials, based on Simon Sinek’s viral video “Millenials in the workplace” (150+ million views).

Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work, feels trusted and valued during the day, then returns home feeling fulfilled. This is not a crazy, idealized notion. Today, in many successful organizations, great leaders create environments in which people naturally work together to do remarkable things.

In his work with organizations around the world, Simon Sinek noticed that some teams trust each other so deeply that they would literally put their lives on the line for each other. Other teams, no matter what incentives are offered, are doomed to infighting, fragmentation and failure. Why?

The answer became clear during a conversation with a Marine Corps general. “Officers eat last,” he said. Sinek watched as the most junior Marines ate first while the most senior Marines took their place at the back of the line. What’s symbolic in the chow hall is deadly serious on the battlefield: Great leaders sacrifice their own comfort—even their own survival—for the good of those in their care.

Too many workplaces are driven by cynicism, paranoia, and self-interest. But the best ones foster trust and cooperation because their leaders build what Sinek calls a “Circle of Safety” that separates the security inside the team from the challenges outside.
Sinek illustrates his ideas with fascinating true stories that range from the military to big business, from government to investment banking.

Here’s a link to the checkout/request page in the Digital Catalog:

https://stls.overdrive.com/media/1337141

And our suggested print book for the day is:

Without Fear or Favor: A Novel by Robert K. Tanenbaum:

In the twenty-ninth novel in the New York Times bestselling Karp-Ciampi series featuring “the best fictional prosecuting attorney in literature” (Mark Lane, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Butch Karp and his wife Marlene Ciampi must stop a radical organization of armed militants bent on the cold-blooded murder of uniformed on-duty police officers.

When a cop shoots down the son of a respected inner-city Baptist preacher, the community rises up in anger and demands to have the officer prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. But there’s something more than a call for justice at work here: a plot to bring down the city’s police force through a conspiracy so vast and malicious only Butch Karp and his band of truth-seekers can untangle it.

Full of Tanenbaum’s signature page turning intense action and heart pounding suspense from “one hell of a writer” (New York Post), Without Fear or Favor will keep you guessing until the final scene.

You can request the book by clicking on the following link to StarCat:

https://goo.gl/FXzBxt

You can also request items by calling the library at: 607-936-3713 x 502.

Have a great day!
Linda, SSCL

Online Catalog Links:

StarCat: The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD etc. http://starcat.stls.org/

The Digital Catalog: The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos: https://stls.overdrive.com/

Freegal Music Service: This music service is free to library card holders and offers the option to download, and keep, three free songs per week and to stream three hours of commercial free music each day: http://stlsny.freegalmusic.com/

Zinio: Digital magazines on demand and for free! Back issues are available and you can even choose to be notified by email when the new issue of your favorite magazine is available: https://www.rbdigital.com/stlschemungcony

About Library Apps:

You can access digital library content on PCs, Macs and mobile devices. For mobile devices simply download the OverDrive, Freegal or Zinio app from your app store to get started. If you have questions call the library at: 607-936-3713 and one of our Digital Literacy Specialists will be happy to assist you.

Daily Digital & Print Suggested Reads: Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, here are our suggested daily recommended titles in print or media and digital formats.

Our digital suggestion for today is the e-book:

The Confusion of Languages by Siobhan Fallon:

Both Cassie Hugo and Margaret Brickshaw dutifully followed their soldier husbands to the U.S. embassy in Jordan, but that’s about all the women have in common. After two years, Cassie’s become an expert on the rules, but newly arrived Margaret sees only her chance to explore. So when a fender-bender sends Margaret to the local police station, Cassie reluctantly agrees to watch Margaret’s toddler son. But as the hours pass, Cassie’s boredom and frustration turn to fear: Why isn’t Margaret answering her phone, and why is it taking so long to sort out a routine accident? Snooping around Margaret’s apartment, Cassie begins to question not only her friend’s whereabouts but also her own role in Margaret’s disappearance.

Written with emotional insight and stunning prose, The Confusion of Languages is a shattering portrait of a collision between two women and two worlds, as well as a poignant glimpse into the private lives of American military families living overseas.

Here’s a link to the checkout/request page in the Digital Catalog:

https://stls.overdrive.com/media/3014821

And our print book suggested read for the day is:

Ascension of Larks by Rachel Linden:

“Winsome kids and family friends add depth and warmth to the well-developed cast of characters. Readers will eagerly await future offerings from this promising new author.”–Publishers Weekly, STARRED review

“Linden’s debut novel is a bittersweet tale of enduring friendship, family ties, and the complexities of love that will engage readers of thoughtful women’s fiction.”–Library Journal, STARRED review, Debut of the Month

When globetrotting photographer Magdalena Henry loses the only man she’s ever loved, she risks her stellar career to care for his widow and young children on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest.

Free-spirited and fiercely independent, Maggie adores her life of travel and adventure. But she has a secret. She can’t let go of her first and only love, renowned architect Marco Firelli, now married to her best friend Lena.

When Marco drowns in a kayaking accident, Maggie rushes to the Firelli family’s summer home on San Juan Island. Once there she discovers that Marco was hiding something that could destroy his family. As fragile, perfectionistic Lena slowly falls apart, Maggie tries to provide stability for Marco and Lena’s three young children.

When Maggie is offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance to compete in the world’s most prestigious photography competition, she thinks she’s found the answer to their problems. Then Lena makes a choice with unexpected and devastating consequences, forcing Maggie to grapple with an agonizing decision. Does she sacrifice the golden opportunity of her career or abandon the Firellis just when they need her the most?

Gradually the island begins to work its magic. A century-old ritual to beckon loved ones home offers hope in the midst of sorrow. And a guilt-ridden yet compelling stranger hiding on the island may offer Maggie a second chance at love, but only if she can relinquish the past and move forward to find joy in unexpected places.

Here’s a link to the StarCat request page for the book:

https://goo.gl/BYnGkZ

You can also request items by calling the library at: 607-936-3713 x 502.

Have a great day!
Linda, SSCL

Online Catalog Links:

StarCat: The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD etc. http://starcat.stls.org/

The Digital Catalog: The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos: https://stls.overdrive.com/

Freegal Music Service: This music service is free to library card holders and offers the option to download, and keep, three free songs per week and to stream three hours of commercial free music each day: http://stlsny.freegalmusic.com/

Zinio: Digital magazines on demand and for free! Back issues are available and you can even choose to be notified by email when the new issue of your favorite magazine is available: https://www.rbdigital.com/stlschemungcony

About Library Apps:

You can access digital library content on PCs, Macs and mobile devices. For mobile devices simply download the OverDrive, Freegal or Zinio app from your app store to get started. If you have questions call the library at: 607-936-3713 and one of our Digital Literacy Specialists will be happy to assist you.

Daily Digital & Print Suggested Reads: Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, here are our recommended titles for today.

Our digital suggestion for today is the e-book:

The Future Won’t Be Long: A Novel by Jarett Kobek:

A euphoric, provocative novel about friendship, sex, art, clubbing, and ambition set in 1980s and ’90s New York City, from the author of I Hate the Internet.

When Adeline, a wealthy art student, chances upon a young man from the Midwest known only as Baby in a shady East Village squat, the two begin a fiery friendship that propels them through a decade of New York life. In the apartments and bars of downtown Manhattan to the infamous nightclub The Limelight, Adeline is Baby’s guardian angel, introducing him to a city not yet overrun by gentrification. They live through an era of New York punctuated by the deaths of Warhol, Basquiat, Wojnarowicz, and Tompkins Square Park. Adeline is fiercely protective of Baby, even bringing him home with her to Los Angeles, but he soon takes over his own education. Once just a kid off the bus from Wisconsin, Baby relishes ketamine-fueled clubbing nights and acid days in LA, and he falls deep into the Club Kid twilight zone of sexual excess.

As Adeline develops into the artist she never really expected to become and flees to the nascent tech scene in San Francisco, Baby faces his own desire for artistic expression and recognition. He must write his way out of clubbing life, and their friendship, an alliance that seemed nearly impenetrable, is tested and betrayed, leaving each unmoored as the world around them seems to be unraveling. Riotously funny and wise, The Future Won’t Be Long is an ecstatic, propulsive novel coursing with a rare vitality, an elegy to New York and to the relationships that have the power to change—and save—our lives.

Here’s a link to the checkout/request page in the Digital Catalog:

https://stls.overdrive.com/media/3046351

And our print book suggested read for the day is:

A Name Unknown by Roseanna M. White:

Edwardian Romance and History Gains a Twist of Suspense

Rosemary Gresham has no family beyond the band of former urchins that helped her survive as a girl in the mean streets of London. Grown now, they concentrate on stealing high-value items and have learned how to blend into upper-class society. But when Rosemary must determine whether a certain wealthy gentleman is loyal to Britain or to Germany, she is in for the challenge of a lifetime. How does one steal a family’s history, their very name?

Peter Holstein, given his family’s German blood, writes his popular series of adventure novels under a pen name. With European politics boiling and his own neighbors suspicious of him, Peter debates whether it might be best to change his name for good. When Rosemary shows up at his door pretending to be a historian and offering to help him trace his family history, his question might be answered.

But as the two work together and Rosemary sees his gracious reaction to his neighbors’ scornful attacks, she wonders if her assignment is going down the wrong path. Is it too late to help him prove that he’s more than his name?

Here’s a link to the request page in StarCat:

https://goo.gl/jJtJr4

You can also request items by calling the library at: 607-936-3713 x 502.

Have a great day!
Linda, SSCL

Online Catalog Links:

StarCat: The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD etc. http://starcat.stls.org/

The Digital Catalog: The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos: https://stls.overdrive.com/

Freegal Music Service: This music service is free to library card holders and offers the option to download, and keep, three free songs per week and to stream three hours of commercial free music each day: http://stlsny.freegalmusic.com/

Zinio: Digital magazines on demand and for free! Back issues are available and you can even choose to be notified by email when the new issue of your favorite magazine is available: https://www.rbdigital.com/stlschemungcony

About Library Apps:

You can access digital library content on PCs, Macs and mobile devices. For mobile devices simply download the OverDrive, Freegal or Zinio app from your app store to get started. If you have questions call the library at: 607-936-3713 and one of our Digital Literacy Specialists will be happy to assist you.

Daily Digital & Print Suggested Reads: Monday, August 14, 2017

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, here are our suggested daily recommended titles for today.

Our digital suggestion for today is the e-book:

The Answers: A Novel by Catherine Lacey:

A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice

Recommended reading by Vanity Fair, Huffington Post, W, Nylon, Elle, Buzzfeed, and Kirkus

“Like Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, [The Answers] is also a novel about a subjugated woman, in this case not to a totalitarian theocracy but to subtler forces its heroine is only beginning to understand and fears she is complicit with.” —Dwight Garner, New York Times

Mary Parsons is broke. Dead broke, really: between an onslaught of medical bills and a mountain of credit card debt, she has been pushed to the brink. Hounded by bill collectors and still plagued by the painful and bizarre symptoms that doctors couldn’t diagnose, Mary seeks relief from a holistic treatment called Pneuma Adaptive Kinesthesia—PAKing, for short. Miraculously, it works. But PAKing is prohibitively expensive. Like so many young adults trying to make ends meet in New York City, Mary scours Craigslist and bulletin boards for a second job, and eventually lands an interview for a high-paying gig that’s even stranger than her symptoms or the New Agey PAKing.

Mary’s new job title is Emotional Girlfriend in the “Girlfriend Experiment”—the brainchild of a wealthy and infamous actor, Kurt Sky, who has hired a team of biotech researchers to solve the problem of how to build and maintain the perfect romantic relationship, cast – ing himself as the experiment’s only constant. Around Kurt, several women orbit as his girlfriends with spe – cific functions. There’s a Maternal Girlfriend who folds his laundry, an Anger Girlfriend who fights with him, a Mundanity Girlfriend who just hangs around his loft, and a whole team of girlfriends to take care of Intimacy. With so little to lose, Mary falls headfirst into Kurt’s messy, ego-driven simulacrum of human connection.

Told in Catherine Lacey’s signature spiraling, hypnotic prose, The Answers is both a mesmerizing dive into the depths of one woman’s psyche and a critical look at the conventions and institutions that infiltrate our most personal, private moments. As Mary struggles to understand herself—her body, her city, the trials of her past, the uncertainty of her future—the reader must confront the impossible questions that fuel Catherine Lacey’s work: How do you measure love? Can you truly know someone else? Do we even know ourselves? And listen for Lacey’s uncanny answers.

Here’s a link to the checkout/request page in the Digital Catalog:

https://stls.overdrive.com/media/3023109

And our print book suggested read for the day is:

Meddling Kids: A Novel by Edgar Cantero:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Freaky pleasure…it scratches a nostalgic itch for those who grew up on Saturday morning Scooby-Doo cartoons and sugar-bombed breakfast cereal”
–USA Today

“Deliriously wild, funny and imaginative. Cantero is an original voice.”
–Charles Yu, author of How to Live in a Science Fictional Universe

With raucous humor and brilliantly orchestrated mayhem, Meddling Kids subverts teen detective archetypes like the Hardy Boys, the Famous Five, and Scooby-Doo, and delivers an exuberant and wickedly entertaining celebration of horror, love, friendship, and many-tentacled, interdimensional demon spawn.

SUMMER 1977. The Blyton Summer Detective Club (of Blyton Hills, a small mining town in Oregon’s Zoinx River Valley) solved their final mystery and unmasked the elusive Sleepy Lake monster—another low-life fortune hunter trying to get his dirty hands on the legendary riches hidden in Deboën Mansion. And he would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for those meddling kids.

1990. The former detectives have grown up and apart, each haunted by disturbing memories of their final night in the old haunted house. There are too many strange, half-remembered encounters and events that cannot be dismissed or explained away by a guy in a mask. And Andy, the once intrepid tomboy now wanted in two states, is tired of running from her demons. She needs answers. To find them she will need Kerri, the one-time kid genius and budding biologist, now drinking her ghosts away in New York with Tim, an excitable Weimaraner descended from the original canine member of the club. They will also have to get Nate, the horror nerd currently residing in an asylum in Arkham, Massachusetts. Luckily Nate has not lost contact with Peter, the handsome jock turned movie star who was once their team leader . . . which is remarkable, considering Peter has been dead for years.

The time has come to get the team back together, face their fears, and find out what actually happened all those years ago at Sleepy Lake. It’s their only chance to end the nightmares and, perhaps, save the world.

A nostalgic and subversive trip rife with sly nods to H. P. Lovecraft and pop culture, Edgar Cantero’s Meddling Kids is a strikingly original and dazzling reminder of the fun and adventure we can discover at the heart of our favorite stories, no matter how old we get.

Here’s a link to request the book in StarCat:

https://goo.gl/7oxkxc

You can also request items by calling the library at: 607-936-3713 x 502.

Have a great day!
Linda, SSCL

Online Catalog Links:

StarCat: The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD etc. http://starcat.stls.org/

The Digital Catalog: The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos: https://stls.overdrive.com/

Freegal Music Service: This music service is free to library card holders and offers the option to download, and keep, three free songs per week and to stream three hours of commercial free music each day: http://stlsny.freegalmusic.com/

Zinio: Digital magazines on demand and for free! Back issues are available and you can even choose to be notified by email when the new issue of your favorite magazine is available: https://www.rbdigital.com/stlschemungcony

About Library Apps:

You can access digital library content on PCs, Macs and mobile devices. For mobile devices simply download the OverDrive, Freegal or Zinio app from your app store to get started. If you have questions call the library at: 607-936-3713 and one of our Digital Literacy Specialists will be happy to assist you.

Weekly Recommended Listens: August 2017 – Week 2 – Sixties Soul

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, this week we’re continuing our month long look at some of the best soul artists of the sixties, by checking out the music of Arthur Conley, Percy Sledge & Sly & The Family Stone.

And I’m going to switch formats a bit and just give you the bare bones cliff notes version of musical suggestions, i.e. Arthur Conley was a great soul artists from this sixties and his recommended streaming and albums on CD are –. After all, the music is the point! And on a time management note, I need to streamline my postings in order to have enough time to get to everything in Library Land – which is a very busy place!

And without further ado the listening recommendations of the week!

Freegal Music Recommendations Of The Week (streaming music):

Arthur Conley:

Arthur Conley’s music is rich and sweet soul music. On his recordings his expressive singing is backed by horns, piano and up-tempo guitar playing. He is best known for his hit Sweet Soul Music.

In the sixties he released four albums:
Shake, Rattle & Roll (1967)
Sweet Soul Music (1967)
Soul Directions (1968)
More Sweet Soul (1969)

A selection of his best songs include the previously mentioned Sweet Soul Music, Shake, Rattle & Roll, Funky Street, Shake Your Booty and Do We Need A Change.

The Freegal Music Catalog features one album by Arthur Conley titled One More: Sweet Soul Music and it was recorded in the seventies so it does fall outside our sixties time frame.

However, it is a fun album and a perfect accompaniment for summer parties!

Here’s the link to stream the album One More: Sweet Soul Music:

https://goo.gl/D29edj

Percy Sledge:


Percy Sledge’s had an emotionally drenched style of singing. His singing style is exemplified by his biggest hit When A Man Loves A Woman. When he sings that song you can truly feel heartache through the music!

Percy Sledge released four albums in the sixties:
When A Man Loves A Woman (1966)
Warm & Tender Soul (1966)
The Percy Sledge Way (1967)
Take Time To Know Her (1968)

Percy’s best known songs include the previously mentioned When A Man Loves A Woman, Warm And Tender Love, It Tears me Up, Love Me Tender and Take Time To Know Her.

The Freegal Music Catalog doesn’t feature any studio albums by Percy Sledge. However, several of his songs are included in several various artist’s collections including:

 When A Man Loves A Woman:

From the album Grandes Éxitos del Soul, Vol. III 

Here’s a link to stream the album:

https://goo.gl/qzfskV

 My Prayer:

From the album Grandes Clásicos de los 60’s, Vol. X

Here’s a link to stream the album:

https://goo.gl/KDKL4t

Sly & The Family Stone:


The original line up of Sly and the Family Stone featured singing siblings Sly, Freddie and Rose Stone, drummer Greg Ericco, bassist Larry Graham, singer and trumpet player Cynthia Robinson and saxophonist Jerry Martini.

Sly & The Family Stone released four albums in the sixties:
A Whole New Thing (1967)
Dance To The Music (1968)
Life (1968)
Stand! (1969)

The group’s best known songs include: Dance To The Music, Everyday People, Stand!, Hot Fun In the Summertime, Thank You, Everybody Is A Star, I Want To Take You Higher, Family Affair and If You Want Me To Stay.

 Remember Who You Are:

The Freegal Music Catalog features one album by Sly & The Family Stone titled Remember Who You Are. The LP was originally released in 1979 with the title Back On The Right Track and it falls outside of our sixties time frame; however, at it is the only studio album by the group found in the Freegal Music Catalog — it is the one to stream.

Here’s a link to stream Remember Who You Are: 

https://goo.gl/3Sdoxt

II. Artists of the Week Music on CD:

Albums on CD by the artists of the week will be available in the library’s collection shortly:

Soul Directions by Arthur Conley:

This excellent soul album was produced by the legendary Tom Dowd. On this album you can hear Conley’s gospel roots and what an inspiration his mentor Otis Redding was to him. The LP features the songs Otis Sleeps On, about the then recently departed Otis Redding, You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy, This Love Of Mine, Funky Street, Hear Say, Love Comes & Goes, Putting our Love Together & People Sure Act Funny.

When A Man Loves A Woman & Warm And Tender Soul Double LP Set by Percy Sledge:

This double LP set includes Percy’s first two albums, both of which were released in 1966. There are 27 songs in all including the title tracks of both albums and: Love Me All The Way, Thief In The Night, Love Makes The World Go Round, Try A Little Tenderness and (With) Every Beat of My Heart.

Stand! By Sly & The Family Stone:

This 1969 album features Sly & The Family Stone at the epitome of their musical and commercial success. The songs on this classic album include: Stand!, I Want To Take You Higher, Sing a Simple Song, Everyday People, Sex Machine, You Can Make It If You Try and Soul Clappin’ II.

And again, all three of these albums will be available for request in StarCat soon!

III. Videos Of This Weeks’ Artists/Groups

Arthur Conley:

Funky Street

Sweet Soul Music

Percy Sledge:

When A Man Loves A Woman

My Special Prayer

Sly & The Family Stone:

Everyday People & Dance To The Music

Thank You

IV. Print References:

The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn (Billboard Books. New York. 2009.)
Sixties Rock: A Listener’s Guide by Robert Santelli (Contemporary Books. Chicago. 1985.)

Online References:

Arthur Conley, Percy Sledge and Sly & The Family Stone AllMusic Biographies & Discographies from the allmusic.com site found at:
http://www.allmusic.com

Have a great day!

Linda, SSCL
P.S. If you have any questions about how to download or stream free music through the Freegal Music service to a desktop or laptop computer or how to download and use the Freegal Music app let us know! Drop by the library or give us a call at: 607-936-3713

*You must have a library card at a Southern Tier Library System member library to enjoy the Freegal Music Service. Your card can be from any library in the system, and the system includes all public libraries in Steuben, Chemung, Yates, Schuyler and Allegheny Counties and including our own Southeast Steuben Count Library in Corning, New York. Library cards are free and at our library you can obtain one by visiting the Circulation Desk and presenting staff with a form of ID that features both your name and your current address.

 

Non-Fiction DVD Recommendations 8 11 17

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, here are three Non-Fiction DVD recommendations with related Dewey Decimal System information — in case you want to browse through specific Dewey Decimal System sections in the print or DVD sections of the library!

1. The Art of Soccer with John Cleese

Description: Delving into the A-Z’s of Soccer John Cleese Style. Here and now for the first time is your comprehensive guide to the great game of soccer (also known as football). Comedy legend John Cleese hosts this A-Z look at soccer’s greatest kicks, goals, saves, bloopers, plays and penalties of all time, as well as soccer’s influence on culture (including the famous Monty Python sketch, Philosophy Football ).

Featuring interviews with pop culture icons Dave Stewart, Dennis Hopper and Henry Kissinger, as well as soccer greats, including Pelé, Mia Hamm and Thierry Henry, The Art of Soccer is loaded with everything you could ever possibly want… and John Cleese.

Dewey Number: DVD 796.334 ART

And as you’ve already guessed, if you want to find books and DVDs on the subject of soccer you want to look under the Dewey call number 796.334!

The Art of Soccer with John Cleese DVD request link:

https://goo.gl/n761CP

2. Frozen Planet (BBC)

Description: From the Emmy-winning team behind Planet Earth and The Blue Planet comes Frozen Planet, the epic tale of two disappearing wildernesses. The Arctic and Antarctic remain the greatest wildernesses on Earth. The scale and beauty of the scenery and the sheer power of the elements are unmatched anywhere else on our planet. And against all odds, these vast, frigid environments are teeming with life. Using the latest camera technology, Frozen Planet captures unimaginable imagery above and below the ice, and follows the extraordinary fluctuations that accompany the changes of seasons in this most extreme of environments, often for the first time. Frozen Planet takes you inside a polar bear’s den to witness a mother polar bear and her newborn cubs, showcases the thrilling hunting tactics employed by a pod of killer whales to launch a seal off an ice floe, uses time-lapse photography to allow you to witness the amazing underwater fauna thriving around Mr. Erebus, the world’s most southerly volcano, and much, much more. Using crystal clear high definition cinematography, Frozen Planet will open your eyes to the remarkable colors and variety of life in this frigid environment. With the Poles under grave threat from climate change, this extraordinary series provides a chance to explore these great wildernesses before they change forever.

The Frozen Planet DVD and Blu-ray will feature the original BBC broadcast version, with narration by world-renowned naturalist David Attenborough (Planet Earth, Life, The Blue Planet).

Dewey Number: DVD 910.911 FRO

910 is the Dewey Decimal System area for geography and travel. So if you’re looking for travel guides or materials that focus on different parts of geography, i.e. what different parts of the world are like in different categories including natural resources and population, you want to check out the 910’s!

Frozen Planet request link:
https://goo.gl/CVaYiu

3. Pete Seeger’s Rainbow Quest with Johnny Cash, June Carter & Roscoe Holcomb:

Description: Pete Seeger’s Rainbow Quest TV shows were originally aired in 1965-1966; they were released in VHS form by Cap Wineberger in 1985 on his Central Sun label. Now, after another 20 years, the best of these have been revived by Shanachie Records in DVD form, and they are wonderful additions to the rather limited library of old-time, country and Bluegrass music captured on film. The Johnny Cash/June Carter footage: it is fascinating, to say the least. A very young Cash has lots to say along with his fine songs here, and June Carter just oozes the unique, ever-engaging Carter Family charm. The second hour of this disc is devoted to Roscoe Holcomb, who plays both banjo and guitar and sings in his powerful “high lonesome” style. He shares the show with Scottish folk singer Jean Redpath. Powerful stuff here, thankfully preserved! Review, which this typists agrees with whole heartedly, is taken from the countrysales.com site.

DVD Track Listing:
PETE SEEGER OPENING MEDLEY
I AM A PILGRIM
WORRIED MAN BLUES
THERE’S A MOTHER ALWAYS WAITING
FIVE FEET HIGH & RISING
PICKIN’ TIME
KI YO TI
AS LONG AS THE GRASS SHALL GROW
LITTLE BIRDIE/CRIPPLE CREEK
I’M THINKING TONIGHT OF MY BLUE EYES
PETE SEEGER OPENING MEDLEY
LITTLE BIRDIE
GRAVEYARD BLUES
LITTLE GRAY MULE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
THE BEGGAR LADDIE
SKYE FISHER’S SONG
I LOST MA LOVE
MISS McCLOUD’S REEL MEDLEY
AULD LANG SYNE

Artists:
PETE SEEGER
JOHNNY CASH
JUNE CARTER
ROSCOE HOLCOMB
JEAN REDPATH

Dewey Number: DVD 781.642 RAI

Books on different musical styles, bands, song books, guitars, drums, pianos, musical eras, i.e. 1960s, 1970s or 1980s can be found in the 780s – the Dewey Decimal System area for books relating to music!

Pete Seeger’s Rainbow Quest with Johnny Cash, June Carter & Roscoe Holcomb DVD request link:

https://goo.gl/fbm5Ma

Have a great day,

Linda, SSCL

References

Dewey Decimal System Summaries. OCLC.

https://www.oclc.org/en/dewey/features/summaries.html#900