Wednesday, June 27, 2012

How To Be Organized by WikiHow


Take the pain out of getting yourself out the door to those fun activities you can only do during the summer and get organized by using these tips by WikiHow:
"If disorganization is congesting your life and you're feeling scattered and frustrated as a result, it's time to get organized. To achieve organization on the outside, you will need to take steps too on the inside, by clarifying your priorities, objectives, and how you want your belongings and lifestyle arranged. Try to keep stuff where it belongs. Know what you need/want to do, when you are going to do it, and avoid the stressful situation of not knowing what needs to be done. Organization takes time, but when you get into the habit of it, life becomes so much easier!"
For more information, check out the rest of the article: http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Organized

The library also has books on organizing under 640 and 648.8 or search under clutter or orderliness.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Fooling Houdini by Alex Stone

Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind


The author: "To truly understand the art of magic and its timeless appeal, you wind up asking questions not just about how the mind works - and why sometimes it doesn't -but also about some of the most fundamental aspects of human nature. Why do people take pleasure in deceiving others? How does the brain perceive the world and parse everyday experience: what are the psychological consequences of secrecy? What is reality, and how much of it do we consciously take in? ... Studying magic ultimately leads you to ponder some of life's deepest mysteries."



Friday, June 22, 2012

Comedian Kenny Ahern

Monday, June 25th @ 10am
Hibbing Public Library 
“Kids Stuff Performer”
Comedian Kenny Ahern has been touring the planet for over two decades, Kenny has steadily built his reputation as a world-class family entertainer. He is equally at home in the theater as he is frolicking on stage at fairs and edu-taining at schools.

This program is Sponsored by the Arrowhead Library System

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Visit the Duluth Children's Museum This Summer

The Duluth Children's Museum has moved and their grand opening celebration is scheduled for Saturday, June 23rd.

According to their website it is one of the first children’s museums in the country, the Duluth Children’s Museum opened in 1930 as a resource for teachers, schoolchildren and families to learn more about their world neighbors. The organization’s name was changed to the A.M. Chisholm Museum in 1954 following the donation of the Chisholm family residence, which was used as a permanent home for the Museum. In 1975, the Museum relocated to the Depot and it became a member organization of the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center. The organization reclaimed its original name in 1994.
The next big move for the Museum is currently underway. In December of 2009 the organization purchased the Duluth Malt and Brewing building on Helm Street in West Duluth. This transition, when complete will provide more than 28,000 square feet of exhibit, program and facility space for the Duluth Children's Museum. The vision for the new facility includes a green rooftop which will serve as an educational tool.
The Duluth Children’s Museum serves more than 80,000 children, caregivers and educators annually through its exhibition and education programs. The museum’s primary constituency is children age three to eight and their families. The extended constituency is children birth to three and children eight to twelve and family members.

Check out their current exhibits and programs.  Take the entire family to the museum this summer!

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

The Hypnotist's Love Story

First line: "I had never been hypnotized before. I didn't really believe in it, to be honest. My plan was to lie there and pretend it was working, and try not to laugh."

Ellen is a hypnotherapist trying to find a nice man. In the middle of a nice dinner, Patrick, her very ordinary date says he has something to tell her and then he gets up and heads to the restroom.

 "Whatever it was, she was pretty sure that sunshiny feeling she'd been experiencing all day was about to vanish."
Perhaps he'd lied about being a widower.
He wasn't a surveyor at all; he was a mobster.
Or perhaps he had a terminal disease.
He was on the run from the law.

The Hypnotist's Love Story can be found in the new book section.



Thursday, June 14, 2012

Ripe: a fresh, colorful approach to fruits and vegetables by Cheryl Sternman Rule


From the author: "Ripe is a different kind of cookbook. Arranged by color, Ripe takes hungry readers and cooking enthusiasts on a stunning visual tour of produce, from the extremely approachable to the somewhat exotic."
150 photographs and 75 recipes organized by color, Ripe can be found under 641.64 RULE in the new book section.
To read more about Cheryl Sternman Rule, check out her website: http://cherylsternmanrule.com/

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Healing Spices by Bharat B. Aggarwal, PHD with Deborah Yost


An up-to-date and easy to read book on spices and their healing properties for the prevention and treatment of disease.  Also included are some recipes that incorporate the "healing spices".   The book gives a detailed review on each spice and  a recipe to go along with it.  
This book can be requested through interlibrary loan.  

Prague Winter: A personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 by Madeleine Albright

Autographed Book by Madeleine Albright


Madeleine: "What fascinates me-and what serves as a central theme of this book-is why we make the choices we do. What prompts one person to act boldly in a moment of crisis and a second to seek shelter in the crowd? Why do some people become stronger in the face of adversity while others quickly lose heart? What separates the bully from the protector?"
By exploring her earliest years in Prague and war years in England, Madeleine Albright relives the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia not realizing until years later that many of her relatives including 3 of her grandparents had died in the Holocaust.

Mysteries of the Rain Forest

Rainforest Image

MYSTERIES OF THE RAIN FOREST

Thursday, June 14th @ 3pm

Hibbing Public Library


Children will learn about the ecosystem of the rain forest, how the canopy has man layers, some of the key animals that call each of these canopy layers home! Everyone welcome to attend!


Monday, June 11, 2012

The Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond




















Drummond uses many of the old classics recipes in her cookbook from her website, http://thepioneerwoman.com/
She also has many new recipes to share.
Try Cowgirl Quiche, White Chicken Enchiladas, Chipotle Steak Salad, Knock You Naked Brownies or Perfect Iced Coffee.
Find in the new book section under 641.5973 DRUMM

Thursday, June 07, 2012

What Does It Mean?

"Dream Class Guy", Craig Groethe will present a fun, interactive and enlightening workshop on dream analysis at the library on Wednesday, Juen 13th at 1:00 p.m.  With an overview of the types of dreams, dream significance, and the symbolic language of dreams, audience members will learn how to glean insight from their own dreams.  This program is intended for teen and adult audiences.

Craig Groethe is the author of the book, "Sleeping with Your Eyes Open -- Warning Dreams".  He hosted a radio show called, "Talk About A Dream", and has spoken across the Midwest.  For more information on Craig, see www.dreamclassguy.com.

Admission to the event is free thanks to sponsorship by the Arrowhead Library System and money from the Arts anc Cultural Heritage Fund.


Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Summer Reads


Everyone has a summer reading list.

Goodreads has both classic and contemporary books: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/summer-2012

Many magazines and newspapers publish a list:
Good Housekeeping: Whether you're looking for a mystery or a memoir, chick-lit or historical fiction, we have a book for you: 
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/family/blogs-books/books-read-vacation#slide-1

NPR lists their summer book selections: http://www.npr.org/series/summer-books/

What do you plan on reading while on vacation sitting on a beach or in a garden somewhere?

Monday, June 04, 2012

Meet Your Local Hero



Members of the Hibbing Fire Department will be at the library on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.   Come in and see the equipement and talk to some of the firefighters.


Friday, June 01, 2012

Family Travel by Car

Travelling this summer with your family by car? The library has many family friendly talking books to pass the time as the miles add up to your vacation destination.






Pippi Longstocking  Audio Book

Thursday, May 31, 2012

2012 Summer Reading Programs



Sign-Up Begins Friday, June 1st

The first 300 children and young adults to

sign-up will recieve a FREE BOOK sponsored by the Literacy Action Center!

 

Calling all Readers & Dreamers! This summer’s reading program themes are “Dream Big-Read!” for children, and our Young Adult theme is “Own the Night”. You can explore the wonders of the night and dreams of all kinds through our programs, crafts, stories, and lots of books!  The main goal of our summer reading program is to keep school-aged children reading throughout the summer, plus have a lot of fun along the way! The Hibbing Public Library can be your big ticket to one of your BIGGEST DREAMS! See you all this summer! 

 -April Larson Library Specialist -Children's Services

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Stolen Prey by John Sandford

Stolen Prey, US hardcover

Author John Sandford's lastest in the Prey series, Stolen Prey starts out with Lucas Davenport investigating the murder of an affluent family in Wayzata, Minnesota.
Twenty-two books in the series, John Sandford latest book is his best yet.
Visit him at his website: http://www.johnsandford.org

Read the comments from other readers about Stolen Prey on the Goodreads website: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13093001-stolen-prey#other_reviews


Tuesday, May 29, 2012

CLIMB Theater at the Library

The library will kick off the summer with a special program by CLIMB Theater.  On Monday, June 4th at 3:30 p.m. join us for "The Tortoise and Hare".

"Slow Sal had a BIG DREAM. She wanted to beat Speedy the
Hare in a race. It was the only way she’d ever get him to stop
his constant, hurtful teasing. But, how could she win? She was
just plain slow. No matter how hard she wished or trained,
she was still slow. Then it came to her. Instead of worrying
about what she wasn’t, she would build on what she was.
Slow Sal was steady. She was focused and she was
determined. If she just kept putting one foot in front of the
other; If she didn’t stop for anything and never lost sight of her
BIG DREAM, maybe then she could win. And, of course, she
did!"

Remember to stop by the front desk and sign up for the "Dream Big! Read!" reading program and pick up a flyer describing all of the summer's great programs.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The Lost Ones by Ace Atkins

The Lost Ones cover
Quinn Colson, former Army Ranger back from Afghanistan, and newly elected sheriff on Tibbehah County, doesn’t waste any time going up against a Mexican cartel running guns, a corrupt city father, Johnny Stagg, and an illegal adoption ring.

Colson, young in years, nevertheless, is able to run a nine man department with many county miles to cover, while succeeding the previous sheriff who just happened to be Colson’s uncle. Colson, now living at his uncle’s old farmhouse with the dog Hondo, returns to his family and friends to start a new chapter in his life.

Lillie Virgil, the only holdover from the previous regime of slackers and crooked deputies, steers him through the murky waters of county politics while watching his back as the chief deputy for Tibbehah County.

When the doctor husband of Colson’s previous girlfriend stops by to give him a heads up on Janet Torres, a former daycare provider, who brought in a 3 year old child with too injuries to attribute from falling out of a shopping cart, Colson investigates. The farmhouse is deserted with thirteen empty cribs and many cages of sick and dying dogs. Torres, on the run, was operating a puppy mill and supposedly a daycare out of her home. At the same time, the ATF sends a representative to meet with Colson investigating Donnie Varner, discharged and also back from Afghanistan. Varner brought back guns he liberated from the U. S. Army hoping to sell to a Mexican cartel. Soon the two cases merge when Colson finds out Torres’s boyfriend has ties to the cartel.

Second in the Quinn Colson series, we see plenty of action and eagerly wait for the next book featuring the former Army Ranger, now sheriff in the wilds of Tibbehah country, Mississippi.
Ace Atkins has a website: www.aceatkins.com

Monday, May 21, 2012

New Watercolor books for all levels of artists

Due to a generous donation by Sharon Seifert, the library was able to make available the following Watercolor books:
600 Watercolor Mixes: Washes, Color Recipes and Techniques

600 Watercolor Mixes by Sharon Finmark
The Complete Watercolorist's Essential Notebook: A treasury of watercolor secrets discovered through decades of painting and experimentation
The Complete Watercolorist's Essential Notebook by Gordon Mackenzie
The New Encyclopedia of Watercolor Techniques: A Step-by-step Visual Directory, with an Inspirational Gallery of Finished Works
The New Encyclopedia of Watercolor Techniques by Diana Craig

This is just a few of the many new watercolor titles that can be found in the new book section under 751.422

Friday, May 18, 2012

Alpha by Greg Rucka

Alpha Book Cover


First Line:
"Mario Vesques was sure he was going to make it, right up until he saw the knife in the dog's hand."

Greg Rucka's new series features Delta Force operative Jad Bell working security in a theme park looking for terrorists.

See the website for other series written by Greg Rucka: www.gregrucka.com


Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Night She Disappeared by April Henry




"Transcript of 911 Call:
911 Operator: 911. Police, fire, or medical?
Drew Lyle: Um, police.
911 Operator: What seems to be the problem?
Drew Lyle: I, uh, I work at Pete's Pizza. And my coworker went to deliver some pizzas, and she hasn't come back, and she doesn't answer her cell."

One night Kayla went to deliver pizzas and she never came back.
Find Young Adult HENRY




I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

I Hunt Killers

First Line: "By the time Jazz got to the field outside town, yellow police tape was everywhere, strung from stake to stake in a sort of drunken, off-kilter hexagon."

Jazz was very familiar with crime scenes because his father was a serial killer who was responsible for a killing spree which lastest twenty-one years until his capture by a local cop in the small town of Lobo's Nod. This book can be found in our Young Adult new book section under Young Adult LYGA.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Chic on a Shoestring by Mary Jane Baxter

In this book cover image released by Perigee, "Chic on a Shoestring: Simple to Sew Vintage Style Accessories," by Mary Jane Baxter, is shown. Beautiful and inexpensive accessories abound if you know how to transform the everyday into the chic. For do-it-yourself fashion maven Mary Jane Baxter, inspiration comes from something as simple as a cereal box. Her new book, "Chic on a Shoestring," features dozens of projects for varying skill levels. (AP Photo/Perigee)
Be crafty and sew vintage style accessories with buttons, ribbon, and scarves. Make brooches, aprons, belts and necklaces with the new book, Chic on a Shoestring by Mary Jane Baxter shelved in the new book section under 646.3 BAXTE.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

New Movies @ The Library!



Walt Disney Pictures Presents HOLES
"One of America's Most Cherished Books....Arrive in a Winning Movie."
The award -winning best-seller comes to life in this phenomenally fun, adventure-filled movie, starring Emmy Award winner* Shia LaBeouf.







 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Roderick Rules
Greg Heffley, the kid who made "wimpy" cool, is back in this sidesplitting sequal based on the second installment of the best-selling book series!

Lemony Snicket's -A Series of -Unfortunate Events
 This movie is extremely alarming, an expression which here means "a thrilling misadventure involving three ingenious orphans and a villanious actor named Count Olaf who wants their enormous fortune.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Downloading Ebooks from Overdrive

The library will be have workshops on the following days:

Kindle Users on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 10 a.m.

Nook Users on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 2 p.m.

IPad/IPhone Users on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 2 p.m.


The one hour sessions will include the following:

1. Applications needed on your device and how to download

2. Using the Overdrive Website

3. How to search, checkout, and reserve items

4. Downloading to your device

5. Deleting items from your device





You must have the following prior to the session:

1. Valid Hibbing Public Library Card

2. Valid email account

3. Kindle users must have an Amazon account

4. Nook users must have a Barnes and Noble account

5. Apple users must have iTunes account

6. Username and password for your accounts





*Nook users cannot download directly to the device.  If you have a laptop and USB cable please bring them along.


Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Defending Jacob by William Landay


Andy Barber is the assistant district attorney working on the murder case of 14 year old Ben Ripkin, a fellow classmate of his son Jacob, who was found stabbed in the woods.  Andy is taken off the case when evidence points to his son Jacob and he is arrested and charged with murder.  Did Jacob kill his classmate? If not him, then who did?  Jacob could be a killer that the jury sets free, or he could be an innocent boy, about to be sent to prison for life.  This is a suspenseful legal thriller where family loyalty and parental love is put to the test.  You see the unraveling of a family.  It confronts community, adolescence, the impact of the internet and social media, and the possibility of genetic inherited behavior.  It draws you in and is hard to put down with twists and turns that take you by surprise right up to the end.

New Children's Books

By Jane O'Connor
Fancy Nancy and her best friend, Bree couldn't be more excited about their upcoming dance show. After all, it's all about mermainds-and who knows how to be fancy, glamorous mermaid better than Fancy Nancy herself!

By Kate Feiffer
Day is done. The house is quiet. The sun is setting. Everyone is ready for bed. Except the baby, who has only one thing to say: NO GO SLEEP!


By Amy Krouse Rosenthal
One small act of love blooms into something bigger and more dazzling than Little Miss could have ever imagined in this epic journey about life, kindness, and giving.

By Jane Clarke
Elegant and swellegant, hilarious and hysterical:Come one, come all to the show that's cooler than the Ice Age, and wackier and wilder than any dance competition on TV. It's Dancing With The Dinosaurs-and the awsome, clawsome contestants are ready to party!

Monday, May 07, 2012

Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris


Sookie Stackhouse is back with her assortment of friends and relatives in Bon Temps, Louisiana.
Book 12 in the series, Sookie is surrounded with vampires, werewolves, witches, elves, shape shifters and her own family of fairies.
Charlaine Harris has more than the Sookie Stackhouse series and you can read about them here: www.charlaineharris.com

Thursday, May 03, 2012

The Joy Fit Club: Cookbook Diet Plan and Inspiration by Joy Bauer

Joy Fit Club: Cookbook, Diet Plan & Inspiration Book (Hardcover)

Joy Bauer says, "The Joy Fit Club represents a transformation in the way people view losing weight. The dieters I work with are turned off by the idea of potentially risky surgery, and they've usually tried every quick fix in the book and don't want to fail again. They actually summon up the nerve to stare down the $60 billion weight loss industry, with its potions, pills and surgery, and say, 'Thanks, but no thanks. I'll do it my way.' The good news is that realistic and balanced eating and exercise plans work(now and for the long haul) if you have the right strategies and the core motivation."
Try the recipes, read the personal stories and follow Joy's 10 rules for weight loss.
613.25 BAUER 


Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Thank you Security State Bank


A special thank you to Security State Bank of Hibbing, for your donation to the Hibbing Public Library's 2012 Summer Reading Programs!

Monday, April 30, 2012

Mike Wallace: A Life by Peter Rader

Mike Wallace is known for being an agressive and self assured journalist for decades on 60 Minutes.
Read all about his life in front of and behind the camera.


Thursday, April 26, 2012

Iron Range History Conference


Take a day and learn about Iron Range history, our rich culture and genealogy.
Featured Speakers include:

Steve Potts – “From the Old Country to the New:  Push and Pull Factors, Migration, and Immigration”.
Roberta Palen – “Using Land Ownership Records for Local History and Genealogy”.

Pam Brunfelt – “I’m from Da’ Range ~ Visions and Realities:  The Iron Range”.
Stefanie Carlson – “Once Upon a Family:  My Trunk Full of Memories”.

It is all happening at the Minnesota Discovery Center.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Registration:

$25 MN Discovery Center Members

$35 Non-members

Soup and sandwich buffet will be available for $12.25.  You must register prior to Thursday, May 10th.

For more information call 800-372-6437 x222.

Leading with Honor by Lee Ellis



Leading with Honor: Leadership Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton
by Lee Ellis with Foreword by Senator John McCain
John McCain, "Lee Ellis and I share a bond that goes back to our experience in the POW camps of North Vietnam. He was captured eleven days after me, and we occupied neighboring cells in the Hanoi Hilton for eighteen months of our captivity."
Lee Ellis, "In the Hanoi Hilton I learned that leading with honor is about doing the right thing, even when it entails personal sacrifice. More often than not, doing the right things - accepting responsibility, fulfilling your duty, telling the truth, and remaining faithful to your word - is the most difficult thing to do, but it's also the thing that brings long-term success."
Find the book in the new book section under: 658.4092 ELLIS

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Now Available at the Library



The 2012 Minnesota Grown Directory is now available at the library.  This publication lists Minnesota Grown products and services that are available direct from the growers.  You can search by area, product, and farm or market name.

Drop in and pick one up.  They are free while the supply lasts.

Monday, April 23, 2012

Elegy for Eddie: A Maisie Dobbs mystery by Jacqueline Winspear

Elegy for Eddie (Maisie Dobbs #9)
London, 1933, Maisie Dobbs, private detective, takes on a case of murder for some old friends from her previous life. She has become a wealthy, educated woman since the days when her father worked for a living in London. The murder of Eddie weighs heavily on Maisie and everyone who knew him, for he was a kind simple young man with an amazing gift with horses.
Ninth in the Maise Dobbs series, the book can be found in the new book section under Winspear. 

Friday, April 20, 2012

Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepard

Two Truths and a Lie (The Lying Game, #3)


"Sutton Mercer watches from the afterlife as her long-lost twin, Emma Paxton, takes over her identity to solve her murder." 
Read the review and reader opinions about the new book by Sara Shepard on the popular website GoodReads where readers enjoy discussing books with friends, writing reviews, and receiving recommendations on what to read next.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

The Confession by Charles Todd

First lines:
"The body rolled in the current gently, as if still alive. It was facedown, only the back and hips visible. It had been floating that way for some time. The men in the ancient skill had watched it for a quarter of an hour, as if half expecting it to rise up and walk away before their eyes."
The mother and son writing team of Charles Todd has another great Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery to make this the 14th book in the series set in England right after World War I.
This book can be requested through interlibrary loan.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Wild: From lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

Prologue:
"The trees were tall, but I was taller, standing above them on a steep mountain slope in northern California. Moments before, I'd removed my hiking boots and the left one had fallen into those trees, first catapulting into the air when my enormous backpack toppled onto it, then skittering across the gravelly trail and flying over the edge. It bounced off a rocky outcropping several feet beneath me before disappearing into the forest canopy below, impossible to retrieve. I let out a stunned gasp, though I'd been in the wilderness thirty-eight days and by then I'd come to know that anything could happen and that everything would."
Cheryl Strayed hikes the Pacific Crest Trail on her own. Read her story - we have the book: 813.6 STRAY

Monday, April 16, 2012

Hibbing's Titanic Survivor

Did you know that one of the Titanic survivors was on her way to Hibbing?  Hedvig Turkula, mother of John and Felix Turkala who were farming south of Hibbing at the time was one of the survivors of the Titanic disaster.

According to the April 26, 1912 Hibbing Daily Tribune, "there was a touching scene ...at the Great Northern depot when Mrs. Hedvig Turkala, one of the few steerage passengers of the White Star Liner Titanic, ... and her two sons, John and Felix ... were reunited after 13 years of separation."

She told of being helped by a countryman, Eino Lundquist, from the third class steerage section to the second deck where she was lifted onto a lifeboat by a minor officer of the ship. 

The Tribune also reported, "Mrs. Turkala arrived in Hibbing in excellent health and spirits, but this morning when she related to Al Newman of the Security State Bank, who officiated as interpreter in an interview for The Tribune, the dramatic story of her rescue from the sinking ship, the scenes on the lower decks of the panic stricken vessel, where strong men fought side by side for a place in the boats until they were made to stand back at the point of drawn revolvers in the hands of the ship's officers, her eyes filled with tears and her bent form shook with suppressed emotion."

Read all of the Tribune's articles about this event and a brief summary of Hedvig's life compiled by family members.  Ask at the front desk for the history folder on the "Titanic Survivor".

Friday, April 13, 2012

Upcoming Legacy Events


Monday, April 16, 2012
1:30 p.m.
Author Jack Salmela
Vikings and Voyageurs
Library Reference Area


Monday, April 16, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Home Free Vocal Band
(Tickets for free admission must be picked up at the library.)
Hibbing High School Auditorium


These programs were finded by Arrowhead Library System with funds from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.