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February 2012 Titles

Posted: January 29, 2012

The following books are due out in February. Use the links below to place requests.

Nonfiction
Fiction
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January 2012 Titles

Posted: December 23, 2011

The following titles due out in January 2012 are sure to be popular. Place your requests using the links below.

Nonfiction
Fiction
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December 2011 Titles

Posted: November 18, 2011

The following titles due out in December are sure to be popular. Place your requests using the links below.

Nonfiction

Fiction

also...


Some Christmas Titles to Consider!
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November 2011 Titles

Posted: October 28, 2011

The following titles due out in November are sure to be popular. Place your requests using the links below.

Nonfiction

Fiction
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Currently on Display...

Posted: October 7, 2011

Our latest book display for adults is

Altogether Austen

Celebrating the Works & Inspirations of Jane Austen

This book display, which is located on the first floor (near the library catalog computers) features works by, inspired by, or about Jane Austen.

We invite you to explore this display and check out as many titles as you like!

You can also use the following links to explore Jane Austen items in the library system catalog and on the Web:

Library System Catalog


Websites & Ebooks

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2011 Nobel Prize in Literature

Posted: October 6, 2011

The latest recipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature is Tomas Transtromer, a Swedish poet, writer, and translator.

For more information on this poet and the Nobel Prize, please see these links:
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October 2011 Titles

Posted: September 26, 2011

The following titles due out in October are sure to be popular. Place your requests using the links below.

Nonfiction
Fiction
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Currently on Display...

Posted: September 12, 2011

Our latest book display for adults is

Call of the Quest

Heroic Journeys & Adventurous Tales

This display, located on the first floor, near the library catalog computers, features a variety of true and fictional accounts of quests for many different things, such as power, perfection, freedoms, rights, justice, meaning, peace, wealth, understanding, philosophical or spiritual enlightenment, mathematical solutions, other worlds, truth, and more.

We invite you to explore this display and check out as many titles as you like!

Additional titles relating to the theme of "quests" can be found under these subject headings in the library system catalog:

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September 2011 Titles

Posted: August 26, 2011

The following titles due out in September are sure to be popular. Place your requests using the links below.

Nonfiction

Fiction
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A New Poet Laureate

Posted: August 12, 2011

On Wednesday, August 10, 2011, American poet Philip Levine became the Library of Congress' latest poet laureate.

Among other honors (such as the National Book Award), Philip Levine won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. His published poetry collections include: (Note: Click on the above titles to find them in the library catalog.)

For more details about the award, please visit these Library of Congress links:

For more information about the poet, please see these resources:
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August 2011 Titles

Posted: July 26, 2011

The following titles due out in August are sure to be popular. Place your requests using the links below.

Nonfiction

Fiction
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July 2011 Titles

Posted: June 24, 2011

The following titles are due out in July. Place your requests using the links below.

Nonfiction
Fiction
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June 2011 Titles

Posted: May 26, 2011

The following notable titles will be published soon. Please use the links below to check the library catalog and place your requests now!

Nonfiction
Fiction
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World Literature Collections

Posted: May 5, 2011

We recently enriched our literature collections with more classic and contemporary works of literature from around the world.

Sample titles include:
To browse even more world literature titles within the entire library system:
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May 2011 Titles

Posted: April 26, 2011

The following notable titles will be published soon. Please use the links below to check the library catalog and place your requests now!

Nonfiction

Fiction
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Pulitzer Prize Winners for 2011

Posted: April 18, 2011

The Pulitzer Prize winners for 2011 were announced today.

Winning works and authors include the following (click a title to search for it in the library system catalog):
Please click here for the complete list of 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners.
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National Poetry Month

Posted: April 15, 2011

April is National Poetry Month. The Academy of American Poets describes the purposes inspiring this nationwide observance:

"Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April, when publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools and poets around the country band together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture." (source)


You can participate in these poetic proceedings in a variety of ways, including right through our website:
Some Internet highlights to check out:
We also invite you to come to the library and browse our circulating poetry collections and poetry criticism reference works.

Some notable and recent poetry titles include:
If you are an active member of Thrall or any RCLS library, you might also want to:
For additional downloadable titles (no library membership required), the Project Gutenberg website offers a number of poetry texts in a variety of electronic formats.

The LibriVox website offers downloadable audio of poems read by different persons.

Younger aspiring poets might also want to visit the Poetry section of our "Ref Is Ready" guide for "Magnetic Poetry" games and more.

On Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 7 PM, Middletown Thrall Library will be showing a feature film inspired by the life of the major Romantic poet John Keats. Please call (845) 341-5454 (ext. 5479) for the title of that film. Attendance is free, and light refreshments will be served.

We hope these resources and activities will help inspire you to gain an expanded awareness and appreciation of the power, beauty, and relevance of poetry. Perhaps you will even consider writing some poems of your own some day!
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Currently on Display...

Posted: April 4, 2011

The theme for our latest adult book display is:

Of Blossoms and Harvests

Gardening Stories & Guides


This display, located on the first floor near the stairs, features fiction and nonfiction books about gardening and gardeners.

We invite you to browse this display and check out any items that interest you.

For even more selections relating to these themes, please try one or more of these library catalog subject searches:


For even more topics in the library catalog as well as Web resources, please explore the Gardening section of our Ready Reference Guide.
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April 2011 Titles

Posted: March 25, 2011

The following titles by popular authors are due out in April. Use the links below to place your request now.

Nonfiction

Fiction
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New Book Display:
"Reflections of Her"

Posted: March 10, 2011

The theme for our latest adult book display is:

Reflections of Her: Exploring the Worlds of Women


This display, located on the first floor near the stairs, features a variety of books relating to women's interests, issues, studies, and history.

We encourage you to visit this display and check out items of interest to you.

For even more selections relating to these themes, please try one or more of these library catalog subject searches:


Please also check our Women's History information guide for even more library and Web resources about women.
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March 2011 Titles

Posted: February 18, 2011

The following books by popular authors are due out in February. Please use the links below to place your requests now.

Nonfiction

Fiction
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Book Displays:
"Entering Elsewhere"
and "To Whom It May Concern"

Posted: January 28, 2011

The theme for our two latest adult book displays are:
The first display is located on the first floor just outside the office of our Head of Reference. The second can be found on by the stairs and adult library catalog computers.

As always, we encourage you to come down, browse, and borrow as many books you like from these displays.

For additional selections generally relating to these themes, you might want to try one or more of these library catalog search links:

Letters - Real & Imagined



Stories Set Around the World

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February 2011 Titles

Posted: January 25, 2011

The following books by popular authors are due out in February. Please use the links below to place your requests now.

Nonfiction
Fiction
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January 2011 Titles

Posted: December 22, 2010

The following books by popular authors are due out in January. Please use the links below to place your requests now.

Nonfiction
Fiction
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