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Feb 15th, 2010 by Library Director

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September NEW Arrivals!

Sep 5th, 2009 by Library Director

Adults
206 Bones Kathy Reichs LP
92 Pacific Boulevard by Debbie Macomber LP
Always Dakota by Debbie MaComber
Blood Red by Heather Graham
Cordina’s Royal Family: Gabriella & Alexander by Nora Roberts
Dark path, The by Walter H. Hunt
Even Money by Dick & Felix Francis LP
Grimspace by Ann Aguirre
Hired Guns by Max Brand LP
Intervention by Robin Cook LP
Knock Out by Catherine Coulter
Lavender Morning by Jude Deveraux
Loner by J.A. Johnstone LP
Matters of the Heart by Danielle Steel
My Life in France by Julia Child
Overthrowing Heaven by Mark L. Van Name
Smash Cut by Sandra Brown LP
Stone Flower Garden, The by Deborah Smith

Non-Fiction
Millionaire Women Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley, PhD
Roger Ebert’s Four-Star Reviews 1967-2007
What’s the Number for 911? America’s Wackies 911 Calls by Leland Gregory

Juvenile
Bolt by Irene Trimble
Captain Hawaii by Anthony Dana Arkin
Don’t Forget Me Santa Claus by Virginia Mayo
Forever Angels: Ashley’s Love Angel by Suzanne Weyn
Forever Angels: The Forgotten Angel by Suzanne Weyn
Forever Angels: Katie’s Angel by Suzanne Weyn
Honey Rabbit by Margo Hopkins
J.K. Rowling:The Wizard Behind Harry Potter by Marc Shapiro
Non-Fiction
I Rode the Red Horse Secretariat’s Belmont Race by Barbara M. Libby

Movies
Babylon A.D. [PG-13]
Twilight [PG-13]

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February NEW Arrivals!

Feb 4th, 2009 by Library Director

Adults
A Darker Place by Jack Higgins LP
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
American Shaolin by Matthew Polly
Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb
Blood Memory by Margaret Coel
Blowback by Brad Thor
Consent to Kill by Vince Flynn
Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb
Dreamland: End Game by Dale Brown
Flash Point by James W. Huston
For Duty and Honor by George Galdorisi
Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy LP
Heat Lightning by John Sanford
Honor of the Clan by John Ringo & Julie Cochrane
Lions of Lucerne, The – by Brad Thor
Memorial Day by Vince Flynn
Mounting Fears by Stuart Woods LP
Pretty Birds by Scott Simon
Renegades, The – by T. Jefferson Parker LP
Scimitar SL-2 by Patrick Robinson
Second Opinion, The – by Michael Palmer LP
Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb
Separation of Power by Vince Flynn
Shattered Bone by Chris Stewart
Term Limits by Vince Flynn
Third Option, The – by Vince Flynn
This Side of Heaven by Karen Kingsbury
Twice Kissed by Lisa Jackson
Under the Mistletoe by Mary Balogh
Waiting for Nick & Considering Kate by Nora Roberts
White Death by Clive Cussler

Teens
The Mediator: Shadowland by Meg Cabot Book 1
Artemis Fowl:The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer Book 3
Artemis Fowl:The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer Book 6
Ever by Gail Carson Levine
Have a Nice Life: Play by Scarlett MacDougal Book 2
Have a Nice Life: Popover by Scarlett MacDougal Book 3
Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Mediator: Reuion by Meg Cabot Book 3
The Mediator:Twilight by Meg Cabot Book 6
Teen Idol by Meg Cabot
The Princess and the Hound by Mette Ivie Harrison

The Princess Diaries Series by Meg Cabot
Vol 1-The Princess Diaries
Vol 2- Princess in the Spotlight
Vol 3- Princess in Love
Vol 4- Princess in Waiting
Vol 6.5- The Princess Present
Vol 7- Party Princess
Vol 7.5- Sweet Sixteen Princess
Vol 8- Princess on the Brink
Vol 9- Princess Mia
Vol 10- Forever Princess
Valentine Princess

Juvenile
Extreme Cuisine: Baby Bug Dishes by Meish Goldish
Extreme Cuisine: Bug-a-licious by Meish Goldish
If I were a Moose by Patrick Kleinen
Walter the Farting Dog Goes on a Cruise by William Katzwinkle

Audio Books
Bones by Jonathan Kellerman
Foreign Body by Robin Cook
The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

Movies
Alexander Revisited The Final Cut
Fireproof
Hart’s War
Madagascar Escape 2 Africa
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Space Buddies

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Story Hour, Sat. Jan. 17th

Jan 14th, 2009 by Library Director


Welcome to Story Hour!

Come join your friends at the Centralia Community Library for farm stories and learn how to make homemade butter. We will be sampling our creations on fresh bread so don’t miss this opportunity! Story time will begin at 10:30am on Saturday, January 17th. — Mrs. Houck

The Making of Homemade Butter
by Nancy Snider Meritt

Recently the story hour children at the Centralia Library were shown how to make homemade butter. Mrs. Houck used baby food jars and poured in whipping cream. The children shook the jars while they were read stories and presto! butter was made.

I had brought my glass butter churn with a wooden paddle inside the churn (passed down to me from my mother, Althea Morrison Snider, and the children also made butter in it by turning the handle. Most of the adults did not know that the liquid left from the mound of butter when it was made is called “buttermilk.” It tastes nothing like buttermilk bought in the store. We also made cottage cheese by placing milk in the enamel dish pan and letting it sour. When curds form they are squeezed out and this is “cottage cheese.” The liquid left is “whey” and we fed it to the pigs.

Butter churning is an old method passed down from generation to generation. Most likely a new bride would receive a butter churn for her dowry. Growing up on the farm, we would scoop out the cream from the cream can that had been separated from the milk in a separator. We first had a hand crank separator and when the REA (Rural Electric Association) brought electricity in 1950 to our farm we had a electric separator. The cream came out of one side and the milk another. The cream was sold to “the cream man” who came to the farm once a week. We usually had two cream cans full of cream. He sold butter from his truck also.

There was nothing compared to the rich taste of homemade butter on homemade bread (unlike the frozen kind in the store) with homemade wild plum, gooseberry, elderberry jelly or apple butter spread on top with a glass of homemade buttermilk!

We call those “The good ole days.”

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January NEW Arrivals

Jan 5th, 2009 by Library Director

Adult
Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz LP
The Heart of Valor by Tanya Huff
The Outpost by Mike Resnick
23 Minutes in Hell by Bill Wiese
An Elm Creek Quilts Album by Jennifer Chiaverini
A Cedar Cove Christmas by Debbie Macomber – LP
Beauty and the Beast by Hannah Howell
Beloved Enemy by Jane Feather
Claws that Catch by John Ringo/Travis Taylor
Confessions of a Scoundrel by Karen Hawkins
Cross Country by James Patterson
Cruel Intent by J.A. Jance – LP
Duke of Most Wanted by Celeste Bradley
Fatal Burn by Lisa Jackson
Forgotten by Mariah Stewart
Her Scandalous Intentions by Sari Robins
Highland Savage by Hannah Howell
If She Only Knew by Lisa Jackson
In Your Arms by Rosemary Rogers
Interstellar Patrol by Christopher Anvil
Marriage 101 by Deborah Shelley
Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb – LP
Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell – LP
The Angels of Morgan Hill by Donna VanLiere
The Christmas Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Future Scrolls by Fern Michaels
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
The IQ Answer: Maximizing Your Child’s Potential by Dr. Frank Lawlis
The Kiss by Sophia Nash
The Love Dare by Stephen & Alex Kendrick
The Rogue Report by Barbara Dawson Smith
The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe
The Very Thought of You by Lynn Kurland
Thunderstruck by Erick Larson
True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
Winter’s Child by Margaret Maron

Teens
Dial L for Loser by Lisi Harrison
Edenville Owls by Robert B. Parker
Incantation by Alice Hoffman
Knights of the Hill Country by Tim Tharp
Looks by Madeleine George
PeaceJam: A Billion Simple Acts of Peace by Ivan Suvanjieff/Dawn Gifford Engle
Peak by Roland Smith
The Clique Series by Lisi Harrison
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson
The Hunger Game by Suzanne Collins
The Juvie Three by Gordon Korman
The Pretty Committee Strikes Back by Lisi Harrison
The Real Freshman Handbook: A Totally Honest Guide to Life on Campus by Jennifer Hanson

Juvenile
Pirateology by Candlewick Press
Camp Confidential: Jenna’s Dilemma by Melissa J. Morgan
Camp Confidential: RSVP by Melissa J. Morgan
The 39 Clues: One False Note by Gordon Korman
The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
The Dragonology Handbook: A Practical Course in Dragons by Ernest Drake
The Extreme Team: On Thin Ice by Matt Christopher
The Extreme Team: Head to Head by Matt Christopher
The Extreme Team: One Smooth Move by Matt Christopher
The Extreme Team: Roller Hockey Rumble by Matt Christopher
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
Talking About Soccer: Defender by Antony Lishak
Talking About Soccer: Goalkeeper by Clive Gifford
Talking About Soccer: Striker by Clive Gifford

Easy
Angelina’s Invitation to the Ballet by Katharine Holabird
The Adventures of Abdi by Madonna
Eloise at the Ball Game by Kay Thompson
Eloise Decorates for Christmas by Kay Thompson
Eloise’s Pirate Adventure by Kay Thompson
Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends: Flower Power by David Kirk
Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends: Giddy Up Bugs by David Kirk
Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends: The Bug Flu by David Kirk
Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends: The Most Perfect Parent by David Kirk
Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton
Taylor’s Birthday Party by Hana Khan
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Gallop! by Rufus Butler Seder
Swing! by Rufus Butler Seder
I Spy Little Christmas by Jean Marzollo
SkipppyjonJones Up & Down by Judy Schachner
SkippyjonJones Shape Up by Judy Schachner

Movies
Wall E
Final Fantasy VII
August Rush
Batman Begins
Get Smart
Hancock
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Kung Fu Panda
Mamma Mia!
Save the Last Dance 2
Stop Bullyinig Now!
The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian
The Dark Knight
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Nativity Story
The Seeker
Wanted

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