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It's Banned Books Week from September 24 to October 1. It's a time when libraries encourage everyone to celebrate their freedom to read anything and everything - without fear of it being censored and removed from the shelves. We believe that only you should have the power to determine what you read. It doesn't matter what you believe (or don't believe), who you love, what kind of language you speak (or what kind of language you use!), or what kind of story you're interested in...we've got something for everyone at the public library.

But, not everyone gets that, which is why libraries get hundreds of requests to ban books each year. Take a look at this list of 50 books that have been banned or at least challenged. See any of your favorites?

Check back this week for more ideas on how to celebrate your freedom to read.

New This Week!!

2011-09-15T14:08:00.000-07:00

Checkout these new books for kids!

Fiction

Dogs in the dead of night by Mary Pope Osborne

Torn by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The Ogre of Oglefort by Eva Ibbotson

The return of the homework machine by Dan Gutman
Goal line by Tiki Barber and Ronde Barber

Middle school is worse than meatloaf by Jennifer L. Holm

Star Wars : ultimate duels by Lindsay Kent

King Julien's guide to ruling the zoo by Michael Anthony Steele

Picture Books

School for bandits by Hannah Shaw

Fall mixed up by Bob Raczka
Mouse and Mole : a perfect Halloween by Wong Herbert Yee
King Jack and the dragon by Peter Bently
Too many frogs / by Ann and John Hassett
I want a party! by Tony Ross
Too purpley! by Jean Reidy
Ten little beasties by Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley
Llama Llama home with Mama by Anna Dewdney
There was an odd princess who swallowed a pea by Jennifer Ward
Thankyou please by Pierre Winters

I will not read this book by Cece Meng

Pirate nap : a book of colors by Danna Smith

James Mayhew presents Ella Bella ballerina and Swan Lake

New DVD's

2011-08-30T10:00:00.000-07:00

Children's DVD's

Sid the science kid. Sid's sense-ational adventures!

The Super Hero Squad show. Vol. 4, Quest for the Infinity Sword!

Yo Gabba Gabba. Let's visit the doctor
Sisters and brothers
Barney. I can do it
Mickey mouse clubhouse. Mickey's great outdoors
Looney tunes super stars. Tweety & Sylvester
The Cat in the Hat knows a lot about that! Up and away!

Summer Reading Program’s Grand Prize Winners!

2011-08-10T13:16:00.000-07:00

The 2011 Summer Reading Program’s eReader Grand Prize Winners!

Two lucky readers in the Library’s Summer Reading Program each won a Sony eReader, courtesy of Wal-Mart. They were presented with their prizes at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting on August 9.

Our Teen eReader Winner is Ana Calderon, a 16-year-old reader from the Mendota Branch Library. Her favorite book is B4UD8: 7 Things You Need to Know Before Your Next Date by Haley & Michael DiMarco. Her favorite series is Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Our Children’s eReader Winner is James Rodriguez, a 10-year-old reader from the Parlier Branch Library. His favorite books are biographies about Michael Jordan. His favorite series is Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Close to 12,000 children and teens participated in the Library’s free 2011 Summer Reading Program: One World, Many Stories from June 13th – July 17th. That’s 12,000 youth who proactively prevented “Summer Reading Loss” – the cumulative decline of reading levels over the summer.

It truly was a successful fun-filled five weeks of the Library’s Summer Reading Program. We hope you will join us next year!

New This Week!!

2011-07-11T16:54:00.000-07:00

Check out these new books!!

Fiction

Anne of Avonlea / L.M. Montgomery
Phanton of the Auditorium / R.L. Stine
Doomraga's Revenge / T.A. Barron
Dragon Castle / Joseph Bruchac
The Nightmare Ninja / Simon Higgins
The Absolute Value of Mike / Kathryn Erskine
Tales from a Not-so-talented Pop Star / Rachel Renee Russell
Me! : Just Like You, Only Better / Jim Benton

Picture Books & Board Books

Jonathan and the big blue boat / Philip Christian Stead
Bad kitty meets the baby / Nick Bruel
I love to sing / Anna Walker
Hogwash! / Karma Wilson
I could be, you could be / Karen Owen
Grand Canyon Babies / Lisa Husar

I Can Read
If Trees Could Talk / Paul Kay Jr.
Good Night, Sleep Tight / Rob Scotton
Should I Share My Ice Cream? : An Elephant and Piggie Book / Mo Willems
Dixie / Grace Gillman
Over in the Meadow / Jill McDonald

New this Week!!

2011-06-03T10:02:00.000-07:00

Checkout these new books!!

Fiction

Nerd camp by Elissa Brent Weissman
Troubletwisters by Garth Nix and Sean Williams
Between two ends by David Ward
The summer of May by Cecilia Galante
Her evil twin by Mimi McCoy
Horton Halfpott, or, The fiendish mystery of Smugwick Manor by Tom Angleberger
Night of the giant everything by R.L. Stine
Cold case by Julia Platt Leonard
Standing in the light : the diary of Catherine Carey Logan by Mary Pope Osborne

Board Books & Picture Books

Brave young knigh by Karen Kingsbury
Leap back home to me by Lauren Thompson
Grandma's wedding album by Harriet Ziefert
My big dump truck [board book] by Chip Lovitt
My red fire truck [board book] by Chip Lovitt

The very best daddy of all [board book] by Marion Dane Bauer

New this Week!!

2011-05-23T12:52:00.000-07:00

New Books!

Fiction

The throne of fire by Rick Riordan
Vespers rising by Rick Riordan
Rage of the fallen by Joseph Delaney
Racing in the rain : my life as a dog by Garth Stein
Skyclan's destiny by Erin Hunter
Invisible Inkling by Emily Jenkins
True (--sort of) by Katherine Hannigan
Rebecca's rashness by Lauren Baratz-Logsted with Greg Logsted & Jackie Logsted
The undertakers : rise of the corpses by Ty Drago
Till death do us bark by Kate Klise
Cinderella Smith by Stephanie Barden

Scab for treasurer? by Trudi Trueit
Your friend in fashion by Abby Shapiro & Amy Axelrod
Sidekicks by Jack D. Ferraiolo
Hikaru no go. Vol. 23, Endgame story by Yumi Hotta
Babymouse : mad scientist by Jennifer L. Holm and Matt Holm
Just helping my dad by Mercer Mayer
Case of the topsy-turvy toy by Aaron Rosenberg
Martha and Skits out west by Jamie White
Attack of the shark-headed zombie by Bill Doyle

Picture Books & Board Books

When a dragon moves in by Jodi Moore
Hooray for Amanda & her alligator! by Mo Willems
Charlie the ranch dog by Ree Drummond
Betty Bunny loves chocolate cake by Michael B. Kaplan
Meow said the cow by Emma Dodd
Miss Smith under the ocean by Michael Garland

Shout! Shout it out! by Denise Fleming
Rrralph by Lois Ehlert
Pretty princess pig by Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Bear in pink underwear by Todd H. Doodler
Chicken Butt's back! by Erica S. Perl
Just because by Rebecca Elliott
The best birthday party ever by Jennifer LaRue Huget
Blue-ribbon dad by Beth Raisner

You Are My Little Cupcake [board book] by Amy E. Sklansky
Moomin's little book of words [board book]
Let's count 1, 2, 3! [board book by Jean McElroy]
Ten tiny babies [board book] by Karen Katz
Ready to ride [board book] by Natalie Shaw
Shapes [board book] by Simon Basher

New this Week!!

2011-05-17T07:00:00.000-07:00

Fiction

The emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan

The loser list / written and illustrated by H. N. Kowitt
The Disappearence of Drover / John R. Erickson
Mac Slater vs. the city / Tristan Bancks
The luck of the Buttons / Anne Ylvisaker
A+ attitude / Stephanie Perry Moore
The last Martin / Jonathan Friesen
Beyond repair / Lois Peterson
Geek : fantasy novel / by E. Archer

Fourth grade fairy / Eileen Cook

The door in the forest / Roderick Townley

Fadeaway / Steven Barwin
Save the white whale! by Geronimo Stilton

Picture Books & Board Books

The little red pen by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
Froggy goes to Hawaii by Jonathan London
Brownie & Pearl take a dip by Cynthia Rylant
Ten moonstruck piglets by Lindsay Lee Johnson
Mamá and me by Arthur Dorros
Pirate vs. pirate : the terrific tale of a big blustery maritime match by Mary Quattlebaum
Follow me by Tricia Tusa
Stop snoring, Bernard! by Zachariah O'Hora
Little Chicken's big day by Katie Davis and Jerry Davis
The Loopy Coop hens by Janet Morgan Stoeke
Daddy adventure day by Dave Keane
Huck runs amuck by Sean Taylor

The wicked big toddlah goes to New York / Kevin Hawkes
I love you more by Kim Thompson & Bailey Thompson
Germs are not for sharing/Los gérmenes no son para compartir by Elizabeth Verdick
Mealtime by Elizabeth Verdick
Sleepy time [board book] by Gyo Fujikawa
Let's play house [board book] : a book about imagination by Emma Quay
Muddypaws and the birthday party [board book] by Deborah Chancellor
Yummy ice cream : a book about sharing by Emma Quay
Good night, sleep tight [board book] : a book about bedtime by Emma Quay

Funny or Not?

2011-05-13T14:02:00.000-07:00

Funny or Not?

Knock Knock
Who's there?
Owl
Owl who?
That's right - owls who!

New to the Library! Educational Video Game's.

2011-05-10T12:11:00.000-07:00

Educational mini-games are designed to help with Language Arts, Science, Problem Solving, and Math as well as Creative Exploration and Expression. Great for Preschool through Grade 2!

Reader Rabbit Preschool
Reader Rabbit Kindergarten
Reader Rabbit 1st Grade
Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade

New this Week!!

2011-05-10T07:00:00.000-07:00

Fiction
Vespers rising by Rick Riordan
My monster notebook by John Harris & Mark Todd
Theodosia and the last pharaoh by R.L. LaFevers
Piper Reed, rodeo star by Kimberly Willis Holt

Board Books & Picture Books
Moose babies!
Good night engines; Wake up engines by Denise Dowling Mortensen
Where is your home? by Vincent Balas and Lucie Durbiano

Zoo Babies by Lisa Husar
Over in Australia : amazing animals Down Under by Marianne Berkes
Clink by Kelly DiPucchio and Matthew Myers
The loud book! by Deborah Underwood

2011-05-03T07:00:00.000-07:00

Fiction

Trick Rider by Hunt,Julie
Horrid Henry Rocks by Francesca Simon

Sign of the Moon by Erin Hunter
Undead ahead / by John Kloepfer
The dragon of Cripple Creek : a novel / by Troy Howell
Bless this mouse / Lois Lowry
Suddenly in the depths of the forest / Amos Oz
One day and one amazing morning on Orange Street / Joanne Rocklin
Odd Girl in / Jo Whittemore

Board Books & Picture Books

Little duckling Colors by Sarah Creese.
Tallulah's tutu by Marilyn Singer
The secret box / Barbara Lehman

Hogg, Hogg & Hog / Margie Palatini
Little Bea / Daniel Roode.
Perfect square / by Michael Hall.
Say hello to Zorro! / Carter Goodrich
Mama, why? / Karma Wilson

New Central Library Hours

2011-05-02T09:21:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!

Effective May 2, the Central Library hours of services are Mon-Thurs 10am-7pm; Friday & Saturday 10am-5pm; and Sunday 12pm-5pm.

If you have any questions, please call 600-READ. Thanks!

Funny or Not?

2011-05-02T09:15:00.000-07:00

Knock, Knock

Who's there?
Jamaica
Jamaica who?
Jamaica call to your mother yet?

New this Week!!

2011-04-26T07:00:00.000-07:00

Fiction

Kingdom Keepers IV: Power Play by Ridley Pearson.
The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens.

The Summer Before by Ann M. Martin.

The Unicorn's Tale by R.L. LaFevers.

Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes by R.L. Stine.
Monkey Trouble by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Staying Together by Ann M. Martin.
From Sea to Shining Sea by Gertrude Chandler Warner.
Wizards of Mickey. Vol. 2, The grand tournament By Stefano Ambrosio
The prince of tennis. Vol. 41, Final showdown : the prince vs. the child of the gods story & art by Takeshi Konomi
Pokémon adventures. Volume 12, Gold & silver / story by Hidenori Kusaka ; art by Satoshi Yamamoto
Cars : rally race by Alan J. Porter & Mark Cooper.
Donald Duck. Feathers of fury.

Picture Books
Monsters, mind your manners! by Elizabeth Spurr

Ant and grasshopper by Luli Gray
Slugs in love / by Susan Pearson
Little Mist by Angela McAllister
Oliver / concept, text and design by Christopher Franceschelli.
Cars galore by Peter Stein
Tell me the day backwards by Albert Lamb
Sophie's lovely locks written and illustrated by Erica Pelton Villnave.
Three by the sea by Mini Grey.
Monday is one day by Arthur A. Levine ; illustrated by Julian Hector.