Saturday, May 19, 2012
These are the checkout rankings for May 8-15.
1. Bye bye, baby, Max Allan Collins It’s 1962, and Twentieth Century Fox is threatening to fire Marilyn Monroe. The blond goddess hires Nate Heller, private eye to the stars, to tap her phone so she will have a record of their calls in case they take her to court. When Heller starts listening, he uncovers far more than nasty conversations. (amazon) 2. Stephen King On Nov. 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? The author's new novel is about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination. 3. Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson Draws on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs, as well as interviews with family members, friends, competitors, and …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Los Gatos Town Council leans toward approval of a shared bookstore run by the Friends of the Library organization and the two Museums of Los Gatos facilities.
An arts and cultural center seemed to be the favored use for the former Los Gatos Library facility Monday evening after members of the Los Gatos Town Council heard proposals from four agencies with an interest on the site. The agencies included the Friends of the Los Gatos Public Library, the Museums of Los Gatos, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District and the town itself. The building was vacated when Los Gatos opened a new library on Feb. 11 next door at 100 Villa Ave. After hearing presentations from each one about their desires and wishes for the facility, Council members indicated they leaned toward the merging of an arts and culture center by getting Friends and Museums' representatives to work together to come up …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
These are the May 3-10 rankings for this media list. Enjoy!
1. The wise man's fear, Patrick Rothfuss The Wise Man's Fear continues the mesmerizing slow reveal of the story of Kvothe the Bloodless, an orphaned actor who became a fearsome hero before banishing himself to a tiny town in the middle of Newarre. (amazon) 2. The face of Apollo, Fred Saberhagen Ancient Greece has many heroes. Young Jeremy Redthorn, seemingly doomed to virtual slavery as a farm laborer, doesn't think of himself as one. But when he risks his life for a beautiful, wounded stranger, he soon finds himself on a perilous mission. (amazon) 3. The elfstones of Shannara, Terry Brooks Ancient Evil threatens the Elves: The ancient tree created by long-lost Elven magic, is dying. When Wil Ohmsford is summoned to guard the Amberle…
Saturday, May 5, 2012
The following rankings are based on how many times these texts have been checked out.
1. Elmer and Super El, David McKee Elmer the patchwork elephant distracts his animal friends from noticing Super El's torn costume until he can escort him to Aunt Zelda who mends Super El's clothes. 2. Fancy Nancy and the mermaid ballet, Jane O'Connor Nancy makes the best of not dancing the lead in her ballet school's Deep Sea Dances show, but becomes jealous when her best friend gets a better role than hers. 3. Because, Rich Torrey http://catalog.losgatosca.gov/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=138649 A little boy argues that "because" is a perfectly acceptable response to a question, in spite of what his mother says. 4. Dora's Easter Bunny adventure, Veronica Paz When sneaky Swiper swipes the Easter basket from the Easter Bunny…
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Check out the rankings in this category for April 2012.
1. The seven sneezes, Olga Cabral When the local rag man sneezes, all the animals change in weird and wacky ways, such as a dog that talks like a cat, a bunny with a dog's ears, and a goose losing her feathers. 2. I want to be an astronaut, Byron Barton A young child thinks about what it would be like to be an astronaut and go out on a mission into space. 3. Please, puppy, please, Spike Lee When two toddlers take on the responsibility of caring for their first pet, a young pup, the little ones quickly realize that they are going to have their hands full as they chase after the energetic new family member. 4. Disney storybook collection by Disney Enterprises From Bambi to Aladdin, the best-loved storiesof all time are now even …
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Check out the April 2012 rankings for these popular sequels.
1. The way of the samurai, Blasco Pisapia, Danilo Barozzi and Lidia Tramantozzi While on the search for a legendary samurai scroll, Geronimo Stilton and Wild Willie have to fight a group of talented ninjas who want the scroll that holds the secret to a long-lost fighting technique. 2. Junie B. Jones is a beauty shop guy, Barbara Park After her first trip to a beauty parlor Junie decides she wants to work there, and she practices on her bunny slippers, her dog, and herself with disastrous results. 3. I'm too fond of my fur! Geronimo Stilton Geronimo follows clues in a diary all the way to Mouse Everest in search of his old friend Professor von Volt who has mysteriously disappeared. 4. The magic escapes, Tony Abbott When Eric chased Lord …
Saturday, April 7, 2012
See the rankings for the most popular movies being checked out at the beginning of April, 2012.
1. The girl with the dragon tattoo Forty years after a woman vanishes from a gathering of a powerful and secretive family, a journalist and a computer hacker are asked to solve the mystery of her disappearance. 2. Four rooms Four stories by four hot indie filmmakers set in the same L.A. hotel on New Year's Eve are tied together by a bellboy. 3. Nurse Jackie Jackie's best friend and husband put the pieces together about her pill-popping ways and confront her about her addiction. But if the people in her life think one little intervention is going to stop her, they don't know Jackie. 4. My week with Marilyn While filming "The prince and the showgirl," an assistant director befriends Marilyn Monroe and shows her what life in London is like …
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Check out the most popular youth selections ending March 2012.
1. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the 12 districts against one another, 16-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place. 2. Eona: Alison Goodman Facing the ultimate battle for control of the land she calls home, Eona finds herself waging an internal battle every bit as devastating as the war threatening to break out across the kingdom. 3. City of Fallen Angels, Cassandra Clare As mysterious murders threaten the new peace between Shadowhunters and Downworlders, only Simon, the Daylighter vampire, can help bring both groups together. …
Ever wondered what an old death notice looked like?
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Saturday, March 31
Local Certificates of Death were issued by the California State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics from 1905 to 1933. A few of the deaths recorded here occurred as early as 1875, with this paperwork prepared at the time of removal from the Old Los Gatos Cemetery on Cemetery Lane to the New Los Gatos Cemetery on Los Gatos-Almaden Road in the early years of the 20th century. Source: Hooked on Los Gatos, the Library and Museum History Project Provided by Los Gatos librarian Henry Bankhead
Saturday, March 24, 2012
See the most popular children's selections ending this week.
1. The return of the dragon, Rebecca Rupp Hannah, Zachary, and Sarah Emily return to Lonely Island to save their friend, Fafnyr, a three-headed dragon, from being captured by a rich man who wants to put the creature on display. 2. My son, the time traveler, Dan Greenburg When Zack goes to a store to buy a baseball card, he finds himself face-to-face with his future son who has traveled back in time. 3. Magyk, Angie Sage After learning that she is the Princess, Jenna is whisked from her home and carried toward safety by the Extraordinary Wizard, those she always believed were her father and brother, and a young guard known only as Boy 412--pursued by agents of those who killed her mother ten years earlier. 4. Number the stars, Lois Lowry In…
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