For Immediate Release:  August 8, 2005
Contact:  Sam Gnuse, Altamont Public Library Board President

Subject: New and Donated Books for July, 2005

The Altamont Public Library was busy during the month of July cataloguing a wide variety of new and donated books as well as other material.  Below is just a sampling of new titles and authors available at the Library.  Summer is the perfect time to try a new author, or even revisit  your favorite authors. 

DVD’s and VHS Tapes
Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers or the King and I

H.M.S. Pinafore or The Lass That Loved A Sailor

Iolanthe

The Mikado

Patience

The Pirates of Penzance

Princess Ida or Castle Sullivan

Ruddigore

The Sorcerer

The Yeomen of the Guard

Little House on the Prairie, Season 5

The Aristocrats

A Bug’s Life

Beauty and the B

The Fox and the Hound

Rigoletto

Bonkers for Babies

Hangin’ Out In Holland

Talking With The Animals

Fiction and Non-Fiction
Dan’s Angel: A Detective’s Guide To The Language Of Painting by Alexander Sturgis

Rainbow Brite and the Color Thieves by Harry Coe Verr

Dancing in the Dark by Mary Jane Clark

No Place Like Home by Mary Higgins Clark

The Twelfth Card: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel by Jeffery Deaver

Looking for Peyton Place by Barbara Delinsky

The Athena Factor by W. Michael Gear

A Change of Heart: A Harmony Novel by Philip Gulley

Dana’s Valley by Janette Oke

Origin in Death by J.D. Robb

Dead Eyes by Stuart Woods

The Drawing of the Three

Double tap by Steve Martini

Pretty Woman by Fern Michaels

Cape Perdido by Marcia Muller

Lifeguard: A Novel by James Patterson

The Patriot’s Club by Christopher Reich

Snow Flower and The Secret Fan: A Novel by Lisa See

Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Madeleine Takes Command by Ethel Brill

What’s Happening To Grandpa? by Maria Shriver

Amber: The Story of A Red Fox by Shirley Woods

The Island by Gary Paulsen

Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling

The Fourth of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh

Mars and Venus In Touch: Enhancing The Passion With Great Communication by John Gray

Professionalizing Motherhood: Encouraging, Educating, and Equipping Mothers At Home by Jill Savage

100 Questions and Answers About Migraines by Katherine Henry

Autism Is A World

Memories of a Munchkin: An Illustrated Walk Down The Yellow Brick Road by Meinhardt Raabe

Visit the library and spend some time relaxing with a book. 

Browse through the latest fiction and nonfiction titles to hit our shelves in the last few months.  If you find something that interests you check it out.  To see the newest books available, the website will also begin listing titles and authors added to our circulation every month.  This listing will include new arrivals for general non-fiction, fiction, selected children's and young adult titles, compact discs (CD's) and books on cassette. You can even use our new online website interface or order a book.  Visit the Library’s website at www.altamontpubliclibrary.com, click on the website interface, fill out the search by title or author, and click on "place request," and enter your library barcode number and password.  We will notify you when the book is ready for you to pick up at the library.

For more information on the Altamont Public Library call 618-483-5457 or go to www.altamontpubliclibrary.com.