Altamont Public Library
121 West Washington
Altamont, IL 62411
618-483-5457

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:  May 2, 2006
Contact:  Sam Gnuse, Altamont Public Library Board President
Subject: New and Donated Books for March 2006

The Altamont Public Library was busy during the month of March 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. 

Fiction and Non-Fiction
                                                         

• Christmas Cocktails             

• Dark Assassin by Ann Perry

• Busy In The Garden by George Shannon

• The Story of The Easter Bunny by Katherine Brown Tegen

• Pumpkin Moonshine by Tasha Tudor

• When the Root Children Wake Up by Audrey Wood                       

• False Impression by Jeffrey Archer

• Oh Danny Boy by Rhys Bowen

• American Triptych: Three Pearl S. Buck “John Sedges” Novels

• The hornet's nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War by Jimmy Carter             

• Circle of Quilters: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel by Jennifer Chiaverini

• No Greater Courage: A Novel of the Battle of Fredericksburg by Richard Croker                         

• The Alpine Recluse: an Emma Lord Mystery by Mary Daheim                   

• Good Harbor by Anita Diamant

• Edison                          

• Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag    

• Gone: an Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman                              

• The Face by Dean Koontz

• One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey

• Labyrinth by Kate Mosse

• The Spirit by Thomas Page

• Sea Change by Robert Parker

• The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult

• The Man Hunters                  

• Abide With Me by Elizabeth Strout

• Second Honeymoon by Joanna Trollope                                  

• A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain  

• Kill Me by Stephen White

• Pygmalion by Nicole Vittiglio

• Meet John F. Kennedy by Nancy Bean White     

• John F. Kennedy: Young  Statesman by Lucy Post Frisbee                               

• Living Faith by Jimmy Carter

• Plain Talk About Drinking Water: Questions and Answers About The Water You Drink by James Symons                   

• The Wild Girl: The Notebooks of Ned Giles, 1932 by Jim Fergus                           

• Treasury of American Indian Tales by Theodore Whitson Ressler       

• Sharing Good Times by Jimmy Carter

• A Colorado History by Carl Ubbelohde

• Awakenings                              

• The Bride of Frankenstein       

• Where America Began Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg, Yorktown

• Bowfinger                                    

• Dead Poets Society                        

• The First Wives Club                         

• Frosty The Snowman                         

• Jack                                         

• The Other Sister                           

• Saturday Night Fever           

• Shadowlands                                  

• Steel Magnolias                   

• Urban Cowboy                               

• A Room With A View                        

• As Good As It Gets

• Clifford's Sing Along Adventure                                 

• Flashdance                              

• Good Morning, Vietnam           

• Moulin Rouge!                              

• Philadelphia                                 

• Scent Of A Woman                     

• Disney Sing Along Songs Collection Of All-time Favorites: The Modern Classics                                

• When Harry Met Sally                         

• Visions And Dreams                         

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 Library’s website also lists titles and authors added to our circulation every month.  This listing includes 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.