tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566094618101422872024-03-13T18:38:15.082-07:00Dayton's Best BetsBooks, Events, Technology at your LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185222613063538800noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-2248455337122435852009-09-01T06:31:00.000-07:002009-09-01T06:36:12.068-07:00Best Bets is now DML Staff Recommendations<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >We've moved our blog, you can reach it </span><a style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.daytonmetrolibrary.org/books-movies-a-music/staff-recommendations">HERE</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">. </span><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-2804017031503553922009-08-24T06:07:00.000-07:002009-08-24T06:52:10.712-07:00Dayton Theatres and the Library<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rhDvc2Y67QpBfwArRNOpGDdA8DZp84h6ADAvLXkbEsYbW8Ojq0mX95LIzURgGdTVRX3X-DyIIDXh0FtKd_sVj2bhSr7lBuRtZHUqJceOELePnIYmnIhroxmnSHOYUqSlQafNlX0RxgA/s1600-h/cabaret.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 50px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rhDvc2Y67QpBfwArRNOpGDdA8DZp84h6ADAvLXkbEsYbW8Ojq0mX95LIzURgGdTVRX3X-DyIIDXh0FtKd_sVj2bhSr7lBuRtZHUqJceOELePnIYmnIhroxmnSHOYUqSlQafNlX0RxgA/s400/cabaret.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373526560297671682" border="0" /></a>August twenty-eighth to September thirteenth, Dayton Playhouse is putting on a production of <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211403186%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=5&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Cabaret&index=PALLTI">Cabaret</a>. If you like Cabaret, you may want to read<a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211122088%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=8&source=%7E%21horizon&term=The+Berlin+stories%3A+The+last+of+Mr.+Norris+%5Band%5D+Goodbye+to+Berlin.+With+a+pref.+by+the+author.&index=PALLTI"> Berlin Stories</a> by Christopher Isherwood, the book on which the musical and <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%21937979%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=10&source=%7E%21horizon&term=I+am+a+camera%3B+a+play+in+three+acts.&index=PALLTI">I am a Camera</a>, a non-musical play by John Van Druten, are based. The library has the original book, the script, and the movie musical, so if you check them out before or after going to see it on stage you'll see that they all overlap in slightly different ways.<br /><br />The same weekends, Dayton Theatre Guild is producing on <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211178947%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=12&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Les+liaisons+dangereuses+%2F&index=PALLTI">Les Liaisons Dangereuses</a>. Not only does the library have an English translation of the book by Choderlos de Laclos, but if you are feeling ambitious, we have selections from the original French version as well. You can also find the movie in French with English subtitles under the original title, or an English language version with the translated title <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211429736%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=15&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Dangerous+liaisons&index=PALLTI">Dangerous Liaisons</a> that features Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and many other well-known actors.<br /><br />-- Kristen, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-46199257637239366122009-08-20T10:51:00.001-07:002009-08-20T10:53:54.764-07:00World Champion Bar-B-Q<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdBt_OAw0mzd8iz3cPCSkXQtLiC5QPy9fZNI0fFGHb24yX05dKRUBNL90EI6e847QIKuT-SiXu114oPasmtWexnMPPxlrbgisGscmITWqd_pypuths8xMexkc467vT7NNxr0KdHyM0q8/s1600-h/bbq.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdBt_OAw0mzd8iz3cPCSkXQtLiC5QPy9fZNI0fFGHb24yX05dKRUBNL90EI6e847QIKuT-SiXu114oPasmtWexnMPPxlrbgisGscmITWqd_pypuths8xMexkc467vT7NNxr0KdHyM0q8/s400/bbq.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372105699148547714" border="0" /></a>John Willingham’s <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211281443%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21horizon&term=World+champion+Bar-B-Q&index=PALLTI">World Champion Bar-B-Q: Over 150 Recipes and Tall Tales for Authentic, Braggin’ Rights, Real Southern Bar-B-Q and all the Fixin’s</a>.<br /><br />It’s already the middle of August, so its time for those end of summer barbecues. This book is a great source for barbecue recipes as well as some side dishes that complement the sweet and spicy flavors of the meats. Willingham defines barbecue as the process of cooking meat in a closed chamber using indirect heat produced by hardwood logs, chips, chunks, pellets or charcoal. For Willingham, barbecue is a food that is quintessentially Southern--even the side dishes here are Southern favorites. After defining barbecue as a food that is cooked a certain way in a certain place, Willingham starts on the recipes. First, the appetizer chapter provides recipes for old country staples such as deviled eggs and pimiento cheese spread. The bread chapter comes next, showing recipes for southern style biscuits, no-knead refrigerator rolls and corn bread. Then comes the barbecue chapter-- and every type of meat is included. A recipe for Willingham’s World-Champion Ribs is offered, as well as Dixie Chicken and South Carolina-Style Pork. There is a chapter on cooking with grills– the backyard kind – and also one on chilis. And there is the side dish (fixins) chapter which includes Ultimate Mashed Potatoes. There is a chicken, fish and seafood chapter and one on slaws, salads and sandwiches. Finally comes a chapter on sauces, dry rubs, marinades and glazes and one on desserts. This is a really great book for anyone who wants to do barbecue the way experts do it--from the barbecue to the side dishes to dessert, everything you need is here.<br /><br />-- Mary Ellen, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-53125951649085547172009-08-17T04:11:00.000-07:002009-08-17T06:33:18.679-07:00Stuff We Found While Weeding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJw5QRh06c5JvbXRo5Bw1VjT1Zo8MulPjf5Lg7ii3jyHz5o1frfv1tSApGY0DkEqpbWoy2KVCnzh4ZVwak_CcQNk8P8c9PWqtBQg-mnvhP8DDFX7kQqGZj7-dgGJtJoHsbL5m-AnVSTHI/s1600-h/rosey.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 103px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJw5QRh06c5JvbXRo5Bw1VjT1Zo8MulPjf5Lg7ii3jyHz5o1frfv1tSApGY0DkEqpbWoy2KVCnzh4ZVwak_CcQNk8P8c9PWqtBQg-mnvhP8DDFX7kQqGZj7-dgGJtJoHsbL5m-AnVSTHI/s400/rosey.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365803068988197138" border="0" /></a><a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%21936264%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=9&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Rosey+Grier%27s+needlepoint+for+men.&index=PALLTI">Rosey Grier's Needlepoint for Men</a>.<br />I remember the hubbub when this book came out—“that big football player does needlepoint?” Well, he did. And he also wrote a book about it. Like its author, the book is big and friendly, and full of good advice like, “One thing to remember if you have someone paint a canvas for you is that you should have them spell your name right.” Appearing with his decidedly guy-oriented needlepoint projects (needlepoint samurai, anyone?) you will find several of his friends whom he has roped into sharing his hobby. A sweet-natured, nostalgic book, even if you don’t give a toss about needlepoint.<br /><br /><a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%21996042%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=5&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Comparative+urban+design+%3A+rare+engravings%2C+1830-1843+%2F&index=PALLTI">Comparative Urban Design: Rare Engravings, 1830-1843</a>, Melville C. Branch.<br />There is a special kind of person out there who loves to look at old maps and I confess to being one. This book is a treat for people like me in that it reproduces maps of major world cities from a narrow time period and puts them all in one place for easy browsing. Okay for me, you might say, but of what practical use could this be to anybody else? Well, if you are planning some genealogical tourism, this could help you visualize where your forebears lived. Or if you are a reader (or writer!) of historical fiction, this could be an informative tool for you. Or maybe you just want to meditate on the state of the world of urban planning in the mid-18th century. Otherwise, if you are a cartographile, plan on relaxing in a chair under a tree and spending an afternoon flipping through all these delicious maps. On a side note, the other author given credit for this book is The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, so you just know it has to be good!<br /><br /><a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%21978361%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=7&source=%7E%21horizon&term=The+folk+toys+of+Japan.&index=PALLTI">Folk Toys of Japan</a>, Misako Shishido, translated by Tatsuo Shibata.<br />Long before Hello Kitty and Pokemon there were toys in Japan with intriguing legends behind them. This classic book from 1961 gathers 50 tales and illustrates each one, sometimes with delicate color reproductions. The stories are sweet and touching and may seem vaguely familiar to anyone who has watched the anime of Hayao Miyazaki. The most touching of all may be the one with the funniest-sounding name: the tale of the Bean-Jam Bun Eater. Trust me.<br /><br />-- Sue, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-91849480998794514602009-08-12T05:08:00.000-07:002009-08-12T09:55:21.932-07:00Sandman Slim<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVMuz6_WIiRUee1_hBtl31oqm-1rtHBHNq27yutj3cvyt5hZk82snQ2piaQVEyLDfiC6dOGftLUZsQJed1-7749iLzKGGdBjW_TMZ6m3bW2Ihl1qnKoQMtVLvGwYSXRVUzOXIjKVWQqo/s1600-h/sandslim.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 65px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVMuz6_WIiRUee1_hBtl31oqm-1rtHBHNq27yutj3cvyt5hZk82snQ2piaQVEyLDfiC6dOGftLUZsQJed1-7749iLzKGGdBjW_TMZ6m3bW2Ihl1qnKoQMtVLvGwYSXRVUzOXIjKVWQqo/s400/sandslim.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365801526335678658" border="0" /></a><a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%212080265%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=3&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Sandman+Slim+%2F&index=PALLTI">Sandman Slim</a> by Richard Kadrey tells the story of James Stark, who has recently escaped from Hell – literally. At the age of nineteen, he was set up by his fellow magicians to be dragged “Downtown,” alive, by demons. The residents of Hell, never having seen a living human before, tortured him experimentally for a while and then put him to work as a sideshow gladiator for eleven years when he stubbornly refused to die. Now he’s back and determined to take revenge on those who betrayed him and killed the woman he loved. To help he has Vidocq – yes, the historical crook-turned-cop whom Victor Hugo used as inspiration both for Valjean and Javert in Les Miserables. In Sandman Slim, he’s also an alchemist who managed to make himself immortal accidentally. But how can Stark really know who to trust, when the forces of Heaven, Hell, and every kind of unaffiliated magic there is seem to be playing their own games?<br /><br />This is the grittiest, darkest paranormal noir that I have ever read. The pace is fast and the dialogue is razor sharp. It is not for the faint of stomach, but if you can handle the guts and gore place your request today and be one of the first to get your hands on a copy.<br /><br />-- Kristen, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-82305341223301476342009-08-10T05:00:00.000-07:002009-08-10T06:51:39.035-07:00The Best Freezer Cookbook: Freezer Friendly Recipes, Tips and Techniques<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYcDLn5BtCNgwOHnYmdRQTsVjYrFFq_OWbA5sfUANClYrvcm5wFrkJnmIFYNCgggwCNRfGaDxAGiScOMy1jBsY2kVxbcOlyJ3Jsts_riIvHzqdTvoXSIg2l-jbkietlqBrwBaYbxCwEU/s1600-h/bestfreezer.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 65px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYcDLn5BtCNgwOHnYmdRQTsVjYrFFq_OWbA5sfUANClYrvcm5wFrkJnmIFYNCgggwCNRfGaDxAGiScOMy1jBsY2kVxbcOlyJ3Jsts_riIvHzqdTvoXSIg2l-jbkietlqBrwBaYbxCwEU/s400/bestfreezer.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368332192583921874" border="0" /></a><a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211486915%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21horizon&term=The+best+freezer+cookbook+%3A+freezer+friendly+recipes%2C+tips+and+techniques+%2F&index=PALLTI">The Best Freezer Cookbook: Freezer Friendly Recipes, Tips and Techniques</a> by Jan Main<br /><br />It’s almost time to start thinking about preserving our Summer garden produce, and this little book is a great way to start yourself out by learning freezing techniques. First, the book explains how freezing preserves food, followed by some helpful tips to get you started. Next is a table that shows how long various foods will keep in the freezer. Then there is a section on how to thaw different types of food. Next, there is a chapter on freezing fresh foods. This includes tips and information on freezing specific fruits and specific vegetables. Also there are instructions for how to freeze meat, poultry and fish. The book also offers some recipes using food you have frozen. “Sweet Onion and Tomato Soup with Fresh Basil Crème” is offered as a way to use frozen tomatoes. There is a recipe for “Best-ever Meat Loaf” that sounds great and includes tips for freezing it. In the entertaining chapter is a recipe for “Mini Cheese Souffles” and how to freeze the puff pastry if you wish. A final chapter on baking offers “Harvest Apple, Pear and Cranberry Pie with Cheddar Pastry”, which sounds delicious as a Fall dish. This book is full of information on freezing food and recipes you can make using it.<br /><br />-- Mary Ellen, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-8979202563104399272009-08-07T05:04:00.000-07:002009-08-07T06:45:33.508-07:00The Night Counter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0U-eNfqRLGXbS75d83Nc88KVdG6jAIdGYXg-YtJ1jPQp1dnQhD5wtW4GZTZuLmTIU8rgclRVnVz4YxQwsPKhtUkl5U7x5tP0MfSSVCSZiqc4KX_wpyyyuXDieqNg6deL1Kvl2SQspEU/s1600-h/nightcounter.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 66px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0U-eNfqRLGXbS75d83Nc88KVdG6jAIdGYXg-YtJ1jPQp1dnQhD5wtW4GZTZuLmTIU8rgclRVnVz4YxQwsPKhtUkl5U7x5tP0MfSSVCSZiqc4KX_wpyyyuXDieqNg6deL1Kvl2SQspEU/s400/nightcounter.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365800678072060370" border="0" /></a><a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%212082664%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21horizon&term=The+night+counter+%3A+a+novel+%2F&index=PALLTI">The Night Counter</a> by Alia Yunis tells the story of Fatima Abdullah, an aging woman who emigrated from Lebanon to America seventy years ago. For the past 991 nights, she has been visited by Scheherazade, the immortal storyteller of The Arabian Nights. Fatima believes that on the 1,001st night, she will die, and so in between telling stories of her life to Scheherazade, she is trying to tie up her loose ends, like planning her funeral, finding a woman to marry her grandson (hard to do in nine days no matter what, and even less likely in this case because he’s openly gay), and deciding who should inherit her home in Lebanon. To make things even more difficult, the house where she lives with her grandson is under surveillance by two photographers who want to trade their days as paparazzi for a career with the FBI, and who suspect them of Al Qaeda connections. Scheherazade, who surprisingly is not a hallucination, amuses herself in between visits to Fatima by dropping in, unobserved, on the rest of her large family, filling in the gaps in the versions of events that Fatima knows in order to create an epic family saga squeezed into nine nights of events and memories.<br /><br />-- Kristen, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-81265919027826432772009-08-05T06:00:00.000-07:002009-08-05T07:02:30.188-07:00Low carb 1-2-3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOllBHZRFdTJcaTsEdx-ow6_eXSaLOyblfUvprerniUyx2oo5iWOfFM423SuwE1RJb3r-XVVsrEie0Yq0idfqDnXp3QTsNRkH_uqD1bvuBQ2BY6OaWNcPOT0B2t7sm4Vop7CvnayBKFq0/s1600-h/lowcarb.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 77px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOllBHZRFdTJcaTsEdx-ow6_eXSaLOyblfUvprerniUyx2oo5iWOfFM423SuwE1RJb3r-XVVsrEie0Yq0idfqDnXp3QTsNRkH_uqD1bvuBQ2BY6OaWNcPOT0B2t7sm4Vop7CvnayBKFq0/s400/lowcarb.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366479472405059522" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&source=%7E%21horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001%7E%21636994%7E%211&ri=5&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ipp=100&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Gold,+Rozanne,+1954-&index=PAUTHOR&uindex=&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=5">Low carb 1-2-3 The Low-Calorie, Low Carbohydrate Cookbook</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">, by Rozanne Gold with Helen Kimmel, MS, RD.</span><br /><br />If you’re looking for help with your low-carb diet, this book will definitely help. Each recipe is composed of just three ingredients, so it’s really simple to use. The first part of the book describes the basic pantry items needed for the book as well as basic equipment you will need to make the recipes. The first chapter offers ideas for breakfast. Eggs go well with low carb diets, and many recipes here call for them. Ham and Eggs with Red eye Gravy is a new way of preparing an originally fat laden dish. Next is the party chapter and there are some really great dips, including Cucumber-Chive Dip. There is a meat chapter, and Gold makes it clear at the beginning that even though low carb diets can include a lot of meat, it is important to be careful about fat. Braised Hoisin Pork with Scallions is an example of using the technique of searing to cook meat in a low-fat way and bump up the flavor with Hot Hoisin Sauce. The vegetable chapter is great if you’re a vegetarian. Broccoli Smothered in Wine and Olive Oil is one of the tasty offerings, as is Roasted Cauliflower with Cheddar Cheese. The last recipe chapter offers dessert recipes. Melon Balls in Lime Syrup sounds refreshing for Summer. So does Spiced Mangoes with Coconut. The book ends with a list of foods that can be part of a successful diet. Even though you may be put off by the fact that these recipes have only three ingredients, don’t let that keep you from trying this book. These recipes can be very flavorful, and that will help you -- no matter what type of diet you are on.<br /><br />-- Mary Ellen, mainDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-18541397346955360352009-07-29T12:52:00.000-07:002009-08-03T11:02:30.753-07:00Internet Archive Part 4: Movies and Much More<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilottsTyvDA8YFZAYeOSZUoJZ3ptjI1jUS7IIfqIhb3ISy3Nf6pp8XtjYxBIm6Ys8cO3UhRKBJyBbo2Xnm4UeYB8cD50npqvTeKeO9nsmmIeJBprB5IHxADbiGUAjdirPPGAoF9GL6MRw/s1600-h/Bugs_Bunny_Pose.PNG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilottsTyvDA8YFZAYeOSZUoJZ3ptjI1jUS7IIfqIhb3ISy3Nf6pp8XtjYxBIm6Ys8cO3UhRKBJyBbo2Xnm4UeYB8cD50npqvTeKeO9nsmmIeJBprB5IHxADbiGUAjdirPPGAoF9GL6MRw/s400/Bugs_Bunny_Pose.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365799364975115778" border="0" /></a>Get ready to lose some big chunks of time. The e-texts, audiobooks and music at the Internet Archive were interesting; now how about some movies? From the home page <a href="http://www.archive.org/index.php">www.archive.org</a> click on the moving images tab.<br /><br />You can spend hours watching old (and not so old) cartoons under the animation and cartoons link. Classics like <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/merry_melodies_falling_hare">Bugs Bunny in “Falling Hare”</a> (the one with the gremlin). There are shorts featuring Woody Woodpecker, Betty Boop, Popeye…and many others. Then there is the subcategory “Brick Films” offering proof that some people have far too much time on their hands: Lego movies. <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/LegoStarWars">This one is the first Star Wars movie</a>…”acted” by Lego men, set to the original soundtrack.<br /><br />Remember those non-fiction films they used to show in school (or the army) those are available under the <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/AreYouPo1947">Ephemeral Films link</a> like 1947’s “Are You Popular?”: More are available under the <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger">Prelinger Archives link</a> “Design for Dreaming” an extended General Motors car commercial is a personal favorite for the <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/Designfo1956">“Kitchen of Tomorrow”</a> sequence. There are home movies, sports movies, and video game “speed runs,” where someone plays through a whole videogame as quickly as possible and records it as a digital video.<br /><br />There are also nearly 3,000 full length movies available the likes of <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/the-last-man-on-earth">“Last Man on Earth”</a> (1964) starring Vincent Price: based on the Richard Mathesson book “I Am Legend” or Cary Grant and Rosiland Russel in <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/his_girl_friday">“His Girl Friday”</a> (1940). And no such collection would be complete without <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/reefer_madness1938">“Reefer Madness.” </a><br /><br />And again, there is a religion and spirituality section with 36,000 videos of sermons and religious services of all denominations including the adorable Buddhist children <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/Favourite-Song">singing a favorite song</a> in Taiping Malaysia<br /><br />Happy Surfing!Dayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-47414927406884982052009-07-29T05:53:00.000-07:002009-07-29T06:05:42.489-07:00Internet Archive Part 3: Sounds Abound — Amazing Assortment of Audio ContentYes, it’s time for more online content available at the Internet Archive. This time it’s all kinds of things you can listen to. From the home page <a href="http://www.archive.org/index.php">www.archive.org</a> click on the audio tab at the top and marvel at the variety. First, of course we have to mention the over 4,000 audio books and poetry collections at: <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/audio_bookspoetry">http://www.archive.org/details/audio_bookspoetry</a> Browse by collection or title.<br /><br />Far more amazingly, there is a huge collection (over 66,000) of live <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjM5zyUmuHcA-BZXqV9CnnQzftt2rcTzcOnBX1CRpWbnTzzpFPEIrSoAks0hTeA7XHpDSfATIpdWChqxtsaxXdVWkQshxcEAWauUl5780UlspTe4vGzOYjWq0OtUDOttrR9hthjsRlJc/s1600-h/trent.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjM5zyUmuHcA-BZXqV9CnnQzftt2rcTzcOnBX1CRpWbnTzzpFPEIrSoAks0hTeA7XHpDSfATIpdWChqxtsaxXdVWkQshxcEAWauUl5780UlspTe4vGzOYjWq0OtUDOttrR9hthjsRlJc/s400/trent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363867508284667458" border="0" /></a>concerts you can listen to; you can even download some of them. Try Robyn Hitchcock at the 3 Kings Pub July 1, 2007 singing songs of the Beatles and others at: <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/rh2007-07-01">http://www.archive.org/details/rh2007-07-01</a> Or for something to completely blow your mind Trent Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails Ghosts I – IV <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/nineinchnails_ghosts_I_IV">http://www.archive.org/details/nineinchnails_ghosts_I_IV</a> a 36 track instrumental collection FREE! And there is such an abundance of Grateful Dead material; they have their own collection at: <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/GratefulDead">http://www.archive.org/details/GratefulDead </a><br /><br />There are radio programs some from defunct radio shows as well as those still creating new broadcasts, podcasts on topics from the religions from the ancient Mediterranean to evolution to Nintendo games.<br /><br />There’s even a section of religious recordings touching on all religions. Most remarkably, there is an extensive collection of Buddhist lectures (633) from the Tse Chen Ling Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies. If you enjoyed the Monks last May creating their sand mandala, listen to “What is a Buddhist” <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/Tse_Chen_Ling_Sarah_Thresher_Buddhist_20051014">http://www.archive.org/details/Tse_Chen_Ling_Sarah_Thresher_Buddhist_20051014</a> or Sunday service by Ven. Geshe Ngawang Dakpa from April <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/GD_SundayService_200904">http://www.archive.org/details/GD_SundayService_200904 </a><br /><br />Happy Surfing!<br /><br />-- Tim, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-12218363262521926632009-07-27T07:16:00.000-07:002009-07-27T07:27:53.578-07:00In Memoriam<a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100007%7E%21435199%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=3&source=%7E%21horizon&term=McCourt%2C+Frank&index=PAUTHOR">Frank McCourt</a>, best known as the author of <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211284317%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Angela%27s+ashes+%3A+a+memoir+%2F&index=PALLTI">Angela's Ashes</a>, passed away on July 19. His other memoirs, also available at the library, are <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&source=%7E%21horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001%7E%21447251%7E%212&ri=10&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ipp=100&spp=20&staffonly=&term=McCourt,+Frank&index=PAUTHOR&uindex=&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=10">'Tis</a> and<a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&source=%7E%21horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001%7E%21691620%7E%216&ri=4&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ipp=100&spp=20&staffonly=&term=McCourt,+Frank&index=PAUTHOR&uindex=&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=4"> Teacher Man</a>. He also wrote the novel <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&source=%7E%21horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001%7E%21812649%7E%213&ri=8&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ipp=100&spp=20&staffonly=&term=McCourt,+Frank&index=PAUTHOR&uindex=&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=8">Angela and the Baby Jesus</a> and contributed to <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&source=%7E%21horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001%7E%21510469%7E%217&ri=6&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ipp=100&spp=20&staffonly=&term=McCourt,+Frank&index=PAUTHOR&uindex=&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=6">Yeats is Dead! A Mystery by Fifteen Irish Writers</a>, in which a different author writes each chapter. Angela's Ashes was adapted into a movie.<br /><br />-- Kristen, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-29757769002890488952009-07-27T06:40:00.000-07:002009-07-27T07:28:35.944-07:00Internet Archive Part 2: Bunches of Books in your BrowserVia the Internet you have access to all kinds of online and downloadable full-text books that we’ve mentioned here before (Don’t forget Dayton Metro offers a wide variety of new and classic texts in various formats on our website: <a href="http://overdrive.daytonmetrolibrary.org/247A295B-1E99-40EE-88AF-4E9B25A10FA5/10/378/en/Default.htm">overdrive.daytonmetrolibrary.org </a>) but you’ll be surprised at what you can find at the Internet Archive. From the homepage <a href="http://www.archive.org/index.php">www.archive.org</a> click on the tab titled “Texts” for access to over 1.5 million texts.<br /><br />Libraries across the world have scanned rare and not so rare books into digital formats. You can look at the most downloaded titles on the right, look at the newest additions via the link in the center, or browse specific collections a bit lower down the page.<br /><br />Read the first edition of Little Women: <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/littlewomenormeg00alcoiala">http://www.archive.org/details/littlewomenormeg00alcoiala</a> online or download it in a number of formats to read on your computer or mobile device from the links in the “view the book” box at the left. This was scanned at the University of California. You can click on the author’s name or the publisher’s name to find other similar texts.<br /><br />For scholars of Children’s Literature texts like Comtesse de Segur’s “Old French Fairtales” <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/oldfrenchfairyta00sgrich">http://www.archive.org/details/oldfrenchfairyta00sgrich</a> offered for study or leisure reading with all its illustrations intact.<br /><br />You can also find some odder materials like those items in the Prelinger Library which collects and preserves ephemeral publications like this US Government p<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwGEmpsB7MGeYTQHF0c9CLDbTPaANtUNNJsniGp0vj5g9164EvBbYTTSJQhOBK-b7k8e149VpnQpa_8ev9duEaCUhER5aknI2esXWd4sNYI9WKKAmay5ODYXiypB1Wf7bZdTetxmuyl0/s1600-h/fallout.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwGEmpsB7MGeYTQHF0c9CLDbTPaANtUNNJsniGp0vj5g9164EvBbYTTSJQhOBK-b7k8e149VpnQpa_8ev9duEaCUhER5aknI2esXWd4sNYI9WKKAmay5ODYXiypB1Wf7bZdTetxmuyl0/s400/fallout.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363135541333002354" border="0" /></a>amphlet about surviving a nuclear attack from 1959: <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/falloutprotectio00unitrich">http://www.archive.org/details/falloutprotectio00unitrich </a><br /><br />It’s addictive if you are interested, and it’s amazing what they have collected. Happy Surfing!<br /><br />-- Tim, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-15193232751164534402009-07-23T06:11:00.000-07:002009-07-27T07:28:19.979-07:00The Internet Archive Part 1: The Beginnings of a Little Bit of Everything (Digital)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBBPljbuS6BopyNYerGJcrU5OzrvFfu4AqW1q1vmpHKgZQ_TGztnqm_zrqczNSsOTT8HWhQDZW6uqm-eIiL82PV3dt_nm3bt1jRmhRTqTOULg6vEKLU8ibzQIRKb_Tif5uHXvFMsYw3k/s1600-h/scroll.htm"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBBPljbuS6BopyNYerGJcrU5OzrvFfu4AqW1q1vmpHKgZQ_TGztnqm_zrqczNSsOTT8HWhQDZW6uqm-eIiL82PV3dt_nm3bt1jRmhRTqTOULg6vEKLU8ibzQIRKb_Tif5uHXvFMsYw3k/s400/scroll.htm" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361645495342309330" border="0" /></a>Libraries have always been about preserving materials for future generations. From the Library of Ashurbanipal, the first systematically collected library in the 7th century BC, to your very own Dayton Metro Library, Librarians have gathered items of various types in an effort to keep knowledge alive.<br /><br />To a similar end, the folks at <a href="http://www.archive.org/index.php">Internet Archive www.archive.org</a> have been working to preserve Internet sites and other digital media since 1996. They are a non-profit organization in San Francisco, and their collections cover audio, video, digitized texts, and much more. Quite a bit of new information these days is being created first online (that is, without any paper copy that a traditional library would collect and preserve,) and archive.org is working to keep that type of information from being lost forever in bits and bytes. Also many cultural artifacts like pamphlets or informational movies are not being collected in their original forms; archive.org and its partners are converting those things to computer files. They are cooperating with various organizations like the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian, so there are links that will take you to collections housed on other computers.<br /><br />There is a lot on this site for researchers, but there is just as much for the casual browser or the Internet thrill-seeker with some time to kill. We say “Part 1” in the title above to let you know that future entries on the Internet Archive will highlight its various parts. For now, sit back in your most comfortable chair and browse their collections. There’s more there than you could ever look at or listen to in ten lifetimes. Happy Surfing!<br /><br />-- Tim, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-83288899156590193912009-07-21T05:19:00.000-07:002009-07-21T07:09:54.092-07:00Bois de la Brigade de Marine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYVblLjVgNSxHuCOyvHUR8ZXYjWjs8Z6EfR6Ng7cokNOXvWN2xWXiZRpMG27EIXBorNsOYpEX36ywdyJmqlem3ThCtOZk_I1KcCPIenF-tiZvE-P6bazc25418EOcFIpNSEcXcdy7L4Q/s1600-h/bw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYVblLjVgNSxHuCOyvHUR8ZXYjWjs8Z6EfR6Ng7cokNOXvWN2xWXiZRpMG27EIXBorNsOYpEX36ywdyJmqlem3ThCtOZk_I1KcCPIenF-tiZvE-P6bazc25418EOcFIpNSEcXcdy7L4Q/s400/bw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360913212344927522" border="0" /></a>The above is translated "Wood of the Marine Brigade," the named bestowed by a grateful France on a mounded patch of woods barely a square mile in size located due east of Paris, but nearer to Strasbourg. It was here that the U.S. Marine Corps encountered its first heavy fighting of World War I and the bloodiest fighting in its history to that point, losing 1087 men in a single day of this month-long engagement. It came late in the war as an exhausted Germany took advantage of the Russian capitulation to shift troops against the French in the hopes of winning a decisive victory before the Americans became fully involved in the war. German forces had turned the former hunting preserve into a stronghold with more than 120 well-fortified machine gun positions while retaining the capability to direct heavy artillery fire around the woods. In multiple attacks, Marines waded through waist-high wheat in the face of withering German fire, often for hundreds of yards at a time. Combat in the wood was frequently at very close range and of a savage nature as bayonets were deployed with ferocity and more than one German machine gun crew succumbed to even the fists and feet of the Devil Dogs. It was truly "hand-to-hand" combat.<br /><br />Author <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100007%7E%21209540%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=5&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Axelrod%2C+Alan%2C+1952-&index=PAUTHOR">Alan Axelrod</a> provides a solid overview, prologue, and reflections on the glorious battle in his engaging and balanced work<br /><a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211898140%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Miracle+at+Belleau+Wood+%3A+the+birth+of+the+modern+U.S.+Marine+Corps+%2F&index=PALLTI">Miracle at Belleau Wood</a><a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211898140%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Miracle+at+Belleau+Wood+%3A+the+birth+of+the+modern+U.S.+Marine+Corps+%2F&index=PALLTI">: The Birth of the Modern U.S. Marine Corps</a>. Axelrod draws effectively from firsthand accounts to create a transporting portrayal of the thoughts and feelings of the involved parties from generals to privates. He reaffirms the importance of the battle to the Allies eventual victory and reveals the central role it played in shaping the Marine Corps in years to come. A highly recommended book for those who enjoy historical nonfiction or have an interest in the subject matter.Dayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-12518379464077131932009-07-16T03:08:00.000-07:002009-07-16T05:39:52.358-07:00The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2l2evBd8wiNK_s_5-bt9KYbPgLg83ujdNdiNbJd85WHMC4_9tprlMIWR2HCBAgKOMeRtMc7DoSx0tmbsfGkMzztCjZ2dZdCzlRd7epHKlgUbx3gtxivn7IfSADk7Yr4THzsn5intbIs/s1600-h/marthastew.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 74px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2l2evBd8wiNK_s_5-bt9KYbPgLg83ujdNdiNbJd85WHMC4_9tprlMIWR2HCBAgKOMeRtMc7DoSx0tmbsfGkMzztCjZ2dZdCzlRd7epHKlgUbx3gtxivn7IfSADk7Yr4THzsn5intbIs/s400/marthastew.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359036699241123170" border="0" /></a><a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211852750%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21horizon&term=The+Martha+Stewart+Living+cookbook+%2F&index=PALLTI">The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook</a> is a collection of recipes that have been published, some in a different form, in Martha Stewart Living Magazine. The book begins with helpful information. The first chapter is a list of pantry items. Basic items are listed, along with specialty items. Next is a description of equipment that is recommended for purchase. A chapter on menus is a really wonderful addition. There are about ten menus each for Summer, Spring, Autumn and Winter. This is a comprehensive collection of recipes. And, they are Martha Stewart recipes, so they have a tendency to have more esoteric ingredients and are a bit more complex than some other recipe collections. But, Martha puts her flavors together well and there are some really tasty recipes in this book. There are the usual cookbook chapters---poultry, pasta, fish and meatless main. But there is also a breakfast and brunch chapter as well as a fruit dessert chapter and a chapter on salsas sauces, and dips. An example of a chicken dish that is fairly easy is Breaded Chicken Cutlets with Sage. From the fruit dessert chapter there is Baked Apricots with Almond Topping. And from the Breakfast and Brunch chapter she offers Strawberry-Rhubarb Coffee Cake. If you are looking for something for a really special occasion, look here. It may take some extra effort, but your guests will be impressed and go away feeling special.<br /><br />-- Mary Ellen, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-64104086606069214902009-07-13T11:44:00.000-07:002009-07-13T12:14:19.169-07:00Germany 1945: From War to Peace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0AziSqcuvwCm7B7XMPc4PZPT8Mwpn_ZgeSOraeQ7rNMyyGw6vkVyEGRW7sbMZPKljKeAdyiMCnF3XOqnztA-opxl6CCbhlYOIV0DZ98fUmxQsZozJpnhVLK4bK0OTq8XVZtLG-EXfn0/s1600-h/germn1945.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 62px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0AziSqcuvwCm7B7XMPc4PZPT8Mwpn_ZgeSOraeQ7rNMyyGw6vkVyEGRW7sbMZPKljKeAdyiMCnF3XOqnztA-opxl6CCbhlYOIV0DZ98fUmxQsZozJpnhVLK4bK0OTq8XVZtLG-EXfn0/s400/germn1945.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358025170152892418" border="0" /></a>Richard Bessel, Professor of Twentieth-Century History at the University of York, analyzes how Germany’s defeat transformed the nation from a militaristic and nationalistic society into a pacifistic society. In early 1945, Germany experienced an enormous loss of civilians and soldiers as the Allied armies pushed into German territory. Bessel argues that this exposure to extreme violence and brutality transformed Germans into self-regarding victims of the Nazi regime; despite the fact that German civilians had not been innocent bystanders of the years of conquest and genocide. A combination of brutalities by the invading Allied troops, millions of Germans fleeing from eastern conquered territories, and the brutalities the Nazi regime committed against its own people contributed to a change in the German psyche that became focused solely on day-to-day survival. This change made it possible for the German people to concentrate on looking forward without immediately confronting the horrors committed during the Third Reich. <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%212072034%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Germany+1945+%3A+from+war+to+peace+%2F&index=PALLTI">Germany 1945: From War to Peace</a> is a superbly written book that will appeal to anyone interested in World War II. Be sure to also checkout Bessel’s other titles available at the library: Nazism and War and Germany After the First World War.<br /><br />-- Jared, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-52431809233053257382009-07-09T08:52:00.000-07:002009-07-09T09:00:11.034-07:00Bastille Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNrR6cd3jN7F9kj7BkQYO9VWN1fJVRvTM4mL56BcG9_Fke9Sk2vOppSUWONIOxjrlWOo71GiWlVcowL_JCQ-Edp4AKC3TLiT64zBmHwPKlq7jwyoF8gfft_T0k47J5qeHI4QxcJOLiOk/s1600-h/bastille.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNrR6cd3jN7F9kj7BkQYO9VWN1fJVRvTM4mL56BcG9_Fke9Sk2vOppSUWONIOxjrlWOo71GiWlVcowL_JCQ-Edp4AKC3TLiT64zBmHwPKlq7jwyoF8gfft_T0k47J5qeHI4QxcJOLiOk/s400/bastille.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356490736374388130" border="0" /></a>July 14 is Bastille Day, the anniversary of the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789. If you aren't ready for the revolutionary fun to be over yet just because Independence Day is past, why not pick up some swashbuckling adventure from the library in the form of <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&npp=25&ipp=100&spp=20&profile=main&ri=&term=The+Scarlet+Pimpernel&index=PALLTI&x=15&y=16&aspect=subtab13&term=&index=PAUTHOR&term=&index=PSUBJ&term=&index=PZSER">The Scarlet Pimpernel</a>? Not only do we have the original book, but we have many of the sequels as well. If you prefer your swashbuckling on the screen, the best movie adaptations are the black and white one starring Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon and the version from the 1980s starring Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, and Ian McKellen, which is a hybrid of the original novel and the sequel <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211115204%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=2&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Eldorado+%2F&index=PALLTI">Eldorado</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&npp=25&ipp=100&spp=20&profile=main&ri=3&source=%7E%21horizon&index=PALLTI&term=A+Tale+of+Two+Cities&x=5&y=14&aspect=subtab13">A Tale of Two Cities</a> by Charles Dickens set the standard for fictional portrayals of the French Revolution, but although it's a literary classic it actually isn't terribly historically accurate. For example, Dickens depicts constant rate of executions by guillotine throughout the revolution that was actually only reached for short periods of time near the end of the phase called the Reign of Terror. Fans of historical fiction, retellings of classics, and A Tale of Two Cities may want to check out <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211423142%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=5&source=%7E%21horizon&term=A+far+better+rest+%2F&index=PALLTI">A Far Better Rest</a> by Susanne Alleyn. Alleyn presents the story through the eyes of Sydney Carton, who in spite of being the hero gets very little "screen time" in the original story, and attempts to meld Dickens with historical fact. It's out of print, so the easiest place to find it is here at the library.<br /><br />Alleyn also writes a series of detective novels set in the years just after and before the revolution. Start with <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211748401%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=9&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Game+of+patience+%2F&index=PALLTI">Game of Patience</a> and <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211848555%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=11&source=%7E%21horizon&term=A+treasury+of+regrets+%2F&index=PALLTI">A Treasury of Regrets</a>, and be ready for the prequel coming out later this month, The <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%212071870%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=13&source=%7E%21horizon&term=The+cavalier+of+the+apocalypse+%2F&index=PALLTI">Cavalier of the Apocalypse</a>.<br /><br />-- Kristen, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-52254006851225239312009-07-03T02:49:00.000-07:002009-07-04T08:17:58.432-07:00Independence Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpDumH5fWYMoxpSadjVhvXG2pHM3TTjd-NENhAoLZiCooGJVG35P_OWSTQVW120-S4-MZqirHZ96sk_Thpw3wtBujM7iUK1UQx91677U0vQGJKJFLE3ZtZIMAC8_9jwJleqSDuHNRwR8/s1600-h/minutemen.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 110px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 66px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353861298075348834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpDumH5fWYMoxpSadjVhvXG2pHM3TTjd-NENhAoLZiCooGJVG35P_OWSTQVW120-S4-MZqirHZ96sk_Thpw3wtBujM7iUK1UQx91677U0vQGJKJFLE3ZtZIMAC8_9jwJleqSDuHNRwR8/s400/minutemen.jpg" /></a>John Adams may have been off by two days when he wrote that July 2nd (the day on which the Second Continental Congress actually voted for independence) would be celebrated with “Pomp and Parade with shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this continent to the other from this Time forward forever more,” but he was remarkably correct about how Independence Day would be celebrated. If you need some escape from the heat of the day before going back out for the fireworks, here are some ideas from your library:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=def&uri=link=3100036%7E%211517576%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21horizon&term=1776&index=PALLTI">1776</a></span> is the classic movie musical story of the Declaration of Independence. As far as movies with endings that we already know go, it builds suspense better than any other. If you have only seen the theatrical or video cuts, on the DVD you will find a song from the play that was removed from the movie, allegedly under pressure from the Nixon White House due to perceived anti-conservative sentiments.<br /><br />If yo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_AxK5TYAt6fubl-O5IP7Ztdf5Mbdbw2I_qCDmUYfWqgwo9Ti6LySw1dT8qmcIAKgt8RXQeK6FJPPwWbyXiFBesFpBsC78pRzppJDXDn9iYdtuSfejJ67l-i873o4gweUVyCSpP2W16Q/s1600-h/liberty.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 71px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 94px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353860855732738066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_AxK5TYAt6fubl-O5IP7Ztdf5Mbdbw2I_qCDmUYfWqgwo9Ti6LySw1dT8qmcIAKgt8RXQeK6FJPPwWbyXiFBesFpBsC78pRzppJDXDn9iYdtuSfejJ67l-i873o4gweUVyCSpP2W16Q/s400/liberty.gif" /></a>u prefer a documentary approach, try <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=def&uri=link=3100036%7E%211620442%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=4&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Liberty%21+the+American+Revolution+%2F&index=PALLTI">Liberty! The American Revolution</a>, a six part, three DVD PBS series that spans from the period just after the French and Indian War through the writing of the Constitution. Told largely through the words of original documents, the series features many familiar faces depicting various historical figures and a soundtrack by Mark O’Connor, who visited Dayton last fall to play with the Philharmonic, and James Taylor. The soundtrack is also available on CD, and the library also owns a <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=def&uri=link=3100036%7E%211322654%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=6&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Liberty%21+%3A+the+American+Revolution+%2F&index=PALLTI">tie-in book</a> by the same title by Thomas J. Fleming.<br /><br />-- Kristen, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-60897827311643844612009-07-01T11:32:00.000-07:002009-07-01T12:13:27.125-07:00A Beach Party in Franklin, Ohio?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvdyy0vt-xHCqwLeYYHILylq2jCH33sdhYqLLppTydM_A_s5eIswj_fnvPVR5scV9Bmezxqsii75BxNQQx2VekecPuME1TSnpS1yrcE5dBeJMQBWPVfznTuOZ5EXYQVhtPP2Kneg5Auk/s1600-h/legendsBT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvdyy0vt-xHCqwLeYYHILylq2jCH33sdhYqLLppTydM_A_s5eIswj_fnvPVR5scV9Bmezxqsii75BxNQQx2VekecPuME1TSnpS1yrcE5dBeJMQBWPVfznTuOZ5EXYQVhtPP2Kneg5Auk/s400/legendsBT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353562004423764994" border="0" /></a><a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100007%7E%21382712%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Blues+Traveler+%28Musical+group%29&index=PAUTHOR">Blues Traveler</a> performed recently at J.D. Legends in Franklin, Ohio. First, the venue: I like it. It's weird, but so am I. You walk into a bowling alley which also contains a bar and a restaurant. There's a side exit, though, which opens onto a very large sunken sand area - probably three volleyball courts worth of nice, soft sand. At one end is a stage, pictured here at left. The entrance side of the sand area is a massive deck with a couple of bars and a VIP lounge. It has the effect of transporting one to Myrtle Beach or Fort Lauderdale.<br /><br />Now, the band: Blues Traveler hit the top of the charts with their 1994 LP<a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&source=%7E%21horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001%7E%21338069%7E%2111&ri=6&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ipp=100&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Blues+Traveler+%28Musical+group%29&index=PAUTHOR&uindex=&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=6"> Four</a>. The singles "Run Around" and "Hook" stayed on the charts throughout 1995. Lead singer John Popper had some serious health issues in 1999 and the band also lost its original bass player, Bobby Sheehan, to a drug overdose that year. Popper also got popped for pot possession in 2003. Despite this off-stage turmoil, Blues Traveler has released a steady stream of studio albums since their 1994 breakthrough and their latest rec<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHjVkNFZS02B7XkGwzDHPYUCz0CUzqSxOarjSTPfMRbuBPOp6zUjWactjsWZ4QpTw-vRBwbatnkNjS8dlbd5BFWRqh-L0-hIB1tyLZbZ3JThHxT3se2b2SAUJzjCgMVkBMHutqw3VzBg/s1600-h/NHShootout.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHjVkNFZS02B7XkGwzDHPYUCz0CUzqSxOarjSTPfMRbuBPOp6zUjWactjsWZ4QpTw-vRBwbatnkNjS8dlbd5BFWRqh-L0-hIB1tyLZbZ3JThHxT3se2b2SAUJzjCgMVkBMHutqw3VzBg/s400/NHShootout.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353570911833213746" border="0" /></a>ord, <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&source=%7E%21horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001%7E%21842066%7E%210&ri=8&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ipp=100&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Blues+Traveler+%28Musical+group%29&index=PAUTHOR&uindex=&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=8">North Holloywood Shootout</a> is at the library along with others such as <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&source=%7E%21horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001%7E%21588570%7E%213&ri=10&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ipp=100&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Blues+Traveler+%28Musical+group%29&index=PAUTHOR&uindex=&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=10">Truth Be Told</a> and <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&source=%7E%21horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001%7E%21398605%7E%218&ri=12&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ipp=100&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Blues+Traveler+%28Musical+group%29&index=PAUTHOR&uindex=&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=12">Straight on Till Mo</a><a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&source=%7E%21horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001%7E%21398605%7E%218&ri=12&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ipp=100&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Blues+Traveler+%28Musical+group%29&index=PAUTHOR&uindex=&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=12">rning</a>. The band put on a very solid show on a Saturday night at Legends. They played a long set with all their early hits, some new material, and a lot of extended jamming, during which John Popper turned his back to the crowd and hot-boxed cigarettes. Fun times for all.<br /><br />-- Steve, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-19392416157896944642009-06-29T06:53:00.000-07:002009-06-29T06:55:37.453-07:00Fabulous Fondues: Appetizers, Main Courses & Desserts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbf2uFbykDCA8Iysxgg_ccTuOD6UU9znzKBkVZRK7sqs8F5r3qv5RLKPgZ-RF_YwX7SG2-UKoRUhpcZXOMzKkMyGI-P0VJtNlnPeGhvLn4FOQb6_u39cG521rX-oMpiAOXPRiy7aMTFk/s1600-h/fabfons.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 61px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbf2uFbykDCA8Iysxgg_ccTuOD6UU9znzKBkVZRK7sqs8F5r3qv5RLKPgZ-RF_YwX7SG2-UKoRUhpcZXOMzKkMyGI-P0VJtNlnPeGhvLn4FOQb6_u39cG521rX-oMpiAOXPRiy7aMTFk/s400/fabfons.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352747616022005058" border="0" /></a>If you’re looking for something fun to liven-up a Summer Party, <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=def&uri=link=3100036%7E%211447795%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Fabulous+fondues+%3A+appetizers%2C+main+courses+%26+desserts+%2F&index=PALLTI">Fabulous Fondues</a> is the book for you. Fabulous Fondues is a great source for information about fondue as well as some really great recipes for all kinds of different fondues. There are nine chapters of recipes in this book, and each deals with a different type of fondue. The first deals with what most people think of when they think of fondue: cheese fondue. “Beer and Cheese Fondue” sounds great for a party outdoors. There are even three pizza fondue recipes. For the vegetarians in your crowd, there is a whole chapter on vegetable fondues, such as “Sweet Corn Fondue.” A recipe for cocktail sauce is included in the chapter with recipes to go with meat. In the final chapter “Topping the Meal” the author offers several chocolate fondue recipes as well as dessert “dunkables” including several different pastries and fresh fruit.<br /><br />-- Mary Ellen, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-14649710325274200972009-06-26T08:39:00.000-07:002009-06-26T08:48:48.979-07:00Theatrific<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoArfhTG0HfQUjTq_BdN61QUlRWnDt0ITocKK1MZmNpgR0R8Zc0IT7-xd-K00_3S-9aG-gPCWiN9LH368mgGQowsVNAPv-zPFT-FD0UNmbxWkskJdx0nc3f66DK_eXdfAijtrrZZ4eM4/s1600-h/eyesparrow.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 60px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoArfhTG0HfQUjTq_BdN61QUlRWnDt0ITocKK1MZmNpgR0R8Zc0IT7-xd-K00_3S-9aG-gPCWiN9LH368mgGQowsVNAPv-zPFT-FD0UNmbxWkskJdx0nc3f66DK_eXdfAijtrrZZ4eM4/s400/eyesparrow.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351663070726809874" border="0" /></a>The Human Race Theatre Company production of Ethel Waters: His Eye is on the Sparrow opened on the eleventh and is continuing through the twenty-eighth. If you are interested but can’t make it to the show, or if you’ve seen it and want to learn more, get <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211176343%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=7&source=%7E%21horizon&term=His+eye+is+on+the+sparrow+%3A+an+autobiography+%2F&index=PALLTI">His Eye is on the Sparrow: an Autobiography</a> from the library.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJWtV59cu803lMBlVAn3jv8fFS2oQ0JvznmqVnjf1AbM0ZGFTvuI_-f3P4UiJPp5c5YhjJbr1Q7kxTHvJvrh48g47IEwtL-yc5o89wBUI9i8eM-qTnIGzZhVGiRHeWJHuA3rKPzxZl_M/s1600-h/lionwint.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 65px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJWtV59cu803lMBlVAn3jv8fFS2oQ0JvznmqVnjf1AbM0ZGFTvuI_-f3P4UiJPp5c5YhjJbr1Q7kxTHvJvrh48g47IEwtL-yc5o89wBUI9i8eM-qTnIGzZhVGiRHeWJHuA3rKPzxZl_M/s400/lionwint.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351662998931384594" border="0" /></a><a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211564223%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=9&source=%7E%21horizon&term=The+lion+in+winter&index=PALLTI">The L</a><a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211564223%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=9&source=%7E%21horizon&term=The+lion+in+winter&index=PALLTI">ion in Winter</a> opened on the nineteenth and is running Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees through the twenty-eighth. If seeing it once there isn’t enough, check out the movie starring Peter O’Toole and Katherine Hepburn. The library also has the script of the play.<br /><br /><br /><br />Stephen Sondheim’s <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211766354%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=18&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Assassins+the+Broadway+cast+recording+%2F&index=PALLTI">Assassins</a> at Beavercreek Community Theatre is running the same dates as The Lion in Winter. The Broadway Cast Recording, which includes not only all of the music but selections of the dialogue as well, is available at the library. If you see the show and enjoy it, you may also want to read <a href="http://hzportal.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=main&uri=link=3100036%7E%211633842%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=16&source=%7E%21horizon&term=Assassination+vacation+%2F&index=PALLTI">Assassination Vacation</a> by Sarah Vowell, who discusses the musical in the introduction.<br /><br />-- Kristen, Main LibraryDayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-80573801183333991472009-06-25T07:37:00.000-07:002009-06-25T07:42:52.720-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT9jO2MVJkQTc6ZhUhUFPxTSiPqf0hcCZ8gl30NtKLgafpmSSzdn3rUrZ5NN39iMlE3vnAg7_TCBWl7w466p6HUGrrvM7sIYbdivueTMRrDx-Db7qSbgGS23HtMmXpsfjltDjfIh8dUU/s1600-h/SaveOhioLibraries.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT9jO2MVJkQTc6ZhUhUFPxTSiPqf0hcCZ8gl30NtKLgafpmSSzdn3rUrZ5NN39iMlE3vnAg7_TCBWl7w466p6HUGrrvM7sIYbdivueTMRrDx-Db7qSbgGS23HtMmXpsfjltDjfIh8dUU/s400/SaveOhioLibraries.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351274669957544930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78Wj36u7Fz66hQwLKm0yV-z9QvriCkPGdfUlMaZ8ZaFhBWxcKQryaAgq14TXa3CmNroPY-LKj3sXnKfpUnjWofXwMIjvYj4nrq3UV0SdQK4rDCexOSNrD1M_TocC0eCl0pOutxfSKzJE/s1600-h/takeactionnow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78Wj36u7Fz66hQwLKm0yV-z9QvriCkPGdfUlMaZ8ZaFhBWxcKQryaAgq14TXa3CmNroPY-LKj3sXnKfpUnjWofXwMIjvYj4nrq3UV0SdQK4rDCexOSNrD1M_TocC0eCl0pOutxfSKzJE/s400/takeactionnow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351274525627007234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Red Rally!</span></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >For Ohio Libraries</span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >Thursday, June 25</span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >4:00 PM</span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >Centerville Library</span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >111 W. Spring Valley Road, 45458</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >Wear Red and Attend!</span></div></div>Dayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-84632311115468308752009-06-24T06:12:00.000-07:002009-06-24T06:22:41.053-07:00Statehouse Rally<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6IGqltm7ASLki7N4hjBBV_MSFuTUU7XlYF00kieyZVi8g0xZsjtaQ5PTUgU5t6iUlp7BV_F8Y-EKm9twEN37c4-uZykr4sWyyCx95CjfVFQEKaRmqWwtkijSMXZnOuAZ2BoSWIiaUAg/s1600-h/SaveOhioLibraries.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6IGqltm7ASLki7N4hjBBV_MSFuTUU7XlYF00kieyZVi8g0xZsjtaQ5PTUgU5t6iUlp7BV_F8Y-EKm9twEN37c4-uZykr4sWyyCx95CjfVFQEKaRmqWwtkijSMXZnOuAZ2BoSWIiaUAg/s400/SaveOhioLibraries.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350881457975357570" border="0" /></a>There will be a <a href="http://irregulartimes.com/saveohiolibrariesflyer.pdf">Save Ohio Libraries rall</a>y Thursday, June 25 at 11:30 A.M. at the Statehouse in Columbus. Wear red and bring you library card!<br /><br />Montgomery county residents may find it easier to attend the <a href="http://www.wclibrary.info/documents/2009_red_rally.pdf">Red Rally</a> at the Washington Centerville Public Library Thursday, June 25 at4:00 P.M. Location: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=111+w.+spring+valley+rd.,+centerville,+oh+45458&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=30.185946,81.738281&ie=UTF8&ll=39.614896,-84.162333&spn=0.007157,0.019956&z=16&iwloc=addr">111 W. Spring Valley Road</a>. Supporters are asked to wear red for this event as well.Dayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-69174355192565173272009-06-23T07:29:00.000-07:002009-06-24T09:43:06.913-07:00Rally for the Cause!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LniTKszXuBo/SkI5D-JRfUI/AAAAAAAAAhk/i2kr_anyxjg/s1600-h/middle.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 475px; height: 235px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LniTKszXuBo/SkI5D-JRfUI/AAAAAAAAAhk/i2kr_anyxjg/s400/middle.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350902047653854530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LniTKszXuBo/SkI4nsOd1eI/AAAAAAAAAhM/TGGrDISIKss/s1600-h/PLCHC__3__normal.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 48px; height: 48px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LniTKszXuBo/SkI4nsOd1eI/AAAAAAAAAhM/TGGrDISIKss/s400/PLCHC__3__normal.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350901561807459810" border="0" /></a>A public rally is being held Wednesday to protest Gov. Ted Strickland's proposed budget cuts, which include a 50 percent reduction in public library funding.<br /><div><p>This is the primary funding source for public libraries in Ohio.</p> <p>The budget decision must be made by June 30, and may happen sooner. The "Save Our Libraries" rally will take place at 11 a.m. at the Loveland Branch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road.</p><br />For more information, contact Phyllis Hegner at <a href="mailto:phyllis.hegner@cincinnatilibrary.org">phyllis.hegner@cincinnatilibrary.org</a> or 513-369-4571.<br /><br /><br />London Public Library - <strong><a href="http://www.london.lib.oh.us/">*RALLY on the LAWN - Show your support on Wednesday, June 24, 6:30 pm.</a><br /><br /></strong><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LniTKszXuBo/SkI4vXE0OdI/AAAAAAAAAhU/TARtuZScJoY/s1600-h/portsmouth.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 69px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LniTKszXuBo/SkI4vXE0OdI/AAAAAAAAAhU/TARtuZScJoY/s400/portsmouth.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350901693568793042" border="0" /></a>The Portsmouth Library will be closing at 12:00pm on Wednesday, June 24th for the <a href="http://www.portsmouth.lib.oh.us/">"Save Our Libraries" rally </a>which will take place on the front lawn at 1:00pm. We will re-open at 3:00pm after the rally.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256609461810142287.post-44314410410596677062009-06-22T05:45:00.000-07:002009-06-22T09:37:42.612-07:00Library Funding Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfk3bPyeQ5X0qA4kstVvB-psV4Cyngc69J8di2sr-DCKhHK6EHNo0pF5CKjC5p5Yda5qCBh_vXENG1Z6AJ3ro2A-KpwY-TgWHdPxQmWd33zvTLIvfzneN0vRqww6prJ5Vd78kmkLBLHA/s1600-h/SaveOhioLibraries.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfk3bPyeQ5X0qA4kstVvB-psV4Cyngc69J8di2sr-DCKhHK6EHNo0pF5CKjC5p5Yda5qCBh_vXENG1Z6AJ3ro2A-KpwY-TgWHdPxQmWd33zvTLIvfzneN0vRqww6prJ5Vd78kmkLBLHA/s400/SaveOhioLibraries.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350192037420092178" border="0" /></a>The Ohio Library Council has published an article which covers all the details and implications of the enormous threat to the state's libraries that has emerged over the weekend. You can <a href="http://www.olc.org/news_story062009.asp">read the whole article here</a>.<br /><br />"Public libraries in Ohio are funded primarily through the Public Library Fund (PLF), which receives 2.2% of the state's tax revenue. Since 2001, public library funding has been on the decline. As a result of the current downturn in the economy and decreasing state tax revenues, public libraries are currently experiencing a drop in funding from the Public Library Fund (PLF) estimated at 20% or more as compared to 2008. At a news conference on Friday, June 19, the Governor proposed an additional cut in the PLF of $112.5 million in fiscal year 2010 and $114.8 million in 2011 as part of his <a href="http://www.gongwer-oh.com/128/framework.pdf" target="_blank">"framework"</a> to fill the $3.2 billion gap in the budget that must be balanced by Ohio General Assembly's Conference Committee by June 30. This will mean a more than 50% cut in funding for many of Ohio 's public libraries." - Ohio Library Council.<br /><br />Also check out this <a href="http://shutteredlibrary.blogspot.com/">new Ohio libraries advocacy blog</a>.Dayton Metro Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04284199563197761211noreply@blogger.com0