Novelist Plus lets you search by genre, favorite author, series, and even plot. It will give you a list of “read-alikes” (books that are similar to ones you already read and liked), and will share discussion guides for those book groups out there. The Plus part means it includes nonfiction as well as fiction, and has something for all ages.
It’s easy to use, too. Just visit our home page at www.missoulapubliclibrary.org and select Novelist from the Electronic Databases drop-down menu in the upper left-hand corner. You can use it from any Internet connection anywhere, but if you’re in the library we have a station dedicated to Novelist in our Readers Corner. In addition to the Novelist computer, we also have books and lists put together by our librarians with recommended reads - so the Readers Corner will fast become your first stop when you visit the library.
We have it: Staff reviews
“The Hotel Casablanca: Comic Opera in Two Acts,” composed by Thomas Pasatieri, conducted by John Nardolillo, sung by the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre, Albany Records, 2008, find it at: MCD 781.1 PASATIE
Based on the Feydeau farce, “A Flea in Her Ear,” this opera in English had me laughing throughout. Set in Texas at the Texas Double T Ranch, the plot is rife with misunderstandings and jealousies revolving around a pair of suspenders returned from a seedy hotel in town to Mister Carter of “the Double T Ranch.” The misunderstandings are all resolved in the end and the frou-frou nephew from New York is shown to be a “real” man. The vocals are nicely done, the lyrics are clear and the dialog flows freely. The orchestration provides excellent support. If you are looking for a fun opera, this may be the ticket for you.
Reviewed by Marje Doyle
Hot happenings
Here’s a sampling of some of the great programs coming up at Missoula Public Library. For more information, call the library at 721-2665 or visit www.missoulapubliclibrary.org. If anyone attending a program needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling 721-BOOK (2665).
• Computer classes. We offer courses at 6 p.m. most Monday evenings covering topics from online searching and information gathering to word processing, resume building, and e-mail. Pick up a full list of upcoming classes the next time you’re in the library, or call us at 721-2665. Pre-registration is recommended.
• Book clubs. Join in a discussion of “A Thousand Splendid Sons,” Thursday, Jan. 8, at 1 p.m. or Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. Please note Thursday’s meeting is at a new time. Copies of the book are available at the library check-out desk. Book groups meet the Second Tuesday and Second Thursday of every month.
• Write with a Published Author. Teens can join author Donna Jo Napoli (“Bound,” “Beast,” “Stones in Water”) on Friday, Jan. 9, 4 p.m. for a two-hour writers’ workshop. Napoli will share her technique and insider knowledge to the publishing world. For ages 13-18.
• World-Wide Cinema. See “Under the Bombs,” on Friday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. as part of our World-Wide Cinema series. This road movie brings Zeina, a Shiite woman from Beirut, together with Tony, a Christian taxi driver, as they scour the rubble in war-torn Lebanon looking for Zeina’s son during a cease fire in the Lebanon-Israel conflict of 2006. Film screenings are intended for mature audiences due to adult themes, language and sexual content.
• Teen book club. Our teen book club for ages 13-18 meets every Second Saturday, with the next meeting on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 3 p.m. This month’s title is “Vampire Academy” and can be picked up at the YA Desk.
52 ways to use your library card
(52 maneras de usar su targeta de la biblioteca.)
No. 36: Get nostalgic by looking at old magazines. (Pongase nostálgico mirando revistas antiguas.)
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