New DVDs for March 2009
Aqua Teen Hunger Force 6. YA DVD FEA AQU
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March 11, 2009
New Music for March 2009
Butthole Surfers. Independent Worm Saloon. YA/ CD/ MUSIC? BUT
Beck. Modern Guilt. YA/ CD/ MUSIC/ BEC
Slipknot: Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses. YA/ CD/ MUSIC/ SLI
January 21, 2009
New Movies for January 2009
January 14, 2009
New Music for January 2009
Smog. A River Ain't Too Much To Love. YA/ CD MUSIC / SOL
Sole and the Skywriter Band. YA/ CD MUSIC / SOL
Peter Bjorn and John. Writer's Block. YA/ CD MUSIC/ PET
December 13, 2008
New Movies for December 2008
November 25, 2008
New Movies for November 2008
Ironman
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
10 Things I Hate About You
October 20, 2008
New Music for October 2008
Gorillaz -- D-Sides
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist -- Music from the original motion picture soundtrack
Alkaline Trio -- From Here to Infirmary
October 03, 2008
New Movies for October 2008
Ballet Shoes
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Creepshow
Da Ali G Show: Da Compleet First Seazon
Da Ali G Show: Da Compleet First Seazon
Ladyhawke
Love and Basketball
Matrix Reloaded
Stand and Deliver
What a Girl Wants
August 08, 2008
New Movies for August 2008
Evil
The Animation Show Vol. 3
Drive-In Disc Vol.1 -- The Screaming Skull & The Giant Leeches
Drive-In Disc Vol.2 -- The Wasp Woman &The Giant Gila Monster
Drive-In Disc Vol.3 -- I Bury the Living & The Hand
New Music CDs for August 2008
“Weird Al” Yankovic – Running With Scissors
“Weird Al” Yankovic – The Food Album
“Weird Al” Yankovic – The TV Album
“Weird Al” Yankovic – Bad Hair Day
“Weird Al” Yankovic – Alapalooza
Deltron 3030 -- Deltron 3030
June 10, 2008
New Music CDs for June 2008
Blackalicious -- Blazing Arrow
Tegan and Sara –If it was you
Alicia Keys –As I am
At the Drive-In – In -CASINO-OUT
Common Rider –This is unity music
Tokyo Police Club –Elephant shell
Vampire Weekend –Vampire Weekend
Mika – Life in cartoon motion
30 Seconds To Mars –A beautiful lie
Jamie T.– Panic Prevention
Oxford Collapse –Remember the night parties
May 30, 2008
New DVDs for Late May 2008
The Animation Show
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Vol. 4
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Last Stand of the 300: The legendary battle at Thermopylae
May 21, 2008
New Books on CD for May 2008
Asher, Jay. Thirteen Reasons Why. YA/ F/ ASH/ CD BOOK
Two weeks ago Hannah Baker, Clay's crush, killed herself. Now a package arrives in the mail from her with thirteen cassette tapes recorded by Hannah explaining the thirteen reasons she took her life, and Clay is one of them.
Dunkle, Clare. The Sky Inside. YA/ F/ DUN/ CD BOOK
Meyer, Stephenie. The Host. YA/ F/ PRA/ CD BOOK
Pratchett, Terry. The Wee Free Men. YA/ F/ PRA/ CD BOOK
A young witch-to-be named Tiffany teams up with the Wee Free Men, a clan of six-inch-high blue men, to rescue her baby brother and ward off a sinister invasion from Fairyland.
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March 21, 2008
More new Music for March
The Whigs-- Mission Control
Music from the Motion Picture Juno
Emery -- The Question
Blake Lewis -- Audio Daydream
March 11, 2008
New YA Movies on DVD for March 2008
Across the Universe
Creature Comforts -- Complete First Season
Creature Comforts -- Complete Second Season
Into the Wild
Ruby in the Smoke
March 10, 2008
New Fiction on CD for March 2008
Bray, Libba. The Sweet Far Thing. YA/ F/ BRA/ CD/ BOOK
Pulled forward by fate, the destiny Gemma Doyle faces threatens to set chaos loose, not only in the realms, but also upon the rigid Victorian society whose rules Gemma has both defied and followed.
Lubar, Dave. Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie. YA/ F/ LUB/ CD/ BOOK
While navigating his first year of high school and awaiting the birth of his new baby brother, Scott loses old friends and gains some unlikely new ones as he hones his skills as a writer.
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New Music for March 2008
The Flaming Lips – Telepathic Surgery
Flight of the Conchords – The Distant Future
Madvillain – Madvillainy
The Mars Volta – Aputechture
My Life with the Thrill Kill Cult – I See Good Spirits and I See Bad Spirits
Ultra. -- 80s vs Electro
Ultra. -- Dance 03
February 15, 2008
New DVDs for February 2008
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Season 5
Batman: The Animated Series Volume 2
The Best of the Three Stooges Volume 1
The Best of the Three Stooges Volume 2
Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2
February 08, 2008
New Music for February 2008
Blackalicious – The Craft
Breaking Benjamin – Phobia
Deftones – Around the Fur
Deftones – White Pony
Disturbed – Ten Thousand Fists
Jurassic 5 – Power in Numbers
Lavender Diamond – The Cavalry of Light
Lavender Diamond – Imagine Our Love
My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade
Nine Inch Nails – Year Zero
+ 44 – When Your Heart Stops Beating
Taking Back Sunday – Louder Now
The Used – Lies For the Liars
January 17, 2008
New Fiction on CD for January 2008
Bray, Libba. A Great and Terrible Beauty. YA/ F/ BRA/ CD BOOK
After the suspicious death of her mother in 1895, sixteen-year-old Gemma returns to England, after many years in India, to attend a finishing school where she becomes aware of her magical powers and ability to see into the spirit world.
Meyer, Stephenie. Eclipse. YA/ F/ MEY/ CD BOOK
The much anticipated third book in Meyer's vampire romance series finds Bella once again surrounded by danger when Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings.
Portman, Frank. King Dork. YA/ F/ POR/ CD BOOK
High school loser Tom Henderson discovers that The Catcher in the Rye may hold the clues to the many mysteries in his life.
Pullman, Phillip. The Golden Compass. YA/ F/ PUL/ CD BOOK
Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming subjects of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
Spinelli, Jerry. Love, Stargirl. YA/ F/ SPI/ CD BOOK
Stargirl is back! The companion to the acclaimed bestseller allows us to see, at last, inside the mind fo this mysterious girl.
Krakauer, Jon. Into the Wild. YA/ 917.98/ KRA/ CD BOOK
Tells the story of Chris Mccandless, a twenty-four-year-old who walked into the Alaskan wilderness on an idealistic journey and was found dead of starvation four months later; and attempts to discover what led the young man to that point.
Bibliographic Information ©2007 BWI
New Fiction on CD for January 2008
Bray, Libba. A Great and Terrible Beauty. YA/ F/ BRA/ CD BOOK
After the suspicious death of her mother in 1895, sixteen-year-old Gemma returns to England, after many years in India, to attend a finishing school where she becomes aware of her magical powers and ability to see into the spirit world.
Meyer, Stephenie. Eclipse. YA/ F/ MEY/ CD BOOK
The much anticipated third book in Meyer's vampire romance series finds Bella once again surrounded by danger when Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings.
Portman, Frank. King Dork. YA/ F/ POR/ CD BOOK
High school loser Tom Henderson discovers that The Catcher in the Rye may hold the clues to the many mysteries in his life.
Pullman, Phillip. The Golden Compass. YA/ F/ PUL/ CD BOOK
Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming subjects of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
Spinelli, Jerry. Love, Stargirl. YA/ F/ SPI/ CD BOOK
Stargirl is back! The companion to the acclaimed bestseller allows us to see, at last, inside the mind fo this mysterious girl.
Krakauer, Jon. Into the Wild. YA/ 917.98/ KRA/ CD BOOK
Tells the story of Chris Mccandless, a twenty-four-year-old who walked into the Alaskan wilderness on an idealistic journey and was found dead of starvation four months later; and attempts to discover what led the young man to that point.
Bibliographic Information ©2007 BWI
January 15, 2008
New Music at the Library January 2008
Tool -- 10,000 Days
Paolo Nutini – These Streets
White Stripes – Icky Thump
Linkin Park – Minutes to Midnight
Gomez – How We Operate
Peter Bjorn and John – Writer's Block
Say Anything – In Defense of the Genre
Fountains of Wayne – Traffic and Weather
December 11, 2007
New DVD Titles for December 2007
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume Two
Dumb and Dumberer
Hot Fuzz
Late Afternoon of the Living Dead
Mr. Bean: The Whole Bean
On the Outs
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
August 20, 2007
New Fiction on CD for August 2007
Cabot, Meg. Pants on Fire. YA/ F/ CAB/ CD BOOK
Having become a proficient liar in order to keep everyone happy, rising high school senior Katie Ellison is stunned when her old middle school friend and local pariah Tommy Sullivan returns to town, and suddenly things start looking a lot different to her.
Cabot, Meg. Princess on the Brink (The Princess Diaries, Vol. 8). YA/ F/ CAB/ CD BOOK
Princess Mia finds herself facing life as a junior in high school, taking precalculus, and dealing with a long-distance romance.
Horowitz, Anthony. Nightrise (The Gatekeepers, Book 3). YA/ F/ HOR/ CD BOOK
As fourteen-year-old telepathic twins struggle to escape the clutches of the Nightrise Corporation, one of them travels through dreams to a time when the evil Old Ones ruled and learns the role that he, his brother, and three other Gatekeepers must play to keep the world safe from the Old Ones' return.
Horowitz, Anthony. Raven’s Gate (The Gatekeepers, Book 1). YA/ F/ HOR/ CD BOOK
Sent to live in a foster home in a remote Yorkshire village, Matt, a troubled fourteen-year-old English boy, uncovers an evil plot involving witchcraft and the site of an ancient stone circle.
Lockhart, E. Fly on the Wall. YA/ F/ LOC/ CD BOOK
When Gretchen Yee, a student at the Manhattan School for Art and Music, wishes she were a fly on the wall of the boys' locker room, she never expects her wish to come true in such a dramatic way.
Nix, Garth. Lady Friday (The Keys to the Kingdom, Book 5). YA/ F/ NIX/ CD BOOK
Four of the seven keys have been recovered, but Arthurs's friends are captive and Superior Saturday is still causing trouble, and Arthur is racing to find the secret of Middle House.
Patterson, James. Maximum Ride: Saving the world and other extreme sports (Book 3). YA/ F/ PAT/ CD BOOK
Forced to work apart, the team faces their ultimate challenge as they fight the evil science experiment, "Re-evolution", designed to engineer a superior, master race.
Pfeffer, Susan Beth. Life As We Knew It. YA/ F/ PFE/ CD BOOK
Through journal entries, 16-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.
Rennison, Louise. Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging (Book 1). YA/ F/ REN/ CD BOOK
This humorous journal depicts a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie.
Rennison, Louise. Away Laughing on a Fast Camel (Book 5). YA/ F/ REN/ CD BOOK
Georgia worries that her snogging skills will suffer since her boyfriend moved away. Her worries do not last long, though, because she meets a snoggable young man who is the lead singer of a band. This is the fifth title featuring Georgia.
Rennison, Louise. On the Bright Side, I’m Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (Book 2). YA/ F/ REN/ CD BOOK
Fourteen-year-old Georgia continues her diary in which she records her misadventures trying to reclaim the attention of seventeen-year-old Robbie, while coping with her friends, family, and dog-like cat Angus at the same time.
Rennison, Louise. Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers (Book 6). YA/ F/ REN/ CD BOOK
In this sixth story about Georgia, she heads across the ocean to America to search for her love the Italian-American dreamboat.
Rennison, Louise. Startled By His Furry Shorts (Book 7). YA/ F/ REN/ CD BOOK
It can be hard to manage one boyfriend, but Georgia Nicolson manages three in this latest adventure.
Werlin, Nancy. The Rules of Survival. YA/ F/ WER/ CD BOOK
Seventeen-year-old Matthew recounts his attempts, starting at a young age, to free himself and his sisters from the grip of their emotionally and physically abusive mother.
Bibliographic Information ©2007 BWI
July 07, 2007
New Books on CD for July 2007
Brashares, Ann. Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood. YA/ F/ BRA/ CD BOOK
In this final novel of the series, the sagas of Lena, Carmen, Tibby, and Bridget intertwine as they learn about boys, love, and the importance of the past.
Green, John. Looking for Alaska. YA/ F/ GRE/ CD BOOK
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death.
Horowitz, Anthony. Eagle Strike. YA/ F/ HOR/ CD BOOK
After a chance encounter with assassin Yassen Gregorovich in the South of France, teenage spy Alex Rider investigates international pop star and philanthropist Damian Cray whose new video game venture hides sinister motives involving Air Force One, nuclear missiles, and the international drug trade.
Horowitz, Anthony. Evil Star. YA/ F/ HOR/ CD BOOK
Having locked the Raven's gate, 14-year-old Matt travels to Peru where he meets the second of the five gatekeepers and works with him to try to stop the opening of a second gate somehow related to the Nazca Lines.
Horowitz, Anthony. Point Blank. YA/ F/ HOR/ CD BOOK
Full of heart-pounding adventure, technological wizardry, and a James Bond-like spirit, this sequel to STORMBREAKER is a thrill ride readers won't want to stop.
Lupica, Mike. Heat. YA/ F/ LUP/ CD BOOK
Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.
Murdock, Catherine Gilbert. Dairy Queen. YA/ F/ MUR/ CD BOOK
After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.
Patterson, James. Maximum Ride: School’s Out – Forever. YA/ F/ PAT/ CD BOOK
After a short stay with an FBI agent who gives them a chance to attend school and live a normal life, the six genetically-altered, winged youths head toward Florida and Max's ultimate destiny--to save the world, whether she wants to or not.
Bibliographic Information ©2007 BWI
May 07, 2007
New Books on CD for May 2007
Cabot, Meg. Missing You. YA/ F/ CAB/ CD BOOK
Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game. YA/ F/ CAR/ CD BOOK
Klass, David. Firestorm. YA/ F/ KLA/ CD BOOK
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. YA/ F/ TWA/ CD BOOK
Westerfeld, Scott. Specials. YA/ F/ WES/ CD BOOK
Zusak, Marcus. The Book Thief. YA/ F/ ZUS/ CD BOOK
Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game. YA/ F/ CAR/ CD BOOK
Klass, David. Firestorm. YA/ F/ KLA/ CD BOOK
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. YA/ F/ TWA/ CD BOOK
Westerfeld, Scott. Specials. YA/ F/ WES/ CD BOOK
Zusak, Marcus. The Book Thief. YA/ F/ ZUS/ CD BOOK
April 24, 2007
New YA Movies at the Library in April 2007
Donny Darko
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Season 1), Vols. 3 and 4
Invader Zim: Vols. 1, 2 and 3
A Scanner Darkly
V for Vendetta
What the ߣ∑∑Þ Do We Know!?
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Season 1), Vols. 3 and 4
Invader Zim: Vols. 1, 2 and 3
A Scanner Darkly
V for Vendetta
What the ߣ∑∑Þ Do We Know!?
April 17, 2007
New Albums for April 2007
Rodrigo y Gabriela -- Rodrigo y Gabriela
Iggy Pop – Platinum & Gold Collection
Iggy Pop – The Best of Iggy Pop
Hip Hip Gold
Fergie – The Dutchess
The Stooges – The Weirdness
The Pogues – Hell’s Ditch
Velvet Revolver – Contraband
Radiohead – Kid A
Now 23
Bad Brains – Banned in D.C.
The Beatles – Love
We Be Clubbin – Vol. 5
Gwen Stefani – The Sweet Escape
Beyoncé – B’Day
Pink – I’m Not Dead
Minor Threat – Complete Discography
Iggy Pop – Platinum & Gold Collection
Iggy Pop – The Best of Iggy Pop
Hip Hip Gold
Fergie – The Dutchess
The Stooges – The Weirdness
The Pogues – Hell’s Ditch
Velvet Revolver – Contraband
Radiohead – Kid A
Now 23
Bad Brains – Banned in D.C.
The Beatles – Love
We Be Clubbin – Vol. 5
Gwen Stefani – The Sweet Escape
Beyoncé – B’Day
Pink – I’m Not Dead
Minor Threat – Complete Discography
April 03, 2007
New albums at the LaGrange Public Library…
Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
Beck – The Information
Fall Out Boy – Infinity On High
Nelly Furtado -- Loose
Panic! At the Disco – A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out
Plain White T’s – Every Second Counts
Primus – They Can’t All Be Zingers
The Pussycat Dolls -- PCD
Rise Against – The Sufferer and the Witness
The Shins – Wincing the Night Away
Tenacious D – The Pick of Destiny
U2 – U218: Singles
Beck – The Information
Fall Out Boy – Infinity On High
Nelly Furtado -- Loose
Panic! At the Disco – A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out
Plain White T’s – Every Second Counts
Primus – They Can’t All Be Zingers
The Pussycat Dolls -- PCD
Rise Against – The Sufferer and the Witness
The Shins – Wincing the Night Away
Tenacious D – The Pick of Destiny
U2 – U218: Singles
February 23, 2007
New DVDs and BOCDs for February 2007
New DVDs
Pom Poko. YA/ DVD/ FEA/ POM
In this gem from Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away), raccoons are being displaced by land development. They react by learning the art of shape-shifting. The critters use their new skills to try to scare off the humans and sabotage construction. Animated. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994. Special features: original storyboards; tv spots. Disc 1 contains feature; disc 2 contains bonus material. Director: Isao Takahata.
Porco Rosso. YA/ DVD/ FEA/ POR
Porco Rosso, a man cursed with the head of a pig after watching the spirits of the pilots killed in the last air battle he fought in rise to the heavens now makes a living taking jobs, such as rescuing those kidnapped by air pirates. Animated. Originally released as a motion picture in 1992. Bonus disc contains special features: behind the microphone with voice talent from the film; complete storyboards; original Japanese trailers; interview with Toshio Suzuki. Director: Hayao Miyazaki.
Speak. YA/ DVD/ FEA/ SPE
Kristen Stewart and Steve Zahn star in this adaptation of Laurie Halse Anderson's award-winning novel. A teen retreats into self-imposed silence after being raped. Her art and a teacher help her regain her voice and inner strength. Based on the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004. Special features: commentary with director Jessica Sharzer; behind the scenes; study guide; cast filmographies.
U.S. vs. John Lennon. YA/ DVD/ FEA/ US
Through rare film footage and classic music, this documentary traces the political activism of Lennon and the subsequent reaction by the U.S. government that culminated in an attempt to deport him. Originally produced in 2006. B&W and Color. Director: David Leaf.
New Books on CD
Horowitz, Anthony. Stormbreaker. YA/ F/ HOR/ CD/ BOOK
They told him his uncle died in an accident. He wasn't wearing a seatbelt. But when fourteen-year-old Alex finds his uncle's windshield riddled with bullet holes, he knows it was no accident.
Meyer, Stephenie. New Moon. YA/ F/ MEY/ CD/ BOOK
Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a threat from a female vampire, and an encounter with the Volturi, Italian vampires.
Bibliographic Information ©2007 BWI
Pom Poko. YA/ DVD/ FEA/ POM
In this gem from Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away), raccoons are being displaced by land development. They react by learning the art of shape-shifting. The critters use their new skills to try to scare off the humans and sabotage construction. Animated. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994. Special features: original storyboards; tv spots. Disc 1 contains feature; disc 2 contains bonus material. Director: Isao Takahata.
Porco Rosso. YA/ DVD/ FEA/ POR
Porco Rosso, a man cursed with the head of a pig after watching the spirits of the pilots killed in the last air battle he fought in rise to the heavens now makes a living taking jobs, such as rescuing those kidnapped by air pirates. Animated. Originally released as a motion picture in 1992. Bonus disc contains special features: behind the microphone with voice talent from the film; complete storyboards; original Japanese trailers; interview with Toshio Suzuki. Director: Hayao Miyazaki.
Speak. YA/ DVD/ FEA/ SPE
Kristen Stewart and Steve Zahn star in this adaptation of Laurie Halse Anderson's award-winning novel. A teen retreats into self-imposed silence after being raped. Her art and a teacher help her regain her voice and inner strength. Based on the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004. Special features: commentary with director Jessica Sharzer; behind the scenes; study guide; cast filmographies.
U.S. vs. John Lennon. YA/ DVD/ FEA/ US
Through rare film footage and classic music, this documentary traces the political activism of Lennon and the subsequent reaction by the U.S. government that culminated in an attempt to deport him. Originally produced in 2006. B&W and Color. Director: David Leaf.
New Books on CD
Horowitz, Anthony. Stormbreaker. YA/ F/ HOR/ CD/ BOOK
They told him his uncle died in an accident. He wasn't wearing a seatbelt. But when fourteen-year-old Alex finds his uncle's windshield riddled with bullet holes, he knows it was no accident.
Meyer, Stephenie. New Moon. YA/ F/ MEY/ CD/ BOOK
Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a threat from a female vampire, and an encounter with the Volturi, Italian vampires.
Bibliographic Information ©2007 BWI
January 23, 2007
New Music CDs
Here are the latest albums added to the collection. They check out for three weeks.
Dead Kennedys -- Give me convenience or give me death
Dropkick Murphys -- The singles collection '96-'97
Fall Out Boy -- From under the cork tree
John Legend -- Once again
The Misfits -- Collection II
N.W.A. -- Greatest hits
The Rapture -- Out of the races and onto the tracks
Subhumans -- Live in a dive
Dead Kennedys -- Give me convenience or give me death
Dropkick Murphys -- The singles collection '96-'97
Fall Out Boy -- From under the cork tree
John Legend -- Once again
The Misfits -- Collection II
N.W.A. -- Greatest hits
The Rapture -- Out of the races and onto the tracks
Subhumans -- Live in a dive