February Adult Non-Fiction

Here are a few new adult non-fiction titles for February. Click on the links for reviews and author info, and use the number to find the book on the New Titles shelves across from the circulation desk.

Paper Cutting Techniques for Scrapbooks & Cards by Sharyn Sowell 736.98

The Travel Mom's Ultimate Book of Family Travel : Planning, Surviving, and Enjoying Your Vacation Together by Emily Kaufman 790.1

Sex and the Seasoned Woman : Pursuing the Passionate Life by Gail Sheehy 613.954

A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong 398.2

Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats--A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners (A 30-Minute Meal Cookbook) by Rachael Ray 641.555

Virginia Woolf : An Inner Life by Julia Briggs 823.912

The Flavor Point Diet : The Delicious, Breakthrough Plan to Turn Off Your Hunger and Lose the Weight for Good by David L. Katz 613.25

No Time to Lose : A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva by Pema Chodron 294.3

Girls of Tender Age : A Memoir by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith 92 Smith

Tax Forms and Tax Help

Tax Forms
Some of the Federal tax forms have arrived and are available near the photocopy machine. The Rhode Island tax forms will not be available until the end of January. In the meantime, if you cannot find the form(s) you need, all tax forms can be downloaded on an internet-connected computer.

Federal Forms - www.irs.gov
Rhode Island Forms - www.tax.state.ri.us

Tax Help at the Library
AARP will be available to help low-to-middle income people with tax questions and preparation February 4th through April 17th.
Schedule:
Saturdays 10am - 2pm
Mondays 12pm - 3:30pm
Wednesdays 4pm - 7:30pm

January Non-Fiction

Selected new Adult Non-Fiction titles for January. Don't forget - the new adult non-fiction titles are on the shelves opposite the circulation desk.

The Crochet Answer Book:Solutions to Every Problem You'll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You'll Ever Ask by Edie Eckman 746.434

Essential Manners for Couples : From Snoring and Sex to Finances and Fighting Fair-What Works, What Doesn't by Peter Post 646.78

Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage by Heather Rogers 363.7285

On Foreign Soil : American Gardeners Abroad by May Brawley Hill 712

Design Ideas for Bathrooms by Susan Boyle Hillstrom 643.52

Metal Craft Discovery Workshop: create Unique Jewelry, Art Dolls, Collage Art, Keepsakes and More! by Linda O'Brien 745.56

The Knitting Answer Book: Solutions to Every Problem You'll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You'll Ever Ask by Margaret Radcliffe 746.432

After the Victorians : The Decline of Britain in the World by A. N. Wilson 941.0823

Our Inner Ape : A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are by Frans De Waal 156

Lovesick Blues : The Life of Hank Williams by Paul Hemphill
BIOGRAPHY SHELVES 92 Williams

Lee Miller: A Life by Carolyn Burke BIOGRAPHY SHELVES 92 Miller

New YA Fiction and Non-Fiction for January

Happy New Year!

Here's a look at some of the new YA Fiction titles.

Summer Boys 2: Next Summer by Hailey Abbott

The Great Tree of Avalon: Child of the Dark Prophecy by T. A. Barron

Just Ask (Diary of a Teenage Girl) by Melody Carlson

Sweetgrass Basket by Marlene Carvell

True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas

South By Southeast : A Diamond Brothers Mystery by Anthony Horowitz

Girl, (Nearly) 16: Absolute Torture by Sue Limb

Introducing . . . Sasha Abramowitz by Sue Halpern

Cut by Patricia Mccormick

Pretties by Scott Westerfeld

Insiders: Break Every Rule (Insiders Novel) by J. Minter

Operation Red Jericho : The Guild Specialists Book 1 by Joshua Mowll
(Librarian's Note: This is a seriously cool book! ~Jessica)

And, for you, some YA Non-Fiction...

Knitgrrl: Learn to Knit With 15 Fun And Funky Projects 746.432 OKE

Censorship: Opposing Viewpoints 363.31 CEN

Open Government: An American Tradition Faces National Security, Privacy, and Other Challenges (Point/Counterpoint) 323.44 HUD

Protecting Ideas (Point/Counterpoint) 346.73 HUD

Immigration Policy (Point/Counterpoint) 325.73 ALL

Don't forget to look at the reviews!