Surf RI Database Trial EXTENDED!

The deadline for the SurfRI trial has been extended, so there is still time for you to check out Surf RI, the state's trial run of a state-wide database system. Surf RI offers access to 40 databases covering a wide variety of topics - health, history, literature, politics, reference, etc., - in a variety of "formats" - newspapers, magazines, journals, encyclopedias, and more. A new database has also been added to the trial, Teen Health and Wellness, a database by Rosen, which also publishes a series of books by the same title.

The trial NOW runs through April 30, and no login or password is required for access.

Statewide databases provide all of the public libraries in the state with the same access to information. Databases are expensive, and some libraries cannot afford them; statewide databases provide access to all patrons regardless of their "home" library affiliation.
Currently, 46 states offer statewide databases.

Help make Surf RI a reality - if you use, and like, the service, please leave feedback.

Book Discussion - The 100 Year Lifestyle

The 100 Year Lifestyle:
Book discussion and life strategy with Craig Pruitt, DC

Where: Middletown Public Library
When: Saturday, May 12
Time: 10:00 am

Join Dr. Craig Pruitt as he discusses a new book authored by his friend and colleague Dr. Eric Plasker. Learn how - and why - you should plan to live to 100 years old.

Program is FREE. Please call the library at 401-846-1573 to reserve your seat.

New Audio Books!

Here's a list of the newest Audio Books (Books on CD) to come in. Click on the title link to see the reviews!

The Alexandria Link: A Novel by Steve Berry and Scott Brick (Audio CD - Jan 30, 2007) - Audiobook

Whitethorn Woods by Maeve Binchy and Jenny Sterlin (Audio CD - Mar 6, 2007)

The Double Bind: A Novel by Chris Bohjalian and Susan Denaker (Audio CD - Feb 13, 2007) -

The Secret (Unabridged, 4-CD Set) by Rhonda Byrne and and Contributors (Audio CD - Nov 28, 2006)

Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier (Audio CD - Mar 20, 2007) - Audiobook

I Heard That Song Before: A Novel by Mary Higgins Clark and Jan Maxwell (Audio CD - April 3, 2007) - Audiobook

Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky and Becket Royce (Audio CD - Feb 6, 2007)

Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille and Scott Brick (Audio CD - Nov 6, 2006) - Audiobook

Bad Blood (Alexandra Cooper Mysteries) by Linda Fairstein and Blair Brown (Audio CD - Jan 16, 2007)

Heart-Shaped Box CD by Joe Hill and Lang Stephen (Audio CD - Feb 13, 2007) - Audiobook

The Alibi Man by Tami Hoag and Beth Mcdonald (Audio CD - Mar 27, 2007) - Audiobook

Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella and Katherine Kellgren (Audio CD - Feb 27, 2007)

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama (Audio CD - Oct 17, 2006)

High Profile by Robert B. Parker and Scott Sowers (Audio CD - Feb 13, 2007) - Audiobook

Cross by James Patterson, Peter J. Fernandez, and Jay O. Sanders (Audio CD - Nov 13, 2006) - Audiobook

Step on a Crack by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, John Slattery, and Reg Rogers (Audio CD - Feb 6, 2007) - Audiobook

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (Audio CD - Mar 2007)

Daddy's Girl by Lisa Scottoline

Sisters (Danielle Steel) by Danielle Steel and Sam Freed (Audio CD - Jan 23, 2007) - Audiobook

Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey by Alison Weir, Stina Nielsen, and et al (Audio CD - Feb 2007)