Is it your Lucky Day?
Check out our Lucky Day Books!
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The Lucky Day Collection
consists of additional copies of current, high demand and popular best-sellers.
Shelved next to the new books on the 2nd floor, Lucky Day books are available on a walk-in basis only (no holds).
Each book checks out for 7 days and can not be renewed. Should a book be returned late, the fees are $1.00 per day.
This collection has been made possible due to donations from
the Friends of the Stoughton Public Library.
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Please Join Us!
Adult book discussions are a great way to meet new people and engage in lively discussion.
The discussions are held the fourth Tuesday of every month from 7 to 8 p.m.
in the library's lower level Carnegie room.
For your convience multiple print copies of each title selection
will be available at the Adult Services Desk approx. one month prior to the discussion.
You do not need to register to participate — just show up ready to share your thoughts!
~ 2012 Book Discussion Titles ~
This book will save your life by A.M. Homes
A thread of grace by Mary Doria Russell
Disobedience by Jane Hamilton
While I was gone by Sue Miller
The Dive from Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer
Digging to America by Anne Tyler
Empire falls by Richard Russo
Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vanishing act by Jodi Picoult
One hundred years of solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Hitler's niece by Ron Hansen
The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
19th wife by David Ebershoff
Our Eleanor by Candace Fleming
In the heart of the sea: Tragedy of the whaleship Essex by Nathanial Philbrick
The Professor and the madman by Simon Winchester
The Tipping point: how little things can make a big difference by Malcolm Gladwell
Garbage land: on the secret trail of trash by Elizabeth Royte
Wild swans: three daughers of china by Jung Chang
Animal, vegetable, miracle: a year of food life by Barbara Kingsolver
December's Reading List |
Books Worth Discussing |
Let's take the long way home :
a memoir of friendship / Caldwell, Gail
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The alchemist / Coelho, Paulo |
Zeitoun / Eggers, Dave
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Lucy : a novel / Gonzales, Laurence |
Left to tell : discovering God amidst the Rwandan holocaust / Ilibagiza, Immaculee
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The long song / Levy, Andrea |
The Paris wife : a novel / McLain, Paula |
Enrique's journey / Nazario, Sonia |
The tiger's wife : a novel / Obreht, Tea
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The Spanish bow / Romano-Lax, Andromeda |
The lotus eaters / Soli, Tatjana |
My stroke of insight : a brain scientist's personal journey / Taylor, Jill Bolte |
29 gifts : how a month of giving can change your life / Walker, Cami |
Before I go to sleep / Watson, S. J. |
November Reading List
"Coming soon to a theatre near you"
Novels that inspired upcoming movies |
The woman in black / Hill, Susan
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On the road : the original scroll / Kerouac, Jack |
One for the money / Evanovich, Janet
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Back roads / O'Dell, Tawni
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The story of Edgar Sawtelle : a novel / Wroblewski, David
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The dogs of Babel / Parkhurst, Carolyn
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Drive / Sallis, James
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The monster of Florence / Preston, Douglas J.
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One shot : a Jack Reacher novel / Child, Lee
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Peace like a river / Enger, Leif
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Angel angel / Stevens, April
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The paperboy / Dexter, Pete
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I, Alex Cross : a novel / Patterson, James
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Extremely loud and incredibly close / Foer, Jonathan Safran
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Revenge of the witch / Delaney, Joseph
Movie Title: The Seventh Son
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The tiger : a true story of vengeance and survival / Vaillant, John
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October Reading List |
"Do It Yourself" |
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Bookbinding techniques and projects / Cambras, Josep |
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DIY guide to appliances : installing & maintaining your major appliances / Willson, Steven |
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Buying solo : the single woman's guide to buying a first home / Summers, Vanessa |
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Furniture repair & refinishing / Hingley, Brian D. |
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The complete book of small-batch preserving : over 300 delicious recipes to use year-round / Topp, Ellie |
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One-yard wonders : look how much you can make with just one yard of fabric! / Yaker, Rebecca |
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Cutting your family's hair / Handel, Gloria |
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The urban homestead : your guide to self-sufficient living in the heart of the city / Coyne, Kelly |
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Degunking eBay / Holden, Greg |
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What no one ever tells you about renovating your home / Heavens, Alan J. |
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What's a disorganized person to do? / Platt, Stacey |
August's Reading List
May's Reading List
features
"Norwegian Books and Authors"
Popular Norwegian Authors |
Title: What is mine
Author: Holt, Anne
ISBN: 9780446578028
Call #: Fic Holt
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Title: Sophie's world: a novel about the history of philosophy
Author: Gaarder , Jostein
ISBN: 0374266425
Call #: F GAA |
Title: Nemesis
Author: Nesbo, Jo
ISBN: 9780061655500
Call #: Fic Nesbo
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Title: The Wreath
Author: Undset, Sigrid
ISBN: 0141180412
Call #: KVAMME FIC UNDSET |
Title: I Curse the River of Time
Author: Petterson, Per
ISBN: 9781555975562
Call #: New Books, Fic Petterson
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| Children’s Titles on Norway |
Title: Ivar, the Short but Brave Viking
Author: Jacobsen, Annie
ISBN: 9780977827619
Call #: J 398.2094 JAC |
Title: The troll with no heart in hisbody and other tales of trolls from Norway
Author: Lunge-Larsen, Lise
ISBN: 0395913713
Call #: J 398.209481 LUN
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Title: The Tale of the Troll’s Horse
Author: Jacobsen, Annie
ISBN: 9780977827633
Call #: J 398.209481 JAC |
Title: The troll with no heart in his body and other tales of trolls from Norway
Author: Lunge-Larsen, Lise
ISBN: 0395913713
Call #: J 398.209481 LUN |
Title: Norway
Author: Zickgraf, Ralph
ISBN: 0791047474
Call #: +948.1 Z64 |
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| Nonfiction Items on Norway and Norwegian Culture |
Title: Norway : From the Land of Vikings
ISBN: 1887550216
Call #: DVD 914.81 NOR |
Title: The great Scandinavian baking book
Author: Ojakangas, Beatrice
ISBN: 0316633720
Call#: KVAMME 641.71 OJA
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Title: Globe Trekker. Ultimate Scandinavia.
ISBN: 1932702822
Call #: DVD 914.8047 GLO |
Title: Norwegians in Wisconsin
Author: Fapso, Richard J.
ISBN: 0870203347
Call #: KVAMME 977.5004 FAP
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Title: Food and Cooking of Norway
Author: Laurence, Janet
ISBN: 1903141478
Call #: 641.59481 LAU |
Title: Norwegian Folk Art : the Migration of a Tradition
Author: Nelson, Marion (editor)
ISBN: 0789201941
Call #: KVAMME 745.4494 NOR |
Title: Rosemaling styles, study and design
Author: Oram, Gayle
ISBN: 9784872811285
Call #: KVAMME 745.723 ORM |
Title: Norwegians in America, their history and record : a translated version of the 1907 and 1913 Nordmaendene i Amerika, deres historie og record
Author:Ulvestad, Martin
ISBN: 9780976054160
Call #: KVAMME 973.043982 ULV V.1 |
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April's Reading List
features
"
Life Transitions "
The Madison Community Foundation grant will allow Stoughton Public Library to focus on significant social issues or
“life transitions". The materials purchased are related to all stages of life from birth, marriage, children, teens, retirement, divorce, health and wellness, death, job loss, relocation, homelessness and other topics. Information and resources on
these subjects is especially relevant for communities such as Stoughton where residents are experiencing major
employee layoffs, financial strain, and limited family resources, as well as the events of everyday life.
Materials paid for via the Madison Community Foundation Grant
Learn about the MCF grant and view a list including additional items purchase with this grant.
(Click here)
Listed below are some wonderful examples of what's available for you at the library.
Make it a point to visit the "Life Transitions" display on the Mezzanine on your next visit. |
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Eat, Drink, and Be Mindful:
how to end your struggle with mindless eating
and start savoring food with intention and joy.
Albers, Susan
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Good housekeeping drop 5 lbs :
small changes, big results
Heather K. Jones ; Rosemary Ellis, editor-in-chief, Good housekeeping.
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Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer
Allen, Moira
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Coping with vision loss : understanding the psychological, social, and spiritual effects
Cheri Colby Langdell and Tim Langdell.
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The 9-to-5 Cure:
work on your own terms and reinvent your life
Cardinale, Kristin
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Appetite for reduction :
125 fast & filling low-fat vegan recipes
Isa Chandra Moskowitz ; with Matthew Ruscigno. |
Teen cyberbullying investigated :
where do your rights end and consequences begin?
Tom Jacobs.
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Pregnancy : from preconception to birth
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Cut your grocery bills in half with America's cheapest family : includes so many innovative strategies you won't have to cut coupons
Steve and Annette Economides.
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The power of your child's imagination :
how to transform stress and anxiety into
joy and success
Charlotte Reznick. |
The life you want :
get motivated, lose weight, and be happy
Bob Greene, Ann Kearney-Cooke, Janis Jibrin. |
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Double delicious :
good, simple food for busy, complicated lives
Jessica Seinfeld |
Careers with dogs :
the comprehensive guide to finding your dream job
Kim Campbell Thornton. |
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March's Reading List
features
"Books To Grow On"
Got the winter blahs? Tired of the Wisconsin winter?
Are the gardening catalogs calling you?
Warmer weather is just around the corner and that means it's time to start planning your garden.
Here are some exciting examples of what's waiting for you at the library.
Be sure to check out the gardening display on the Mezzanine on your next visit.
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If you'd like a good fiction book that's more than the "garden variety",
here are a few titles that might catch your fancy.
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February's "New Authors"*
Reading List |
Full of fresh characters, new locals and engaging plots, books by first-time or new authors
are often some of the best reads around. If the cold winter days are keeping you house bound
and you've run out of books by your favorite authors, then take a look at these fresh, new titles.
Click anywhere on the book cover, title/author or location and be transported directly into the LINKcat database.
Locations are listed for your convenience, however these titles may have a waiting list, so be sure to place a hold!
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*These featured titles where just a few of the books that were part of
the Library's recent "New Authors" book display.
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"Best of 2010"
Reading List |
Selected just for your reading enjoyment, our staff have sorted through hundrends of 2010 releases
and put together the following lists of some of the most popular titles of the year.
Click anywhere on the book cover, title/author or location and be transported directly into the LINKcat database.
Locations are listed for your convenience, however these titles may have a waiting list, so be sure to place a hold! |
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This website was updated
January 13, 2012
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