News From the Library
by Sherrie Simmons and Margaret Woodruff
1/14/10, Page 8

NEW DVDs! Check out these great new additions to the juvenile DVD collection, some old favorites and some new hits:

Alvin and the Chipmunks
An American Tail
Anastasia
Babe
The Black Stallion
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood
Prince
Hoot
Ice Age
Miracle on 34th Street
Monsters vs. Aliens
Muppets from Space
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Nancy Drew
Nanny McPhee
Night at the Museum
Up

Upcoming at the Library:
Wednesday, January 13 at 10:30 a.m. Preschool Story Time begins.
Wednesday, January 20 at 3:00 p.m. Afterschool Program: Pocket Journals & Pencils
New Ambassador for Young People’s Literature: Katherine Paterson, local Vermont author and acclaimed wrtier of children’s books, was named as the second ambassador for young people’s literature. Take a look at some of her books on display in the Juvenile Fiction of the library during the month of January. To learn more about the new post and about Katherine Paterson, go to childrensbookambassador.com.

Most Read Books in 2009
from the Charlotte Library

Adult Fiction: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Adult Nonfiction: The åçTipping Point:  How Little Things Can Make a Big Differåence by Malcolm Gladwell
Juvenile Fiction: Dåiary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Juvenile Nonfiction:
Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories About Growing Up by Jon Scieszka