Pilgrim Memorial Library

Pilgrim Memorial Library is a general service library operating under the auspices of the Women’s Auxiliary. Church members have access to the library on Sunday and on weekdays when the church office is open. Monthly circulation averages 200. Total inventory is about 3,000 volumes. About 20 new books are selected by the Library Committee each month and purchased with monies donated by Pilgrim Library Partners and memorial gifts. Special sections provide books for young adults, large print books and books on tape.

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--------------------------------------------LIBRARY NEWS DECEMBER 2006

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE

As we finish up the year in the library, the library committee would like to express our appreciation to all of you who have renewed your Pilgrim Library Partners membership.  You are the reason we are able to purchase all those great new books all year long.  Another big thank you goes to the Women’s Auxiliary who most generously gives us the funds to operate as well as memorial gifts in honor of deceased members.  It is the kindness of all these Pilgrims that keeps our library thriving.  We should be proud of the quality of our church library.  Just one more reminder to mark you calendars for 10 a.m. on Friday, February 23, 2007 when the annual library coffee will bring Jay Winderman, author of Thunder on the Desert about the California desert tortoise.                                                                                                         Megan Parnell

PILGRIM READERS

Our readers like to pursue all literary venues.  In November we looked at a play: Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Ernest.  This play was written in 1895 and is still credited as the most successful play ever written.  In November we read Act I and in December we will read Act II and Act III.  We meet in the conference room at 10 A.M. on December 21.  You are always welcome to come visit us.                                                                                  Marjorie Legters

 

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 The library committee met this week to select books for your reading pleasure.  Featured mysteries are The Collectors by David Baldacci, Echo Park by Michael Connelly, Motor Mouth by Janet Evanovich, What Happened Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George, Hundred-Dollar Baby by Robert B. Parker, Murder at the Opera by Margaret Truman and Short Straw by Stuart Woods. We also chose the new book by award-winning author Joyce Carole Oates Black Girl, White Girl.

New non-fiction titles include The Innocent Man by John Grisham, Out of My Mind by Andy Rooney, Lessons in Becoming Myself by Ellen Burstyn, Thunderstruck by Erik Larson, and Pat Boone’s America.  Large Print titles include Nicholas Sparks’ Dear John and Bill Bryson’s Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. 

Please come to the library and check them out! 

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 --------------------------------------- LIBRARY NEWS  OCTOBER 2006

We hope that all of your readers have looked at their Fall Pilgrim Library Partners Newsletter and have found exciting new books to request. Please come by the library to check out what’s new.  The National Church Library Association has recently formed a new chapter in our area.  Pilgrim librarian Megan Parnell is secretary and they will be meeting here on October 6th.  Chapter members are very interested in expanding their services to children.  Our own Don Sanders has agreed to show them around The A.T. Richardson Children’s Library and explain how it operates.  This is a great time for church librarians to exchange ideas, as well as trade books!  Plans have been finalized for our annual coffee Friday, February 23, 2007.  Jay Winderman will speak about his book Thunder on the Desert about the life of the California desert tortoise.  Thunder may also make a personal appearance at the event. Please invite your friends to join us at 10:00 a.m. for delicious homemade refreshments, followed by Mr. Winderman’s talk.

                                                                                                                                                         Megan Parnell

PILGRIM TO HOST NOVEMBER CAL WEST MEETING

Save the date!  Pilgrim will host Cal West’s annual meeting on Sunday, November 5 beginning at 2:30 p.m. and continuing through dinner.  There will be a short business meeting, and then seminars on Parliamentary procedure (Sherry Glab) Rotation Sunday School and the intersection of faith and politics.  We will also host a simultaneous Cal West youth event.  Save the date - it will be a great meeting!

 

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Your loyal library committee has continued to meet over the summer and we have many new books for you to check out.

We have the number one best selling non-fiction book: I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron as well as How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life by Art Linkletter, Ava Gardner by Lou Server, Dispatches from the Edge by Anderson Cooper and Marley and Me by Josh Grogan (38 weeks on the best seller list!.)

Best selling fiction includes Judge and Jury by James Patterson, Dead Wrong by J.A. Jance, End In Tears by Ruth Rendell, Proof Positive by Philip Margolin, The Messenger by Daniel Silva, Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven by Fanny Flagg and The Power Broker by Stephen Frey.

New large print books include Crisis by Robin Cook, Full of Grace by Dorothea Benton Frank, Sandcastles by Luanne Rice, Angel’s Fall by Nora Roberts and Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson (non-fiction.)

Please remember to come to the library and check out what’s new!!

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  ...................................................      LIBRARY NEWS  May 2006

 At our May meeting, the library committee will be welcoming new members Peggy Ferguson and Betty Lennon and saying good-bye to Mary Ferguson.  Zoe Ann Altenes will be taking over the duties of chair and prior chair Nancy Magnusson will assist.

 We have added a number of new books to the shelves.  Under fiction we have The American by Andrew Britton.  The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell, Dark Tort by Diane Mott Davidson, Intuition by Allegra Goodman, Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters, Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith and Dark Harbor by Stuart Woods.

 Non-fiction readers might want to check out Joy Lasts by Sister Wendy Beckett, 3 Nights in August by Buzz Bissinger.  A Year in the World by Frances Mayes, Sea of Gray by Tom Chaffin, The Right Words at the Right Time by Marlo Thomas, A Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester, American Gospel by Jon Meachum, Mason-Dixon Knitting by Gardiner & Shayne or Dead Beat by Marilyn Johnson.

 We didn’t forget our large print readers.  Circle of Quilters by Jennifer Chiavarini, Secret Splendor by Sandra Brown and Hey Good Looking by Fern Michaels are among the new titles. 

 The library committee continues to meet over the summer so our readers won’t run out of new books.  We also have books on tape and books on CD’s for your vacation drives.  A selection of paperbacks and magazines can be borrowed for summer trips with no check out required.

 Come to Pilgrim Memorial Library where we have it all!  

PILGRIM READERS

 In April we discussed In the Land of Second Chances by George Shaffner.  A part of belonging to Readers is to discover all kinds of literature.  This month we will meet on May 18 at 10 a.m. in the Conference Room to take our first look at “Chick Lit”.  We will review the novel Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster. It is the humorous, thought provoking look at the confessions of a woman who had it all and lost it all.  We have one new member and still have room for one more.  Join us – as the commercial say, “We’re nice people.” 

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.............................................................................. LIBRARY NEWS April 2006

The library Committee met March 15th to select new books and to welcome Carol Hendrix who stepped into replace resigning member Karen Wolfe.  Greetings Carol and thank you Karen for your work on the committee!  Non-fiction readers are in for a treat this month as the committee has selected quite a few new titles: Women’s Work Is Never Done by Gallagher, Three Cups of Tea by Mortensen, Love in the Time of Cholesterol by Ross, Word Fugitives by Wallraff, Frankly, My Dear by Klein, Why My Wife Thinks I’m an Idiot by Greenberg, Infamous Scribblers by Burns, Left to Tell by Ilibagiza and Chocolate Therapy by Farrell-Kingsley.  We have a number of new mysteries:  The Old Wine Shades by Grimes, Prior Bad Acts by Hoag, Gone by Kellerman, Sea Change by Parker, The Fifth Horseman by Patterson, and Memory in Death by Roberts.                                                    Megan Parnell, Librarian

ALCOTT BOOK CLUB

We are inviting new members to join the Alcott Book Club which meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at a members home.  Each member will give a book review and discuss what books they have read.  If you are interested in joining, please contact Helen Hansen at Home

 

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LIBRARY NEWS

 

Your cordially invited to the annual library coffee, 10:00 a.m. February 17, 2006.  Our speakers will be Ann and Farley Olander, author and photographer respectively for the book Call of the Mountains: The Beauty and Legacy of Southern California’s San Jacinto, San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mountains.  One of our committee members has seen their presentation and promises that we will all find it very interesting.  Please mark your calendars and invite your friends to join us.

 New books were selected at the committee meeting in January:  The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell by Lilian Jackson Braun and Leonardo’s Swans by Karen Essex.  Our non-fiction readers will be pleased to learn we have a number of new titles:  She Got Off the Couch by Haven Kimmel, If You Could See Me Now by Cecilia Ahern, Ronald Reagan:  The Triumph of the Imagination by Richard Reeves, The Victory of Reason by Rodney Stark, Dear Mr. President: Letters to the Oval Office from the Files of the National Archives by Dwight Young, The Apple Way by Jeffrey Cruikshank, and Here’s Johnny by Ed McMahon.  New large print books on order:  Every Breath You Take by Judith McNaught, On the Run by Iris Johansen and The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory.

COME TO THE LIBRARY AND CHECK IT OUT !!!!

PILGRIM READERS

We met on January 19, 2006 at 10 a.m. in the Conference room.  The discussion was about Fannie Flagg’s book Standing in the Rainbow, a book of fiction and one of the author’s most interesting books.  As usual with her writing it was listed as a New York Times bestseller. Our book for February will be a classic, The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain.  It was first written in 1881 and now 125 years later is still an inspiration for story lines by some of today’s authors.  Please join us for our discussion of this much loved classic.

ALCOTT BOOK CLUB

  Alcott Book Club meets the 2nd Sunday of each month at 10:00 a.m.  We are inviting new members.  Each month, the group meets at a home.  One member gives a book review and all discuss what books they have read. The meeting is usually over by noon.  If you are interested in joining, please contact Helen Hansen.

 

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 ....................................................................     LIBRARY NEWS   January 2006

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  After a busy advent and Christmas season, Pilgrims should now have some free time to start reading again.  The library has many good books to choose from, including a number of items on the best seller list: the long awaited finale to the Mitford series by Jan Karon, Light from Heaven, Predator by Patricia Cornwell, Without Mercy by Jack Higgins, A Wedding In December by Anita Shreve, Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan, Murder at the Washington Tribune by Margaret Truman and Iron Orchid by Stuart Woods.  On the non-fiction list we have My FBI by Louis Freeh, Dean and Me by Jerry Lewis (large Print) and Between You and Me by Mike Wallace (large print).  Speaking of large print books, we have several new titles by popular writers: The Christmas Angel by Thomas Kinkade, The Preacher’s Daughter by Beverly Lewis, At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks and A Simple Gift by Karen Witmar.

 

Coming up: Annual Library Coffee, Friday, February 17, 2006 at 10:00 am in Pilgrim Hall with Ann and Farley Olander author and photographer of Call of the Mountains: The Beauty and Legacy of Southern California’s San Jacinto, San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mountains.  Please invite your friends and neighbors to join us for delicious refreshments and delightful speakers.

 

PILGRIM READERS

 

Pilgrim Readers finished their discussion of The Mists of Avalon by Marion Bradley in December.  It was a two-month book because of its length.  To a member we enjoyed it but all agree we won’t be ready for a “Fantasy” again any time soon.  We welcomed Mary Ann Vilsack as a new member to Pilgrim Readers.  On January 19 at 10a.m. we will review much lighter reading:  Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg.  As is usual for Fannie Flagg this book is a New York Times bestseller.

 

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.......................................................................     LIBRARY NEWS   November 2005

Exciting news! The library committee has found our speakers for the annual library coffee, scheduled for February 17, 2006: Ann and Farley Olander, author and photographer respectively for the book Call of the Mountains: The Beauty and Legacy of Southern California’s San Jacinto, San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mountains.  One of the committee members has seen their presentation and promises that we will all find it very interesting.  Please mark your calendars and invite your friends to join us.

PILGRIM READERS

For the first time Pilgrim Readers will be reading a book of “fantasy” in November.  We will read the magical saga of the women behind King Arthur’s throne.  The Mists of Avalon by Marian Bradley is a monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legend.  You are invited to join us, if just to hear the discussion on November 17th at 10 a.m. in the conference room.                                                                                      Marjorie Legters

 

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 ................................................      LIBRARY NEWS OCTOBER 2005

All you mystery fans out there will be pleased to hear that several of your favorite authors have new books coming out.  We have ordered Robert B. Parker’s new Spenser book, School Days and Nora Robert’s Blue Smoke.  Both David Baldacci and Michael Connelly have new books coming out in October.  We will have to wait until December for Sue Grafton’s “S” Is for Silence.”  If you can’t wait for these titles we already have the best sellers Crusader’s Cross by James Lee Burke, High Country Fall by Margaret Maron, Rituals of the Season by Marcia Muller, Case of Lies by Perri O’Shaughnessy and Fire Sale by Sara Paretsky.  We are finding fewer choices for our readers of literary fiction.  The popular trend seems to be away from what we think of as traditional writing. Therefore, we are pleased to have Anne Rivers Siddons new book Sweetwater Creek and Nicholas Evans’ The Divide to offer to our fans of fiction writing.  The library committee knows we have many readers of non-fiction.  We have the current best sellers The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman, 1776 by David McCullough, You: The Owner’s Manual by Roizen & Oz and the Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren (over 2 years on the best seller list!)

PILGRIM READERS

Pilgrim Readers started their fall program with The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.  This was a winner of the Booker Prize so it was not an easy read.  However, we had a great discussion.  For October we are reading Lucia, Lucia by Adriana Trigiani.  It takes place in the post war boom of the 1950’s.  We invite you to join us and listen to our discussion of this book.                                                                     Marjorie Legters

 

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GET READY FOR THE FALL DISCUSSION GROUP

A reminder to stop by Pilgrim Library and check out the book by Jim Wallis God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get it. We will be meeting for several weeks to talk about God and politics in our typically open and frank Congregational style. Wallis will also be speaking as part of a seminar at the Claremont School of Theology on September 19-please contact Dr. Bingham if you are interested in attending. And if you don’t get the book read, plan on joining us anyway-it will be fun to hear the diverse perspectives of our members.

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THE READERS VISIT GREECE

On June 16, 2005, at 12:30 pm in the Conference Room, the Pilgrim Readers invite you to join them as they discuss the book, North of Ithaka by Eleni Gage. It would be of special interest to those of you traveling to Greece this summer. Eleni gage, daughter of Nicholas Gage, moved from New York City to the remote village of Lia, Greece to rebuild her grandmother’s home. It was during the Greek Civil War that her grandmother, who had saved her children, was then executed and the house taken over the enemy. A map of this area is on the bulletin board across from the church office door.

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LIBRARY NEWS  MAY 2005

The library committee is pleased to announce a "Mini Library Coffee" after church on Sunday June, 12, 2005. Our speaker will be our own member Bob Ferguson, author of THE QUARTER CIRCLE 81, Tall Tales and Memories, Prescott and Camp Wood, Arizona, 1883-1912. This book about the early years of Arizona statehood was compiled by Bob’s father. Bob researched and edited it in order to create this special historical volume. You might want to purchase a copy for someone for Father’s Day. Bob is offering us a special price of $12.00 with a portion going to the church. Come for coffee and refreshments, get an autographed copy and support the church as well!!

PILGRIM READERS

Our April discussion of Birds of a Feather was lively and informative. For May, we are reading the Autobiography of Mark Twain edited by Charles Neider. It reads like a "page turner" of fiction with humor on almost every page. This book is a classic; however, Mark Twain claims that the definition of a classic is "a book that no one ever reads." This is more Twain humor. When you start his autobiography you can’t put it down. Come and join us and listen to our discussion of this "Classic." We meet the third Thursday of the month at 12:30 p.m. in the Conference Room. The next meeting is May 19th.

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LIBRARY NEWS APRIL 2005

  The library committee meets in March to select new books, many from the best seller list.

New fiction includes: Hard Truth by Nevada Barr, Burned by Carol Higgins Clark, A Forgotten Man by Robert Crais, State of Fear by Michael Crichton, Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke, Cold Service by Robert B. Parker, and Prince of Fire by Daniel Silva.

New non-fiction: Plan B by Anne LaMott, By Myself and Then Some by Lauren Bacall, French Women Don=t Get Fat, Glass Castle, and John Jay.

For our large print readers we ordered Song of the Road by Dorothy Garlock, Otherwise Engaged by Eileen Goudge, The Emanicipator=s Wife by Barbara Hambly, Shoot the Moon by Billie Letts, Pretty Woman by Fern Michaels and The Tea House on Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens.

Thank you to all our readers who renewed their Pilgrim Library Partners memberships.  You keep us in new books and we appreciate your generosity.

Come to the library and check it out! 

PILGRIM READERS

Pilgrim Readers meet on the third (3rd) Thursday of the month at 12:30 p.m. in the Conference Room.  On April 21, we will be discussing Birds of a Feather, by Jacqueline Winspear.  This author writes mystery stories with the central figure Maise Dobbs, the Private Investigator and her happy go lucky assistant, Billy Beale.  The story is not only a mystery but one with history and humor.  If you like searching out all types of literature, you will enjoy being a member of Pilgrim Readers – come try us.  I’m sure you will enjoy our discussions.

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 Library News March 2005     

PILGRIM LIBRARY PARTNERS NEWSLETTER

 PILGRIM MEMORIAL LIBRARY   VOLUME 28, NO. 1,    MEGAN PARNELL,  MARCH 2005  EDITOR

Easter

by Joyce Kilmer

The air is like a butterfly

With frail blue wings.

The happy earth looks at the sky

and sings.

We certainly hope that all of you reading this were able to come to our annual library coffee on February 18th. We were pleased to have such a good attendance for Charles Phoenix and his delightful traveling slide show, Southern Californialand, Mid-Century Culture in Kodachrome. Estimates were 130 -140

people in the room. we all had several good laughs to say the least! Special thanks to Marilyn Goldshine and Chuck Magnusson who, while not members of the committee, kindly helped with the food.

Our most devoted reader was Helen Hansen with our former champ Charlotte Sollars a close second. Other champion readers were Marilyn Angelo, Marjorie Legters, Zoe Ann Altenes, Marg Baird, Hugh Freeman, Betty Lennon, Don Sturgis, Marian Curtiss, Enid Welch, Sue Selters, Edith Frances Eells, Louise Bowers and Rachel Gage. Harry Rosen was the winner of the door prize, a book of fashions of the 1950’s from the Sears catalog, a tie-in with Charles’ retro theme. The committee works hard every year to make this a special event and we hope you all enjoyed yourselves.

The annual coffee kicks off our yearly fund drive. As many of you know PILGRIM MEMORIAL LIBRARY is funded entirely by the donations of Women's Auxiliary and our readers. We are not a part of the regular Church budget and we buy not only our books but our own supplies as well. It is the generosity of our READERS (and the support of Women's Auxiliary) that keeps us in business. We hope you will renew your donation to the library at this time. In order to keep buying those newest titles we have to build up our funds. You may be aware of the Los Angeles County budget woes. More cuts in hours and service are expected at the public libraries. That's why our readers depend on Pilgrim Memorial Library to serve their needs. It is too costly to personally buy all the books you want to read. Please renew your Pilgrim Library Partners membership now!

Preparations are under way for filming The DaVinci Code and Tom Hanks has been cast in the leading role. The library has two copies of this title, which are still circulating. If you are one of the few Pilgrims who has not had a chance to read this long-lasting best seller by Dan Brown, come to the library and get on the list.

There are a number of new books out by authors who are popular with our readers: Nevada Barr - Hard Truth, M.C. Beaton - Death of a Bore, Rita Mae Brown - Cat’s Eyewitness, Carol Higgins Clark - Burned, Michael Crichton - State of Fear, Clive Cussler - Black Wind, Joanne Fluke - Peach Cobbler Murder, John Grisham - The Broker, Tony Hillerman - Skeleton Man, Judith Michael - The Real Mother, Robert B. Parker - Cold Service, James Patterson - Honeymoon, and Daniel Silva - Prince of Fire.

We also have some interesting non-fiction: French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano is on the best seller list, as is By Myself and Then Some by Lauren Bacall. The biography of founding father John Jay by Walter Stahr is the first in 70 years. All you chocoholics out there will enjoy reading Mort Rosenblum’s Chocolate, a Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light. Also, please take a look at Tea with Jane Austen, a charming little book with recipes and historical facts. Under religious topics there is Anne La Motte’s Plan B, Further Thoughts on Faith and Jim Wall’s God’s Politics which Dr. Bingham hopes to use for discussion later this year.

New large print titles include: Unexpected Blessings by Barbara Taylor Bradford, Song of the Road by Dorothy Garlock (the third in her Route 66 trilogy,) The Emanicaptor’s Wife a fictionalized account of the life of Mary Todd Lincoln written by Barbara Hambly (Megan’s college classmate,) Shoot the Moon by Billie Letts and The Tea House on Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens.

The committee is always anxious to hear from our readers what you would like us to buy. Mention specific titles or authors if you have them in mind. The committee works hard to select books and tapes that Pilgrims are interested in. Be sure to let them know what you would like to see in the library. Any of us would be glad to hear from you: Marilyn Angelo, Zoe Ann Altenes, Mary Ferguson, Nancy Magnusson, Megan Parnell, Bob Smith (with Gwen as Women's Auxiliary chair ex-officio member), Don Sturgis and Karen Wolfe.

 

Easter spells out beauty,

The rare beauty of new life.

S. D. Gordon

Wishing all our readers at Pilgrim Easter blessings.  Megan

 

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THANK YOU

On behalf of the library committee, I would like to thank all of you who attended our 31st annual library coffee on February 18th. We had approximately 145 guests. (Think how many we would have had if the heavy rain hadn't kept people away!) Committee treasurer Don Sturgis escorted some of our guests across the parking lot with his golf umbrella. Charles Phoenix was a delightful speaker and his vintage slides were priceless. Not only were we touched by the nostaglia of seeing old pictures of the Fair, Knott's Berry Farm, and other local landmarks, but we also laughed heartily at his jokes. Charles sold all the copies of the books he brought with him, but we do have them in the library to check out if you are interested. Refreshments were provided by the library committee as well as by faithful volunteer Marilyn Goldshine. We hope a good time was had by all. The door prize, a book of fashions from the Sears catalogs of the 1950's, was won by Harry Rosen. Our champion readers were announced and in an upset, Helen Hansen slipped past Charlotte Sollars to become our top reader. The complete list of 15 champion readers is posted in the library. Come and see if you made the list!

Megan

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LIBRARY NEWS Feb 2005             

                    : NEW DATE FOR ANNUAL COFFEE

After taking a few weeks off during the holidays, the library committee met in January to select new books and to prepare for the annual library coffee. As you may have read earlier, author, collector and raconteur Charles Phoenix will present "Southern Californialand, Mid-Century Culture in Kodachrome" which is also the title of his latest book. Charles has a collection of over 500,000 slides, gleaned from various yard sales and thrift stores. He couldn't stand to see so much local history thrown away, so he bought those old slides and created a special program to share them with others. We will have the benefit of his wry sense of humor on Friday, February 18, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. in Pilgrim Hall. Please come and bring your friends to join us for delicious homemade treats and what promises to be a very amusing presentation.

Meanwhile, join us in the library for good reading material. In addition to Charles' four books, we also have a number of new titles:

Non-fiction: American Heroines by Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Outwitting History by Aaron Lansky, Downtown by Pete Hamill and A Thousand Days in Tuscany by Marlena di Blasi.

Fiction: The Cat Who Went Bananas by Lilian Jackson Braun, White Out by Ken Follett, The Broker by John Grisham, Skeleton Man by Tony Hillerman and The Motive by John Lescroart. Large Print: Unexpected Blessings by Barbara Taylor Bradford and Red Leaves by Belva Plain.

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Library Update January 2005

Happy New Year! Just a quick reminder now that the holidays are over. The 31st annual library coffee is next month. Our speaker Charles Phoenix called to tell us he had a conflict and would have to change the date of his appearance. Friday, February 18th is now the date he will join us. He is well known as a raconteur and author of several books on the fabulous 1950's. Please join us in Pilgrim Hall at 10:00 am for this special event. Our top readers will be announced and there will be a door prize. Invite your friends and join us for refreshments before the program.

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PILGRIM LIBRARY NEWS FOR DECEMBER 2004

We have the latest books by popular authors: Maeve Binchy Nights of Rain and Stars, Martha Grimes The Winds of Change, Susan Isaacs Any Place I Hang My Hat, Faye & Jonathan Kellerman Double Homicide, Robert B. Parker Melancholy Baby, Nora Roberts Northern Lights, Anita Shreve Light on Snow, Alexander McCall Smith The Sunday Philosophy Club, and Muriel Spark The Finishing School.

Non-fiction readers will find The Serpent and the Moon by Princess Michael of Kent, Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton, Fraternity by Bob Greene, Cooking with My Sisters by Adriana Trigiani and How Clean Is Your House by Woodburn & MacKenzie.

Have you seen all the publicity for Jim Carey’s new movie, A Series of Unfortunate Events? Well, the library has the books upon which the movie is based. Our young adult readers have been enjoying them already. Come check them out and see what all the fuss is about.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us on the library committee. It is our pleasure to find the best in books for our readers all year long!

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PILGRIM LIBRARY NEWS FOR  OCTOBER 2004

In October we will be reviewing ELENI by Nicholas Gage. It is a story of one woman during the Creek Civil War. The President of the United States recognized her for her bravery. We invite Pilgrim members and friends to come and listen to our discussion of the book on October 15 at 10:00 a.m. in the Conference Room.

Library News

The library committee met in September to finalize plans for our annual library coffee, which will be held on February 25, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. This year's speaker will be Charles Phoenix who spoke at a fellowship dinner in 1999. His first book "Cruising in Pomona Valley" is now an out of print collector's item. We have a copy in the library. He specializes in nostalgia about Southern California. Since then he has written three more books on the subject. Please mark your calendars and invite your friends.

The committee also selected new books for your reading pleasure. Mystery readers will find new titles by Patricia Cornwell, Sue Grafton, Martha Grimes, Margaret Maron, Marcia Muller, and Lawrence Sanders. Most exciting is the new series by Alexander McCall Smith: "The Sunday Philosophy Club" by the same author as the #1 Ladies Detective Agency series. Under general fiction we have "Hissy Fit" by Mary Kay Andrews, "Nights of Rain and Stars" by Maeve Binchy, "Lost City" by Clive Cussler, "Dark Justice" by Jack Higgins, "The Society" by Michael Palmer and "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" by Sidney Sheldon. We haven't forgotten our non-fiction readers. We bought "American Soldier" by General Tommy Franks, "Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage" by Chris Wallace, "Skywriting" by Jane Pauley, "Adams vs. Jefferson: the Controversial Election of 1800" by John Ferling, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston, "The Man in the Flying Lawn Chair" by George Plimpton, and "Neither Here nor There" by Bill Bryson.

Have you discovered the Harmony series by Philip Gulley? These charming books detail life in a small Indiana town as seen through the eyes of the minister. They have been compared to Jan Karon's books. I think you will enjoy reading this series.

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PILGRIM LIBRARY NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 2004

Pilgrim Readers Begin New Year

PILGRIM LIBRARY PARTNERS NEWSLETTER PILGRIM MEMORIAL LIBRARY
VOLUME 27, NO. 3
SEPTEMBER 2004 EDITOR:  MEGAN PARNELL
                Fill your soul, your memory,             

                  With layers and depths and textures

                    And heights of lush green, Before the miracle of summer

                            Fades away once more, as it always does.

                                        Jean A. Davidson


The library committee is ready to start another year. Zoe Ann Altenes, Marilyn Angelo, Mary Ferguson, Nancy Magnusson (Committee Chair), Megan Parnell (Librarian), Bob Smith, Gwen Smith (Auxiliary President), Don Sturgis and Karen Wolfe are all eager to hear your suggestions for purchases. One of our main jobs is to select books for your reading pleasure. Thanks to all of you who contributed to Pilgrim Library Partners. You make it possible for us to keep buying those great books to fill the shelves.
We are also planning far our annual library coffee for February 25, 2005, starting at 10:00 a.m. Our speaker will be Charles Phoenix, who may remember when he spoke at a fellowship dinner some years back about "Cruising the Pomona Valley" dealing with the old signs and buildings. He has a new book out based on his collection ofold slides, "Southern Californialand: Mid-Century Culture in Kodachrome"as well as "God Bless Americana: A Retro Vacation Slide Show Tour of the USA"published in 2002. We are really looking forward to hearing this speaker. Please join us and bring your friends.
Rally Sunday means the start of a whole range of activities here at Pilgrim: a new church school year, resuming Auxiliary, restarting the Book Clubs, Thanksgiving, Advent and the joy of Christmas. As I always say, it's the best time of year as far as I'm concerned!
The book sale continues all year round, as we now have a library book truck filled with books for sale. We have a large selection of fiction and non-fiction, in both hardback and paperback. All proceeds go towards library operations. Unsold books will be turned over to the rummage sale.
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PILGRIM LIBRARY NEWS FOR AUGUST 2004

The library committee continues to meet over the summer to provide our readers with good books. Many of us find summertime ideal for catching up on our reading.

New non-fiction titles include The Last Run by Todd Lerman, Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson, Ten Days to D-Day by Stafford, and More Than Money by Neil Cavuto. Fiction bestsellers include: "R" Is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton, Queen of the Bigtime by Andrea Trigiani (author of Big Stone Gap), Kill the Messenger by Tami Hoag, I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason by Susan Kandel, The Bourne Legacy by Eric Von Lustbader, The Preservationist by Maine, Day of the Dead by J. A. Jance and Garden of Beasts by Jeffrey Deaver. We also have new large print books: Folly & Glory by Larry McMurtry, Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson and The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks.

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LIBRARY NEWS  JUNE & JULY 2004 

The library committee met in June to select new books. We carry quite a few from the best seller list: The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown, The Narrows by Michael Connelly, Hidden Prey by John Sandford, Bergdorf Blondes by Plum Sykes, The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom, The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith, The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler and A Good year by Peter Mayle (all fiction.) Non-fiction bestsellers include: Big Russ and Me by Tim Russert, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Laura Schlessinger, Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts, The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren, Why Courage Matters by John McCain, and Chick: His Unpublished Memoirs and the Memories of Those Who Loved Him.

In addition to these best sellers we have quite a few interesting new non-fiction titles: Funny Cide by Sally Jenkins, Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack by Charles Osgood, The Present by Spencer Johnson, The Girl Watchers Club by Harry Stein, Wonderland by Michael Bamberger, The Memory Prescription by Gary Small, Lost in My Own Backyard by Tim Cahill, Masquerade by Alfred Young, Why Lincoln Matters by Mario Cuomo, How Tough Could It Be? by Austin Murphy, Candy Freak by Steve Almond and 30 Years with The Dodgers by Fred Claire.

New large print titles: The Art of Mending by Elizabeth Berg, The Master Quilter by Jennifer Chiaverini, The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber, The Sacrifice by Beverly Lewis, and The Amish Heritage Cookbook by Beverly Lewis.

We have plenty of materials for you to take with you on vacation: books on tape, best sellers, paperbacks and magazines. Be sure to take a look at our sale cart where you will find items to purchase. Our readers deserve the best!

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LIBRARY NEWS   for May 2004

The library committee did not meet in April, but that does not mean we are short on new books! In fact, we have lots of new titles for your reading pleasure.

Non-fiction readers will enjoy Cork Boat by John Pollock, Swimming to Antarctica by Lynne Cox, The Gospel According to Dr. Seuss by James Kemp, The Call of the Mall by Paco Underhill and Living Mirrors (tie in to the IMAX feature on coral reefs.) New fiction includes The Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherfurd, The Last Crossing by Guy Vanderhoeghe, Shadow Account by Stephen Frey, Breaking the Tongue by Vyvyane Loh and Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. Mystery titles are The Bookman's Promise by John Dunning, Bad Business by Robert B. Parker, Death in Vienna by Daniel Silva, and The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith . Large print readers will find Dance with Me by Luanne Rice, A Risk Worth Taking by Robin Pilcher, Hope's Highway by Dorothy Garlock and Lillibet by Carolly Erickson (biography of Queen Elizabeth.)

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