This Month in History: September
So many great and grand things have happened throughout history, but we rarely think about them and how they affect our everyday lives. Well, here is a list of some of the important --and weird-- things that have happened. The best part is . . . we have books and movies about all this stuff!
September 1, 1864 - Atlalnta fell to Union forces
September 3, 1777 - Stars and Stripes flew for the 1st time
September 4, 2002 - Kelly Clarkson won the 1st American Idol
September 5, 1847 - Jesse James was born in Missouri
September 7, 1997 - Tupac Shakur was shot
September 10, 1991 - Nirvana's "Smeels Like Teen Spirit" was released
September 12, 1940 - Lacaux Cave Paintings were discovered
September 13, 2004 - Oprah gave away 300 new cars
September 14, 1982 - Grace Kelly died
September 15, 1978 - Battle of Antietam, Civil War
September 19, 1957 - Nevada was the site of the first-ever nuclear explosion
September 21, 1780 - Benedict Arnold committed treason
September 23, 1846 - Seventh planet in our solar system was dicovered
September 24, 1789 - First Supreme Court established by George Washington
September 28, 1901 - TV host Ed Sullivan was born
September 30,1955 - James Dean dies in a car accident
It's absoulutely amazing how many of things influenced our country, society and culture in some way! Can you imagine how different our lives might be without our flag or James Dean?
Celebrate Banned Books Week
September 25th-October, 2nd
Banned Books Week is the only national celebration of the freedom to read. It was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than a thousand books have been challenged since 1982. The challenges have occurred in every state and in hundreds of communities. People challenge books that they say are too sexual or too violent. They object to profanity and slang, and they protest against offensive portrayals of racial or religious groups--or positive portrayals of homosexuals. Their targets range from books that explore contemporary issues and controversies to classic and beloved works of American literature.
According to the American Library Association, out of 460 challenges reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom in 2009.
So you visit your local library, celebrate your freedom to read and take home one of these 10 most challenged titles:
TTYL/ Lauren Myracle Reasons: nudity, sexually explicit, offensive language.
And Tango Makes Three/ Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson Reasons: homosexuality
The Perks of Being A Wallflower/Steven Chbosky Reasons: drugs, homosexuality, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, suicide, and unsuited to age group
To Kill A Mockingbird/ Harper Lee Reasons: racism, offensive language, unsuited to age group
Twilight Series/ Stephanie Meyer Reasons: sexually explicit, religious viewpoints, unsuited to age group
Catcher in the Rye/JD Salinger Reasons: sexually explicit, religious viewpoints, unsuited to age group
My Sister's Keeper/ Jodi Piccoult Reasons: sexism, homosexuality, sexually explicit, offensive language, unsuited to age group, drugs, suicide, violence
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things/ Carolyn Mackler Reasons: sexually explicit, offensive language, unsuited to age group
The Color Purple/ Alice Walker Reasons: sexually explicit, offensive language, unsuited to age group
The Chocolate War/ Robert Cormier Reasons: nudity, sexually explicit, offensive language, unsuited to age group
Submitted By: Book_Worm 09/22/2010
With several new publications per month, mystery books are by far the most popular genre at the Gautier Public Library. So we put together a list (and a fabulous display) of great mystery, suspense and thrillers with a healthy dose of our recycled favorites. Of course, we all want the newest releases, but there are several titles here that have been holding their own for years.
Mystery:
Apple Turnover Murder/ Joanne Fluke
Ash Child: a Gabriel Du Pre mystery/ Peter Brown
The Big Silence: an Abe Leiberman mystery/ Stuart M. Kaminsky
The Biloxi Traveler: a Mississippi Gulf Coast mystery/ Wilma Knox
Black Heat: a Nina Halligan mystery/ Norman Kelley
Blood of Mystery/ Mark Anthony
Bright Futures: a Lew Fonesca mystery/ Martha Grimes
Close Case: a Samantha kincaid mystery/ Alfair Burke
Dirty Martini: a "Jack" Daniels mystery/ J.A. Konrath
Garden of Evil:a Brit Montero mystery/ Edna Buchanan
Suspense:
Supreme Justice/ Phillip Margolin
Money to Burn/ James Grippando
The Night Monster/ James Swain
The Templar Legacy/ Steve Barry
Body Politic/ Glyn J. Godwin
Nine/ Jan Burke
I, Richard/ Elizabeth Lowell
The Last Family/ John Ramsey Miller
Eight Days to Live/ Iris Johansen
Extreme measures/ Vince Flynn
Double Take/ Catherine Coulter
So, please give a few of these authors a try! You can get these books one of two ways.
1. Visit any of our JGRLS branches
2. Visit http://www.jgrl.org/ to request items. Simply click on the library card to enter our catalog. You must have a valid library card and 4 digit pin number to sign in to your account. Then you may browse titles at your leisure!
Submitted By: Book_Worm 09/16/2010
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