The Librarians' Bedside Table, January 21st, 2022

OSCAR GRADY PUBLIC LIBRARY

THE LIBRARIANS’

BEDSIDE TABLE What your friendly librarians have been listening, reading, watching & MUCH MORE!

Sharing our love for reading, listening, watching… learning!

“Identity Theft: Protect and Prevent” Thursday, February 3rd, 6PM Presented by Jeff Kersten, Agency Liaison for the Bureau of Consumer Protection within the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

As the Agency Liaison. Jeff travels around the state to educate the public, businesses and law enforcement on privacy protection, data security, identity theft, and other areas of consumer protection. Jeff has over 12 years of experience as a police officer and is a prior Consumer Protection Investigator for the Bureau of Consumer Protection.

This presentation is sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

Presentation to be held in person.

Masks encouraged. Virtual attendance optional, please inquire about it next time you visit us.

Identity theft continues to be the fastest growing crime in the United States. The more you learn about it, the less vulnerable you are. The Wisconsin Bureau of Consumer Protection will explain the different types of identity theft, how to recognize it and how to prevent it – including information about Fraud Alerts and Security Freezes.

Receive tips for safeguarding personal information and how to spot the red flags of a scam.

Oscar Grady Public Library 151 S. Main Street Saukville, WI 53080 (262) 284-6022

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Oscar Grady Public Library Mission Statement:

The mission of the Oscar Grady Public Library is to provide high interest, high demand materials and make them readily available from the Library’s collection or through interlibrary loan. The Library supports lifelong learning, information and recreational needs for people of all ages and abilities. Special emphasis is placed on stimulating children’s interests and appreciation for reading and learning. The integration of new technology with traditional library resources is used to expand service beyond the Library’s physical walls.

On this new issue of our “Librarians’ Bedside Table”, we compiled a list of really good titles recommended by your library friends. Each title can be accessed in electronic format for your convenience. Click or tap in the hyperlinks attached to each title that will take you right to them in the Monarch Catalog. We hope you enjoy this selection of books from your

librarians at the Oscar Grady Public Library!

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Jen Gerber, our Library Director, would like to recommend the following titles:

PLANTOPEDIA The Definitive Guide to Houseplants

by Lauren Camilleri Houseplants have the power to transform any room. With their lush foliage and structural beauty, they help create indoor oases that bring a sense of tranquility to our busy lives. Fostering a connection to plants has many positive implications for us and our environment by strengthening our relationship with the natural world. This book present the definitive guide to keeping happy, healthy houseplants in any space. This book features More than 130 plant profiles including foliage plants, succulents and cacti, as well as rarer gems of the plant world. It detailed care information including troubleshooting tips and tricks to ensure that your houseplants thrive. Plants for all levels of indoor gardeners, from budding novices to green thumbs and beyond.

Description from publisher.

Living with Air Plants

by Yoshiharu Kashima Air plants require no soil-- just some spritzing, soaking, the right sunlight and good air circulation. The they work in just about any space! Discover everything you need to know, from basic cultivation and creative display.

If you despair of ever being able to keep a houseplant alive, these are the plants-- and the book-- you need. -Description from publisher.

Debra Jo, Library Assistant and ILL Specialist would like to recommend the following title:

Grace & Frankie , TV on DVD, Several Seasons.

For as long as they can recall, Grace and Frankie have been rivals. Their one-upmanship comes crashing to a halt, however, when they learn that their husbands have fallen in love with each other and want to get married. As everything around the ladies is coming apart, the only thing they can really rely on is each other.

Description from publisher.

Hope would like to recommend this title:

Winners

by Danielle Steel Winners is a very enjoyable quick read. The story is about a young girl who suffers severe spinal cord injury when the cable on a ski chairlift breaks. The lives of several people are changed forever following this accident.

It takes the girl's father quite a while to accept that his daughter will not walk again. The girl’s neurosurgeon's life is forever changed as she experiences her own tragedy the night of the surgery. As the story unfolds, on their lives will also be touched by the interaction of these characters.

Winners is a story of dedication to oneself and one's family, perseverance, courage, and the struggle to survive in the face of adversity.

This book restored my enjoyment in reading Daniel Steele's books. I would recommend it.

Some of the titles listed in these pages are available in electronic format through the

Hope, our Collection Developer would like to recommend this title:

The Sign on Rosie’s Door

by Maurice Sendak Fans of Maurice Sendak's Caldecott Medal-winning Where the Wild Things Are will love The Sign on Rosie's Door—the book that inspired the Broadway musical Really Rosie, with music by Carole King!

There was a sign on Rosie's door that said, "If you want to know a secret, knock three times." One day, Kathy, Rosie's good friend, knocks three times and learns the secret—that Rosie is no longer Rosie, but Alinda, the lovely lady singer.

What follows is the story of real children, playing as only children know how.

In a starred review, Kirkus praised The Sign on Rosie’s Door, saying, “Maurice Sendak, through both text and illustrations, fuses the appealingly familiar with the magical in a book of outstanding charm.”

First published in 1960, The Sign on Rosie’s Door portrays children in their very real world of imagination as only Maurice Sendak can. Description from publisher

Martin, our Collection Developing and Adult Services Coordinator would like to recommend these titles:

CROSSROADS: The Life & Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson

By Tom Graves “While brief, at only 133 pages, this very well researched and factual account of the enigmatic figure of Robert Johnson invites readers to submerge themselves into the depths of an obscure chapter of American music, coming out of it enlightened by the history of a single man and his bold influence in the history of 20th century music with legacy still echoing in musicians such as Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan among others. A must for any music history fan.”

Known & Strange Things Essays by Teju Cole With this collection of more than fifty pieces on politics, photography, travel, history, and literature, Teju Cole solidifies his place as one of today's most powerful and original voices. On page after page, deploying prose dense with beauty and ideas, he finds fresh and potent ways to interpret art, people, and historical moments, taking in subjects from Virginia Woolf, Shakespeare, and W. G. Sebald to Instagram, Barack Obama, and Boko Haram."-Description from publisher.

Rita would like to recommend these titles:

Do you need a January pick-me-up? A break from the continued stress of Covid? If so, peruse Monarch’s vast selection of music. Two choices that might perk you up are Béla Fleck’s brilliant, My Bluegrass Heart (2021, BMG label) and Ella Fitzgerald’s classic, The Best of the Song Books (1993, Verve label).

My Bluegrass Heart is Béla Fleck’s first bluegrass album in 20 years. On it, Fleck collaborates with other exceptional musicians, veterans and newcomers, including guitarists Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, fiddler Stuart Duncan, mandolinists Sam Bush, David Grisman, and Chris Thile, among many others. The result is a twoCD set filled with high energy virtuosity that fans of bluegrass and newgrass will all enjoy, and anyone who needs to feel light-hearted will greatly appreciate.

“Vertigo,” “The Old North Woods,” and “Slippery Eel,” the first three selections on Disc A, will immediately lift your spirits and give you joy that will be sustained throughout the album.

Ella Fitzgerald’s The Best of the Song Books selections were recorded for Verve between 1956 and 1964 and were chosen from her eight Song Book albums. If it has been a while since you have heard Fitzgerald’s extraordinary voice, this album will remind you why she was called The First Lady of Song.

From the swinging Nelson Riddle arrangement of “Something’s Gotta Give;” through the reflective, “I Got it Bad (and That Ain’t Good)” with the Duke Ellington Orchestra; and ending with Cole Porter’s poignant, “Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye,” Fitzgerald’s voice is powerful, moving, beautiful, and legendary. Just marvel at her scat number, “Cotton Tail” by Ellington. Go ahead and listen to these classics from the Great American Songbook. You will be singing along before you know it!

Sharyn would like to recommend this title:

Gardening Hacks 300+ Time and Money Saving Hacks Jon VanZile Great gardening resource! Written by the creator of the best selling nonfiction work, 'Houseplants for a Healthy Home', author and avid gardener Jon VanZile takes the same horticultural fun and flair suggested for in the house to the great outdoors!

Whether you have a green thumb or you are just beginning to be 'garden inspired', this awesome selection of over 300 time and money saving tips has effective new ideas and techniques that make everything about the planting process simple and easy.

Although I have worked at a garden center for many years, I had never thought of the clever idea of cutting up old sponges and putting them in my pots to retain moisture, create air space and prevent water flushing out the bottom. What a great way to reserve water and keep soil moist longer! Similarly, reusing plastic clamshells from salad bar takeout as mini greenhouses to allow sun and warmth to reach my plants while retaining moisture, or using citrus rinds as natural seedling starters for protecting my roots during the transplant process are super simple, easy and no cost ideas I can't wait to try!

Sincerest thanks to the Ozaukee Master Gardeners for generously donating the funds to our Oscar Grady Library with which this book and other gardening related works were purchased. We are truly grateful to this organization that every year helps us to keep growing our collection for the community to enjoy.

Every week new books get added to our collections for your enjoyment. This week, Miss Julie is happy to share her book shelf, full of books that have just hit our shelves.

To see them and request them, click on the following:

Miss Julie’s BOOKSHELF and click/tap on each title to learn more about them.

Check it out!

GROOVY! NOW PLAYING! More and more albums are being added to our collection of vinyls for you to check out. Artists in a great variety of genres await for you and your needle to enjoy music at 33 1⁄3 rpm!

Now around town! Books for everyone.

The Oscar Grady Library with the support of The Friends of the Oscar Grady Library has purchased three Little Free Libraries, which have been installed at three convenient locations: Quade Park, The Oscar Grady Library, and Village Hall.

Check them out! Love them, enjoy them, treasure them.

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