January – February 2017 Additions to the Collection
Adult Section
Non-Fiction
- Bowers, Sharon, The useful book : 201 life skills they used to teach in home ec and shop
- Gaiman, Neil, Norse mythology
- Kaur, Rupi, Milk and honey
- Lee Shetterly, Margot, Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race
- Lewis, Michael, The undoing project : a friendship that changed our minds
- Mayer, Jane, Dark money : the hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right
- O’Neill, Zora, All Strangers are Kin : Adventures in Arabic and the Arab World
- Taubes, Gary, The case against sugar
- Vance, J. D., Hillbilly elegy : a memoir of a family and culture in crisis
Fiction
- Adiga, Aravind, Selection day
- Arden, Katherine, The bear and the nightingale
- Bitto, Emily, The strays
- Breene, K. F., Fate of perfection
- Chabon, Michael, Moonglow
- Harper, Jane The dry
- Jemisin, N. K., The fifth season
- McGuire, Ian, The north water
- Perry, Thomas, The old man
- Ruskovich, Emily, Idaho
- Sekaran, Shanthi, Lucky boy
Audio
- James, P. D., The murder room : an Adam Dalgliesh mystery
Movies
- In the Heart of the Sea
- Jason Bourne
Juvenile Section
Non-Fiction
- Christie, Jeremiah, The crown of secrets and other stories to tell to children
- Bryan, Ashley, Ashley Bryan : words to my life’s song
- Bryan, Ashley, Freedom over me : eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brought to life
- Bryant, Jennifer, Six dots : a story of young Louis Braille
- Reef, Catherine, Florence Nightingale : the courageous life of the legendary nurse
- Romero, Libby, Ibn al-Haytham : the man who discovered how we see
Early Readers
- Bell, Cece, Rabbit & robot and ribbit
Fiction
- DiCamillo, Kate, Raymie nightingale
- Vande Velde, Vivian, Squirrel in the house
Young Adult
- Gratz, Alan, Projekt 1065
- Hamilton, Alwyn, Rebel of the sands
Audio
- Gaiman, Neil, Odd and the frost giants
- Peck, Robert Newton, A day no pigs would die
- Sepetys, Ruta, Salt to the sea
Movies
- Kubo and the two strings
- Pete’s dragon
Games
- Bugs in the kitchen
- Domino
- imagineiff : The funniest game you can imagine!
- Munchkin Treasure Hunt
- Munchkin . Kill the monsters . Steal the treasure . Stab your buddy .
- Pandemic
- reverse charades : a hilarious twist on charades
- Scrabble : SLAM! Card game
- Straws and Connectors : Creative building set
- Tapple
- Wonky : The crazy cubes card game .
- 21st Century 20 questions Play the classic game of people, places and things