Feb 21 2012
Super 8

When filming an entry for a film competition a young group of friends witness a massive train crash that appears to be an accident. Immediately after the crash people start disappearing from town, lights start flickering, dogs go missing and they begin to wonder if it wasn't an a...
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Feb 19 2012
Doughnuts: Simple and Delicious Recipes to Make at Home

There's nothing quite as satisfying as the guilt-inducing taste of a fresh-made doughnut, be it fried or baked, the traditional round-with-hole, or filled. This book's attractive cover caught my eye on the library's "new books" displays and the thin size convinced me to give it a read. In the first 1/2 of the book, Ferroni presents the basic recipes that form the c...
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Feb 17 2012
Midnight Riot

This is the first volume in a new series, which capitalizes effectively on the hot trend of contemporary urban fantasy. Peter Grant is a new London police constable who seems to have a touch of the paranormal to him. On one of his first major cases -- guarding a crime scene -- a witness comes up to him to report having witnessed the murder. Only...the witness is a ghost. Grant's special abilities bring h...
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Great Books
Reading & Discussion Group
Bowen: "The Inherited Clock"

Thursday, February 23, 2012
6:00-7:45 p.m.
Gere Branch Library
2400 S. 56th St.

Just Desserts
Mystery Discussion Group
The Silent Spirit

Thursday, February 23, 2012
6:30-7:45 p.m.
South Branch Library
2675 South St.

Bethany Branch Books Talk
Winter Weary

Friday, February 24, 2012
10:30 a.m.-Noon
Bethany Branch Library
1810 N. Cotner Blvd.

Gere Branch Books Talk
Mild Mannered Mysteries

Monday, February 27, 2012
2:30-4:00 p.m.
Gere Branch Library
2400 S. 56th St.

Lunch at the Library
Amy Plettner, Nebraska Writer

Wednesday, March 7, 2012
12:10-1:00 p.m.
Bennett Martin Public Library
136 S. 14th St.

John H. Ames Reading Series
Paul Dickey

Sunday, March 18, 2012
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Bennett Martin Public Library
136 S. 14th St.

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