Worth Public Library District
6917 W. 111th Street
Worth, IL 60482
ph. 708-448-2855    fax 708-448-9174
www.worthlibrary.com
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   ADULT SERVICES

Search the SWAN Online Catalog
for books, movies and all other material

American Film Institutes Top 100 Movies of All Time
              Click here to see the list of American Film Institute Top 100 Movies. pdf


NEW MATERIALS

                Check out our Forthcoming Books Page!
                Click on the author's name to check the SWAN Card Catalog for availability!
           
 FEATURED BOOKS FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS
               Click here to see a list of featured books from 2010.
               Click here to see a list of featured books from 2009.
               Click here to see a list of featured books from 2008.
               Click here to see a list of featured books from 2007.
               Click here to see a list of featured books from 2006.
               Click here to see a list of featured books from 2005.
            Click here to see a list of featured books from 2004.
            Click here to see a list of featured books from 2003.

March 7, 2010

New York Times Hardcover Best Sellers

FICTION Our Call No.  NONFICTION Our Call No.
1. Fantasy in Death
      J.D. Robb		 FIC/ROB
Playaway/ROB		 1. Game Change 
       John Heilemann		 324.973/HEI
2. The Help
      Kathryn Stockett		 FIC/STO
LT/STO		 2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 
       Sarah Palin		     
3. Black Magic Sanction
      Kim Harrison		 FIC/HAR 3. I Am Ozzy 
       Ozzy Osbourne		 782.421/OSB
4. Split Image
      Robert B. Parker		 FIC/PAR 4. The Politician 
       Andrew Young		 973.931/YOU
5. Big Girl
      Danielle Steel		 FIC/STE
Playaway/STE		 5. Have a Little Faith 
       Mitch Albom		 296.7/ALB
LT/296.7/ALB
6. Worst Case
      James Patterson		 FIC/PAT
Playaway/PAT		 6. The Checklist Manifesto 
       Atul Gawande		 610.28/GAW
7. The Man From Beijing
      Henning Mankell		 MYS/MAN 7. Outliers 
       Malcolm Gladwell		    
8. The Lost Symbol
      Dan Brown		 FIC/BRO 8. Willie Mays 
       James S. Hirsch		     
9. Winter Garden
      Kristin Hannah		 FIC/HAN 6. Committted 
       Elizabeth Gilbert		 LT/GIL
10. The Postmistress
      Sarah Blake		 FIC/BLA 10. Stones Into Schools 
       Greg Mortenson		 371.823/MOR
LT/371.823/MOR

New York Times Paperback Best Sellers

FICTION Our Call No. NONFICTION Our Call No.
1. The Last Song
       Nicholas Sparks		 FIC/SPA
LT/SPA
PB/FIC/SPA
Playaway/SPA		 1. The Lost City of Z
      David Grann		 918.1/GRA
2. Dear John
       Nicholas Sparks		 FIC/SPA
LT/SPA
CD/SPA		 2. The Blind Side
      Michael Lewis		     
3. First Family
       David Baldacci		 FIC/BAL
LT/BAL
PB/FIC/BAL 		 3. Three Cups of Tea
       Greg Mortenson		 371.822/MOR
4. Sutter Island
       Dennis Lehane		 FIC/LEH
PB/FIC/LEH		 4. The Survivors Club
      Ben Sherwood		    
5. The Summer Hideaway 
       Susan Wiggs		 PB/FIC/WIG 5. Are You there Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
      Chelsea Handler		    
6. Big Jack
       J.D. Robb		     6. My Horizontal Life
      Chelsea Handler		    
7. Moonlight Road
       Robyn Carr		 PB/FIC/CAR 7. The Tipping Point
       Malcolm Gladwell		 302/GLA    
8. Pleasure of a Dark Prince 
       Kresley Cole		     8. Eat, Pray, Love
       Elizabeth Gilbert		 910.4/GIL
9. Corsair
       Clive Cussler		 FIC/CUS
LT/CUS		 9. Blink
       Malcolm Gladwell		 LT/153.44/GLA
Audio/NF/GLA    
10. Long Lost
       Harlan Coben		 FIC/COB
LT/COB		 10. Freakonomics
       Steven D. Levitt		 330/LEV
NF/CD/LEV

 


COLLECTIONS

Fiction
Non-Fiction
Reference

Magazines
Newspapers

Audio (Spoken Word)
DVDs
Music

REFERENCE

            The Reference collection is located on the main floor of the library.
            The Reference Department will answer questions in person,  
                  over the phone, fax, or email at adultservices@worthlibrary.com

PROGRAMS

          Click here for a calendar of upcoming events. 

  • Adult Student Information Session    

    The     Information Session will be held on Wednesday, March 10th at 4:00 pm
    The meeting will be held in the Library Meeting Room.

    Learn the benefits of a college education.
    Learn about Veterans' education benefits.
    Hear about special programs.
    Find out about financial aid.

  • Henri Matisse Art Program 

    This Lecture / Slide Program     will be held on Saturday, March 20th at 1:00 pm
    Henri Matisse is widely regarded as one of modern art's greatest artists.
    Jeff Mishur of Art Excursions presents this lecture that examines Matisse's career from his association with the Fauves, or Wild Beasts, to his work with paper cutouts.  The program will explore Matisse's fascination with the processes of making art as well as his connections with fellow modernists such as Pablo Picasso.

  • Reading Roundtable    

    The     Reading Roundtable is held on the third Tuesday of the month at 2:00 pm
    The Reading Roundtable is held in the Library Meeting Room.

           The following books will be discussed in the upcoming months:
                    March 16th:  "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert
                   Click here for a list of previously discussed books. pdf

SERVICES

  • Holds  - The library will place holds on materials that the library owns for all  Metropolitan Library System cardholders.

  • Interlibrary Loan - The library will Interlibrary loan materials owned by other libraries for Worth Public Library cardholders only.

  • Reciprocal Borrowing - Worth Public Library cardholders are able to use their library card at libraries that are members of the Metropolitan Library System. 
     Members of any Metropolitan Library System library are able to use their library card
    at Worth Public Library    .
Worth Public Library is a member of Metropolitan Library System
Tim White    adultservices@worthlibrary.com
Last Updated 03/10/2010