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

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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 book's title to read reviews and see the cover art!
           ** 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 2003.

            Click here to see a list of featured books from 2004.
               Click here to see a list of featured books from 2005.
               Click here to see a list of featured books from 2006.
               Click here to see a list of featured books from 2007.
               Click here to see a list of featured books from 2008.



September 14, 2008

Click on title of book for book reviews and cover art from
Library Journal, School Library Journal, and 
Publishers Weekly.

New York Times Hardcover Best Sellers

FICTION Our Call No.  NONFICTION Our Call No.
1. Devil Bones
      Kathy Reichs
FIC/REI 1. Stori Telling       
       Tori Spelling
791.4502/SPE
2. The Gypsy Morph
      Terry Brooks
2. The Obama Nation       
       Jerome R. Corsi
328.73/COR
3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
      Mary Ann Shaffer
FIC/GOR 3. Are You There Vodka? It's Me Chelsea       
       Chelsea Handler
306.7092/HAN
4. Silks
      Dick Francis
MYS/FRA 4. When You Are Engulfed in Flames       
       David Sedaris
814.354/SED
5. The Host
      Stephanie Meyer
YA/FIC/MEY 5. The Case Against Barack Obama       
       David Freddoso
   
6. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
      David Wroblewski
FIC/WRO 6. The Way of the World       
       Ron Suskind
973.931/SUS
7. The Bourne Sanction
      Eric Van Lustbader
FIC/VAN 7. Fleeced       
       Dick Morris
320.973/MOR
8. Smoke Screen
      Sandra Brown
FIC/BRO 8. The Limits of Power       
       Andrew Bacevich
    
9. The Force Unleashed
      Sean Williams
    9. The Post-American World       
       Fareed Zakaria
303.49/ZAK
10. Moscow Rules
      Daniel Silva
FIC/SIL
LT/SIL
10. The Wrecking Crew   
        Thomas Frank
   

New York Times Paperback Best Sellers

FICTION Our Call No. NONFICTION Our Call No.
1. 8 Sandpiper Way
       Debbie Macomber
PB/FIC/MAC 1. Three Cups of Tea
       Greg Mortenson
371.822/MOR
2. Stone Cold
       David Baldacci
FIC/BAL
PB/FIC/BAL
LT/BAL
2. Eat, Pray, Love
     Elizabeth Gilbert
910.4/GIL
3. Playing For Pizza
       John Grisham
FIC/GRI
CD/GRI
Playaway/GRI
3. Mike's Election Guide
     Michael Moore
   
4. The Edge of Desire
       Stephanie Laurens
    4. The Audacity of Hope
       Barack Obama
973.0496/OBA
5. Protect and Defend
       Vince Flynn
FIC/FLY
PB/FIC/FLY
CD/FLY
5. A Long Way Gone
       Ishmael Beah
966.404/BEA
6. You've Been Warned
       James Patterson
FIC/PAT
LT/PAT
PB/FIC/PAT
6. Dreams From My Father
       Barack Obama
973/OBA
7. Nights in Rodanthe
       Nicholas Sparks
FIC/SPA
PB/FIC/SPA
CD/SPA
7. 90 Minutes in Heaven
     Don Piper
231.73/PIP
8. Compulsion
       Jonathan Kellerman
FIC/KEL
PB/FIC/KEL
LT/KEL
CD/KEL
8. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
     Tucker Max
   
9. Dark Light
       Jayne Castle
PB/FIC/CAS 9. The Glass Castle
     Jeannette Walls
362.83/WAL
10. Wild Card
       Lora Leigh
    10. My Horizontal Life
       Chelsea Handler 
636.752/GRO
LT/636.752/GRO
CD/NF/GRO

 



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REFERENCE

            The Reference collection is located on the 2nd 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. 

  • Reading Roundtable    

    The
    Reading Roundtable is held on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm
    The Reading Roundtable is held in the Library Meeting Room.

           The following books will be discussed in the upcoming months:
                   September 16th:  "The Knitting Circle" by Ann Hood

                   Click here for a list of previously discussed books. pdf

  • Flower Designing 101 Presented by Kathleen Oberik
    Saturday, October 11th at 1:00 pm
    This program will be held in the Library Meeting Room.
    A door prize will be given away.


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
09/05/2008