More new books have arrived!

There are several new titles on the shelves from the Oxford University Press series called "A very short introduction" They are: Human rights, Hinduism, Myth, Prehistory, Fossils, The Bible, Chrisitanity, Autism, Judaism, Medical ethics, Deserts, Shakespeare, Dinosaurs, Animal rights, Logic and Nuclear weapons. Also new this month: What is mental illness? by Richard McNally 616.89 MCN The docks by Bill Sharpsteen 387.1 SHA The hunter's guide to accurate shooting by Wayne Van Zwoll 799.20 VAN How we age: a doctor's journey into the heart of growing old by Marc E. Agronin, MD 305.26 AGR The 1,000-year flood: Destruction, loss, rescue, and redemption along the Mississippi River by Stephen J. Lyons 363.34 LYO Diet for a hot planet: The climate crisis at the end of your fork and what you can do about it by Anna Lappe 363.73 LAP Saunders Nursing drug handbook 2011 by Barbara Hodgson REF 615.1 SAU Complete guide to prescription and nonprescription drugs by H. Winter Griffith REF 615.1 GRI Old gunsights & rifle scopes by Nick Stroebel REF 683.4 STR The encyclopedia of the heart and heart disease 2nd edition by Otelio S. Randall REF 612.1 RAN 2011 standard catalog of firearms by Dan Shideler REF 623.44 SHI Pandora's seed by Spencer Wells 304.2 WEL, Indian nations of North America by Anton Treuer et. al. 970.004 TRE

Local Officials Resource in the Library

The latest annual Directory of Minnesota City Officials has arrived and is kept in the Reference Collection (Call No. Ref 352 Dir). In addition to listing elected officials and appointed staff members for each city, this information resource provides contact information, including city offices' telephone and fax numbers (plus web and email addresses), business hours, times of city council meetings, and current population.

New Arrivals for February

Chasing molecules: poisonous products, human health, and the power of green chemistry 615.9 GRO College chemistry (Schaum's outlines) ninth ed. 1,340 fully solved problems 540 ROS CRC handbook of chemistry and physics, 91st edition REF 530 HAY Defusing angry people: Practical tools for handling bullying, threats and violence 152.4 FAU Dosage calculations made incredibly easy! RES 615.14 DOS Food beware: The French organic revolution RES DVD 664 FOO Hodgdon Modern Smokeless Powders data manual no. 24 683.41 HOD How to find mental health care for your child 362.19 BRA Mental health disorders in adolescents: a guide for parents, teachers and professionals 616.89 HAZ Language of life: DNA and the revolution in personalized medicine 616 COL Tribe: Endangered peoples around the world 305.8 GIB Wonders in the sky: unexplained aerial objects from antiquity to modern times 001.94 VAL

New Automotive Books

Advanced engine performance- 5th ed. classroom and shop manuals
Automotive fuel and emissions control systems
Automotive engines theory and servicing
Automatic transmissions and transaxles
Basic automotive service & systems-classroom and shop manuals
Automotive chassis systems
Automotive engine performance-classroom and shop manuals
Automotive engine repair and rebuilding- classroom manual
ASE manual drive train and axles
ASE engine repair
Hybrid, electric & fuel-cell vehicles

More new arrivals are ready!

100 best African American poems 811.008 HUN

Atlantic: Great sea battles, heroic discoveries, Titanic storms etc. 551.46 WIN

Cardiovascular disorders sourcebook REF 616.1 CAR

China in the 21st century what everyone needs to know 951.06 WAS

Food politics what everyone needs to know 338.1 PAA

Mao's great famine 951.05 DIK

Mommy wars: Stay-at-home and career moms face off on their choices, their lives, their families 306.87 MOM

Mosby's comprehensive review of practical nursing for the NCLEX-PN examination 610.73 EYL

Ramps & pathways: a constructivist approach to physics with young children CHI 372.35 DEV

River sea: the Amazon 981 DEB
Simulation scenarios for nursing education 610.73 HAL
When a billion Chinese jump 363.70 WAT
Young investigators: the project approach in the early years CHI 372.13 HEL

New Library Catalog Resource

Debra S. Fish Early Childhood Resource Library

This agency's library catalog of resources has just been added to the PTC library's LIBRARY CATALOGS web page. Library resources are available for families, child care providers, students, trainers, educators and early childhood professionals. Once an individual is registered as a library patron by phone, mail, or website, needed resources can be mailed to those living outside the seven county metro area. This convenient Books by Mail service is available until at least June 15, 2011. A return postage label is enclosed with the shipment for convenient mail return of the items. Items are checked out for three weeks. Of course, one can use the library in person at its St. Paul location.

New Books for Fall Semester are ready

Aging: the natural process RES DVD 613.04 AGI
Allies and Enemies by Anne Maczulak 579.3 MAC
AMA handbook of business writing by REF 808.06 WIL
Ammo encyclopedia 2nd ed. by Michael Bussard REF 683.406 BUS
Atlas of global conservation edited by Jennifer Molnar 333.95 ATL
Care of people with diabetes by Trisha Dunning 616.4 DUN
Christianity: the first three thousand years by Diarmaid MacCulloch 270 MAC
Clinical examination skills by Phil Jevon 616.07 JEV
Common as air by Lewis Hyde 001 HYD
Comp TIA A+ exam certification guide by Mike Meyers RES 621.39 MEY
Company town by Hardy Green 307.76 GRE
Complete mental health directory 2010, edited by Richard Gottlieb REF 362.20 COM
Drug abuse sourcebook, edited by Joyce Brennfleck Shannon 362.29 DRU
East Central Regional Library: 50 years of connections by Marilyn McGriff 022.3 McG
Empathetic civilization: The race to global consciousness in a world in crisis by Jeremy Rifkin 901 RIF
Environmental health sourcebook, edited by Laura Larsen 616.9 ENV
Financial aid for veterans, military personnel, and their families 2010-2012 by Gail Ann Schlachter 362.8 SCH
Financial planning for your first job by Matthew Brandeburg CAR 332.02 BRA
Four fish: the future of the last wild food by Paul Greenberg 333.95 GRE
Getting organized in the Google era by Douglas Merrill 650.1 MER
Guide to U.S. Department of Education Programs Fiscal Year 2010 REF 370.970 USD
Hard times guide to retirement security: Practical strategies for money, work, and living by Mark Miller 332.02 MIL
Jobs that matter: finding a stable, fulfilling career in public service by Heather Krasna CAR 351.73 KRA
Lakotas and the black hills: The struggle for sacred ground by Jeffrey Ostler 978.004 OST
Last call: The rise and fall of prohibition by Daniel Okrent 363.4 OKR
Maslow's hierarchy of needs RES DVD 155.25 MAS
Mind in the making: the seven essential life skills every child needs by Ellen Galinsky 305.23 GAL
PHP and MYSQL web development by Luke Welling 005.2 WEL
Sawdusted by Raymond Goodwin 674 GOO
Saying goodbye to someone you love by Norine Dresser 155.9 DRE
Seeking the cure: A history of medicine in America by Ira Rutkow 610 RUT
War by Sebastian Junger 958.10 JUN
Weight control: a sane approach RES DVD 613.2 WEI
Welcome to Utopia by Karen Valby 976.4 VAL
Your guide to the CFP certification exam by Matthew Brandeburg, CFP CAR 332.024 BRA
Inside the Hollywood fan magazine by Anthony Slide 710.43 SLI