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May 05

What’s New at the Campbell Library?

Posted to Book Notes on May 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM by Genesis Gaule

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What’s New at the Campbell Library?  

Check out our newest items!

Adult: Fiction Nonfiction | YA: Fiction Junior: Fiction Nonfiction | Easy: Fiction Nonfiction | Multimedia | Kits | on Libby


Sunrise on the Reaping

by Suzanne Collins 

Young Adult COLLINS Hunger Games 

When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for? As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight... and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena. 


Lorne

The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live
by Susan Morrison  

BIO - Perform - MICHAELS 2025 

Over the fifty years that Lorne Michaels has been at the helm of Saturday Night Live, he has become a revered and inimitable presence in the entertainment world. He’s a tastemaker, a mogul, a withholding father figure, a genius spotter of talent, a shrewd businessman, a name-dropper, a raconteur, the inspiration for Dr. Evil, the winner of more than a hundred Emmys, and essentially a mystery. Generations of writers and performers have spent their lives trying to figure him out, by turns demonizing and lionizing him. He’s “Obi-Wan Kenobi” (Tracy Morgan), the “great and powerful Oz” (Kate McKinnon), “some kind of very distant, strange comedy god” (Bob Odenkirk). Lorne will introduce you to him, in full, for the first time. With unprecedented access to Michaels and the entire SNL apparatus, Susan Morrison takes readers behind the curtain for the lively, up-and-down, definitive story of how Michaels created and maintained the institution that changed comedy forever. 


Onyx Storm

by Rebecca Yarros 

Fantasy YARROS Empyrean v.3

After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust. Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves, her dragons, her family, her home, and him. Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find, the truth. But a storm is coming... and not everyone can survive its wrath. 


The Crash

by Freida McFadden 

MCFADDEN 

Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn't realize she's heading straight into a blizzard. She never arrives at her destination Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she's made a terrible mistake. Then a miracle occurs: she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears. But something isn't right. Tegan believed she was waiting out the storm, but as time ticks by, she comes to realize she is in grave danger. This safe haven isn't what she thought it was, and staying here may have been her most deadly mistake yet.   And now she must do whatever it takes to save herself, and her unborn child. 


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Jul 15

Paint Me a Picture

Posted to Book Notes on July 15, 2024 at 12:40 PM by Genesis Gaule

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Art in the Park with Brenda Baumer

Tues, July 16 @ 6pm // Explore acrylic pouring with Brenda Baumer at the Big Shelter in Sherlock Park on .  All supplies provided.  All are welcome.


How to paint and draw

by Hazel Harrison

751.45 HARRISON

This book is a comprehensive course on practical and creative techniques using a wide range of artist materials and equipment. It covers all the most popular media: charcoals, pencils, pen and ink, watercolors, oils, acrylics and pastels.


Paint me a picture

by Emily Bannister

Easy BANNISTER 

Colors can make you feel different each day, so what will you paint in your picture today? This colorful picture book of art inspiration helps children explore and understand emotions and feelings through the worlds of color and language.


Art & Max

by David Wiesner

Easy WIESNER

Max and Arthur are friends who share an interest in painting. Arthur is an accomplished painter; Max is a beginner. Max's first attempt at using a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind trip through various artistic media, which turn out to have unexpected pitfalls.


In search of Van Gogh

by Gloria Fossi

BIO - Artists - - VAN GOGH 2021

Follow in the footsteps of Vincent Van Gogh, from his birthplace in Zundert, Netherlands, to his last days in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, and explore the hidden inspirations behind the world-renowned artist’s most famous paintings in this beautiful art book and travelogue.


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Jul 08

Music for the soul

Posted to Book Notes on July 8, 2024 at 1:01 PM by Genesis Gaule

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Sean Gaskell in Concert

& the music of the West African kora
Fri, July 12 @ 3:00 pm // Gaskell will play traditional songs on the West African 21-stringed harp, talk about the kora's history, and entertain all with this unique instrument. Free. 

Lynx Lynx Concert

Mon, July 22 @ 5:00 pm // Enjoy an evening of traditional Nordic fiddle tunes and original music at the library! Free will donations to support North Country Fiddle and Dance.


Make music!

a kid's guide to creating rhythm, playing with sound, and conducting and composing music
by Norma Jean Haynes

J NF MUSIC -Instruments - HAYNES 2019

Music is for everyone, no prior experience required! Make Music! invites kids and families to celebrate the joy of sound with a variety of inventive activities, including playing dandelion trumpets, conducting percussion conversations, and composing their own pieces.


Music for Mister Moon

by Philip Christian Stead

Easy STEAD

A girl named Harriet longs to play her cello alone in her room. But when a noisy owl disrupts her solitude, Harriet throws her teacup out the window in frustration, and accidentally knocks the moon out of the sky.


Mister Rogers' Gift of Music

by Donna Cangelosi

Easy 921 ROGERS 2022

This sensitive, life-affirming biography focuses on Fred’s most memorable songs and musical TV moments, and captures the enduring magic of his music in brilliantly colorful abstract illustration. Readers will not only learn about what music meant to Fred Rogers, but find the encouragement and inspiration to brighten their own lives with song.


Song after song: The musical life of Julie Andrews

by Julie Hedlund

Easy 791.4302 HEDLUND 2023

Long before she starred in movies like The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, and The Princess Diaries, Julie Andrews was a little girl struggling. To comfort her and fill her time during the London Blitz, her stepfather taught her to sing, and Julie found her voice-one of the most extraordinary singing voices of all time.


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