New and Featured Books for Young Adults for 11/27/2012:

Come and check out these and some of the other new books and materials (or at least new to us) for Young Adults added to our library collection…

FICTION:

Wolf: The Journey Home by ‘Asta Bowen

Teen Boat! by Dave Roman and John Green

Fire In The Streets by Kekla Magoon

Radiant Days by Elizabeth Hand

Death Of A Kleptomaniac by Kristen Tracy

Fugitives by Alexander Gordon Smith

The Girl Who Owned A City by O. T. Nelson, adapted by Dan Jolley, and illustrated by Joëlle Jones

The Glass Collector by Anna Perera

Confessions Of A Murder Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Witch & Wizard: The Manga, Vol. 1 by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet and illustrated by Svetlana Chmakova

NON-FICTION:

The Story Of The World’s Greatest Paintings by Charlie Ayres

Budgeting Smarts: How To Set Goals, Save Money, Spend Wisely, And More by Sandy Donovan

Dealing With Stress: A How-To Guide by Lisa A. Wroble

Friend Me! – 600 Years Of Social Networking In America by Francesca Davis DiPiazza

The Most Disgusting Foods On The Planet by John Perritano

Drinking And Driving. Now What? by Valerie Mendralla and Janet Grosshandler

Long Distance Running For Beginners – From Couch To Conditioned: A Beginner’s Guide To Getting Fit by Michael Spilling and Sean Fishpool

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Please note that books mentioned here could be checked out between the time they end up on the blog and when you come to check them out. If you don’t see the items you’re looking for then please come up to the front desk, OR call us, OR send us an email at robinsbaselibrary@gmail.com and  we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.

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Previous New/Featured books for Adults:

11/26/12.

11/20/12.

11/19/12.

11/01/12.

10/19/12.

And for Young Adults:

08/17/12.

07/10/12.

04/12/12.

04/03/12.

03/20/12.

And for Kids/Juvenile Readers:

11/15/12.

10/29/12.

10/18/12.

08/07/12.

07/25/12.

I (Heart) February.

Hey everybody, don’t forget that…

That’s right. February is American Heart Month. Sadly, most of us have known someone who has suffered or died from a heart attack or stroke, so it makes sense that in the same month that you’d especially take the time to love your significant other, that you’d also remember to take care of yourself, and your heart.

That’s why we’re happy to tell you about Million Hearts, an education and prevention program launched last year by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and whose goal is to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years in this country.

This is a very noble cause and an extremely necessary one, especially considering that 1 in 3 people in the United States have some form of heart disease, which can include severe chest pain, heart attacks, heart failure, and strokes, and that cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death in this country, with 1 in 3 deaths resulting from heart attacks or strokes.

Million Hearts also provides some helpful and simple ABCS to keep in mindon a day to day basis or when talking to your doctor:

• Appropriate Aspirin Therapy for those who need it.
• Blood Pressure Control.
• Cholesterol Management.
• Smoking Cessation.

We really hope you’ll check Million Hearts out, or at least use it as a reminder to make good choices about eating, exercising, heart disease/stroke prevention, or possibly giving up smoking, which is a leading contributor to heart disease.

And please don’t forget that we have some good books and DVDs at the library about taking care of yourself and staying heart healthy, through diet, exercise, and more.

We really hope you’ll come and check them out and take care of yourself.