January 14, 2016 | visnawj
Explore this selection of great sci-fi and fantasy reads. Books are suggested for Third Grade, but remember that each reader is different and might find something interesting at another level.
Aric the alien returns to Earth to help Richard Bickerstaff save the world from an invasion of Dwilbs, pollution-loving aliens who want to turn the planet into a toxic theme park.
When Nalu, the Prince of the Merpeople, is kidnapped by Laverna's henchmen, Elina and Nori must try to save Nalu before the henchmen poison the waters of Mermaidia.
January 14, 2016 | visnawj
Explore this selection of great sci-fi and fantasy reads. Books are suggested for Second Grade, but remember that each reader is different and might find something interesting at another level.
The Green Lantern Bug Corps spring into action to defend a baseball game and the planet from an invasion of the evil Sinestro Bug Corps.
Cosmo, a boy living on Mars, must come up with a quick solution when his malfunctioning robot Rex threatens his sister Jewel.
January 14, 2016 | visnawj
Explore this selection of great sci-fi and fantasy reads. Books are suggested for First Grade, but remember that each reader is different and might find something interesting at another level.
Possum loves hanging upside down. It makes him feel new. When Alien tries hanging upside down, the electricity rushes to its head. But these friends stick together, and that's what counts!
On their first assignment, two young tooth fairy sisters journey by night into the huge world of humans to collect Daniel Dangerfield's tooth and fly it safely home.
January 14, 2016 | visnawj
Explore this selection of great sci-fi and fantasy reads. Books are suggested for Kindergarten, but remember that each reader is different and might find something interesting at another level.
Alice, who claims to be a Temporary Fairy, still has a lot to learn, such as how to make her clothes put themselves away in the closet.
A boy and a robot strike up a friendship despite their differences.
January 13, 2016 | visnawj
Looking for stories with aliens, magic, or other qualities that break the bounds of reality? Try checking out one of these fantastic tales. Grade levels are suggested, but remember that each reader is different and might find something interesting at another level. Under each grade is a link for even more titles.
When the Transformers Rescue Bots team discovers dinosaurs on Wayward Island, they head out to investigate.
December 1, 2015 | madame librarian
Canton Seniors Book Group will meet on Thursday, January 28 from 2:00PM-3:00PM in Canton Public Library's Group Study Room A. We will be discussing THE SPARROW by Mary Doria Russell. Request a copy from the librarian at the Information Desk.
November 21, 2015 | madame librarian
The Canton Seniors Book Group meets on the fourth Thursday of the every month (except December) from 2:00-3:00 PM in Group Study Room A. Librarians Elaine Skrzynski and Joyce Simowski alternately lead the discussion. No registration required.
The Sparrow is a novel about a remarkable man, a living saint, a life-long celibate and Jesuit priest, who undergoes an experience so harrowing and profound that it makes him question the existence of God. This experience--the first contact between human beings and intelligent extraterrestrial life--begins with a small mistake and ends in a horrible catastrophe.
November 7, 2015 | madame librarian
Star Trek fans will want to read The Autobiography of James T. Kirk... Highly recommend Dissent...it is both a reassuring and disconcerting look at our political history. A. D. Scott weaves a mystery throughout this novel about of a small Scottish Highland village in 1956.
September 23, 2015 | visnawj
The sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Dissent: the history of an American idea by Ralph Young
A small death in the great glen: a novel by A.D. Scott
The novel habits of happiness [sound recording] by Alexander McCall Smith
The only woman in the room: why science is still a boys' club by Eileen Pollack
Bring your imagination and your strategic mind when you play HeroScape, a table-top strategy game, at the Library on Monday, October 19, 7:00-8:30 PM. This program is for ages 9-12 and their families, and no registration is required.
Dog stories by edited by Diana Secker Tesdell
A dog's journey by W. Bruce Cameron
Seize the storm by Michael Cadnum
Inubaka: crazy for dogs. Vol. 1 by Yukiya Sakuragi
Nothing but Blue by Lisa Jahn-Clough
Dancing dogs: stories by Jon Katz
