Congratulations to the Worst Opening Sentence Contest Winner!

April 25, 2013 | obrienbc

Snoopy from PeanutsThe results are in and the judges have determined the winner in our National Library Week's Worst Opening Sentence Contest. Congratulations to the author of the winning sentence:

"There once was a fellow named Larry, who sat like a quaint little fairy, his wings and his wand, he posed by our pond, an exemplar of great topiary."

Thank you to everyone who participated in the celebration of National Library Week with the Canton Public Library!

Summer Saturdays Walking Club

July 23, 2012 | obrienbc

As part of our Connect Your Summer Program join us Saturday July 28th and earn the Be Well Badge by walking around the lake at Heritage Park. Meet at the "clock" adjacent to the library at noon with friends or family. Wear comfortable shoes, bring water, sunscreen, etc. We'll do three laps around the lake, more that a mile, which should take about 30 minutes! This is the last walking date for the Connect Your Summer Program but keep on trekking...

New Olympic Reads

July 17, 2012 | obrienbc

The complete book of the Olympics by David Wallechinsky and Jaime Loucky

Gold by Chris Cleave

How to watch the Olympics: the essential guide to the rules, statistics, heroes, and zeroes of every sport by David Goldblatt and Johnny Acton ; diagrams by Belinda Evans

Igniting the flame: America's first Olympic team by Jim Reisler

Showdown at Shepherd's Bush: the 1908 Olympic marathon and the three runners who launched a sporting craze by David Davis

Medical Mystery #2

July 2, 2012 | obrienbc


Clues

  1. A rare disorder characterized by inflammation of the muscles and the skin
  2. Its cause is unknown but it may result from either a viral infection or autoimmune reaction
  3. Occurs in all ages but most common among middle-age adults and school-age children
  4. Women are most frequently affected
  5. Actor Laurence Olivier suffered from this disease in 1974 and nearly died

Send your guess to askcpl@cantonpl.org with the subject line "Medical Mystery #2". After you send your guess claim your Sleuth It or Be Well badge. The contest winner must solve all four mysteries this summer to win the prize. Good Luck!

Diet and Fitness Bestsellers

June 18, 2012 | obrienbc

10 pounds in 10 days: the secret celebrity program for losing weight fast by Jackie Warner

The blood sugar solution: the ultrahealthy program for losing weight, preventing disease, and feeling great now! by Mark Hyman

The DASH diet for weight loss: lose weight and keep it off— the healthy way— with America's most respected diet by Thomas J. Moore, and Megan C. Murphy, and Mark Jenkins

The first 20 minutes: surprising science reveals how we can exercise better, train smarter, live longer by Gretchen Reynolds

I can make you hot!: the supermodel diet by Kelly Killoren Bensimon

Bestsellers in Health

June 18, 2012 | obrienbc

American pandemic: the lost worlds of the 1918 influenza epidemic by Nancy K. Bristow

Bloom: a memoir by Kelle Hampton

Bombshell: explosive medical secrets that will redefine aging by Suzanne Somers

Drop dead healthy: one man's humble quest for bodily perfection by A.J. Jacobs

The end of illness by David B. Agus ; with Kristin Loberg

Social Security Statements Now Accessible Online

May 29, 2012 | obrienbc

Workers who have paid into the Social Security system can now view their personalized earnings and benefits information with the launch of a new portal by the U.S. Social Security Administration. The new online Social Security Statement replaces the annual paper statement that was suspended for those between the ages of 25 and 60. Individuals 18 and older can register and create an account and once verified can access their statement and view benefits. In February Social Security resumed mailing paper Statements to workers age 60 and older if they are not already receiving Social Security benefits.

[Photo courtesy of AP Images]

March Madness 2012

March 22, 2012 | obrienbc

The NCAA Men's Championship Basketball Tournament has evolved into one of the most prominent annual sporting events in the United States. Millions of fans predict the ultimate winner by filling out brackets in this single elimination tournament that begins in March and ends in April.

The big dance: the story of the NCAA basketball tournament by Barry Wilner & Ken Rappoport — Ken Rappaport tells the story of the tournament from it's beginning seventy-three years ago as just an eight-bracket to today's sixty-eight team format.

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