MASSENA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Reserve Books Featured on our Weekly Table
The bottom of this page features instructions on how to reserve books from home
as well as a link to Amazon Books and Barnes & Noble Books where a synopsis of
most books can be found. You may also want to search for the authors official
web site.
Every Friday the library sets out new bestseller books on a special reserve item
table. Patrons can be placed on the reserve list by bringing the books and their
library card to the front desk. Patrons will be called when it is their turn. The library
is enhancing this service by allowing patrons to place reserves from their home
computer. First time users may need to contact the library to activate their pin number.
Below is the list for the current weeks table as well as a few weeks before. This list
will be updated between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.
Week of March 12 - March 19, 2010
| Fiction |
Balogh, Mary |
A Matter of Class |
| Fiction |
Cussler, Clive |
The Silent Sea |
| Fiction |
Crais, Robert |
The First Rule |
| Fiction |
Green, Tim |
False Convictions |
| Fiction |
Suarez, Daniel |
Freedom |
| Fiction |
Schine, Cathleen |
The Three Weissmanns of
Westport |
| Mystery |
Fluke, Joanne |
Apple Turnover Murder |
| Non-Fiction |
Long, Jeffrey |
Evidence of the Afterlife: The
Science of Near-Death Experiences |
| Non-Fiction |
Gurwitch,
Annabelle |
You Say Tomato, I Say Shut
Up: A Love Story |
| Non-Fiction |
Paulson, Henry |
On The Brink: Inside
the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System |
| Non-Fiction |
Servan-Schreiber,
David |
Anti cancer: A
New Way of Life |
Week of March 5 - March 12, 2010
| Fiction |
Berenson, Alex |
The Midnight House |
| Fiction |
Fielding, Joy |
The Wild Zone |
| Fiction |
Hannah, Kristin |
Winter Garden |
| Fiction |
Parris, S.J. |
Heresy |
| Fiction |
Picoult, Jodi |
House Rules |
| Mystery |
Parker, Robert |
Spilt Image |
| Non-Fiction |
Johnson, Marilyn |
This Book Is Overdue: How
Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All |
| Non-Fiction |
Dow, David |
The Autobiography of an
Execution |
| Non-Fiction |
Ellis, Robert |
Caring for Victor: A
U.S. Army Nurse and Saddam Hussein |
| Biography |
Sanford, Jenny |
Staying True |
Week of February 26 - March 5, 2010
| Fiction |
Blake, Sarah |
The Postmistress |
| Fiction |
Bloom, Amy |
Where the God of Love Hangs
Out |
| Fiction |
Hill, Joe |
Horns |
| Fiction |
Lansens, Lori |
The Wife's Tale |
| Fiction |
Mankell, Henning |
The Man From Beijing |
| Fiction |
Steel, Danielle |
Big Girl |
| Fiction |
Van Lustbader, Van |
Last Snow |
| Non-Fiction |
Kotkin, Joel |
The Next Hundred Million: America
in 2050 |
| Non-Fiction |
Ingrassia,
Paul |
Crash Course: The
American Automobile Industry's Road From Glory To Disaster |
| Non-Fiction |
Dosa, David |
Making Rounds With Oscar: The
Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat |
| Non-Fiction |
Young, Andrew |
The Politician: An
Insider's Account Of John Edwards's Pursuit Of the Presidency and The
Scandal That Brought Him Down |
Week of February 19 - February 26, 2010
| Fiction |
Collins, Jackie |
Poor Little Bitch Girl |
| Fiction |
Deaver, Jeffery |
Watchlist |
| Fiction |
Oates, Joyce |
Fair Maiden |
| Fiction |
Palmer, Michael |
The Last Surgeon |
| Fiction |
Straub, Peter |
A Dark Matter |
| Fiction |
Trigiani, Adriana |
Brava Valentine |
| Mystery |
Stabenow, Dana |
A Night Too Dark |
| Non-Fiction |
Lanier, Jaron |
You Are Not A Gadget |
| Non-Fiction |
Gawande, Atul |
The Checklist Manifesto: How
To Get Things Right |
| Non-Fiction |
Spelling,
Candy |
Stories From Candyland: Confections
from One of Hollywood's Most Famous Wives and Mothers |
| Non-Fiction |
Weir, Alison |
The Lady In the Tower: The
Fall of Anne Boleyn |
Week of February 12 - February 19, 2010
| Fiction |
Griffin, W.E.B |
The Honor of Spies |
| Fiction |
Hamilton, Laurell |
Flirt |
| Fiction |
Johnson, Todd |
The Sweet By and By |
| Fiction |
Mills, Mark |
The Information Officer |
| Fiction |
Rankin, Ian |
Doors Open |
| Fiction |
Storr, Rebecca |
The Coral Theif |
| Mystery |
Beaton, M.C. |
Death of A Valentine |
| Non-Fiction |
Chatzky, Jean |
Money 911: Your
Most Pressing Money Questions Answered, Your Money Emergencies Solved |
| Non-Fiction |
Stiglitz,
Joseph |
Freefall: America,
Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy |
| Non-Fiction |
Carroll, Sean |
From Eternity to Here: The
Question for the Ultimate Theory of Time |
| Non-Fiction |
Braestrup |
Marriage and Other Acts of
Charity: A Memoir |
Week of February 5 - February 12, 2010
| Fiction |
Bohjalian, Chris |
Secrets of Eden |
| Fiction |
Ferris, Joshua |
The Unnamed |
| Fiction |
W.Hall, James |
Silencer |
| Fiction |
Krentz, Jayne |
Fired Up |
| Fiction |
Patterson, James |
Worst Case |
| Fiction |
Preston, Douglas |
Impact |
| Mystery |
Graves, Sarah |
Crawl Space |
| Non-Fiction |
Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara |
The Third Chapter: Passion,
Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50 |
| Non-Fiction |
Heilemann,
John |
Game Change: Obama
and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime |
| Non-Fiction |
Pellegrino,
Charles |
The Last Train From
Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back |
Patrons may reserve
books from home via the internet by following the instructions as listed:
- Go to
www.ncls.org
and click on Massena, then:
- Search
Box: Type in your request. Example: Ducks
(Subject), Chicken Soup for the Soul
(Title), Grisham, John (Author)
- Change CATALOG
to ALL.
- Click on
the appropriate blue button: Example: Author, Title, Subject,
Series
- Choose a
book or other type of material.
- Click on DETAILS
after you find the right entry.
- Click PLACE
HOLD in the box on the left.
- For user
ID, type in the 13 digit number from the back of your library card.
- For pin,
type in the last 4 digits of your phone number.
Please Note: First time users may need to
contact the library to activate the pin number.
- Confirm
pick-up library (in most cases it will be Massena).
- Click OK.
Note:
Do not place a hold on an item marked "NEW" that is from another
library.
You will never receive it.
Go
to Amazon to
find information about a book.
Go to
Barnes and Noble to
find information about a book.
Another
way to find information on a particular book is to search for the authors web
site.
