Bestsellers
Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of February 26
Books in our collection on the Chicago Tribune bestsellers list. Books are available at both libraries unless otherwise noted.
Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Step on a Crack by James Patterson
2. Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich
3. High Profile by Robert Parker
4. Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
5. The Alexandria Link by Steve Berry
6. Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
7. For One More Day by Mitch Albom
8. Cross by James Patterson
9. Star Wars: Allegiance by Timothy Zahn (Main only)
10. Hide by Lisa Gardner

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
2. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
3. You: On a Diet by Michael F. Roizen
5. The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene
6. Marley and Me by John Grogan
7. The Innocent Man by John Grisham
8. I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
9. The Proper Care & Feeding of Marriage by Laura Schlessinger
10. About Alice by Calvin Trillin (Main Only)

New York Times Bestsellers for March 4
Books in our collection on the New York Times bestseller list. Books are available at both libraries unless noted.

Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Step on a Crack by James Patterson
2. Sisters by Danielle Steel
3. The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian (Branch only)
4. Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich
5. For One More Day by Mitch Albom
6. High Profile by Robert B. Parker
7. The Alexandria Link by Steve Berry
8. Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
9. Cross by James Patterson
10. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
11. Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
12. Hide by Lisa Gardner
13.Deep Storm by Lincoln Child
14.Ten Days in the Hills by Jane Smiley
15. Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
3. The Innocent Man by John Grisham
4. About Alice by Calvin Trillin (Main Only)
5. Marley & Me by John Grogan
6. I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
9. Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter (Main Only)
10. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (Main Only)
13. The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman
14. Culture Warrior by Bill O'Reilly
15. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

What's Happening in Our Community?

• Dog Days at Skateland: Bring your canine pal to Skateland on the following dates to run off some steam! All dogs must be current on their rabies vaccines and owners are responsible for their pets and cleaning up after them. The dates are March 1, March 15 and April 1. Cost is $2. Dogs under 30 pounds are allowed from 6:30pm to 7:30pm and bigger dogs from 7:45pm to 8:45pm.
• Chicago Bulls 2Ball Competition: For ages 9-18. On March 2 at the Heritage Crossing Field House starting at 6pm. The event is free but you must pre-register in teams of 2.
• Mother/Son Masquerade Ball: Presented by the Channahon Park District on March 8 from 6:30-8:30pm at Skateland Recreation Center. For boys ages 3-10 with an adult. There will be food, music and games, costumes are optional. Fee is $17 per couple for park district residents, $20 per couple for non-residents, $9 for additional child. Must pre-register by March 1.
• The Wizard of Oz: The Minooka Community High School is performing the Wizard of Oz from March 15-17 at 7pm.
• St Patrick's Day Party/St Baldrick's Event sponsored by the Channahon Fire Department. March 17 from 6pm-Midnight at the Skateland Recreation Center. Live music, dancing, food and drinks. See site for more information.
• Greater Channahon-Minooka Area Community Showcase: Sponsored by the Greater Channahon-Minooka Area Chamber of Commerce on March 18 from 11am-2pm at the Minooka Community High School. Look for the Three Rivers Public Library booth!
• Easter Egg-travaganza: Presented by the Channahon Park District on March 31 from 2-4pm at the Heritage Crossing Field House. There will be an Easter Egg Hunt, games, face painting and photos with the Easter Bunny for ages 3-10. This event is free, photos with the bunny cost $1 (free if you bring your own camera).
• Pet Pictures with the Easter Bunny: Bring your pet to the Heritage Crossing Field House on March 31 between 4pm and 5pm to have their pictures taken with the Easter Bunny! Photos cost $4.

Bestsellers
Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of February 19
Books in our collection on the Chicago Tribune bestsellers list. Books are available at both libraries unless otherwise noted.
Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Step on a Crack by James Patterson
2. Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich
3. High Profile by Robert Parker
4. Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
5. The Alexandria Link by Steve Berry
6. Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
7. For One More Day by Mitch Albom
8. Cross by James Patterson
9. Star Wars: Allegiance by Timothy Zahn (Main only)
10. Hide by Lisa Gardner

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
2. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
3. The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene
4. You: On a Diet by Michael F. Roizen
5. The Innocent Man by John Grisham
6. Marley and Me by John Grogan
7. I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
9. The Proper Care & Feeding of Marriage by Laura Schlessinger
10. Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter (Main Only)

New York Times Bestsellers for February 25
Books in our collection on the New York Times bestseller list. Books are available at both libraries unless noted.
Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Step on a Crack by James Patterson
2. Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich
3. Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
4. High Profile by Robert B. Parker
5. Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
6. The Alexandria Link by Steve Berry
7. For One More Day by Mitch Albom
8. Cross by James Patterson
9. Hide by Lisa Gardner
10.Deep Storm by Lincoln Child
11.The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer
12. Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky
13. Star Wars: Allegiance by Timothy Zahn (Main only)
14. White Lies by Jayne Ann Krentz
15.You Suck by Christopher Moore

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
2. The Innocent Man by John Grisham
3. Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter (Main Only)
5. Marley & Me by John Grogan
7. I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
8. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
9. The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman
10. Culture Warrior by Bill O'Reilly
11. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (Main Only)
13. About Alice by Calvin Trillin (Main Only)

President's Day Closing
Just a reminder that the libraries will be closed on President's Day, Monday Feb 19.

Winter Reading
You still have time to join our winter reading program for all ages! The deadline has been extended to March 15. Sign up today at the library!

Downloadable Video Free from the Library!
We have a brand new service: MyLibraryDV, a unique downloadable video on demand service from Recorded Books. MyLibraryDV offers hundreds of hours of programming: cooking shows (such as Julia Child's Kitchen Wisdom and Lidia's Italian Kitchen), How To Shows (Like Today's Homeowner and Antiques Roadshow), Travel Shows (such as Globe Trekker and Rick Steves), Health Shows (such as Health Choices), Literary Shows (such as CSPAN's Author Talk) and classic Hollywood Movies (like The Angel and the Badman and Royal Wedding). You can download up to 10 programs at a time and keep them for a week and they're all free to Three Rivers Public Library district card holders. You will need a broadband connection and you will be asked to download the MyLibraryDV viewer to access the downloads (you will also need your library card to download). Go here for all of the computer requirements and more information and head over here to download the viewer!

Bestsellers
Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of February 12
Books in our collection on the Chicago Tribune bestsellers list. Books are available at both libraries unless otherwise noted.
Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich
2. For One More Day by Mitch Albom
3.Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
4. The Alexandria Link by Steve Berry
5. Cross by James Patterson
6. Deep Storm by Lincoln Child
7. Star Wars: Allegiance by Timothy Zahn (Main only)
8. Hide by Lisa Gardner
9. White Lies by Jayne Ann Krentz
10.You Suck by Christopher Moore

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
1. The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene
2. You: On a Diet by Michael F. Roizen
4. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
5. The Innocent Man by John Grisham
6. Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter (Main Only)
8. Marley and Me by John Grogan
9. The Proper Care & Feeding of Marriage by Laura Schlessinger
10 I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron

New York Times Bestsellers for February 18
Books in our collection on the New York Times bestseller list. Books are available at both libraries unless noted.
Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich
2. For One More Day by Mitch Albom
3. The Alexandria Link by Steve Berry
4. Cross by James Patterson
5. Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
6. The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer
7. Deep Storm by Lincoln Child
8. White Lies by Jayne Ann Krentz
9. Hide by Lisa Gardner
10. Star Wars: Allegiance by Timothy Zahn (Main only)
11. You Suck by Christopher Moore
12. The Hunters by W.E.B. Griffin
13. Next by Michael Crichton
14. Exile by Richard North Patterson
15. Bad Blood by Linda Fairstein
16. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
3. Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter (Main Only)
4. The Innocent Man by John Grisham
6. I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
7. Marley & Me by John Grogan
8. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (Main Only)
9. The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman
10. Culture Warrior by Bill O'Reilly
11. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
12. About Alice by Calvin Trillin (Main Only)

Books on Cassette Sale at Main Library
We're weeding our books on cassette section in order to make room for more books on CD. Therefore, we have a large selection of used cassette audiobooks on sale for rock bottom prices. Prices start at 25 cents! Books are priced by number of cassettes (25 cents per cassette) and originally retailed for 25 dollars or (lots) more! So come on over to the Main Library to take advantage of these!

Bestsellers

Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of February 5
Books in our collection on the Chicago Tribune bestsellers list. Books are available at both libraries unless otherwise noted.
Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich
2. For One More Day by Mitch Albom
3. White Lies by Jayne Ann Krentz
4. Cross by James Patterson
5. Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
6. You Suck by Christopher Moore
7. The Hunters by W.E.B. Griffin
8. Next by Michael Crichton
9. The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer
10. The Suspect by John Lescroart

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
1. The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene
2. You: On a Diet by Michael F. Roizen
3. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
5. The Innocent Man by John Grisham
6. Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter (Main Only)
7. Jim Cramer's Mad Money by Jim Cramer
8. Marley and Me by John Grogan
9. The Proper Care & Feeding of Marriage by Laura Schlessinger
10 I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron

New York Times Bestsellers for February 11
Books in our collection on the New York Times bestseller list. Books are available at both libraries unless noted.
Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich
2. For One More Day by Mitch Albom
3. Cross by James Patterson
4. White Lies by Jayne Ann Krentz
5. The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer
6. You Suck by Christopher Moore
7. The Suspect by John Lescroart
8. The Hunters by W.E.B. Griffin
9. Exile by Richard North Patterson
10. Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
12. Bad Blood by Linda Fairstein
13. Next by Michael Crichton
14. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
15. Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell (Main only)

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
2. Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter (Main Only)
3. The Innocent Man by John Grisham
4. Marley & Me by John Grogan
7. I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
8. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (Main Only)
9. The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman
10. About Alice by Calvin Trillin (Main Only)
11. Culture Warrior by Bill O'Reilly
12. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

What's happening in your community?

• Dog Days at Skateland: Bring your canine pal to Skateland on the following dates to run off some steam! All dogs must be current on their rabies vaccines and owners are responsible for their pets and cleaning up after them. The dates are February 15, March 1, March 15 and April 1. Cost is $2. Dogs under 30 pounds are allowed from 6:30pm to 7:30pm and bigger dogs from 7:45pm to 8:45pm.
• A Night of Entertainment presented by the Minooka High School Choir Boosters and Choral Students on Saturday February 3 at 6:30pm in the MCHS Cafetorium. Includes a dessert buffett and beverages. Tickets are $10 adults, $7 students/seniors, children under 5 are free. Tickets can be bought in advance from any choral student or by calling Sue at 521-1186 or can be purchased at the door.
• Musica Viva: Dr. David Gresham (clarinet) and Momoko Gresham (piano) will perform the music of Penderecki, Elter, Schumann, Lasser and Benjamin as part of Musica Viva, Joliet Junior College's guest artist recital series on Sunday, February 4 at 3pm at the Fine Arts Theatre. Admission is free.
• Cinderella's Ball: February 8 from 6:30 to 8:30pm at the Skateland Recreation Center. For girls ages 3 to 10 years with an adult. Dress in your finest attire and step out for a night fit for a princess. There will be a buffet dinner, dancing and more. Channahon Park District residents $17 per couple/non-res $20 per couple. Registration deadline is February 2.
• PTO Craft Night: February 9 at N.B. Galloway
• MCHS Band Booster Valentine Dinner Dance & Auction: February 10 at 6pm at the St. George's Social Hall in Joliet. Tickets are $40 a person, reservations are required, deadline is February 4. To order tickets and reserve seats please contact Lynda at 467-5724 or Nancy at 744-3003
• Frosty 5 Mile: February 11 at 1pm starting at Pioneer Path School. The Channahon Park District sponsors this race for all ages. The first 250 runners will receive an official knit stocking cap. There will be snacks and rewards after the race. All runners will receive an official race card with their times. Registration ahead of time is $15 residents/$18 non-residents, $20 for all day of race.
• Mother/Son Masquerade Ball: Presented by the Channahon Park District on March 8 from 6:30-8:30pm at Skateland Recreation Center. For boys ages 3-10 with an adult. There will be food, music and games, costumes are optional. Fee is $17 per couple for park district residents, $20 per couple for non-residents, $9 for additional child. Must pre-register by March 1.
• St Patrick's Day Party/St Baldrick's Event sponsored by the Channahon Fire Department. March 17 from 6pm-Midnight at the Skateland Recreation Center. Live music, dancing, food and drinks. See site for more information.