What's Happening in Your Community?

• Minooka Community High School Open House: Thursday, August 30 from 6:30pm to 8pm.
• Patriot Golf Day at Heritage Bluffs: Golfers are asked to make a $1 donation on this day to the Fallen Heroes Foundation.
  
• Tomahawk Aquatic Center: Final summer days! Will be open September 1-3, September 3 is the last day until next summer.
  
• Movie Night--Cars: Saturday September 8 at Lakewood Field in Minooka.
• Adults Only Skating Party: Grown-ups come to Skateland Recreation Center on September 22 from 7 to 10pm and enjoy a night out. Cost is $5 plus skate rental.
  
• Worldwide Day of Play: September 29 from 2pm to 4pm at Community Park in Channahon, come try out lots of free activities!
  

Labor Day Closings, Regular Hours and Story Times
We will be closed on Labor Day, Monday September 3. Regular hours will begin on September 4. These are:
Main Library: Mon-Thurs 9am-9pm Fri 9am-6pm Sat 10am-5pm Sun 1pm-5pm
Branch: Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm Fri 1pm-6pm Sat 10am-3pm Sun Closed

Story Hours and Lapsits will begin on September 4. Story hours are for children ages 3 to 5 and will be held on Tuesdays at 10am and 1pm at the Minooka Branch and Wednesdays at 10am and 1pm at the Main Library. Lapsits are for babies and toddlers up to age 3 and are held on Tuesdays at 10am at the Branch and Wednesdays at 10am at the Main Library. Check out children's programs for more information.

Bestseller Lists
Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of August 27
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. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
2. Play Dirty by Sandra Brown
3. Force of Nature by Suzanne Brockmann
4. The Quickie by James Patterson
5. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
6. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
7.The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
8.Sandworms of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (Main Only)
9. Spook Country by William Gibson (Branch Only)
10. Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2.Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Wayne Dyer
3. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden
4. The Weight Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About by Kevin Trudeau (Main Only)
5. You Can Run But You Can't Hide by Duane "Dog" Chapman
6. Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy (Branch Only)
7. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch Only)
8. Guinness World Records 2008 (Main Only)
9. It's All About Him by Denise Jackson (Branch Only)
10. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah

New York Times Bestsellers for September 2
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. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
2. Play Dirty by Sandra Brown
3. Force of Nature by Suzanne Brockmann
4. The Quickie by James Patterson
5. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
6. Sandworms of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (Main Only)
7. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
8. Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon
9. Spook Country by William Gibson (Branch Only)
10. The Burnt House by Faye Kellerman
11. The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
13. High Noon by Nora Roberts (Main only)
14.Critical by Robin Cook
15. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Betrayal by Eric Van Lustbader (Branch Only)

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. You Can Run But You Can't Hide by Duane "Dog" Chapman
2. Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy (Branch Only)
3. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch Only)
4. It's All About Him by Denise Jackson (Branch Only)
6. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
7. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (Main only)
9. The Preacher and the Presidents by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy
10. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
12. Merle's Door by Ted Kerasote (Main Only)
14. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

What's Happening in Your Community?

• Three Rivers Festival: August 15-19 at the Central Park in Channahon.
• Channahon/Minooka Rotary Cruise Night: Saturday August 25 from 5-9pm at the Creamery Parking Lot.
  
• Movie Night--Cars: Saturday September 8 at Lakewood Field in Minooka.

Bestsellers

Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of August 20
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. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
2. Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon
3. Sandworms of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (Main Only)
4. The Quickie by James Patterson
5. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
6. Spook Country by William Gibson (Branch Only)
7. High Noon by Nora Roberts (Main only)
8. The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
10. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2.Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Wayne Dyer
3. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden
4. The Weight Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About by Kevin Trudeau (Main Only)
5. You Can Run But You Can't Hide by Duane "Dog" Chapman
6. Guinness World Records 2008 (Main Only)
7. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch Only)
10. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah

New York Times Bestsellers for August 26
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. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
2. Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon
3. The Quickie by James Patterson
4. Sandworms of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (Main Only)
5. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
6. Spook Country by William Gibson (Branch Only)
7. High Noon by Nora Roberts (Main only)
8. The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
10.Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
11. Critical by Robin Cook
12. The Burnt House by Faye Kellerman
13. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Betrayal by Eric Van Lustbader (Branch Only)
14. Beyond Reach by Karin Slaughter
15.The First Commandment by Brad Thor (Main Only)
16. Fourth Comings by Megan McCafferty (Branch only)

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. You Can Run But You Can't Hide by Duane "Dog" Chapman
3. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch Only)
6. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
7. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (Main only)
9. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
10. Merle's Door by Ted Kerasote (Main Only)
12. The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
13. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
15. The Prince of Darkness by Rob

New Cds
The new CD list for the Main Library has been published. If you'd like to get this list sent to you in your email (once or twice a month) go here to sign up. If you'd like to see all of our new CDs, follow this link to our catalog.

Bestsellers

Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of August 13
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. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
2. The Quickie by James Patterson
3. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
4. High Noon by Nora Roberts (Main only)
5. The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
6. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
7. Beyond Reach by Karin Slaughter
8. Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard
9. First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde (Branch Only)
10. The First Commandment by Brad Thor (Main Only)

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden
3. The Weight Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About by Kevin Trudeau (Main Only)
4. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch Only)
6. Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Wayne Dyer
9. You: On a Diet by Michael F. Roizen
10. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah


New York Times Bestsellers for August 19
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. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
2. The Quickie by James Patterson
3. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
4. High Noon by Nora Roberts (Main only)
5. The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
6. Beyond Reach by Karin Slaughter
7. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
8. The First Commandment by Brad Thor (Main Only)
9. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Betrayal by Eric Van Lustbader (Branch Only)
10. Justice Denied by J.A. Jance
11. Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard
13. First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde (Branch Only)
14.Bungalow 2 by Danielle Steel
15. The Maytrees by Annie Dillard (Branch Only)
16. The Judas Strain by James Rollins

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
2. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch Only)
5. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
7. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (Main only)
8. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
9. The Prince of Darkness by Robert D. Novak (Main only)
10. The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
12. Merle's Door by Ted Kerasote (Main Only)
13. The Assault on Reason by Al Gore (Branch only)
14. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

Upcoming Books
The upcoming books list has been updated with the Fall releases for some of your favorite authors! Look for books from John Grisham, Diane Mott Davidson, James Patterson (two!), John Sandford, Danielle Steel, Tess Gerritsen, Sandra Brown, Dean Koontz, Stuart Woods and more! Check out the list or sign up to have it sent directly to you.

Bestsellers
Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of August 6
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. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
2. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
3. The Quickie by James Patterson
4. High Noon by Nora Roberts (Main only)
5. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
6. The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
7. Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard
8. First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde (Branch Only)
9. The First Commandment by Brad Thor (Main Only)
10. The Judas Strain by James Rollins

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden
3. You: On a Diet by Michael F. Roizen
4. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch Only)
5.The Weight Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About by Kevin Trudeau (Main Only)
8. The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
9. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
10. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (Main Only)

New York Times Bestsellers for August 12
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. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
2. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
3. The Quickie by James Patterson
4. High Noon by Nora Roberts (Main only)
5. The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
6. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
7. Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard
8. Justice Denied by J.A. Jance
9. The First Commandment by Brad Thor (Main Only)
10. First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde (Branch Only)
11.Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Betrayal by Eric Van Lustbader (Branch Only)
12.Bungalow 2 by Danielle Steel
13. The Judas Strain by James Rollins
14. Peony in Love by Lisa See
15. Someone to Love by Jude Deveraux

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch Only)
4. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
6. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (Main only)
7. The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
8. The Assault on Reason by Al Gore (Branch only)
9. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
10. The Prince of Darkness by Robert D. Novak (Main only)
11. Einstein by Walter Isaacson
12. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
13. Outrage by Dick Morris (Branch only)
14. Sin in the Second City by Karen Abbott