What's Happening in Your Community?

• Dog Days at Skateland: Bring your dog for a run inside at Skateland. All dogs must be current on shots. Upcoming dog days are January 31 and February 21: Dogs under 35 pounds are allowed from 6:30pm to 7:30pm, larger dogs from 7:40pm to 8:40pm.
• Spaghetti Supper and Bake Sale: February 2 from 5 to 7:30pm at the Channahon United Methodist Church. Tickets are $7 each.
  
• Cinderella's Ball: February 7 from 6pm to 8pm at Skateland Recreation center. A Princess Ball for little girls ages 3 to 10 with an adult. Enjoy a buffet dinner, dancing and more! Registration deadline is February 1, see site for cost.
• Fish Fry: Fridays from 4pm to 7pm from Feb 8 to March 14 at the St. Ann Parish Hall in Channahon, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
• Puttin on the Ritz: Feb 9, dinner, auction and dance sponsored by the Minooka High School Band Boosters at the St. George Social Hall in Joliet. Cost is $40 each or $80 a couple. Deadline for tickets is Feb 2. Call 815-729-2039
• Child Safety Seat Check: Feb 9 from 11am to 2pm at the Channahon Fire Department Station #1. Have your child's safety seat checked for free. Sponsored by the Channahon Police and Fire Departments and the Minooka Fire Department. For more info contact Officer Sue Keehma at the Channahon Police 815-467-5152 or Cindy Wilson at the Minooka Fire Department at 815-416-0339 ext 22.
  
• 29th Annual Frosty 5 Mile: February 10, race starts at 1pm at Pioneer Path School. Pre-registration is $15 residents/$18 non-residents. $20 day of race.
• Mid Winter Choral Concert: Feb 12 at 7pm at the Minooka Community High School.
  
• Senior Citizen's Dance: Saturday March 1 at 6pm at the Minooka Community High School Cafetorium presented by the National Honor Society. The event includes dancing, entertainment, door prizes and refreshments. Free to anyone 55 or over, must RSVP by Feb 27 by calling Donna Engel at 815-467-2140 ext 164.
  
• Mother/Son Masquerade Ball: March 6 from 6pm-8pm at Skateland Recreation Center. A costume party for little boys ages 3 to 10 with an adult. Enjoy food, music, games and more! Registration deadline is March 1, see site for cost.
• MCHS Band Boosters Craft Fair and Bake Sale: March 8 from 9am to 3pm at Minooka Community High School. Over 100 crafters will be on site selling their handmade items. Several nationally recognized vendors will also offer products for sale. Admission for the event is $1 for adults and children are free. Door prizes will be awarded throughout the day, and attendees can purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win one of the many product assortments available. Concessions will be available for food and refreshments and our “Kid's Korner” will offer fun activities for the younger crowd. All proceeds from this event help fund the annual Summer Band Camp. If you are a crafter or vendor and interested in space at the Craft Fair, or are willing to volunteer your time before or during the event, leave your information on the Band Boosters voice mail at 815.467.2140, ext. 266, or send an email to MCHS.craft.fair@comcast.net.
  

Bestsellers

Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of January 28
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 Lucky by Janet Evanovich
2.A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
3. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
4. Beverly Hills Dead by Stuart Woods
5. World Without End by Ken Follett
6. The Shooters by W.E.B. Griffin
7. Blasphemy by Douglas J. Preston
8. Double Cross by James Patterson
9. The Senator's Wife by Sue Miller
10. T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
1. Tom Cruise by Andrew Morton
2. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
3. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Main only)
4. Become a Better You by Joel Osteen
5. You: Staying Young by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz
6. An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck (Main only)
7. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
9. Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld (Main only)
10. Happy for Reason by Marci Shimoff (Main only)

New York Times Bestsellers for February 3
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 Lucky by Janet Evanovich
2. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
3.A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
4. Beverly Hills Dead by Stuart Woods
5. World Without End by Ken Follett
6. Blasphemy by Douglas J. Preston
7. The Senator's Wife by Sue Miller
8. The Shooters by W.E.B. Griffin
9. Double Cross by James Patterson
10. T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton
11. The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz
12. Shadow Music by Julie Garwood
13. Stone Cold by David Baldacci
14. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
15. Blood Dreams by Kay Hooper
16. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. Tom Cruise by Andrew Morton
2. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Main only)
4. An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck (Main only)
5. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
7. Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy (Branch Only)
8. Free Lunch by David Cay Johnston (Main only)
10. Strong at the Broken Places by Richard M. Cohen (Main only)
12. Memo to the President Elect by Madeleine Albright (Main only)
13. The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin
14. Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
15. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch only)

New Fiction List

The new fiction list for the Main Library is available for pickup or you can print it out by going here.

Bestseller Lists

Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of January 21
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 Lucky by Janet Evanovich
2.A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
3. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
4. The Shooters by W.E.B. Griffin
5. Blasphemy by Douglas J. Preston
6. World Without End by Ken Follett
7. Double Cross by James Patterson
8. T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton
9. The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz
10. Shadow Music by Julie Garwood

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
3. You: Staying Young by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz
4. Become a Better You by Joel Osteen
5. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
6. The 12 Second Sequence by Jorge Cruise (Main only)
7. Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld (Main only)
9. An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck (Main only)
10. Happy for No Reason by Marci Shimoff (Main only)

New York Times Bestsellers for January 27
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 Lucky by Janet Evanovich
2.A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
3. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
4. Blasphemy by Douglas J. Preston
5. World Without End by Ken Follett
6. The Shooters by W.E.B. Griffin
7. Double Cross by James Patterson
8. T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton
9. The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz
10. The Senator's Wife by Sue Miller
11. Shadow Music by Julie Garwood
12. Stone Cold by David Baldacci
13. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
14. Blood Dreams by Kay Hooper
15. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
16. Bleeding Kansas by Sara Paretsky

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
2. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
3. An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck (Main only)
4. Memo to the President Elect by Madeleine Albright (Main only)
5. Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
6. Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy (Branch Only)
7. Free Lunch by David Cay Johnston (Main only)
9. The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin
11. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
12. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch only)
13. Slash by Slash (Branch only)
14. Boom! by Tom Brokaw

Magazine Sale

Back issues of magazines are now on sale at the Main Library for 5 cents a piece. We will be adding to the sale as issues are cleared from our archives. These issues will be from 2006. We also have our regular book sales ongoing.

What's Happening in Your Community?

• Dog Days at Skateland: Bring your dog for a run inside at Skateland. All dogs must be current on shots. Upcoming dog days are January 17 , January 31 and February 21: Dogs under 35 pounds are allowed from 6:30pm to 7:30pm, larger dogs from 7:40pm to 8:40pm.
• Spaghetti Supper and Bake Sale: February 2 from 5 to 7:30pm at the Channahon United Methodist Church. Tickets are $7 each.
  
• Cinderella's Ball: February 7 from 6pm to 8pm at Skateland Recreation center. A Princess Ball for little girls ages 3 to 10 with an adult. Enjoy a buffet dinner, dancing and more! Registration deadline is February 1, see site for cost.
• 29th Annual Frosty 5 Mile: February 10, race starts at 1pm at Pioneer Path School. Pre-registration is $15 residents/$18 non-residents. $20 day of race.
  
• Mother/Son Masquerade Ball: March 6 from 6pm-8pm at Skateland Recreation Center. A costume party for little boys ages 3 to 10 with an adult. Enjoy food, music, games and more! Registration deadline is March 1, see site for cost.
• MCHS Band Boosters Craft Fair and Bake Sale: March 8 from 9am to 3pm at Minooka Community High School. Over 100 crafters will be on site selling their handmade items. Several nationally recognized vendors will also offer products for sale. Admission for the event is $1 for adults and children are free. Door prizes will be awarded throughout the day, and attendees can purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win one of the many product assortments available. Concessions will be available for food and refreshments and our “Kid's Korner” will offer fun activities for the younger crowd. All proceeds from this event help fund the annual Summer Band Camp. If you are a crafter or vendor and interested in space at the Craft Fair, or are willing to volunteer your time before or during the event, leave your information on the Band Boosters voice mail at 815.467.2140, ext. 266, or send an email to MCHS.craft.fair@comcast.net.
  
  

What's Happening in Your Community?

• Pancake Breakfast: The Minooka Community High School Winterguard is having a pancake breakfast on January 12 from 8am-Noon at the high school cafetorium. Cost is $5 adult/$3 children (3-11).
• Incoming Freshman Night: For area 8th graders that will be freshman next fall at Minooka Community High School. January 14 at 6:45pm at MCHS.
  
• Dog Days at Skateland: Bring your dog for a run inside at Skateland. All dogs must be current on shots. Upcoming dog days are January 17 and January 31: Dogs under 35 pounds are allowed from 6:30pm to 7:30pm, larger dogs from 7:40pm to 8:40pm.
• Cinderella's Ball: February 7 from 6pm to 8pm at Skateland Recreation center. A Princess Ball for little girls ages 3 to 10 with an adult. Enjoy a buffet dinner, dancing and more! Registration deadline is February 1, see site for cost.
  

Bestsellers
New York Times Bestsellers for January 13
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. Double Cross by James Patterson
3. T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton
4. World Without End by Ken Follett
5. The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz
6. For One More Day by Mitch Albom
7. Shadow Music by Julie Garwood
8. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
9. Stone Cold by David Baldacci
10. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
11. Rhett Butler's People by Donald McCaig
12. The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry (Main only)
13. Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
14. Star Wars: Darth Bane: Rule of Two by Drew Karpyshyn (Main only)
15.Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn
16.The Chase by Clive Cussler

Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
2. An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck (Main only)
3. Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
4. Boom! by Tom Brokaw
5. Clapton by Eric Clapton (Main Only)
6.Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy (Branch Only)
7.Rescuing Sprite by Mark R. Levin (Main Only)
8. Good Dog. Stay. by Anna Quindlen (Main only)
9. A Family Christmas edited by Caroline Kennedy (Main only)
10. The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan (Main only)
11. The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin
12. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch only)
16. American Creation by Joseph J. Ellis

Bestsellers

Chicago Tribune Bestsellers week of December 31
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. Double Cross by James Patterson
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
3. For One More Day by Mitch Albom
4. T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton
5. The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz
6. Stone Cold by David Baldacci
7. Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon
8. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
9. World Without End by Ken Follett
10. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks

Non-Fiction (Number indicates rank on list)
1. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
2. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn & Hal Iggulden
3. The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz
4. You: Staying Young by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz
5. Boom! by Tom Brokaw
6. Jim Cramer's Stay Mad for Life by Jim Cramer (Main only)
7. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
8. An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck (Main only)
9. Clapton by Eric Clapton (Main Only)
10. Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld (Main only)

New York Times Bestsellers for January 6
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. Double Cross by James Patterson
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
3. T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton
4. The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz
5. For One More Day by Mitch Albom
6. World Without End by Ken Follett
7. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
8. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
9. Stone Cold by David Baldacci
10. Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon
11.Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
12.The Chase by Clive Cussler
13.Rhett Butler's People by Donald McCaig
14. The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry (Main only)
15.Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn


Non-Fiction (Numbers indicate rank on list)
1. I Am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert
2. An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck (Main only)
3. Boom! by Tom Brokaw
4. Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
5.Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy (Branch Only)
6. Clapton by Eric Clapton (Main Only)
7.Rescuing Sprite by Mark R. Levin (Main Only)
8. Good Dog. Stay. by Anna Quindlen (Main only)
9. The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin
10. The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan (Main only)
11. A Family Christmas edited by Caroline Kennedy (Main only)
12. The War by Geoffrey C. Ward
14. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Branch only)
15. American Creation by Joseph J. Ellis