Mystery

Nonresident fees for library cards have increased

Submitted by Julie on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 4:58pm

To offset reductions to the library's budget, fees for nonresident library cards have increased, as of July 1, 2010. This first increase in seven years was approved by the East Lansing Library Board of Directors on April 21, 2010.

New annual rates are:

  • Individual card: $30 (from $20)
  • Family card: $40 (from $30)
  • 6-month individual card: $18 (from $12)

ELPL has great deals on used books!

Submitted by Julie on Sat, 01/09/2010 - 1:19pm

Did you know that the Friends of the East Lansing Public Library have used books for sale every day? It's the best deal in town! Stop in the library and check out the Friendshop, where you'll find tons of used books at great prices. There's something for everyone - adult fiction, mysteries, history, gardening, music CDs, magazines, children's books, and much more. You'll pay a fraction of the price of brand new, and when you're done, you can donate them back to the library! And remember, all proceeds benefit the library.

Check out the Friends' web site for more information.

Books & Bagels

Submitted by Mary Jo on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 2:40pm

The second Books & Bagels gathering of the school year is coming up on Saturday, November 14 from 2-3 pm.  If you are in grades 4-6, please join us as we discuss The London Eye Mystery by the late Siobhan Dowd.  We will also make a model of the London Eye and enjoy bagels and cream cheese generously donated by  Panera  Bread in Frandor.  Register now and receive a free paperback copy of the book (while supplies last).  

We'll Always Have Paris : recent books that highlight the City of Lights.

Submitted by Brenda on Sat, 08/01/2009 - 4:00pm
Paris from the Ground Up, by James H. S. McGregor. Here’s the definitive portrait of Paris, combining chronological history with a cultural exploration of all things architectural, artistic and practical, from Gaul to DeGaulle.  McGregor keeps it lively with public bath tours, the secrets of aqueducts and central heating, tales of martyrs from St. Denis to Joan of Arc, and unending cathedral construction (emphasizing Notre Dame); the Sorbonne, marketplace evolution and the great plague all play their part. The Louvre is explored meticulously in many permutations, as are the sewers and even the language.
 
The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious--and Perplexing--City, by David Lebovitz. After a nearly two-decade career as a pastry chef and cookbook author,  Lebovitz moved to Paris to start a new life. Having crammed all his worldly belongings into three suitcases, he arrived, hopes high, at his new apartment in the lively Bastille neighborhood. But he soon discovered it's a different world in France. From learning the ironclad rules of social conduct to the mysteries of men's footwear, from shopkeepers who work so hard not to sell you anything to the
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