Wednesday June 3, 7 – 8:30
Reducing Home Energy Consumption
with Mark Hanson.
Mr. Hanson will describe models for planning and implementing energy conservation with examples from personal experience with his own homes – an 1835 colonial and a 1950′s contemporary cape. This is the third program in the WCAP Green series.

Mr. Hanson is a graduate of MIT with a Bachelors and Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering.
The program is free, no registration is required and is sponsored by Wakefield Climate Action Project and the Friends of the Library.

Talk by MGLD Manager Peter Dion on Wednesday, May 13…
Have you ever wondered where Wakefield obtains its power? Peter Dion, Manager of the Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department, will be at Beebe Library on Wednesday, May 13, at 7 p.m. to discuss Wakefield’s sources of power. Mr. Dion’s talk is the second in a series presented by the library in cooperation with the Wakefield Climate Action Project. The program is free and no registration is required. Light refreshments will be served. For further information, phone 781-246-6334.

The library has pre-ordered the following non-fiction books which are due to be published in March. If you’d like to be placed on an advance reserve list, contact the Reference Desk and we’ll add your name and notify you when the book arrives. You can also reserve them yourself online by clicking on the titles below to search our catalog:

Allman, Gregg,
My cross to bear.

Bellesiles, Michael A.
A people’s history of the U.S. Military : ordinary soldiers reflect on their experience of war, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan.

Busch, Benjamin.
Dust to dust.

Chopra, Deepak.
Spiritual solutions : answers to life’s greatest challenges.

Corn, David.
Showdown : the inside story of Obama’s fight to save his presidency.

Duhigg, Charles.
The power of habit : why we do what we do and how to change it.

Dyer, Wayne W.
Wishes fulfilled : mastering the art of manifesting.

Gertner, Jon.
The idea factory : Bell Labs and the great age of American innovation.

Gessen, Masha.
The man without a face : the unlikely rise of Vladimir Putin.

Gravano, Karen.
Mob daughter : the Mafia, Sammy “The Bull” Gravano, and me!

Herbert, Martha.
The autism revolution : whole-body strategies for making life all it can be.

Hoffman, Bryce.
American icon : Alan Mulally and the fight to save Ford Motor Company.

Lamott, Anne.
Some assembly required : a journal of my son’s first son.

Lehrer, Jonah.
Imagine : how creativity works.

Maddow, Rachel.
Drift.

Pagels, Elaine H.
Revelations : visions, prophecy, and politics in the book of Revelation.

Powers, John.
Fenway Park : a salute to the coolest, cruelest, longest-running major league baseball stadium in America.

Rashid, Ahmed.
Pakistan on the brink : the future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

Read, Piers Paul.
The Dreyfus affair : the scandal that tore France in two.

Sebba, Anne.
That woman : the life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor.

Shadid, Anthony.
House of stone : a memoir of home, family, and a lost Middle East.

Sixsmith, Martin.
Russia : a 1000-year chronicle of the wild East.

Top dog.

Wilson, Eric G.
Everyone loves a good train wreck : why we can’t look away.

Nonfiction books added to the library’s collection in January. Click on the titles below to search the catalog:

Agus, David,
The end of illness.

Alford, Henry,
Would it kill you to stop doing that? : a modern guide to manners.

Bailey, Elisabeth Tova.
The sound of a wild snail eating.

Bancroft, Lundy.
Should I stay or should I go? : a guide to knowing if your relationship can–and should–be saved.

Becker, Tanya.
The physique solution : the groundbreaking 2-week plan for a lean, beautiful body.

Bove, Tony,
iPod & iTunes for dummies.

Bowman, Matthew Burton.
The Mormon people : the making of an American faith.

Brett, Regina.
Be the miracle : 50 lessons for making the impossible possible.

Brizendine, Judy.
Stunned by grief : remapping your life when loss changes everything.

Broadwell, Paula.
All in : the education of General David Petraeus.

Brzezinski, Zbigniew,
Strategic vision : America and the crisis of global power.

Cain, Susan.
Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking.

Cameron, Julia.
The prosperous heart : creating a life of “enough”.

Castro, Elizabeth.
HTML5 and CSS3.

Chambers, Mark L.
MacBook all-in-one for dummies.

Chiaverini, Jennifer.
Traditions from Elm Creek quilts : 13 quilt projects to piece & applique.

Covey, Stephen M. R.
Smart trust : creating prosperity, energy and joy in a low-trust world.

Curtis, Glade B.
Your pregnancy week by week.

Davis, Stephen,
More room in a broken heart : the true adventures of Carly Simon.

Dubois, Laurent.
Haiti : the aftershocks of history.

Duffy, Jennifer A.
Microsoft Office Word 2007 : illustrated brief.

Edwards, Elisabeth,
“I love Lucy” : a celebration of all things Lucy : inside the world of television’s first great sitcom.

Epstein, Joseph,
Gossip : the untrivial pursuit.

Firefly’s step-by-step encyclopedia of needlecraft : patchwork, embroidery, quilting, sewing, knitting, crochet, applique.

Fitzpatrick, Robert,
Betrayal.

Flanagan, Caitlin.
Girl land.

Forsythe, James,
Anti-aging cures : life changing secrets to reverse the effects of aging : your key to the real fountain of youth.

Frank, Thomas,
Pity the billionaire : the hard times swindle and the unlikely comeback of the Right.

Fullman. Joe.
Frommer’s London 2012.

Ghonim, Wael,
Revolution 2.0 : the power of the people is greater than the people in power : a memoir.

Gibson, William,
Distrust that particular flavor.

Gollehon, John.
Commando craps & blackjack.

Grant, Kimi Cunningham.
Silver like dust : one family’s story of America’s Japanese internment.

Harrison, Guy P.
50 popular beliefs that people think are true.

Heimowitz, Colette.
The new Atkins for a new you cookbook : 200 simple and delicious low- carb recipes in 30 minutes or less.

Howard, Hugh,
Mr. and Mrs. Madison’s war : America’s first couple and the second war of independence.

Hudson, Jennifer,
I got this : how I changed my ways and lost what weighed me down.

Johnson, Chalene.
Push : 30 days to turbocharged habits, a bangin’ body, and the life you deserve!

Johnson, Lee F.
Observations of life.

Kantor, Jodi,
The Obamas.

Karas, Jim.
The petite advantage diet : achieve that long, lean look, the specialized plan for women 5’4″ and under.

Khalil, Ashraf.
Liberation Square : inside the Egyptian revolution and the rebirth of a nation.

Kranish, Michael.
The real Romney.

Krauss, Lawrence Maxwell.
A universe from nothing : why there is something rather than nothing.

Kyle, Chris,
American sniper : the autobiography of the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history.

Laqueur, Walter,
After the fall : the end of the European dream and the decline of a continent.

Lashinsky, Adam.
Inside Apple : how America’s most admired-and secretive-company really works.

Levin, Mark R.
Ameritopia : the unmaking of America.

Miller, Michael,
Facebook for grown-ups : use Facebook to reconnect with old friends, family and co-workers.

Moranville, Winifred.
The bonne femme cookbook : simple, splendid food that French women cook every day.

Osteen, Joel.
Every day a Friday : how to be happier 7 days a week.

Pillemer, Karl A.
30 lessons for living : tried and true advice from the wisest Americans.

Powell, Margaret,
Below stairs : the classic kitchen maid’s memoir that inspired “Upstairs, downstairs” and “Downton Abbey”.

Ratigan, Dylan.
Greedy bastards : how we can stop corporate communists, banksters, and other vampires from sucking America dry.

Religion in America : a comprehensive guide to faith, history, and tradition.

Shirley, Craig.
December 1941 : 31 days that changed America and saved the world.

Smith, Sally Bedell,
Elizabeth the Queen : the life of a modern monarch.

Solin, Daniel R.
The smartest money book you’ll ever read : everything you need to know about growing, spending, and enjoying your money.

Steelsmith, Shari.
How to start a home-based day-care business.

Terenzio, RoseMarie.
Fairy tale interrupted : a memoir of life, love, and loss.

Whyte, Mary.
Painting portraits and figures in watercolor.

Wiseman, Richard,
The luck factor : changing your luck, changing your life, the four essential principles.

Your Federal Income Tax for Individuals : for use in preparing 2011 returns.

Zaslow, Jeffrey.
The magic room : a story about the love we wish for our daughters.

Zoellner, Tom.
A Safeway in Arizona : what the Gabrielle Giffords shooting tells us about the Grand Canyon State and life in America.

In the Beginning… Traditional Urban Fantasy
Bull, Emma. War for the Oaks. (1987) Minneapolis
de Lint, Charles. Dreams Underfoot (1993) SS/imaginary city: Newford series
Windling, Terry & et al. Borderland (1986+) Anthologies
The Essential Bordertown: a traveller’s guide to the edge of faerie. Edited by Terri Windling & Delia Sherman. (1999)
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Program at Library on Wednesday June 3 at 7 p.m..
Mark Hanson will be discussing how to retrofit your home to reduce its consumption of energy. This is the 3rd in a series of programs sponsored by the Wakefield Climate Action Project and the Friends of the Library.

No registration is required and light refreshments will be served.