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#67

From: pixieshot@...
Date: Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:29 am
Subject: Book club voting results

We had an excellent turnout for voting, with 19 voters.

Normally I pick the top 6 choices, however I am extending this to the top 7, so I don't have to choose which book is left out.

Since three of our choices are best sellers and currently have long waiting lists, I am still working on the final order. I hope to figure it out by our next meeting.

With that said, I have picked September's book: Angelica by Arthur Phillips.

We start our new meeting date on August 13th (Thursday)

If you are interested, here are the results of our voting.

15 votes

The Guernsey literary and potato peel pie society. By shaffer, mary ann.

12 votes

Mutant message down under / by marlo morgan

10 votes

Pope joan donna woolfolk cross

9 votes

Girl with the dragon tattoo by larsson, stieg,
Angelica by arthur phillips
Outliers by malcome galdon

Confessions of an economic hit man by john perkins

8 votes

Scarlet pimpernel by baroness orczy
The portrait of a lady by henry james
Rebecca by daphne dumaurier
The spy wore red by aline, countess of romanones
Happy for no reason: 7 steps to being happy from the inside out by marci shimoff
The tender bar, jr moehringer

  7 votes

The gargoyle (hardcover) by andrew davidson
The whole world over julia glass
Lamb by christopher moore
The reader by bernhard schlink

  6 votes

Unaccustomed earth jhumpa lahiri (short stories)

God is not great : how religion poisons everything by christopher hitchens
The omnivore's dilemma: a natural history of four meals by michael pollan

  5 votes

Three junes julia glass
Fool by christopher moore

  3 votes

A new earth: awakening your life's purpose by eckhart tolle

  2 votes

The art of racing in the rain / by garth stien

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#68

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:54 pm
Subject: Book Club - Fall Selections

Here is the order for the books we will be reading as well as the dates we will discuss them.

Don't forget we now meet on the 2nd Thursday of every month.

Our next meeting is Thursday Aug. 13 at 6pm in the Rose Room for Shadow Divers.

Thursday, September 10, 2009
ANGELICA BY ARTHUR PHILLIPS

Thursday, October 8, 2009
POPE JOAN BY DONNA WOOLFOLK CROSS

Thursday, November 12, 2009
CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN BY JOHN PERKINS

Thursday, December 10, 2009
MUTANT MESSAGE DOWN UNDER BY MARLO MORGAN

Thursday, January 14, 2010
THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY BY MARY ANN SHAFFER

Thursday, February 11, 2010
OUTLIERS: THE STORY OF SUCESS BY MALCOME GALDON

Thursday, March 11, 2010
GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO BY STIEG LARSSON

The reason some of the top votes are near the end is because the current hold lists are long and I can not cut in line.

-Malia

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#69

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:22 am
Subject: Book Club this Thursday

BOOK CLUB THIS THURSDAY NIGHT

AUGUST 13TH

6-8pm IN THE ROSE ROOM!

We will be discussing Shadow Divers and I will have copies of our next book Angelica available for check out.

As always, I encourage everyone to come, even if you didn't finish or read the book ;-)

Take Care

-malia

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#70

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:29 am
Subject: 2 copies of Angelica left

I have two copies of Angelica Left

1 - cd audio book

1 - regular print

You may ask at the circ desk for them. (they will be near staff holds)

Sept. 10th we will meet to discuss Angelica

-malia

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#71

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Thu Sep 3, 2009 6:47 pm
Subject: Book Club - Next Thursday Sept. 10

We will be meeting next Thursday (9/10) in the Rose Room from 6-8pm.

Our discussion will be on Angelica by Arthur Phillips

The next book will be Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross

(I will have copies available at the meeting.)

Hope everyone can make, even if you have to show up late.

-Malia

PS. Here is the list of our future books http://www.wilsonvillelibrary.org/Index.aspx?page=47

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#72

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:44 am
Subject: Book Club!!! we meet in the rose room

Just your friendly reminder that it's book club time!

6-8pm in the rose room

No problem, if you show up late. Just come on in and grab a seat.

-Malia

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#73

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:22 am
Subject: Pope Joan Available at WVPL

There are 3 copies of Pope Joan available at Wilsonville Library!

We will meet on Oct. 8th - 6-8pm to discuss this book.

For anyone who wants to read ahead, our Nov. book will be Confessions of An Economic Hit Man by John Perkins

Take Care

-Malia

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#74

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Thu Oct 8, 2009 6:09 pm
Subject: Book Club Tonight!

We will meet in the Rose room from 6-8pm tonight to discuss Pope Joan!

I will also have copies of our next book, Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins, available for check out.

Feel free to join us, even if you haven't finished Pope Joan or didn't like it.

-Malia

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#75

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Fri Oct 9, 2009 4:34 am
Subject: Books available and John Perkins Lecture/Booksigning

There are two copies of Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins available.

Just ask for them at the circulation desk.

John Perkins is also the Guest Speaker at PSU on November 17th.

Event: Hoodwinked by John Perkins

Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Time: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Smith Memorial Student Union

Room 355/38 BR-Vanport, Smith

Take Care

-Malia

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#77

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Mon Nov 9, 2009 5:41 am
Subject: Book Club - This Thursday

We will meet this thursday for book club.

Our discussion will focus on Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins

If you are interested he will be in town on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at PSU.

TALK & SIGNING, PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY,

7 pm PT - Smith Center Ballroom, 3^rd Floor

1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201

Sponsored by College of Urban & Public Affairs

Portland State University

OPEN to the public. No fee to attend.

Our next book will be Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan.

I will have copies available at our meeting.

Remember to Thank/HUG a Veteran on Wed. :-)

-Malia

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#78

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Mon Dec 7, 2009 1:23 am
Subject: Book Club this thursday!

We will be meeting this Thursday at 6pm (Rose Room) to discuss

Marlo Morgan's Mutant Message Down Under.

Our next book will be The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer which we will discuss on Thursday, January 14, 2010.

I will have multiple copies (Books, CDs, Large Prints) available at our meeting. After the meeting you may go to the circulation desk and pick up a copy.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

-Malia

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#79

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Tue Dec 8, 2009 11:50 pm
Subject: what do we read next?

It is that time again to start coming up with our next selections for book club.

Please send your suggestions (title & author) by Dec. 29th.

For our new members, here is the process I use for the final selections:

1. gather suggestions

2. check the number of copies in the library system

3. if books pass step 2, using SurveyMonkey Online voting form everyone votes on the books that appeal to them.

4. the top picks from the online voting will be our next selections.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Thanks

-Malia

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#80

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Fri Dec 11, 2009 5:01 am
Subject: Copies available at Wilsonville (plus research from tonight's discussion)

I have extra copies (books and cd audiobooks) of our next book at Wilsonville. Just go to the circulation desk and ask for a copy. If you pick up your copy before next Thursday, please ask staff to change the due date to Jan 14th.

*** We had an excellent discussion tonight. Below are some of the sites I used for my research. ***

Timeline of Events - http://www.creativespirits.info/resources/books/mutantmessage_timeline.html

Mutant Message Down Under:

http://www.creativespirits.info/resources/books/mutantmessage.html

The Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation - http://www.dumbartung.org.au/

especially interesting are the reports and the statement by Burnum Burnum

Morgan's Mutant Fantasy by Chris Sitka - http://www.west.com.au/reviews/morgan/

ELDERS RECEIVE APOLOGY by Vanessa Gould

the West Australian Newspaper - 31 January 1996 - http://inquirer.gn.apc.org/mutant.html

Helping yourself: Marlo Morgan and the fabrication of indigenous wisdom by C.Ellis - Australian Literary Studies (2004)

http://www.scrantonlibrary.org/research/books/documents/MutantMessageDownUnder.pdf

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#81

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:40 am
Subject: Thursday, Jan. 14th - Book Club - Rose Room

We will meet this Thursday, Jan. 14th to discuss The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

I will also have the voting forms (paper and online) ready for the meeting. This vote will help us decide on our next series of books.

Our next book:

Thursday, February 11, 2010
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
Gladwell embarks on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers" the best and the brightest and the most successful. He investigates what makes high-achievers different by looking at their culture, family, generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringin

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#82

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:22 am
Subject: Online Voting has open plus websites from tonight's discussion

1. Online voting

2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society website links

1. Online Voting

Time to vote for our next set of books!

I have created a survey from a site called Survey Monkey.

You do not need to register to vote.

The survey includes brief descriptions of all 16 books suggested.

Please pick ALL titles that interest you.

Online survey link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3J3KGBL

The top 5 - 7 books with the most votes will be selected for our next series.

Please vote by Jan. 25th.

2. websites from tonight's discussion

A Child's War: The German Occupation of Guernsey by Peter Le Prevost

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/78/a4185678.shtml

A memory of the occupation by a child who stayed on the Islands during the war. (mentions eating potato peels)

Guernsey Occupation: WWII

http://www.occupied.guernsey.net/

The official website for the Guernsey occupation

DESTINATIONS UK - GUERNSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS - Liberation Day Celebrations

http://historic-uk.com/DestinationsUK/Guernsey.htm

Learn a little about the history of the Channel Islands and the 60th anniversary celebration of the liberation of the Channel Islands.

WWW-People's War: Channel Islands

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/categories/c1101/index.shtml

The BBC asked the public to contribute their memories of World War Two to a website between June 2003 and January 2006. This archive of 47,000 stories and 15,000 images is the result.

Holocaust Memorial Day and Channel Islands Occupation Memorial

http://www.thisisjersey.co.uk/hmd/

Information related to the victims of this period and to record the efforts of those who came to their aid. It is also the primary resource for Jersey's annual Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration and includes survivor testimonies and accounts relating to the fate of forced workers transported to the islands.

Take Care

Malia

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#83

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:46 am
Subject: Want to be an E-mail Pen Pal with another booklover?

I received an email the other day from Karen Walling, a 65 year old lady from Utah, looking for a "female email bookworm pal". Considering our last book, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, involved pen pals and book lovers. I thought I would see if anyone in the group was interested in corresponding with Karen.

If you are interested in being her pen pal, please let me know and I will send you her contact information.

From the other emails the reference staff have received from her, it appears she is interested in moving to Oregon.

Thank You

-Malia

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#84

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:14 pm
Subject: Voting almost over and copies of our next book are available

Don't forget to vote for our next series of books!

Voting ends Jan. 25th

Click the link below to access the online survey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3J3KGBL

Once voting has ended, I will tally the votes and post the results.

If you need of a copy of Outliers by Malcolm Galdwell, go to the circulation desk and ask for one of the book club copies. Large Print, Regular Print, and CD audio Books are all available.

Have a great weekend

-Malia

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#85

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:25 pm
Subject: And the Winners are . . .

Voting is complete and the reading order is set.

The top 6 books were:

Thursday, April 8, 2010

LOST CITY OF Z BY DAVID GRANN

Thursday, May 13, 2010

HIDDEN MESSAGES IN WATER BY MASARU EMOTO

Thursday, June 10, 2010

ONE THOUSAND WHITE WOMEN BY JIM FERGUS

Thursday, July 8, 2010

CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS BY RUDYARD KIPLING

Thursday, August 12, 2010

THE MOONSTONE BY WILKIE COLLINS

Thursday, September 9, 2010

THE BEEKEEPER'S APPRENTICE BY LAURIE R. KING

I placed the books in order of popularity with the last three titles tying for votes.

FYI - Our next voting will take place in June for our Fall selections because the due date for publication in the local bulletin is July 1st.

Take Care

Malia

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#86

From: "malita29" <pixieshot@...>
Date: Sun Feb 7, 2010 1:32 am
Subject: Book Club - Thursday Feb 11th (possible marketing photo taken too)

Book Club is this Thursday, Feb 11.
6-8pm - Rose Room

We will be discussing Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Our next book will be The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson.
I will have plently of copies available at our meeting and afterwards at the
Circulation Desk.

FYI- We might be having our photo taken during this meeting for marketing
purposes.

Hope to see everyone on Thursday,
-malia

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#87

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:43 pm
Subject: Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - 2 books available

There are two books available of our current selection "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". I have 1 Large Print and 1 Regular Print. Just ask for a book club copy at the Circ. Desk.

We will meet on March 11th at 6pm in the rose room. Our next book is The Lost City of Z by David Grann

FYI - THE MOVIE is coming out: On March 19th, the Swedish version with English subtitles of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will be release in the USA. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1132620/

I'm not sure if it is limited release or not. Check Fandango for theater locations when it gets closer to the release date.

http://www.fandango.com/thegirlwiththedragontattoo_127264/movieoverview

-Malia

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#88

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:55 am
Subject: Book Club - Thursday, March 11th @ 6pm Rose Room

Book Club will meet in the Rose Room at 6pm tomorrow (Thursday).

We will be discussing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson

here is his webpage with an excellent bio about his life: http://www.stieglarsson.com/

Our next book will be The Lost City of Z by David Grann.

-Malia

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#89

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:22 am
Subject: Copies of Lost City of Z available

There are 2 books and 1 CD audio book available at the Wilsonville Library.

Just ask at the Circ. desk for a book club copy.

We will meet April 8th to discuss this book.

-Malia

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#90

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:35 pm
Subject: More copies of Lost City of Z available

I have 3 books and 1 CD audiobook available at Wilsonville Library.

Just come to the circ. desk and ask for one of the book club copies.

We meet on April 8th @ 6pm in the Rose Room to discuss this book.

Take Care

-Malia

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#91

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:07 pm
Subject: car pool request

Does anyone live near Windfield Village, 8170 SW Vlahos Dr., that is willing to give a ride to a resident there to come to our book club on April 8th?

She is interested in coming to our meeting because she had met the wife and son of the explorer.

Please let me know, if you are willing to give her a ride and i'll send her contact information.

thanks

malia

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#92

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Thu Apr 1, 2010 8:45 pm
Subject: car pool request - solved

Thanks everyone!

Deb Z. has agreed to pick up our guest.

I can't wait to hear what she knows about the Fawcett Family.

Thanks again

-Malia

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#93

From: WVBook-owner@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:01 am
Subject: Messages in Water - one copy available at wilsonville

WVBook-owner@yahoogroups.com

There is one copy of our may book available at wilsonville.

Just ask at the circulation desk for the boko club copy.

We meet on May 13th to discuss this book.

-malia

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#94

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Mon May 17, 2010 2:52 am
Subject: copies of June book available

There are copies of One Thousand White Women available for pickup at the Wilsonville Library.

3 - regular print

1 - CD audio book

Just go to the circulation desk and ask for one of the book club books. I keep them in the back by the staff holds.

We will meet on June 10th to discuss this book.

Take Care

Malia

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#95

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Mon May 17, 2010 6:21 am
Subject: need book suggestions - voting will happen in June

Please send me any book suggestions that you have. The reason I am doing this now is so that I can have our fall/winter book club picks published in the local media papers. I have to get the list in by July.

I would like all suggestions by the end of the month, so that I can have the voting forms ready by our June meeting. You can email or give it to me at the library.

Thanks

-Malia

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#96

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Fri Jun 11, 2010 4:28 am
Subject: Fall selections voting form and copies of our next books available

We had a wonderful discussion tonight, thanks everyone who could make it.

I have extra copies of our July book at the library. Just ask for one at the circulation desk.

Thursday, July 8, 2010
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
The only one of Kipling's novels to be cast in an American setting, Captains Courageous endures as one of literature's most cherished and memorable sea adventures. Harvey Cheyne, spoiled millionaire's son, tumbles overboard from a luxury liner--only to be rescued by the crew of a Gloucester schooner. Thus begins the boy's second voyage into the rugged rites and ways of sailors.

I also have the online voting form ready to pick our fall selections.

Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6JLLKC3

Voting ends on June 25th, so get your votes in early.

You do not need to register to vote in the survey.

There are 13 books to choose from, so pick any and all that you would like to read.

The books with the most votes become our next selections.

Have a great night and thanks for being such a great group to work with.

-Malia

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#97

From: Malia Laughton <pixieshot@...>
Date: Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:15 pm
Subject: Last chance to vote for our fall picks

This is your last chance to vote for our fall picks!

go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6JLLKC3

The survey ends tonight.

Don't forget we will meet on July 8th to discuss Captains Courageous. If you need a copy, There might still be copies at Wilsonville. Just ask for the book club copy.

Have a great day and enjoy the nice weather.

-Malia

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