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XBox360 Games CHILDRENØS SERVICES Apply for Library Card Board of Trustees Building History Circulation Policy Contact Information Driving Directions Hours Mission Statement Staff LIBRARY INFORMATION MONTHLY THEMES: YOUR FURRY FRIENDS The love we feel for our cats, dogs, and other pets, for many of us, can be compared to the love we feel for the human members of our own immediate family. They are simply members. We nurture them, groom them, play with them to aid in their emotional development, visit the vet for regular check-ups to aid in their physical development, and respond lovingly and openly to their requests for assistance. We will display photos of our community's pets (and we encourage submissions!). We will also display books about cats, dogs, parrots, and other common household pets. Adult Services has selected a portion of these books to display on this Web page along with a list of Web sites that may be of interest to many pet owners. A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog Dean Koontz ~Bestselling author [Dean] Koontz tells the story of how he and his wife, Gerda, unexpectedly met and fell in love with a golden retriever named Trixie, chronicling the dog's life with the family, the tremendous impact she had on them, and the things she taught them along the way. ~Summary courtesy of Syndetic Solutions, Inc. Request this title online Adventure with Ari: A Puppy, a Leash & Our Year Outdoors by Kathryn Miles ~At last, a canine memoir that is unique and irresistible; more reminiscent of Ted Kerasote's Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog than John Grogan's Marley & Me, this book goes beyond telling the familiar story of a dog and its owner. Allowing her shelter puppy Ari (labeled a husky and Jindo mix) to be her "green" guide, Miles and her husband cast Ari's leash aside and learn to see the world through the eyes of a shy puppy as they explore the outdoors surrounding their Maine town. ~Excerpted from Library Journal Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Request this title online Homer's Odyssey: A Fearless Feline or How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat by Gwen Cooper ~[Gwen] Cooper had every intention of saying no to the veterinarian who asked her if she was interested in adopting a four-week-old stray kitten with a particular handicap. She was fresh off a bad breakup, working a low-paying job and living rent-free in a friend's bedroom—plus she was worried about the social implications of adding one cat to the two she had already adopted: The neighborhood kids will... say things like 'That's where Old Widow Cooper, the cat lady, lives.' But as soon as she picked up the tiny kitten and he started to purr, she caved. ~Excerpted from Publisher's Weekly Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Request this title online Tales from a Dog Catcher by Lisa Duffy-Korpics The title of Duffy-Korpics's memoir conjures up visions of a mean-spirited civil servant netting strays and taking them to a dingy shelter where a dire fate awaits. The author, a social studies teacher, worked her way through college as an animal-control officer in an upstate New York town. Writing in a style reminiscent of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small, she recalls her experiences in 22 vignettes that dispel and replace stereotypes with an image of a compassionate individual concerned with animals and people alike. Like Herriot, she is a gifted storyteller and an astute observer. ~Excerpted from Library Journal Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Request this title online Walking in Circles Before Lying Down by Merrill Markoe ~[Merrill] Markoe delivers a light-on-its-paws account of dog-lover Dawn Tarnauer's canine-led quest for love. Twice-divorced Dawn is the product of a fantastically dysfunctional family (Dawn's sister, Halley, is an overly enthusiastic life coach, her mother is a struggling entrepreneur and her former smalltime rockabilly musician father invests "a lot of time into perfecting... authentic fifties outfits"); her dog, Chuck, begins talking to her after dud radio-DJ boyfriend Paxton dumps her. ~Excerpted from Publisher’s Weekly Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Request this title online Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter ~One freezing night in 1988, an eight-week-old kitten was left in the book drop of the Spencer Public Library in Iowa. Head librarian Myron immediately fell in love with him, as did the rest of the library staff, and this is how Dewey Readmore Books became the Spencer library cat. Dewey grew into a handsome feline, making many friends in his 19 years at the library by sitting in many laps and greeting library visitors at the door with an uncanny knack for knowing just who needed his affections—children, the elderly, and those on the fence regarding a library cat. ~Excerpted from Library Journal Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Request this title online Bliss to You: Trixie’s Guide to a Happy Life by Trixie & Dean Koontz Now, in this warm and funny book -- as told to Dean Koontz -- Trixie once again shares her inspiring outlook on life and reveals the eight steps that anyone can take to achieve not merely happiness, but bliss. Packed with dog wisdom, both poignant and funny, this charming and heartfelt book gives the listener much food for thought -- which might not be as tasty as a bowl of kibble but is nonetheless nourishing. ~Editorial review excerpted from the publisher as posted to BN.com Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Request this title online The Parrot Who Thought She Was a Dog by Nancy Ellis-Bell ~[Nancy] Ellis-Bell, a California-based literary agent with a proven track record for helping rescue animals, adopted a one-footed, foul-mouthed blue-and-gold macaw with a propensity for biting. Here, this self-described woman who loves animals too much touchingly chronicles her daily adventures with Sarah and a menagerie of "sweet babies" (birds, dogs, cats, and visiting raccoons). ~Excerpted from Library Journal Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Request this title online Merle’s Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog by Ted Kerasote ~[Ted] Kerasote wasn't looking for a dog when he was traveling with friends in southwestern Utah. When a large, panting dog emerged from a grove of cottonwoods and trotted toward their campsite, he wasn't prepared for the deep brown eyes that looked into his own and said, "You need a dog and I'm it." Unable to refuse, he named the the Labrador mix Merle and took him home to Wyoming. ~Summary excerpted from Barnes & Noble at BN.com Request this title online Rex and the City: A Woman, a Man, and a Dysfunctional Dog by Lee Harrington In this memoir, based on a column [Lee] Harrington wrote for The Bark magazine, the author narrates a canine-loving tale of life in New York City during the heady late 1990s. Crammed into a tiny studio on the Lower East Side, she and her boyfriend, Ted, like many city couples, live together as much to save on rent as to audition their compatibility. Into this makeshift space they bring Rex, a needy shelter dog, angry and skittish from prior abuse. Rex quickly becomes the center of their relationship and their lives. ~Excerpted from Publisher’s Weekly Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Request this title online Online Databases: Health and Wellness Before we get to the cutest of sites for animal lovers (think "Cute Overload"), please check out our list of databases offers through our Web site for free to our card holders. These sites may fill in "before you call the Vet." The next time Tabby or Tweetie seem a bit under-the-weather, you may wish to visit some of these portals. To access any of these databases remotely, please visit our homepage at http://www.taplib.org from your PC, Mac, or mobile Internet browser, and from the home page, click on Adult Services tab and then select Databases from the drop-down menu. If you need any assistance, please call the Library at 359-3877, and one of our trained librarians would be happy to walk you through the log-in and search process. Pub Med Central: Pub Med Central is the U.S. National Institute of Health's (NIH) online gateway to journal articles in the fields of biomedical and life science. Use the simple search box on the databases' home page to type in a subject for which you can find journal articles such as "heartworm" or "feline immunodeficiency virus". A list of journal articles will be returned with hyperlinks to abstrant and full text. Be sure to click on the "full text" to read the whole article. Medline Plus: Medline Plus is the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) and National Institutes of Health's (NIH) service to the public to offer definitions for over 650 diseases and conditions along with a medical encyclopedia. For example: are you or a family member expecting and concerned that you may need to keep your beloved house cat elsewhere? Type "toxoplasmosis" into the database's home page's search box and click the "Search Medline Plus button to the right of the search box. After the definition is returned, click "Read More" to view journal articles and the CDC's recommendation for prevention and screening. A list of social networking Web sites for animal-lovers and sites that stream adorable video of our little furry or feathery ones • Responsible Dog Owners of Rockland and Bergen Counties Come one! Come all! Join us monthly for a great time and a chance to meet up with pet experts and other animal owners!! Sessions will include more info on grooming, training, health, socializing etc.... for all you responsible dog owners out there who want to have fun and learn something new while giving your pets time to play! Ideas for meetups include a dog swim at Spook Rock in Suffern. • The Closter Animal Welfare Society This group, just recently launched, already has 103 members as of the first of October. Animals in need of homes as well as adoption and fundraising events will be posted to the site. Site registration is currently required to view the online community's calendar. • Cute Overload These fine animal-lovers scour the Web to find the cutest images and video of pets to include: kittens, puppies, birds, and bunnies. • Cute Overload These fine animal-lovers scour the Web to find the cutest images and video of pets to include: kittens, puppies, birds, and bunnies. • Popular Dog Park Re-Opens, Pleases Pet-Lovers Incalcaterra, Laura. "Rockland's Popular Kakiat County Park Reopens." Journal-News, September 16, 2009. SITE SEARCH     2007-2010 - developed by Tektools       home        privacy policy        sitemap