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Ledyard Libraries
PO Box 225
Ledyard, CT 06339

Library Director: Gale Bradbury
Senior Assistant Librarian: Marty Hubbard
Assistant Librarian: Mary Ellen Osborne
Children's Librarian: Nancy Brewer

 

    

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Adult Author
of the Month:

Vendela Vida

 

Teen Author
of the Month:

Stephenie Meyer

 

Children's Author
of the Month:

Jack Gantos

 

Last update: 05/06/08

What's New

  • Book Discussions -
    7:00 p.m. Wednesday May 21
    Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name by Vendela Vida
    Clarissa Iverton is 28 and burying her father the day she discovers that he was not her biological father. Her mother disappeared fourteen years earlier and her fiance has just disclosed that he knew her mother's secret since the two were teenagers. Feeling betrayed and abandoned, Clarissa flies to Helsinki and then travels to Lapland to find her biological father and learn about her past! "A taut, darkly witty, and galvanizing tale of one woman's search for the truth about her parentage." (Booklist 01/07)

    7:00 p.m. Wednesday June 18
    The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
    With abstinence programs and disputes over what can be taught in schools regularly making the front page, The Abstinence Teacher hits on prominent social fault lines. This has become something of a hallmark for Mr. Perrotta, who has developed a knack for combining hot-button cultural themes (electoral corruption in Election, mommy-and-me despair and vigilante justice in Little Children) with flawed and complicated characters. While his stories bear the sheen of satire, they are actually sharp though compassionate investigations of human relationships. They can also be very funny. (New York Times 10/14/2007)

     

  • NEW! Coin and Jewelry Appraisal
    2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday May 18
    Ledyard Library Friends and Vasbro Coins will sponsor a coin and jewelry appraisal day. The event will begin with a brief talk about precious metals by David and Jeff Vasington, owners of Vasbro Coins in Norwichtown. Participants may bring their coins, jewelry, flatware, and watches to have them appraised. The program is free and open to the public.
     

  • Local Artists and Writers Showcase


    Janet Coe, Sandy Seaton, and patron


    Artist Melanie Watrous


    Local historian Rusty Godino


    Edible Books entry by Gail Milroy, et al


    Edible Books entry by Sheila Jordan


    Edible Books entry by Library Director Gale Bradbury


    Author Dave McKean and Jean Scialabba, Edible Books entrant


    Authors Janie Schulz and Lucas Baker


    Edible Books entry by Anna Finlayson
     

  • Russian Cuisine Annotated Bibliography
    Compiled for the Russian Cuisine Program for Ledyard Libraries held Sunday, February 24, 2008 at the Ledyard Congregational Church. Research & cooking by Andrea Buka and Jennifer Finlayson.

    Peter Reinhart’s Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor by Peter Reinhart.  Ten Speed Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1-58008759-9.  Interesting recipes for “slow-rise” breads of all types.  Very complicated, multi-day preparation needed.

    Hodgson Mill Whole Grain Baking by The Bakers at Hodgson Mills.  Fair Winds Press, 2007.  ISBN 978-1-59233-261-8.  Got a good-tasting rye bread recipe from this one, but not really sour & authentic.

    The Frugal Gourmet: On Our Immigrant Ancestors by Jeff Smith.  William Morrow & Co.

    The Best of Russian Cooking (Expanded Edition) by Alexandra Kropotkin.

    Global Feast Cookbook edited by Annice Estes. Mystic Seaport, 1994.  ISBN 0-939510-25-1.  Good, basic food using reasonable, but authentic ingredients.

    Nothing Beets Borscht: Jane’s Russian Cookbook by Jane Blanksteen. Atheneum,1974. ISBN 0-689-10591-6.  Fun to read as well as good recipes.

    A Year of Russian Feasts by Catherine Cheremeteff Jones. Jellyroll Press, 2002. ISBN 0-9716013-0-5. A really nice read!  Good, authentic family recipes, and the nice stories behind them.

    The Art of Russian Cuisine by Anne Volokh with Mavis Manus. Macmillan Publishing Co., 1983. ISBN 0-02-622090-3.  Good recipes, describes the methods fairly well, and gives good historic background.

    The Art of Russian Cooking by Nina Nicolaieff and Nancy Phelan. Doubleday & Co., 1969. ISBN 0-88365-372-9.  Good recipes.

    A La Russe: A Cookbook of Russian Hospitality by Darra Goldstein.  Random House, 1983. ISBN 0-394-53018-7.  Several good recipes.

    The Festive Food of Russia by Lesley Chamberlain.  Kyle Cathie Limited (London), 1996. ISBN 1-85626-195-6.  Short but sweet overview of the cuisine.  Seems to be shorter version of The Food and Cooking of Russia, below.

    The Food and Cooking of Russia by Lesley Chamberlain.  University of Nebraska Press, 2006.  ISBN 978-0-8032-6461-8.  Good resource, as she gives some background and history of most dishes.

    Please To the Table: The Russian Cookbook by Anya vonBremzen and John Welchman. Workman Publishing, 1990.  ISBN 0-89480-845-1.  O.K. recipes, mostly of southern Russian states.

    Jewish Cooking in America by Joan Nathan.  Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. ISBN 0-394-58405-8.  Interesting background information and good recipes.

    The Garden Way Bread Book by Ellen Foscue Johnson. Garden Way Publishing, 1979. ISBN 0-88266-139-6.  Good general baking book, as has breads from around the world, but Kurlich wasn’t as rich as other cookbooks’ recipes.  But it did rise up well!

    From Borshch to Blinis: Traditional Cooking From Russia and Poland by Catherine Atkinson. Southwater (London), 2000.  ISBN 1-84215-158-4.  Many recipes in this book are also in Russian, Polish and German Cooking, below.

    Russian, Polish and German Cooking by Catherine Atkinson & Trish Davies.  Hermes House (London), 2003.  ISBN 0-681-970-53-7.  Many recipes in this book are also in From Borshch to Blinis, above.

    Hadassah Jewish Holiday Cookbook: Traditional Recipes from Contemporary Kosher Kitchens.  Edited by Joan Schwartz Michel.  Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc., 2002.  ISBN 0-88363-603-4.  Good background information, as well as kosher recipes. 

    The Yul Brynner Cookbook: Food Fit for the King and You by Yul Brenner with Susan Reed.  Stein & Day, 1983. ISBN 0-8128-2882-8.  Very kindly lent by Mike Seinkowski.  Fun to read, and many recipes from all over the world.

    Classic Russian Cooking: Elena Molokhovets’ A Gift to Young Housewives Translated & Introduced by Joyce Toomre.  Indiana University Press, 1992.  ISBN 0-253-36026-9.  For food history buffs a very good read.  The ‘bible’ of Russian cookery. 

    John Ledyard’s Journal of Captain Cook’s Last Voyage Edited by James Kenneth Munford.  Oregon State University Press, 1963.  Library of Congress Catalog Number: 63-62502.  Interesting read.  Background on one of the first American-born explorers.
     

  • Overdrive Downloadable Audio books! -
    Free Audiobook Downloads!
    Ledyard Libraries is excited to now offer patrons with Microsoft Media Player the opportunity to check out downloadable audiobooks with their Library Card! Choose from hundreds of popular titles right from your web browser and access them with our free OverDrive Media Console software. If you have a supported portable audio player, you can even listen on the go!

    HERE'S HOW:
    Click the graphic on the left or the link in the library catalog to search for a book, download it to your computer, and play it back.
     
    Downloads may also be transferred to a compatible MP3 player and some titles may be burned to a CD. A list of compatible devices (sorry, iPod’s aren’t on the list.) is available on the site, along with easy to follow downloading instructions. A valid Ledyard Library card is required to complete the download.

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