New items in Stoxen Library

Check out all the books and DVDs added during the first three months of 2011--January, February, and March! You will find the link to New Library Purchases on the library's home page under About the Library . For your convenience, the Library of Congress classification numbers are included to direct you to where the items are shelved.

One of the new books is The Power of Half : One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back by Kevin Salwen. The Salwen family decides to sell their Atlanta mansion, move to a home half the size, and commit half the proceeds to the needy. Putting their plan into action, family decisions and meetings are led by mom Joan, a former corporate consulting executive and teacher. Entrepreneur and activist Kevin, a former Wall Street Journal editor, writes with daughter Hannah, who, as instigator of the family project, provides commentary and practical suggestions.

Kasey to the rescue: the remarkable story of a monkey and a miracle

A single mother of five, Ellen Rogers thought she was capable of surviving anything that could happen to her family, but in 2005 her son, Ned, was involved in a horrific car accident and left with spinal cord and other injuries. With the doctors and therapists painting a "doom and gloom" future, they struggled to get through each day hoping and praying for a miracle. One of the family's miracles takes the form of a 5 pound monkey named Kasey. Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled trains capuchin monkeys for people living with spinal cord injury or other mobility impairments.

Why I picked it up: I couldn't resist the picture of Kasey on the cover of the book.

Why I finished it: Ellen writes about everything that happened to them...the good, the bad and the ugly. I wanted to know how they got Kasey and how she became a part of their family...and it wasn't all easy.

I'd give it to: My niece who loves all animals and would delight to read Kasey's (and Ned's) story.

call # - RC406.Q33R64 1020 (shelved in New Books)

Rogers, Ellen. Kasey to the Rescue: The Remarkable Story of a Monkey and a Miracle. c2010.