New Reviewer Profile - Kristen A.

November 2012 features another new Reviewer Profile on the BookGuide site -- this time for Kristen A., from the Gere Branch Library. You can see her profile responses at: http://www.lincolnlibraries.org/depts/bookguide/profiles/ka-profile.htm

You can also view previous Reviewer Profiles -- look for the bold link after individual reviewers' names -- at : http://www.lincolnlibraries.org/depts/bookguide/srec/staffrec-indexbyname.htm

New Booktalk Booklist - Gere Book Share - 7/11/2011

During the summer months, the Gere Branch BooksTalk group doesn't go on a complete hiatus, but instead continues to meet, once a month, on the 2nd Monday of each summer month. For these meetings, there is not a specified presenter, with a prepared booktalk. Instead, it's a "Book Share" opportunity!

All attendees are encouraged to share/recommend whatever they've been reading, listening to, or watching recently.

A list was compiled of all the titles mentioned during the June 13th Book Sharing session. If you're looking for some good reading and/or viewing suggestions, check out the Gere Book Share - 7/113/2011 booklist, now on the BookGuide site.

And stop in this coming Monday, August 8th, from 2:30 to 4:00, for the final Summertime Book Share at the Gere Branch to share what you've been reading, with fellow book enthusiasts!

New Booktalk Booklist - Gere Book Share - 6/13/2011

During the summer months, the Gere Branch BooksTalk group doesn't go on a complete hiatus, but instead continues to meet, once a month, on the 2nd Monday of each summer month. For these meetings, there is not a specified presenter, with a prepared booktalk. Instead, it's a "Book Share" opportunity!

All attendees are encouraged to share/recommend whatever they've been reading, listening to, or watching recently.

A list was compiled of all the titles mentioned during the June 13th Book Sharing session. If you're looking for some good reading and/or viewing suggestions, check out the Gere Book Share - 6/13/2011 booklist, now on the BookGuide site.

And stop in tomorrow, July 12th, from 2:30 to 4:00 at the Gere Branch to share what you've been reading, with fellow book enthusiasts!

New Fall BooksTalk Schedule for Gere Branch

The Fall/Winter 2010 schedule of BooksTalks at the Gere Branch library (56th & Normal) has been unveiled. BooksTalks at Gere take place on Monday afternoons, from 2:30 to 4:00. Any and everyone is invited.

BooksTalks format is that a single presenter gives a talk on one or more titles to the group as a whole, providing background on the title(s), describing appeals factors and answering reader questions. Each talk has a theme, which can include both fiction and non-fiction subjects, and booklist handouts are usually provided to attendees and then made available on the libraries' Book Talk Booklists page on the BookGuide site shortly thereafter.

Click here if you'd like to check out the list of Fall/Winter 2010 Gere BooksTalks.

New Booktalk Booklist - Karrie's Year of Reading 2010

On March 8th, 2010 at the Gere Branch library, Karrie S. presented a booktalk on the theme of Karrie's Year of Reading - 2010 (featuring a mixture of both fiction and non-fiction titles) to the regular Books Talk group that meets weekly at that neighborhood library.

Click the link above to connect to the libraries' BookGuide site to see a booklist of this booktalk, with detailed descriptions of all 33 books she discussed, and with hotlinks into the libraries' online catalog for all those titles, which are available through the Lincoln City Libraries system.

Fall Books Talk schedule for Gere Branch Library

Everyone is welcome at Gere's BooksTalk book discussion group! Each week during our Fall/Winter session, we hear about some great reading material from a featured presenter. Popular topics include mysteries, biographies, classic literature worth rereading, time travel books and romance fiction. Our presenters range from Lincoln City Libraries staff, to local authors, to members of the public with special interests to share. Several times a year, we participate in a book-share session, with each participant bringing several titles to talk about with the group. There's no need to sign up in advance-we're casual, friendly and always happy to see a new face, so join us, on Monday afternoons from 2:30-4:00 p.m. at the Gere Branch Library -- 56th & Normal, and broaden your reading horizons. Approximately 5-10 regular attendees. Call 441-8560 for more information.

September 10

Welcome Back! -- The group will share favorite summer reads and we will preview the upcoming Books Talk schedule.

September 17Solve it at the Library -- Come listen to Julee share titles of mystery and suspense set in the library. [Note: This booktalk went by the title "Booked to Die" when presented at the Courtyard Book Chats previously.]

September 24
Recent and Re-readable -- Erin will share some of her recent favorites and some titles that were so nice, she had to read them twice.

October 1
Books to Keep You Up at Night!* -- Marcy will bring books that you won't want to put down, even to go to bed! (*not scary)

October 8
'Tis a Tale Too Sweet -- Layne explores the world of Medieval Romances. It's more than just chastity belts.

October 15
A Bushel of Books -- A booksharing day -- Bring a book you enjoyed, to share with the group.

October 22
Brush Up on a Good Book -- Shannon will take us on a tour through the fascinating world of art.
October 29
The Not-So-Quiet Countryside -- Donna G., from the Eiseley and Walt Branch libraries, will discuss mysteries that take place in rural areas.

November 5
Tender Vittle -- Scott, from the Reference Department downtown, shares a number of titles related to cooking, the culinary world and the food industry.

November 12
Library closed for the Veterans Day holiday

November 19Mostly the Truth - Sometimes Not -- Carol will bring some interesting non-fiction titles, with a few fiction thrown in.

November 26
Westward Ho! -- Hold onto your hat! Rayma will take us back in time into the wild and untamed West.

December 3
An Assortment of Authors -- Come hear Sean talk about some of the books he's read lately.

December 10
Holiday Tea and Bookshare! -- We wrap up the fall/winter Books Talk season with our traditional season finale!

Booklists for some of these talks, given previously, are already available for your perusal at BookGuide's Book Talk Booklists page.