In February the Outagamie Waupaca and the Nicolet Federated Library Systems launched InfoSoup, a new online tool that provides access to the collections of 51 northeastern Wisconsin public libraries.

InfoSoup has been designed to make searching for library materials online easier and more fun. Users can search for items and request materials they would like sent to their local library for pickup. They can also check the status of their requests, renew items, save their favorite searches, and track their reading history, all from the comfort of their own home or from the public library.

InfoSoup makes it possible for users to find reviews, read the table of contents, and even see the cover art before they decide to borrow it. InfoSoup also includes full-text magazine databases, genealogy tools, and health and business resources.

Plan to learn more at one of the following InfoSoup Demos
Thursday, June 8 at 11:00
Friday, June 9 at 4:00 and 7:00
Thursday, June 15 at 11:00
Saturday, June 17 at 11:00

SUMMER PROGRAM Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales this Summer at the Library Read all about your furry, feathered or scaly friends this summer at the Lakes Country Public Library. Stop in throughout the summer for activities and great prizes! From June 22 through August 2, we will have great activities for the kids to do, including an animal journal and paper plate fish, ducks and snakes. Each week we will feature a new activity for kids to make and take ANY TIME during our regular library hours. We will also have coloring pages and crayons for little ones to use while older brothers and sisters do their projects. And don't forget our summer reading program. Kids of all ages can sign up for reading fun and prizes all summer. For summer reading fun, we have added many great new picture books, chapter books and teen books this month (see below) -- come on in and check them out! New Audiobooks for Teens & Kids The Dragon of Doom by Bruce Coville The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale Sandry's Book by Tamora Pierce

New Picture Books for Kids Traction Man by Mini Grey Mutt Dog! by Stephen Michael King Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth Snip Snap! What's That? by Mara Bergman Who's That Baby by Sharon Creech The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norman Juster Eat Your Peas, Ivy Louise! by Leo Landry Wigge by Doreen Cronin A Mother's Journey (a penguin story) by Sandra Markle Lilly's Big Day by Kevin Henkes New Chapter Books for Kids Mr. Chickee's Funny Money by Christopher Paul Curtis Three Good Deeds by Vivian Vande Velde A Game of Silence by Louise Erdrich New for Teens Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty Fourth World by Kate Thompson Drowned Wednesday by Garth Nix Sir Thursday by Garth Nix The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale No Right Turn by Terry Trueman Car Trouble by Jeanne DuPrau Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abraham New for Kids on VHS Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore

What's New at the Lakes Country Public Library?
Be sure to check out the "New Titles" notebook and use the request forms to place your reserves for the new bestsellers. You can also go "online" to request books. If you need help ask the library staff.

New Fiction Promise Me by Harlan Coben Shanks for Nothing by Rick Reilly Malinche by Laura Esquivel The Englisher by Beverly Lewis Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris Full of Grace by Dorothea Benton Frank The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue Beach Road by James Patterson The Bookwoman's Last Fling by John Dunning Second Sight by Amanda Quick Heart of the World by Linda Barnes Full Scoop by Janet Evanovich Manhunt by Janet Evanovich Rules of Play by Nora Roberts Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber Digging to America by Anne Tyler Dark Tort by Diane Mott Davidson Elements of Style by Wendy Wasserstein Vanished by Karen Robards Sea Gypsy by Fern Michaels Susannah's Garden by Debbie Macomber Shiver by Lisa Jackson Dead Man Running by Rett MacPherson Dark Harbor by Stuart Woods Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith The Debutante Divorcee by Plum Sykes Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark Dark Assassin by Anne Perry Hitched by Carol Higgins Clark Kingdom Come by Tim Green Terror Town by Stuart M. Kaminsky We Are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg Train from Marietta by Dorothy Garlock The Messiah of Morris Avenue by Tony Hendra Hey, Good Looking by Fern Michaels One Dead Under the Cuckoo's Nest by Lori Avocato The Winds of Sonoma by Nikki Arana Ledges by Michael Frederick Autumn Letters by Michael Frederick How Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life by Mameve Medwed

New Nonfiction Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick Crime Beat by Michael Connelly A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity by John Stossel Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert The Man from Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Gaylord Nelson by Bill Christofferson Frommer's Europe by Rail Earthquake Days by David Burkhart The Complete Guide to Quilting Techniques by Pauline Brown Childhood Cancer: information for patients and family Story by Steven James New on DVD Memoirs of a Geisha Walk the Line Brokeback Mountain King Kong The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe New Audiobooks on Cassette Tell Me Your Dreams by Sydney Sheldon Nighshade by John Saul New Audiobooks on CD Therapy by Jonathan Kellerman Dark Assassin by Anne Perry Gone by Jonathan Kellerman Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag Promise Me by Harlan Coben New Audiobooks on MP3 The Ethical Assassin by David Liss Long Time Gone by J.A. Jance The Door to Time by Pierdomenico Baccalario

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Friends of the Library past issues:

November 2005
May 2005
November 2004
May 2004
November 2003

Images were taken with permission from the Paws, Claws, Scales and Tails Summer Library Program Manual developed by the Highsmith Company under agreement with the Cooperative Summer Library Program. The State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction participates in this multi-state cooperative program on behalf of all Wisconsin public libraries.