Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Top June Holds

Top June holds at Sun Prairie Public Library:

Books:
1. Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
2. House Rules by Jodi Picoult
3. The 9th Judgment by James Patterson
4. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
5. Storm Prey by James Sandford
6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larrson
7. Hannah's List by Deborah Macomber
8. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
9. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
10. Deliver Us From Evil by David Baldacci

DVDs:
1. The Blind Side
2. Alice in Wonderland
3. Invictus
4. It's Complicated
5. Extraordinary Measures
6. Shutter Island
7. Valentine's Day
8. The Book of Eli
9. Hot Tub Time Machine
10. Crazy Heart

Music:
1. Cherrytree Sessions by Lady Gaga
2. Fame Monster by Lady Gaga
3. Save Me, San Francisco by Train
4. Glee: the music. Vol. 3, Showstoppers
5. Beautiful Eyes by Taylor Swift
6. Animal by Ke$ha
7. The Time of Our Lives by Miley Cyrus
8. Valentine's Day Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
9. Adventures of Bobby Ray by B.o.B.
10. Life Starts Now by Three Days Grace

Wii Games:
1. Mario Party 8
2. Super Mario Galaxy
3. Carnival Games
4. Wii Sports Resort
5. Ultimate Board Games
6. Super Mario Galaxy 2
7. Jililan Michaels Fitness Ultimatum
8. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
9. Cooking Mama
10. Family Game Night

Friday, June 18, 2010

Learn a New Language Before You Know It


We're pleased to announce the addition of Byki (Before You Know It), a new online language learning system. Byki is a rapid learning system that uses flashcards to teach over 80 different languages ranging from Afrikaans to Zulu, including 15 ESL languages. Byki offers personal progress tracking, speaking and writing exercises, as well as speech analysis to improve your pronunciation skills. Plus you can follow Byki on Facebook or Twitter, use it on your PC, Mac, or mobile device, and sign up for Word of the Day alerts.

Byki is available in the library and remotely to City of Sun Prairie cardholders through our database page. For first-time users, click on "Sign Up Now" to create an account. It's fast, effective and fun!