Coronation Street Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

The long-running British drama - Coronation Street - is celebrating its 50th anniversary today - December 9. Based in the fictional Manchester area of Weatherfield, Corrie follows the trials and tributionals of its working class characters. Canadians are some of the most keen fans of this television serial.

The Lincoln Public Library has a wide range of Corrie books and DVDs.

New additions to the library's collection include the movie DVD Romanian Holiday featuring Roy and Hailey Cropper and 50 Years On The Street: My Life With Ken Barlow by William Roache.

Raise a pint to Ken, Dierdre, Rita, Betty and all the other fasinating and infuriating characters on Coronation Street.

Happy Birthday Corrie!

Shakespeare's Bastard

Richard B. Wright has done it again with his fictionalized memoir of Shakespeare's illegitimate daughter.

Well researched and elegantly written, it is a must read for all who love historical fiction and Canadian writing. St. Catharines based author.

Put it on hold today!

December Top Ten Books and DVDs

Top Ten Novels

Larsson, Stieg - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Follett, Ken - Fall of Giants
Patterson, James - Don't Blink
Child, Lee - Worth Dying For
Larsson, Stieg - The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Roberts, Nora - Happy Ever After
Connelly, Michael - The Reversal
Parker, Robert B. - Painted Ladies
Sandford, John - Bad Blood
Grisham, John - The Confession

Top Ten DVDs

Toy Story 3
Letters to Juliet
How to Train your Dragon
Date Night
When in Rome
Robin Hood
The Back-up Plan
Percy Jackson & the Olympians
The Karate Kid
The Bounty Hunter

New Vampire Fiction

Do you want a different twist on vampires? Do you want more action and less romance? Try 'The Passage' by Justin Cronin.

The Andromeda Strain meets The Stand in this startling and stunning thriller that brings to life a unique vision of the apocalypse and plays brilliantly with vampire mythology, revealing what becomes of human society when a top-secret government experiment spins wildly out of control.

The Passage is the first in a triology.

An Indigo recommended read.

Put on a hold today!

Canada Reads Finalists Revealed!

The five Canada Reads finalists have been revealed along with the celebrity defenders.

1. Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis - defended by Ali Velshi
2. The Birth House by Ami McKay - defended by Debbie Travis
3. The Bone Cage by Angie Abdou - defended by Georges Laraque
4. Essex County by Jeff Lemire - defended by Sara Quin
5. Unless by Carol Shields - defended by Lorne Cardinal

The hour-long debates will air on CBC Radio One on February 7, 8 and 9 2011 at 11 a.m. and again at 8 p.m.

Overdrive E-books have arrived!

The Lincoln Public Library now offers Overdrive e-books. Check out the database section of the Library's website. Click on Overdrive and then choose the Lincoln Public Library from the list of libraries. You sign in with the full 14 digits of your library code and the pin is the last four digits of your telephone number.

A selection of fiction and non-fiction titles are available. Not all titles can be used with all types of e-readers, so check the specifications for each.

Enjoy using your e-reader with these FREE titles from your public library!

2010 Governor General Award for Literature Winners

Fiction (English): Cool Waters, Diane Warren
Non-Fiction (English): Lakeland, Allan Casey
Poetry (English-language): Boxing the Compass, Richard Greene, Cobourg, Ont.
Poetry (French-language): Effleurés de lumière, Danielle Fournier, Montreal.
Drama (English): Afterimage, Robert Chafe, St. John's.
Drama (French): Porc-épic, David Paquet, Montreal.
Fiction (French): Ru, Kim Thuy, Montreal.
Non-fiction (French): C'est ma seigneurie que je réclame: la lutte des Hurons de Lorette pour la seigneurie de Sillery, 1650-1900, Michel Lavoie, Saint-Raphaël, Que.
Children's literature, text (English): Fishtailing, Wendy Phillips, Richmond, B.C.
Children's literature, illustration (English): Cats’ Night Out, Jon Klassen, Los Angeles (originally from Niagara Falls, Ont.)
Children's literature, text (French): Rose: derrière le rideau de la folie, Elise Turcotte
Children's literature, illustration (French): Rose: derrière le rideau de la folie, Daniel Sylvestre
Translation (to English): Forests (Forêts, by Wajdi Mouawad), Linda Gaboriau, Montreal.
Translation (to French): Le cafard (Cockroach, by Rawi Hage), Sophie Voillot, Montreal.