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"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."
Charles W. Eliot

Wish List

Book cases ~  If you have book cases which you no longer use we would greatly appreciate any of the following sizes (all numbers are approximate):

  • 2.5 to 3 foot wide by 6 feet tall by 8 inches deep
  • 2 feet wide by 8 inches deep by 6 feet.
  • 2 feet wide by 6 inches deep by 6 feet tall.
  • 1.5 feet wide by 9 inches deep by 6 feet tall.

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Books, books, books!

In addition to the following list of books you can also go the www.amazon.com, and click on Gifts & Wish Lists in the blue menu bar.  In the box next to "Find someone's wish list" type in Madbury Library.  This will bring you to more books on our wish list.

Baby Face: a Book of Love for Baby by Cynthia Rylant

Ballerina Dreams: a true story by Lauren Thompson

Bear's Picture by Daniel Pinkwater

Beowulf by Gareth Hinds

Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis

Every Friday by Dan Yaccarino

Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food by Gene Baur

Florida for Families by Larry Lain

Good Enough to Eat by Brock Cole

Hug Time by Patrick McDonnell

If a Tree Falls at Lunchtime by Gennifer Choldenko

Jellaby by Kean Soo

Little Ballet Star by Adele Geras

Twenty-six Princesses by Dave Horowitz

Warrior's Refuge by Erin Hunter

Woman in the Woods: Linked Stories by Ann Williams

DVDs of movies for families, children, adults - If you have a movie classic or a recent release, which you would recommend to others, we would love it for our collection.  Anything from Arsenic and Old Lace to any of the better recent Oscar winners would be welcome on shelf-space-saving DVD format.  Thank you for thinking of us!

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Book Lists

New Books at the Library

  • Double Take by Catherine Coulter
  • The Gathering by Anne Enright
  • Betrayal by John Lescroart
  • Exit Ghost by Philip Roth
  • This Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust
  • Where did I Leave my Glasses?  by Martha Weinman Lear
  • Clemente by David Maraniss

For our younger readers:

  • Warriors: The Darkest Hour  by Erin Hunter
  • How do you Count a Dozen Ducklings? by In Seon Chae
  • Finding Home by Sandra Markle
  • For Me? by Harmen van Straaten

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