Thursday, July 22, 2010

The Brakettes Wow at DeLuca Field

The Brakettes are the most famous name in softball, with 28 national championships, 3 ISF World Championships, 19 ASA National Hall of Famers, and 11 Olympians. Since 1947, the Brakettes have made Stratford their home, and thousands have seen the Red and White work their magic on the field.

And though it seems like summer is only half-way over, it's the last week of the Brakettes's regular season. Have you gone out to DeLuca Field to catch a game by these hometown heroes yet? In a world where tickets to big-league professional sports games cost hundreds of dollars apiece, the fantastic athletes of the Brakettes offer sports lovers the kind of classic team action and up-close excitement that you may have thought disappeared in your childhood.

The Brakettes are a jewel of Stratford, so swing on by DeLuca Field and show them some hometown love. The last games of the year are at home, except for the WMS Championship series at West Haven's Biondi Field. Bleacher seats are very reasonable -- less than the cost of a movie.

  • 7/24 Saturday LADY GATORS, PA -- HOME GAME 7:00 p.m.
  • 7/25 Sunday LADY GATORS, PA -- HOME GAME 12 noon
  • 7/27 Tuesday ST. LOUIS SAINTS, MO -- HOME GAME 7:00 p.m.
  • 7/28 Wednesday POLAR CRUSH, WORCESTER -- HOME GAME 7:00 p.m.
  • 7/29- Aug 1 WMS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, Biondi Field, West Haven, CT.

If seeing the Brakettes in person sparks an interest in softball in your family, you might want to pick this up at the library to get you started towards softball stardom: Winning Softball for Girls, by Mark Gola.

And after summer is over, carry the enthusiasm for the game into the school year with this innovative book of science projects: Home Run! Science Projects With Baseball and Softball, by Robert L. Bonnet.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Settle into Summertime- Have you read these yet?

Fabulously Fashionable by Holly McQueen - You can't go wrong with a British chick lit title like this! Publisher's Weekly call the heroine "chamingly inept". Fortunate Harbor by Emilie Richards - With a storyline involving five girlfriends in Florida, what could be a better "girlfriend/beach" read? Homecoming by JoAnn Ross - When former Navy SEAL and bad boy Sax Douchett returns to small-town Shelter Bay, Oregon, the adjustment is tough. And what to do about Sheriff Kara Conway, his best friend's girl? Grab this paperback and settle in at the beach! The Island by Elin Hilderbrand - It was to have been "mother-daughter time" on Tuckernuck Island off Nantucket before daughter Chess got married. But then, Chess ends the engagement, and her former fiance dies. Promises to Keep by Janet Green - One summer, a family gathers together in Maine, after each person receives a shocking note. Restless by William Boyd - Her mother was a spy during World War II - but the daughter only found out recently! Still Missing by Chevy Stevens - Realtor Annie O'Sullivan is abducted and held by a psychopath for a year. This suspenseful novel unfolds a Annie remembers the horror, and works with her therapist. Thin, Rich, Pretty by Beth Harbison - Years before, two girls had a contentious relationship at summer camp. Library Journal calls this a "juicy read between book club picks". The Family Beach House by Holly Chamberlin - Take a seaside estate in an Ogunquit location and mix in some family drama and what do you have? A beach book! Uptown by Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant - When circumstances bring Avery Lyons back to Harlem after 20 years in the Foreign Service, she must find her own way through family turmoil and triumph, selfishness and selflessness.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Summer Reading

Does it feel like the only things you read these days are your to-do lists? Well, let us offer you a few different reading lists to make your summer a fun one, at least "reading-wise"! Stop by the various service desks at the Library, and we'll be happy to offer booklists that we've created, and we'll also show you a terrific database called "NoveList", so that you can create your own list of titles and authors to try.