Just Life| Few Interesting New Books

If you love books, working in a library is better than working in a candy store. You can sample hundreds of delicious books without spending a penny. At Troke Library, I get a daily dose of brand new books and take full advantage of it. I browse them for free. If a book catches my eyes, I check it out. 

I mean, who doesn't love to read brand new books without paying for it. Since I work in the library, I have the privilege of looking through these brand new books first. That is the perk of working in a library I guess.

So here are a few new books that caught my attention this week. You can click on any of these titles to place it on hold.

What your financial advisor isn't telling you : the 10 essential truths you need to know about your money


Spark joy : an illustrated master class on the art of organizing and tidying up


Destinations of a lifetime : 225 of the world's most amazing places


Life in life : live longer, strengthen your relationships, and create a healthier life : a meditation journal


The wounded warrior handbook : a resource guide for returning veterans

Happy reading!

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Just Life| Gardening books

Even though we are in the middle of winter, I just read that this is the best time of the year to buy flower bulbs for your garden. This is also time to trim the trees and bushes in the backyard.


I am clueless about gardening. If you are in the same boat as me, the library has plenty of gardening books for both of us.


Here are a few gardening books that you can find in your local library:

The New Sunset Western Garden Book

Pots in the garden: Expert design and planting

techniques

Easy Growing: Organic Herbs and Edible Flowers from Small Spaces

Happy gardening everyone.

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Just Life| Crenshaw, a children book

Crenshaw is a children's book by the award winning author Katherine Applegate. It is about a young boy named Jackson, his family, and Jackson's imaginary friend Crenshaw who happens to be a giant cat.

It is a sad story about a family who has fallen on hard times. Jackson's family is forced to sell everything in their apartment trying to make the next month's rent.

Jackson has too much on his mind and now he has to deal with his imaginary friend Crenshaw. 

Jackson is worried. Is he losing his mind? He is entering the 5th grade in the Fall. Isn't he is too old to have an imaginary friend?

Can they save enough money for the rent or do they have to live in their minivan again? You have got to read this book to find out.

This is a good book for 4-6 graders. The AR level is 3.0 

There are many kids in our own city who may be facing similar hardships.

In Stockton, we have the "One TLC School" for homeless children. If your are interested, please check out their Facebook page. They can use your help. 

Homelessness can happen to us all.

https://www.facebook.com/one.TLCSchool


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Just Life| Walking to the library

Imagine walking for an hour to get to the library when it is 45 degrees outside. That is exactly what one of our teen volunteers did on Dec 31. She walked for an hour with a bag full of books to get to the Troke library. 

It totally blew me away that a teen would do that. So I asked her what her plan was for New Year's eve, and she said that she would be reading. 

I was so impressed. 

So, cheers to a wonderful year of reading.

By the way, what is the tallest building in town?  The library, because it has the most stories.

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Just Life| New Year wish

The year 2016 is fast approaching and all I wish and hope for is lots of happiness for all of us.

I pray that this coming year, brings limitless happiness to all my family and friends and co-workers. 

I think once you are happy, you can handle anything that comes your way.

So for this coming year, all I wish for is lots of happiness. 

And if you feel a little blue these days, please pickup one of these books from your local library to improve your mood.

• Happiness by design: change what you do, not how you think

• Code to joy : the four-step solution to unlocking your natural state of happiness

• The happiness project

• Happier at home 

• Spontaneous Happiness

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Just Life| Christmas Stories

If you are already exhausted from all of that holiday shopping and you need a break, stop by your local library to pickup some heart warming Christmas stories to enjoy during this holiday season. 

Here are a few of these books. Click on any of these books to place it on hold.

• Treasury of Christmas stories

• Startling joy : seven magical stories of Christmas

• Christmas in my heart : a timeless treasury of heartwarming stories

• Finding Noel 

• Mistletoe promise

• The magic of Christmas miracles : an all-new collection of inspiring true stories

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season.

Please keep in mind that all the Stockton- San Joaquin County Public Libraries are closed on December 24-25, 2015.

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Just Life| Books For Christmas

There are only a handful of days until Christmas. If you are gift shopping for family and friends, please don't forget about books. 

They can be the best presents. 

If you are thinking about buying an E-reader for a loved one, I recommend that you checkout a Nook from your local library and use it for a few days to see if you like it or not. You can borrow these E-readers for three weeks free of charge. 

Here are a few of these pre-loaded Nooks from the library. Click on any of these choices below to see which books they contain.

Nook Teen

Nook Childrens

Nook Adult, mystery

Nook Adult, non-fiction

If you don't know what types of books to buy, a bookstore gift card would be great too. Who doesn't like gift cards, right? 

Happy reading and happy book shopping!

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