May 9, 2012

Recent Arrival: Road Trip USA

Now in its sixth edition, inside Jamie Jensen's best-selling Road Trip USA you'll find cross-country routes and road-tested advice for adventurers who want to see the parts of America that the interstates have left behind. Jensen also includes mile-by-mile highlights celebrating major cities, obscure towns, popular attractions, roadside curiosities (if you're looking for the world's largest jackalope, you're in luck), local lore, and oddball trivia. With full coverage of over 35,000 miles of classic blacktop, Road Trip USA will take you off the beaten path and into the heart of America.

Mango's Android™ App

Introducing the newest member of the Mango family - Mango's Android™ App! With this app, you now have access to language learning wherever you go. The Android™ App, along with the iPhone® App, is included in the library's Mango subscription.

For the apps to work, you must have an account with Mango set up through the library’s website. Once the apps and lessons have been downloaded, you can learn at your own pace, with or without an Internet connection.

May 6, 2012

Recent Addition: 100 Best Affordable Vacations

Like the other books in this popular series, The 100 Best Affordable Vacations to Enrich Your Life features out of the ordinary opportunities. They will just be less expensive, with some even free! Vacation categories include Classic Americana; Learning Vacations; Wilderness Trips; and Mind, Body, and Soul themed getaways. With this mix, there are lots of creative ideas and appealing destinations for everybody, whatever their interests, schedule, or budget.

May 3, 2012

April 30, 2012

Recent Arrival: China Survival Guide

Originally released in time for the China Olympics, this little book immediately caught on with first-time and seasoned travelers thanks to its compact format, affordability, and reliable information delivered with savvy humor. The authors have now improved their work with new sections on critical issues like air travel and appropriate clothing, lots of data updates and fresh recommendations, plus all-new photographs and captions to make the book even more fun to browse.

April 25, 2012

Recent Arrival: I Never Knew That About London

Travelling through the villages and districts that make up the world's most dynamic metropolis, Christopher Winn takes us on a captivating journey around London to unearth the hidden gems of legends, firsts, inventions, adventures and birthplaces that shape the city's compelling and at times turbulent past.

April 20, 2012

Recent Arrival: Europe on 5 Wrong Turns a Day

When Doug Mack picked up a 1963 edition of Europe on Five Dollars a Day, he stumbled on an inspired idea: to boldly go where millions have gone before, relying only on the advice of a travel guide that's nearly a half century out-of-date. Add to the mix his mother's much- documented grand tour through Europe in the late 1960s, and the result is a funny and fascinating journey into a new (old) world, and a disarming look at the ways the classic tourist experience has changed- and has not-in the last generation.

April 17, 2012

Recent Arrival: The Most Scenic Drives in America

The all-in-one trip planner and travel guide will steer you down the most scenic road every time. From Florida's Road to Flamingo to Hawaii's Oahu Coastal Loop...from British Columbia's Sea to Sky Highway to Cape Cod's Sandy Shores...each featured road trip is pictured in stunning full color and described in vivid text, keyed to an easy-to-follow newly revised map. Whether you choose a drive in a far corner of the continent or a back road in your own state, this book is your ticket to North America's most beautiful byways.