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Library Showcase: From Book to Big Screen

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Source: Wikimedia Commons Whether they are action-packed blockbusters like The Hunger Games , quirky comedies like Marley and Me , or enduring classics like Gone with the Wind , many of our favorite films were books before they were movies. Sometimes we may not even realize that a popular movie was first a novel. This month the library showcases books that have been adapted into movies, so come by the library and check out the featured books display! You can find books from all different movie genres, so whether you like romantic comedies, epic fantasies, or action thrillers, we have a book for you! The Hobbit -- 75 years before Peter Jackson turned The Hobbit into an epic film trilogy, the story was published as a children’s book that has captured imaginations around the world for generations. The Great Gatsby -- Fall back into the 1920s and experience the decadence and extravagance of Jay Gatsby’s world as he tenaciously and recklessly pursues luxury, love, and the Ame

Mathville Puzzles: The New Associate

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  The biggest and most famous attorney firm in Mathville is that of Balinksi & Young, located at 1 Adams Circle in downtown Mathville. Recently they found themselves on the market for a new associate attorney. After interviewing several applicants, Mr. Balinski and Ms. Young decided to hire Ms. Versine Vector, Esq., a graduate of the prestigious Benford Law School. They offered Ms. Vector a choice between two salary programs: A.       MV$8000 for the first year, and a raise of MV$1000 per year afterwards; OR B.       MV$4000 for the first six months, and a raise of MV$250 every six months afterward. Which offer should Ms. Vector take, and why? Explain your reasoning.  MV$=Mathville dollars.   Contest Rules You must send the solution via email to Laura Skinner at  lskinner@pvcc.edu. Solution due by Wednesday, April 30th at 11:59 p.m . Solutions sent after the deadline will not be considered. You must email the solution from your PVCC email

New books are here!

We have been busy little beavers here in the library! Lots and lots of books have recently been cataloged. There were so many interesting ones; I had a hard time choosing which ones to highlight. What caused the recent economic recession? Not just Wall Street, according to Robert Reich in Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future , but also increasing social inequality. Are you cooking as economically and efficiently as possible? If not, learn how in An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace by Tamar Adler. Battle for Ground Zero: Inside the Political Struggle to Rebuild the World Trade Center by Elizabeth Greenspan Breakpoint: Why the Web Will Implode, Search Will be Obsolete, and Everything Else You Need to Know About Technology Is in Your Brain by Jeffrey Stibel Are you a JFK buff? Then check out: Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House by Robert Dallek, or The patriarch: the remarkable life and turbulent times of Joseph P. Kennedy b