Berthoud Community Library District

Studies show that animals are astounding living beings with emotions, intricate communications networks, and myriad abilities. Newkirk and Stone pair their tour of the astounding lives of animals with a guide to the exciting new tools that allow humans to avoid using or abusing animals as we once did.

In 2001, Ian McKellen put on the robe and pointed hat of a wizard named Gandalf and won a place in the hearts of Tolkien fans worldwide. Though his role in the film adaptation of Lord of the Rings introduced him to a new audience, McKellen had a thriving career a lifetime before his visit to Middle Earth. He made his West End acting debut in 1964 in James Saunders's A Scent of Flowers, but it was in 1980 that he took Broadway by storm when he played...

Susannah's Garden: Fifty-year-old Susannah Nelson is returning to her hometown of Colville, Washington, to live with her mother, a recent widow who is having difficulties living alone. Returning to parents' house, her childhood girlfriends, and the garden she always loved, Susannah begins to regret some decisions she made in the past, including leaving her boyfriend, Jake, when she went abroad to go to school. Back on Blossom Street: When Susannah,...

In a stunning turn of events, Luke Skywalker and his son, Ben, joined forces with members of the Sith armada sent to kill them and turned their combined might against the monstrous being Abeloth, whose power was causing young Jedi Knights to go seemingly insane. But with Abeloth gone and the Knights recovered, the Sith reverted to form, making a treacherous attempt on Luke's life.

In "Faded Love"after Hank is duped by Drover, mocked by Pete the Barncat, and busted yet again by Sally May, he decides it's time for a break. Heading into the wild outback, Hank goes in search of his true love, the charming Miss Beulah. Finding her is easy, but luring her away from Plato, the annoying spotted bird dog, is not. Getting the girl turns out to be harder than Hank imagined. In "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" Hank has to find out who--or what--has...

Jadzia Dax has been a friend to Etom Prit, the Trill Trade Commissioner, over two lifetimes. When Etom visits Deep Space Nine with the request to rein in his wayward granddaughter Nemi, Dax can hardly say no. It seems like an easy assignment: visit a resort casino while on shore leave, and then bring her old friend Nemi home. But upon arrival, Dax finds Nemi has changed over the years in terrifying ways…and the pursuit of the truth will plunge Dax...

Liz and Owen have always admired their seemingly perfect neighbors, Carole and David. And when Carole and David's son Charlie vanishes, they are all shocked, except for Liz.