Library Gild

Photo of LibraryThe Library Gild is a Club-sponsored and community-supported library open to the public. The library is a busy place and attracts readers of all ages. It is located at the Gild Hall. Below are listed many of our books. Use your browser's FIND or SEARCH feature to look for a particular title or author.

HOURS
Sunday, 2:30-4 p.m.
Wednesday, 7:30-9 p.m.
Thursday, 7:30-9 p.m.
Saturday (October-May)after Dinner Gild suppers

Recommended Books by Gordon Hesse Gordon recommends several books, most of which he's actually read!

New books, April, 2008, include:
Wild women: crusaders, curmudgeons and completely corsetless ladies in the otherwise virtuous Victorian Era by Autumn Stephens. And for the kids - donated by Ellen Dolmetsch:
More stories Huey tells by Ann Cameron
I wish I had a pirate suit by Pamela Allen

New books for children in March 2008: by Mem Fox are: Hattie and the Fox; Time for Bed; Tough Boris; and Sleepy Bears. Also for kids is a new biography of Thomas Edison and one on Nelson Mandela.

New books, February 2008 include several that were special requests:
"My Dearest Friend", letters between Abigail and John Adams"
"Summer at Tiffany" by Marjorie Hart
"Gods Behaving Badly" by Maris Phillips
"T is for Trespass" by Sue Grafton
"Tree of Smoke" by Denis Johnson
"Diablerie" by Walter Mosely

New books, November 2007
For Children: Bunny Money written and illustrated by Rosemary Wells and signed by the author. Comin’ on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson and illustrated and signed by E.B. Lewis. The Mysterious Collection of Dr. David Harleyston and Bre’er Rabbit Captured! written and illustrated by Jean Cassels. This book is signed by the author.
And for the adults: The Wailing Wind by Tony Hillerman.

New Books, October, 2007
The Divided Crown, a fantasy by Isabel Glass; Adrian Mole: the cappuccino years by Sue Townsend; The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant, author of The Red Tent; Garden Spells  by Sarah Addison Allen; Artemis Fowl: the Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer; a wonderful new picture book by Graeme Base, Uno's Garden which is a counting book with a telling lesson about extinction. We are also pleased to share with you a signed copy of Henry George and the Single Tax by Ardentown Trustee and Georgist Bob DeNigris.

New Books, May, 2007
Adult: In an Instant: a Family's Jouney of Love and Healing by Lee and Bob Woodruff; The Portrait by Iain Pears; The Shadow Matrix: a novel of Darkover by Marian Zimmer Bradley; Teens: BecaNuse of Anya by Margaret Peterson Haddix; Children: Lucretia Mott: a Guiding Light by Jennifer Fisher Bryant; and The Cats in Krasinsky Square by Karen Hesse.

Books for the Fair, revisited. We do understand one cannot always wait until August to make their donation of books to the Fair, however if you must donate before August, please call ahead and make an appointment to deliver them. You may call Randy Hoopes at 529-5889 or Elizabeth Varley at 475-1098. Please do not just drop them off outside the library. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

We were quite pleased two receive to very nice gifts in April, 2007. Preservation Delaware, Inc. gave us a copy of Monopoly: the story behind the game  by Jim Watzer. The book does pay homage to The Landlord’s Game created by Elizabeth Magie who was a follower of Henry George. "As early as 1910 some of the Arden "Single Taxers" were playing Lizzie Magie’s real estate game…" Come check it out and read more about early Arden.

Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection was donated by the author, Arden resident, Linda Eaton. Winterthur’s renowned quilt collection is presented through dazzling color photographs that showcase rich fabrics and skillful needlework techniques. The letters of twenty-three-year-old Mary Remington, a dedicated quilt maker, and the extraordinary whitework quilt she made in 1815 —the only known example of an American quilted coat of arms— provide themes for the book, which looks at the quilts through the lives of their makers.

Other new, and new to us, books include two by Alexander McCall Smith, Blue Shoes and Happiness, another in the Ladies Detective series; and Friends, Lovers, Chocolate, quite different but very enjoyable. A Dilly of a Death by Susan Wittig Albert, one of her "China Bayles" series and Death at Gallows Green by her and husband Bill Albert writing as Robin Paige.

Planing a trip by car? We have some great audio books to help you along your way, stop in and check them out.

March, 2007 - New books:
The Old Wine Shades by Martha Grimes
Scott Nearing: the Making of a Homesteader by John Saltmarsh
Lost in the Forest by Sue Miller
And new to us, a generous donation of audio books and videos including:
Video: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Audio (books on tape):
Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl, read by Erik Singer
Everywhere That Mary Went read by Lisa Scottoline, read by Kate Burton
Saving Faith by David Baldacci, read by Michael Kramer
Daddy’s Little Girl by Mary Higgens Clark, read by Jan Maxwell

For information or to volunteer, call Elizabeth Varley at 475-1098 or Sally Hamburger at 475-3912 or If you have books to donate to the Arden Fair, please give us a call. In general, we ask folks to hang onto their books until mid-August.

November, 2006
 New books include:
Shakespeare in the Garden: a selection of gardens and an alphabet of plants by Mick Hales - a beautiful look at Shakespearean inspired gardens and plants mentioned in his works.
Saint Iggy by K.L. Going - for young adults, Faced with probable expulsion from school, sixteen-year-old Iggy comes up with a "Change-Everyone's-Mind-About-Me Plan."
Subira, Subira by Tololwa M. Mollel - Set in contemporary Tanzania, this variation on a traditional tale describes how a young girl learns a lesson in patience when a spirit woman sends her to get three whiskers from a lion.
Red Knot: a Shorebird’s Journey by Nancy Carol Willis - Teaches children about the 20,000-mile round-trip migration of the Red Knot Shorebird from the Tierra del Fuego to the Arctic regions of North America, and includes a glossary, range map, timeline, and Red Knot history.

September, 2006
 New books include: Dark Tort by Diane Mott Davidson, Gone by Jonathan Kellerman, Dark Assassin by Anne Perry, The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult, Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag, The Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters, Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark, and Sour Puss by Rita Mae Brown & Sweetie Pie.

August, 2006
New adult books: Husband by Dean Koontz, Twelve Straight by Janet Evanovich, Bleeding Hearts by Susan Witteg Albert, Ironcrown Moon by Julian May and Divided in Death, and Glory in Death by Norah Roberts writing as J.D.Robb. Also: Pope Joan, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, and Tender at the Bone.
New kids books: Gossamer by Lois Lowery, When Lightening Comes in a Jar by Patricia Polacco, Lilly's Big Day by Kevin Henkes; also Too Much Picnic, Grandma's Pride, and Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons. When Lightening Comes in a Jar and Cookies are part of a donation in memory of Teresa Duffy.

May, 2006
New books continue to come into the library. One recent donation is a second copy of The Delaware Citizen co-authored by Cy Liberman. We also have a number of new-to-us fantasy tales on the paper-back exchange shelves. Stop in a browse around.

March, 2006
Do you like to listen to books as well as read them? Then we have just the thing for you at the library. There are many books on tape, among them these new donations: King of Torts by John Grisham and Runaway, a series of short stories by Alice Munroe. We also have videos for kids and adults and some DVDs (especially of Shakespeare Gild productions).

February, 2006
February means Valentines and here's an idea for you -- give a Valentine to yourself and the Library Gild ... look around the house for those very overdue library books and bring them back any day between February 12 and 19 and any fines will be forgiven.

For the teens and younger this month's new books are: Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix; High Rhulian by Brian Jacques; Dashing through the Snow by David Kirk; Red is a Dragon by Roseanne Thong and donated by the Delport family; Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkins; The Blizzard by Betty Ren Wright; The Far and Wide Travels of Winston Whitten by Joan Scott Candelmo, donated and signed by the author. Joan grew up here in Ardentown and wanted our library to have a copy of her book. One of the characters is named E.G. Scott after her father.

December, 2005
For all you history buffs - native Ardenite Robert Roberts has written a memoir about his experiences as a medic during World War II. Thanks to Hugh Roberts for the information on this interesting book. We also have new holiday books for the kids, and the new Christopher Paolini Eldest and the new Cornelia Funke, Inkspell. We post new additions on the library door, so take a look and stop in, because by January there will be even more!

October, 2005
New releases from: Nora Roberts, Diana Gabaldon, Walter Mosley, Michael Connelly, E.L.Doctorow, Martha Grimes, Jennifer Weiner (author of In Her Shoes), Catherine Coulter, Anne Rivers Siddon, Ruth Rendell, Robert B. Parker. And of special interest, A Medic’s Story - An Autobiography of Experiences During World War II by Robert Roberts, who grew up here in Arden. Come in and check out a good read!

July, 2005
(Looking for a particular author or title? Use your browser's "Find" or "Search" command to search this page.)
New books include, but are not limited to by any means, I am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe and Survivor in Death by Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb for the adults. For the kids we have The Anybodies by Julianna Baggott writing as N. E. Bode.

April, 2005
ADULTS: Poet of Tolstoy Park by Sonny Brewer, a mystery set in Fairhope, Alabama; Don't Look Back by Amanda Quick; Chainfire by Terry Goodkind; Naked Empire by Terry Goodkind; High Country by Nevada Barr; Calamity and Other Stories by Daphne Kalstay; Wolves Eat Dogs by Martin Cruz Smith; African Banjo Echoes in Appalachia: A Study of Folk Traditions by Cecilia Conway; An Alchemy of Mind : The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain by Diane Ackerman. FOR CHILDREN: The 2005 Caldecott Medal winner Kitten's First Moon by Kevin Henkes and the 2005 Newbery Medal winner Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata are also ready to be checked out as well as Chasing Vermeer by Blue Ballisett and for the older teens Green Angel by Alice Hoffman.

NEW BOOKS, March, 2005
Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard; The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad; two books by Bill Bryson: The Lost Continent and Notes From a Small Island.

NEW BOOKS, February 2005
Duncan Rumplemeyer's Bad Birthday by Alexander Stadler, Do You Have a Hat? by Eileen Spinelli, T is for Terrible by Peter McCarty, Hot-Cha-Cha! by Josephine Nobisso, The Scarlet Stocking Spy by Trinka Hakes Noble, My Teacher for President by Kay Winters, Brundibar by Tony Kushner with pictures by Maurice Sendak.
Especially for the young Shakespeareans: Shakespeare and Macbeth : the story behind the play by Stewart Ross,
And for the teens (so new they aren't even published yet!): Deliver Us From Normal by Kate Klise, The Secret Blog of Raisin Rodriquez by Judy Goldsmith, Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson.

NEW BOOKS, December, 2004
New for adults: The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown, Our Lady of the Forest by David Guterson, The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom, The Pleasure of My Company by Steve Martin, Bleachers by John Grisham, The Wedding by Nickolas Sparks, The Teeth of the Tiger by Tom Clancy, The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahini, Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon. New for teens: Eragon by Christopher Paolin. Artemis Fowl: the Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer. And for children: We Gather Together...Now Please Get Lost! by Diane deGroat; This First Thanksgiving Day : A Counting Story by Laura Krauss Melmed; Feliz Navidad by José Feliciano, with illustrations by David Diaz .

NEW BOOKS, November, 2004
This month we are featuring new children's books: The Key to the Indian by Lynn Reid Banks, Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? by Martin Waddell, The Napping House by Audrey and Don Wood, Double Trouble in Walla Walla by Andrew Clements, and I Am the Dog, I Am the Cat by Donald Hall.

NEW BOOKS, September, 2004
Works by James Patterson, Anne Tyler, Anne Lamott, and Dean Koontz.

NEW BOOKS, AUGUST, 2004
FOR ADULTS: Stop Your Cravings: a Balanced Approach to Burning Fat, Increasing Energy, and Reducing Stress by Jennifer Workman; Nickled and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America by Barbara Ehreneich. FOR CHILDREN: Winnie-the-pooh by A.A. Milne; The Prize Pig Surprise by Lisa Ernst; Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crabcakes Later) by Elizabeth Howard.

NEW BOOKS, JULY, 2004

  • FOR ADULTS:
  • Absolute Friends; The Princes of Ireland; Death in Vienna; Eats, Shoots and Leaves; The Jane Austin Book Club; In a Sun-burned Country.
  • FOR TEENS:
  • Two new books by Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl series:
    The Wish List, The Supernaturalist

Teaching Children Financial Literacy.
Jack Markell, Delaware State Treasurer, has given our library a set of books on financial literacy. These books are a great way for parents to start a discussion with their children about saving money.

  • Just a Piggy Bank, a Little Critter book by Gina and Mercer Mayer.
  • Sam and the Lucky Money, by Karen Chin. Sam must decide how to spend the money he received for Chinese New Year.
  • If You Made a Million by Davis Schwartz. Describes the various forms money can take and how it can be used.
  • Beatrice's Goat by Page McBrier. A young girl's dream of attending school is fulfilled after her family is given an income-producing goat. Based on a true story.
  • My Rows and Piles of Coins by Tololwa Mollel. A Tanzanian boy saves his coins to buy a bicycle so that he can help the family carry goods to market.

Shakespeare Gild DVDs
We are also proud to announce a complete collection of DVDs showing the recent work of the Arden Shakespeare Gild. So if you need another look at those darling scene stealers from the Young Actors Workshop, or you missed Richard III, here is your chance to catch up.

NEW BOOKS, MARCH, 2004

  • FOR ADULTS:
  • The Pity of it All : a History of Jews in Germany, 1743-1933 by Amon Elon, donated by Harry Themal in memory of family members lost in the holocaust
  • Patriots Stand Up by former Delaware Governor Russell W. Peterson (also former Secretary of the Village of Arden!)
  • The Murder Book by Jonathan
    Kellerman
  • Four Blind Mice by James Patterson
  • Two Gardeners : a Friendship in Letters, Katherine White and Elizabeth Lawrence
  • Salt : a World History by Mark Kurlansky
  • FOR TEENS:
  • Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
  • Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm;
  • FOR THE YOUNGER SET:
  • Jamberry by Bruce Degen
  • Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathman
  • St. Patrick and the Peddler by Margaret Hodge
  • This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie

NEW BOOKS, FEBRUARY, 2004
New is a book with a local connection. Inamorata is by Josephy Gangemi, whose grandparents were Ardenites.

NEW BOOKS, JANUARY, 2004

New books for adults include: The Good Wife Strikes Back by Elizabeth
Buchan, Truth or Dare by Jayne Ann Krentz, The Opposite of Fate by Amy Tan, The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson, an Alex Cross novel, and The Murder Room by P.D. James

For teens: The Teen's Vegetarian Cookbook by Judy Krizmanic , Pendragon : the Reality Bug by D.J. MacHale, Surviving the Applewhite's by Stephanie S. Tolan, a 2003 Newbery Honor book

For kids: The English Roses and Mr. Peabody's Apples by Madonna , My Brother Martin: a sister remembers the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Christine King Farris, What a Great Idea: Inventions That Changed the World by Stephen Tomecek, And thanks to a timely donation, the 2004 Newbery Medal book, The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilla.

NEW BOOKS, NOV. 1, 2003

  • Eragon by Christopher Paolini
  • The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
  • Our Lady of the Forest by David Guterson
  • The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
  • The Pleasure of My Company by Steve Martin
  • Bleachers by John Grisham
  • The Wedding by Nickolas Sparks
  • The Teeth of the Tiger by Tom Clancy
  • The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahini
  • Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon
  • FOR TEENS: Artemis Fowl, The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
  • FOR CHILDREN: We Gather Together, Now Please Get Lost by Diane deGroat, This First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story by Laura Krauss Melmed, Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano with illustrations by David Diaz.

NEW BOOKS, OCT. 1, 2003

  • If You Take a Mouse to School by
    Laura Numeroff, sure to be a favorite with the younger set.
  • Playing God, a science fiction offering from Sarah Zettel
  • Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
  • The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

NEW BOOKS, MAY 1, 2003

  • Adults: "Loose Lips," "Bingo," & "Six of One" by Rita Mae Brown;
    "The Forgotten" by Faye Kellerman; "The Sweetest Dream" by Doris Lessing; "Sister of my Heart" by Chitra Banerjee Dakaruni.
  • Teens: "The Stonewalkers" by Vivien Alcock "The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen" by Lloyd Alexander; "Kokopelli's Flute" by Will Hobbs.
  • Children: A few of the books donated by Nancy Banis, Thanks Nancy!; "Quack, Quack!" by Philippe Dupasquier; "Fred" by Posy Simmonds; "The Naughty Prince" by Benoit Debecker.

NEW BOOKS, MARCH 1, 2003

  • Children: The Ballad of Valentine; Love, Lola; Too Many Valentines; The Leprechaun in the Basement.
  • Teens: Pendragon: Merchant of Death by D.G. MacHale
  • Adults: Indigo Dying, the latest China Bayles mystery; Blue Shoes by Anne Lamott; What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage; Bel Canto by Ann Patchett; The Sibyl in her Grave by Sarah Caudwell; The Forgotten by Faye Kellerman; Atonement by Ian McEwen; Douglas Adam's Starship Titanic by Terry Jones; and two collections of short stories, The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke and Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro. Also Al Marks donated a book of poetry by his friend, Portuguese poet Eduardo Lacerda, called Poetic Variations.

NEW BOOKS, DEC. 1, 2002
Red Rabbit by Tom Clancy, The Grave Maurice by Martha Grimes, Lovely Bones, The Club Dumas, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, They Went Whistling, Women Wayfarers, Warriors, Runaways and Renegades, and a large-print edition of The Cat Who Went Up the Creek. For the teens Understanding September 11th, and for the children Milly and the Macy's Parade, Runaway Dreidel!, and Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?

NEW BOOKS, OCT. 1, 2002
The Lady Who Liked Clean Restrooms by J.P. Donleavy, A Traitor to Memory by Elizabeth George, Ornamental Grass Gardening by Thomas Reinhardt, Le Divorce by Diane Johnson, Sole Survivor by Dean Koontz, and in preparation for next month ... Haunt Your House for Halloween : Decorating Tricks and Party Treats,

The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls by Philip R. Davies (Arden's Sarah Tanzer was one of the researchers of the scrolls and she is credited in the book), How to Read a French Fry and Other Stories of Intriguing Kitchen Science by Russ Parsons, I Have Landed by Steven J. Gould, No More Snoring: a proven program for conquering snoring and sleep apnea by Victor Hoffstein, MD; The Seven Daughters of Eve by Bryan Sykes.

New books for teens: Holes by Louis Sachar, The Wanderer by Sharon Creech, Bat 6 by Virginia Ewer Wolff;

For the younger set: Bloomers! by Rhoda Blumberg, Roxaboxen by Alice McClerran, My Place by Nadia Wheatley.

NEW BOOKS, JULY 1, 2002
Two of our new books for this month are: Shelters of Stone by Jean Auel and About a Boy by Nick Hornby.

NEW BOOKS, JUNE 1, 2002

  • One door away from heaven by Dean Koontz
  • 2nd chance by James Patterson
  • The great encyclopedia of faeries by Pierre Dubois
  • Perennial all stars by Jeff Cox
  • Larissa’s bread book: baking breads & telling tales with women of the American South by Lorraine Johnson Coleman
  • and, donated in memory of Leon Tanzer, The flora of Delaware: an annotated checklist.

For Sale - The Arden Cook Book
Click here to learn more about this perrenial favorite. For a copy of the Arden Cook Book, mail a check for $8 (includes $2 shipping) to The Arden Club, 2126 The Highway, Arden, DE 19810 or stop in at the Arden Library during the hours shown below.

NEW BOOKS, MARCH 2002
New books include (but are by no means limited to:) Up Country by Nelson Demille, Flesh and Bone by Jonathan Kellerman, Total Recall by Sara Paretsky, Sticks and Scones by Diane Mott Davidson, Claws and Effect by Rita Mae Brown, Miss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers, and for the youngsters several new biographies of women in time for March and "Women's History Month." Coming next month - the new John Grisham book.

NEW TITLES AS OF SEPTEMBER, 2001

  • Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters, a new Amelia Peabody story
  • The Question of Bruno by Aleksandar Hemon, a collection of short stories about love and war set in Arajevo
  • Death in Holy Orders by P.D. James
  • Ten Thins I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out Into the Real World by Maria Schriver
  • Lie Like a Rug by Donna Huston Murray, with our own Linda Eaton disguised as a character in the book (since the heroine has to ask advice from Winterthur)
  • P is for Peril by Sue Grafton
  • Seven Up by Janet Ivanovich
  • Death of a Gossip by M.C. Beaton, the first of a successful series set in the highlands of Scotland
  • Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr, the first of the stories featuring Anna Pigeon
  • FOR YOUNGER READERS
    The Magic Tree House - Earthquake in the Early Morning by Mary Pope Osborne
    Beauty Parlor Guy by Barbara Park

NEW TITLES AS OF JULY, 2001

  • Sugarplum Dead by Carolyn Hart
  • Mama Day by Gloria Naylor
  • Bridget Jones, the edge of reason by Helen Fielding
  • Walkin' the Dog by Walter Mosley
  • The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
  • Faithless by Joyce Carol Oates
  • The Ring of Five Dragons by Eric Van Lustbader
  • On the Street Where You Live by Mary Higgens Clark
  • Conclave by Greg Tobin
  • Redeye by Clyde Edgerton
  • Bobos in Paradise by David Brooks
  • News of a Kidnaping by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.
  • We have a new mystery/fantasy series by Laurell K. Hamilton whose heroine, Anita Blake raises the dead and kills vampires. Those titles are: Guilty Pleasures, The Laughing Corpse, Circus of the Dammed, and an omnibus with three novels in one also called Circus of the Dammed.

NEW TITLES AS OF MAY, 2001

  • Just in time for the gardening season are two new books both entitled Herbs, Fruits and Berries for the Home Garden and Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Gardening. For those gardeners with a historical bent, we have a copy of the 1922 edition of The Shakespearean Garden.
  • Other new non-fiction titles: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell by Peter Dali; On Mexican Time by Tony Cohan; The Custom of the Sea by Neil Hanson; As Nature Made Him: the story of the boy who was raised as a girl by John Colapinto.
  • Five new mysteries grace the shelves, two by Anne Perry (A Dish Taken Cold and The Twisted Root), two by Rita Mae Brown (Outfoxed and Pawing Through the Past), and the newest by Lillian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Smelled a Rat.
  • For Harry Potter fans we have a required text book from Hogwarts, Fantastical Beasts and Where to Find Them plus the ever-popular Quidditch Through the Ages.
  • Other new arrivals -- adult fiction: Faithless by Joce Carol Oates.