New Books, Videos and CDs Available at Swampscott Library

This Christmas you can curl up near the fireplace with a collection David Foster Wallace’s short stories or watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with your family and a steaming cup of hot coco.

Both are now available at the Swampscott Public Library, 61 Burrill St. in Swampscott, which added 125 new books, 16 videos and 9 CDs to its collection this week. But grab the new options while you can; the library will close on Wednesday, Dec. 24 for Christmas Eve and remain closed on Christmas Day.

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Movies rented from the library can be kept for one week, books and CDs can be kept for two weeks.

If you’re ready to hop into your car and drive to the library, here’s a few new books, videos and CDs you can expect to find:

Books

Essays After Eighty: A collection of essays from Poet Laureate Donald Hall, written after he turned 80. The essays explore Hall’s life decade-by-decade. Excerpt: “Decades followed each other — thirty was terrifying, forty I never noticed because I was drunk, fifty was best with a total change of life, sixty extended the bliss of fifty . . .”

Five Busy Elves: A great holiday story for the kiddos in your life. The story follows five of Santa’s elves as they get ready for the big day.

Haunkkah, Oh Haunkkah: Another one for the kids, this story shows a family of mice at their Hanukkah party where they light the menorah, play with dreidels and eat latkes.

The Andy Cohen Diaries - A Deep Look at a Shallow Year: The detailed account of one year of Andy Cohen’s life. In the book, “Andy goes out on the town, drops names, hosts a ton of shows, becomes codependent with Real Housewives, makes trouble, calls his mom, drops some more names, and, while searching for love, finds it with a dog.”

Holiday Cheer - Recipes and Decorating Ideas for Your Best Christmas Ever: Need a little help in the kitchen this Christmas? You’ll find it in this book which will teach you how to make roasted turkey with wild mushroom gravy, apple-cider braised greens and a chocolate peppermint layer cake.

Videos

The Bishop’s Wife: A Holiday classic, The Bishop’s Wife tells the tale of an angel sent to help a Bishop build a new cathedral. While the Bishop’s marriage falls apart, the angel starts to fall for his wife…

Peter Pan Live!: Allison Williams, daughter of famous news anchor Brian Williams, plays Peter Pan in this live version of J.M. Barrie’s popular fantasy. Christopher Walken also stars as Captain Hook.

Million Dollar Arm: From the same studio as Remember The Titans and Miracle comes the story of a washed-up sports fan who dreams to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher.

CDs

Classics - She and Him: Zooey Deschanel (of Elf fame) and M. Ward form this duo. Their new album, Classics, is a collection of covers of timeless songs from artists like Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong and Elvis Costello.

Rock or Bust - AC/DC: Rock or Bust is AC/DC’s first new album in six years and includes the single Play Ball.

The Pinkprint - Nicki Minaj: The newest album from superstar Nicki Minaj includes Anaconda, which ranked as number 3 on Spin Magazine’s list of 101 best songs in 2014.

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