PRESIDENTS DAY

Monday is the annual Presidents Day Holiday (at least, for some). Biographies, portraits, facts, and more about our past presidents can be found on many websites, including:
Whitehouse.gov--Presidents Day
Whitehouse.gov--Presidents
Info Please
C Span's American Presidents: Life Portraits
U.S. Senate: Inaugural Facts and Firsts
Cyber Grandma's Presidential Biographies [warning: annoying music]
Library of Congress: Portraits
America's Library: Presidents
PBS: American Presidents for Kids
PBS' The American President
Internet Public Library
Presidents USA
USA Trivia

Of course, the Elk Grove Public Library has many books, films, etc. about presidents and about the office of President [see displays in Adult and Youth Services]. Some recent acquisitions include:
NEW ADULT BIOGRAPHIES:
FDR (2007) by Jean Edward Smith
Lion in the White House: A Life of Theodore Roosevelt (2007) by Aida D. Donald
Thomas Jefferson: Draftsman of a Nation (2007) by Natalie S. Bober
Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full (2007) by Conrad Black
NEW ADULT NONFICTION:
The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder & Stupefy (2007) by Rick Beyer (NEW 973.099 BEY)
A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign (2007) by Edward J. Larson (NEW 324.973 LAR)
Lincoln Legends: Myths, Hoaxes, and Confabulations Associated with Our Greatest President (2007) by Edward Steers Jr. (NEW 973.7092 STE)
Presidential Power: Unchecked and Unbalanced (2007) by Matthew Crenson and Benjamin Ginsberg (NEW 352.237 CRE)
Ike: An American Hero (2007) by Michael Korda (NEW 973.92109 KOR)
Anything for a Vote: Dirty Tricks, Cheap Shots, and October Surprises in U.S. Presidential Campaigns (2007) by Joseph Cummins (NEW 324.973 CUM) [in processing]