NoveList’s Best of 2015

May 19, 2016

The Library’s new display featuring some of NoveList’s best books of 2015. Titles include: Fantasy: “The Mechanical” “The Watchmaker of Filigree Street” Thriller/Suspense: “Little Black Lies” “The Killing Lessons” Science Fiction: “Futuristic Violence and Fancy . . . read more »

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A few Staff selections for Poetry Month

April 25, 2016

~Kate~ Ladles and Jellyspoons, I come before you, to stand behind you, To tell you something I know nothing about. Next Thursday, which is Good Friday, There will be a mothers’ meeting for fathers only. . . . read more »

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April is Poetry Month

April 4, 2016

April is Poetry Month! Along with a series of events to celebrate and indulge in the genre, the Library will place baskets of poems around town to inspire a serendipitous poetic experience. Check out our . . . read more »

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Read Harder in Action

February 4, 2016

In January I posted about Book Riot’s excellent Read Harder Challenge. Well, several of us at the library are so smitten with this idea we decided to pull the books in our collection that fit . . . read more »

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Looking forward to a 2016 of Books

January 27, 2016

Tis the season for countless, glorious lists!  Lots of great books are coming out in 2016. Here are a few lists to peruse and a few I am looking forward to. Book Riot 2016 Fiction . . . read more »

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Bust out of your genre…Read Harder!

January 14, 2016

Book groups are wonderful for many reasons: intelligent discussion,  wine and snacks, socializing with friends, having a book on tap all year. For me, I love the fact that book clubs force me to read . . . read more »

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The Greatest Books of 2015 You Never Knew About

December 2, 2015

I recently read a great article in Slate introducing 27 great books that didn’t get a lot of press in 2015. Click here for the article or peruse some of my favorites below.   “Parts of . . . read more »

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Closing down 2015

November 5, 2015

The publishing industry is planning a strong finish for 2015 with a cavalcade of new titles from some heavy hitters as well as some new voices. Here are few books to be published this fall . . . read more »

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Rags – Hero Dog of WWI by Margot Theis Raven Illustrated by Petra Brown 2014 Sleeping Bear Press

September 29, 2015

Picture Book As we mark the centenary of the start of the World War I, this fantastic true dog story will also teach a bit of history. Rags, a Parisien stray, was befriended  by a . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Juvenile Books

The Tortoise & The Hare by Jerry Pinkney 2013 Little, Brown and Company

September 29, 2015

Picture Book Fans of Pinkney’s  Caldecott Medal – winning The Lion and The Mouse  will be equally enchanted by his retelling of another of Aesop’s fables, The Tortoise and The Hare.  Pinkney’s  storytelling is through . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Children's Books