Posted by Jill on Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 2:57 pm | 0 Comment(s)
Some new Reference Books have arrived! Looking for something good to read? A new series of books has arrived at the Reference Desk which might be of interest to you! The series is called Bloomsbury Good Reading Guides and each volume features 100 Must-Read Books in different categories. So far we have:
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Posted by Jill on Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 11:54 am | 0 Comment(s)
I know it is hard to imagine, but the What’s Falmouth Reading? Committee is already trying to pick a book for our 2011 town wide read. Personally, I think we cold go with Moby-Dick for a second year there is so much to discuss, but I fear there would be a mutiny on the committee! So ... if you have…
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Posted by Jill on Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 3:32 pm | 0 Comment(s)
Tuesday night, and then again this morning I had the great pleasure of leading the FPL Book Club. Right now we are reading a series of novels about artists in fiction. This weeks book was Seek My Face by John Updike. I am always delighted and surprised by the response of the…
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Posted by Jill on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 4:14 pm | 0 Comment(s)
Join the fun at Death & Dessert! This special afternoon program will take place at 2 PM on Saturday, October 24.
It will highlight a panel of three popular mystery writers discussing their latest books: Thomas H. Cook, The Fate of Katherine Carr; Jan Brogan, Teaser; Mark Arsenault,
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Posted by Jill on Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 11:27 am | 1 Comment(s)
Though it’s been about 5 years since The Time Traveler’s Wife was originally published, this title is having a surge of popularity now, due to the August release of the movie by the same name. This is a good thing, because it brings a wonderfully-written novel to the forefront again, and it can’t be a…
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Posted by Jill on Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:29 pm | 0 Comment(s)
Today’s blog entry was written by Faith Lee, one of our reference librarians, who also is responsible for the fabulous banned books display in the library.
“Have you been in the library in the last couple of days? Well, come in and see how we are celebrating Banned Books Week. The
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Posted by Jill on Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 2:18 pm | 0 Comment(s)
Here are today’s reading lists. As always you can hear the repeat at 7:30 p.m. on WCAI or listen to the podcast online.
Patron Suggestions
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows.
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Posted by Jill on Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 4:55 pm | 0 Comment(s)
Reference Librarian Laura Ford’s summer adventures in reading continue:
“Every summer, I try to find the perfect vacation book to take with me when I travel. My idea of a perfect vacation book is one that is riveting, yet not so riveting that I can’t put it down for a nap, or a game of tennis.
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