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Open today from 9am to 9pm  •  March 18, 2010

Books

Did you come to the library’s website because you love to read for fun? Then this is the place for you! On our books page we feature reviews, news about authors and the publishing world, and other items of interest to readers. Check out our latest posts below, or explore the categories on the left to see reviews of books from a variety of genres or even get customer recommendations from other library patrons. You can also see what the latest Best Sellers are or what Literary News has caught our eye. Don’t miss the monthly Lost in the Stacks column, which highlights hidden gems from our non-fiction collection each month. If you still can’t get enough, check out the booklovers links on the right which will lead you into our databases that contain a wealth of information for readers. Thanks for visiting and happy reading!



Recent Posts

Stories 9 months in the making…

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Finally, we have something to read to fill the 9 months that pass between the passionate affairs in career gal chick lit and the happy healthy babies that populate mommy lit fiction and contemporary explorations of motherhood.

Introducing...

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San Francisco Earthquake hits 100 years ago

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The first earthquake hit in the morning but over twenty earthquakes and aftershocks would hit the city. Fires soon began after the first quake reaching temperatures of 2,000 degrees. Water lines had been broken and the fires burned for three days...

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Lost in the Stacks: Cookoff: Recipe Fever in America

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Insider information! Fronting! Bee swarms! And that’s just at the Great Garlic Cook-Off.  Join food writer Amy Sutherland as she spends a year observing the competitive cooking circuit, from National Chicken in April to the Pillsbury Bake-Off the...

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Enjoy one of the Bard’s best romantic comedies

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William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a perennial favorite . Shakespeare’s complicated love triangles include Demetrius and Lysander, who both want Hermia, and the outsider Helena, whose unrequited love burns hot for Demetrius. They...

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Thoughts on Recent Reads: Admission

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I recently read a thrilling novel about the aftermath of college life called Admission by Travis Thrasher.

My Thoughts: This book was a good suspense read, a real page turner.  It also touches on some deeper issues in the characters lives, but...

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