We have a display for you! At both Main Street and Fairmount Street libraries, we have mysteries and DVDs of Sherlock Holmes spinoffs. The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie King is the first in a series featuring a feminist Mary Russell. A teenager at the time, she meets the great Holmes while she is wandering the Sussex countryside. Holmes [...]
Independence Day is coming and we have materials to help you celebrate! If you haven’t already read James Patterson’s book, 4th of July, this is the perfect time to do so. For those of you already familiar with Patterson’s story lines or characters, this is part of his Women’s Murder Club series and features San Francisco police lieutenant Lindsay Boxer. [...]
Cinco de Mayo is only the beginning! The entire month of May has been designated as Latino Books Month by the Association of American Publishers. Simply put, it’s an effort to encourage people to read books by and for Latinos. What’s great is that you can choose to read many titles in either English or Spanish. If you read Spanish, you’ll be [...]
I have to give credit where credit is due; this idea was posted on a list serve by Glenda Mulder from Laurens (Iowa) Public Library. Thanks for sharing Glenda! Given the You-Tube popularity of the Britain’s Got Talent segment, I thought I’d share the idea with you as well. (If you’re one of the few [...]
April 22 is Earth Day! This holiday has been celebrated in America since 1970, but due to the timeliness of this topic, there’s a vast array of newer materials on all things having to do with “green” and the environment. Check out some of these titles: From the Bottom Up: One Man’s Crusade to Clean America’s Rivers [...]
The Quad Cities is celebrating Money Smart Week April 18-25th. Besides the multitude of informational programs being offered throughout the week, you can also get more in-depth suggestions from current materials at the library. In this struggling economy, the Penny Pincher’s Almanac by Reader’s Digest may be just the ticket for many of us. Presented [...]
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue April is National Poetry Month too! Okay, okay — this little rhyme won’t win a Pulitzer prize. But maybe, just maybe, it’ll get you to come into the library and check out a book of poetry; you might just find some old favorites you’ve forgotten and discover some new [...]
Ahhh, Spring! It’s a fresh start for everything — including your home! April just happens to be National Decorating Month, so if you’re looking for some ideas to update your lovely abode, stop by the library and check out what we have to offer. These books have beautiful photographs and offer simple (and inexpensive) solutions [...]
Did you know that April is National Humor Month? What better way to start it off than with an April Fool’s joke! Tickle your funny bone and find some easy April Fools joke ideas in the current issue of Martha Stewart’s Living magazine. If you’re a fool for fun, or just want a good LOL [...]
March is National Women’s History Month, celebrated every year since 1978. This years theme is Women: Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet and spotlights Rachel Carson, author of A Silent Spring. Of course, the library has the expected biographies about Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, but how about Billie Jean King, Sally [...]
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