Top 7 Things You May Not Know + Fun Groundhog Titles at The Library Pretty much everyone knows about Punxsutawney Phil and his propensity for predicting the weather in Pennsylvania. And pretty much everyone who sheltered in place during the global pandemic had at least an inkling of the Groundhog Day phenomenon - referenced from the 1993 Bill Murray film - where day after day seemed to be exactly the same. But ... can you answers THESE fun questions about groundhogs and their biggest … [Read more...] about Digging into Groundhog Day
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Book Review: An Untamed State by Roxane Gay
Media and Digital Librarian Aly Wepplo recommends An Untamed State by Roxane Gay. I was working at the Circulation desk when Martha Williams, our Director of Programs and Education, dropped An Untamed State into the return bin. Once she picked it up, she said, she hardly put it down again until it was finished. Three days later, I was making the same recommendation. To everybody. An Untamed State is the story of Mireille, an American woman with Haitian roots. Her parents raised … [Read more...] about Book Review: An Untamed State by Roxane Gay
Silver Creek
Historic Photo Stories from the Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History Silver Creek draws nature lovers from all over to fish its waters and walk its paths while looking for wildlife. This image of Silver Creek from the Sandra Hofferber Collection, shows the riparian area, the land that borders bodies of water, with snow on the ground, ducks on the water, and mountains peeking out in the background. Historically, the creek has been used for irrigation for farmers along its … [Read more...] about Silver Creek
Best Reads of 2021
"Every book its reader.” ~Third Law of Library Science, S. R. Ranganathan, 1931 Download a Printable PDF of The Community Library's Best Reads of 2021 here. Every January, The Community Library curates a list of the 50 best book releases from the past year. Titles are chosen in Fiction, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Graphic Non-Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs. This year's Best of 2021 was curated by Circulation Manager Pam Parker. It’s hard to … [Read more...] about Best Reads of 2021
Five Christmas Novels by Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens heralds the winter solstice season with his Five Christmas Novels. After the success attained with A Christmas Carol in 1843, Charles Dickens continued the series throughout the 1840s, maintaining what he called "the Carol philosophy" to "strike a sledgehammer blow" for the poor, uneducated, and repressed. And what are the five Christmas Novels? In typical Dickens fashion, he drove his message home with a mixture of humor and good cheer. Margaret Lane points out … [Read more...] about Five Christmas Novels by Charles Dickens
