"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
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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
