Blog Category: Book Sketches
Posted by JDavanza on Tue, Dec 21
Barrington Library Holiday Closings
The Library will be closed at 12:30 PM on Friday, December 24.
The Library will remain closed on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday December 25-27.
Regular library hours resume Tuesday, December 28, 2010.
In celebration of New Year’s the Library will be closed Saturday, January 1st and Sunday, January 2nd, 2011.
Once in a while even avid readers will come across a book that startles with the idea that is was...
Posted by JDavanza on Fri, Dec 10
Once in a while even avid readers will come across a book that startles with the idea that is was undiscovered to them up until that point in their reading life. Such a book is ‘The Custom of the Country’ by Edith Wharton. Although written in 1913, the book has an amazingly modern pitch to it: Wall Street shenanigans, social climbing, personal betrayals, mindless acquisition of material goods. Undine Spragg, the soulless main character, is an anti-heroine for all time. Mrs. Wharton...
Posted by JDavanza on Tue, Dec 07
Delayed opening of the library for full staff meeting
The library will hold its annual full staff meeting on Thursday, December 9 from 8 am to 10 am. The library will open to the public on that morning at 10 am. Please make a note of this delayed opening time when planning your library visit that day.
Posted by JDavanza on Fri, Dec 03
What exactly is BookLetters? BookLetters is a concierge service that allows you to keep track of great books and other materials, as well as events at the library for the current month.
Register via the Library’s web page to receive this info by email. Look for the blue BookLetters icon on the left hand side of our home page. You can sign up for everything, or, cherry pick among the valuable offerings below:Director’s Notebook: a monthly, in-depth...
Posted by JDavanza on Fri, Dec 03
Don’t have time right now to read a Russian Novel? A metaphysical tome? A lengthy literary look at human nature? Pick up on short story collections, and you can enjoy the best of all genres and types of literature. We promise you’ll find many of the benefits and bliss of the longer works in their briefer counterparts - and - we’ve done the heavy lifting for you. Drop by our Short Story Display on the main floor of the Library. This exhibit, located in the new magazine...
Posted by JDavanza on Thu, Dec 02
Carry the library catalog with you!
Ocean State Libraries has installed an application for a mobile version of the state’s public library online catalog. When you visit catalog.oslri.net from your cell phone, you will see a box asking if you would like to use the mobile version of the catalog. Just say yes, and you’re in business!
Posted by JDavanza on Wed, Dec 01
directorsnotebook:
Library Director’s Notebook
December, 2010
Fifty years is a long time for a book to stay in print, particularly in today’s world of cheaply printed books and online publishing. It’s a rare book that lasts even a few years after its initial publication, as all the remaindered books found in book store sales can attest. Yet there are some books so powerful and so memorable that fifty years of continuous publication can well be called only the...
Posted by JDavanza on Tue, Nov 23
The Mockingbird turns 50!
To Kill A Mockingbird was first published 50 years ago. This most loved of American novels has had a major impact on millions of readers for five decades.
To celebrate, the library will hold 2 book discussions as well as a screening of the 1962 classic movie based on the book, starring Gregory Peck. Please join us for a book discussion and for the movie, shown in our state of the art cinema.
Details about the programs in honor of To Kill...
Posted by JDavanza on Tue, Nov 23
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours at the Library
Barrington Library will close at 5 pm on Wednesday, November 24, 2010. In addition, the Library will be closed on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26. Regular library hours resume on Saturday, November 27.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday!
Posted by JDavanza on Wed, Nov 17
Barrington Library has a wealth of beautiful cookbooks, as well as books on entertaining and party themes. For your convenience, a selection is currently on display at the Library entrance.
