Book Sketches

Here’s good news from a recent study concerning adult reading.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/11/AR2009011102337.html?hpid=features1&hpv=national

It’s cold and wintry outside, but a huge smiling sun just got delivered to me in the form of a warm and friendly letter from one of our favorite library users, Mr. Bo Jamiel.  Mr. Jamiel has given the library many generous donations, but what always pleases us most are his kind words and his wonderful sense of humor.  Here’s an excerpt from a recent letter from Mr. Jamiel that made everyone’s day here at the library:

“Dear Ms. Barchi and Employees of Barrington Public Library:

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Director’s notebook

January, 2009

A recent novel in translation has been compared to the writings of Proust.  The Elegance of a Hedgehog takes a look at the life of the mind through the lives of some very unusual characters.  Want to take a look?  Check it out at the Library!

It seems robins are now full time residents of Rhode Island.  To find out more about birds check out our avian collections at the Library!