Book Sketches

Question: Who is one of America’s most impassioned advocates for the rights of all children?

Answer: Jonathon Kozol, who recently was the keynote speaker at the commencement exercises for St. Andrews School in Barrington.

Follow this link to learn more about Kozol’s life and works:

Question: What has all the adventuresome buddy appeal of the Hardy Boys, the subtlety of Jane Austen in conveying late 18^th, early 19^th century European social nuance, and a shipload more of interest besides?

Don’t miss the opportunity to see this beautiful and moving paper crane exhibit at the Library during the month of June.  The display, to be found in the glass case located near the fiction collection, was arranged by YA Librarian Bri Johnson in celebration of the kind generosity shown to her by local teens during a recent illness. 

Bri posted these words to elucidate this beautiful and moving exhibit:

All paper crane projects have a story.

This post from the Boing Boing blog made my day.