Director's Notebook
Library Director’s NotebookMarch, 2015A character in Kate Atkinson’s book Life After Life asks “What...
Library Director’s Notebook
March, 2015
A character in Kate Atkinson’s book Life After Life asks “What if we had a chance to do it again and again until we finally did get it right? Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”
Director’s Notebook February, 2015 All of us at some time or another have had to ask teachers,...
Director’s Notebook
February, 2015
All of us at some time or another have had to ask teachers, colleagues, or bosses for letters of reference. Usually we feel pretty confident that the person we ask will help us with a positive reference, but if we had first read Julie Schumacher’s new novel Dear Committee Members, we might not be so sanguine in our expectations.
Library Director’s Notebook January, 2015 Stefan Zweig is one of the most famous people no one has...
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January, 2015
Library Director’s Notebook December, 2014 The name Fannie Flagg is synonymous, as anyone who has...
Library Director’s Notebook
December, 2014
The name Fannie Flagg is synonymous, as anyone who has enjoyed Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café, with delight, good humor and optimism, with a dash of seriousness added for good measure. This winning formula succeeds again with Flagg’s latest novel The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion.
Library Director’s Notebook October, 2014 What do Henry James, Charles Dickens, Edith Wharton, and...
Library Director’s Notebook
October, 2014
What do Henry James, Charles Dickens, Edith Wharton, and Virginia Woolf have in common? Probably many things, but one similarity between them that may not immediately come to mind is that they all wrote and really enjoyed ghost stories.
Library Director’s Notebook September, 2014 Tracy Chevalier, best known for her international...
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September, 2014
The Director’s Notebook August, 2014 The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Ekphrastic poems are...
The Director’s Notebook
August, 2014
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Ekphrastic poems are poems about a specific work of art. In that case, what do you call a novel written about a specific painting? Perhaps it hasn’t been done enough-writing a novel about a specific painting—to warrant a defining label. Yet,no matter what we label The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, it will fall into the enviable category of “books you cannot put down.”
The Director’s Notebook July, 2014 The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and...
The Director’s Notebook
July, 2014
The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared , by Jonas Jonasson, is to my mind a perfect summer read. It is silly, ingenious, engaging, and full of imaginative connections between an oddly-assorted group of oddly-endearing people.
The Director’s Notebook June, 2014 The Blind Contessa’s New Machine by Carey...
The Director’s Notebook
June, 2014
The Blind Contessa’s New Machine by Carey Wallace
For those who will be travelling this summer and who are looking for a small, portable, delightful book that won’t take up too much space in their luggage or carry-on bag, I would recommend The Blind Contessa’s New Machine by Carey Wallace.