This week’s column includes a guest review by Fran Plewak, two historical biographies, two novels on audio cassette and one novel on paper (how quaint and old fashioned).
Exit Ghost by Philip Roth. Roth brings back Nathan Zuckerman in a story about literature, memory, the indignities of old age, hopeless passion, death, the nature of the [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Library Columns from the Valley Reporter’
July 7, 2008
Library Column – July 3, 2008
July 7, 2008
Library Column, June 12, 2008
We are gearing up for summer. I’ll be ordering books soon, let me know if there is something you really want to read and I’ll find it for you.
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance by Gyles Brandreth. The first book in a new mystery series set in the late 1800s in England. Most [...]
July 7, 2008
Library Column – June 26, 2008
The library is suddenly very busy as our summer folk return. Welcome back to the Valley! We have new books coming in very soon, plus downloadable audio, the Summer Reading Program for the children and a great book discussion series for the grown-ups. Stop in and we’ll tell you everything. Meanwhile, here are a few [...]
June 6, 2008
Library Column – May 29, 2008
Do you still listen to books on audio cassette? Warren Public Library has done an exchange with Ilsley Library in Middlebury. We have 30 sets of their books and they have 30 of ours. These audiobooks will be available until September 1st. I’m planning to continue doing exchanges with other libraries and I’ll be building [...]
June 6, 2008
Library Column – May 15, 2008
Spring is really here. I love the tender green on trees and bushes, the masses of daffodils and other spring flowers and the rich scents as the Vermont soil emerges from winter.
Some of the library resources are well hidden. Available online (go to the bottom of our web page for links) are Heritage Quest [...]
June 6, 2008
Library Column – May 1, 2008
Have you tried out the downloadable audiobook service? Just go to http://www.warrenlibrary.com , click on audio books and then click on downloadable audio. This will take you to the ListenUp! Vermont web-site. Check out the hundreds of audiobooks available to Warren and Waitsfield residents. You do need to get your library card number expanded to [...]
June 6, 2008
Library Column – April 17, 2008
Looks like we made it through slush season. Next comes mud season, right? And then, perhaps, spring? As usual, I’ve been reading a lot, listening a bit and watching a little. Two craft books, one movie, four novels (one on CD), and a book of answers (yes, literally, an entire book of answers). Come on [...]
June 6, 2008
Library Column – April 3, 2008
More snow? Yes, more snow. We also have more books for anyone who needs a bit of an escape from the weather. Several new books came in this week: The Appeal by John Grisham, 7th Heaven by James Patterson, Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline, Trouble the Water by Nicole Seitz, Change of Heart by Jodi [...]
June 6, 2008
Library Column – March 20, 2008
Downloadable audio is here! The Green Mountain Library Consortium has signed with a major distributor of downloadable books, Overdrive, and the Warren Public Library is all set to deliver the service. Stop in at the library and I’ll explain how it works and give you your extended library account number, required for checking out materials.
I’m [...]
March 12, 2008
Library Column – March 6, 2008
Last chance to participate in The Big Read book discussions will be March 12 at the Joslin Memorial Library, 7 PM. We have several copies of The Maltese Falcon available so come and pick one up if you haven’t yet read it. Also coming up is Jennifer McMahon, (Promise Not to Tell) Vermont writer, talking [...]
