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Finnegan’s Wake in China
Looks like a newly translated edition of James Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake is a bestseller in China. So, when does the English translation come out? Zing! -Norm De Plume
Posted: 2/6/2013 2:26 PM in Stacked
New JD Robb – Calculated in Death
JD Robb’s (Nora Roberts) latest Eve Dallas thriller, Calculated in Death, is due out soon. These books are like a bowl of popcorn for me; I only mean to eat a handful when I start and before I know it, … Continue reading →
Posted: 2/6/2013 10:20 AM in Off the Shelf @ CCPL
Willilamsburg Creative Writing Group
Prompts for the week of February 14th, 2013 Prompt This week is all about love. Using one or more of the following prompts, create a short story about love. Love is a many splendored thing Love waits When you love … Continue reading →
Posted: 2/6/2013 10:08 AM in Off the Shelf @ CCPL
Most Popular Feature Films
Take a look at the most popular movies in 2012 at the library. Top Ten Circulating Feature Films 2012: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Part 2 Hop We Bought a Zoo Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Part 1 … Continue reading →
Posted: 2/4/2013 2:18 PM in Off the Shelf @ CCPL
Weekend Reading: Robert Crais’s “Suspect”
Thursday night found us on a panel of literary fringe persons seated on a stage in an auditorium where one of the Wolfe cubs used sweetly to sing when the building was a useful if rather unloved school rather than a Cultural (and Arts!) Center. Our companions...
Posted: 2/4/2013 12:22 PM in Stacked
Yeeee-HAAA: Texas will be home to first all-digital library system
Texas’ Bexar County Library system is getting rid of its printed books to become the world’s first all-digital library system. Here’s the article in PCWorld, which places the decision in context. Despite being himself an unabashed book lover, the driving...
Posted: 2/1/2013 3:58 PM in Stacked
Celebrating Our Presidents
In February we observe President’s day on the third Monday of the month. According to the federal government the Monday holiday is officially Washington’s Birthday. Many Americans believe that this holiday is now called Presidents Day, in honor of both...
Posted: 2/1/2013 1:57 PM in Off the Shelf @ CCPL
The Linen Hall Library
I’d love to present you with an in-depth, behind-the-scenes tour of the Linen Hall Library in Belfast, like we did for the Klau and the Lloyd Libraries, but unfortunately the Stacked travel budget is, shall we say, meager. Or rather, it hopes to one day...
Posted: 1/31/2013 3:31 PM in Stacked
Williamsburg Creative Writing Group
Prompts for the week of February 7th, 2013 Prompt This week we will work a little on character development. I will give you several people to choose from. Take one or more and develop them into characters in your short … Continue reading →
Posted: 1/31/2013 9:03 AM in Off the Shelf @ CCPL
Weekend Reading: Bossypants
Having motored to Motor City for a richly deserved weekend with the Wolfe pack we discovered that we had brought neither novel nor Kindle, a desperate situation remedied by the Heiress’s copy of Tina Fey’s lite memoir, a trifle we devoured in perhaps...
Posted: 1/28/2013 12:13 PM in Stacked
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