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10/31/2013 - 3:54pm
CRRL Mobile MakerLab

The CRRL Mobile MakerLab is making its way to you in November!

Come by for an interactive demonstration of new and innovative technology including a 3-D printer. All ages welcome!

Snow, Monday, November 4, 2-4pm
Headquarters, Tuesday, November 5, 4-6pm
Montross, Tuesday, November 12, 2-4pm
Cooper, Wednesday, November 13, 2-4pm
Newton, Monday, November 18, 2-4pm
England Run, Tuesday, November 19, 2-4pm
Porter, Tuesday, November 26, 3-5pm
Salem Church, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 3-5pm

Chris demonstrates our 3D printer

10/31/2013 - 3:51pm
Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman

How far would you go to make sure you had milk in your refrigerator? Might you outsmart a spaceship full of aliens looking to remodel your planet? Would you dare face off against bloodthirsty pirates? How about climbing into a time-traveling hot air balloon invented by a genius stegosaurus? Fortunately, the Milk, by Neil Gaiman has these things and so much more. 

10/31/2013 - 2:34pm
Local author William Tang
Tales of the DragonLocal author William Tang, writing under the pen name of Tang Long, is the author of Pets Only, a novel about a restaurant run by pets, and Tales of the Dragon, and anthology of Chinese legends, fables, and historical anecdotes.
 
Mr.Tang also writes the "Tales of the Dragon" online column for the Washington Times. 
 
He will discuss Chinese history and current events.
 
Signed copies of his books will be available.
 
Monday, November 18 - Porter Branch, 7:00-8:30pm
Tuesday, November 19 - Headquarters Library, 7:00-8:30pm
Monday, November 25 - England Run Branch, 7:00-8:30pm
10/30/2013 - 3:02am
Cover to Songs for Drella

Rock music provocateur Lou Reed passed away this week at age 71. Best known for his work with the proto-punk band The Velvet Underground, Reed supplied tough, gritty lyrics while John Cale offered up a dissonant musical journey unlike any heard at the time. Reed and Cale went on to make some transcendent solo albums as well, but my favorite collaboration of theirs will always be Songs For Drella.

10/28/2013 - 3:57pm
Fall Books

Our dog Archie may be mostly blind and have hips that decide he needs to sit down mid-stride, but this time of year, the moment he steps outside he’s like a pup again. Head and tail up, he treks jauntily around the yard enjoying the cool air and its accompanying breeze. I know just how he feels! Although my step isn’t as jaunty, I, too, am at my most puppyish in the fall. Put a pile of leaves in my path or anywhere I can easily reach, and I will joyfully kick my way to the other side.  

10/28/2013 - 3:02am
Challengers of the Unknown cover

Many people enjoy reading DC Comics’ classic Batman and Superman books, but often forgotten are the other series that were produced during the 1950s and 1960s, the “Silver Age” of comic books. One such series is Challengers of the Unknown, and it is sad that it has been mostly forgotten because it contains many exciting adventures with striking artwork and a panoply of bizarre monsters for the heroes to confront. For readers willing to put up with some of the more dated aspects of its storytelling, Challengers of the Unknown is an enjoyable trip back in time to DC’s Silver Age.

10/25/2013 - 2:15pm
If you like A Time to Kill by John Grisham

This readalike is in response to a patron's book-match request. If you would like personalized reading recommendations, fill out the book-match form and a librarian will email suggested titles to you. Available for adults, teens, and kids.  You can browse the book matches here.

A Time to Kill by John Grisham: "A Southern town is shocked when a 10-year-old black girl is raped by two white men--until the girl's father takes the law into his own hands." (Book description)

If you enjoyed this novel, here are some other titles you may enjoy:
 

Graveyard Dust by Barbara Hambly
Benjamin January once again turns sleuth when his sister is arrested for murder, a crime with powerful ties to a voodoo death curse (catalog description)

 


 

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder of self defense? The question captivated the city's Society, high and low, for over a decade. (catalog description)



 

10/24/2013 - 3:02am
The Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell

Back in the time of horse-drawn carriages and gas-lit streets, tiny Sophie was found floating in a cello case next to a sinking ship nigh unto London.

10/22/2013 - 3:01am
Cover to Life after Life

I love a book with an inventive narrative structure and, like Scheherazade, Kate Atkinson has 1,001 plots in her novel, Life after Life. Ursula Todd, born on a snowy night in 1910 to banker Hugh Todd and his aristocratic wife Sylvie dies and lives--over and over again.  But this is a novel not just about reincarnation but also about how a writer writes and makes choices. The chapters reveal the choices a writer--or a human being--makes and how it changes the path a life takes.

10/21/2013 - 3:02am
The Giver by Lois Lowry

Our society is chaotic, violent, and often disturbing to grow up in. Wouldn’t it be much better to grow up in a safer, more secure place?  How much of the unease and disorder of modern society would you sacrifice to create a more peaceful and harmonious civilization? The Giver, by Lois Lowry, asks this difficult question, and creates a dystopia both serene and haunting for its lack of emotions and empathy for its citizens.
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