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Authors
of the Month:
Elizabeth
Strout
Teen Author
of the Month:
Daniel Waters
Children's Author
of the Month:
Nancy Tafuri
Last update:
11/15/09 |
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What's New
Book
Discussions
We invite you to join our monthly
book discussions on Wednesday evenings at Bill Library at 7:00 p.m.
We always welcome new participants and provide evening refreshments.
November 18, 2009
Olive Kittridge by Elizabeth Strout.
"Hell. We’re always alone. Born alone. Die alone," says Olive
Kitteridge, redoubtable seventh-grade math teacher in Crosby, Maine.
Anyone who gets in Olive’s way had better watch out, for she crashes
unapologetically through life like an emotional storm trooper. She forces
her husband, Henry, the town pharmacist, into tactical retreat; and she
drives her beloved son, Christopher, across the country and into therapy.
But appalling though Olive can be Strout manages to make her deeply human
and even sympathetic, as are all of the characters in this "novel in
stories." (From Booklist 03/2008)
December 16, 2009
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Colm Tóibín's engaging new novel will not bring to mind
the fashionable borough of recent years nor Bed-Stuy beleaguered with the
troubles of a Saturday night. Tóibín has revived the Brooklyn of an
Irish-Catholic parish in the '50s, a setting appropriate to the narrow
life of Eilis Lacey. Before Eilis ships out for a decent job in America,
her village life is sketched in detail. The shops, pub, the hoity-toity
and plainspoken people of Enniscorthy have such appeal on the page, it
does seem a shame to leave. Tóibín's maneuvers draw us to the bright girl
with a gift for numbers. With a keen eye, Eilis surveys her lonely,
steady-on life: her job in the dry goods store, the rules and regulations
of her rooming house and finding appropriate company to keep.
Senior Book
Discussions
Mary Ellen Osborne, from the Gales Ferry
Library, conducts a monthly book discussion at the Ledyard Senior
Center. Anyone 55 years of age or older is eligible to participate.
The group meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 10:30 am.
Bimonthly we select a book for the group to read and discuss. At the other
monthly meeting, Mary Ellen presents a variety of books and leads a
discussion of books the members have recently read.
The November and December groups have been changed to
the 3rd Wednesday to avoid conflicts with the holidays.
If you have any questions, call Mary Ellen at 464-6943.
Library Commission
7:30 p.m. Monday November 16 Bill Library
Our meeting, which is normally held at Gales Ferry Library will move to
Bill Library this month. We apologize for the inconvenience.
JobNow
Ledyard Libraries is pleased to provide this new service for our patrons.
Click here or
the logo above to go the Live Job Assistance website.
Overdrive Downloadable Audio books! -
Free Audiobook Downloads!
Ledyard Libraries is excited to now offer patrons with Microsoft Media
Player the opportunity to check out downloadable audiobooks with their
Library Card! Choose from hundreds of popular titles right from your web
browser and access them with our free OverDrive Media Console software. If
you have a supported portable audio player, you can even listen on the go!
 HERE'S
HOW:
Click the graphic on the left or the link in the library catalog to search
for a book, download it to your computer, and play it back.
Downloads may also be transferred to a compatible MP3 player and some
titles may be burned to a CD. A list of compatible devices (sorry, iPod’s
aren’t on the list.) is available on the site, along with easy to follow
downloading instructions. A valid Ledyard Library card is required to
complete the download.
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