We have just finished putting up a new display for the juvenile section of the library. We hope you come in and check it out in person, here are a few pictures in case you can’t. We want to further promote our libraries ELF Program on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 and our storytime Monday mornings at 10:15.
Lynne Wheaton – Library Assistant
Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Lynne Truss manages to make punctuation an enjoyable subject. Helped by great illustrations, the implications of right and wrong punctuation become evident. This book became a best seller and it is no surprise why! This “zero tolerance approach to punctuation” will not only make you laugh but you may even learn a thing or two along the way. Punctuation can alter the sense of a string of words, for example: A woman, without her man, is nothing. A woman: without her, man is nothing. That a book on grammar could be this much fun is unbelievable. Written in a wry British style, this book twinkles with dry humor, sarcastic remarks and witty double entendres.
Lisa Monteiro – Library Assistant
The Principles of Uncertainty by Maira Kalman
In Principles of Uncertainty, Kalman touches on nearly every human emotion – yielding a book that is tender, tough, ironic, big-picture, “God is in the details”, mellow, poignant, funny – you name it. In her deceptively naive paintings she captures the essence of things – relationships, beauty, life cycles. I first became aware of Kalman a few years ago through her art work for the New Yorker, she has also written several children’s books. With this one she is at the top of her game. This book offers a lovely, honest and inspiring look at slices of life by a wonderful artist, observer, and touching writer. A must read for anyone who appreciates beauty, love and those small moments that make life worth living.
Anne-Marie Delupy – Library Assistant
La Vie En Rose - Directed by Olivier Dahan
Biopic movies can easily be boring, but once in awhile you find a daring director that truly understands the magic of the character’s life he is working on and gives it back to you in an astonishing movie. “La Vie En Rose” is far from a classic approach and that’s fortunate because Edith Piaf, the iconic French superstar, didn’t start here and go there; she was always at every age, even before she had the name the Little Sparrow. The action moves back and forth from her childhood to her final illness, from applause to desperation, from joy to heartbreak. Marion Coitillard truly became Edith Piaf. She really deserves the numerous awards she has collected for her incredible performance in this heart wrenching but spectacular movie.
