Anne-Marie Delupy – Library Assistant Attack and Release by the Black Keys Last year, Gnarls Barkley’s sound scientist, Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton, asked the Black Keys to write songs for an album by Ike Turner. When Turner died in December, so did the project, but its ideas took root. The Black Keys went ahead with [...]
Archive for the ‘Staff Recommended Reading’ Category
17 Apr
April Staff Recommendations
Mary-Catherine Crose – Librarian Kiss Me Like a Stranger by Gene Wilder In one of the most honest and touching memoir pieces, Gene Wilder describes the path he took to find love and the understanding of art. He does not hold back about his faults, though he states he has “no regrets”. It is true [...]
3 Mar
March Staff Recommendations
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 [...]
4 Feb
February Staff Recommendations
Lynne Wheaton – Library Assistant Voices – Ursula K. LeGuin Ansul, once a beautiful and peaceful city of traders and scholars was conquered seventeen years ago by the Alds – men of the desert who believe reading and writing to be evil acts, punishable by death. They also believe The [...]
8 Jan
January Staff Recommendations
Heidi Clark – Librarian Snow Treasure* By Marie McSwigan Children can be heroes too. In this historical novel, based on actual events, the reader is transported back in time to Norway during the Nazi occupation. Sledding was something of a national past-time for the children of Riswyk. It was fun, but it [...]
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