Looking for some good summer reads? If you aren't yet on the list for this year's top titles and want something right away, why not try the best from the past? Here is a list of the top ten books in each of the past five calendar years, as judged by how many times they were checked out of the library. Do you see any that you wanted to read but missed? With one exception all of these are novels written primarily for adults. Who can figure out what the one exception is?
Walk into just about any library today and one of the first things you'll notice is books - and usually LOTS of them. This is the way it has been for the lifetime of everyone who is alive today, and is likely to continue for some time yet. Some say the day will come when that isn't the case, but exactly when and if that will happen is anyone's guess.
Memory is fickle sometimes. A few days ago I was asked a question by a visiting genealogist. By the way, we get lots of those. With a history going back almost 375 years there are people from every corner of our country who can trace their ancestries back to one of the founders of our town. It's not unusual to see someone here doing research just about every day, especially in the summertime. But I digress.
Harlan Coben's new thriller might be titled "Six Years" but I doubt it took me even three hours to get through it. I love a good page-turner, even if it does cut into my sleep and make me (almost) late for work!
Late last week a former library staff member gave me the sad news that Joan Kahl, another former library staffer, had had a massive stroke and was in the hospital, not doing well. Sunday morning I learned that she had passed away the previous evening. Knowing Joan's views on funerals I wasn't at all surprised to hear that her children Danny and Marcia had decided to honor her wishes and not have any services.
One of our more popular television series on DVD that you can borrow here at the library is "Dexter," now available through season six, with season seven soon to come.
Walk into just about any library today and one of the first things you'll notice is books - and usually LOTS of them. This is the way it has been for the lifetime of everyone who is alive today, and is likely to continue for some time yet. Some say the day will come when that isn't the case, but exactly when and if that will happen is anyone's guess.
Memory is fickle sometimes. A few days ago I was asked a question by a visiting genealogist. By the way, we get lots of those. With a history going back almost 375 years there are people from every corner of our country who can trace their ancestries back to one of the founders of our town. It's not unusual to see someone here doing research just about every day, especially in the summertime. But I digress.
One of our more popular television series on DVD that you can borrow here at the library is "Dexter," 