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They’re here! Check out all the hot new titles that are available in Large Print. There’s a little something for everyone with non-fiction, detective, romance, and inspirational works. You can get on the reserve list today or check out a 14-day express copy if available. Don’t see a particular title? Check with our friendly Red Carpet staff to see [...]
The William C. Morris Award honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens. The 2011 finalists for the award have just been announced, so you can check them out and make your bets for who will be the winner. Hush by Eishes Chayil After remembering the cause of her best [...]
The Citizens of the City of Carce have no idea that a catastrophe is at their doorstep and the end of the world may be on its way. It begins with the arrival of a magician from the far north who has found himself an ally, Senator Saxa. The Senator might be under the influence [...]
Christmas Day, 1941: a troop train filled with young, scared, and lonely soldiers made a brief, late evening stop in the small town of North Platte, Nebraska – and witnessed a miracle. The miracle was the North Platte Canteen: a place where soldiers could get off the train and enjoy free food, magazines, music, dancing, [...]
Take a break from all the holiday bustle and savor the slow pace of this month’s pick while sipping a warm beverage. You will leave with a glimmer of hope in your heart, reflecting on the way faith can bring light into the darkest of circumstances. After the Leaves Fall by Nicole Baart tells the touching [...]
Library patron Jason Whisnant and I recently had an excellent music conversation over email. I asked him to suggest bands and songs for the rest of us to enjoy. Here are the selections that he shared with me: The Stone Roses: Very underappreciated band; the song “Love Spreads” is one of the rare songs where [...]
Dave: Today we’re discussing the book, “The Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL”, by Mark Bowden. The game the book focuses on, the 1958 NFL Championship Game, has been labeled the greatest game ever played by many people for decades. It was the first professional football game to [...]
The Voice by Bill Myers This novel’s unique premise sets up a plot full of twists and turns–and opportunities to reflect on the nature of God. What if a team of scientists developed a program that could "play back" the very voice of God as it is "recorded" on stones found where He is known [...]
Nate: Hi everyone, today we’re discussing the book “Hunting Eichmann”, by Neal Bascomb, which focuses on the search for the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in the years following World War II. I have to say, Dave, I didn’t know a lot of the details surrounding Eichmann, the search for him, and the way he was actually [...]
Before alternative music, there was “college rock” – a term used in the 80s to describe anything that wasn’t Top 40 and found its genesis in the universities of the time. These bands capture the post-punk, new-Wave sound that epitomized this underground movement. Thank the 80s for MTV, the compact disc, and those wonderful parachute [...]
It’s rare that I find a manual that’s been as helpful to me in learning about a new gadget that I’ve purchased. If you’re like many folks, you use an iPod or iPhone on a daily basis. These handy Missing Manuals provide some much-needed extra instructions that don’t come in the box. For example, did [...]
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