On this day fifty years ago, crew members of the Apollo 11 mission became the first humans ever to set foot on our planet’s only moon. Video of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepping out of the lunar module onto a desolate and alien surface was broadcast to awestruck viewers […]
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“Arky Levin has reached a dead end. Unexpectedly separated from his wife, he suddenly has the space he needs to work composing film scores—but none of the peace of mind he needs to create. As he wanders the city, guilty and restless, it’s almost by chance that he stumbles upon […]
This week’s Staff Pick is none other than Harper Lee’s immortal To Kill a Mockingbird. Why such a staple of American literature? Earlier this week, PBS’ eight-part series called The Great American Read came to its conclusion, announcing that Mockingbird was voted America’s #1 best-loved novel! “The Great American Read was an eight-part series that […]
This week’s staff pick is An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, the debut novel by Hank Green. As a famous YouTube personality (known for the Crash Course series with his brother John), Green is now trying his hand at fiction. Remarkable Thing has already been receiving rave reviews and is highly recommended! “The Carls just appeared. […]
This week’s Staff Pick is Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. When we first meet Eleanor, she is a reclusive creature of habit. She has no social life or skills to speak of, choosing instead to stay home and drink large quantities of vodka alone on the weekends. […]
Havel: A Life by Michael Zantovsky In honor of his birth anniversary (yesterday, October 5) this week’s staff pick is a biography of Vaclav Havel by Michael Zantovsky. Havel is considered to be one of the most renowned and respected political figures of the twentieth-century. He was a dissident and activist […]
From September 15th to October 15th each year, Americans celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. This is a time set aside to honor the contributions and histories of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central American, and South America. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage […]
This week’s Staff Pick has been creating quite a buzz since its release this past June. There There has been praised for its vivid prose, interwoven story, and originality. To see what all the noise is about, come in to the library to checkout our copy today! -George, FTPL “There There is a […]
(Roald Dahl) There is a pretty good chance that at least one of the stories written by Roald Dahl was a part of your childhood. If not the original print version, a movie adaptation of a Dahl book was probably on your radar at some point. If you’ve never […]
In honor of September’s Second Saturday Book Club title here at the Library, this week’s staff pick is The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware. The author does an excellent job of maintaining the novel’s foreboding tone while keeping the story moving at a brisk pace. The result is a riveting […]