Book of the week
Here’s a New Year’s resolution to add to your list (not that we don’t think you’re already perfect) – read more books! The Concord Public Library is happy to help you keep that one. For more information about the library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Homer & Langley E.L. Doctorow 2009, 208 pages Setting: New York City, 1900-1940s Drawing inspiration from the unusual story of the reclusive Collyer brothers, E. L. Doctorow...
Book of the week
Santa says reading is cool – and considering the time of year, you don’t want to get on his bad list. Be sure to pick up a book at the Concord Public Library. For more information, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry Kathleen Flinn 2008, 290 pages Nonfiction When she loses her executive job at a software company, Kathleen Flinn takes a leap of faith and decides to pursue her dream to go to the...
Book of the week
Want to curl up with a good book while sipping a cup of hot cocoa? The Concord Public Library can help you out with that! For more information about the libary, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Googled: The End of the World as We Know It Ken Auletta 2009, 384 pages Nonfiction Using extensive research, numerous interviews with present and former employees and access to Google-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, journalist Ken Auletta...
Book of the week
Curl up with a good book from the Concord Public Library – they have plenty! For more information about the library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True Brigid Pasulka 2009, 354 pages Setting: Southern Poland, 1939 to 1947 and mid-1900s Pasulka, a teacher and daughter of Polish immigrants, weaves together a messy family history in parallel tales of the Polish grandmother Nela (during World War...
Book of the week
The Insider staff is thankful for many things this year, and the Concord Public Library is certainly one of them! For more information about the library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Fire Date Kristin Cashore 2009, 461 pages Fantasy When an author’s first book is chosen as an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults, how does she follow it up? In Kristin Cashore’s case, she writes a companion novel to the one that...
