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  • Icy Isolation

    Ok, I know Spring is sprung and we’re all ready for flowers, more daylight, and sunnier days, but I’m taking one last look back at winter with this trio of recent suspense novels that find characters trapped in remote, snowy mountain lodges in the Alps. One by One by Ruth WareThe eight shareholding employees of… Continue reading

  • Snowbound! Winter Chills and Thrills

    Desperate messages came flooding in, through the silent darkness of the winter nights. “Help! Snowed in at home! I need something to read!” So, adding to our recent list of Wintry reads, here are some gripping novels that revolve around winter storms. The Quality of Silence, by Rosamund Lupton. An astrophysicist and her precocious hearing-disabled daughter… Continue reading

  • Snowing While Sunny

    ~posted by Anne C. You might not think it, but some of the more interesting and challenging questions that come to the Business, Science and Technology desk at the Central Library actually have to do with language. Vagaries in definition, etymology, slang and dialect can be tough to resolve authoritatively, but are also fascinating to… Continue reading

  • Silly Stories to Share

    I don’t know about you, but despite the glorious weather, everyone I know is in need of a bit of cheering up.  I turn once more to the picture books, the silly and the sublime. Waiting For Winter by Sebastien Meschenmoser I know we’re all waiting for summer at this point, but don’t let that… Continue reading

  • Wishing for Snow

    As I look out on the dreary grey that has become the standard color for this winter, I think back on last year’s winter white and wish for snow. Yes, I know it was a bit extreme and highly inconvenient – not to mention downright dangerous, at times – but being forced to stay home… Continue reading