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Written on: November 2nd, 2009 in Blog Posts
In this week’s New York Times Book Review Dave Eggers reviews the new volume of Kurt Vonnegut’s previously unpublished short fiction Look at the Birdie. These pieces are representative of the work Vonnegut and many other working authors of the post-War era wrote for magazines such as Saturday Evening Post– clever, witty and upbeat, but […]
Written on: October 30th, 2009 in Blog Posts
Author Katherine Hall Page is a popular writer in the mystery/cookbook genre. Her protagonist Faith Fairchild is a “minister’s wife, sometime sleuth, and culinary artist” and has been featured in 18 adventures, and Page has won the prestigious Agatha Award three times Her new book, the Body in the Sleigh, is dedicated to libraries and […]
Written on: October 29th, 2009 in Blog Posts
This was the main finding of the recent Pew Research Center study on popular attitudes towards science and scientists in the United States. You can test your own base level of awareness of current popular scientific knowledge at the Pew Science Quiz. Depending on how you perform, you may want to check out one of […]
Written on: October 28th, 2009 in Blog Posts
Click on the links below to get lists of new items available from the DLC in various formats: All New ItemsNew Audio BooksNew BooksNew DVDs
Written on: October 27th, 2009 in Blog Posts
I guess that I can’t say I was too surprised when Lucy hauled home the immortal sci-fi novel Dune from her school library last week- my recollection was that I was in 4th grade when I read it for the first time. It’s an interesting bedtime story to read out loud though- I tried to […]
Written on: October 26th, 2009 in Blog Posts
Here’s another rapid summary of some of the featured books in this Sunday’s New York Times Book Review, which are now available to borrow or reserve from the Delaware Library Catalog. Johnathon Lethem’s Chronic City departs from the authors usual stomping grounds- Brooklyn- to create a “bravura” novel set in an “alternate-reality Manhattan” William Mann’s […]
Written on: October 22nd, 2009 in Blog Posts
Public libraries continue to be a valuable resource for women wanting to prevent breast cancer or for those who are considering their options to fight it. While finding a professional medical opinion is still every woman’s best option, they can use resources that are readily available through their library to explore and evaluate alternative and […]
Written on: October 20th, 2009 in Blog Posts
Click on the links below to get lists of new items available from the Delaware Library Catalog in various formats: All New Items New Audio Books New Books New DVDs
Written on: October 19th, 2009 in Blog Posts
This week’s New York Times Book Review leads with a review of Jeannette Wall’s new semi-biographical work Half-Broke Horses. Walls also wrote the acclaimed memoir Glass Castle, and her newest work delves further into her family history- what Walls doesn’t actually know about the main character, her Grandmother Lily Casey Smith, she creates out of […]
Written on: October 16th, 2009 in Blog Posts
New Castle County Libraries and the Department of Community Services are planning a great program of book discussions, lectures and workshops about sustainable agriculture and healthy eating, in a number of New Castle County public libraries during the month of November. You can download the full program brochure at this link The booklist for the […]
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