We second floor librarians were remarking recently that there have been a lot of books published in the last few years where the word wife figures prominently in the title. We leave the analysis of this trend to you, dear reader, but here are some wife-titled nonfiction books of recent years. (There are many more [...]
The annual Friends of the Library Big Book Sale is coming up! As before, it will be held at the Benton County Fairgrounds (map). All profits from the sale will go towards supporting the library. We are very lucky to have such great supporters! Here are the dates and times for the sale. Get them [...]
February is African American History Month, and to celebrate, I thought we’d choose a selection of great books on featuring African American history for nonfiction picks this week. I also wanted to point out the amazing website that the Library of Congress (along with other national agencies) has put together for African American History Month. [...]
Today, February 3rd, is Chinese New Year. We have now entered the Year of the Rabbit, which, according to Chinese astrologers, should be “quiet, positive and inspiring.” I really hope they’re right! I thought I’d take this occasion to highlight some of the contemporary Chinese authors in our fiction collection. I enjoy reading fiction from [...]
For the past week or two, the media has been talking about a new book, called Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua. (Read the NY Times review here.) This got me thinking about other nonfiction books that have sparked debate in the past. Here are a couple of controversial nonfiction titles (and [...]
Oliver Sacks is one of our most popular nonfiction authors. (Here’s a link to his books in our catalog.) Lists of read-alikes are really popular and quite well-developed for fiction, but nonfiction is more of a challenge. After writing my last post about various online sites to help you find new books to read, I [...]
A few years ago (can’t believe I’m saying that!) I wrote a post about some quirky little sites to help you find other books to read. Today I’m writing about some sites that help you keep track of your reading and might help you find some new books along the way too. It’s always nice [...]
This Saturday, January 22nd there will be a celebration of William Stafford’s birthday at the library, beginning at 1:00 pm in the Main Meeting Room and going until 4:30 or so.
I have been known to be a bit of a procrastinator when it comes to doing my taxes. However, many of you, dear patrons, are not! You are keeping us on our toes, with tax questions that start coming to us in December. Kudos to you! This post is for all of you keen to [...]
We asked, you answered! Well, we asked our Facebook fans what their favorite books in 2010 were, and we got 28 great titles in return.
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