Library plans events to celebrate
During the month of January the library will be celebrating Jane Austen with displays and a variety of programs, including movies, a Regency Period Costume Demonstration and a Bollywood Bance Demonstration.
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Since the inception of the Internet, there have been rumors that libraries would eventually become obsolete. We wouldn’t need physical libraries, we were told, once anyone could go online and find all the information they need for themselves.
To paraphrase Mark Twain, the rumors regarding the death of libraries have been greatly exaggerated.
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New England Mysteries with a Strong Sense of Place.

Allen, Irene (Elizabeth Elliot )(Cambridge, MA)

• Quaker silence (1992)
• Quaker witness (1993)

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The library has pre-ordered the following non-fiction books which are due to be published in February. If you’d like to be placed on an advance reserve list, contact the Reference Desk and we’ll add your name and notify you when the book arrives. You can also reserve them yourself online by clicking on the titles below to search our catalog:

Alford, Mimi.
Once upon a secret : mt affair with President John F. Kennedy and its aftermath.

Amen, Daniel G.
Use your brain to change your age : secrets to look, feel, and think younger every day.

Bartels, Peggielene.
King Peggy : an American secretary, her royal destiny, and the inspiring story of how she changed an African village.

Byatt, A. S.
Ragnarok : the end of the gods.

Druckerman, Pamela.
Bring up bebe : one American mother discovers the wisdom of French parenting.

Frank, Thomas.
Pity the billionaire : the hard-times swindle and the unlikely comeback of the right.

Goreski, Brad.
Born to be Brad : my life and style.

Haidt, Jonathan.
The righteous mind : why good people are divided by religion and politics.

Henner, Marilu.
Total memory makeover : improve your memory, take charge of your life.

Hutsko, Joe.
iPhone all-in-one for dummies.

Hyman, Mark.
The blood sugar solution : the ultrahealthy program for losing weight, preventing disease, and feeling great now!

Judt, Tony.
Thinking the twentieth century.

Klinenberg, Eric.
Going solo : the extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of living alone.

Lashinsky, Adam.
Inside Apple : how America’s most admired — and secretive–company really works.

Marshall, Everett.
The wreck and sinking of the Titanic.

McMillan, Tracie.
The American way of eating : undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, farm fields and the dinner table.

Moody, Raymond.
Paranormal : my life in pursuit of the afterlife.

Morgan, Keya.
Marilyn Monroe : murder at five Helena Drive.

Statman, Alisa.
Restless souls : the Sharon Tate family’s account of stardom, the Manson murders, and a crusade for justice.

Tillman, Barrett.
Enterprise: America’s Fightingest Ship and the Men Who Helped Win World War II.

Treuer, David.
Rez life : an Indian’s journey through reservation life.

Tucker, Max.
Hilarity ensues.

Tyson, Neil deGrasse.
Space chronicles : facing the ultimate frontier.

Wentworth, Ali.
Ali in Wonderland and other tall tales.

Yarvin, Brian.
The ploughman’s lunch and the miser’s feast : authentic pub food, restaurant fare, and home cooking from small towns, big cities, and country villages across the British Isles.

Click on the titles below to search the catalog

Ahern, Cecelia, The gift.

In this modern-day fable, workaholic executive Lou Steffen shows an uncharacteristic burst of generosity towards Gabe, a homeless man who always seems to be in two places at once. With Lou’s personal and professional fates at important crossroads and Christmas looming, Gabe resorts to some unorthodox methods to show his stubborn patron what truly matters and how precious the gift of time is. But can Gabe help Lou fix what’s broken before it’s too late?
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