Last Monday morning, I came to work to find the elevator doors opening and closing constantly and refusing to move to the first floor, the reservation system for the public computers denying access to everyone, the library catalog refusing to Continue reading Sudden need for a sense of humor
The 2012 Finalists for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction have been announced. They are Catherine the Great by Robert Massie; The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood by James Gleick; and Malcolm X by Manning Marable. The Continue reading Read a 2012 Finalists for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
My reading has been pretty eclectic this month. Anne Tyler put out a new book called The Beginner’s Goodbye and I grabbed it up as soon as it came in, as she is my very favorite fiction author. It was Continue reading Dealing With What Life Throws At Us
Publisher’s Weekly had an article recently saying that the whole world is watching Downton Abbey, the Public Broadcasting series about a family of the aristocracy and their servants in Great Britain before the First World War. Steele Memorial Library has Continue reading The British are coming!
Have you overindulged during the holidays? Or for that matter, the entirety of 2011? Check out the book, Eating Clean for Dummies by Jonathan Wright, MD and Linda Larsen. (613.2 W951). Eating Clean for Dummies encourages the reader to avoid Continue reading Eating Clean for Dummies
I must have subconsciously remembered my doctor’s orders when I was ordering books at the end of last year because when I went into our catalog and typed “exercise”, I couldn’t believe how many new books there were about exercising. So Continue reading Sitting Kills, Moving Heals
It’s that dreaded time of year again. Winter is on its way, but we have a few holidays in the next couple of months to prepare for, to brighten up the gloomy days of November. Whether it’s the first year Continue reading November Cookbooks
I’ve spoken to a couple of patrons recently who were looking for pleasant recreational books for a homebound relative. So I suggested books I’ve liked – anything by Rhys Bowen who writes light, humorous mysteries where the setting, in her Continue reading Series Fiction Suggestions
As I write this, our Congress is debating our national financial future. Our President and the Speaker of the House have gone on television to state their viewpoints of what needs to be done in this crisis. Libraries have traditional sought Continue reading The Big Short
West Elmira Library has been successfully set up to email notices. We now send notification of patron holds to their email. Also, we are sending courtesy notices to notify a patron that they have something coming due in three days. Continue reading West Elmira – Check Your E-Mail & Check Out This Book!