Observations from the front lineFront line? You bet! Libraries are on the front line of social change. Read below to find out how your library can make a difference in your life.(Untitled)- May 30, 2003 Nowhere Else on Earth by Josephine Humphreys is a great book for anyone who likes historical fiction that is not run of the mill. Nowhere Else on Earth is about the Lumbee River community of Scuffleton in North Carolina in 1864. This community of Indians and inter-married black folks is ravaged by the civil war. The story is told through the eyes of Rhoda Strong, who has a Lumbee mother and a Scottish father. She is in love with a young man who is fiercely loyal to the...http://blogs.salon.com/0001959/2003/05/30.html#a32 (Untitled)- May 29, 2003 Happy (rainy) spring! It is good weather for our new gardens and our winter weary lawns as well as good reading weather. We have many new books purchased with our wonderful grant from the Walters Family Foundation. Some of the fiction titles added in the last few weeks include Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, Life of Pi by Yann Martel, The Pearl of Kuwait by Tom Paine, Birthright by Nora Roberts, and Only Child by Andrew Vachss. Non-fiction includes Vermont Farm..http://blogs.salon.com/0001959/2003/05/29.html#a31 (Untitled)- May 12, 2003 Well, Mother&146;s Day has come and gone. The library has completed the first weekend of our plant sale, which will last for two more Saturdays. It is a big fundraiser for the library and a fun event for board members and staff. We have a nice variety of hanging baskets, shrubs, and perennials. We are still looking for donations of divided perennials to sell the next two weekends. I have to get out this week and dig some things up! I am starting an e-mail list to send...http://blogs.salon.com/0001959/2003/05/12.html#a30 (Untitled)- May 2, 2003 I know, I know, its about darn time I updated this website! I&146;ve been scrambling to complete some projects that are due in May. Things are back to &147;normal&148; or will be soon. I have been working with a committee of local folks on our second One Book, One Bristol project. We have decided to read Witness by Karen Hesse. The book is based on a true incident that took place in 1924 when the Ku Klux Klan came to Vermont. We are applying to...http://blogs.salon.com/0001959/2003/05/02.html#a29 |