Piece by Piece
The quilt in the photo was made by my maternal great-great grandmother. I don’t know its exact provenance but have been told the pattern is Grandmother’s Flower Garden. You can’t see the tiny, precise stitches…
How to Read a Book
Have you ever had someone recommend a book so you pick it up but it doesn’t do a darn thing for you? That happened to me last week so I put it down and grabbed one that another person said I should read…
Recipe for a Good Book
I often peruse the shelves of New Books on a Friday afternoon to look for a back-up book should I need one over the weekend. Because it’s possible I won’t like the book(s) that I already have at home…
Tasting & Talking
After a brief hiatus, adult programming at the Library returns with two crowd favorites next week. On Monday, we are re-opening Chez Libby, PPL’s premier book bistro, for another Book Tasting where readers are introduced…
My Favorite Curmudgeon
Although “A Man Called Ove” was published in Sweden in 2012, it didn’t arrive in the US until the following year, and took even longer to hit the New York Times Best Sellers List, which it did in 2014…
Read for the Gold
I have no doubt that history will be made during the upcoming Olympics in Paris. Athletes will set records, longshots will come from behind to medal, and careers will end. Each Olympiad is special…