by AnnDee Peterson | Sep 15, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
Before I began attending school, my mother would take me with her to coffee mornings, gatherings held in the homes of her fellow church circle members (or so I assume). I remember watching the nicely dressed women balancing small glass trays with matching cups on...
by AnnDee Peterson | Sep 8, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
August wasn’t good for much other than reading and I got through several so-so books followed by two pretty good reads. Then came the best of the month—Richard Osman’s “Thursday Murder Club.” People have been telling me for years—well, three—that I should read it and...
by AnnDee Peterson | Sep 1, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
It’s been another busy week so I’m sharing more quotes (I’ll talk books next week—promise!) “She is too fond of books and it has turned her brain.”—Louisa May Alcott “It’s always better to have too much to read than not enough.”—Ann Patchett “Books. Because reality is...
by AnnDee Peterson | Aug 28, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian Here are a few quotes I’ve collected revolving around a few of my favorite things. “When trouble strikes, head to the library. You will either be able to solve the problem, or simply have something to read as...
by AnnDee Peterson | Aug 18, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian Contrary to what it looks like in the photos from last week’s Book Tasting, I truly enjoyed myself that evening. Not only was I surprised by the turnout—I had no idea what to expect—but as I looked over the...
by AnnDee Peterson | Aug 4, 2023 | Featured, From the Stacks
From the Stacks By Carol Ann Robb, PPL Reference Librarian So wrote Thomas Jefferson in a letter to John Adams on June 10, 1815. I tend to agree. Of course I need oxygen, water, and food in order to read, but my world would be much bleaker if I wasn’t surrounded by...
