Month: April 2016

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Library Reads

April 2016 Library Reads Picks

April 14, 2016 Library Reads

Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice by Curtis Sittenfeld“Love, sex, and relationships in contemporary Cincinnati provide an incisive social commentary set in the framework of Pride and Prejudice. Sittenfeld’s inclusion of a Bachelor-like reality show is a brilliant parallel to the scrutiny placed on characters in the neighborhood balls of Jane Austen’s novel, and readers will have no […]

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April is National Poetry Month!

April 11, 2016 Uncategorized

National Poetry Month, which takes place each April, is a celebration of poetry introduced in 1996 and organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. The Academy of American Poets’ website Poets.org serves as a hub for information about local poetry events during the month. National Poetry […]

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Book Lists

The Queens of the Adriatic

April 7, 2016 Book Lists

The library is hosting a program, Queens of the Adriatic on Sunday, April 10, about traveling to two beautiful European destinations nestled along the Adriatic Sea: the Dalmatian coast of Croatia, thought by some to be the next Riviera, and Venice, Italy. (Click here for details and to register.) I have been dreaming of a trip to Croatia to see the beautiful […]