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Darien Library's Top 20!Written by jenniferd on 12/23/2011
It's that time of year when everyone picks their favorites of the year and we are no exception. Here is what we have loved this year. We have multiple copies of these and encourage you to come and...
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Here's what's new in Books this week!Written by jenniferd on 11/29/2011Here are some new titles to tempt you! Read More... |
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Here is what's new in books this week!Written by jenniferd on 11/21/2011Here is what is coming in just in time for the long Holiday Weekend!
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New Fiction for the week of 11/14/11Written by jenniferd on 11/08/2011Here is what you can expect to find on the shelves next week. Read More... |
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Really, Really Into the WilderWritten by JanetD on 09/23/2011 If you read and loved Laura Ingalls Wilders' autobiographical series years ago, The Wilder Life might feel like a book you could have written. Author Wendy McClure re-discovers her prized Little House books as an adult, awakening her own childhood spent reading the books and imagining herself in Laura's pioneer world...
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Ryan's HopeWritten by JanetD on 08/19/2011Are you ready for some football? The college and pro seasons are just about to start! With the recent Super Bowl successes of the New York Giants and New England Patriots, you may have forgotten that there's a third NFL team in our area, the New York Jets. The Jets are positioning themselves to make a run for the Super Bowl this year, and in just a couple of years, Head Coach...
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If You Liked Into the Wild...Written by JanetD on 07/13/2011Fifteen years ago, Jon Krakauer captivated readers with the true story of Christopher McCandless, a young American whose wanderlust led him to Alaska and a mysterious, tragic end. Part of the book relates McCandless to another young man, Everett Ruess, an explorer, artist, and writer in the early part of the 20th century. Ruess...
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Deep-Sixing a Campus MysteryWritten by JanetD on 06/23/2011A pretty young woman disappears on a quiet college campus. Strange and secretive behavior among the students leads new teacher Phoebe Hall to suspect that there's a pattern to some similar recent events. When she starts to investigate, she finds herself the target of increasingly malicious pranks. Is there really a secret society on campus, with bizarre initiation rites? Or is a serial...
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Water, Water EverywhereWritten by JanetD on 05/31/2011
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Get Carded!Written by JanetD on 04/29/2011Baseball season has been underway for a month now, and for fans of the game, peeling open a wax pack of brand-new baseball cards never gets old. Remember the sugary sweet smell of that pink slab of bubble gum? Nothing tasted better during long childhood summers. Author Josh Wilker uses the baseball cards of his youth (mid 1970s to early 80s) to frame his new memoir,...
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Exactly 122 years ago this week, storm clouds that had gathered over the Plains States moved east and ripped open over southwestern Pennsylvania. Flooding and rising rivers caused destruction, but that turned out to be just the beginning of...
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