Monthly Archives: September 2016

New film dramas on DVD. In “A Hologram for the King,” an American businessman (Tom Hanks) attempts to sell a telecommunications system in Saudi Arabia.  Desperate to make the deal, he learns to navigate this unfamiliar culture with the help of … Continue reading →

Just in for kids are two great new picture books.  “Finding Winnie” by Mattick Lindsey tells the true story of the world’s most famous bear.  “Last stop on Market Street” by Matt de la Peña tells how a young boy … Continue reading →

Our stories and songs for toodlin’ toddlers is moving to Wednesday mornings this fall, starting this week, September 114th. The fun begins at 10:30am.

Just in this week, box loads of new books and DVDs.  Among the gets were crime novels by Louise  Penny, Anne Perry, and Carla Neggers; Closed Casket, a new Poirot mystery by Sophie Hannah; Carl Hiaasen’s tongue-in-cheek thriller, Razor Girl; and novels by Amor … Continue reading →

The Nichols Library will be closed Monday. September 5th in observation of the Labor Day holiday.

Human mysteries abound in these novels.   “Another Brooklyn” by Jacqueline Woodson offers “a vivid mural of what it was like to grow up African-American in Brooklyn during the 1970s.’    “Heroes of the Frontier” by Dave Eggers is a “picaresque adventure … Continue reading →

Crimes readers can chose from several  series favorites.   In “The Shattered Tree” by Charles Todd, nurse Bess Crawford treats a French lieutenant, who surprisingly cries out in German.  Bess pursues this mystery to her increasing peril.  In ‘A Great Reckoning” … Continue reading →