Monthly Archives: February 2017

New cases for Inspector Rutledge (Racing the Devil by Charles Todd), , Inspector Rebus (Rather be the Devil by Ian Rankin),  Hamish Macbeth (Death of a Ghost by M.C. Beaton), Alex Delaware (Heartbreak Hotel by Jonathan Kellerman),Gemma James and Duncan … Continue reading →

These old pros still have it, as shown by these live converts on DVD by Crosby, Stills and Nash (CSN 2012) and James Taylor (Live at the Beacon).   Browse our back catalog for performences by Willie Nelson  and Merle Haggard (Last … Continue reading →

Hidden Figures by  Lee Shetterly profiles black  women mathematicians whose calculations served our country in the war and peace.  Their work was critical in NASA’ success but they remained subject segregation even within the agency.    The Warmth of Other Suns by … Continue reading →

A Piece of the World by Christina Baler Kline (Orphan Train), imagines the life of the crippled women immortalized in an Andrew Wyeth painting.  The Leopard Tree by Jennifer McVeigh is a story of self-discovery set in Kenya at the time … Continue reading →

The Nichols Library with be closed Monday, February 20th in observation of Presidents Day.  The holiday, which originally honored George Washington, was originally implemented by an Act of Congress in 1879.  Celebrated for his leadership in the founding of the nation … Continue reading →

In Denial (DVD), American historian Deborah Lippstadt is sued for libel in Britain by a Holocaust revisionist. Since in Britain, the burden of proof is on the accused, it is up to Lippstadt to prove the essential truth of the  … Continue reading →

Blizzard conditions through Monday.  Suggest all lay low until this one blows over.

The Dry, Jane Harper’s first novel, “is so tightly woven and compelling  that it seems the work of a novelist in her prime” (NY Times).   Luke Hader and his family are found shot to death on their farm in the … Continue reading →

We took delivery of many new DVDs on Wednesday. They’ll be ready to lend out when we open Friday.  Here’s what to look forward to: The Girl on the Train (film version of the bestseller); Snowden (the man behind the … Continue reading →

Another big storm coming on.  Schools are closed and so are we.