Happy 88th Birthday Gatsby!
The Great Gatsby 88 Years Later
Happy Birthday Gatsby! F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book was published 88 years ago today.
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The Great Gatsby 88 Years Later
Happy Birthday Gatsby! F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book was published 88 years ago today.
Mapping Emotions to Literature
Were people happier in the 1950s than they are today? Or were they more frustrated, repressed and sad?
To find out, you’d have to compare the emotions of one generation to another. British anthropologists think they may have found the answer — embedded in literature.
“Unintended Consequences” by Stuart Woods (release date 4/9/13)
“The Striker” by Clive Cussler & Justin Scott
“Midnight at Marble Arch” by Anne Perry (release date 4/9/13)
“The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap” by Wendy Welch
“Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead” by Sheryl Sandberg
“The Outpost: an Untold Story of American Valor” by Jake Tapper
“You’re So Invited” by Cheryl Najafi
“Going, Going, Ganache” by Jenn McKinlay
“A Time for Patriots” & “Tiger’s Claw”by Dale Brown
“Way Back” by Andrew Gross
“A Cowboy at Heart” by Lori Copeland & Virginia Smith
“The Guardian” by Beverly Lewis
“Forbidden Sister” by V.C. Andrews
“Sleight of Hand” by Phillip Margolin
“World War Z” by Mx Brooks
“Miss Julia to the Rescue” by Ann B. Ross
Call (946-2512) or comment to be put on the reserve list. 🙂
You still have time to participate in our “Trash to Treasure” challenge! Stop by the library and pick up one of our “trash” bags (containing various mystery items). You must use at least a piece of every item in the bag. You can make anything you want (finding inspiration anywhere). Completed items must be returned to the library by April 1! Prizes will be awarded to People’s Choice and Judges’ Choice winners!
Be sure to mark your calendars, for our Open House, coming up on Saturday, April 6 (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)! Featured at the Open House: new technology items received through the “Library Broadband Builds Nebraska Communities Project”. Special Remarks will begin at 10:45 am. Program at 11:00~ Poetry Readings by Kwame Dawes & Marianne Kunkel (University of NE, Lincoln’s International Literary Journal: Prairie Schooner Library Tour). —
Kwame Dawes, Guggenheim Fellow and winner of the 2011 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award, embarked on a driving tour in December 2012 to promote Prairie Schooner in public libraries across the state of Nebraska. Dawes is Editor-in-Chief of the international literary journal based out of the University of Nebraska. He will be joined by poet and managing editor, Marianne Kunkel.
Congratulations to Sylvia Erickson! She is the winner of the “Blind Date With a Book”, dinner for two, to the Lincoln Manor Steak House. According to the “Rate Your Date” slips, most of the “dates” with the books were enjoyed by the participants. We heard feedback from quite a few people that they were exposed to types of books/authors that they would otherwise not have read (if they had not participated). Thanks to everyone that participated! — at Central City Public Library
There’s still time to get your “Blind Date With a Book~ Rate Your Date” registration slips in. Please them turn in by March 1, to be entered into the drawing for the dinner for two to the Lincoln Manor Steak House. 🙂 — at Central City Public Library.
Harry Truman’s Adorable Love “List” to His Wife, Bess | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine.
February is a great month to read up on our U.S. Presidents! Some of the books we have available for checkout include: Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard’s “Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot”, “His Excellency: George Washington” by Joseph J. Ellis, “Lincoln’s War” by Geoffrey Perret, & “American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House” by Jon Meacham