Category: Uncategorized

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.

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

Jane Austen’s novel “Pride and Prejudice” turns 200 this month.  Find some interesting tidbits about the novel here!http://quirkbooks.com/post/not-bad-trunk-novel-quick-history-pride-prejudice

Find out more at “Booklist Online”

http://blog.booklistonline.com/2013/01/18/reading-the-screen-2013-oscar-nominations/

— at Central City Public Library.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/Take-a-Tour-of-Victor-Hugos-Paris-184683271.html

See more about Victor Hugo’s Paris at Smithsonian.com’s link above.  Please call (946-2512) if you would like to be put on reserve for Hugo’s “Les Miserables” book.

Brrr… it’s cold outside today!!  If you need a good book to read, stop by here first before you settle in! 🙂 Our “Chill out with a cool read..” display offers titles such as:  “A Winter Dream” by Richard Paul Evans, “The Chocolate Snowman Murders” by Joanna Carl”, “Winter Study” by Nevada Barr, and “Snow Blind” by P.J. Tracy. — at Central City Public Library.

Omaha World Herald Article:

Central City library gets 5th 5-star rating Social media, Pinterest parties draw patrons – Omaha.com.