I now have read all three of Amor Towles’ novels, each published five years apart. The stories are as different as they can be, but all are gems in their own right. Towles’ newest, The Lincoln Highway, confirms to me that he is of one of the great novelists of our time. This road-trip tale,…
There are not many moments in a person’s life when they can tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing. There are the usual momentous occasions: graduation, wedding day, or the birth of a child, but Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 is seared in our nation’s collective memory. If you are an American…
It’s National Library Week, and time to celebrate our libraries and library workers. To get in the mood, stop by Cook Park or Aspen Drive libraries to pick up a book or movie about…libraries…or librarians…Click on the links below to check our online catalog. What Is It About a Library?American Libraries 1730 – 1950 by…
These days it seems like every sport is in the news: college basketball and March Madness; professional hockey, basketball, baseball’s spring training…even golf and football pop up now and then. Cook Library has plenty of new sports books to inspire and entertain you. Click on the titles below to check availability in our online catalog.…
February 12 is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Born in 1809, he’s lookin’ pretty good for 212! If you’re a fan or would like to learn more about Lincoln, here are a few recent additions to our shelves that you might enjoy. Click on the title of each book to find it in our online catalog. For…
