The year is 1952. Apartheid is the backdrop for this well-drawn book set in Jacob's Rest, a small, dusty South African border town. The whites, mixed races and black citizens struggle to find their places in the complex social structure of the country. Detective-Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper is sent to J... read more... (0 comments)
March 9 2010 Stargate
A fun adventure film that's the basis for the "Stargate" TV series and spin-offs as seen on the SciFi channel. Kurt Russell stars as Col Jack O'Neil, a soldier's soldier. James Spader is Prof. Daniel Jackson, an Egyptologist. Fifty years earlier a s... read more... (0 comments)
March 7 2010 2010 Oscars - Which Would You Vote For?
The announcements of the winners of the 2010 Academy Awards are coming later tonight. Most of the ten films nominated for Best Picture are already out on DVD (and available through the libraries' collection)!... read more... (0 comments)
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Adult Summer Reading
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One Book - One Lincoln
Nominations are now closed for the 2010 One Book - One Lincoln title. Watch the library web site later this Spring for announcements about the five finalists -- this year the public will have the opportunity to vote on the final selection from among those five finalists! You may also look through the archive of past years' books and events at our main One Book - One Lincoln page.
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The year is 1952. Apartheid is the backdrop for this well-drawn book set in Jacob's Rest, a small, dusty South African border town. The whites, mixed races and black citizens struggle to find their places in the complex social structure of the country. Detective-Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper is sent to J...
