In the Garden of Beasts needs no recommendations. Most likely, if you have heard anything about it at all, it was positive. Erik Larson has a way of intertwining people and events that makes his books very absorbing and readable.
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Review: In the Garden of Beasts by Eric Larson
Published on Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Published on Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Hey kids, d
o you like reading comics and graphic novels? Do you like talking about the graphic novels you read? Do you like to eat pizza? Let’s do all three this summer!
We are starting a graphic novel book club for kids ages 8 and up.
The first meeting will be June 21 at 5:30 p.m. and we will be discussing Calamity Jack, an action-packed reworking of Jack and the Beanstalk set in a steampunk old west, written by Shannon and Dean Hale and illustrated by Nathan Hale. Pizza and drinks will be provided.
Published on Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Join us at the library to see The Amazing Josini!
On Saturday, June 2 at 3:30 p.m., the magician, ventriloquist, singer, actor and interactive comedian, will dazzle audiences with his dream-themed performance.
For ages 6-12.
Published on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Summer Reading is upon us! This summer our theme is Dream Big: READ! We’re celebrating all things nighttime. Stop by the children’s desk to sign up for summer reading, receive your reading log and to hear more about all the summer reading events that will be happening at the library.
Published on Friday, May 11, 2012
Review: The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Published on Monday, May 7, 2012
Many books capture my attention as I am checking them in and out and The God of Small Things is no exception. Ms. Roy, like all great writers, can transport you -- in this case, all the way back to a town in 1960’s India -- and make you smell the river, the fragrant flowers and the fruits and vegetables being canned in the factory.
Third Annual Cleveland Park Library Haiku Contest
Published on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library is pleased to announce the winners of our 2012 Haiku Contest. Once again, many wonderful poems were submitted and it was challenging to choose just one favorite in each of our three categories.
Here is the first, from our children's division:
The ball hits a bat
Crack, it flies through the air fast
Out, mitt catches ball.
--Zachary I.
Our winning entry in the teen category anticipates summer:
Running through summer
Converse slapping the concrete
Blue sky full of hope.
-- Elizabeth C.
El Día de los Niños / El Día de los Libros
Published on Thursday, April 19, 2012
In honor of El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros (Children's Day/Book Day) we will be hosting a special musical celebration at the Cleveland Park Library!
Join us on Tuesday, April 24 at 1 p.m. for a bilingual English-Spanish performance featuring songs, dance and drumming. All ages are welcome!
Selection for May
Published on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Join us on Thursday, May 3, for a discussion of James Lee Burke's, The Glass Rainbow
, the 18th book in the Dave Robicheaux series. Widely reviewed as one of the best of Burke's novels, the reader continues to follow Robicheaux's life in the bayou country of Louisiana with all its local color and complexity of characters. As Robicheaux investigates the death of a series of young women, the author moves back and forth between the depths of human depravity and the heights of nobility.
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