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Published on Friday, February 15, 2013

Book Cover of Wrinkle in Time

Published on Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Cover of Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsTeen Book Club is back!

Join us on Feb. 23 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. while we discuss Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins.

Anna is about to go into her senior year of high school when she finds out that her father has decided to send her to boarding school. In Paris! Which is exciting and terrifying, since Anna has never been out of the country and speaks absolutely no French.

Ha Jin's Waiting

Published on Friday, January 25, 2013

Book CoverWaiting by Ha Jin

Published on Friday, January 25, 2013

Beginning on Feb. 28, at 7 p.m., the Fiber Arts Workshop will meet on the fourth Thursday of the month.  Bring your own project and enjoy the company of other fiber artists.  Discussing projects and materials and helping each other figure out difficulties is part of our shared experience.  If you are beginner, we provide one-on-one instruction and have available donated supplies appropriate for getting you started.

Toni Morrison's 'Beloved'

Published on Friday, January 25, 2013

Beloved by Toni MorrisonWe're continuing our Ethical Dilemmas Book Discussion Series in February with Beloved by Toni Morrison.

Access Value Line services, for free online

Published on Friday, January 25, 2013

The entire Value Line Research catalog is now available online at the DC Library website! Value Line is a complete online research destination that comprises all the financial information and analytical tools needed to expand an investor’s range of investment vehicles and structure a dynamic professional portfolio.

Services provided by Value Line:

Mystery Book Club Selection for February

Published on Friday, January 11, 2013

Boy in the Suitcase book coverOn Feb. 7, join us to discuss The Boy in the Suitcase by Danish authors Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis.

Sent to retrieve a suitcase from a public locker in the Copenhagen train station, Nina Borg, a Red Cross nurse, wife and mother who is a compulsive do-gooder, finds a surprise inside the suitcase: a 3-year-old boy, drugged, but alive. In an increasingly desperate trek across Denmark, Nina tries to figure out who the boy is, where he belongs and who exactly is trying to hunt him down.

Published on Friday, January 11, 2013

Chronicles of Downton AbbeyExcited about the third season of "Downton Abbey" on PBS? Return to Downton in the new companion book to the popular TV series The Chronicles of Downton Abbey: A New Era by Jessica Fellowes & Matthew Sturgis. 

Published on Friday, January 11, 2013

image of kindleSo for the holidays you got a Kindle. Now what?

For the post–holiday season, Cleveland Park Library will set aside three hours, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., every Wednesday from Jan. 16 to Feb. 27, to answer your questions.

Need to know how to set up your new e-reader? We can help you with that. Have questions about Overdrive, the library’s e-book lending site? We can help you with that too. Just be sure to bring in your device when you come to the library!

Published on Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Books!Cover of Scott Westerfeld's Uglies Discussion! Snacks!

Mark your calendars!

Join us on Saturday, Jan. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the first-floor auditorium to discuss Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies.

Because who doesn’t love a good dystopian romp? 

Uglies takes place in a future where cities are self-sufficient, and everyone undergoes an operation to become a “pretty” at 16, which is all that Tally wants. But being pretty has a darker twist to it then Tally thinks.

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