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“However, some things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice.”
We knew were in for a lively discussion of controversial issues with our latest pick, and the Brown Baggers group didn’t let us down. This month, we read Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Born in Somalia, Hirsi Ali grew up … Continue reading
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History Book Club Post-Game Report
The other members and myself enjoyed an excellent book discussion of “River of Darkness” by Buddy Levy on January 23. Everyone was ready with comments and suggestions for the next book to read. Our conversation covered the varied relationship between … Continue reading
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“No, I wonder if, above all, Coach Paterno could not bear to see shame come to his beloved game of football.” – Frank Deford – SI.Com (November 16, 2011).
In early summer I wrote about Roger Angell and his books about baseball. It seems like yesterday that St. Louis won the World Series, and it was yesterday the NBA settled their differences. Now, it’s all football, high school, pro, … Continue reading
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Discover our new Regional Author Speaker Series!
Join us on Sunday, November 6 at 2:00 PM as nationally-known Civil War expert and University of Virginia history professor, Gary Gallagher, presents a talk based on his latest book, “The Union War.” The topic is about what motivated Union … Continue reading
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“Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.” — Sherlock Holmes, A Study in Scarlet
Okay, I admit it: I buy Halloween candy “for trick-or-treaters,” but usually most of it has mysteriously disappeared by the time the 31st rolls around. Why not enjoy a more grown-up treat of a spooky story this Halloween? Whether you’re … Continue reading
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What to Read? A Booklist of Narrative Nonfiction
For all those lovers of adult nonfiction, we’ve added a new page to our Wiki, JMRL Reads, just for you, called Narrative Nonfiction! The JMRL Wiki is a page made by JMRL’s librarians to help connect our readers to interesting … Continue reading
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“If you are killed because you are a writer, that’s the maximum expression of respect, you know.” – Mario Varga Llosa
I have recently finished a book that has been on my “books to read” list for a long time. Now, the additions to my list are added in a very haphazard way so the only thing I knew about this … Continue reading
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Public LIbrary Project – Winneba, Charlottesville’s Sister City in Ghana
Photos: Top – Elmina Castle; Bottom left: Welcome Banner, Winneba; Bottom right: Kakum Canopy ropeway Thanks to the Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, I recently had the fantastic opportunity to go to Ghana as part of the City of … Continue reading
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“The rags of obedience, servility, reverential awe dropped in a belt around him.” Thomas Wolfe in Chapter 17
BrownBaggers discuss Look Homeward, Angel. Ok, so we didn’t have as large a group as usual and the majority of those attending were very underwhelmed by Thomas Wolfe’s fiction and had not finished the book. None of this dampened the … Continue reading
Defining Libraries
“The library is not only a diary of the human race, but marks an act of faith in the continuity of humanity.”—Vartan Gregorian I ran across this quote on the “I Love Libraries” Facebook page. It seems apropros in light … Continue reading
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