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Library Names Amy C. Resh as New Executive Director

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:July 5, 2023
  • Post category:News
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The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., has announced the hiring of Amy C. Resh as the organization’s Executive director, effective June 26th.

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Gray Mountain

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:June 30, 2023
  • Post category:Karen/Staff Picks
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I usually love anything my Grisham but I was disappointed with Gray Mountain. This book just didn’t seem to flow and the ending was abrupt. Seemed like he was done…

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How to Sell a Haunted House

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:June 30, 2023
  • Post category:Dana/Staff Picks
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Oh, how I love a good horror novel. Louise’s parents died in a car crash and she is forced to leave her young daughter with her ex to deal with…

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Inside the Wolf

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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This was a fascinating book about tradition and Southern folklore. Middle-aged academic Rachel Ruskin learned that her older brother died by suicide, she is denied tenure, and then her parents…

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Love, Theoretically

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:June 30, 2023
  • Post category:Kate/Staff Picks
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Here I am again with another lovely read by Ali Hazelwood. This STEM romance focuses on the world of theoretical versus experimental physics. One doesn’t need to understand or be…

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Regretting You

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  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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Morgan gets pregnant in high school and marries her boyfriend Chris. Her sister Jenny, was dating Jonah. There’s a tragic accident 17 years later that forces long-held secrets to the…

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The Escape

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  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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Don’t start this book unless you have an entire day to devote to it. You won’t be able to put it down. There are so many twists and turns in…

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The Family Remains

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  • Post published:June 30, 2023
  • Post category:Nicole/Staff Picks
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While this book is considered a standalone, I recommend you read “The Family Upstairs” to get background information on these characters. Told in multiple perspectives, this thrilling and suspenseful novel…

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The Guardians

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  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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This is a great read. The story kept you engaged the entire time and there were lots of interesting characters. The story weaves in and out of several characters and…

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The Woman in the Library

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  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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A mystery? In a library? Sold! When writer Freddie Kincaid visits the Boston Public Library to work on her novel, she becomes engrossed with the lives of the people around…

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