Jan Bobbett Next time you’re looking around our library for something interesting, take a look at our Best Sellers cabinet. The doors are open to anyone during established hours, so visit each weekday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. or whenever a librarian is available. That’s where we keep our most recent purchases. While you’re…
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Generals, August 2023
The Library Corner at SLCC
More Ways to Enjoy Your Book Jan Bobbett One sizable area of our library is dedicated to large-print books (LPs), which many of our customers appreciate. Newer LPs are in the locked Best Sellers cabinet, along with other best sellers. A librarian can help you borrow these best sellers (Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m.…
Generals, May 2023
Selecting Your Next Book
Jan Bobbett We all have our own ways of selecting our fiction reads. Maybe the easiest way is to make selections based on our favorite authors. If an author treated us well once or twice, maybe we’ll have good luck with another book by the same writer. That’s one obvious selection method, and it often…
Generals, September 2022
Library Corner at SLCC
Bette Hargrave September is here, and we’ll soon be cooler. In August, the library purchased the following novels for your enjoyment. Please stop in to see us. 1. The 6:20 Man, by David Baldacci. Since I’m a fan of his work, I quickly took advantage of our library. A cryptic murder pulls a former soldier…
Generals, June 2022
The Library Corner at SLCC
Bette Hargrave Favorite books and/or classics read and promoted for your reading pleasure: The Oxbow Incident, by Walter Van Tilbury Clark (1909-1971). From The New Yorker magazine: “A masterpiece. The Oxbow Incident bears about the same relation to an ordinary western that The Maltese Falcon does to a hack detective story.” My husband found this novel on his reading…
Generals, May 2022
The Library Corner at SLCC
Bette Hargrave Hello from your beautiful library. On May 1, 1886, more than 300,000 workers in 13,000 businesses across the United States of America walked off their jobs in the first May Day celebration in our history (information picked off the Google app). Another bit of knowledge as I’ve read regarding May Day calls it…
Features, April 2022
The Library Corner at SLCC
Bette Hargrave Welcome to our SLCC Library and reading room! April really brings the showers in other parts of the country—the blooms of spring follow. You may wish to travel to see the changes, but you may also see through your reading! Our library is a popular place to unwind and get comfortable reading a…
Generals, January 2022
The Library Corner at SLCC: Happy New Year
Bette Hargrave Happy New Year to our fabulous reading patrons, and thank you for your continuing patronage and donations. You are the reason for the many volunteers who enjoy working for this beautiful library. Pat Weitzel, our assistant head librarian, is also in charge of Best Seller purchases. We thankfully welcome her back to purchase…
Generals, September 2021
The Library Corner at SLCC
Bette Hargrave Dear friends and patrons, September, a favorite month, is upon us. Back-to-school sales, changing colors of autumn—heat is still here, but soon to cool down. In August, we purchased these fine stories: Fallen by Linda Castillo, It’s Better That Way by Debbie Macomber, The Palm Beach Murders by James Patterson, The Rose Code by Kate Quinn, and in…