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An Embarrassment of Riches

Friday October 23, 2009

What We're Reading Now

Wife murdered,
Complex spiderweb plot;
Husband speaks not.

Helen is reading Old City Hall, by Robert Rotenberg. Helen is a library assistant at the Central Library.


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Wednesday September 30, 2009

What We're Reading Now

Angela is reading 2666 by Roberto BolaƱo. It's the story of four strangers who come together in a small town haunted by the disappearance and murder of many of its young women.

Angela is a supervisor at the Central library.


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Tuesday September 01, 2009

What We're Reading Now

Francie is reading The Other End of the Leash by Patricia B. McConnell. She sheds light on the way our dogs see us and provides guidance for better communication with your very best friend.

Francie is a librarian at the Central library.


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Wednesday August 19, 2009

What We're Reading Now

One day, a normal day, three friends went into the woods to play...

...and only one came out.

Mary is reading In the Woods, by Tana French.

Mary is a librarian at both the Hollywood and Central libraries.


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Thursday August 06, 2009

What We're Reading Now

Eric is reading The Sublime Object of Ideology, by Slavoj Zizek, in an attempt to better understand how we are assuming ideological positions even when we believe we're demystifying ideology.

Eric works at the Central library, doing a little bit of everything.


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Thursday July 30, 2009

What We're Reading Now

Seana is reading Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, a post-apocalyptic, lush, terrifying ride.

Seana works at the Central library in the Central Director's office.


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Friday July 24, 2009

What We're Reading Now

Steve is reading Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono and is learning how to think both more thoroughly and more quickly when making good business decisions.

Steve works on maintaining and improving the library catalog.


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Saturday July 18, 2009

What We're Reading Now

Dave is reading The Man Who Was Thursday, by G.K. Chesterton, and often feels like the character Mr. Syme.

Dave is a manager at the Central Library.


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