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    Your favorite books in 2021
    Pamela Williams
    • Jan 3
    • 3 min

    Your favorite books in 2021

    People routinely tell me the columns they like best are what others are reading, so let’s start 2022 with lots of ideas. Thanks, Beth...
    113 views1 comment
    Let's celebrate banned books week
    Pamela Williams
    • Sep 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    Let's celebrate banned books week

    The American Library Association (ALA) is one of several sponsors of Banned Books Week, the purpose of which is “to celebrate the freedom...
    56 views0 comments
    "Nothing is pleasanter than exploring a library."
    Pamela Williams
    • Sep 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    "Nothing is pleasanter than exploring a library."

    Nineteenth century British poet Walter Landor made this observation, and many people have agreed since then. I thought it would be...
    102 views0 comments
    Book clubs make for fast friends
    Pamela Williams
    • Sep 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    Book clubs make for fast friends

    What I always refer to as “my personal book club” is celebrating reading, dining, and even traveling together for 24 years soon. I asked...
    63 views0 comments
    Changes in reading habits during the pandemic
    Pamela Williams
    • Aug 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Changes in reading habits during the pandemic

    Perhaps you’ve noticed changes in your reading habits over the past year and a half. Personally, I have felt that I don’t have the same...
    68 views0 comments
    The Book Swap Stacks
    Pamela Williams
    • Aug 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Book Swap Stacks

    We are used to getting free books at the library. That’s the whole idea. To get the most out of the library’s resources, having a library...
    47 views0 comments
    Books into TV shows - read or watch first?
    Pamela Williams
    • Jul 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    Books into TV shows - read or watch first?

    One of life’s little treats is finding a mystery series where the books are good but so is the TV show. The British are excellent at this...
    28 views0 comments
    Books for Lunch bunch builds reading lists
    Pamela Williams
    • Jul 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    Books for Lunch bunch builds reading lists

    Books for Lunch had its first post-Zoom era in person meeting at the library last week, a dozen strong including three new people. Here...
    22 views0 comments
    Summer Romance
    Pamela Williams
    • Jul 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Summer Romance

    For whatever reason, it appears that this column has only featured romance novels a couple times over the past nine years. Yet when I...
    35 views0 comments
    The library has books you like how you like them
    Pamela Williams
    • Jun 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    The library has books you like how you like them

    We’ve all done it. We’ve been baited into an argument about the best way to read a book. Paper only! many say. The feel, the smell, the...
    31 views0 comments
    Featured Writer Stephen Dobyns
    Pamela Williams
    • May 31, 2021
    • 3 min

    Featured Writer Stephen Dobyns

    This week let’s feature an author, no doubt toward the end of his career (he’s 79), who has a Michigan connection and has been productive...
    24 views0 comments
    Dishing the dirt on writers
    Pamela Williams
    • Apr 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    Dishing the dirt on writers

    Have you ever noticed when watching mysteries how often the English professor did it? As soon as I see an English professor as part of...
    29 views0 comments
    Don't think funny books can't be a genre unto themselves
    Pamela Williams
    • Apr 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Don't think funny books can't be a genre unto themselves

    Funny books have enough in common to make up their own genre. Read more in this article about funny books -- and notice that David...
    19 views0 comments
    Let's talk about tone
    Pamela Williams
    • Apr 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    Let's talk about tone

    We all know tone when we hear it. Is there any mom or dad ever who hasn’t looked at their kid and said, “Don’t use that tone with me.”...
    18 views0 comments
    A potpourri of library information
    Pamela Williams
    • Mar 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    A potpourri of library information

    It’s time to review and highlight what’s happening at the library during these changeable times. First, what are our hours currently?...
    40 views0 comments
    What does publishers' research show about book clubs?
    Pamela Williams
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    What does publishers' research show about book clubs?

    All book clubs have their own ways of operating. My "personal book club" has been together nearly 25 years now. We've evolved as we've...
    14 views0 comments
    Books for Lunch Bunch Recommendations for March
    Pamela Williams
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    Books for Lunch Bunch Recommendations for March

    Ten of us had a lively book discussion via Zoom last week and shared recommendations. While every book club, such as the book worms'...
    23 views0 comments
    Goodreads helps us get our Irish on
    Pamela Williams
    • Mar 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Goodreads helps us get our Irish on

    As we continue thinking about a variety of genres, we find that Irish authors deal in all of them -- and that Irish literature itself is...
    5 views0 comments
    Time to get your Irish on
    Pamela Williams
    • Mar 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    Time to get your Irish on

    St. Paddy’s Day is only half a week away from spring, so even if there’s no Irish in your family line, it’s a good holiday to enjoy....
    20 views0 comments
    The difference between an autobiography and a memoir
    Pamela Williams
    • Mar 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    The difference between an autobiography and a memoir

    By Roz Weedman When definitions are too general, concepts remain fuzzy. For example, if you look up a basic definition of a memoir you...
    140 views0 comments
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