Monthly Archives: October 2014
What Do You Fancy? Staff Recommendations
My literary tastes are contemporary fiction and biographies. J. California Cooper is without a doubt my favorite author with Mary Monroe and Eric Jerome Dickey respectively holding second and third place. Ms. Cooper’s three works The Matter is Life, A … Continue reading
Staff Book Review: My Drunk Kitchen by Hannah Hart
Located on our New Books shelf One day, sad cubicle dweller and otherwise bored New York transplant Hannah Hart decided, as a joke, to make a fake cooking show for her friend back in California. She turned on the camera, … Continue reading
Changes
If you’ve visited Braswell Memorial Library recently, you may have noticed a few changes. We are in the process of revamping our New Books section. New Media (dvds and cds) has already been moved, and is now located next to … Continue reading
Staff Book Review: The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
Located in Youth Services Once upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the woods, the little old lady heard . . . clomp, clomp, shake, … Continue reading
Staff Book Review: Necessary Lies by Dianne Chamberlain
Located on our New Books Shelf After losing her parents, fifteen-year-old Ivy Hart is left to care for her grandmother, older sister and nephew as tenants on a small tobacco farm. As she struggles with her grandmother’s aging, her sister’s … Continue reading
Staff Book Review: Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Located on our New Books shelf Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it’s been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems … Continue reading
From the Director’s Desk
August 3rd marked my six month milestone as Director at Braswell Memorial Library. A lot has happened since I arrived in February! I’ve made the wonderful discovery of how talented and creative the people I get to work with at … Continue reading
Welcome
Welcome to Braswell Books, the new blog for Braswell Memorial Library, located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Come back each Wednesday to find new reviews and other content. If you are a patron of Braswell Memorial Library, we want your … Continue reading
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