Monthly Archives: January 2015

Friends Event: It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Library

Friends of Braswell Memorial Library will sponsor a fun, free family event at the library on Thursday, Feb. 5 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Today’s Braswell Library is “Not your Grandmother’s Library” and Friends and staff at Braswell hope to … Continue reading

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Staff Book Review: Almost Famous Women by Megan Mayhew Bergman

Located on our New Fiction shelf. The fascinating lives of the characters in Almost Famous Women have mostly been forgotten, but their stories are burning to be told. Now Megan Mayhew Bergman, author of Birds of a Lesser Paradise, resurrects … Continue reading

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Staff Book Review: Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree, Jr.

Available in our fiction section. The stories of Alice Sheldon, who wrote as James Tiptree Jr. ( Up the Walls of the World ) until her death in 1987, have been heretofore available mostly in out-of-print collections. Thus the 18 … Continue reading

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New Year, New You

Start of 2015 right with nonfiction at Braswell Memorial Library. From self-help to learning how to de-stress, from beauty and fitness to fashion, we have something for every resolution on your list. Check out these great books and others in … Continue reading

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