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    • Study Room Availability

       

      Our COVID-19 response (latest update 5/18/2022)

       

      Black Literature Matters

      TODAY AT THE LIBRARY

      • The Writing Life: Prompt! Spring 2022 (Online)
      • Digital Teatime

      Upcoming Events

      • Neruda: Love and Politics, with Indran Amirthanayagam
      • FULLY REGISTERED: Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady and Three Books Inspired By It (and Him), with Jane Mallison - Fully Registered
      • Storytime Online
      NEW BOOKS LIST
       

      Book Recommendations

      • Some Thoughts on Street Photography & Related Matters, by Jeffrey Saldinger
      • Books on Ukraine and Russia
      • Black History Month: 28 Days, 28+ Book Recommendations

      Library Blog

      Please Support Our Spring Appeal
      May 11, 2022
      Your gift will contribute to everything that makes the Library so special.
      Cats of the Library
      May 04, 2022
      Felines join the reading frenzy
      Women's Voices in Verse
      April 25, 2022
      At the intersection of this year's Women's History Month (March) and National Poetry Month (April), we asked readers about their favorite woman poet. A wonderful assortment of older and newer voices across styles came in. Here are a few.

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Arts and Literature

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History and Biography

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  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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