Library Hours Week of May 25-29th

The Tunxis Library will be open from 8am-5pm on Tuesday-Thursday this week. We will close at 12 noon on Friday for a system-wide meeting.

Tunxis Library Will Be Closed Friday, May 22-Monday, May 25

The Tunxis Library, along with the rest of the campus, will be closed on Friday, May 22 for a state furlough day. We will also be closed on Monday to celebrate the Memorial Day holiday.
Happy unofficial start to the summer season!

Break No Bones – Audio CD Review

Break No Bones

By:  Kathy Reichs
Read  By:  Dorothee Berryman
Reviewed by Paul McMahon
The book features forensic anthropologist Temperance (Tempe) Brennan.
This and other books by Kathy Reichs are the inspiration for the Bones series on Fox series “Bones”.
The book is set in Charleston, South Carolina.  I have been in Charleston three times and the  author does a fantastic [...]

Calling All Trekkies

The new Star Trek movie is now playing at area theaters.  Scientific American interviews physicist Lawrence Krauss about the science behind Star Trek. Krauss discusses warp speed, life on other planets, phasers, antimatter, transporters, and other Star Trek technology. For more information, check out his book, The Physics of Star Trek, available at the [...]

Deadliest Strain – Book Review

Deadliest Strain

By: Jan Coffey
Reviewed by: Paul McMahon
Jan Coffey is the nom de plume of the husband and wife writing team of Jim and Nikoo McGoldrick.  They live in Litchfield County, Connecticut.  They have published 7 books.  Pages 392 and 393 have a final exam on the book and the characters — Jim was a college [...]

High Noon – Audio CD Review

Hign Noon

By Nora Roberts
Book on CD
Read by:  Susan Erickson
Reviewed by: Paul McMahon
Roberts does a terrific job in character development.  You may love or hate the character or muddle along wondering what is happening,  but suddenly and forcefully you understand.
You cry for a gang banger’s mother at his wake and are amazed in what she does.
Roberts [...]

Music for Moms from NPR

Check out Mother’s Mix from NPR, four hours of motherhood-themed songs.