Archive for June, 2009

Library Hours Changing as of July 1st

June 24, 2009

New Summer Session Hours:
July 1st-August 7th, 2009
Mondays-Thursdays 8am-7pm
Fridays 8am-4pm
Closed Saturday
Please note that we will be closing at 7pm Monday-Thursday for the remainder of the Summer Session.

Essential New England-100 Books

June 16, 2009

The Boston Globe has picked the top 100 Books written about New England or by local New England authors. It’s a great interactive list that allows you to rate the choices and keep track of which you’ve read or plan to read.
The Globe’s top five:
1. Moby Dick by Herman Melville
2. Little Women by Louisa [...]

Library Catalog is Up!

June 9, 2009

Our system upgrade is now complete. You can once again search our catalog for books, dvds, and other materials held by the Tunxis Library. Please note that the new catalog is a work in progress. Some of the functions you were used to before the upgrade may not be available yet. There will [...]

Library Catalog downtime

June 3, 2009

The library’s catalog will be down on Thursday, June 3rd and Friday, June 4th for a major upgrade. Look for many great, new improvements in the forthcoming version.

Liberty – Book Review

June 3, 2009

Liberty
By: Garrison Keillor
Reviewed by: Paul McMahon
I decided to take a break from all of the murder and mayhem in the books that I have been reading when I saw a book by Garrison Keillor. And what a break it was.
The book is light and a quick read. There is a little threat [...]

Gods in Alabama – Audio CD Review

June 3, 2009

Gods in Alabama
By: Joshilyn Jackson
Read by: Catherine Taber
Reviewed by: Paul McMahon
There was something about this book jacket that attracted me. It had an air of mystery.
I listened to it and have to say that the jacket text hardly touched the book and its story.
The book follows a girl from high school [...]