Identifying emerging literary trends
Catherine Coles Coles Notes When you spend a lot of time around new books you begin to pick up on some trends. One or two popular books focus on a…
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Minding our manners — now and throughout history
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest For nearly two years now, each week I’ve sat at my keyboard pounding out my thoughts, personal stories, newsy items, tidbits about this and…
Notes From The Nest: Some crumbs about a much-kneaded staple
The kitchen is warm and bright as brilliant beams of sunlight gleam through the windowpanes on an otherwise cold February afternoon. The dogs, already walked, now drowsily lie sprawled in…
Coles Notes: Library staffers offer their February picks
The staff of the County of L&A Libraries are avid readers and always eager to share their favourite books. Here we bring you a list of some of the reads we’ve recently enjoyed….
Exciting titles coming to a library near you
Catherine Coles Coles Notes Want to know what book releases to watch out for in the coming months? The following titles are not quite released yet, but they are worth…
Love letters keep romantic fires burning
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest In a scuffed-up antique chest in a corner of our room lie some of my most cherished possessions. There’s a small stack of envelopes…
Books for fans of Marie Kondo’s work
Catherine Coles Coles Notes The breakout success of Marie Kondo’s The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up and subsequent Netflix show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo has sparked a huge…
An impressive house with an interesting history
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest On the corner of Ontario Street and Devonshire Road in the Walkerville precinct of Windsor, Ont., sits a 4,800- square-foot home, made of rough-cut…
From Candlemas to curious critters
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest As I sit in my easy chair, huddled by the crackling fire, tapping out my latest “Note from the Nest” on the keyboard, the…
A round-up of staff picks for January
Catherine Coles Coles Notes The staff members of the County of Lennox and Addington Libraries are avid readers and always eager to share their favourite books. Here we bring you a list…