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Catherine Coles Coles Notes Ever wonder how library staff can know so much about so many books? Yes, people who read a lot in their spare time are often drawn…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest Thick sheets of gray ice, lay in frozen heaps, at the lake’s edge. The dull sky, another hue of gray, only lighter, barely contrasted…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest “There are eleven squirrels, in our front yard!” Randy exclaimed, his head shaking, while sipping his morning coffee. “My, my. You’re right. We’ve a…

Catherine Coles Coles Notes  Andrée Duval, relief librarian for the County of Lennox & Addington Libraries, recently reviewed Heart of the City by Robert Rotenberg, the fifth outing for Detective…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest As the light of the day was beginning to fade, the rain which had been coming down in torrents all day, was starting to…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest I could feel the cold draft on my bare ankles, as I ambled across the kitchen, to switch on the coffee maker, on what…

Caitlyn, a student Page at the County of Lennox & Addington Libraries’ Napanee Branch, recently enjoyed the young adult novel Once and For All by Sarah Dessen. “This novel is…

Catherine Coles Coles Notes Julie Wendland, the readers’ services co-ordinator for the County of Lennox & Addington Libraries, recently enjoyed Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street: The New Home Cooking, a gorgeous…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest Once the clock strikes 12 on New Year’s Eve and the calendar officially rolls over to begin a brand new year, I am filled…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest On Dec. 24 each year at about 6:45 p.m, on our way to church, the tears are pretty close to the surface. Every Christmas…