January Reading Recommendations |
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Eileen Burk Women Rowing North by Mary Pipher Best-selling author and psychologist Mary Pipher specializes in women, trauma, and the effect our culture has on women’s mental health as they age. Recounting life’s challenging experiences and the responses of acquaintances, and patients, this book offers the mature woman a guide for reflection, wisdom, and bliss. It stands as affirmation to the strength and resilience of women. It is a must-read for women 65 and older, as many find themselves rowing North, and it will serve as a springboard for discussion between partners, friends, and family members. Roberta Yarker Smith Circe by Madeline Miller #1 Best Seller in Ancient Historical Fiction, Miller revisit Circe, a daughter born into the house of Helios, and banished to a deserted island by Zeus, where she hones her powers of witchcraft and crosses paths with many mythological characters including Icarus, Medea, and Odysseus. Although the story of Circe is an ancient, epic tale of family rivalry, intrigue, and love and loss, it is timely as a celebration of a woman’s strength in a man’s world. |
It Takes a Village
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The term Book-Mobil has taken on a new face in New Castle with our library Book Bike. Introduced last May at A Day in Old New Castle, Sara Thomas, Youth Services Librarian, pedaled the library’s new acquisition to the Court House, bringing the library out to the public. Book Bikes are popular in large cities, seen on Social Media, and touted at library conferences. Nicole Ballance, Principal Library Assistant, loved the idea and asked: why not us? She applied for and received a grant from the Delaware Library Association. She then sought and received additional funds from New Castle Library Friends. Staff person, Patty O’Brien, donated the bike, and a friend of Nicole’s, Rich Worth, built the apparatus under Nicole’s direction and with her assistance.
County Executive Matt Meyer rode the Book Bike in the Separation Day parade. Starting in June, Sara Thomas took the Book Bike to Battery Park every Wednesday this summer for Story Time in the Park. For those sessions the Bike was stocked with books for youth, birth to 12 years old. In July, Nicole started riding the Book Bike on Fridays to the Senior Center to bring books to our adult patrons. The Book Bike has also been available at some of the Wednesday evening concerts in the park, thanks to other staff volunteers, including Patty O’Brien. On all of these occasions, books were available for checkout with one’s library card or id. Thank you, Nicole for taking the initiative and all the others involved in making this vision a reality. Yes, it takes a village to serve a village. |
