All branches of the Marin County Free Library will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2013, in observance of Memorial Day.
The Civic Center Building Conservancy has formed an Ad Hoc committee to plan a series of events and outreach activities in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Marin...
According to the Marin Master Gardeners now through mid-February is the ideal time to prune your roses. Identify which types of roses you have, and decide how you want them to look. Arm...
Six of the nine movies nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award of 2012 are based on books. Read the book, see the movie, and be the judge: which is better?Argo is based on the book by the...
More picture books from 2012 that are worth a read! What do children, potatoes and flamingos have in common-----try I'm Bored to find out: ...
When you do a lot of reading it can be hard to come up with a top 5 list. That being said here are mine for 2012:Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor, is a satisfying sequel to The Daughter...
The web and print media are rife with “best book of 2012” lists right now. I’m curious about what our local Marin County “Best Reads of 2012” list...
This installment: three novels-- a complex story exploring cyber-bullying, adoption trials, and a lost daughter; Asian-American college students politicized and confused two decades later; and the...
Each year the New York Times comes up with a list of notable children's picture books. The 2012 picks feature an assortment of dragons, curious children and fish ---a cast of characters that...
In the past, I have blogged the first sentences of popular books--how an author immediately sets the tone and introduces the plot or character. Lately, I started paying attention to final...
Generally speaking we are all tired of paranormal books with the whole forbidden love theme. However this book is a cut above the rest. Intense, page turning, revevnants, humor, suspense, mind...
