Franklin Avenue Library - Construction Work

Due to a scheduled project, the south drive, pickup window, and book drop will be inaccessible at the Franklin Avenue Library from Friday, September 27 through Sunday, September 29. Parking will be limited in the east lot. The library will remain open for normal hours.

South Side Library Open Through Construction

The South Side Library will be open today for normal hours as concrete work continues today and likely tomorrow. Patrons will need to enter the library parking lot through the pool's parking lot off of Porter Avenue. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Beyond the Shelves: Reimagining the Classics

Beyond the Shelves Graphic for September - Classics Reimagined

On the newest episode of Beyond the Shelves, Jes and Sarah find new versions of old classics they want to recommend for their listeners, including the best readalikes for books like The Great Gatsby, 1984, Moby Dick, and more.

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Show Notes

What They're Reading

 

Classics, Reimagined

CLASSIC TITLE UPDATED CLASSIC
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Normal People, by Sally Rooney
Lord of the Flies, by William Golding String Follow, by Simon Jacobs
The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Nightbitch, by Rachel Yoder
Of Mice and Men, by Jon Steinbeck The Sweetness of Water, by Nathan Harris
1984, by George Orwell Chain Gang All-Stars, by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville The Essex Serpent, by Sarah Perry
The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger Martyr, by Kaveh Akbar
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens
Walden, by Henry David Thoreau Upstream, by Mary Oliver
David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver

 

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Published on September 03, 2024
Last Modified September 26, 2024

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